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  • Michael S. Gregory

    Jun 30, 2011

    Michael S. Gregory, 63, of Longview died June 27, 2011 in Portland. A Celebration of Life will take place on Puget Island at a later date. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....

  • Virginia Badger

    Jun 23, 2011

    Longtime Grays River resident, Virginia “ShirLee” Badger, 65, passed away June 13, 2011 at her home. She was born January 30, 1946 in Corvallis, OR to Verbal and Polly (Nichols) Carpenter. She married Marvie Badger in 1987; he preceded her in death in 2000. ShirLee worked as a waitress, cook and bartender all over the local area for many years and was well loved. She leaves behind many friends and loving family and will be remembered for her wonderful heart, fun loving personality and generous spirit. She is survived by her daughters, Mar...

  • Merle W. Davies

    Jun 23, 2011

    Merle W. Davies, 88, of Longview, WA passed away June 16, 2011 at Community Hospice. He was born March 1, 1923 in Saguache, CO to James and Evelyn E. (Shippee) Davies. Merle recently moved to Longview from Rosburg, WA, where he lived since 1980; coming from Toutle, WA. He married his wife, Nellie on October 10, 1974; she preceded him in death on December 18, 2008. Merle served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Carpenter’s Union and Ironworker’s Union. He worked with Ironworkers, building bridges. He enj...

  • Virginia Badger

    Jun 16, 2011

    Virginia "Shirley" Badger, 65, died June 13, 2011 at home in Grays River. Services pending and an obituary will be forthcoming in next week's Eagle....

  • Bernadine M. Chattick

    Jun 16, 2011

    Bernadine Marine Chattick, 63, died May 5, 2011 in Olympia. She was born December 23, 1947 to Ray and Betty Blain. She attended Rosburg grade school and graduated from Naselle Grays River Valley High school where she met her husband Michael. They have three sons, Michael, Shawn and Brent. She lived in Olympia where she worked in arts and crafts retail but had many family members in the Grays River, Rosburg, Deep River and Naselle areas. There will be no services. The family will hold a gathering at a later date....

  • Gilbert Wika

    Jun 9, 2011

    Lifetime local resident, Gilbert “Skip” Wika, 76, died June 6, 2011 at his home in Ridgefield. He was born March 13, 1935 on Puget Island, to Kristian and Clara (Westerberg) Wika. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953 and that same year moved to Longview. He married Connie Burckhardt on May 17, 1975; she survives him at home after 36 years of marriage. He started work at the Port of Longview, ILWU Local 21 until 1987 when he transferred to ILWU Local 92 in Portland, retiring on April 1, 2000. Skip and Connie moved to Ridgefield in...

  • Daniel E. Miller

    Jun 9, 2011

    Daniel "Danny" Eugene Miller, 31, of Seaside, Ore. passed away on May 25, 2011 in Portland. Danny was the first baby born in Clatsop County at 12:04 a.m. on January 1, 1980 at Columbia Memorial in Astoria. Danny came into this world smiling and never stopped, it was his goal to make people smile; he loved his life and always saw the good in everyone, and Danny never knew a stranger. Danny was raised in Seaside and graduated from Seaside High School in 1999. Danny had a magical touch when it came to mechanics and went on to become a heavy...

  • Judy Lee Houk

    Jun 2, 2011

    Judy Lee (Heagy) Houk died May 25, 2011 in Bend Ore. She was born on May 22, 1940 in Seattle to Errol and Betty (Freeman) Heagy. At two years old, Judy, her father, her new mother Jean and brothers Dennis Lewis and Dennis Errol moved toward the Columbia River region. Her father, Errol working in the ship yards during WWII. With the addition of a new little brother, Steve, the family migrated to Skamokawa where Errol and his brother began a logging business. The family increased by two more brothers, Terry and Ron, and relocated to Cathlamet....

  • Carol Jean Albrecht

    Jun 2, 2011

    Carol Jean Albrecht, 76 of Woodland, died May 25, 2011 in Longview after a six year fight against cancer. She was born October 29, 1935 to Francis and Maud (Harris) Tower in Raymond. She married Fred Albrecht there on March 1, 1958. He survives her. She was educated at Centralia Community College and worked as an accounting technician at a Veterans Administration Hospital until she retired in 1995. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Daniels of Cathlamet, son Fred Albrecht of Vancouver, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was...

