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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Terry Irving, 75, of Royal Oaks, Calif., died on November 29, 2016. Terry was born in Portland, Ore., on January 21, 1941 to Roy and Esther Irving and raised on the family farm in Cathlamet. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1959 and received a degree in Electronics from LCC in 1961. Terry enlisted in the Army in 1962 and spent three years and eight months as a radar technician. He married Juanita Chase on June 23, 1962. After the military he and Juanita settled in Seattle where he worked for Boeing until returning to Cathlamet in...
Former local resident Michael Cochran 45, of Winlock, son of Wally Cochran, died on December 10, 2016 in Castle Rock. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Dianne I. Ozment, 80 of Cathlamet, passed away on December 22, 2016 at Community Hospice in Longview. She was born on May 17, 1936 in Genesee, Wisconsin to Albin and Francis (Sayles) Olson. Dianne was raised in Williams, Minnesota where her family moved when she was young. She graduated as Valedictorian from Williams High School in 1954 and went on to Bemidji State College graduating in 1957 with a teaching degree. In 1956 Dianne married Ned Davis. She was privileged to return to Williams where she taught school with her aunt Ann Anderson whom...
April 2, 1914 – Dec. 24,2016 Born in Dahlia, Wa. to James and Julia Kelly of Skamokawa, Elaine went to grade school in Skamokawa and graduated from Wahkiakum High in Cathlamet. She attended business college in Seattle, and after graduating, she moved back to Skamokawa. During this time, she worked at the courthouse in Cathlamet and then at the post office in Skamokawa. On October 1, 1939 she married Burtell Anderson. Their first son Jim was born in 1940 with second son Jerry coming along in 1947. They moved to Portland in 1944, then back to S...
LaVerne Ida “Bernie” Ferguson Born August 1, 1927 Died November 26, 2016 Age 89 Bernie Ferguson was the only child of Lawrence L. Long and Helen C. Long, both from Ohio. She was born in Okolona, Ohio and was raised in Paullina, Iowa and later in Napoleon, Ohio. The family had a brief stay in Santa Monica, CA and Eugene, Oregon after her father sold his grain elevator business in the 1930’s. As a child and teenager, Bernie loved to roller skate, jitterbug dance and read. She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Napoleon, where she was valedic...
R. Bruce Myers passed away December 4, 2016 in Longview, WA. Bruce was born on February 7, 1954 at Cowlitz General Hospital and remained a lifelong Longview resident. In 1972 Bruce graduated from Mark Morris High School and went on to become the Production Manager at the Daily News where he worked for 44 years. Bruce was a loving husband, father, and friend who always put others before himself. He was happiest with family by his side, traveling the West, and exploring the outdoors. All who knew...
John Merrill Gibson, 86, died on November 24, 2016 in his Cathlamet home where he spent much of his youth. John was born in Longview, Washington on January 7, 1930. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1948 and attended the University of Washington. John was the only child of Merrill and Mary Gibson. John's father was one of the first dentists in Wahkiakum County, coming to Cathlamet at the request of Dr. H.D. Fritz and pharmacist Robert Goodfellow in the 1930's. John joined the U.S. Air...
Ralph Pedersen was laid to rest in a private ceremony on November 22. A celebration of life will be held January 21 from 1-4 p.m. at the Norse Hall on Puget Island. Memorial contributions in the name of Margaret Pedersen may be made to P.O. Box 674, Cathlamet, WA 98612....
Mark David Reichert, 62, of Cathlamet, died November 25, 2016. He was born to Herbert George and Wanda (Oxford) Reichert on September 17, 1954, in Brush, Colo., and graduated from Dix High School. He was a mill worker and owner of Island Market on Puget Island. He enjoyed woodworking, cooking, traveling and his pets. Survivors include his wife, Roberta, at home; sons Matthew Reichert of Lakewood, Colo., and Sean (Ciara) Reichert of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brothers Steve Reichert and Larry Reichert; sisters Judy Wynne, Debbie Adams, Jan Janibagian...
John Merrill Gibson, 86, died November 24 at his Cathlamet home. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Eagle. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Steven Richard McNicholas was born June 21, 1940 in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Aileen and Harry P. McNicholas. He died November 9, 2016 in Longview. He lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest, most recently 11 years in Cathlamet and three years in Longview. He was predeceased by his parents; two brothers Dan and Marcus; and a sister Shannon. Professionally he was interested in businesses related to machinery. He developed a computerized world-wide machinery locating system earning him authorship with General Electric in 1977. He rebuilt...
Myrtle Gross Gorley, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died November 11, 2016 at a Longview care center. She was born to Olaf and Olive Harold on July 13, 1921 in Salem, Ore. She graduated high school there in 1939 and in 1940 married Heston Gross in Roseburg, Ore. In 1947 they moved to Cathlamet and soon purchased the Red and White Market. In 1958 they moved their business across the street and named it Grosses Market, operating it until 1976. Heston preceded Myrtle in 1974 and in 1978 she married Larry Gorley. Larry preceded her in 1980. Myrtle...
Frances Marie Clark was the daughter of LeRoy Jones Mulwee and Bertha Vestine Townsend Mulwee. She was born in Eureka, Montana on July 11, 1932. She passed away in hospice care at Alder House in Astoria, OR on October 25, 2016 after a very brief battle with cancer. As the youngest of nine children, her older siblings insisted that she had to have a nickname, which was Ella Jaye. Not only did the nickname stick, but all school, Sunday School and even census records while she lived in Montana...
