Obituary Listing
Michael Manion
Oct 28, 2022
Michael Thor Manion was born Feb.12,1935 in Portland, Oregon to William and EuniceManion. Known as Mike, he and his family along with older sister Paddy, moved toGearhart, OR in 1943 where he attended Seaside High school, graduating in 1953, andenlisting in the US Air Force the following year.Deployed to the Philippines as a parachute rigger he was then transferred to...
Jim Hutchens
Oct 12, 2022
Jim Hutchens, 71, died in Astoria on October 12, 2022. He was born in Astoria to William and Georgina (Deaver) Hutchens on April 3, 1951. Before graduating from Astoria High School in 1970, Jim was a drummer in Sunsetter Drum and Bugle Corp where he travelled all over Oregon and Washington to perform. He then attended Portland Community College for...
Julee May Nelson
Oct 8, 2022
Julee May Nelson passed away suddenly on October 8, 2022 at the age of 25. Born in Portland Oregon to Lee Alvin Nelson and Christy Lynn Nelson, Julee grew up in Gresham Oregon. Julee was a loving daughter, sister, mother, granddaughter, aunt and friend. Her sweet spirit, kind heart and honorable nature will be dearly missed by all who knew...
James W McCall
Oct 8, 2022
James McCall, 74, of Hammond passed away in Hammond on October 8, 2022. He was born in Richmond, California to Wallace and Vera (Roseberry) McCall. James will be remembered for his love of restoring classic cars, looking for treasure by metal detecting, fishing, and hunting. James is survived by his spouse, DeeAnne G. McCall; his children James W. McCall II, Grace Robinson,...
Magnhild Jasper
Oct 6, 2022
Feb 1, 1923 — Oct. 6, 2022
Magnhild Jasper was born on February 1st 1923 in Nesset, Norway to John and Marie Sjoli. As an infant she immigrated to the United States, passing through Ellis Island. Her family would quickly establish Astoria as their home.
Magnhild had a mind for numbers and was a voracious reader. Known...
Janice Biamont
Oct 2, 2022
Janice Claire Biamont (Wilson) peacefully passed away Sunday, October 2nd, surrounded by her family. Jan was born on April 7, 1945 at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Portland, Oregon to her loving parents Kenneth and Dorothy Wilson. Jan spent her childhood traveling with her family as they built roads all over the Pacific Northwest. She had fond memories of time...
Jeffrey "Woody" Allen Wood
Sep 9, 2022
Jeffrey Allen Wood
April 24, 1954 – September 9, 2022
Jeffrey Allen Wood, affectionately known to his friends as “Woody”, was born in Everett Washington, the son of Allen and MaryAnn Wood.
In 1958, Allen Wood’s job took the family overseas, first to Japan, then Okinawa, Iran and then back to Japan. The family finally moved back to the...
Al Vernon
Sep 5, 2022
Al Vernon, 95, passed away peacefully with family at his side at Seaside Hospital on Monday, September 5th, 2022. A resident of both Gearhart and Seaside for a combined 42 years, Al will be missed by the community who enjoyed his friendship and calm leadership.
Al was born on his parent’s farm in Vancouver, Washington July 10th, 1927. Washington...
Mckenzie Jean Hull
Aug 27, 2022
Mckenzie Jean Hull8/12/86 – 8/27/22
Mckenzie Hull 36, passed away at sundown on August 27, 2022 from brain cancer.She was born on August 12, 1986 and grew up in Cannon Beach. After high school she attended theUniversity of Oregon for 2 years and continued living in Eugene before moving to San Francisco in 2011.
She moved back to Cannon...
Margaret Frances Thompson
Aug 15, 2022
Margaret Frances Thompson was born in Astoria on November 17, 1928 to Francesand Arthur Olson. She and her older brother, Eldred (Eldie), grew up in Alderbrook.Both of their parents died when she and her brother were young, and Margie (as shewas known) assumed the care-taking role within the house—a role she played manytimes throughout her life. After her father...
