Obituaries
Mary Margaret Tucker
Jan 12, 2025
Mary Margaret Tucker, 86, of Rainier, Oregon, passed away on January 12, 2025, at the Richard Nau Hospice House in Longview, Washington. Born on April 28, 1938, in Casper, Wyoming, to Harold and Ann (Brennan) Edwards, Mary's family moved to the Rainier area in 1944. She graduated from Rainier High School in 1956.
Mary met her husband, Leslie Tucker, and they...
Robert Leston Nystrom
Dec 24, 2024
Robert L. Nystrom was born in Birkenfeld, OR to Leston D. Nystrom and Winifred Ober Nystrom. He graduated from Jewell High School in 1960 and completed a 2 year auto shop program at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. Bob spent his early working years in the logging business and enjoyed working in the woods. The last 18 years of...
Larry Thomas Harkleroad
Dec 16, 2024
Larry Thomas Harkleroad of Knappa, Oregon passed away on December 16th, 2024, in Vancouver WA.
Larry was born August 24, 1948, in Portland, Oregon to Don and Ethel Harkleroad. He graduated from Rainier High School in Rainier Oregon in 1966. Following graduation, he chose to enlist in the Marines and served in active combat in Vietnam where he was the recipient...
Dorothy Ann Mooney
Nov 16, 2024
Dorothy Ann Mooney was born on June 24, 1935, in Pickens, South Carolina to Thomas and Macie (Reeves) Porter. The family lived in Pickens before traveling to Oregon when she was a young child. Dorothy married her husband Thomas Mooney Sr. on August 8, 1955, in Astoria, Oregon. They settled in the Clatskanie area in 1965. Dorothy loved her family...
Thomas James Mooney Sr
Nov 6, 2024
Thomas James Mooney Sr passed away November 6, 2024 in Longview Washington. He was born on October 6, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Frank and Madeline (Tibbetts) Mooney. The family lived in several places, but settled in Banks, Oregon in Tom's teen years where he graduated from Banks High School. Tom married his wife Dorothy (Porter) Mooney on August 8,...
Marvin Kellar
Oct 30, 2024
Marvin Gene Kellar was born on July 8, 1938 to Milford and Ruth (Rea) Kellar in Rainier Oregon. After graduating from Rainier Union High School, Marvin joined the US Navy, serving for 3 years. He married his wife Evelyn on December 1, 1956 at the Rainier United Methodist Church in Rainier Oregon. One thing about Marvin is he never stopped...
Kimberly Morrisey
2024
A woman who touched the hearts of many in Clatskanie, Kimberly May Morrisey passed away peacefully at the age of 57 on October 26,2024 surrounded by loved ones at a care facility in Tigard.
Kim was born on May 12, 1967 in Klamath Falls to Mike and Cheryl Morrisey and moved with her family to Clatskanie in 1969. She attended the...
Evelyn Carol Maddox
Oct 25, 2024
Carol (Slape) Maddox 1943-2024 & Ken Maddox 1940-2018
Evelyn Carol (Slape) Maddox, 81, passed peacefully on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at home in Fallon, Nev., with family by her side. Her husband of 40 years, Kenneth Ferrel Maddox, died Dec. 10, 2018, in Canyonville, Ore., at the age of 78.
Ken was born May 14, 1940, in Dearborn, Mich., and graduated from...
Ila Barker
Oct 16, 2024
Ila Faye (Harriman) Barker is now with her Heavenly Father after her passing on October 16th,2024 while surrounded by her family following a sudden illness. She was born in Nampa, Idaho on April 29th 1938 to parents Lloyd and Faye Coons. Surviving her at home is her Dear husband and best friend of 35 years Reed Barker. She was previously...
Arzie James Walters
Apr 15, 2024
Arzie James Walters (Jim) age 70 passed away on April 15, 2024 at Avamere Memory Care.
Jim was born on December 8, 1953 at Osteopathic Hospital in Portland Oregon to his parents Arzie and Madge Walters. Jim graduated from St Helens High School in 1972 where he would run cross country track alongside his classmate Ralph Painter.
