Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Mark David Reichert, 62, of Cathlamet, died November 25, 2016. He was born to Herbert George and Wanda (Oxford) Reichert on September 17, 1954, in Brush, Colo., and graduated from Dix High School. He was a mill worker and owner of Island Market on Puget Island. He enjoyed woodworking, cooking, traveling and his pets. Survivors include his wife, Roberta, at home; sons Matthew Reichert of Lakewood, Colo., and Sean (Ciara) Reichert of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brothers Steve Reichert and Larry Reichert; sisters Judy Wynne, Debbie Adams, Jan Janibagian...
John Merrill Gibson, 86, died November 24 at his Cathlamet home. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Eagle. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Steven Richard McNicholas was born June 21, 1940 in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Aileen and Harry P. McNicholas. He died November 9, 2016 in Longview. He lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest, most recently 11 years in Cathlamet and three years in Longview. He was predeceased by his parents; two brothers Dan and Marcus; and a sister Shannon. Professionally he was interested in businesses related to machinery. He developed a computerized world-wide machinery locating system earning him authorship with General Electric in 1977. He rebuilt...
Myrtle Gross Gorley, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died November 11, 2016 at a Longview care center. She was born to Olaf and Olive Harold on July 13, 1921 in Salem, Ore. She graduated high school there in 1939 and in 1940 married Heston Gross in Roseburg, Ore. In 1947 they moved to Cathlamet and soon purchased the Red and White Market. In 1958 they moved their business across the street and named it Grosses Market, operating it until 1976. Heston preceded Myrtle in 1974 and in 1978 she married Larry Gorley. Larry preceded her in 1980. Myrtle...
Frances Marie Clark was the daughter of LeRoy Jones Mulwee and Bertha Vestine Townsend Mulwee. She was born in Eureka, Montana on July 11, 1932. She passed away in hospice care at Alder House in Astoria, OR on October 25, 2016 after a very brief battle with cancer. As the youngest of nine children, her older siblings insisted that she had to have a nickname, which was Ella Jaye. Not only did the nickname stick, but all school, Sunday School and even census records while she lived in Montana...
March 4, 1928-Oct. 22, 2016 Barbara Jean Thompson, who lived her dream of publishing a newspaper, raised four sons, and touched many with warm kindness, generosity, and optimism, died Oct. 22 of cancer at her home on Puget Sound near Olympia. A memorial gathering will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Gull Harbor Lutheran Church, 4610 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia, Wash. Barbara and husband Alan, who married in 1949, published The Wahkiakum County Eagle from 1957 to 1966. From the...
Donald Bruce Twiet was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on July 19, 1936, he died on October 29, 2016 at home on Puget Island. He retired after serving 20 years in the United States Marine Corps; including three tours in Viet Nam. Don owned a custom cabinet shop in Burns, Oregon; did construction in Nevada and came to Wahkiakum County in 1988 to do construction here. He built cabinets in his shop on Puget Island and after retiring a second time, made custom rifle stocks and pistol grips as a hobby. He is survived at home by his wife Lore; also...
Carol June Salkeld, of Longview, died on October 30, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Longview. She is the mother to three children, Adele Henderson, Michelle Anderson and Tritram Salkeld. Her local family includes Rick and Michelle Anderson and their family. No local service will be held at her request. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Cuba Marcella Warra, 57, a 27 year resident of Naselle, died in Boise, Idaho while returning from a visit to family. The daughter of Ray and Savana Horsley, she was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 26, 1959. She grew up and received her education in Missouri and nearby Arkansas. In the early 1980s Cuba came west, eventually settling in Naselle. On March 24, 1990 she married Rick Warra and they resided in Naselle. There Cuba was a wife, homemaker and mother. She had in past years worked at Okie's Market in Naselle and also Appelo's Store in...
Holly A. Stahlberg, 47, of Skamokawa, died at Longview Hospice Care Center on October 22, 2016. She worked at Walmart for the last several years as a receiving clerk. Holly was born on October 7, 1969 in McMinnville,Ore., to John and Linda (Lawver) Luthi. She is survived by a son Austin Luthi and a daughter Kyla Meacham; three brothers Randy, Criss and Gale Luthi; her mother Linda Jensen and stepmother Arlene Luthi. Her Dad, John Luthi, preceded her in death and a daughter Amber preceded her, also. A memorial service will be held on Saturday...
Walter W. Kato was born in Astoria, Oregon, on December 2, 1925 and died of natural causes on October 15, 2016 in his home in Deep River, Washington. Walter was a life-long resident of Deep River, growing up on the farm, attending school, and learning the skills of farming and fishing from his father. Walter's parents, Gust and Jennie Kato, were both born in Finland and emigrated to America via ocean liner and Ellis Island and traveling by train to the Astoria area before World War I. They met a...
Sarah Jayne Jensen was born on May 1, 1918 in Tonkawa, OK to Ethel and Meade Campbell, and died October 13, 2016, at the age of 98 in Spokane. Sarah was raised on a farm in Elk and graduated from Riverside High School. Throughout her high school years she participated in baseball and basketball programs, making her an avid and lifelong baseball fan. Occupations included cooking in different positions from wheat ranches to school lunch programs for most of her adult life. Sarah and Don were married after Pearl Harbor was bombed, and WWII was...
On October 13, 2016 at approximately 7:25 a.m., Clarice Joy (Trotter) Peterson (a natural force of nature) left this world to be reunited with her husband, family and friends on that other shore so often talked about. Her arrival there possibly sparked fears of invasion. Joy was born to Clarence Howard Trotter and Mamie Alice (Brooks) Trotter at home in Harvey, Scott County, Arkansas on the evening of February 1, 1952, the last of seven children. The family moved to the Longview/Kelso area in 1953 and Joy has spent most of her adult life in...
