Obituaries

May 21, 2022

Marilyn Lynn (Evenson) Kent of Longview, Wash. passed away May 21, 2022. Marilyn was born April 21,1970, to Willard and Helen (Johnson) Evenson in Longview. She was raised in Clatskanie, Ore., and received her GED from Clatskanie High School in 1988. Marilyn worked at Bundy’s Drive-In for 17 years and at Dollar General for five years. She is survived by...

May 18, 2022

Morris Watson was born in Wave, Arkansas on January 26th, 2022. Around about 1934 his family, including his father Jewell, mother Lily, brother Alfred and two sisters, Katie and Gertrude, moved just down the road a piece to Carthage. Arkansas where he spent the rest of his childhood years. He attended school at a tiny on room school house in...

May 11, 2022

JoAnn Lauer, 88, of Kelso, WA went to be with her Lord Wednesday, May 11 in Longview, WA. She was born June 2, 1933 in Waynesville, IL to Arthur and Mary Wilkins Hagan. She married Frank Lauer January 3, 1953 in Mason City, IL. She is survived by two daughters, Glenda of Kelso, Karen (Mike) Matson of Kelso, and one...

May 3, 2022

Allister Roy Dallas, 74, peacefully passed away at home in Longview, WA. Born in Bend, OR to Jack Roy and Viola May (Ferguson) Dallas on June 30, 1947. He moved to Longview in 1966. During his life, he had made a living as a painter, cabinet maker and doing prefab assembly at Tolly Craft Yachts. He started working at Les...

Apr 13, 2022

Lifelong local resident Richard Frank Roberts, 66, of Longview passed away at home April 13, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 5, 1955, in Longview, to Lester and Helen (Carter) Roberts. Richard graduated from Rainier High School in 1973 and attended Lower Columbia College. Richard had a dependable, strong work ethic. He held several positions...

Apr 11, 2022

Barbara Marie (Tyler) Brudvik December 29, 1948 - April 11, 2022 Barbara had an adventurous spirit and lived in many places on the west coast - Longview and Kelso, WA, Anchorage, AK, Lake Tahoe, CA, Port Townsend, WA and Castle Rock, WA. In 1985 she packed up her house and daughter Megan and moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. A...

Apr 10, 2022

Norma Helen Loughry, 86 of Woodland, Washington, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2022. She was born in Pomona, Missouri on November 30, 1935. She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Jim Loughry, and son Jimmy. She is survived by her four daughters, 8 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Helen was a wonderful mother, grandmother, daughter,...

Apr 6, 2022

Apr 4, 2022

Virginia Marie Christiansen (Davis), otherwise known as “Ginny,” 76, of Toledo, Washington, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2022, after a series of strokes, dementia, and cancer that had metastasized. Ginny was born on July 31, 1945, to William John Davis and Ruth Lois Davis (Arnold), in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1963, she went to...

Apr 1, 2022

Deborah Jo Reisinger age 58 of Kelso died on April 1, 2022 at St John Medical Center. She was born on June 21, 1963 in Downing, California to Dale and Joann (VanVelsen) Keck. She worked at Kelso McDonalds for several years. Deborah is survived by her husband Bob at home, her father and step mother Dale and Marcia Keck of...

Mar 31, 2022

Mar 24, 2022

William “Bill” Moore 80 of Castle Rock passed away at home with his family by his side. Born to Rev. Ernest and Fay Moore, March 5, 1942. Bill was married to his wife Nancy for 56 years. He lived his life in Castle Rock, graduating in 1960. Bill was an outstanding athlete in school earning him a basketball scholarship to...

Mar 20, 2022

Mar 19, 2022

Latricia Barbarie ‘Trisha’ Rogers was called into the arms of her Savior, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Longview, Wash. She was born December 6, 1941, in Little Rock, Ark., to parents Simmie ‘Alvin’ and Virginia (McKee) Dumas, but spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. Trisha loved being a wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was immensely proud...

Mar 16, 2022

Jody Denise Lusk, 45, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at her home in Doty, Washington. Jody was a lifelong Doty resident, born to Les and Jackie (Slaughter) Lusk in Bremerton, Washington. Following high school graduation, she went on to complete truck driving school, and earned her degree in Criminal Justice. Jody, also known as 'Jo Jo' or 'Aunty...

Mar 12, 2022

Sharon (Kenaston) Gerry-82 passed away peacefully at 10:29am on March 12, 2022 with her loving family beside her at the Hospice Care Center in Longview, WA. She was born on April 4, 1939 in Longview, WA to Richard (Dick), and Sadie (Pesio) Kenaston. She was the oldest of three children. She is survived by her children: daughter Sandy Bishop of...

Mar 11, 2022

Charles Arthur ‘Bones’ Bartley was born January 2, 1945, in Morton, Wash., to Chester A. and Agnes E. (Stinson) Bartley. He left us for new adventures March 11, 2022, from his home in the neighboring town of Mossyrock. His family lived up on Swofford Hill until he was about a year old, when his dad built the 76 station and...

Mar 10, 2022

Warren Edward Dines, formerly of Clatskanie and St Helens passed away March 10,2022 at a Beaverton Hospital. Warren was born March 30,1943 in Portland to Houston and Katherine Dines. He was raised and attended school in Caldwell Idaho graduating in 1961. He served in the Navy from 1962-1966. After the Navy he worked at Wauna Mill until retiring in 1999....

Mar 7, 2022

Mar 5, 2022

Walter Guy Posch was born November 20, 1960 in Grants Pass Oregon to Elmer and Ethel Posch, passing away March 5, 2022 in Rainier, Oregon. Walter is survived by his older sister Donna Jackson of Conrad Montana, his 5 children; Jessica Tatum of Hillsboro Oregon, Joyce Palm of Clatskanie Oregon, Zachary Posch of Rainier Oregon, Lorili McDowell of Bremerton Washington...