All Obituaries

Patricia A. Kaiser was born on October 11th, 1928 in Aberdeen South Dakota to Joe and Lillian (Woodman) Chambers. After high school, Patricia worked at Walgreens, US Bank and the Oregon Employment Service. Patricia married Anton Kaiser on August 5th, 1946 in Aberdeen South Dakota. Together they had Anton Jr. Linda, Roger and Kathy. Patricia had a partner, Vern, with whom she had five children: Linda, Terri, Colleen, Mark and Dan. Patricia worked as a port commissioner at the Port...

On June 26, 2019, Stephen Lee Schmidt, loving husband and father of three children passed away at the age of 80.  Stephen was born on June 19, 1939 in Blue Springs, Missouri to Albert and Pearl Schmidt.  He married Judy in 1973.  Together they raised 3 boys, John, Sean, and Michael. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps on July 30, 1959.  Stephen was a successful retail manager at Thrifty Drug stores in California and Arizona.  In 1991, Steve and...

    Emery James Kuster was born on February 15th, 1953 in Sacramento, California to Emery Jr and Edna Kuster. After high school, he went into hot tar roofing in construction. During his life, Jim moved to live in Yachats, Oregon. On June 18th, 2019 Jim passed away at the age of 66 years old.        .

Nikolas Yost was born on December 14th, 1993 in Santa Ana, California to Leslie Miller. After high school, Nik worked at a fish processing plant. Nik lived in Toledo, Oregon, where he suddenly passed away after being kidnapped and was in a car accident on June 15th, 2019. Nik Yost  and another young man were kidnapped and unknown events lead to Nik's shocking death. His death stunned our community, his family and rocked his mother's world.    To...

Janet McCall was born on November 10th, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to John Baker. After high school, Janet became an office manager for a fabrication company. Janet was married to Tom McCall, and together they had a family, including their son Norman. Tom passed away before Janet. During her life, Janet moved to live in Albany, Oregon. On June 14th, 2019 Janet passed away at the age of 85 years old. 

Kyle Owen Vinson passed away on June 10th, 2019. He was born on December 6th, 1995 to Kelley and Debbie Vinson of Toledo, Oregon.  Kyle grew up in Toledo, where he developed a love for the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting, riding 4-wheelers, and dirt bikes. He graduated from Toledo High School in 2014, where he had been an avid sports player. He then went on to Linn Benton Community College, in Albany where he excelled in the field of welding and fabrication. He graduated in 2016...

Lucille Bacon passed away peacefully in her home in the Salishan Resort Community in Gleneden Beach, Oregon, on Monday, June 10, of congestive heart failure. She was 91 years old. Lucille was the first child of Florence and George R. Grant, Sr., born on July 19, 1927 in Butte, Montana during the roaring twenties. While she was named for her mother, she was always called “Lucille”, never Lucy. Her hardscrabble childhood during the Great Depression and Second World War, gave her...

Kay Fierro was born on June 15th, 1937 in Long Beach, California to Calvin and Zereita. After college, Kay became a court stenographer in law. Kay was married to Pedro, and together they lived in Lincoln City, Oregon. Kay and Pedro had a family, including their son John. At 81 years old, Kay passed away on June 9th, 2019. 

Robert Spence (96) Robert Galen Spence   November 11, 1922 – June 7, 2019 On Friday June 7th, 2019, Robert (Bob) Galen Spence (96) passed away peacefully at home (Newport Oregon) surrounded by his daughter Pamela (64), his dogs (Buddy & Bailey) & his bunny (BunBun). Bob was born in Schuyler, Nebraska on November 19th, 1922 to Emily & Ora Spence. As a young man, he relocated to Omaha, NE, where he met his wife Marilyn J. Salstrom in 1952. Both Bob and Marilyn...

Howard Lee Uhl   July 18, 1935 – June 5, 2019 Howard was born 83 years ago in Bellingham and grew up in Portland. He lived and worked in the Portland area where he and his first wife, Jean Taynton (deceased), raised their children. In his younger years he spent a lot of time exploring and fishing underwater in scuba gear. He was an active member of an underwater search and rescue team. He and Loris met at their driving club in Portland. In 1980, Howard and Loris decided to...