From: Greg & Kari Kandoll Date: 09/15/05 22:46:54 To: Evelyn Huerd; Kelly Blizzard Subject: Nepsund Obituary Wayne L. Nepsund 1953 - 2005 Wayne Leslie Nepsund, 53, of Puget Island/Cathlamet, died Sept. 12, 2005. He was born Feb. 8, 1953, in Longview to Norman and Verena "Frana" (Fluckiger) Nepsund. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1971. Mr. Nepsund worked with the Wahkiakum County Road Department, worked for Gordon Oman in construction and was a truck driver for Lower Columbia Trucking. Most recently he was a deck hand on the ferry "Wahkiakum" and worked for Greg Prestegard Construction. He is survived by a daughter, Erica Johnson; a brother, Larry Nepsund; a sister, Julieann Pedersen; his mother; and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life and a potluck will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Norse Hall on Puget Island. The viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Dowling Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cathlamet Fire Dept., P.O. Box 142, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Published in The Daily News on 9/15/2005.