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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Leo Donald Saari, 90, of Naselle, WA died peacefully at his home on January 28, 2021. He was born on February 11,1930 to Wilho and Aili Saari. He is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Mary, granddaughter, Victoria Bennett, and his sister, May Johnson Adair. Leo has had deep roots in Naselle, being born in the house next door to where he died. He worked hard on his family's dairy farm, and even drove a school bus as a high school senior before graduating in 1949. He worked for Wirkkala...
Paul Martin Pedersen, 76, of Cathlamet, died at the Hospice Care Center in Longview on January 16, 2021. He was born October 16, 1944 in Pasco to William and Ruby (Fleury) Pedersen. He was raised in Richland, graduated high school in 1962 and entered the Air Force in 1963. On September 3, 1966 he married Pamela Boness and they raised their two children in Eastern Washington. Paul worked for the Department of fish and Wildlife as a fish culturist for 26 years. In 1999 Paul retired and they moved to Cathlamet in 2002. Paul and Pam enjoyed family...
Alan "Al" John Thayer, 88, left this world peacefully at home on January 6, 2021. His loving wife of 62 years was by his side. Al was born in Providence, RI. He received a Forestry degree from the University of Montana. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he moved his young family to the Northwest and began his forest management career with Crown Zellerbach Corporation. There he made lifelong friends in communities such as Molalla, OR, Seaside, OR and Cathlamet, WA. After retiring in...
Freddie Lee Cothren July 10, 1932- Jan 14, 2021 Freddie Lee Cothren entered this world on July 10, 1932 as Freddie Lee Rowland, the daughter of Vierce and Dollie Rowland. Freddie and her five siblings enjoyed a hardworking, loving and adventure filled childhood in the hills of Hayesville, North Carolina until Loman Cothren came along and swept her off her feet. Freddie and Loman married on March 13, 1950 in Hiawassee, GA and started their migration west. First to South Dakota and then finally se...
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Mary Sue Nettles, loving mother, and grandmother died at age 76. She is survived by her two daughters Terri and Kimmy along with her 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Mary was born on June 28, 1944 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Lawrence and Dortha Schippers. On March 25, 1960, she married Randall Craig Nettles. They had five children, Terri, Bobby, Shelly, Kelly, and Kimmy. Mary had a passion for helping others. She was in caregiving for over 30 years. She loved to play cards and enjoyed spending time with her...
Betty Lou Brons, longtime Cathlamet resident, died in Yuma AZ on January 1, 2021. Betty was born in Rutherfordton NC on February 5, 1938 to Benjamin and Effie (Hayes) Crawford. In 1959 she moved to Cathlamet. She and her first husband had five children and were later divorced. Betty married Bob Brons on June 28, 1975 and Bob preceded her in February of 2020. Betty worked at the Columbia View Care Center and owned Betty B’s Deli from 1977-1979. She enjoyed cooking and entertaining, visiting with family, reading and travelling with Bob. They e...
Constance (Connie) Nagasawa, born January 24, 1952 in Alameda, CA, died on December 8, 2020 in Astoria, OR. On December 18, 2020 a private family graveside service was held at Seal River Cemetery in Rosburg where she was laid to rest. Connie, as she was known by all, always had a desire to help others. Early on she dreamed of becoming a nurse, but life caused her to put this off. After meeting and marrying Dennis and moving to Rosburg she began volunteering for Wahkiakum Fire District #3 and became a first responder. She then became a...
Patricia Ann Ingersoll, age 73, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside hospital in Clackamas, OR. At the time of her death, she resided in Longview, WA with her husband Rodney and twin sister Priscilla. Patty and her twin sister ("womb-mate") Priscilla were born in Medford, OR on May 15, 1947 to Stephen and Ida May Huitt. Patty and Prissy came home to Central Point, OR to join their older sister Karen and two and a half years later, their brother Dana joined the...
Ronald LeRoy Johnson, 84 of Cathlamet, died December 10, 2020 in a Longview Care Center. Ron was born in Hoquiam on November 9, 1936 to Edwin and Wynona (Brower) Johnson. After high school he joined the Army and spent three years. In 1959 he married Diane Borup, they had two children and later divorced. He lived in Hoquiam and Elna until 1970 when he moved to Wahkiakum County, and lived in Grays River for a brief time before coming to Cathlamet. He worked for the State Fisheries Department and Town of Cathlamet before he began his 20 year caree...
Former Cathlamet resident Patty Ingersoll died Dec. 6 in a Portland area hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending....
Oct. 9, 1934-Nov. 26, 2020 Former Puget Island resident Rick Damitio passed away on Thanksgiving Day in Olympia. It was his favorite holiday because he was surrounded by family and friends. For more information, visit the Woodlawn Funeral Home's website, https://woodlawn-funeralhome.com/obituaries/richard-james-damitio/1047/....
Everett William Hilker was born in Rising Sun, Indiana, On June 26, 1943 on a bed behind his aunt's kitchen stove. He had three older sisters. Rosalie was 15 years old, Julia was 12 years old, and Juanita was almost 8 when Everett was born. He graduated in 1961 from Rising Sun high school and married Kathy Ranel the following year. They spent a few years moving around the United States. They were in California while he was in the Air Force they were in Texas they were in Portland Oregon and...
Philip Arthur Vik was born on March 9th, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. He was the first child of Art and Margaret Vik. He attended the Puget Island Schoolhouse until it was closed and students were transferred to Cathlamet schools. Philip grew up on his parents' dairy farm and it was apparent even as a child that he was a farmer at heart. He raised chickens and sold eggs, but his real interest was in dairy cattle. He bought his first purebred Brown Swiss calf when he was in grade school and never lo...
