Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Dave Heiner, age 55, was born a fighter and Can Do'er from the start surprising the doctors all along the way starting with his very first, "Oh no you don't, here I come!" into this world. He grew up in Altoona and Naselle, Washington and couldn't get out of high school fast enough after being inspired while working construction between his junior and senior year with his Uncle Rick Stelzig and signed up to join the U.S. Navy Seabees before he graduated. He served honorably for five years and...
Jack Allen Gorley, of Cathlamet, died May 27, 2022 at home. He was born in Toledo on June 23, 1939 to Lawrence and Veldonna Gorley. His family moved to Skamokawa in 1944 and he attended school in Cathlamet. He married the love of his life, Gweneth Jacobson on October 28, 1961. They raised two children in Cathlamet. Jack is survived by his wife Gwen; son Troy (Amy) Gorley; daughter Treasa (Pete) Gorley-Stocker; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister Donna (Howard) Noffsinger; and...
Jeannine Moore died May 17, 2022 in Longview, at the age of 86, surrounded by her loving family. Jeannine was born in Zebulon, Kentucky to Morrell and Truly Freeman. Her family moved to Washington when she was eight years old. In 1953, she married Franklin "Buzz" Moore in Seattle and they made their home in Morton. The family moved to Cathlamet in 1962. Jeannine worked for the Wahkiakum Conservation District and for Seattle First National Bank, retiring as bank manager. After retirement,...
Ricky Howard Parcel, 66, of Cathlamet, died May 21, 2022 in Longview. He was preceeded in death by his parents Ernest and Dorothy Parcel and brother David Parcel. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 3, 11 a.m., at Dowling Funeral Home in Cathlamet with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. A full obituary will appear in the next edition. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Vivian Luella (Wika) Olsen passed away peacefully at home as she wished on April 15, 2022 at the age of 89. Vivian was born to Torleif and Hazel Wika on August 18, 1932 on Puget Island, Washington. As a child she attended school on Puget Island and then onto Cathlamet where she graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1951. Vivian married H. Robert Olsen (Bob) on February 5, 1955 and went on to have three children Rebecca, Robert and William. Vivian was a devoted sister, mother and grandmother...
A potluck celebration of life will be held for Quin Don Bassi, Sunday May 29 from 1-3 p.m., at the park behind the Fairgrounds in Skamokawa. All are welcome to share a meal and memories with the family....
Darin L. Dow, 57, of Naselle, died September 27, 2021. He was born in Longview February 24, 1965 to Betty Lou and Daryl Dow. He joined the Air Force after high school in 1984 and spent two years there. He returned to Cathlamet in 1986 and moved to Naselle soon after. He met his wife Charlene Bernard in Naselle and they were married March 13, 1990 in Reno, Nevada. Darin worked at Naselle Rock and Asphalt as a heavy equipment operator for 15 years before his move to Knife River where he worked until his death. Darin liked long walks on the...
Virginia Louise Casey, 82, passed away on April 24, 2022. Virginia was born May 22, 1939 to George Charles "Buck" McCleary and Ida Vranish McCleary. She was raised in Gibbtown, Montana, attended elementary school at Klein and high school in Roundup, MT. After graduating from Roundup High School, she worked for a law firm in Roundup for several years and then moved to California where she met and married her husband, Lee Casey. She worked at numerous jobs in California but most of her working...
Judith E. Prestegard, 83, of Cathlamet passed away at her home on May 1st with her family by her side. Judy was born on August 20th, 1938 to Lloyd and Lela (Clarno) Crippen in Sprague, Washington. She was raised in Eastern Washington before moving to Cathlamet in 1964. Judy attended Colville high school and LCC in Longview. She was a stay at home mom raising her five children before beginning her career at Weyerhauser Credit Union. She retired in 1999 after serving as a loan officer for twenty...
A Celebration of Life service will be held for Randy Rodahl on Saturday, May 14 at 3 p.m., at the Roxy Theater in Longview....
A Celebration of Life service will be held for Darin Dow on Saturday, May 14 at Hunters Inn in Naselle at 2 p.m....
A Celebration of Life service will be held for Jacquey Ostervold on Sunday, May 15 at 1 p.m., at St. James Episcopal Church in Cathlamet. A reception will follow at St. James Family Center....
Vivian Luella Olsen, 89, of Cathlamet, died April 15, 2022 at her home. A graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery Mausoleum on Saturday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m., with a Celebration of Life following at Linda and Jerry DeBriae's home at 32 Monroe Acres Drive, Cathlamet. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Carol Wood Cole, 80, of Cathlamet, passed away April 1, 2022. Carol was born to John and Lillian Reynolds on July 30, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Carol met her husband, Wayne, at a party in March of 1968 and he proposed to her on their second date. They were married June 14, 1968. She is survived by their loving children Spencer and Elizabeth Cole. Carol spent her career as a Registered Nurse. She graduated from University of Cincinnati with a BSN and later in life completed her Master of Public H...
