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Rosburg, Washington resident Wallace L. “Wally” Smalley, 71, a life long resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Longview, Washington on November 3, 2010. The son of pioneer Wahkiakum county residents Daniel and Signe (Buhakka) Smalley, he was born in Cathlamet, Washington on October 26, 1939. Wally was a 1957 graduate of Naselle High School and attended Lower Columbia College in Longview for two years. He was a 40 year employee of the Wahkiakum county road department. Wally loved woodworking, commercial fishing and farming at his residence in...
Hilda Martha Herrman Sperle, 95, passed away on November 3, 2010, in Preston, Idaho. She was born June 21, 1915, in Ingomar, Montana, the daughter of Soloman H. and Lydia Stoebner Herrman. She married Theodore Sperle on September 24, 1936, in Eureka, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on December 6, 1987. She loved to bake, cook and sew. She made hundreds of beautiful pillows. She made the best potato salad ever! She loved her children and always did the very best for them. She is survived by five daughters and one son, Lucille Aldridge of...
Travis James Burdick, 61, of Longview died October 26, 2010, at a Cathlamet adult care facility. He was born December 29, 1948, in Longview, to Traverse O. and Irene (Harrington) Burdick. Travis attended Cathlamet schools, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1967. He spent many years living in the Vancouver and Portland areas before returning to Longview four years ago. He worked as a general contractor. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and loved animals. In 1969 he married Marvene Von Allmen in Longview. They had two...
Pauline A. Setala was born on April 29, 1916 to Mary Saari and Gust Forsman at the family farm in Rosburg. She passed away August 10, 2010 at University Place Care Center in Tacoma. She went to a one room school house on Eden Valley Road. She had to walk several miles on cow trails through woods and farm lands to get to school. She was of Finnish/German heritage. Finnish was spoken at home and she learned the English language when she went to school. She continued with school up to the eighth grade and then stayed home to help on the family...
Everett Lee Mosher, born December 23, 1924 in Astoria, Ore. died October 3, 2010 in Shelton. Son of Wilbert and Lilia Mosher, Everett schooled on the peninsula up to 11th grade, then commercially fished with his father from 1942-1944. In 1944-1946 Everett served in the Navy serving at NTC, Farragut, Idaho, on the USS Abatan, and at PSC, USNB, Bremerton. He received two medals: the Asiatic Pacific area campaign medal and the World War II Victory medal. Everett met and married Laura Halverson in 1952 and with three children settled on the old Pen...
Cathlamet resident, Henry “Hank” Johnson, 75, passed away October 6, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. He was born September 22, 1935 in Portland, Ore. to Henry and Katherine (Zahumensky) Johnson. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1954, received an Associate’s degree from Lower Columbia College, a Bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 1959 and in 1961 he received a degree in Education. Hank served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1961. He was a member of the American Legion and Washington State Teacher’s Associati...
Beloved Cathlamet resident, Dewy B. Smith, Jr. passed away September 30, 2010 at Community Home Health & Hospice. He was born July 30, 1925 in Thayer, Kan. to Dewey, Sr. and Kathleen (Clapsaddle) Smith. He graduated high school from Billings, Mont. On August 5, 1944 he married Jean McEachern; she survives him at home. Dewey joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and loved serving his country for 20 years before retiring in 1962. After retiring from the Navy he worked in Bremerton at the Puget Sound Naval shipyard for several years. Dewey graduated from...
Former local resident, Lillian LaBeck, 89, died September 24, 2010 at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore. She was born March 21, 1921 in Astoria, Ore. to Jens and Martha (Vee) Hanson. She graduated from Knappa High School in 1940. She married Darryl LaBeck, he preceded her in death in 1979. Locally she is survived by her sister, Elsie Peterson of Cathlamet. She is also survived by her children, Daniel LaBeck and Laura Easley; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Darryl in...
Bernice Margaret Downs was born on January 29, 1912 in Hawkeye, Iowa to Leonard and Marie Dietel. She passed away September 18 at her son’s home. She was the youngest of five girls. Three sisters were grown by the time the two youngest, born 16 months apart, arrived. She lived on the family farm until five years old. The family moved to Mountain View, Calif. where she and her sister Evelyn grew up. She attended Mt. View Academy and Pacific Union College. While at college she met Malcolm Downs; they were married for 52 years. In 1942 they a...