Renee Skeels
Aug 9, 2022
Reneé was born March 1, 1956 in Portland, Oregon. She was adopted as an infant by Robert and LaVina Smith. She grewup in Lebanon, Milwaukie, and Madras Oregon. She was an ambitious and successful student attending Catholic schoolsand she played the piano. Family time was important and she enjoyed spending time with her grandmother, aunts,uncles, and especially her cousins. She...
Donald Adrian Leader
Aug 7, 2022
Donald “Don” Leader
December 15th, 1940 – August 7th, 2022
Donald Adrian Leader, 81, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 7th in Astoria. Don was born in Portland, Oregon to Donald and Iris Leader on December 15th, 1940. He was the oldest of two children.
Don lived in the Clatsop Plains area south of Warrenton, OR but...
Duffy Duncan
Aug 7, 2022
The man, myth and legend, Captain Duffy Duncan of Astoria, Oregon passed unexpectedly to the sea inthe sky on Sunday, August 7
th at the age of 74. He graduated in 1966 from Hilhi HS in Hillsboro, OR andlater attended college at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, OR. All knew him to be larger than lifewith an infectious laugh...
Marion Dale Hostetler
Aug 5, 2022
Marion Dale Hostetler was born January 1, 1938 to Dan and Viola Hostetler in Hartville, Ohio. Beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Marion went to be with the Lord of August 5, 2022 while surrounded by family at his home in Gearhart, Oregon. Marion is survived by his wife Emma of 64 years, his 9 children-Deb, Don, Rhonda, Jim,...
Kyle Evers Patterson
Jul 29, 2022
“In one of the stars, I shall be living.” (Antoine de St. Exupery)
Kyle Evers Patterson, a bright star to all who knew him, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2022. He was 44.
Kyle was born to Danny and Christine (Forney) Patterson, in Astoria, on July 7, 1978, to the delight of his older siblings, Kelley and Tiffany. He...
Ruth Marie Koch
Jul 23, 2022
Ruth passed away very peacefully on July 23, 2022. Ruth was born on January 12, 1928 to Charles and Isabelle (Johnson) Gahagan in Grand Forks North Dakota. She was the youngest of three, her sister Margaret (Marge) and brother Harold Gahagan of whom proceeded her in passing. She was a graduate of Central High School in Grand Forks, ND. She...
Timothy Edgel Cline
Jul 18, 2022
Timothy Edgel Cline, 61, of Seaside died on July 18, 2022 in Seaside. He was born to Edgel and Sandra (Raymond) Cline November 21, 1960 in Warren Ohio. At the age of seventeen, Edgel joined the United States Navy. In 2011 Edgel married Krista (Snodgrass) in Niles, Ohio. Together they honeymooned in Niagara Falls and continued to travel across the...
William Morris Harper
Jul 17, 2022
On the morning of July 17, 2022, William Morris Harper Jr. known to friends and family as “Bill” left this world just as he had lived, in his own time and on his own terms after a long battle with cancer. He was a soft-spoken man with a big presence. Born July 22, 1949, in Venice, California to Eleanor and...
Betty Olvey
Jun 30, 2022
Betty Jane Olvey was born in Astoria, OR to Richard and Elsie (Strom) Olson October 27, 1928. She spent her life as a native to Astoria until her passing June 30, 2022 at the age of 93. Betty's school years were spent in Clatsop County where she attended Chadwell School from first through sixth grade, while the remainder of her...
Virginia Shepherd
Jun 27, 2022
Virginia Ann Shepherd, 89, a native of Astoria, died on June 27, 2022. “Ginny” loved the area and it was home since her birth to George William and Fannie Marie (Erickson) Lampi February 11, 1933. In the mornings she enjoyed feeding all the birds that gathered outside her home. Her knowledge of all the varieties of birds and their behaviors...
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