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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Cleave Vern Hedman, 83, of Cathlamet, died January 29. A full obituary will follow at a later date. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Jenny Lynne Wiest, AKA Matthew S. Wiest, of Seattle, died January 27 in Seattle at the age of 65. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Lind “Mack” Gilbertsen, 73 of Ocean Park, died January 20, 2016 at his son’s home in Cathlamet. Mack was born in Cathlamet on January 10, 1943 to Harold and LaVerle (McDonald) Gilbertsen. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1962 and spent his work life driving truck for Crown Zellerbach, DeBriae Logging and some years owning his own truck. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and working on his truck. In 2001 he married Nancy Gorman and retired when they moved to Ocean Park. They enjoyed many years of beach life there. Mack is survi...
Mona Ruth Starr, 87, of Cathlamet, died on January 22, 2016 in Selma CA . She was born on November 6, 1928 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to Harry and Ella Starr. She graduated from high school there in 1946. She worked for First National Bank in Ontario, Calif., before starting her career at Bank of America where she worked from 1955-1984. She retired in 1984 and moved to Cathlamet from Redlands, Calif., in 1988. She enjoyed bowling, golfing and playing cards with the “Ladies.” Mona was an avid Seahawks and Mariners fan. She was a member of the...
Herman (Herb) J. Gessner, 86, died January 19, 2016, at his home on Puget Island. Herb was born April 2, 1929 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Herman J. Gessner Sr., and Marie Christine Gifford. He worked his way to engineer in the aerospace industry, retiring in 1985. He was married to Margaret Alice Stickle for 50 years. She preceded him in death in 1999. Herb moved to Cathlamet in 2004 to be closer to his children, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Survivors include daughters Gerry L. Brennan and Christie L. Davis (Ray) and son...
John Jackson “Jack” Burdick was born to Donald and Claire (Jackson) Burdick in Longview on April 17, 1946. He died on January 4, 2016 at his home in Cathlamet. He grew up in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. He began work immediately for Crown Zellerbach doing various logging jobs until he entered the Army. He was stationed in Viet Nam and when he came home from the military resumed logging. He was well known in the small community as a timber faller which he did until Crown Z closed the Cathlamet operation in 1989. In...
Bettie Jane Venable, 69, died January 9, 2016 at her Cathlamet home. She was born March 16, 1946 in Houston, Ark., to George and Lucelle (Porter) Venable. She was a loving and caring homemaker who enjoyed baking, spending time with her grandchildren and her dogs, and fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, a son and a daughter. Survivors include Sons Tim Madewell (Darla) of Cathlamet and Guy Davis (Mendy) of Newberg, Ore.; daughter Pam Bailey of San Antonio, Tex.; brothers Bud Venable (Ellie) of Dundee, Ore., Richard...
Andrea (Ann) Miller, 76, passed away on December 24, 2015 in Longview, Washington. Born in West Virginia to Harry and Kathrine Bennett, they moved to Washington State in 1943, where Harry worked as an electrician at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and Kathrine as a nurse at Richland's Cadillac Hospital. In high school, Ann excelled in ballet and turned down an opportunity to dance with the Robert Joffery Ballet Company in New York to attend Washington State University, where she earned a B.Sc. d...
Cristobal Peña Mendez, 65, of Cathlamet, died on December 21, 2015 at home on Puget Island. Cris was born on September 4, 1950 in Mexico. He worked as a carpenter and later on farms on Puget Island. He was a handy and creative man and his family remembers that there was never a job he couldn’t do. He was a loving, hard working and compassionate family man. He is survived by his wife Angela at home, three sons, Lorenzo, Frankie and Christopher Mendez; two daughters, Esther Cothren and Cristina Mendez; 19 grandchildren and a large extended fa...
Robert Allen Bacon, 93, of Cathlamet, passed away at the Hospice Care Center on Dec. 22, 2015. He was born Sept. 23, 1922, in Portland, Ore., to Oliver S. and Esther Bacon. His family moved to Cathlamet in 1937, where he graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1940. Bob married Virginia Strait in 1940. They were married 74 years when she preceded him in death Jan. 10, 2015. Also preceding him in death were his parents, a daughter Cathy Seaberg, and his brother Oliver. He joined the Army Air Corps during WWII and made several lifelong friends,...
16 – 2015 Art was born September 8, 1915 on Puget Island to Johannes and Anna B. Brandal Vik. He grew up and attended grade school on Puget Island and graduated from Wahkiakum high school in 1934. He liked to say, “I always got A's in deportment.” Art had a great memory and a wealth of knowledge about Puget Island in the first half of the 20th century. Though born in America, he learned the Norwegian language as a child and liked to speak in Norwegian with family and friends. Wherever he went he loved meeting new people and sharing stories. A...
Steve Olson, 50, passed away December 4, 2015, at his home in Grays River, WA. He was born December 22, 1964, in Ilwaco, WA., to Keith and Anita Olson. He graduated from Naselle-Grays River Valley School. Steve loved logging and was a logger all of his adult life. He enjoyed fishing, clam digging, yard work, gardening, putting crawdad traps out, listening to country music and talking on the phone with his many friends. Steve is survived by his wife, Deborah Olson of Grays River, WA. Daughters Katie Lee Olson of Astoria, OR., and Briannan Olson...
