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Robert Tarr
1946 - 2025
Bob Tarr (Robert Henry Tarr, Jr.) died at the age of 79 on May 23, 2025, surrounded by family and friends in his home in Arch Cape. Bob was predeceased by his wife Jan and his brother Richard, and is survived by four siblings and their spouses: Susan Tarr Lange (Arthur), Paul Tarr (Julie), Tom Tarr (Kristy), and...
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Patricia Ordway
1942 - 2025
Patricia "Pat" Lee Ordway passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025, at home. Memories of her infectious laugh and warm smile, love for her family and friends and "welcome to our home" spirit will always remain. Pat was born in Seaside, Oregon to Gordy and Ethel Shaw, and lived her early life close to the Prom with...
Katherine Peterson
1952 - 2025
Katherine "Kathy" Louise Peterson, 73, of Conway, South Carolina, and formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2025. Born in the coastal town of Astoria, Oregon, on April 7, 1952, Kathy lived a life rooted in love, laughter, and unwavering devotion to her family, friends, faith, and...
Patricia Elder
1948 - 2025
Patricia Elder, known to many as "Momma Pat", passed away on May 26, 2025, in Astoria, Oregon, where she was born, raised, and lived her entire life. She was 76 years old. A lifelong member of the Astoria community, Patricia worked a variety of jobs throughout her life. In high school, she worked at Astoria Column,...
William Wage
2025
William P. Wage was born in Astoria, Oregon on February 23, 1931 and passed away peacefully May 11, 2025. He attended and graduated school in Jewell, Oregon. He joined the Navy on October 1950 and served during the Korean War. His brother Eugene Wage served with him on the USS Hawkins. He worked as a logger for...
Patricia Harrison
1947 - 2025
Patricia Ann Harrison, a journalist and artist, died June 1, 2025, when a car struck her on her morning walk as she was using a crosswalk six blocks from her home in Astoria. She was 77. She loved living fully and authentically, and her art, her travels with her longtime partner Beth, and her morning coffee on the...
Tricia Fastabend Stuercke
Tricia Fastabend Stuercke Tricia E. Stuercke, 58, nee Fastabend, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025 after a long battle with Lupus. Tricia was born to Jeanne Maddox Fastabend Peterson and William P. Fastabend in Astoria, Oregon. She graduated from Astoria High School a year early in...
Steven Arthur Baumgardner
Steven (The Baum) Arthur Baumgardner was born in Walla Walla, Washington, oldest child of Frank and Evelyn Baumgardner. Steve's father was an Upholsterer and Stage Coach driver. After a stroke at an early age Steve was in and out of the School System. Sometime around 1967 Steve was sent by his parents to Tacoma...
Patricia Tapp
1928 - 2025
Patricia "Patty" Lou Tapp of Ilwaco, was born October 13, 1928 in Aberdeen, Washington to Roy and Jo (Doughty) McManemy. On March 9, 2025, she died peacefully at the PeaceHealth Richard Nau Hospice House in Longview, Washington. Patty was raised in Aberdeen. She attended A.J. West Grade School, where at age 8 she...
Audrey Wood-Gaines
Audrey passed away on May 16 at her home in Fairwood Assisted Living, Spokane. She was born in 1931 in London. After the war she married her true love, Dennis, and they had two daughters. Dennis then took a position at Shell Oil and they lived in Holland and Borneo. They then immigrated to the US to Kirkland...
Beverly Malone
1945 - 2024
Beverly Ann Malone, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and faithful friend, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2024, in Palm Desert, California. She was 79 years old. Beverly was born on June 8, 1945, in Walla Walla, Washington, to Wallace and Beulah Raemhild. She was raised in the close-knit community of...
Eloise Ann Kluth
1938 - 2025
Eloise ANN Kluth. Born November 11, 1938, Died January 20,2025. Ann went home to be with the Lord on January 20, 2025. She passed away peacefully at the Hampton Alzheimer's memory care home in Tumwater, WA. She was born on Nov 11, 1938, to her parents Francis Marion and Dominga Eloise McGohan in Kelso, WA at the...
