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OBITUARIES
Bret Scott
Seaside
June 12, 1962 — Aug. 28, 2019
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, Bret
Scott, loving father of four children, passed
away at the age of 57.
Bret was born June 12, 1962, in Page,
Arizona. He attended elementary school in
Miramonte, California, and gradu-
ated from Astoria High School in
Oregon in 1980.
Bret served on the aircraft car-
rier USS Constellation as an elec-
trician’s mate for four years, fol-
lowed by two years in the Navy
Reserves.
He married Kacy Jean Smith
of San Diego, California, on Dec.
14, 1985, then moved to Astoria,
Oregon. Bret worked for Sunset
Empire Refuse and Recycling as
a truck driver for 18 years, before
being hired as a truck driver for
Mesher Supply in Seaside, deliv-
ering plumbing supplies along the
Northern Oregon and Southern
Washington coasts for 13 years.
Bret was a member of the Sea-
side, Oregon, post of the American Legion,
as well as the local Fort Clatsop Muzzleload-
ers black powder gun club. He enjoyed ski-
ing, whitewater rafting, canoeing and camp-
ing with his children.
Bret is survived by his father, Robert E.
Scott of Anacortes, Washington; his mother,
Marilyn J. Wood Scott of West Linn, Ore-
gon; brother Eric Scott of Yosem-
ite National Park; his four chil-
dren, Michelle Glick of Terre
Haute, Indiana, Joe Scott of Asto-
ria, Oregon, Wendy Scott of Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho, and Sean Scott of
Lake Oswego, Oregon; and grand-
son Riley Hussong. Bret is also
survived by the mother of his three
younger children, Kacy Scott of
Lake Oswego, Oregon.
The family plans on a pri-
vate scattering of his ashes in the
Pacifi c Ocean.
A memorial donation in mem-
ory of Bret Scott may be made to
Freedom Service Dogs of Amer-
ica, providing service dogs to
children, veterans and active-
duty military: Freedom Service
Dogs, 7193 S. Dillon Court, Englewood, CO
80112; online contributions may be made to
freedomservicedogs.org.
Ralph Kresge Todd
Warrenton
April 11, 1929 — Aug. 29, 2019
Ralph was born April 11, 1929, in Ithaca,
New York, to parents Roger and Frances
(Kresge) Todd.
Ralph attended Newfi eld High School,
in Newfi eld, New York, and graduated in
1947.
In 1948, he enlisted in the
Army for six years, and served
his country as a sergeant fi rst class
tank commander in Straubing,
Germany.
He returned to the U.S. to
attend Hartwick College in One-
onta, New York, and graduated
with a bachelor of science degree.
He worked in the manufacturing
industries throughout the U.S. and
Canada.
Ralph was employed by Tek-
tronix until his retirement in
1991. From 1991 to 2012, Ralph
was a consultant for the Associa-
tion of Manufacturing Excellence
(AME) and the Northwest High
Performance Enterprise Consor-
tium (NWHPEC) in Portland, Oregon.
Ralph served as an AME volunteer for
over 30 years, and served on numerous
committees, boards and conferences, helped
launch the AME Western Region and was
honored in 2006 with the Mac McCulloch
Lifetime Achievement Award.
AME co-founder Doc Hall, in a 2006
Target magazine article commented on
Todd: “He was so successful developing
programs that other regions began to help
set up events. Soon he became AME’s cor-
porate event organizer. During the 1990s, if
you went to an AME event, chances were
good that Ralph helped organize it.”
In addition to his work with AME, he
retired from Tektronix, where he helped
to adopt lean manufacturing and design
for manufacturing. He also formed the
Northwest High Performance Consortium
(HPEC) in the Portland, Oregon, area.
According to friend and colleague Phil
Roether, “he loved to help others working
on their excellence journey, and served as
a facilitator helping groups attending the
national conference. We honor
Ralph’s important contribution to
our organization and his dedica-
tion as a volunteer.”
Ralph was a member of var-
ious organizations, including
Astoria United Methodist Church,
Astoria Golf and Country Club,
Turnaround Trekkers (Volkswalk
Club), Lighthouse Jazz Society
and served as president of the
Surf Pines Association.
Ralph enjoyed the outdoors,
especially hunting elk and deer.
Ralph is survived by his wife,
Janet Johnson Boyd Todd of War-
renton, Oregon; daughters Karen
(David) Falvey and Denise Todd
of Charlotte, North Carolina; sons
Michael (Holly) Todd of West
Palm Beach, Florida, Jason (Tobi) Boyd of
Seaside, Oregon, and Jered (Jenni) Boyd of
Olympia, Washington.
He is also survived by the Todd grand-
children, Kelsey (Ryan) Kehoe and Drew
Falvey; and the Boyd grandchildren, Aston,
Briana, Emily, Luke, Andrew, Noah, Grace,
Sophia, Lucy, Katherine, Nathan and
Dominic.
A celebration of life service was held at
Astoria United Methodist Church on Sept 8.
Private burial was held on Sept. 5 at Wil-
lamette National Cemetery in Portland,
Oregon.
In lieu of fl owers, donations can be
made to the Ralph Todd Music Scholarship
Memorial Fund, First Interstate Bank, 300
S. Holladay Drive, Seaside, OR 97138.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge
of the arrangements.