Arvid Emil Simonson was born on March 26, 1914 in Astoria, Oregon. He was the fourth in line of twelve children born to Emil & Maria (Oja) Simonson who emigrated from Finland. He grew up in the upper Young’s River area and attended school there. He graduated from Astoria High School in May of 1932. He worked for Tidewater Timber Co. helping to build the C.R.P.A. shipyard in Astoria and later worked as a shipwright there. He also worked as a Pile-buck before going into the logging business. In 1940, he married Alma Buskala in Rosburg. She p...
Ronald E. Nelson, 72, died at his Naselle residence September 4, 2010. Born in Longview he grew up in Woodland where he lettered in three sports at Woodland High School and played football at Lower Columbia College in Longview. Ron worked in banking in Woodland and Longview before becoming a self-employed general contractor. In 1985 he returned to banking with the Bank of The Pacific where he was branch manager and vice president until retiring in 2010. Ron was an avid fisherman and golfer who lived in Naselle during the summer months and...
Former Long Beach resident Ken Lentz, 72, died in Cathlamet on September 1, 2010. The son of Walter and Clara (Halsey) Lentz, he was born in Oak Grove, Mo, on June 19, 1938. He lived in southern California for a time before moving to Skamokawa to be near family. There he worked in the woods and married Judy Heagy. They had a son, Curtis. Later the couple moved to Kansas City, Mo. where Ken was employed as an iron worker in construction. In 1965 he returned to the local area where he again worked in the woods and fished commercially out of...
Jerrold Samuel Florek, 51, of Cathlamet, passed away September 3, 2010 as the result of a logging accident. He was born August 4, 1959 to Joseph, Sr. and Corliss (Sotka) Florek in Longview. Jerrold attended school in Cathlamet and graduated in 1977 from Wahkiakum High School. He worked as a timber faller, starting the profession when he was 15 years old. He spent two and a half years working as a roughneck in the Oklahoma Oil fields in the early 1980s. He traveled to New Zealand 20 years ago to work as a timber faller there for six months and...
Longtime local resident, James Rainey, 63, passed away September 4, 2010 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. He was born February 6, 1947 in Tillamook, Ore. to Douglas and Jennie (Crivella) Rainey. He attended school in Grays River and Naselle. Big Jim enjoyed his work as a dairy farmer and he was a timber faller for Weyerhauser until a logging accident in 1984. He and his dad enjoyed racing horses around the Northwest for many years. He loved working on old trucks, and spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his sons,...
Cathlamet resident, Jack Arthur Knopski, 70, passed away August 24, 2010 at his home. He was born May 11, 1940 in Portland to Anton and Juanita (Moore) Knopski. He graduated from Washougal High School in 1958. On August 4, 1968 he married Carole Herrmann; she preceded him on October 5, 2009 after 41 years of marriage. Jack was a lifelong commercial fisherman in Kenai, Alaska and on the Columbia River. After retirement, he and Carole enjoyed their time in Arizona before moving to Cathlamet in 2004. He loved sport fishing, deer hunting with his...
Lorraine Bernadette (Svensen) Bailey passed away in Renton, WA on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. She was 89 years of age. Lorraine was the last living member of the late Sidney and Esther Svensen family, pioneers of Puget Island. Her brothers Elroy and Eugene (Sonny) and sister Selma all predeceased her. Lorraine was born on Puget Island March 10, 1921. She enjoyed a childhood of Norwegian tradition living on the Svensen family farm on Welcome Slough. She was active in the First Lutheran Church. She graduated from Cathlamet High School in 1939...
Longtime Cathlamet resident, Lilly Esther Ougendal, 93, passed away August 22, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. She was born January 29, 1917 in Orient, S.D. to Olof and Mathilda (Anderson) Swanson. She graduated from Ilwaco High School in 1935 and moved to Cathlamet in 1940. She married Arthur Ougendal on Septemeber 6, 1941 in Ilwaco; he preceded her in death in 2007. Lilly attended United Church of Christ (Congregational) and was a member of Lettie Warren Guild. She was an account supervisor for the PUD for 19 years, retiring in 1977. She...