Beloved family man and mentor Paul Stewart. 72, of Topock, Ariz., died Dec. 9, 2015, in Bullhead City, Ariz. He was born Dec. 13, 1942, in Shawnee, Okla., and lived in Southwest Washington most of his life, 23 years in Skamokawa. Paul earned an associate arts degree from Clark College in industrial psychology and worked for Reynolds Metal Corp., for 33 years, retiring as a general supervisor. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Golden Shores, Ariz., and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foun...
Patricia Sonya Peters Talbott, a woman of many talents, an artist/"Bear Lady", gardener, teacher, business owner, wife and a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away 10/19/2015. Pat, a Washington native grew up in Tukwila through high school. While attending college in Ellensburg she met her husband, William Earl Talbott. When Patty met Bill there was a bond that lasted almost 55 years. Pat and Bill went on to have four children, raised in Woodinville, WA., five...
Rodney Kenneth Prestegard 74, died on November 17th at home on Puget Island surrounded by family. He was born in Cathlamet on June 17, 1941 to Kenneth and Thelma (Jacobsen) Prestegard. He attended school on Puget Island and Cathlamet. In 1959 Rod joined the Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Bridget. In 1962 after his discharge he came home to Cathlamet. He loved his commercial fishing years on the Columbia River, Bristol Bay and Cordova, Alaska where he fished for 25 years. He married Judy on April 12, 1986 and she survives him at home. Rod...
Life long Cathlamet resident Rodney K. Prestegard, 74, died November 17 at home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5 at noon at J.A. Wendt Elementary. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will appear next week....
Bruce Ray Wesner, age 60 of Yankton, SD passed away peacefully at his home Friday morning November 06, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services were held Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Dave Gunderson officiating. On-line condolences may be sent at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com. Bruce was born May 29, 1955 to Dean and Meriallis (Jones) Wesner at the U.S. Naval Station in Coronado, CA. Living in Washington state most of his...
Richard “Dick” Snyder, 90, of Cathlamet died on October 31, 2015 in Skamokawa. He was born to Joseph and Ivanna (Cvar) Snyder in Longview, on September 15, 1925. Dick was raised in Klamath Falls, Ore., and graduated from Klamath Falls Union High in 1944. He lived all of his working life in that area where he married Bonnie Ward Snyder on March 4, 1952. They raised their three children there. Dick joined the army and was in Korea during the Korean War. He worked as an engineer for Oregon, California and Eastern Railway for 42 years retiring in 1...
Longtime Cathlamet resident Dennis W. Havens passed away on October 13, 2015 in Cathlamet, WA. He was born April 27, 1949 to Lillian (Petersen) Havens and David H. Havens, in Longview, WA. Dennis was a lifelong commercial fisherman on the Columbia River and in Alaska. He played football throughout high school and college and was an avid Seahawks fan. Dennis is survived by his wife Jill; son Brian (Misty); grandchildren Austin and Bailey Havens of Gig Harbor, WA; his daughter Shanna Havens who is attending Central Washington University; stepchil...
The Eagle has been notified that a memorial service for the late Bob Matthias will be held October 17, 2 p.m., at the Grays River Valley Center, Johnson Park, in Rosburg....
Carol Ann Brown, 85, of Skamokawa died September 22, 2015. She was born September 22, 1930 to Oreon and Wendolyn Rowe in Farmington, N. Mex. She grew up in N. Mex., Colo., Utah and Nev. Her father was a contract miner and they moved often for the work. She married Earl H. Brown on August 2, 1948. She and her family moved to Wahkiakum County originally in 1950 and permanently in 1959. She was a member of the Congregational Church for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and her husband. She is survived by sons Kerry...
Luci Moody, 67, of Grays River, died September 24 in Longview. A celebration of her life will be held at Dowling Funeral Home on Monday, October 5, at 2 p.m. A full obituary will be published at a later date....
Jane Anderson Younger, 88 of Eugene, passed away on September 17, 2015. She was born in Skamokawa, Washington to Albert and Della (Lytsell) Anderson on June 18, 1927. Jane received her education in the Washington school system and was a 1945 graduate of Wahkiakum High School in Cathlamet. In 1952 Jane left for a four year stay in Wisconsin, she moved to Eugene in 1956 and became a lifetime resident. She met Jack J. Younger and on October 18, 1959 they married. The union was to last 43 years unti...
William Dean Potter was born November 6, 1941, in Paris, Missouri, and passed away September 13, 2015, at home in Grays River, Washington. William, known to most as simply “Potter,” was in the United States Army and National Guard for 20 years. While in the National Guard, he was top recruiter for eight years. Potter taught cooking for over 25 years and helped do food preparation for the Rosburg Senior Lunch program, which his wife runs. Potter and his wife, Pat, bought the second oldest house in Grays River, Washington, and Potter enjoyed rem...
Carol Ann Brown was born January 20, 1930 and died September 22, 2015. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 4 at the Norse Hall on Puget Island. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
