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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Ruby Forsberg Satterlund Cargo, age 97, was born in Yankton, Oregon, January, 30 1921 and died April, 17, 2018 at the Community Home Health and Hospice in Longview. Ruby was one of four children born to Swedish immigrants that settled in Yankton. At the age of three, Ruby's father died in a logging accident. The family later moved to Grays River, where Ruby attended school and graduated from Naselle High in 1938. Ruby completed training at the St. Joseph School of Nursing in Seattle in 1942 and...
Carmoreau Hatier, 90, of Skamokawa, died April 17, 2018. He was born in Chicago on July 22, 1928 to Carmoreau and Beatrice (Guittard) Hatier. His father was an army officer in command of a fort near Chicago. They lived in Chicago, then New York City until he was five, when his father was put in charge of the army base in Bagio, the Philippines. They were in Bagio until the onset of WWII when they were shipped to Fort Vancouver. His father was in Army Intelligence and Carmoreau went to Beaumont School in Portland, where the family lived until hi...
William James Karwoski (Bill) of Rosburg, was born on July 13, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois and died March 12, 2018 at OHSU in Portland. He was raised and received his education in Illinois and Missouri where he earned his PhD in Mining and Nuclear Engineering. His career path took him first to Boeing in the Seattle area, followed by the Bureau of Mines in Spokane, Grand Junction, Colorado and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington. Bill was a Wahkiakum 4-H Leader, Grays River Habitat Enhancement District board member, Grays River Grange...
Vada Blanche Mosteller, 86, of Cathlamet died April 11, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. She was born September 22, 1931 in Bryson City, North Carolina to Raleigh and Maude (McMahan) DeHart. She attended school in North Carolina and married Paul Mosteller on September 6, 1947 in Georgia. They moved to Cathlamet in 1967. Paul died March 17, 2011 in Tacoma. She is survived by children Shirley and Tom Mullins, Pound, VA; Linda and Rick Bauman, Lapine, OR; Lloyd (Herb) and Anita Mosteller, Hubbard, OR; James (Dave) Mosteller and Russell...
Vada Blanche Mosteller was born September 22, 1931, in North Carolina and died April 11, 2018, in Longview. Blanche had a family only funeral on April 13 at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. There will be a potluck Celebration of Life this Saturday, April 21, at St. James Family Center in Cathlamet at 3 pm for friends and family. A complete obituary will follow....
Steven Dale Harris, 64, of Cathlamet, died at his home on April 8, 2018. He was born in Billings, Montana on May 22, 1953 to Ed and Pat Harris. He graduated from high school in Billings and later received three Masters Degrees. He joined the Army in 1972 and spent three years, then was in the Army National Guard for many years. He spent 28 years working at Boeing as a financial analyst, retiring and moving to Cathlamet in 2010. He was a private person but he enjoyed the Thursday Morning Breakfast Club. He enjoyed traveling and loved history....
Larry A. Heasley, 89, passed away of pneumonia while recovering from a broken hip on April 7, 2018 in Olympia, Washington. He was born May 22, 1928, to Violet LeBleu Heasley and Harry Heasley in Portland, Oregon. Larry was a fulltime resident of Ilwaco, Washington for 36 years, and part-time resident 16 years before that. He also lived in Beaverton and Portland, Oregon. Larry graduated from Portland's Benson Polytechnic High School in 1946 with a major in electronics. Benson was an all-boys...
Michael S. Harley passed away unexpectedly on April 5th, 2018 at his home in Cathlamet, Washington. He was born in 1956 in Loma Linda California to Ted Harley and Margaret Simmons. While young, he and his family moved between California and Washington State, until he graduated from Helix High School in 1974, when he permanently moved back to Washington. He truly loved the ocean and spent 23 years commercial fishing in the Bering Sea, and locally in Chinook and Ilwaco. For the past 18 years, he...
Gladys V. Spooner, 91, lifelong Wahkiakum resident, died April 7, 2018 at the Hospice Care Center in Longview. She was born November 28, 1926 on Puget Island to Lindor and Albertina (Svenson) Wegdahl. She is the last of four children. Gladys attended school on Puget Island and at Wahkiakum High School. She married John H. Wright and they had four children, later divorcing. On June 22, 1967 Gladys and David Spooner were married and they celebrated 50 years of marriage. Together they managed the Columbia River Apartments for many years. Gladys...
Steven Harris, age 64, died at home on April 8. A full obituary will be published next week....
Verena "Frana" Nepsund, 94, longtime Cathlamet resident, died March 15, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. Frana was born to Hans and Hilda Fluckiger on January 23, 1924 in Hustisford, WI. In 1937 at age 13, her family moved to Puget Island. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1942. On February 4, 1945 she married Norman Nepsund and he preceded her in 1961. She delivered papers for the Daily News for over 40 years, retiring in 2006. During that time she enjoyed the help of her gran...
Verena "Frana" Nepsund, 94, longtime Cathlamet resident, died March 15, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. Frana was born to Hans and Hilda Fluckiger on January 23, 1924 in Hustisford, WI. In 1937, at age 13, her family moved to Puget Island. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1942. On February 4, 1945 she married Norman Nepsund and he preceded her in 1961. She delivered papers for the Daily News for over 40 years, retiring in 2006. During that time she enjoyed the help of her gra...
