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Mary Lou Riley 80, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died October 15, 2022 at her home. She was born in Wallace, Idaho to Verne and Nettie (Peterson) Dodge. On July 8, 1959 Mary Lou married Larry Riley. They moved to Cathlamet where they raised their family. She worked for many years at St. James Family Center, as a beloved teacher. She and Larry were foster parents for over 20 years. She loved children and making a difference in their lives. She joined the Church of Latter Day Saints at age nine and was a self-taught pianist, playing for the church for...
Former Cathlamet resident Margaret Jeaudoin, 96, of Vancouver, died October 16, 2022 at her home. She and her husband Louie, who preceded her, resided in the Elochoman Valley for many years and loved their time here. Margaret was interred with Louie at a graveside service on Wednesday, October 19 at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Patricia Renfro, 67 of Cathlamet, died September 26, 2022 in Longview. She was born in Hanford WA on July 9, 1955 to Bill and Thelma (Tover) Renfro. Her family moved to Puget Island before her dad was sent to France for military duty and they spent several years there. They returned to Puget Island where she attended school and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1974. Patty loved her summer job spent at a cannery in Alaska. She moved to Longview where she began her career at Longview...
Robert Eugene Kandoll, 66, of Longview, died September 4, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Portland, OR after a lengthy battle with cancer. Robert was born August 6, 1956, in Longview. He graduated from Naselle-Grays River Valley High School in 1974. Following graduation, Robert worked in the wood products industry. Additionally, he served in the United States Air Force from 1981-1983. Robert enjoyed golfing, playing the guitar, listening to music, walking at Lake Sacajawea, and spending time...
Nancy Lee Peterson, 74, widow of the late Eric W. Peterson, died August 14, 2022 in Forest Grove, OR, due to end stage liver disease. She was a long time resident of Greenbank, and Grays River. She is survived by her three sons, Trevor, Bror and Brent, their children, and her siblings, Beth East, Karen Dennler, and Terry, Robert and John Watson. She was born in Millinocket, ME on November 14, 1947, the daughter of Guilford Watson and Montez (Cox) Watson. She was a graduate of Stearns High...
Edelgard Stoeger was born (July 1931 - November 2021) to Anni and Ernst Sommer in Cologne, Germany. In 1953 she married Herbert Stoeger PhD in Austria, where she resided for the first years of their marriage and where her children Gabriele and Wilfried were born. Amidst multiple trans-oceanic moves with her husband to and from the USA and Switzerland, Edelgard continued to grow and raise her family, which now included US born Reinhard. Her professional journey as a physical and massage...
Joyce Lucille Keeling Bolton, 85 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Rosburg, WA on July 30, 2022. Born in Walhalla, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Allen and Lenna Keeling. She was raised in Walhalla, North Dakota where she graduated from in 1954. She retired as a bookkeeper for the Hackbarth Company. She married Norman Louis Bolton on September 21st , 1956 and they have lived in Cucamonga, California, Corona, California, and finally Rosburg, Washington. During their union, four children were born, Keith, Loreen, Lisa, and...
Max Malin Smith, 64, passed away early Thursday morning, July 28th 2022 in Vancouver, WA after a 6 year battle with melanoma. Everyone who had the pleasure of knowing Max knew him to be patient, kind, and hard working. He was always a glass-half-full kind of guy who loved his family dearly. He was adventurous and fun-loving, with a great sense of humor and a mischievous spirit. He enjoyed camping, playing all sorts of games, riding his motorcycle, admiring the scenery, and cheering on the...
Robert E. Kandoll, 66, of Kelso, died September 4, 2022 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland Oregon. A funeral service will be held at Valley Bible Church in Rosburg on Tuesday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m., with a Graveside Committal to follow at Seal River Cemetery. A full obituary will follow. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Dale F. Strueby, of Longview, and former longtime resident of Cathlamet, died at age 93 in Vancouver, August 19, 2022. Dale was born in Oso, Washington February 18, 1929 to Frank and Gladys (Fry) Strueby. He was the oldest of three children including his younger sisters Joyce and Carolyn. He graduated from Kelso High School in 1947. Later, he served in the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division in the Korean War. After his return home from Korea, Dale became a Journeyman Electrician for Weyerhaeuser....
Sandra Jane (Olsen) Boldt passed away peacefully at PeaceHealth medical center in Longview, Washington on July 28th at the age of 75. Sandy was born to Mervin and Myrtle (Bennett) Olsen on June 13, 1947 in Longview, Washington. Sandy attended school in Cathlamet as a child and later graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1965. It was in high school where she met Arthur Boldt Jr and married him on July 27, 1965. They had two daughters, Shelley and Patti. Sandy's first job was at the Wahkiakum...
