Obituaries

Mar 15, 2021

Sylvia I Bortner, age 91, of Longview, WA passed away March 15, 2021 while living at Canterbury Gardens. Her funeral will be Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 1 p.m. Graveside services will be at Longview Memorial Park. Sylvia was born July 29, 1929 in Musselshell, Montana. She attended school in Roundup, Montana through the 8th grade at the age of...

Mar 14, 2021

Intelligent, confident in his beliefs, and always willing to help friends and family - this is how we will remember this fisherman, owner and builder of classic cars, tequila connoisseur, dog and animal lover. A strong willed man who voiced his opinion, which he always backed by facts, he was happy and ready to engage in spirited conversations. Bobby Gerald...

Mar 14, 2021

WILLIAM THOMAS SIMPSON WAS BORN IN LIBERAL, MISSOURI ON JANUARY 20, 1943. HE DIED ON ON MARCH 14, 2021 IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

Mar 13, 2021

David LeRoy Oswald passed away unexpectedly at home on March 13, 2021. He was born on January 4, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa to LeRoy and Eileen Oswald. He moved to the northwest when he was stationed at McChord Air Force Base. He resided in Longview for 60 years working at Weyerhauser and retired from Reynolds Aluminum in 2001. He umpired...

Mar 13, 2021

Gene Davenport was born on April 19, 1930 in Ridgefield, Washington and passed away on March 13, 2021 in Ridgefield, Washington.

Mar 12, 2021

Lee Bowker was born on December 19, 1940 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and passed away on March 12, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Mar 9, 2021

Lifelong Longview resident and educator Buffe Antilla, 103, passed away peacefully March 9, 2021. She was one of five children born to Eugene and Lillian May (Fisher) Hall. Buffe graduated from R.A. Long High School and Western Washington University. Buffe was a beloved teacher at Olympic Elementary School for much of her career, teaching fifth grade in room #9 for...

Mar 9, 2021

Terry E. Parks beloved husband, dad, papa, son, brother, uncle and friend passed away March 9, 2021 in Vancouver, Wash. He lived his 65 years in Hawthorne, Nev., and Longview, Wash. He met his wife Carolyn (Watson) in 1976. They were married for nearly 44 years. Together, they raised two sons, Eric and Jason. He always put his family first....

Mar 9, 2021

Melrae C. Hanly passed away in the loving hands of her caregivers on March 9, 2021 at the age of 94. She will be remembered as a kind, generous, strong and independent woman. She was a talented seamstress and gardener. She spent many years as the secretary of the Cascade Mariners Chapter of the AMMV, and loved her many dogs....

Mar 6, 2021

JUAN MITCHELL MARTINEZ OF LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON AGE 23 DIED ON MARCH 6, 2021 IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

Mar 3, 2021

Holly “Hulish” Lewis, also known as Peo Peo Mox Mox of the Yakima Tribe, passed away March 3, 2021, at home in Longview. He was born Sept. 21, 1926, aboard a two-story boathouse on the Cowlitz River, just below the Kelso Train Depot, to Mitchell and Hattie (John) Lewis. He graduated from Kelso High School in 1944 and attended Longview...

Mar 3, 2021

Karen Jane Hamilton-Hoyle was born in San Bernardino, CA on May 14, 1944 to Jack and Marie Hamilton. She was adored by her loving family and had fond lifelong memories of their summer camping trips in Yosemite and other adventures in Southern California. After graduating from Pacific High School in San Bernardino, she met and married Paul Young. They moved...

Mar 2, 2021

Mar 1, 2021

MARILYNN DUANE BEYL(MURPHY) WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 6, 1941. SHE DIED ON MARCH 1, 2021 IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

Feb 28, 2021

Willard Clark was born on October 10, 1928 in Portland, Oregon and passed away on February 28, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Feb 26, 2021

Lam Luu, age 91, passed away on Friday February 26, 2021 at St. John hospital in Longview, Washington. Lam was born on September 9, 1929, to Cam Hung and Ho Thi Tran in Bac Lieu, South Vietnam. Lam worked for an American contractor for the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam as an Administrator and Personnel Manager. Lam and his family...

Feb 25, 2021

Maureen St. Clair Claxton was born on October 6, 1934, the first-born child of Margaret (Callas) and Alfred John Claxton, in Kelowna, BC, Canada. She graduated from Rutland High School and then the Royal Columbian School of Nursing, in New Westminster, BC. She passed on February 25, 2021 at the age of 86 in Vancouver, WA. Maureen started her nursing...

Feb 24, 2021

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Ronald Wayne Goodrich passed away at the age of 79 at St. John’s Hospital, Longview, WA. Ron was born on July 4, 1941, in Ft. Collins, CO to Roscoe and Lu Ella (Ackelson) Goodrich. Ron’s family moved to Longview the year he was born. Ron went to R.A. Long High School and joined the Army...

Feb 23, 2021

Barbara Rutkowski was born on May 16, 1937 in Myrtle Point, Oregon and passed away on February 23, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Feb 22, 2021

Delmar Sparks was born on January 29, 1928 in Lamar, Arkansas and passed away on February 22, 2021 in Ridgefield, Washington.