Marjorie Mae Kraxberger (Elder), 89, of Canby, Ore., died October 14, 2016 in Oregon City, Ore. She was born April 30, 1927 in Astoria, Ore., the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Badger) Elder. She graduated as Valedictorian from Naselle High School, class of 1945. She was married to the late Siegfried Kraxberger in Vancouver, Wash., on January 11, 1947 and resided on their farm in Canby, Ore., for 69 years. She was a lifetime member of the Macksburg Lutheran Church. She is survived by her five sons and their spouses, Fred (Pearl),...
Edna Bettyjo Blain, age 87, died October 14, 2016. She was born February 24, 1929 to Alonzo Urban Clay and Gertrude Mildred Gragg Clay in Delano, Calif. The family later moved to Portland, Ore., where she met and married Franklyn L. Blain. They moved to Los Angeles, Calif. In 1949 the couple moved to Rosburg, Wash. They lived their lives together there until Franklyn’s death in 1999. Later Edna moved to Mint Valley Apartments in Longview until her final move to the Canterbury Inn in Longview. Edna’s occuupations included a waitress at the Gra...
Rosie D. Jameson, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died on October 15, 2016 in Vader at her daughter's home. She was born on July 14, 1921 in Heartville, MO., to William and Gertrude (Olds) Doris. She and John were married on Dec.24, 1941 in Idaho and moved to Cathlamet in 1956 where they lived until John's death in 2002. Rosie was a member of Assembly of God Church (now River of Life) teaching Sunday School and was a member of the Women's Missions. In addition to her family she loved to quilt, sew, garden and cook, making all three of her daughters...
Terry Dean Norberg was born in Walla Walla, Washington to Hjalmar Tilman Norberg and Ruth Evelyn Kinsey on May 15, 1944. A few months later, the family, which included older brother Jack, returned to Chehalis, WA. In 1950, the family moved to Skamokawa, WA in Wahkiakum County where Terry attended Skamokawa Grade School and then Wahkiakum High School in nearby Cathlamet. He graduated in the class of 1962. He attended Lower Columbia College and then Central Washington State College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1968. He...
Frances Virginia (Shuster) Shannon was born to Francis Leonard and Anna Bertha Shuster Nov. 12, 1919, while they lived at the Bridal Veil logging camp. She died surrounded by people she loved on Sept. 25, 2016, just short of her 97th birthday. In 1921, her family moved to Portland, where her father purchased their first car. Her dad took a job logging with Crown Zellerbach in 1925 and the family moved to the Beaver Creek logging family camp near Cathlamet. Around 1929, the family purchased the Civilian Conservation Corp camp just west of Cathla...
Amanda Brooke Gibson-Horman, 34 of Cathlamet died on September 21 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle due to heart complications. She was born on July 10, 1982 in Longview. Amanda was a lifelong Cathlamet resident. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2000. She worked as a cashier, cook and a caregiver at several local businesses over the years. She enjoyed her children, astrology, and flower gardening. Amanda is survived by her husband, Larry Horman Jr., her son, Gage Horman and daughter, Amy Horman, a brother Jon...
Betty L. Wood, 85, former longtime resident of Longview, died September 24, 2016 at her home in Vancouver, surrounded by her family. Betty was born on May 7, 1931 in North Dakota. In 1954, Betty moved to Long-view and married Puget Island resident Charles ‘Fred' Wood on January 18, 1955 where they made their home until 1962. Betty and Fred moved to Longview where they lived and raised their three children until 1995, moving at retirement to Benson Lake in Grapeview. Betty is survived by her three children, Gayle Fletcher (Mike), Bruce Wood, J...
Robert Frances Thomas died February 6, 2016. His full obituary was published in the February 25, 2016 edition of The Eagle. A celebration of life service will be held at the John C. Thomas middle school cafeteria on Saturday, October 8 at 2 p.m....
Butch passed away on September 3, 2106 after a courageous battle with prostate cancer. Butch was born on September 12, 1940 in Longview, Wa. to Jennings and Rita Rodal. He grew up in Cathlamet, Wa. graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1958. He lived in the Longview and Kelso area for the majority of his adult life. He was a veteran, serving with the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1965. Butch was employed by Doumit’s Grocery, Standard Dairy, Grandma Cookies, Mother’s Cookies and Tim’s Cascade Chips before operating his own business, Butch’s Distrib...
Earl C. Brisbin Jr., 73, died in Portland on August 24, 2016. The son of Earl Sr. and Jean (Hurlbut) Brisbin, he was born in Portland on October 9, 1942. He grew up in Beaverton where he worked as a youth on his parents nursery and graduated from Beaverton High School. Earl was a 25 year resident of Naselle. He was a self-employed commercial fisherman, worked in the woods, and mowed county roads. He met Doris Alumbaugh while she was employed for Green Valley Meats in Auburn and they married in...
Liza Jo Neer died August 24, 2016 at the home of her mother in Cathlamet. She was born July 23, 1961 in Boston, Mass. She attended school in Mass. and Maine and graduated high school in 1979. She worked as a day care provider for several years and then spent 27 years working for International Paper. She received a transfer to Beaverton, Ore., three months ago. Liza made jewelry, knitted and crocheted and sewed, but her greatest passion was nature photography and she never left home without a camera. She is survived by her son Zackery in...
Michael Andrew Riley died August 24, 2016 at his home in Mt. Vernon. He was born January 18, 1961 in Longview, to Mary Lou and Larry Riley. He grew up in Cathlamet where he played football, basketball, and ran track at Wahkiakum High School, graduating with the class of 1980. Mike married Marie Lovell in 1983 and together they had six children: Brittanie, Asheley, Andrue, Walker, Collan, and Connar. They returned to Cathlamet in 1999 and finished the raising of their children there, each of his...