  • Herbert Faubion

    Apr 28, 2011

    Just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends, Herbert (Hub) Faubion died on April 22, 2011 at home surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born to Herbert, Sr. and Alma Kent Faubion on February 19, 1911 and lived in Cathlamet until 1956. It was in Cathlamet that he met Rosemary, his wife of 66 years and began raising their four children. She preceded him in death in 2007. In 1956, they moved to Lacey where he was appointed the first Executive Secretary of the newly formed State Board for Volunteer...

  • Dennis Caraway

    Apr 21, 2011

    Cathlamet resident Dennis Caraway, 52, died April 7, 2011 at his home. He was born May 20, 1958 in Yakima to Elton and Frances (Prine) Caraway. He moved to Cathlamet in 2001. He did yard work for friends and family and enjoyed model cars and art. Surviving him is his significant other, Joy Ferguson; son Jeff Caraway; stepsons Ellis, Brandon and Bobby Ferguson; stepdaughter Nicki Ferguson; brothers Buddy and Jeff Caraway; sisters June Parren and Edna Kelim; his mother-in-law Bobbie Durns; two step-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A...

  • Lela C. Woods

    Apr 14, 2011

    Lela Claire Woods (nee Kyes), beloved mother, sister, wife and nana, went to walk in Heaven on April 3, 2011, after a long illness. She passed peacefully at home in her sleep, surrounded by her family. She was 60 years old. Lela was born August 7, 1950 in Eau Claire, Wis. to Sidney and Eva (Wilson) Kyes. She was raised in Cathlamet and Longview, graduated from Wahkiakum High School, and spent most of her life in Washington, with a small part being spent in Astoria. She loved being surrounded by her friends and family. She loved watching the...

  • John F. Lawrence

    Apr 14, 2011

    John Francis Lawrence, 90, passed away April 4, 2011 at his home in Cathlamet. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 13, 1920 to Samuel and Agnes (Cassidy) Lawrence. He graduated high school in Brooklyn and attended college in New York. He married Madelyn (Graves) Lawrence on February 8, 1947; she preceded him in death in 2007 after 60 years of marriage. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1943 until he retired as Major in 1959. He was a member of Order of the Caribou, Marine Corps Memorial Association and St. Catherine’s Catholic C...

  • Alex Calvert

    Apr 14, 2011

    A memorial service for Alex Calvert will be held this Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Steele Chapel at Longview Memorial Park. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....

  • Anna L. York

    Apr 7, 2011

    Anna Lee York, 89, died March 24, 2011. She was born August 23, 1921 to Edward and Minnie Dillard in Springfield, Mo., the youngest of eight children. Raised in Ebeniezer, Mo., she married Clyde W. York on December 21, 1941. The couple moved to California where they remained until 1970 when they moved to Spokane. She was an active member of Dishman Baptist Church and worked for Safeco Insurance for over 20 years. Clyde preceded her in death in 2003, and she moved to Longview before settling in Cathlamet. She was preceded in death by both her...

  • Paul Mosteller - corrected

    Mar 31, 2011

    Longtime Cathlamet resident Paul Mosteller, 86, passed away March 16, 2011 in Lakewood. He was born September 24, 1924 in Hayesville, North Carolina to James and Laura (Cothren) Mosteller. He married Blanche DeHart on September 6, 1947; together they moved to Cathlamet in 1967 where she survives him at home. Paul worked for Crown Zellerbach for over 20 years; retiring in 1985. In addition to his wife Blanche; he is survived by his sons Herb Mosteller (Anita), Dave Mosteller, Vance Mosteller (Shelly), Eldon Mosteller (Marie) and Rusty Bryant...

  • Mary B. Vanderwood

    Mar 31, 2011

    Longtime Cathlamet resident, Mary B. Vanderwood, 77, passed away March 23, 2011 at OHSU in Portland. She was born March 31, 1933 in El Centro, Calif. to Ladislao and Maria (Casarez) Camacho. Mary graduated from Calexico High School in 1950. On August 13, 1955 she married Joseph Vanderwood in Yuma, Ariz.; he survives her at home. Mary and Joe moved to Cathlamet in 1974. Being bilingual, Mary was able to use her gifts to serve Wahkiakum County in many special ways. She worked as an aide in several programs at Wahkiakum Schools, as an officer for...