Veronica Gilbertson, 46, of Cathlamet died March 23, 2018. She was born June 13, 1972 in Longview to William and Betty (Jackson) Swift. She married Rex Gilbertson in July of 2013. They moved to Portland for a while, then returned to Cathlamet to live in Rex’s family home. Veronica was dedicated to her family and friends. She is survived by a daughter, Brittany Jean Brumbaugh in Oregon; a son, Rafael Ramos of Longview; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A service will be held April 14 at 2 p.m., at Dowling Funeral Home in C...
On Saturday, March 17, Helen Marie (Simukka) Rangila, 85, long time Deep River resident, peacefully departed to finally meet Jesus whom she loved and worshipped her entire life. Born on September 18, 1932 at the Naselle home of her parents Matt and Ester Simukka, Helen attended school in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School. She grew up attending the Naselle Assembly of God Church. The church was a big part of her life until health issues prevented her attendance. Helen was a woman of great faith. She loved the Lord with all her...
Beverly J. Seaberg, 90, died March 11, 2018 at her home in Longview. She was born February 18, 1928 in Astoria, Ore., to Leonard and Mary (Aldred) Jacobson. She was raised on Puget Island and lived most of her life there. After graduating high school she married Carl Seaberg in 1946. She and Carl lived on Puget Island and raised their sons there. They enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and family time. Bev was an astute business woman, she started the first real estate office, Beverly Realty, in Cathlamet. She worked for Congresswoman Julia...
Lorena Fay Biem, 73, formerly of Skamokawa, died March 7, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. She was born January 2, 1945 to Ralph and Nettie Galbraith in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She graduated from Bonners Ferry High School and attended Eastern Washington University. She received her LPN degree and started her nursing career at Eastern WA State Hospital. After moving her four daughters to Skamokawa in 1982 she began her work at Columbia View Care Center in Cathlamet. She was an active member at United Methodist Church in Skamokawa and a...
Former Skamokawa resident Dennis J. Montgomery, of Vader, died at his home on March 9, 2018. A service will be held Friday, March 16, 1 p.m., at Bethel Church in Chehalis....
Word has been received of the death of former Skamokawa resident Harold Almer, 87, of Woodland. He was born April 16, 1930 in Denhoff, North Dakota, to Henry and Elizabeth Almer. He died at home March 4, 2018. He was a Korean Veteran, lifetime logger with Durrah and Martin Logging; he loved to fish and do wood working in his shop. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Laurie at home; daughter Debbie (Kelly) Melton of Cathlamet, sons Dwaine Almer of Skamokawa and David (Mykel) Almer of...
Richard Bernhard Wirkkala, 91, of Longview, died on February 5, 2018 at Hospice Care Center. Richard was born on March 28, 1926 in Deep River, Washington to Henry and Martha (Juselius) Wirkkala. He was one of 11 children and the last remaining. He attended school in Deep River before he joined the Army in 1944. During WWII, he was stationed in the South Pacific and after the war, he spent 3 years in the Army Reserves. On September 25, 1953 he married Putt, in Kelso, and she preceded him in...
Cecelia Jean Cooper, 84, of Cathlamet, died February 16, 2018 at the Longview Hospice Center. She was born January 29, 1934 in Los Angeles, Calif., to Paul and Leota Brennan, the oldest of three children. Together we acknowledge and share our joy in the gift that her life was to us and her beloved friends, and the pain that her passing brings. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were her main reason for life itself. She is a wonderful legacy and a shining example for all of us to follow. Survivors include her four children,...
Preston Daniel Torppa died suddenly and unexpectedly on February 3, 2018, due to a rare keloid cyst in his brain. Preston was born in Naselle to Donald and Teresa Torppa on April 18, 1987. He was raised in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School in 2006. He was an avid car lover, loved quad racing, stereo electronics, was very mechanically inclined and was always seeking more knowledge on any subject that came up. He is survived by his father, Donald Torppa of Bay City, Ore.; mother Teresa Torppa of Seattle; grandmother Mary Haase of...
Former Cathlamet resident Cindy Shantz, 65, died January 16, 2018. She was born October 3, 1952 in Dallas, Tex., to Peter and Edith Apostolou. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her mother; brother Jeff Apostolou; and children Alex and Aileen Shantz. A celebration of life ceremony was held January 28....
Richard Wirkkala, 91, of Longview, died at Hospice Care Center on February 5, 2018. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Beryl Eugene Curtis 79, of Cathlamet, died January 24, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. Beryl was born to Noble and Mary (Mobley) Curtis on January 17, 1939 in Los Angeles CA. He was a self educated man of many interests. Most recently and beloved to him was his time spent as the minister of the United Methodist Church in Skamokawa. He was active in the church since 1993 and served the people there well. Beryl and his wife of 32 years, Randi, moved to Skamokawa in 1992. They moved to Cathlamet in 2000 and he has worked at updating...
Michael L. Savant, 68 of Cathlamet, died January 28, 2018 at his home. Mike was born to Leland and Kathleen (Snyder) Savant on September 7, 1949 in Florence, CA. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Donna; his children Shawn (Jeff) Ramsay, Miella (Matthew) Lopez, Michael (Iris) Savant, Leslie (Casey) White, Romeo (Lisa) Savant, Natasha (Travis) Savant, Klaus (Margaret) Sorenson, Jesus (Kylie) Crawford and Alejandro Crawford; 19 grandchildren, whom he loved wholeheartedly; brother Pat Savant (Brenda Moreau); and numerous foster children whom...
