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Judith (Judy) Ann (Poelvoorde) Peek, 66, died July 3, 2010 in Bensalem, PA. She was born to Peter and Barbara Poelvoorde March 23, 1944. She enlisted in the U. S. Navy in January 1963 and served until July 1963. She married Donald Peek of Cathlamet on May 17, 1963 in Marion, Ariz. and was a Navy Wife for 23 years. She graduated from State Technical Institute at Memphis, TN in 1978 with an Associate of Science degree in Accounting Technology and from Chapman University in Orange, CA with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, accounting...
James Armon Spooner died at home on June 29, 2010. James was born July 17, 1922 in Bainville, Mont. to Armon C. and Elizabeth Spooner. James "Jim" Spooner was the Principal at Wahkiakum School District from 1961 to 1968. He was the Superintendent from 1968 to 1972. He retired as the superintendent of the Naches Valley School District in 1979. He is survived by Charlotte Spooner, his wife of 59 years, sons: Scott of Selah, Steven of Yakima, daughters: Becky of Seattle, Leslie Petty of Bothell, Laura Bales of Klickitat, son-in-law: Joe Bales of...
Fumiko “Susie” Jaspers, 86, passed away June 21, 2010 at Lorenzo Adult Family Home on Puget Island where she received loving care for over two years. She was born December 21, 1923 in Yokohama, Japan to Hiroshi Kitai and Hide Ando`. In 1953 she graduated from high school in Yokohama. She married Don Jaspers on September 3, 1953 in Japan and they moved to Puget Island that same year to make their home. Don preceded her in death in 1975. Susie was a housekeeper for several local families over the years. She is survived by her brothers, Kyo...
A graveside service was held for C. Fred Heim of Myrtle Point, Ore. on June 12, 2010 at Bunker Hill Cemetery in Longview. Fred was born December 18, 1902 in Wilderswil, Switzerland, the son of Fred and Madelina Heim. He died June 8, 2010 in Coquille Ore. at the age of 107. He came to America in March of 1923 and worked in the dairy business until 1955. He married Rena Mae Howard on February 26, 1931. They owned and operated the Eufaula Grocery Store in Longview from 1955-1962. From 1966-1969 they ran a dairy farm in Cathlamet then retired and...
Lifelong Naselle resident Audrey M. Wirkkala, 76, died June 10, 2010 in Kirkland, Washington. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Howard Jr., of Naselle; sons Jerry, Chris and Andy Wirkkala; daughters Julie and Jenelle Wirkkala; and seven grandchildren. Audrey was known for her photography skills which she shared at the annual Finn Fest and in the Chinook Observer newspaper. Viewing will be Thursday, June 17, 1 until 7 p.m. at Penttila’s Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach. The casket will be closed at her service. Funeral will be Friday, J...
Margaret M. Waters Elliott, 87, died June 1, 2010 in Longview. She was born July 16, 1922 in West New York, N.J. to Thomas J. and Catherine J. (Ryan) Waters. She married Ralph G. Elliott Sr. on July 8, 1945. He preceded her in death. She was a veteran who worked in shipyards during the war. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Stevens of Longview, and Carol Blyth of Ridgefield; sons Ken Elliott of Grays River and James Elliott of Kettle Falls; brother Thomas Waters of Pt. Pleasant, N.J.; 15 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and many...
Lifelong Longview resident Bartley Devlin Stanley, 26, passed away April 25, 2010 at his home. He was born December 2, 1983 in Longview to Lori Rose and Rick Stanley. He attended school in Longview. Bart was a member of the Blue Clan of the Cherokee Tribe. He was proud of his Native American heritage and learned the culture from his late grandma Clara Stanley, "Rustling Leaves." Bart's native name was "Gentle Bear" which he was given by his grandma. He commercial fished in Alaska for several years for his family's fishing business. Recently he...