March 4, 1928-Oct. 22, 2016 Barbara Jean Thompson, who lived her dream of publishing a newspaper, raised four sons, and touched many with warm kindness, generosity, and optimism, died Oct. 22 of cancer at her home on Puget Sound near Olympia. A memorial gathering will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Gull Harbor Lutheran Church, 4610 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia, Wash. Barbara and husband Alan, who married in 1949, published The Wahkiakum County Eagle from 1957 to 1966. From the...
Donald Bruce Twiet was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on July 19, 1936, he died on October 29, 2016 at home on Puget Island. He retired after serving 20 years in the United States Marine Corps; including three tours in Viet Nam. Don owned a custom cabinet shop in Burns, Oregon; did construction in Nevada and came to Wahkiakum County in 1988 to do construction here. He built cabinets in his shop on Puget Island and after retiring a second time, made custom rifle stocks and pistol grips as a hobby. He is survived at home by his wife Lore; also...
Carol June Salkeld, of Longview, died on October 30, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Longview. She is the mother to three children, Adele Henderson, Michelle Anderson and Tritram Salkeld. Her local family includes Rick and Michelle Anderson and their family. No local service will be held at her request. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Cuba Marcella Warra, 57, a 27 year resident of Naselle, died in Boise, Idaho while returning from a visit to family. The daughter of Ray and Savana Horsley, she was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 26, 1959. She grew up and received her education in Missouri and nearby Arkansas. In the early 1980s Cuba came west, eventually settling in Naselle. On March 24, 1990 she married Rick Warra and they resided in Naselle. There Cuba was a wife, homemaker and mother. She had in past years worked at Okie's Market in Naselle and also Appelo's Store in...
Holly A. Stahlberg, 47, of Skamokawa, died at Longview Hospice Care Center on October 22, 2016. She worked at Walmart for the last several years as a receiving clerk. Holly was born on October 7, 1969 in McMinnville,Ore., to John and Linda (Lawver) Luthi. She is survived by a son Austin Luthi and a daughter Kyla Meacham; three brothers Randy, Criss and Gale Luthi; her mother Linda Jensen and stepmother Arlene Luthi. Her Dad, John Luthi, preceded her in death and a daughter Amber preceded her, also. A memorial service will be held on Saturday...
Walter W. Kato was born in Astoria, Oregon, on December 2, 1925 and died of natural causes on October 15, 2016 in his home in Deep River, Washington. Walter was a life-long resident of Deep River, growing up on the farm, attending school, and learning the skills of farming and fishing from his father. Walter's parents, Gust and Jennie Kato, were both born in Finland and emigrated to America via ocean liner and Ellis Island and traveling by train to the Astoria area before World War I. They met a...
Sarah Jayne Jensen was born on May 1, 1918 in Tonkawa, OK to Ethel and Meade Campbell, and died October 13, 2016, at the age of 98 in Spokane. Sarah was raised on a farm in Elk and graduated from Riverside High School. Throughout her high school years she participated in baseball and basketball programs, making her an avid and lifelong baseball fan. Occupations included cooking in different positions from wheat ranches to school lunch programs for most of her adult life. Sarah and Don were married after Pearl Harbor was bombed, and WWII was...
On October 13, 2016 at approximately 7:25 a.m., Clarice Joy (Trotter) Peterson (a natural force of nature) left this world to be reunited with her husband, family and friends on that other shore so often talked about. Her arrival there possibly sparked fears of invasion. Joy was born to Clarence Howard Trotter and Mamie Alice (Brooks) Trotter at home in Harvey, Scott County, Arkansas on the evening of February 1, 1952, the last of seven children. The family moved to the Longview/Kelso area in 1953 and Joy has spent most of her adult life in...
Marjorie Mae Kraxberger (Elder), 89, of Canby, Ore., died October 14, 2016 in Oregon City, Ore. She was born April 30, 1927 in Astoria, Ore., the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Badger) Elder. She graduated as Valedictorian from Naselle High School, class of 1945. She was married to the late Siegfried Kraxberger in Vancouver, Wash., on January 11, 1947 and resided on their farm in Canby, Ore., for 69 years. She was a lifetime member of the Macksburg Lutheran Church. She is survived by her five sons and their spouses, Fred (Pearl),...
Edna Bettyjo Blain, age 87, died October 14, 2016. She was born February 24, 1929 to Alonzo Urban Clay and Gertrude Mildred Gragg Clay in Delano, Calif. The family later moved to Portland, Ore., where she met and married Franklyn L. Blain. They moved to Los Angeles, Calif. In 1949 the couple moved to Rosburg, Wash. They lived their lives together there until Franklyn’s death in 1999. Later Edna moved to Mint Valley Apartments in Longview until her final move to the Canterbury Inn in Longview. Edna’s occuupations included a waitress at the Gra...
Rosie D. Jameson, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died on October 15, 2016 in Vader at her daughter's home. She was born on July 14, 1921 in Heartville, MO., to William and Gertrude (Olds) Doris. She and John were married on Dec.24, 1941 in Idaho and moved to Cathlamet in 1956 where they lived until John's death in 2002. Rosie was a member of Assembly of God Church (now River of Life) teaching Sunday School and was a member of the Women's Missions. In addition to her family she loved to quilt, sew, garden and cook, making all three of her daughters...
Terry Dean Norberg was born in Walla Walla, Washington to Hjalmar Tilman Norberg and Ruth Evelyn Kinsey on May 15, 1944. A few months later, the family, which included older brother Jack, returned to Chehalis, WA. In 1950, the family moved to Skamokawa, WA in Wahkiakum County where Terry attended Skamokawa Grade School and then Wahkiakum High School in nearby Cathlamet. He graduated in the class of 1962. He attended Lower Columbia College and then Central Washington State College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1968. He...
