Obituary Listing
Franklin Dominic Tarabochia
Mar 9, 2013
Frankliin Dominic Tarabochia of Astoria lost his hard fought battle with mesothelioma on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Seaside. He was 76. Mr. Tarabochia was born in Astoria on January 12, 1937, to Joseph and Winnifred Tarabochia. His parents proceeded him in death as well as his brother John Tarabochia, and his sister Katherine Sagen. After attending school in Brookfield,...
Ray Elizabeth Estes
Mar 8, 2013
As the fog lifted on the morning of Friday, March 8, 2013, Ray Elizabeth Estes, 91, of Warrenton, quietly passed away at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. She was born December 31, 1921, in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, to Elliott William Gorman, a lighthouse keeper, and Mary Eliza (Hinds) Gorman, a schoolteacher. On that sunny morning long ago, Mary proclaimed that...
Maggie L Reel
Mar 3, 2013
Margaret Lenore "Maggie" Reel, 55, of Seaside, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Seaside. She was born Feb. 3, 1958, in Portland, to Thomas and Dorothy (Chapman) Dryden. Her father survives, residing in Gearhart. She attended Catlin Gable School and the University of Washington. Ms. Reel was a homemaker and mother, and managed Jones New York in Seaside. She enjoyed...
Betty M Jacobson
Feb 25, 2013
Betty (Holm) Jacobson died February 25, 2013 in Warrenton, Oregon. She was born September 26, 1932 in Martin, South Dakota to George Holm and Elma (Garner) Holm. She is survived by sons James and Donald Jacobson.
Virginia M Carlson
Feb 17, 2013
Virginia M. Carlson, 80, of Astoria, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Astoria. She was born April 30, 1932, in Warrenton, to Hans W. and Vesta P. (Thompson) Brons. On Oct. 22, 1948, she married James A. Carlson in Kelso, Wash. He survives, residing in Astoria. Mrs. Carlson was a homemaker. Family member said she set the standards very high...
Ardath M Oechsli
Feb 5, 2013
Ardath Marguerite Oechsli, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria. She was born September 05, 1923 in Alhambra, California to Vernon and Lael (Burkhead) Brown. She attended Alhambra schools and in December, 1942 married Raymond Oechsli in Berkeley, California. He preceded her in death. Ardath lived in Astoria for nearly a decade. While making...
Maxine A Stookey
Feb 1, 2013
Maxine A. Stookey (87) of Gearhart, Oregon (formerly of Lake Oswego) passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1, 2013 in Seaside, Oregon. She was born July 20, 1925 in Atlanta, Georgia - the youngest of 3 children, to Homer and Susan (Elder) Thomas. She graduated from Russell HIgh School in East Point, Georgia before moving to Oregon. Maxine worked as...
Eden John Carlson
Jan 24, 2013
Eden J. Carlson, 98, of Seaside, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Seaside. He was born Feb. 26, 1914, in Pargas, Finland, to Andrew and Elin (Bloom) Carlson He served in the U.S. Army in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He was a welder on Fred Divine Salvage Chief. He retired in 1979. He was a member of the American Legion...
Christopher Lee Bodell
Jan 17, 2013
Christopher Lee Chris Bodell, 22, of Seaside, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Seaside. He was born Jan. 28, 1990 in Tillamook to Teresa Clark (Martin). His mother survives, residing in Seaside. Mr. Bodell had lived in Seaside for 13 years. He graduated from Seaside High School. He was a landscaper and enjoyed art. In addition to his mother, he is...
Frederick W Blanche
Jan 14, 2013
Frederick Walter Blanche was born September 5, 1923 in Muskegon, Michigan to Walter and Beatrice (Slater) Blanche. He earned his Bachelor's degree and was a pharmacist during his working career. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1943-1946. Frederick is survived by his wife Rosemary who resides in Warrenton.