  • Julie Ann Hoak

    Mar 31, 2011

    Julie Ann Hoak was born to Glenn and Erma Fox on May 22, 1958 in Vancouver, Wash. She was raised with her two older sisters Sharee and Marie. Julie attended school in Washougal, graduating in 1976 and later took college courses in writing. Julie loved books, nurturing plants and flowers and quilting but her greatest love was for her Lord Jesus and her family. Julie married Andy Hoak in 1998 and moved to Grays River in 2001. Julie is survived by her mother, two sisters and her daughter Katherine. She has two grandsons and several nieces and...

  • Lilia O. Duthie

    Mar 24, 2011

    Lilia O. Duthie of Cathlamet died March 21, 2011, at her beloved home peacefully looking at the Columbia River at the wonderful age of 92. Lilia was born and reared in the international city of Shanghai. It was here that she met her husband, Frank, before World War II. During the war Lilia, who is of Portuguese parentage, held a neutral passport and was free to ship food packages and cigarettes to Potung, where Frank was held in an internment camp for the duration of the war. Lilia, with husband Frank and their six month old son, Jim, arrived...

  • Joyce O. Bowman

    Mar 24, 2011

    Joyce Oris (Prestegard) Bowman, 75, of Westport, Oregon, journeyed to Heaven while surrounded by her loved ones in prayer on March 19, 2011, at the Community Home Health & Hospice Care Center in Longview, Washington. Joyce was born on Puget Island, WA., graduated from Clatskanie High School, married Roger B. Bowman at the Westport Community Church on December 19, 1953, and has been a resident of Westport, OR for over 60 years. Joyce was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her love of life and others made people gravitate to...

  • Maurine R. Clark

    Mar 17, 2011

    Maurine Ruby Clark, 93, of Cathlamet, passed away March 11, 2011 at Columbia View Care Center. She was born April 12, 1917 in Roseburg, Ore. to Thomas and Ethel (Mitchell) Van Brimmer. She moved to Cathlamet from the Long Beach-Seaview area in 1974 after retiring from Ilwaco Hospital where she worked as a nurse’s aid for 20 years. She loved cooking, gardening, camping, crocheting and sewing. She was preceded in death by her husband Vernon Clark in 1989; a daughter, Dorothy Montgomery in 2006; a grandson, Thomas R. Torppa and great-grandsons, J...

  • Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan

    Mar 10, 2011

    Former Skamokawa resident Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan, died February 15 from complications related to a recent stroke. She was 82. Better known as Sherry, Vaughan was born in Madison, Wis., to Jesse George and Hildegarde Wooll Crownhart. In 1946, she attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison and graduated with a degree in economics. She married Tom in 1951, and moved to Portland three years later. She served on numerous boards, including the Portland Opera, Oregon Symphony and Chamber Music Northwest and was the first woman to serve on...

  • Floyd H. Hoven, Jr.

    Mar 3, 2011

    Floyd Herman Hoven, Jr., 67, of Yreka, Calif. died February 15, 2011 at his home. He was born on May 8, 1943 in New Haven, Mich. and worked many different jobs. He went back to school to get his high school diploma in 1998 and at that time, he got his mechanic certificate. He is survived by his wife of 46 years Barbara Jean Hoven; daughters Corrina Sue Chandler Wallace and Ronda Jean Collier, both of Yreka; son John Floyd Hoven of Brookings, Ore.; brothers Richard Hoven and wife Joyce of Cathlamet, John Hoven and wife Anita of Puget Island,...

  • Deanne Durham

    Mar 3, 2011

    Deanne Durham, 53, of Cathlamet, passed away February 24, 2011 at her home. She was born June 25, 1957 in Stockton, Calif. to Treweet and Diana (Rogers) Spencer. She graduated from Kamiah High School in Idaho. On August 23, 1975 she married Steve Durham; they moved to Cathlamet in 2007 from Petaluma, Calif.; he survives her at home. Deanne was passionate about her family and friends, she was known for her big heart and her willingness to help out anyone in their time of need. She had a great love of nature and its beauty. She enjoyed water...

  • Polly Britton

    Feb 17, 2011

    Longtime Cathlamet resident Polly Britton passed away at the Hospice Care Center February 7, 2011 at the age of 73. She was born November 10, 1937 in Los Angeles to Alan and Jane (Hart) Macrae. Polly grew up in California and graduated from Placerville High School in 1955. She married Bruce Britton on May 26, 1956 in Reno. While Bruce was in the military, they travelled extensively, raising their three daughters. Highlights of Polly's life were her family time, gardening, camping, cooking and animals, especially her dog Winnie. Polly loved the...

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