Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Charlotte Seaberg, 72, longtime local resident and wife of Ron Seaberg, died on October 21 at Hospice Care Center on Longview....
Margie Louise Metcalf, of Naselle, passed away on Sept 25th in Portland, OR. Margie was born on August 30, 1923 in Astoria, OR to Finnish parents, Waino Erik Rinell and Laina Marie (Hokkanen) Rinell. She was the granddaughter of Andrew Rinell (AnttiRiippa) who homesteaded in Salmon Creek in 1879. She lived her entire life in the Salmon Creek valley of Naselle. She spoke only the Finnish language until she started school at the Maple Grove Grade School in upper Salmon Creek. Her father died when she was 12 years old and she helped her mother...
Leonard William Quigley III, 70, of Cathlamet, died September 26, 2013 in Longview. He was born April 21, 1943 in Cathlamet, to Leonard and Betty (Hutton) Quigley and lived his entire life in the local area. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1961 and served in the US Navy. He was a commercial fisherman and belonged to the Longview Eagles and Heritage Bible Church on Puget Island. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid sports fan. Larry was outgoing, fun loving and high spirited. He was the “communication hub” in Cathlamet. He...
Harold E. (Hal) Kloes died September 25 in Puyallup. He was born August 16, 1928, in Menasha, Wisc. An educator, he was principal of Wahkiakum High School 1956-57 and ended his career as deputy superintendent in the Renton School District. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, and many family members....
Roxy Ann Snook, 73, of Long Beach, died on September 21 in Portland, Oregon. She is survived by her husband and three daughters, including Dena Friddle of Grays River....
Gary L. Magnuson, 64, of Rosburg, died Sept. 15, 2013, at OHSU in Portland. The son of Gilbert and Sophie Magnuson, he was born Aug. 7, 1949, in Ilwaco. He lived in Rosburg his entire life and was a log truck driver for Jerry DeBraie Logging. On July 30, 1977, he married Shirley Magnuson and they made their home in Rosburg. Survivors include his daughters, Kerri Magnuson and Tara Magnuson; sisters, Clara Berkshire and Geri Lee; a brother, Stubby Magnuson; grandchildren, Alyssa and Zoie Hernandez, Joshua Jr. and Breanna Wahl; his sons-in-law, Jo...
Dana Kay LaFavor died on September 17, 2013, in Las Vegas. Graveside service pending at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Robert (Bob) Belleisle, 74, of Longview, died September 6, 2013 at a Longview care center. He was born January 3, 1939 in North Bend, Ore., to Darwin and Helen Belleisle. He was an avid hunter and fisherman along with his Dad and brothers. He had a gift of gab which made him many friends and a successful car salesman. He is survived by son Robert of Idaho; daughters Brenda of Salem, Ore., and Carrie of Anacortes; brother Ken of Cathlamet and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Darwin (Ducky). A private...
Daniel (Danny) Victor Carroll, 67, of Hazel Dell, died August 9, 2013 after a battle with cancer. He was born August 15, 1945 in Turlock, Calif., to Paul D. and Hermina E. Carroll, the youngest of four children. His family moved to Skamokawa when he was a young child to establish a dairy farm where he lived until he enlisted in the US Navy. He served over 20 years in the Navy, retiring in 1986 as a Chief Petty Officer. He was self-employed in the trucking industry for the remainder of his career. He married his longtime companion, Kathlyn...
Wallace A. “Wally” Kaste went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2013. Wally was born in the family’s Jahns Valley farmhouse in Alma, Wisc., on March 16, 1930 to Alfred and Elizabeth (Gobar) Kaste. Wally’s mother Elizabeth instilled in him a lifelong love of cows and people. She died when Wally was 13. In 1948 Wally graduated from Alma High School and joined the Army during the Korean War. After his discharge from the Army, Wally attended Cal_Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and graduated with a bachelors degree in Dairy Science. In 1957...
Longtime Cathlamet resident Lois Arlene Sullivan died on July 13 at the hospice care facility in Longview. Lois was born on June 7, 1929 in Red Bluff, Calif. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Portland in 1947 and married her late husband Jack in 1965. Lois worked for Western Electric, a division of AT&T, in Portland and retired after 25 years there. She was an active member of the Cathlamet community. She enjoyed memberships in the Cathlamet Woman’s Club, the Pioneer Church and Orthopedic Guild.She was preceded in death by her h...
Lifetime Deep River, Washington resident, Mildred Laine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18th, 11 years to the day that she lost her husband of 55 years, Waino Laine. Mildred was born in Deep River on September 4, 1922, along with twin brother Robert, to August and Mary Haataja. Mildred was the proud Finnish descendant of grandparents Ephraim and Anna Haataja of Seal River and Carl and Amanda Hanson of Frankfort. As a child, Mildred attended the Seal River Apostolic Lutheran Church. Mildred attended the Deep River School through the...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident Kimberly Anne Hedges died August 15 at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Kim was born on July 19, 1973 to Max and Lou Anne Johnson Hedges. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1992 and worked at Columbia View Care Center for 20 years. She was a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant who loved and was loved by the people in her care. She loved and was proud of her daughters. Kim enjoyed garage sales, her dogs and time spent with her fiancé and her many friends. She also enjoyed volunteering at th...