Joyce Hoven, age 73, of Cathlamet, WA died peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Joyce was born on November 11, 1948 in Ryderwood, WA to the late George and Doris Epley. She was the youngest of six children and was adored by her parents and siblings. Joyce graduated from Wahkiakum High School and married her childhood sweetheart, Richard Hoven, on Christmas Eve of 1965. Together they raised six children, hosted a beloved foreign exchange student from Spain, Ana Delgado, who still refers to her...
Tracy Renee Zuern, of Long Beach, died July 27, 2022. She was born September 26, 1970 in Astoria, to Norman and Nancy (Prest) Gisler. She graduated from Oregon State University and received a bachelor’s degree in forest recreation management. She worked for Washington State Parks for over 20 years. Tracy is survived by her husband Don; daughter Zoey; mother Nancy Prest Bielman (Mike); father Jerry DeBriae Jr. (Rosie); sister Amanda; brother JR; grandparents Jerry and Linda DeBriae Sr.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in d...
Dale Strueby, 93, longtime Cathlamet resident, died August 19, 2022 in a Vancouver hospital. Full obituary to follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
April 20, 1935-August 7, 2022 Russell Ozment was born April 20, 1935 in Longview, WA to H.D. Ozment and Pearl Kindberg Ozment. In 1936, the family moved from Grays River, WA to the Elochoman Valley, Cathlamet, WA. The family operated Riviera Jersey Farm, raising beautiful cattle. Russell had much success showing his cattle as a 4-H Club member at local, district and state fairs and was named Washington State's top 4-H dairy club member. Russell graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953 where...
Dean Nielson, 83, of Brule, Nebraska, passed away August 1, 2022, at his home in Brule. Dean was born June 19, 1939, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Boyd and Barbara "Betty" (Monhart) Nielson. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1958. On February 23, 1962, Dean married Patricia F. Mathison. The couple made their home at Alderpoint, California, where Dean worked as a timber cutter before moving to Colorado. Dean worked in the forestry industry most of his career, which took the family all over the northwest United States, and,...
Donald A. Rathjen, 78, of Cathlamet, died July 25, 2022 at his home. He was born in Bellingham on January 28, 1944 to Eugene and Josephine (Zybura) Rathjen. His family moved to Yakima where he grew up and graduated from Davis High School in 1963. He joined the Coast Guard and was stationed on the Lightship Columbia and at Bremerton. He eventually joined the Yakima Fire Department where he worked as a firefighter until he retired in 1992. He enjoyed some time as a Trolley Engineer on the Yakima Valley Trolley. In 2002 he moved to Cathlamet...
Donald Lee Kinney, 69, of Cathlamet, died at his home July 30, 2022. He had lived in this area for 11 years, coming from Banks, Oregon. He is survived by a sister Patty Wilson and her husband Gary, a nephew and his friend, Kay Walters. No service will be held. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Marian Molly (Greene) Strong, 93, of Rosburg, passed away August 9, 2022 in Ocean Park, Washington. She was born April 5, 1929 in Nisqually, Washington, to Esther Pearl Taylor. Her mother would marry Norman Greene, who adopted Marian as his own. She grew up an only child. During her younger years, she worked in nursing in Glendale, Calif. She would later meet and marry Donald Strong, and together they had six children. She spent her children's youth as a home maker, lovingly caring for her husband and family, and would later work 10 years as...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, Russell D. Ozment, died in Longview on August 7, 2022. A Celebration of Life is being planned for late August. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Joyce M. Hoven of Cathlamet died August 2, 2022 at a Vancouver hospital. She was a longtime Cathlamet resident. A service will be held in September. A full obituary will follow. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Arlie Fauver Sanders, 96, longtime Grays River resident, died July 12, 2022 in The Dalles Oregon. She was born May 6, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. When she was 20 years old she moved to Wahkiakum County. Arlie married George Fauver who preceded her in death in 1972. After George passed, Arlie moved to Arizona where she met and married Hod Sanders, in 1980. Arlie enjoyed life on the ranch in Globe, Arizona until retirement and then they moved to Young, Arizona. Hod passed in 2002 and Arlie moved back to Grays River. She opened the...
Richard D Anderson, 91, of Puget Island, died July 31, 2022 in Longview. Dick was born April 1, 1931 in Boise, Idaho to August and Inez (Phillips) Anderson. He grew up in Emmett Idaho and spent most of his adult life working as an electrician. He worked the last years at Crown Zellerbach Wauna Mill before retirement. He moved to Cathlamet in the early 1980s and enjoyed life on Puget Island. After the passing of his first wife Ruth, he married Shirley Larson on February 21, 1998. He was a longtime member of the Masonic lodge and Puget Island...
Sandra J. Boldt, 75, lifelong resident of Cathlamet, died July 28, 2022 in Longview. There will be a graveside service on Saturday August 27 at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
A Graveside Service will be held Saturday August 13 at 1 p.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet for Jennifer Wolcott. Her obituary appeared in the July 21, 2022 edition of The Eagle....
