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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Thomas J. West passed away January 8, 2012 in Bend, Ore. due to complications from pneumonia. He was 71 years old. He was born in Portland, Ore. on June 7, 1940 to C.T. and Helen (Kreifels) West. His family moved from Tigard, Ore. to Skamokawa when Tom was seven years old. He attended Skamokawa Grade School and Wahkiakum High School where he graduated in 1958. Tom served in the army from 1965 to 1967. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in Longview and in 1967, he and his family moved to Bend where he worked for Brooks-Scanlon for 11 years. As a young...
Lila Irene Garrison, 88, of Tigard, Ore. passed away on January 24, 2012, at home. She was born to Elmo and Erma (Lee) Dow on August 18,1923 in Nehalem, Ore. Her family moved to Puget Island when she was very young. She attended school in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1941. Lila married Kenneth Garrison on November12, 1942 in Vancouver. He preceded her in 2010. She worked as a telephone operator on Puget Island and in Vancouver before becoming a military wife and a devoted mother. One of her last statements on Monday...
Marvin John Holland, 89, lifelong resident of Cathlamet passed away January 17, 2012 at Community Home Health Hospice. He was born November 30, 1922 at the Holland family home on Puget Island to parents, John and Elise (Jensen) Holland. He attended school in Puget Island. He served in the United States Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He married Ruth Smith on June 28, 1947; she preceded him in death in 2006. He was a commercial fisherman fishing in Bristol Bay, Cooks Inlet and Kodiak, Alaska until 1985. He fished the Columbia River for...
Larry Marlin Badger, 75, a lifelong Wahkiakum resident passed away December 31, 2011 at Columbia View Care Center in Cathlamet. He was born December 27, 1936 in Grays River to parents Harold and Hazel (Erickson) Badger. He and Ellen Davis were married March 16, 1957. He worked as a loader operator for Weyerhaeuser Co., DeBriae logging and Johnson Forestry, retiring in 1999. Larry enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, working on cars and he never knew a stranger. He was a member of the On The Road Again Car Club. He was preceded in...
Larry M. Badger, 75, of Cathlamet died December 31, 2011 at a local nursing home. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
David McReynolds, 71, of Rosburg, Ore. died December 25, 2011 at Vancouver Health & Rehab. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Jeremy L. Wence, of Cathlamet, died December 2, 2011. He was born November 19, 1976 in Rainier, Ore. A service will be held on Wednesday December 28, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Columbia Heights Baptist Church in Longview. Fellowship to follow service....
Longview resident, Carl E. Wingate, 72, passed away December 3, 2011 at his home. He was born September 12, 1939 in Baltimore, Md. to Carl, Sr. and Agnes (McDonnell) Wingate. He graduated from St. Charles Catholic High School in Balitimore; received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University and his Master’s degree from Notre Dame. On May 11, 1976 he married Mary Buennagel in Everett; she survives him at home. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and was devout in his faith and teaching RCIA for many years. He volunteered at Juven...
Ted Miller passed away peacefully on October 27, 2011 following a long battle with cancer. He was born in Centralia to Myrtle and Manson Miller, who was killed in a hunting accident leaving her with four young sons. She later married Norman Anderson who became a wonderful father to Ted and his brothers Bob and Jerry, who reside in Naselle, and Don Miller with whom Ted moved to Forks in the early 1970s to continue their logging jobs with Clete Helvey Logging Co. He graduated from Naselle High School in 1957 and enlisted in the Air Force,...
Longtime Puget Island resident, Ruth Annette Kaste, 74, passed away November 27, 2011 at Community Hospice Care Center. She was born February 21, 1937 to Samuel R. and Fern E. (Cole) Hawkes in Madison, S.D. Ruth was raised in Los Angeles, CA and graduated from Manual Arts High School in 1955. She attended Los Angeles City College, University of Santa Barbara and Cal Poly Tech. On June 22, 1957 she married Wallace “Wally” A. Kaste; he survives her at home. Ruth was a member of United Church of Christ (Congregational) in Cathlamet for 38 yea...
Former area resident, Ragnar “Hokey” Hokanson, 89, passed away November 28, 2011 at his home in Oregon City, Ore., where he has resided since 1972. He was born on Puget Island, October 29, 1922 to Ture and Edith (Hellstrom) Hokanson. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1940 and the University of Washington in 1960. He married Marilyn Wilson in 1943; she preceded him in death on May 23, 2009. On May 16, 2011 he married Sharon Benedick; she survives him at home. Ragnar served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a longtime member of the...
Longview resident Patrick Eugene Madden, 66, passed away November 27, 2011. He was born March 1, 1945 in Hawthorne, Calif. to Howard and Mary Ann (Pilon) Madden. He moved with his family to Skamokawa in December 1950 and attended Skamokawa Grade School and in 1964 he graduated from Wahkiakum High School where, as a proud “Mule” he played on the state championship basketball and football teams. He married Judy Nutter of Cathlamet on July 25, 1966; she survives him at home. Pat served as an MP in the Army during Vietnam. Pat was a dedicated emp...
John Hepburn Danielsen, 66, of Scottsdale, Ariz. died October 19, 2011. He was born February 1, 1945 to Elmer and Jessie Danielsen and grew up on Puget Island, attending school in Cathlamet before moving to Seattle. He was a naval architect and engineer and traveled extensively. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Lou Ann and Kenny Pedersen of Hemet, Calif. and other family members. At his request, his ashes will be spread at a later date, to be determined....