David Layne Vik, 40, of Cathlamet, died at home on August 11. David was born on June 27,1973 in Longview to Philip and IvyLou Vik. Growing up on Puget Island, he had a love of the river and time spent on the water. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1992. David was active in FFA and 4-H, showing his Brown Swiss cows at county fairs and the State Fair. He loved operating farm equipment when he was too young and too small. David was an avid reader and especially enjoyed books on WWII history. He was a well loved son, brother, uncle and...
Virginia Lee Armstrong, 67, passed away Aug. 8, 2013, in Longview at the Hospice Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband, Rolly; two sons, Steven Armstrong and Mark (Amy) Armstrong; two daughters, Beth Corcoran and Kirsten (Marty Dick) Gunderson; and seven grandchildren, Kaitlin (Elias) Scarborough, Michael (Rachel) Corcoran, Dean Corcoran, Kenzie Dick, Rylie Dick, Lexie Dick and Ben Armstrong. Growing up in Bellingham, the second youngest of eight, she learned to cook, sew, garden and argue. She mov...
Ryna M. Stornetta, 90, formerly of Cathlamet, died August 10, 2013 in Petaluma, Calif. She was raised in California and worked as a cashier at a casino in Lake Tahoe for 24 years, retiring in 1988, when she came to Cathlamet. Ryna spent her retirement between Cathlamet, Arizona and California. While living in Cathlamet she attended St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. She is survived by three sons, Richard Peters, Edward Stornetta, Jr. and Charles Stornetta; an adopted daughter, Darlene Schultheis; a sister, Mae Leddy; a brother, James Adcock; m...
Noreen Gayle Holten, 78, of Cathlamet, died at her home on August 9, 2013. She was born on July 29, 1935 in Tacoma to John and Nell (Evans) Smythe. She was raised in Chehalis where she graduated from high school in 1952. She attended Centralia Junior College and in 1954 she married Bud Holten. In 1959 they moved from Bellingham to Skamokawa, later moving to their home in Cathlamet. In 1979 Noreen began her career of 28 years at the Cathlamet City Library. She enjoyed her work there. She was an active member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Mot...
Kenneth Everett Mackey, 51, of Cathlamet, died June 13, 2013 at his home. His complete obituary was published in the June 20, 2013 issue of The Eagle. Ken is survived by his daughter, Danielle Mackey and brother, Joe Mackey. A celebration of Ken's life will be held at the Mackey residence at 1000 Elochoman Valley Road on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. All friends and family are welcome....
David Layne Vik, 40, died on August 11, at home in Cathlamet. David is the son of Philip and Ivy Lou Vik of Puget Island. There will be a funeral service on Monday, August 19 at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Puget Island. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will follow at a later date....
In Loving Memory Of Penny Lee Nichols Penny passed on to Heaven Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Montesano, Wash. She was born Penny Lee Clayton September 10, 1943 at Woodland, California. She lived in Woodland and Truckee, California, Shreveport, Louisiana and Reno, Nevada prior to moving to Altoona and Raymond, Washington area. She graduated from Woodland High School. She was a wife, mother, homemaker, gas station attendant, PBX operator and retired as a dispatcher and secretary for Cardivan Company in Reno, Nevada. She was preceded in death by...
Adeline B. Peterson Durrah, 86, of Cathlamet died July 25, 2013, under hospice care at her granddaughter's home in Kelso. She was born October 15, 1926, in Hettinger County, N.D., to Raphael and Kathryn (Decker) Brinster. Adeline moved to Kelso from North Dakota in 1948. She married Clarence Peterson Jan. 1, 1949, in Kelso. He preceded her in death in 1994. On Sept. 27, 1996, she married James "Jimmy" Durrah. He passed away in 2012. Adeline was a homemaker and a member of the Kelso-Longview Elks, the Eagles and the Moose lodges. She enjoyed...
Renee Lynn Brostad died at home in Oak Harbor on July 10, 2013. She was born as Patrick Shane DeHart on June 13, 1977 in Fresno, Calif., to Alex and Linda DeHart. Patrick graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1996. He then served eight years in the U.S. Navy. Renee enjoyed drawing, making things from Legos and building and flying remote control airplanes. She is survived by her mother, Linda DeHart in Skamokawa, her sister, Angelina Batchor of Longview; and longtime spouse Eric Brostad and son Ty Brostad of Oak Harbor. A celebration of life...
George F. Hanigan was born February 11, 1938 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon to George Henry (Hank) Hanigan and Elizabeth D. (Betty Driscoll) Hanigan. He died July 11, 2013. George was a fourth generation Wahkiakum resident and a third generation local attorney. His great grandparents homesteaded in 1870 in the Elochoman Valley. His grandfather George F. Hanigan and his father Hank Hanigan were also attorneys. All served as County Prosecutor-Coroner. George graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1956 where he played football, b...
Marjorie Fay Burns passed away at her home on Puget Island on Sunday, July 7. She was born on April 11, 1928 in Polson, Montana, to George and Elizabeth Fryberger. Marge married Robert Burns in 1950. They moved to Portland in 1957 and raised their family there. They retired on Puget Island in the early eighties. Marge loved spending time with her family and she and Bob enjoyed many lovely trips together. She was passionate about tennis and music. In later years she enjoyed sailing with her companion and friend Dr. Arthur Hauge. She is survived...
A Memorial service will be held for Loren Ray Olson on July 20, 2013, at 3 p.m. at the Deep River Campground, 9 Wainamo Road, Naselle. A potluck dinner will be held and camping will be available....