John Gordon Oman, 87, of Puget Island, died November 2, 2020 at Canterbury Inn in Longview. Gordy was born November 21, 1932 in Clatskanie, Oregon to John Ture and Dora Mae (Laughlin) Oman. The family moved to Puget Island where Gordy attended grade school and later graduated from Wahkiakum High School, in 1951. He joined the Navy Reserves in 1950 and remained until 1964 as a reservist. In 1952 he joined the Navy and became a Seabee, serving in North Africa, Cuba and Newfoundland. On March 22, 1957 he married Vera Mae Bopp. He worked for...
A graveside service will be held for Edward Gaidrich on Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m., at Seal River Cemetery in Rosburg. Because of Covid, there will be no inside gathering after the service. His full obituary was published in the October 22, 2020 edition of The Eagle....
Our dad climbed mountains; one foot in front of the other. No matter what he encountered in life, he tried the same approach: To him resting was an insult. After decades of severe heart and lung complications, and miraculously strong recoveries, he was genuinely bewildered as to why he felt tired and worn out at the age of 92. On Friday, September 25, 2020, Edward Gaidrich's body defied his spirit and mind. He sat in his easy chair, the day's mail in his lap, and for the final time, he did the...
Jean Louise Kenner died October 16, 2020 at home with her family close by. She was born April 2, 1928 on Puget Island to Torleif and Hazel Wika. She grew up on The Island and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1946. She met Ralph right out of school. They were married October 6, 1946. They had three children. They moved to California in 1955. After their children graduated, they moved back to Cathlamet in 1972. Jean worked for the cannery in Cordova, Alaska for many years. After Alaska they...
Marie Elizabeth Schwarze, 84, of Cathlamet, died October 10, 2020 at Somerset Retirement Home in Longview. She was born June 26, 1936 in Schenectady, New York to William and Marie VanValkenburg. She married William (Bill) Schwarze in August 1960. Marie and her family moved to Cathlamet in 1975 when they purchased Cathlamet Building Materials. She proudly served on the school board for the Wahkiakum School District and loved the community and enjoyed participating in community events, especially the Friends of Skamokawa annual Review and loved...
Nancy Joy (Adams) Corbin, 79, of Lewis County, WA died peacefully in her home at 4:15 PM on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 surrounded by her family. Nancy was born May 28, 1941 in East LaPorte, North Carolina to Frank A. Adams and Rose Marie (Robbins) Adams. Nancy was a high achiever in High School but got married at the age of 17 to her husband Phillip Corbin in 1958 pausing completion of high school. It was in 1987 that she went to Lower Columbia College to complete the requirements to receive a...
Jane Elizabeth Keatley Harmer, a 1955 graduate of Wahkiakum High School, died at her home in Campbell, California on October 3 after a long illness. She was 83 years old. Jane Harmer was born in Astoria on February 18, 1937 and grew up in Skamokawa. She was the daughter of Robert Keatley, a dairy farmer, and Eva Keatley, a primary teacher who taught in both the former Skamokawa and Cathlamet grade schools. After high school, Ms. Harmer earned a 1959 degree in home economics at the University of Washington and a year later became a licensed...
On September 15th, 2020 Freda Carlene Jones Moore Wika passed away peacefully at age 87 in Texas. Freda was born in Cathlamet, Washington in 1933. After graduating high school she was a professional model in Florida and Portland for Jantzen, Meier and Frank and U. and I. Sugar. Later she served as director of Wendy Wards modeling school in Longview and taught at the John Robert Powers modeling school. In 1955 she married John Campbell Moore and they had four children together. After his...
1-29-1932 - 8-3-2020 Dorothy passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on 8-3-2020. She was born in Moneta, Virginia, in Bedford County to Willie O. Thomas and Myrtle (Wilks) Thomas. Her parents later divorced and Myrtle and Dorothy moved to Curlew, Wash., and then to Tekoe, Wash. Her mother married Paul Henett who raised Dorothy and her brothers. Dorothy graduated from Tekoe High School in 1949. She played piano and tap danced. Dorothy married Jim Comingo and they had a son Michael...
Catherine “Kay” Buennagel lived a beautiful, generous, and loving life for 97 years. She will be remembered as selfless, kind, and devoted by her nine children, 17 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Kay was born on September 9, 1922 in Indianapolis, IN to Earl and Martha (Dodson) Mitchell. She graduated from Shortridge High School in 1940 and in 1944 she graduated from the St. Vincent School of Nursing in Indianapolis. She especially loved working in the OR. On November 14, 1944 she married Charlie Bue...
Louise A. Arness, 90, formerly of Cathlamet, died August 23, 2020 at a Shelton care center. She was born June 25, 1930 in Hatfield, PA to Clinton and Alice Ott. The family moved to Washington where Louise attended school in Cathlamet. She married Ole Arness who preceded her in death. She moved to Seattle and worked in the insurance business for many years before returning to Longview to be near family. Louise loved to go dancing and spend time with family and friends. She is survived by sons Steve, Philip and Brian Arness, eight grandchildren,...
Joan Foster Leonard was born on September 8, 1926 in Chehalis, Washington to J. Bryan Foster and Theresa Maine Running Foster. She attended schools in Oregon and graduated from Milwaukie Union High School in 1944 and Oregon State College in 1948. In 1949, she received a degree in Elementary Education from Southern Oregon College and in 1970 she completed her Masters degree in School Administration at University of Puget Sound. In November 1950, Joan married Ray Leonard. Joan and Ray had six...