Lucille Dorothy Sporter
Jan 14, 2013
Lucille Dorothy "Lucy" Sporter, 97, of Seaside, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Seaside. She was born April 18, 1915, in Eveleth, Minn., to Nicholas A. and Anna (Buonaiuto) Constantine. In 1934, she graduated from Eveleth High School. She graduated from Minnesota State Teachers College in 1938, then the University of Minnesota in Duluth in 1968, with a bachelors degree...
Vivian A Taylor
Jan 13, 2013
Vivian A. Vi Taylor, 90, of Seaside, died Sunday, Jan. 13, in Gladstone. She was born Jan. 16, 1922, in Estacada, to Christian and Pearl Johnson. She attended schools in Estacada. In 1941, she married Harold Johnson. They later divorced. In 1962, she married Virgel Taylor. He died earlier. Mrs. Taylor was an office clerk, bookkeeper and secretary. She lived...
Priscilla "Peggy" Roeser
Jan 10, 2013
Priscilla (Peggy) Irene Roeser, 87 years old, passed away on January 10, 2013 in Astoria, OR. Peggy was born on November 26, 1925 to Charles O. Hansen & Jennie J. (Salmi) Hansen of Mist, OR. She was the youngest of four children. Peggy attended Mist Grade School, combining a few grades, and graduating at the age of 16 from Vernonia...
Norman "Rocky" Oleson
Jan 4, 2013
Norman "Rocky" Oleson was born January 6, 1927 in Prince George, BC to Henry and Muriel (Fotherby) Oleson. Rocky grew up there and in Vancouver, BC. As a teen, Rocky left home to join the U.S. military and was on active duty during WWII. He was wounded in the Pacific and received a Purple Heart for his service. He originally...
Alvin D Hyde Jr.
Dec 31, 2012
Alvin Donald Hyde Jr. 70, died at his home in Seaside on Monday, December 31, 2012. He was born in Portland on June 1, 1942 to Alvin Donald Hyde Sr. and Nona Violet (Sanders) Hyde. Alvin had previously lived in Cannon Beach, OR and operated Sunrise Market . He moved from the area for a while but returned to the...
Corey Gene Olson
Dec 29, 2012
Corey Gene Olson A Life A Gift March 1, 1956 December 29, 2012 Coreys journey began in Medford, Oregon on March 1st, 1956. He was the son of Ben E. and Dolores I. Olson. The first of three boys, they grew up to be best buddies. Coreys youth was full of fun, rascally activities; camping, go carts, hikes in the...
Virginia Jean Brainerd
Dec 29, 2012
Virginia Jean (Scheer) Brainerd, 85, died at her home in Seaside, OR on December 29, 2012. She was born August 27, 1927 in Milwaukie, OR to Ezra and Violet (Orvis) Scheer. She graduated from Milwaukie High in Milwaukie, OR. In 1950 she married Frank Brainerd who preceded her in death. Virginia lived in Seaside for 11 years. Before retiring in...
Philip Eugene Johnson
Dec 27, 2012
Philip Eugene Johnson, 80, of Seaside, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 10, 1932, in Clatskanie, to Ole and Lovisa (Hansen) Johnson. He served for two years in the U.S. Army. On March 30, 1969, he married Jean Kandoll Johnson in Longview, Wash. She survives, residing in Seaside. Mr. Johnson was a commercial fisherman. He...
Clyde F Beatty
Dec 27, 2012
Clyde F. "Fred" Beatty, 65, of Seaside, died Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012, in Seaside. He was born Nov. 27, 1947, in Vancouver, Wash., to Hank and Mary (Higdon) Philpott. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, and was a Vietnam veteran. In 1988, he married Nola Beatty in Reno, Nev. She survives, residing in Seaside. Mr. Beatty was...
Jimmie Ferris Gandy
Dec 14, 2012
Jimmie Ferris "Jim" Gandy, 70, of Warrenton, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in Astoria. He was born June 2, 1942, in Escondido, Calif., to James Burke Gandy and Isbelle (Justice) Neomia. He attended Hood River High School. For four years he served in the U.S. Navy, where he received his GED. In 1960, he married Davy Jean Shewonomeda. She preceded...
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