Grays River resident Keith E. Hillsbery, 70, died in Portland, Ore. on April 11, 2010. Born in Astoria, Ore. on December 2, 1939 he was the son of Edward and Delores (Lawson) Hillsbery. Keith grew up on the banks of the Columbia River at Altoona where early on his father taught him essential fishing skills and even as a youngster he pursued his family heritage on the water. He graduated from Naselle High School and during the ensuing years fished commercially on the Columbia River, Willapa Bay and in Alaska with his vessels “Lady” and lat...
Woodland resident Arthur L. “Art” Carr, 60, passed April 8, 2010 at the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Portland, surrounded by loving family and friends. Art was born in The Dalles, Oregon on May 6, 1949, the son of Jerry and Lois (Gore) Carr. He grew up in the Portland area and in 1967 enlisted in the United States Army 173rd Airborne Division. He served two tours of duty in Viet Nam. Returning to Washington State he married Betty Edwards on May 13, 1978. To this union were born two sons, Staff Sergeant Robert Walter Carr, currently serving in the...
Willis "Bill" May, Jr., 74, died on April 8, 2010 in Dallas, Ore. He was born January 31, 1936 in Vancouver to Willis and Dessie (Vinson) May. He graduated from Dayton High School and joined the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged after four years of service. He married Mary Elizabeth Snow on July 11, 1960; she preceded him in death in 1975. He worked for Reynolds Metal Company for many years and lived in Cathlamet before moving to Dallas last year. He is survived by his son, Ron May of Union Gap; daughter Kathy Moore of Oak Grove,...
Patricia Jean Enge, 81, quickly and painlessly passed away in Edmonds, March 30, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y. on November 21, 1928 to Leo and Melva Robinson. She graduated high school in 1946. Pat left home during the Korean War to join the U.S. Navy in 1950. She graduated in the Navy’s first woman’s class to be trained as a Communications Technician, becoming one of our country’s first WAVES to hold that position. While stationed in Washington D.C., she met and worked with Elwood Enge. Pat qui...
Evelyn “Lady” Myrle Budnick was born on April 7, 1922 in Seattle, and passed away March 28, 2010 in Cathlamet. She lived in Seattle and Brookfield during fishing season with her husband Gus. They retired to Puget Island in 1989. She is survived by her sons Joe and Marty; daughters Lorie and Elaine; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, with another on the way. A Rosary will be held at 10 a.m., with a Memorial Mass to follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 10, 2010 at St. Catherine Catholic Church. Donations may be made in Evelyn Bud...
Evelyn Myrle Budnick, 87, of Cathlamet died on March 28, 2010. A full obituary will appear in The Eagle next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangments....
Myron passed away at 80 years old on Saturday morning March 20, 2010 in the Columbia View Care Center in Cathlamet from congestive heart failure. He was born in Watford City, N.D. on July 30, 1929 and lived in Vancouver for 45 years before moving to Naselle in 1995. Myron was a truck driver most of his adult life. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Patricia; four children, Carley Nancy Adams, of Vancouver, Susan Martin of Hillsboro, Ore., Le Ann Hunter of Washougal, and Corbett McMaster of Naselle; four grandchildren; four...
Dorothy H. Trimble died peacefully in her sleep in Olympia, Washington on 20 March 2010. She had struggled with Multiple System Atrophy and all its complications for a number of years. She was a resident of Naselle, and only since October 2008, had she and her husband, Robert, moved to Olympia. Dorothy was a “woman of God” and “a faithful servant.” Dorothy was born 10 December 1932 in Fredonia, Kan., to Helene Bauman and Tolly J. Lugenbeal. She was the eldest daughter of three girls. The family moved to Cathlamet, where Dorothy graduated from W...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, Roy Rodal, 92, passed away March 15, 2010 at Community Hospice in Longview. He was born August 3, 1917 on Puget Island to Nels and Petra (Sveno) Rodal. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1936. On September 7, 1940 he married Lois (Auer) Rodal; she survives him at home. In 2005 he and Lois moved to Longview to be near their family. He had several jobs locally before beginning his career with Crown Zellerbach, there he worked as a boom man and tug boat operator, he retired after 35 years. Roy also worked for...