Michael Douglas Brennan, 63, of Cathlamet died July 24 at home. He was born July 19, 1947, in Huntington Park, Calif. to Katie and Joseph J. Brennan. He graduated from Bell Gardens High School and served in the Air Force from 1966-1970. On September 6, 1969 he married Gerry Gessner. She survives him at home after 40 years of marriage. He and Gerry moved to Cathlamet in 1973 where he worked at Durrah and Martin logging company. He worked for the Wahkiakum County PUD for 30 years, and retired in August of 2008. Mike was active in the Cathlamet...
Deborah (Deby) Lyn Davis Cannaday, 58, died at her home in Bonney Lake, Washington on July 24, 2010. She was born February 13, 1952 in Longview to Roger and Carol Davis. After graduating from Mark Morris High School, Deby lived in Long Beach, Cathlamet and Bonney Lake. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and growing strawberries at her home in Bonney Lake, and enjoyed her family and friends. Deby was preceded in death by her mother, Carol J. Davis; her brother Alan N. Davis and her niece Harmony J. Caliman. She is survived by her father Roger N....
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, Myra L. “MyLou” Simmons, 79, passed away July 16, 2010 at Woodland Convalescent Center. She was born July 30, 1930 in the Elochoman Valley at Crown Willamette Paper Company Camp, which was later known as Crown Zellerbach Family Camp to Edward O. and Orva E. (Clark) Olsen. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1948. On August 19, 1948 she married Richard M. “Dick” Johnson; he preceded her in death in 1982. Together they had two children, Teresa and Michael who survive her. On March 12, 1985 she married Kenneth...
Melody (Mel) Rose Music of Centralia went to live in heaven with her loving Father on June 25, 2010. Mel was born on August 26, 1953 in Chehalis. After nursing school she spent 29 years in Cathlamet. She was a faithful member of the Cathlamet Seventh Day Adventist Church. Mel was one of the sweetest and loving people around and had many great friends. The great friends she made at her apartment building will miss her greatly as they became her second family. Melody was preceded in death by her father Ernest H. Music. Survivors include her...
Marian (Everest) Healy Vik, 92, of Longview died July 1, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center. She was born April 2, 1918 in Bemidji, Minn. to Ralph and Elsie (Walker) Everest. The family moved to Cathlamet when Marian was eight. She was raised there and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1936. She spent her adult life living in Cathlamet and Longview. She worked for the Wahkiakum County Bank in Cathlamet and the Bon Marche in Longview. She most recently was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Longview. She is survived by her loving...
Former Cathlamet resident Lewis G. "Louie" Jeaudoin Jr., 86, passed away June 30, 2010, at Canterbury Gardens in Longview. He was born Oct. 17, 1923, in Aberdeen, to Lewis and Catherine (Dieble) Jeaudoin. He attended Providence Academy in Vancouver. Louie served in the Air Force during World War II. On Dec. 3, 1973, he married Margaret Slaughter. They lived in Naselle and Vancouver before moving to Cathlamet in 1986. They resided there until moving to Longview three years ago. Louie was a lifelong member of St. James Catholic Church in Vancouve...
Naselle, Washington resident A. R. “Dick” Grabenhorst, 88, died in Longview, Washington on June 30, 2010. The son of Albert and Letica (Frink) Grabenhorst, he was born in Flasher, North Dakota on April 4, 1922. At age 18 months he moved with his family to Onalaska, Washington where his father worked in a local mill. Dick attended Onalaska High School until joining the US Navy in 1940 where he served during World War II as a gunner’s mate aboard the USS New Mexico and USS Hollandia until honorably discharged in 1946. Following his milit...
Former Cathlamet resident, Pauline Barbara Chase, 87, died June 26, 2010 in Longview. She was born July 27, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa to William and Martha (Horne) Von Drasek. She graduated from high school in Orofino, Idaho and on August 8, 1942 married Ray Chase there. They moved to Cathlamet in 1951. Ray preceded her in death on May 27, 2007. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed clam digging, fishing, reading, crocheting, cooking and canning. She is survived by her daughters, Patty Prestegard of Longview; Juanita Irving of Cathlamet, and Lennie...
