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James “Ralph” Swett, of Longview, died April 28, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center in Longview. He was born March 20, 1926 in Longview, to Walt and Hazel Reeves Swett. He attended Longview and Kelso schools and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On August 7, 1948 he married his wife, Elsa in Kelso. James was a Millwright and Maintenance Supervisor for Weyerhaeuser for 35 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the Kelso Eagles and enjoyed gardening, woodworking, RVing and boating and was very passionate about fishing. He fished the...
Donald “Donte” Loynel Deege, age 51, passed away in his sleep at his home in Iowa City, Iowa on March 11, 2013. He was born November 20, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA He was raised in Thousand Oaks, CA, were he graduated from Newberry Park High School in 1980. In 1981 he enlisted in the Army and graduated from Military Police school. He was blessed with many gifts and talents. He loved music and played many instruments including guitar, piano, banjo, and accordion, just to name a few. He wrote his own music and enjoyed performing. He was a gif...
Richard (Rich) Eugene Wilkins was born April 15, 1965 and passed away January 7, 2013 in Belgrade, Montana. He met Kelley Hudson in January 1988 in Babenhausen, Germany while he was serving in the U.S. Army for eight years. They married October 15, 1988 in Svendborg, Denmark. They moved back to the States in 1990 and went to Fort Riley, Kansas, until he had an honorable discharge in 1992. During his time in the Army, Rich served a tour of duty in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield where he was injured and flown back to the U.S. After he left...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident Jonathan Lewis Balch, 25, passed away on March 22 at a Vancouver Hospital. Jonathan was born on October 1, 1987 in Longview to Michael and Darlene (Hagedorn) Balch. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2006. In 2012 he received a degree as a Medical Assistant from Concord Career College in Portland. He was a loving, caring young man who had a passion for sports and the medical field. He enjoyed helping people and loving his family and friends. Coaching youth sports brought him great joy. On July 13, 2011 he...
Nina Lou Watson was born on July 9, 1931 in Argura, North Carolina to Mitchell and Sadie Melton. She passed away on March 16, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center. At age 16 she married R.O. Watson in 1948 and in 1960 they moved west to Cathlamet. Nina and R.O. loved their home on Puget Island, the river, and sharing it all with everyone who came there. Friends and family were always welcomed by Nina’s big smile and ready laughter. Nina will be greatly missed. She leaves behind two daughters, Debbie Wakefield of St. Helens, Ore., and Elizabeth N...
Julie Anne Chamberlain was born on February 17, 1948 in Longview, Wash., to Russell and Connie Gorman. She passed away on February 28, 2013, in Bend, Ore., after living with MS for over 40 years. In July of 2012 when the Columbia View Care Center closed Julie moved to Bend Ore. to live near her sister, Becky. Julie was a lifelong resident of Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School as co-Valedictorian in 1966 and attended Washington State University on a full scholarship. She had also been a Wahkiakum Dairy Princess. Julie...
14 - 2013 John passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on January 18th in Phoenix, AZ. John was born in Baker City, Oregon on December 15, 1931. After graduating Gem State Academy, he joined the US Army at age 19. He proudly served in the Korean War as part of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team until the war's conclusion. After the war, John returned to Baker City, where he met and married Janice Fricke. John attended Eastern Oregon College, graduating in 1960. John served as a dedicated teacher and...
James John Gatens passed away Feb. 10, 2013, at home surrounded by loved ones. More commonly known as “Gator,” he was born March 28, 1937, in Nemah, Wash., to James Francis “Frank” Gatens and Lucy Slater. In 1958 he married Marilyn Head. They later divorced but had three beautiful daughters. Gator began his logging career at the age of eight, working with his father. He continued logging in many capacities, working for several companies for another 32 years. He began commercial fishing in Alaska in the early 1960s and continu...
Alfred Edward Tover passed away February 21, 2013, surrounded by his family at the Hospice Care Center. He was born August 11, 1934, on Puget Island to Oscar and Dagmar Tover. He grew up in Cathlamet, working on the family farm. He participated in sports at Cathlamet High School and graduated in 1952. Al served four years in the Navy, stationed in San Diego. He loved the Philippines and trips to Hawaii while serving there. Al worked at the Weyerhaeuser sawmills for 25 years and had a strong work ethic. He married Carol S...
Stanley Burns Green, 83, of Cathlamet, died February 18 at the Hospice Care Center in Longview. He was born to William Gordon Green and Carrie Marie (Burns) Green of Terre Haute, Indiana on November 10, 1929. Stanley graduated from San Diego State University in 1952. On September 1, 1963 he married Marion Francis Dring. He was employed as an Assistant Director at CBS in Los Angeles, California and retired in 1988 after 33 years. Stanley and Marion purchased a home on Puget Island in 1980. He enjoyed skiing and was a long time member of the...
Raymond Arnold Wood, 60, of Cathlamet, died February 17, 2013 at his residence. Services will be held March 16, 2 p.m. at the Heritage Bible Church on Puget Island. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Floyd Pharr, 78, of Longview, died January 31, 2013 at Vancouver, Wash. Steele Chapel at Longview Memorial Park and Crematory is in charge of arrangements....
Lifelong Puget Island resident Ardette Jacobson, 95, died February 5 in Longview. She was preceded in death by her husband Oscar in 1991 and is survived by two daughters, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 8, at Greenwood Cemetery. Dowling Funeral Home is responsible for arrangements....
