Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A Celebration of Life for Becky Bonny-Mcaughey will be held July 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa. Prepare to share memories. Food and beverages provided....
Our beloved Jack passed away June 7th at home on Puget Island surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Portland, Oregon, April 2, 1947, son of Harold and Lois Oakes. He and his brother, Brian, grew up on Yamhill Street next to Mt. Tabor Park. He attended Benson Polytechnic H. S. where his father taught for 30 years. Jack became a skilled mechanic and machinist. He used his mechanical knowledge, skill, and inventiveness to help his family, friends, and neighbors. He was a quiet man with a kind heart who lived his belief that people...
Eric (Rick) Robert Nelson, Jr., was born Jan. 16, 1951, in Shelby, Mont., and died June 2, 2023, surrounded by his family. His parents were Eric (Bob) Nelson and Lois Pride Nelson. The family lived in Idaho until moving to Castle Rock just in time for the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. They moved to Cathlamet a year later, with his father managing and, in 1966, buying The Wahkiakum County Eagle. Rick worked as a printer's devil and pressman. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1969, having participated in football, baseball and debate. He...
Frances Marie Penttila passed away at home just before dawn on May 24, 2023. Francy was born in Astoria, Oregon on December 11, 1926 to Eva (Alanen) Nelson and Gunnar Nelson. She came to Deep River by river, aboard “The General Washington” to the “Deep River Hotel” with her parents until their journey the next day to the logging camp at Toonerville. Francy is perhaps the last former resident to have lived there. The family later moved to their family farm in Salmon Creek and she was joined by a brother Roy and a sister Betty. Francy attende...
Eric Robert Nelson, 72, of Cathlamet, died June 2, 2023 at home. He battled cancer for 22 years. A full obituary will be published next week....
Geraldine (Geri) Parker died May 17, 2023, in Centralia. Geri was born August 11, 1937, in Tuckaceggee, NC to Ralph and Essie Ashe. She had nine siblings. Geri married Wayne Parker, and later moved to Washington State. Geri was a hard worker and held many jobs in addition to raising her three sons. On her 21st birthday, she picked 21 sacks of cucumbers! She also cleaned houses, worked at Columbia View Nursing Home, Phil's Highway Mart, Hendrickson's Meat Lockers and retired after 17 years as a...
August 26, 1944 – May 15, 2023 Robert Murray (Bob) Wegdahl, 78, was born August 26, 1944 in Cathlamet, WA at the Cathlamet Birthing House just three blocks from where he passed away at home on May 15, 2023. Bob was born to his mother, Leona Maye (Olson). Fathers included John (Maye) Ostervold, Robert (Mabel) Wegdahl, Sr., Howard (Joyce) Magnuson. All parents preceded Bob in death. Bob graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1962 and was a proud member of the Wahkiakum Basketball team that t...
Former Skamokawa resident Patricia Parker, of Longview, died April 29, 2023. A private family service has been held. However, a public celebration of her life will be held June 10 from 2-6 p.m., at the Moose Lodge, 921 Washington Way, Longview....
Robert Wegdahl, 78, of Cathlamet, died May 15 at home. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday June 11, 3:00 p.m., at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Geraldine Parker, 85, of Cathlamet, died May 15 in Centralia. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
James "Jim" Michael Hattrick (75), of Vancouver, WA, passed away, May 5, 2023 from complications due to Ehlors-Danlos Syndrome. Born September 26, 1947 in Toppenish, WA and raised in Cathlamet, WA, Jim was a self-proclaimed "country boy" and a lifelong resident of Washington State. Jim graduated from Cathlamet High School in 1965. In 1969 he married his lovely wife, Judy Jensen and they spent 54 wonderful years together. Jim began his career as a square dance caller when he was 13 years old,...
Ruth Ellen Tinker, 85, of Cathlamet, died in Longview on May 8, 2023. Ruth was born in Spokane on September 4,1937 to Lowel and Hazel Lunneborg. She graduated from Central Valley High School and Deaconess Hospital Nursing School. She played the violin with the Spokane Philharmonic Orchestra and loved music. She worked in several clinics and hospitals including Director of Nursing at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue for 18 years. Later she moved to Long Beach and was Nursing Director of Ocean View Care Center for five years and Ocean Beach...
Terry Thornton, Born October 3, 1949. Died May 5, 2023. If you know the story, that date really tells you all you need to know about Terry. He was due on Christmas day. Do the math. October 3. December 25. We know he weighed less than 3 pounds when he was born. He didn’t have fingernails. Toenails. Eyebrows. Hair on his head. He was too frail to weigh, and was rushed to an incubator. But he survived. Despite the head nurse who told his dad, waiting fearfully with the other dads, “not to waste a name you like on ‘it.’” Because “it” wouldn’t make...
