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Category: Obituary
OBITUARY: Brian Eugene Holbrook – January 21, 1973 – February 20, 2023
OIOpublisher Brian Eugene Holbrook born January 21, 1973 died February 20,2023. Brian was born in, Hazelwood Mo. He is survived by his parents Barbara and Herschel Holbrook. He is survived by his…
OBITUARY: JOHN WALTER “WALT” RIGTERINK – May 11, 1932 – Jan. 21, 2023
John Walter (Walt) Rigterink, 90, of Tillamook, OR, passed away suddenly at home on January 21, 2023. Walt was born on May 11,1932 in New Haven, CT to Albert Rigterink and Harriett Notier…
OBITUARY: John ‘Walt’ Rigterink – May 11, 1932 – January 21, 2023
John Walter (Walt) Rigterink, 90, of Tillamook, OR, passed away suddenly at home on January 21, 2023. Walt was born on May 11,1932 in New Haven, CT to Albert Rigterink and Harriett…
OBITUARY: Thomas Leslie Ellwood – November 12, 1938 – January 23, 2023
Thomas Leslie Ellwood, born November 12, 1938, age 84, passed away peacefully holding his wife’s hand on the evening of January 23, 2023. He thought he wouldn’t make it past 40, but…
OBITUARY: Wendell Phillips Blum- January 1, 1923 – January 17, 2023
Wendell Phillips Blum was born January 1, 1923 in Tillamook, Oregon, and passed away from this life to spend eternity with our Lord on January 17, 2023 at his home in Tillamook,…
OBITUARY: Thomas Carl Gienger – November 12, 1937 – January 16, 2023
Thomas Gienger, age 85, passed away in his home surrounded by his family, in Tillamook, OR on January 16th, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Tom was born and raised and…
OBITUARY: Carolyn “Carey” Chaney Tate – Sept. 3, 1940 – Sept. 14, 2022
Carolyn “Carey” Chaney Tate of Manzanita, OR passed away September 14, 2022, in her sleep of natural causes. She was born on September 3, 1940, in Washington, DC and lived in Washington,…
OBITUARY: Sherry Lee Vachio – January 12, 1945 – September 30, 2022
Sherry Lee Vachio, 77, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her three children, just after sunset on September 30, 2022, following three years with small cell lung cancer. She was born on January…
OBITUARY: Phyllis Ann Stephens – December 17, 1930 – September 19, 2022
Phyllis Ann Schollmeyer Stephens was born December 17th, 1930 in Tillamook, Oregon. She was the second daughter born to August and Eva Schollmeyer of Nehalem, Oregon. August Schollmeyer’s family immigrated from Germany…