Obituary Listing
Amy Lynn Fisher
Jan 14, 2025
Amy Lynn Brewer Fisher, our red headed angel got her wings and took flight Tuesday January 14, 2025.Amy is survived by partner Al Reicher, her father Terry Brewer, Dad #1. Mother Laura Tolva, stepfather Laird Adkins, Dad #2. Sister Becky Tholberg. Aunts and Uncles, James and Angie Brewer, Mimi Tolva, Linda and Guy Carter, Robin and Randy Miller. Nieces and...
Irene Dunn
Dec 16, 2024
Irene Dunn, (90), of Seaside, Oregon passed from this life Monday December 16, 2024. Irene was cared for by her daughter Linda & a professional & caring staff at Seaside Providence Hospital in her final days. Though her health had declined over the past 3 years from a cardiac stroke, Mom was loved & also well cared for by the...
Mark Kelley Windus
Nov 25, 2024
Mark Windus, 72, passed away at his brother’s home in Astoria, Oregon, on November 25th, 2024, from cancer.
Mark was a long-time Longview resident who many will remember as a helpful garden expert at Windus Feed and Seed Store. When the Windus store closed, he took his customer service skills to Lowes. His work at the Vancouver Lowes store made him...
Joan LaVonne Schmelzer
Nov 24, 2024
Joan LaVonne Schmelzer
Born in Clatskanie on April 21, 1935, to Charles and Dorothy Melis, of Nehalem Valley pioneer families, Joan passed away peacefully November 24, 2024, in Clatskanie.
Joan spent much of her childhood on the Wallace and Melis farms in Mist. She graduated from high school in Port Orford, where “boney Joanie” was a yell leader and student body treasurer....
Warren Earl Skaggs
Nov 18, 2024
Warren (Buck) Earl Skaggs, 82, passed away peacefully at his home on November 18, 2024.
He was born to Warren and Bessie Skaggs in Culver City, California, on August 11, 1942. He moved to Astoria in October 1944 with his parents, sister, grandparents, and two aunts. Buck attended Olney Grade School and Astoria High School. Buck married Bonnie Fitzell in 1972...
Jack Benton Cartwright
Nov 16, 2024
Jack was well known for his kindness and enthusiasm for life. He was a force of nature, and many have described him as “one of a kind”. Jack Benton Cartwright was born March 16th, 1944, to Charlie and Okema Cartwright. He was raised on the Seaside Golf Course which his parents owned until 1971. He and his three siblings Sue,...
Fay Elizabeth Landwehr
Nov 13, 2024
Fay Elizabeth Landwehr, 81, Astoria, died peacefully, on Wednesday, November 13th,2024. Born in Astoria, on May 1st, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Halley E. and Lucille (Quay) Johnson.
She attended Knappa Elementary, Gray School, and Astoria High School where she graduated in 1961. She married Donald Wayne Landwehr on July 15th, 1961, and celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary...
Richard Reginald Trent
Nov 12, 2024
Richard R. Trent was born in McMinnville, Or March 19, 1939 to Richard R. Norris and Lois Mae Moe. They later divorced and Lois married J. Everett Trent. Dick and his three siblings took the Trent name. Dick unexpectedly passed away in his home in Astoria November 12, 2024 at the age of 85.
On August 24, 1958 he married Donna...
Thomas Henry MacPherson
Nov 10, 2024
Thomas Henry MacPherson Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 9, 2024. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas H. MacPherson; mother, Patricia Ann MacPherson; brother, Brian MacPherson; and wife, Johanna MacPherson. He is survived by his sister, Kelly MacPherson-Levy; brother, Kevin MacPherson; and his children, Alec MacPherson and Nelle Kate MacPherson.
Tom was an artist...
Sally Lynn Henry
Nov 3, 2024
Sally Lynn Henry
8/3/1953-11/3/2024
Our beloved Sally Lynn Henry passed away Sunday, 11/3/24, and is on her way to see Jesus and her loved ones, who were keeping her spot in heaven warm.
Sally was born 8/3/1953 in Portland Oregon, three months premature, the second daughter of William (Bill) and Sally Rea. Her first few weeks was spent in one of the first...
