Obituaries

Gregory  Mark Culver

Gregory Mark Culver

Oct 6, 2021

GREGORY MARK CULVER WAS BORN ON JUNE 3, 1962 IN LANSING, MICHIGAN. HE DIED ON OCTOBER 10, 2021 IN CASTLE ROCK, WASHINGTON.

Robert Allen Braaten

Robert Allen Braaten

Oct 6, 2021

Robert Allen Braaten “Bobby” November 14, 1946 - October 6, 2021 Bobby was born in Libby, Montana and is preceded in death by his parents Otto and Rose, brother Larry, son Timothy and his beloved Joann. He is survived by his brother Otto Jr. (Punky) and Russell, sister Diana and daughter Jody including step daughters, step sons, son in-laws, daughter...

Stephen Edwin Horton

Stephen Edwin Horton

Oct 5, 2021

Steve Horton, beloved brother, husband, father, grandpa, and friend passed away at Hospice Care Center, Longview, WA, October 5, 2021, after a brave and courageous battle with cancer, he was 77 years old. Steve was born to Flanery and Gladys Horton in Lily, Wisconsin in 1944, and was the sixth of seven children. After graduating from Toledo High School, he...

Delores "Dee" Hartshorn

Delores "Dee" Hartshorn

Oct 4, 2021

Delores "Dee" (Rapp) Hartshorn was born in Berwyn, Neb., on Sept. 6, 1935. Her family moved to the Pacific Northwest in the 1940's, eventually ending up in Longview. She attended R.A. Long High School where she met her husband of 64 years, Howard "Skip" Hartshorn. Skip and Dee were married in 1953 and had three children together, Michael, Steven and...

Yvonne Marie Speakman

Yvonne Marie Speakman

Oct 4, 2021

YVONNE MARIE SPEAKMAN WAS BORN IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON ON JANUARY 11, 1964. SHE DIED ON OCTOBER 4, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

Ann C. Mottet

Ann C. Mottet

Oct 4, 2021

Ann C. Mottet passed away peacefully on Monday, October 4 at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview. She was born June 15, 1953, in Longview, to Arthur L. Mottet and Ruth Carey Mottet. Ann was the fourth of five children, and was a life-long resident of Longview and member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Ann graduated from Mark Morris...

John Robert Burt

John Robert Burt

Oct 3, 2021

John Robert Burt was born March 13, 1951 and died from a heart attack on October 3, 2021. Rob was born at Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas to Wanda and Richard “Dick” Burt , who was career military. The family moved on to Okinawa Japan, Edward AFB in California, Kindley AFB in Bermuda and lastly, Maxwell AFB in Montgomery...

Duane Edmund Fleckenstein

Duane Edmund Fleckenstein

Oct 3, 2021

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Duane Edmund Fleckenstein, 74, of Longview, passed away Oct. 3, 2021, at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital in Vancouver. He was born Jan. 9, 1947, in Minot, N.D., and moved to the local area more than 70 years ago. Duane retired from Weyerhaeuser as a green chain puller in the planer department in 1996 after 19...

Roy Jackson Gill

Roy Jackson Gill

Oct 3, 2021

ROY JACKSON GILL WAS BORN ON MAY 2, 1935 IN OVERTON, TEXAS. HE DIED ON OCTOBER 3, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

Barbara Jeanne Roy

Barbara Jeanne Roy

Oct 3, 2021

BARBARA JEANNE ROY (DESKIN) WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 17, 1957. SHE DIED ON OCTOBER 3, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

Loraine Eleanor Hundeby

Loraine Eleanor Hundeby

Oct 2, 2021

LORAINE ELEANOR HUNDEBY(OLSEN) WAS BORN IN PROSSER, WASHINGTON ON AUGUST 22, 1935. SHE DIED ON OCTOBER 2, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

Eugenio Enrique Fernandez

Eugenio Enrique Fernandez

Oct 1, 2021

EUGENIO ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ WAS BORN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON APRIL 17, 1967. HE DIED ON OCTOBER 1, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.

Steven Michael Merritt

Steven Michael Merritt

Sep 29, 2021

Steven Micheal Merritt passed away on September 29, 2021 in his home in Longview Washington at the age of 65. He was born on August 24, 1956 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth Minnesota to Janet Tjaden and Joesph Merritt. After high school graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy in 1975, where he spent 20 years of his life...

Arthur Waltz

Arthur Waltz

Sep 28, 2021

Arthur Waltz was born on May 24, 1933 in Crook, Colorado and passed away on September 28, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Karen Sue James

Karen Sue James

Sep 27, 2021

Karen Sue James, a woman of compassion and kindness left this earth to enter eternal life on September 27, 2021, at the age of 58. Karen grew up in the Longview-Kelso, Washington area; graduating high school in 1981 from Mark Morris High School. She attended and graduated from Warner Pacific College in 1987, with an elementary education degree. She later...

Vicki Van Breemen

Vicki Van Breemen

Sep 26, 2021

Vicki Van Breemen was born on February 6, 1973 in Orange, California and passed away on September 26, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Nick Goodvin

Nick Goodvin

Sep 26, 2021

Nick was born in Ft. Worth Texas on March 22, 1947 to Charlie and Jean Goodvin. Nick’s family moved to Chula Vista, CA, for Charlie’s work in airplane manufacturing when Nick was 12. On the 2nd day of 7th grade at Hilltop Junior High School Nick met his lifelong best friend, Jim King. Jim confirms that they were like brothers,...

Troy Duane Lavey

Troy Duane Lavey

Sep 26, 2021

Troy Duane Lavey, 52, passed away at his home on September 26, 2021. A native to the Longview and Kelso area, Troy was born on April 28, 1969 to John and Linda (Smallwood) Lavey and was the oldest of two children. In 1982, he was baptized and confirmed into what is now the Cowlitz Valley Community of Christ Church. Troy...

Elvagene Ertzberger

Elvagene Ertzberger

Sep 26, 2021

Longtime resident of the Rainier, Longview area, Gene passed away September 26th, 2021 at the age of 96. Gene was born to Arnold and Luetta Swensen on February 14th, 1925. Having her birthday on Valentine’s Day made her enjoy her birthday that much more! She moved to Portland OR as a young woman during WWII where she worked in the...

Randal Clifford Cox

Randal Clifford Cox

Sep 25, 2021

Randal Clifford Cox, 64, was born June 4, 1957 in Eugene Oregon and died September 25, 2021 at St. John’s Medical Center in Longview from complications of liver disease. Randy was raised in Kalama with his family and at the time of his death was living with his mother in Kalama to keep her company. Randy was a man who...