While still going to school,...
Trent Thompson
Apr 8, 2024
Trent Mitchell Thompson 23, of Clatskanie, OR, passed away peacefully in his sleep onMonday, April 8th 2024. He was born on June 2, 2000 to Deborah Olson and Jace Thompson(deceased) and raised by David Olson and Deborah.Despite the challenges he faced as a young man with autism and Down syndrome whilealso being nonverbal, Trent had a childlike spirit filled with...
Ronald Lee Ball
Mar 5, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Ronald Lee Ball of Rainier, OR onMarch 5 th , 2024. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan to Fred and Josephine Ball on February1 st , 1943. He graduated from Rainier Union High School and went on to work in the loggingindustry for 45 years. Ron was happily...
Thomas Manual Sullivan
Feb 28, 2024
Thomas Loren Manual Sullivan was born on October 26,1979 in Nowata, Oklahoma. Passing away on February 28,2024 in Seaview, Washington due to coronary disease. He was the beloved son of Tom Dale Sullivan and Kathryn LaRee Sullivan. Thomas was preceded in death by his father Tom, step fathers Mike Page and John Spangler, half brother Dana Cooper, nephew Dana Cooper...
Patricia Mae Johnson
Feb 19, 2024
Patricia Mae Johnson was born on the 7th of April in 1947 to Leo Russel and Gladys Johnson in Oregon City, Oregon. And raised by Gene and Gladys Harrel where she lived her entire life in Rainier Oregon. Patricia passed away due to cancer at 7:07pm on the evening of the 19th of Febuary 2024 at home surrounded by family....
Jenifer Rebecca Dias
Feb 18, 2024
Jenifer Rebecca Dias was born on May 18,1946 to Lawrence and Louise (Schaffer) Cowan. She graduated from Rainier High School in 1964, was a teachers aide most of her career as well as a jack of all trades at the Rainier Post office. Jenifer was a member of Rainier Church of God for most of her life until she found...
Rosmarie Wallburga Gore
Feb 7, 2024
Rosmarie Wallburga Gore was born on March 14, 1935 in Augsburg Germany to Josef and Anna (Deffner) Nachbaur. She moved to area in July of 1964. She married Frederick Gore and was a stay at home mother to their Children. Rosmarie was affiliated with Shiloh Basin Church, 4H, as well as volunteering for grade school assisted learning. Rosmarie was preceded...
Abraham Earl Brown
Jan 18, 2024
Abraham Earl Brown (Abe) 88 of Rainier Oregon passed away January 18, 2024 in Longview Washington. Abe was born in Lewistown Montana on August 24, 1935, the son of Abraham and Pearl (Long – Halverson) Brown. He married Delores Grube of Lewistown Montana on October 3, 1959 in Lewistown. They moved to Oregon in 1963 lived in Rainier Oregon. Abe...
Bernard James Siltala
Jan 1, 2024
Bernard James "Buddy" Siltala passed away January 1, 2024, aged 89. He was a long time Rainier resident.
Bernard James Siltala was born to Selmi (Lom) and William Siltala in Good Hope, MN on April 22, 1934. In the early 1940's the family moved to the Portland area, his father William going to work in the shipyards.
He...
Sharon Gortler
Dec 30, 2023
Sharon Louise was the oldest of four girls born to Jack and Betty Zimmer on June 3, 1949 passed away on December 30, 2023. Clarice (Ray) Anderson, Leona Zimmer, Jackie (Steve) Nichols would follow with John (Jennie) Zimmer coming much later.
Sharon graduated from Rainier Union High School in 1967. She would meet Dennis Gortler and they would marry in November...
David Finley Crawford
Dec 30, 2023
David Finley Crawford passed away peacefully on December 30, 2023. He wasBorn in Hillsboro Oregon on October 18, 1949. He lived in the Mist and Birkenfeldarea most of his life. He attended Mist Elementary and graduated from VernoniaHigh school in 1968. Since his high school years, he was known for his love of carsand as a talented mechanic. He...
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