Joseph Robert Barnes died at home in Naselle, WA on April 22, 2023. Joe was born on May 5, 1944 in San Diego, CA. to Joseph Aaron Barnes and Katherine (Whitefort) Barnes. Since his father was in the Navy, the family moved many times as Joe was growing up. He always said they moved 38 times while he was in elementary school. Joe received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from California State College in Long Beach, CA. He was the district manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance for...
Nora Jeanne Bain died April 22, 2023. She was born in Portland, Ore., November 19, 1946 to parents Jack Pannell and Elisabeth (Betty) Jeitz. At a young age they moved to Longview where she spent most of her life. Nora graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1964. She had two children from a previous marriage, Brian (Alisa) Bean and Tim Bean. Nora married Jerry Bain in 1987, he had three children from a previous marriage, Tari Peterson, Greg (Barb) Bain and Angie Bain. After their marriage Nora...
Norman (Norm) Luis Bolton, 89, passed away peacefully on April 23rd, 2023, at his home in Rosburg, Washington surrounded by family. He was born May 7th, 1933, in Oakland, California to Ema May Gagne and Norman Claire Bolton. He enlisted in the marines in 1950 placing top marksman in his class for sharpshooter. After serving in the Korean war, he was honorably discharged and went on to get his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1963 at Long Beach State College. Norm married Joyce Lucille Keeling on September 21st, 1956. They were married for 6...
Candace M. Dilley died peacefully in Longview, Washington on April 12, 2023. Candy was born on January 2, 1947 in Olympia, Washington to Raymond and Viola (Kemppi) Ervest. She was raised in Rosburg, Washington and after graduating high school, she moved to SE Alaska where she married Gary Dilley in Ketchikan, Alaska. Gary and Candy lived in various Alaskan communities until they retired in 2002 and made Longview their home. Candy loved gardening, quilting and spending time with her family. She...
Shirley Faye Skillicorn, 93, of Cathlamet, died April 1, 2023 in a Longview care center. She was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on October 20, 1929 to Chester and Ardis (Cook) Herrick. She was the last living of five girls. Shirley worked as a maid at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City for several years and when she was widowed she moved to Cathlamet in 1978. She worked at the Columbia View Care Center and Marie's Cafe in Cathlamet. She enjoyed her morning coffee, Senior Luncheons, crossword puzzles, reading and watching the Price is Right. She w...
Randall C. Haas, 73, of Cathlamet, died April 4, 2023 in an Auburn hospital. An obituary will follow....
Marvin Keith Davenport, 87, of Cathlamet, died March 26, 2023. He was born July 24,1935 in Braman, Oklahoma to Loren and Muriel Davenport and grew up with one sister, Ella Louise Davenport. He attended Olympia High school and married the love of his life Dorothy Armstrong in 1955. Together they raised four children. Diane, David, Dennis and Darla. Marv had various jobs throughout his lifetime. At the age of 10 Marv worked in the hay fields and through high school he worked at a gas station. He w...
A celebration of life will be held for Howard Brawn on April 16, 2023, 1 p.m., at Misty River Plantation, 117 Dike Rd., Puget Island. The event is a potluck with the main dish provided. A memorial tree will be planted and parking is along the front driveway, or in the field behind the house. His full obituary was published December 22, 2022...
The Christianson family will host a Celebration of Life for Patricia Christianson at the Norse Hall on Puget Island April 1 at 2 p.m. Her complete obituary was published March 2, 2023....
Terry Leon Heagy 70, lifelong Cathlamet resident, died March 7, 2023 as a result of a car accident. He was born to Errol and Jean Heagy September 1, 1952 in Longview. Terry grew up in a family of five children. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1970 and worked in his dad’s logging business,which he eventually assumed ownership of, retiring in 2000. On February 24, 1973, he married Mary Sibert, they had four children and a great family life. They remember his love of gardening and cooking, family trips to Mount St. Helens, The Sea L...
Patricia "Pat" Christianson passed away peacefully at the age of 91 in Edmonds, Washington on February 14th, 2023. She is survived by: Her daughter Kim Christianson of Puget Island, Washington. Granddaughter Kristin Iacono, her husband Mike and daughters Isabella and Athena of Silver City, New Mexico. Her Son Vic Christianson in Zadar, Croatia. Her Son Ron Christianson and his wife Vicky of Shoreline, Washington. Grandson Andrew Christianson and his fiancé Anna Ogilvie in Cleveland, Ohio, and...
The kindest loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend left us on January 24, 2023 after an unexpected illness. Barry was born in Englewood, Colorado, the third of the six children of Barbara and Bill Aiton. At an early age Barry developed a love of sports, playing baseball and football in school. That love continued throughout his life--whether playing as an athlete, coaching, or as a spectator. Barry had an equal love of the outdoors, backpacking and skiing the Colorado Rockies wi...