Jayne Bailey
1953 - 2025
Jayne Bailey passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, in Seaview, Washington, at the age of 71. Jayne was born in Chehalis, Washington, to Robert Yeoman and Marjorie (Berry). Her step-father, Don Younghans, was an important part of her life, and loved her as his own. She spent the majority of her life in Chehalis,...
Genevieve Killion
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Genevieve Killion, a cherished mother, grandmother, and dear friend, who passed away peacefully on April 11, 2025, at the age of 86. Genevieve was a woman of unwavering determination, with an infectious smile and generous spirit. Her memory will live on in...
Alta Goertzen
Alta Marie Goertzen passed away on May 20, 2025, in St. Helens, Oregon. She was born on June 8, 1938, in Clifton, Oregon, a small fishing community on the Columbia River and spent her early childhood there before her family moved to nearby Knappa. Alta was the daughter of John and Velma Vlastelicia. She shared her...
Jack Ownbey
Jack J. Ownbey (78) passed away on May 18, 2025, at his home in Surfside. He was born on April 2, 1947, in Martinez, CA, to Jack Ownbey, Sr and Christie (Kolb) Ownbey. He was raised in the Bay Area and attended high school and college in Santa Cruz, CA. Jack was a Navy veteran from the Vietnam era. When he returned...
Michael Gore
1950 - 2025
Michael Douglas Gore (74), born October 6th, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas, passed away on May 20th while on his annual Snake River camping trip surrounded by some of his closest friends. He spent the last 46 years living in what he called the Goldilocks Zone of the Pacific Northwest just outside Astoria, Oregon with his...
Robert Gauthier
1932 - 2025
Robert (Bob) Allen Gauthier, 92 passed peacefully on May 18, 2025, at Clatsop Memory Care in Warrenton, Oregon. Bob was born in Astoria, Oregon on August 27, 1932, to Paul Phillip Gauthier and Ellen Willamina Niukkanen. Bob graduated from Astoria High School in 1952, he was a star athlete in basketball, track and...
Robert Turk
Robert John Turk, "Bob" — sharp-witted, endlessly sarcastic, and someone who loved a good party almost as much as a poker night — cashed out in May 2025 at the age of 87. Born October 28, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Miami, Florida, Bob joined the Navy with dreams of seeing the world. Naturally,..the...
Robert Hunt
The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Those are the words used by his daughter-in-law and many, many friends to describe Robert "Pudgy" Hunt. Pudgy passed gently at the age of 86 on May 11, 2025 in his favorite place - the arms of his adoring wife, Connie, and daughter Kari McKay at the family home in Svensen. Lest he...
Robert Potts
Robert Leon Potts succumbed to cruel glioblastoma on May 18, 2025. He was the most intelligent, most well-read person to ever draw breath. And strong!....and funny. His love of the natural world led him to many places: geographically, artistically, and creatively. His photography acclaimed, his garden admired. Shy,...
Lois Kaino
1933 - 2025
Lois Ann (Driscoll) Kaino passed away on May 4, 2025 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where she resided for the past 4 years in memory care. She was 91 years old. Prior to moving to Lake Oswego, she resided in Hammond, Oregon for over 25 years. Lois Ann Driscoll was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1933 in Portland,...
Clinton Carter Jr.
1954 - 2025
Clinton Everrett Carter Jr, 70, finished his journey with cancer on May 13, 2025. Clint was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 1st, 1954 to Clinton Sr. and Wanda Carter. He was the baby of the family and was doted on by his brothers and sister. Music was an important part of family life with Clint Sr. being an...
Jack Paulson
Jack Oliver Paulson, age 86 of Chinook MT, passed away on March 8th, 2025, in his winter home of Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by Donna Oftedahl, his wife, his only child Kelly Paulson and his two grandsons James and Marc, he is with his other grandson Jacob (deceased) and his previous wife Donna Taylor (deceased)....