Peter (Pete) Argeris
Nov 1, 2024
Peter passed away at home in Seaside, Oregon surrounded by family on November 1, 2024, at the age of 88.
Born in Portland, Oregon, on December 29, 1935, Peter was the third child and the first generation born in the United States to Thomas and Christalea Argeris from Greece.
He grew up in the Portland area with his parents, Sister Mary and...
Violet Paulson
Nov 1, 2024
Astorian Native, Ellen Violet (Vi) Paulson, passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 1, 2024 (All Saints Day, fitting as Vi was the closest person to a saint most people knew). Vi was born on July 22, 1922 in Astoria to Finnish immigrants, Erick Sippala & Hanna Hekkala-Sippala (both from Raahe, Finland who met in Astoria); Vi...
Vicki Jo Ann Herold
Oct 30, 2024
Vicki Jo Ann Herold, 75, of Lebanon, OR, passed away on Wednesday, October 30th, at Salem Hospital in Salem, OR.Born October 8, 1949, in Salem, OR, she was also a resident of Chula Vista, CA. She moved back to Oregon in 1974 where she spent over 20 years in Astoria, OR, and 24 years in Lebanon, OR.Vicki was a graduate...
Louis Joseph Neubecker
Oct 22, 2024
Louis Joseph Neubecker was born February 15, 1949 in San Francisco. He proudly served in the Marine Corps for 20 years.On October 22, 2024 Lou died peacefully at home with the love of his life beside him.He is survived by his wife Beverly, 4 daughrers, 3 son-in-laws, 9 grandchildren and one great granddaughter, 1 sister and many cousins and friends.Service...
Travis Clint Voita
Oct 19, 2024
Travis Clint Voita, born in Phoenix, AZ in 1975, passed away on October 19, 2024. Shortly after his birth, he and his family relocated to Santa Maria, California, where he spent his childhood.
A man of many talents, Travis was a skilled guitarist, songwriter, and artist. His passion for the guitar began in high school when he taught himself to play....
Wesley William "Wes" Lawrence
Oct 19, 2024
Days after celebrating his 84th birthday, Wesley William “Wes” Lawrence passed away at home in his sleep, surrounded by his family and favorite dog.
Wes was born October 13, 1940 in Marquette, Michigan, the last of six children of a painter-paperhanger and a homemaker. His first passion was hockey. He spent his youth playing as much as possible, stopping only temporarily...
Christopher Raymond Kell
Oct 13, 2024
Christopher Raymond Kell passed away, together with his faithful dog Lady Bug, on October 13, 2024, the result of an accidental fire at his residence. Chris is survived by his father Raymond, now 99 years old, nine siblings, one daughter and two grandchildren, plus numerous other extended family members.
Chris was born on February 13, 1950 and grew up in Madison...
Roger Duane Turnbull
Oct 12, 2024
May 7, 1936 – Oct 12, 2024
On October 12, heaven gained a new angel.
Roger Turnbull was born on May 7, 1936 in Perham, MN, to James and Anne Turnbull. He was the youngest of two boys. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to Keizer, OR. A few years later they moved to the Rogue Valley where he...
Margaret Field
Oct 6, 2024
Margaret (Peggy) Field March 19, 1939 -October 6, 2024
Margaret (Peggy) Mayhew Field passed away on October 6, 2024 in Astoria, Oregon after years of heart and other health complications. Peggy was known for her thoughtfulness, letter writing, and love of antiques and “a good bargain”.
Peggy was born on March 19, 1939 in Plymouth, Wisconsin to Wilber and Erna Mayhew. She...
Carol Elizabeth Johansen
Oct 3, 2024
Carol Elizabeth Johansen
February 2, 1949 - October 3, 2024
Carol Johansen was born in Astoria, Oregon on February 12, 1949 to Fern E. (Cassady) Johansen and Arthur S. Johansen. Carol graduated from Lewis and Clark Elementary School in 1963 and Astoria High School in 1967. A lifetime resident of the area, Carol loved the North Oregon Coast and shared her smile...
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