Longview resident, Michelle Lee Farmer, 46, passed away March 13, 2010 at her home. She was born November 9, 1963 in Tacoma to Bruce and Polly (Macrae) Britton. She grew up in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1982 and moving to Longview that same year. She was a member of Faith Family Christian Center. For many years Michelle worked as a waitress and manager for the Woodshed Restaurant before she went to work at Lindsey Cotterell’s Law Office as a receptionist for many years until 2008. She is most remembered for the love o...
Altoona native Vivian Josephine Smalley 86, of Rosburg, died March 2, 2010 in Longview due to complications following heart surgery. She was born March 15, 1923 on her parents homestead on Hitchcock Creek, near Altoona. Her parents were Helge and Jenny (Buskala) Saari. They owned a family farm and dairy on Hitchcock Creek. Helge was the Altoona milkman and delivered to the area by boat. Vivian attended grade school in Altoona and graduated from Naselle High School. She enjoyed playing the accordion and swimming. In 1943 she married Oris Smalley...
Cathlamet resident, Corey Andreau Barnes, 20, passed away March 4, 2010 at OHSU in Portland, Ore. He was born February 20, 1990 in Longview to Kimberly Mathis and Mel Barnes. He attended Wahkiakum and Kelso Schools. He had worked in construction, timber falling and commercial fishing. Corey was a certified firefighter, he fought forest fires in Eastern Washington. He loved music, basketball, the outdoors, camping and hunting. He loved his family and friends. He is survived by his parents, Kimberly Havens and her significant other, Mike...
Mary Garrett, a resident of King City, Ore., from 1986 through 2000, died recently at a memory care facility in Port Orchard, where she had moved after residing for almost 10 years in an assisted living program at the recently closed Hotel Cathlamet in Cathlamet. She was 91 and had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Friends and family remember Mary as a gentle, soft spoken woman whose many interests included serving 21 months as an appointed member of the King City city council. She was very active with the Republican W...
Longtime Alaskan Lou Allen Wegdahl, 74, died January 27, 2010 at his home in Anchorage. He was born May 8, 1935 in Cathlamet at Puget Island and attended high school. He moved to Alaska in 1970 and lived in Kodiak for 35 years and Anchorage for five. He was a commercial fisherman in Alaska waters and the Columbia River. He began fishing in 1949, fishing for sturgeon, salmon, herring and king crab before retiring in 1996. He was a member of the American Legion in Kodiak and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. He is survived by his sister,...
Longtime resident of Puget Island, Laverne (Axlund) Neilson, 97, passed away February 23, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. She was born June 17, 1912 in Lynden, to Ben and Edith (Axling) Axlund. Laverne was raised by her Uncle John and Aunt Claire Axling after her mother became paralyzed and confined to her bed due to polio on June 9th of that same year. Laverne attended a one-room grade school (Delta Grade School) and graduated from Lynden High School in 1929. She began her career as a nurse at the county hospital and later worked and...
Cathlamet resident, James Malcolm Shoemaker, 80, passed away February 28, 2010 at his home. He was born March 26, 1929 in Louisiana, Miss. to James and Mary Jane (Ulery) Shoemaker. In 1974 he married Irene (Vetter) Shoemaker in Reno, Nev. They moved to Cathlamet in 1991. Jim served in the U.S. Marines during WWII. He was stationed in Okinawa and on the USS Missouri at the signing of the Peace Treaty. He was a member of the American Legion. Jim worked as a millwright, retiring in 1992 from the Carpenters and Millwrights Union. He enjoyed boating...
When you were born The world hummed Its everyday tune Of footsteps and voices, Engines and bells, But here In our home, Our souls sang with joy. Diana Hutts Aston Norma Mae Johnson, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died on April 22, 2009, peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Her husband, Palmer Johnson, passed away this past September. Norma was born on May 12, 1925, in Thurman, Iowa. She was raised by her parents, Roland and Alice Steele with brothers Marty and David. At the age of 12, Norma came to California to...
Longtime Puget Island resident, Laverne E. Neilson, 97, passed away February 23, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 6, 2010 at United Church of Christ (Congregational) in Cathlamet at 11 a.m....