Thomas Robert Wage
Springfi eld
July 17, 1936 — Sept. 6, 2019
Thomas Robert Wage, age 83, passed
away at his home in Springfi eld, Oregon,
on Friday morning, Sept. 6, 2019, after a
brief illness. He was born on July 17, 1936,
in Jewell, Oregon, to Arne Wage and The-
resa Josephine Wage (Kelly), and
he was the youngest of fi ve chil-
dren. He grew up in Jewell on the
family farm and attended Seaside
High School.
He was married to Carol Lee
Hurd from 1957 to 1969; he
was married to Gertrude Dinella
Walker (Eggert) from 1972 to
1982; and then he married Scheryl
Lynn Powers in 1996. He died one
day prior to celebrating their 23rd wedding
anniversary.
He is survived by his wife Scheryl Wage;
his son Tom Wage, and his wife Julie Wage,
of Sammamish, Washington; his daughter
Tami Truax, and her husband Herb Truax,
of Tigard, Oregon; his son Michael Wage
of Eugene, Oregon; his grandsons Joseph
Wage of Chicago, Illinois, and Alexander
Wage of Fort Collins, Colorado; his sister
Frances Scofi eld of Portland, Oregon; and
his brother Bill Wage of Albany, Oregon. He
is also survived by stepchildren, step-grand-
children, step-great-grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends. He was
preceded in death by his parents, and by his
brother Eugene Wage in 2011, and his sister
Patricia Ann Moore in 2018. Most
of his career, up through his late
30’s he was a logger in Oregon,
Washington and Alaska, and then
he drove a freight truck as an own-
er-operator until he retired.
He was an avid outdoors-
man who greatly enjoyed hunt-
ing, fi shing, boating and camp-
ing. He loved dogs and cats, and
he was an enthusiastic fan of Ore-
gon State University Beavers athletic teams,
especially baseball. Both he and his wife
Scheryl enjoyed square dancing and watch-
ing Green Bay Packers football games. He
was known to wake up every day happy ,and
with a smile on his face. He had an incred-
ible memory, and we will greatly miss his
possibly slightly embellished and endless
stories. Pursuant to his last wishes, his body
will be cremated and there will be no ser-
vices. The family will have a small private
memorial at a future date.
Mark Eastman
Mark Eastman was born
October 7, 1957, in Portland,
Oregon, the son of the late Larry
Eastman and Winifred (Fle-
skes) Eastman. He was raised
and received his education in the
Forest Grove community, having
been a graduate of the McBride
Forest Grove High School Class
of 1975.
After graduation, he joined
the Navy and served for a cou-
ple of years.
He had resided in Seaside,
Oregon for the past thirty years.
Mark had worked as a bouncer
in the entertainment industry on
the coast for many years.
Among his special inter-
ests, Mark enjoyed music, play-
ing drums, growing plants, and
baseball.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Larry and Winifred
Eastman.
Survivors include his son,
Tuirell Eastman, of Seaside,
Oregon; and his stepson James
Schriner, of Seaside Oregon.
To sign the online guest book
or to send a condolence to the
family to www.tualatinvalleyfa.
com.
Tualatin Valley Funeral Alter-
natives in Hillsboro is entrusted
with the arrangements.
Mary Lathrop Peterson
Astoria
Aug. 26, 1929 — Aug. 28, 2019
Mary Lathrop Peterson died surrounded
by friends and family on Aug. 28, 2019,
two days after her 90th birthday.
Born to Robert Farmiloe Goss and
Helen Lewis Shotwell Goss in Hinsdale,
Illinois, she was the oldest of two girls.
She held a bachelor’s degree in library
science from Rockford Col-
lege. In 1956 she married Har-
old Robert Peterson Jr., who
proceeded her in death in 2015.
They were blessed with four
children, nine grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
During her lifetime, she and
Harold (Bob) lived in Minnesota
and West Virginia, then landing
and remaining in Oregon since
1998. A career at various librar-
ies did not prevent her from using her
extensive abilities in organizing, leader-
ship and creative fi ber arts.
She led a rewarding life fulfi lled by her
numerous interests, travel and a supportive
spouse. She was involved in many civic
and cultural organizations, including the
PEO Sisterhood, Plymouth Congregational
Church and the League of Women Voters.
Please sign the online guest book at
caldwellsmortuary.com
There will not be a service at Mary’s
request. Memorial contributions may be
made to the North Coast Land Conser-
vancy at nclctrust.orgMary Lathrop Peter-
son Astoria Aug. 26, 1929 — Aug. 28,
2019
Mary Lathrop Peterson died surrounded
by friends and family on Aug. 28, 2019,
two days after her 90th birthday.
Born to Robert Farmiloe Goss and
Helen Lewis Shotwell Goss in Hinsdale,
Illinois, she was the oldest of two girls.
She held a bachelor’s degree
in library science from Rock-
ford College. In 1956 she mar-
ried Harold Robert Peterson Jr.,
who proceeded her in death in
2015. They were blessed with
four children, nine grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
During her lifetime, she and
Harold (Bob) lived in Minnesota
and West Virginia, then landing
and remaining in Oregon since
1998. A career at various libraries did not
prevent her from using her extensive abil-
ities in organizing, leadership and creative
fi ber arts.
She led a rewarding life fulfi lled by her
numerous interests, travel and a supportive
spouse. She was involved in many civic
and cultural organizations, including the
PEO Sisterhood, Plymouth Congregational
Church and the League of Women Voters.
Please sign the online guest book at
caldwellsmortuary.com
There will not be a service at Mary’s
request. Memorial contributions may be
made to the North Coast Land Conser-
vancy at nclctrust.org.
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