Cathlamet resident, Carl J. Backman, 65, passed away November 18, 2011 at St. John Medical Center. He was born July 28, 1946, in Longview, to Sigurd and Gunborg (Anderson) Backman. Carl grew up in Longview and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1964. He married Lorna Sturm in 1966; she survives him at home. In 1978 Carl and Lorna moved to Puyallup and nine years ago they moved to Cathlamet. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in research and development as a biologist for 38 years; retiring in 2002. Carl loved his family. He was a thinker and had a...
Anna Carina Jill Old, 43, passed away at her home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on November 4, 2011. Anna was born on September 28, 1968 in Sweden to Ove K. and Ingalill Gunnarson. She grew up in Oregon and Montana. She met her husband Mel Old in Alaska where they lived until Mel's death from cancer. After Mel's death, she moved to Grays River before moving to Bonners Ferry in the spring of 2011. She worked for Wahkiakum on the Move for several years and enjoyed kayaking, camping and was a wonderful artist. She will be deeply missed by her family...
Shirley G. Hendrickson died November 2, 2011. She was born in Cathlamet and lived in the area for 30 years. Shirley married Alvar L. Hendrickson on August 27, 1949. Al died in August, 2007. Theirs was a blessed and enduring union for 58 years. Shirley is survived by her sister, Ora Lorraine Bauer, and brother, Donald Coates, and many nieces and nephews. Shirley's aunt, Roberta Myers and cousins Rob and Carla are close surviving family. All four of Shirley and Al's children are surviving: Laurie, Mike, Mary and Randy and three granddaughters,...
Eldis Eleanor Baker, 93, left our world November 1, 2011 in Arlington. She was born December 9, 1917 in Adna. Her parents were Ethel (Keller) and Martin Iverson. Eldis graduated from Adna High and attended business college in Centralia. She then was employed by the County Extension Agents Office in Chehalis where she met her future husband. Eldis and Al Baker were married June 7, 1938. After a time they purchased a dairy farm in Cathlamet. They had three children and a good life. Eldis had the honor of being a State Grange member for over 60...
Naselle resident Annette “Sis” Gilbert-Smith, 51, died in Ilwaco, October 31, 2001 following a short battle with cancer. The daughter of Robert and Mabyn (Klint) Smith, she was born in Longview, Washington on April 17, 1960. She grew-up in Rosburg where she attended grade school and was a graduate of Naselle High School, class of 1979. Sis was a wife, mother and homemaker. She also was employed by the Washington Department of Fisheries at hatcheries in Naselle, Nemah and Grays River. She enjoyed time with her many friends, card games, dice and...
Cathlamet resident, Helen Patricia Bigler, “Patty”, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 31, 2011. Patty was born May 8, 1932 to Leonard J. Ferguson and Laura M. Tennis in Eugene, Ore. She graduated from Eugene High School in 1950 and her first job was with the local phone company. She married the love of her life, David L. Bigler on August 4, 1962. They eventually made their home in Cathlamet where Patty retired from the Wahkiakum Sheriff’s Department as a civil deputy in 1995. Patty was preceded in death by her beloved husba...
Naselle resident Annette Marie Gilbert-Smith, 51, died in Ilwaco on October 31, 2011 following a battle with cancer. No formal service will be held at her request. A complete obituary will be published later and her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com....
Allan D. "Bud" Hodge, 87, of Cathlamet died October 13, 2011. He was born January 17, 1924 in Ridgefield to David and Cleda (Pope) Hodge. He attended Benson Polytech in Portland and married his first wife Norma Reese in 1945 in Vancouver. He married his second wife Jean Hammon in Cathlamet in 2005. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Union #701 for 67 years and worked on the construction of dams in the local area. He is survived by his wife Jeanne Hodge of Scappoose, Ore., daughters Connie Cooper of Eugene, Ore. and Nancy Wilson of...
Former Cathlamet resident William “Rod” Olson passed away on October 23, 2011, with his family at his side. Rod was born January 30, 1927. in Portland, Oregon and passed away in Tacoma, Washington. He has gone before us to heaven to await his wife, Jo, of 58 years and their three children: Sheryl (Chet), Jean (Ron), and Bill (Rosalia), 5 grandchildren: Brett (Brookann), Kristen, Brittany, Megan, Andrew, and 3 great grandchildren: Abigail, Tyler, Avan and 2 brothers: Robert and Richard Sny...
Jennie Christina Pearson, 97, of Cathlamet passed away October 18, 2011. She was born February 25, 1914 in Centerville to Kalle and Annalise (Lehto) Hoikka. Jennie was a lifelong resident of Rosburg and attended Seal River School. She married Elving on September 28, 1935 in Cathlamet; he preceded her in death in 1980. Jennie loved her social life and was active in her community; she was kind and loved to help everyone. Jennie enjoyed yard work, sewing, cooking baking, crocheting and embroidering. She was confirmed in the Seal River Apostolic...
Lifelong area resident, Robert B. “Rob” Webb, Jr., 77, passed away October 11, 2011 at his home in Cathlamet. He was born May 30, 1934 in Corvallis, Ore. to Robert, Sr. and Muriel (Hall) Webb. The Webb family moved to Skamokawa in 1942. Rob graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953. He married Yvonne Sprague on September 27, 1959; she preceded him in death on May 1, 2009. Rob was a member of Cathlamet Seventh Day Adventist Church and acted as Head Elder for several years. He worked as a dairyman, managed the Chevron gas station for thr...
Puget Island resident, Christopher Wade Chevalier, 34, passed away October 16, 2011. He was born January 27, 1977 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Fred Chevalier and Loretta (Prestegard) Chevalier. He grew up in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1995. Ten years ago he married Stephanie Lawson; they moved back to Cathlamet from Ophiem, Ill. three years ago; she survives him at home. Chris was a member of IBEW Local 145 Electrician Union through Fibre; where he worked as an electrician. He loved his family and was a loving husband...