Quin Don Bassi, 72 of Skamokawa, died April 6, 2022 at his home. He was born March 10, 1950 in Puyallup to Henry and Mary (Ryden) Bassi. He graduated from Puyallup High School in 1968 and began commercial fishing and working on charter boats. He fished in Alaska until 2007. After high school he was a bucking bronco rider in rodeos for several years. He also logged in Larson Bay and Kodiak, Alaska. On October 2, 2004 he married his wife, Connie. He enjoyed trips to Mexico and Jamaica. He loved his family and especially enjoyed time with his...
Theodore Willard Swanson was born on May 30th, 1929 in Rosburg, Washington to Theodore Swante Swanson and Litta Sadie (Knifong) Swanson. He passed away on March 21st, 2022 at his home in Naselle, Washington. The youngest son of 8 children, Teddy was the delight of his mom and six sisters; Lillian Whitten, Olive Johnson, Lenore Sorenson, Florence Cutsforth, Wilma Clark Bond and Gloria Friddle Clark. His brother Willard died before Teddy’s birth. Teddy was raised on the Grays River at the J...
Longtime resident and beloved teacher, Terry Joe Bonny died on March 12, 2022 at his home in Cathlamet. Terry was 79 years old, born on August 6, 1942 in Sunnyside Wa to Lyle and Lois (Rathbun) Bonny. He grew up in the small Yakima Valley town of Sunnyside and graduated from high school there in 1960. He played freshman football at the University of Oregon, continuing his education at Eastern Washington University, graduating in 1965 and later earning his Masters degree. That same year he moved...
Richard A. Swart passed away on March 31, 2022 at St. John's Hospital, as a result of natural causes. He was born in Long Beach, CA. in 1942, and raised in the northeast Los Angeles area. After graduation from Eagle Rock High School in 1959, Richard attended Occidental College, eventually transfering to Stanford University, from which he received his Bachelor's in History and Political Science, and Master of Arts degree in Education. After a stint in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Richard entered a...
Marshall Thomas Thomson's final train came into the station on Monday, March 28th. He died at home in Cathlamet after suffering a cardiac incident. He was 77. Marshall was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1944 and grew up in Stevenson, Washington. He went off to study logging engineering at University of Washington. He married Moira Waters in 1967 and earned his degree in 1968. Marshall went to work for Boise Cascade right out of college and took an assignment in Borneo. It was the first of...
Gordon R. Simmons (87) passed away peacefully Sunday March 27, 2022, at his home in Skamokawa. He was being cared for by Irene, his loving wife of 66 years and most recently was receiving hospice care for a heart condition. He is proceeded in death by his parents, Day and Ellen (Bacon Simmons, his brother Gerald Simmons, and sisters Bonita Simmons and Marilyn (Simmons) Durham. He was proud of his family, sons Gordon Jr., Doug, and Steven Simmons and daughters Dianna Johnson and Shelly Russell,...
A Celebration of Life event will be held for Canine Officer Dakota on Wednesday, April 20, from 4-6 p.m., at the Multi-Purpose Room at J.A. Wendt Elementary School in Cathlamet. K-9 Dakota dedicated her life to public service. This event is open to the public. Attendees are asked to bring memories, stories and photos to share....
Randal Ralph "Randy" Rodahl, 59, of Longview, was born January 17, 1963 to Ralph and Juanita (Settle) Rodahl and he passed away March 15, 2022 in Longview. Randy was raised in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum HS in 1981. He was an athlete, active in FFA and band. His band played at the state level and he was privileged to play for the LCC honors band. He received his Associates Degree in Arts and Sciences from LCC where he played on the golf team. Prior to his 32 year career at Longview...
b. May 1, 1938, d. March 14, 2022 Donald Melvin Coates ("Don") passed away March 14, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska after a brief illness. His family notes that this was "Pi Day," particularly appropriate since Don loved pie (lemon meringue was his favorite). He was born in Cathlamet, Washington on May 1, 1938 to Ora Wright Coates (later Snyder) and Melvin Coates, the third of three children and only son. Growing up in Cathlamet, he loved horses, teasing his big sisters Ora Loraine and Shirley, and...
Former Cathlamet resident Randal Ralph Rodahl, 59, of Longview, died March 15, 2022. A full obituary will appear next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
The service for Juanita Rodahl originally planned for March 27 has been postponed to May 7, 2022, place to be determined. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