On December 13th, 2012, Nils Theodore Newbom finished his great hunt. Born in 1941, he was the son of Ted and Helen Newbom (Cruikshank). He grew up in Redmond, Washington and attended Redmond High School. Nils lived with his wife Carol and his beloved Labradors, Lucy Goosey and Tola Duckdog in Cathlamet Washington. He also left behind his children, Andy, Sarah and Jason in addition to 6 grandchildren. (Jacob, Aaron, Austin, Audrey, Blaze and Emme Luna) Nils was intensely proud of his children and cherished watching them grow into...
Sharon Marie Turcotte, 69, of Grays River, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Portland. Mrs. Turcotte was born June 10, 1943 in Findlay, Ohio to Charles and Frederick Pugh. She moved from Camas, Washington to the Long Beach area in 2005 and then to Grays River in the summer of 2012. She is survived by her daughter Lilah Lincoln of Grays River; sons, Charles ( Skip) Miller of Plain City, Ohio, James Miller of Watford City, North Dakota, Joe Turcotte of Camas and Marco McDay of Seattle; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A family...
J. Agnes Toste, 92, of Cathlamet, passed away on January 11th at her home. Agnes was born to Archie and Mary (McDougall) Campbell in Moosemin, Saskatchewan, Canada on November 25,1920. After her mother’s death when she was young her family moved to Peace River, Alberta where she graduated high school and in 1943 she moved to Sacramento, California, where she lived and worked until meeting Manuel Toste. She and Manuel married on July 9,1964 and she moved to Cathlamet. Agnes worked as Treasurer/Clerk for the City of Cathlamet for 15 years, r...
Einar Hendrickson passed away peacefully on November 15, 2012 in Seattle, WA. He has gone to be with our Lord and Savior. He was born June 6, 1923 on Puget Island, WA. He was a longtime Seattle resident, devoted husband, father, grandfather, community leader, urban planner, and small business owner. Einar graduated from Cathlamet High School, served as a navigator in the Armed Forces during WWII, followed by earning his BA from WSU. He was the recipient of two Masters Degrees from the University of Michigan in Urban Planning and Conservation...
Doris R. “Dory” Hicks passed away quietly, surrounded by family and friends, in the Hospice Care Center in Longview on Jan. 8th, 2013. She was 85 years old. Dory was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on September 19, 1927 to Donald and Martha (Neeley) Bright. She grew up in the small town of Sheldon, Iowa, graduating in 1945. She attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts for two years before marrying Wesley S. Hicks on June 14, 1948 in St. Paul, Minnesota. They spent their honeymoon in a forest fire lookout on Mt. Hebo in Oregon, where the...
On December 13th, 2012, Nils Theodore Newbom finished his great hunt. Born in 1941, he was the son of Ted and Helen Newbom (Cruikshank). He grew up in Redmond, Washington and attended Redmond High School. Nils lived with his wife Carol and his beloved Labradors, Lucy Goosey and Tola Duckdog in Cathlamet Washington. He also left behind his two children, Andy and Sarah in addition to 6 grandchildren. (Jacob, Aaron, Austin, Audrey, Blaze and Emme Luna) Nils was intensely proud of his children and cherished watching them grow into famil...
Craig B. Haataia, 41, died at his Naselle, Washington residence on December 24, 2012 of natural causes. Craig was born in Longview, Washington on June 10, 1971, the son of Gilbert and Sarah (Lorton) Haataia. He was proud of his Quinault Indian and Finnish ancestry. Craig graduated from Naselle High School where he played baseball, basketball and football for the Comets. Following high school he became a heavy equipment operator and truck driver for the past 17 years. Craig was a member of the Naselle Assembly of God Church. He enjoyed all the...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, William “Bill” Swift, 66, passed away at his home on December 3, 2012. Bill was born in Longview on April 11, 1946 to John and Verna (Malakowsky) Swift. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. He married Betty Jackson on October 23, 1970. Bill was employed over the years by several Logging Companies including Crown Zellerbach, Wirkkala Logging and DeBriae Logging and was well loved and known as a hard worker. He enjoyed his family time. His grandchildren were the light of his life. He lov...
William “Bill” Swift, 66, lifelong Cathlamet resident died December 3 at home. A visitation will be held at Dowling Funeral Home, 45 Broadway St., Cathlamet, on Friday, December 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date....
D. Nadine Aldinger 84, formerly of Cathlamet, passed away on Dec.1 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. Nadine was born on Nov. 5, 1928 in Winona, Missouri. Her family moved to Oregon where she graduated from Warrenton High School in 1946 and attended the University of Oregon. She married Paul Aldinger on June 10, 1972 in Vancouver,WA. She was employed at Bemis Co. in Vancouver for several years before working for Senator Patty Murray as staff assistant until she retired in 1995. After 25 years of living in Vancouver and upon retirement,...
Morris Deaton died on November 30, 2012 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Isola, Mississippi on November 19, 1939. His family moved to Cathlamet in 1949. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1958. He served in the Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He had lived in the Tri-Cities, WA, area for 45 years. He was a retired carpenter, Local 59 Carpenters Union. Morris is survived by his son, Sterling (Merrilee) Deaton, and daughter, Yevonne Deaton, three grandchildren; Lyndsay...
Frances E. Thompson Still was born June 24, 1915 to Floyd and Eva Smith in Seattle. She died peacefully November 12, 2012 at Judson Park Retirement Home, Des Moines, WA, where she lived for 24 years. She lived in Cathlamet with her husband Robert Thompson from 1968-1971 while he was branch manager at Seattle First National Bank. After Bob’s death in 1971, Frances moved to Auburn where she met and married Clayton Still. They moved to Judson Park Retirement Home in 1988 where Clayton later died. Frances was also preceded in death b...
