Obituaries
James Basil Kirsch
Jan 6, 2026
James Basil Kirsch passed away January 6, 2026, at the age of 82, surrounded by his family at his home in Naselle.
James was born in Salem, Oregon to father Augustin (Gus) and his mother Marie, raised in nearby Stayton with his siblings at the family farm. After graduating from St. Martin’s University in Olympia he joined the Peace Corps in...
Verna Adele Holm(Penttila)
Jan 1, 2026
Verna Adele Holm (Penttila)
March 30, 1930 – January 1, 2026
Verna Adele Holm, a lifelong resident of Naselle, Washington, passed away peacefully at her home on January 1, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 95 years old.
Born to Waino and Sigrid Penttila, Verna was the youngest of five siblings—Eldred, Eldon, Joseph, and Rose. She spent nearly her entire life...
Caroline Clearman
2025
Caroline “Carol” Jane Clearman passed peacefully at her Klipsan home surrounded by family on December 30, 2025, after being lovingly cared for the last several years by her daughter Annie. Born in September 1940 as the youngest of nine in a bustling Willamette Valley farming family, Carol’s early years were filled with the laughter and energy of country life. She...
Alan Teal Daulton
Dec 30, 2025
Alan T. Daulton, 77, died peacefully on December 30, 2025 at his Chinook, Washington residence. The son of Robert Irwin and Mary Alice (Teal) Daulton, he was born June 29, 1948 at Hollywood (CA) Presbyterian Medical Center. He grew-up with his parents and sister Nancy in the nearby San Fernando Valley, attending Oxnard St. Elementary, Sun Valley Junior High and...
Eleanor Wulff
Nov 25, 2025
Eleanor May Wulff, born in 1930 in Portland, Oregon, passed away on November 25, 2025. Eleanor spent her early years in the community of Hopewell in the Mid-Willamette Valley. After graduating from Amity High School, she moved to Salem, where she married Edward Clark Wulff in 1955 and devoted herself to raising their family.
Eleanor and her husband Eddie shared a...
Dolores Jean Rasmussen
Nov 23, 2025
Dolores Jean (Davis) Rasmussen
July 8, 1938 ~ November 23, 2025
Dolores was called home to heaven on November 23, 2025, in Longview, WA, surrounded by love. She was born in Marblemount, WA, on July 8, 1938, to Lucille & Delbert Davis. Dolores was the oldest daughter of five brothers and three sisters.
Graduate of Kalama High School, 1957. Attended Skagit Valley College...
Daniel Paul Bannan
Nov 20, 2025
Daniel Paul Bannan, born on April 3, 1967, in Seattle, Washington, passed away on November 20, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. He was a devoted father and a dedicated carpenter whose craftsmanship touched the lives of many.
Daniel's education culminated in an Associate's Degree, which provided a foundation for his successful career as a carpenter. His skilled hands not only built structures...
Phyllis Rae Sotka
Nov 19, 2025
Phyllis Rae Boldt Sotka passed away on November 19, 2025 at the age of 91. Phyllis was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She was born February 12, 1934 in Astoria, Oregon and lived in Pillar Rock much of her early childhood, at a time when everyone had to ride a boat to Astoria for groceries and other...
Arthur Eugene Schouweiler
Nov 13, 2025
Arthur Eugene Schouweiler, affectionately known as Art, passed away on November 13, 2025, in Long Beach, Washington, at the age of 81. Born on February 26, 1944, in Olympia, Washington, he was a proud graduate of North Thurston High School in 1963.
In 1966, Art joined the United States Navy, serving aboard the USS Hassayampa, AO-145, before receiving an honorable discharge....
Frederick Carter
Oct 16, 2025
Fred Carter passed away on October 16th peacefully at home in Ocean Park WA at age 78. Fred was born in Emporia Kansas to Donald Harrison Carter and Edna Mae Brewer Carter. While he was young his family moved to Denver Colorado, where Fred and his siblings grew up. After high school he joined the Air Force, and ended up...
Michael Martin McHale
Oct 15, 2025
Michael (Mike) McHale, 79, died Oct. 15, 2025.
Mike was born Sept. 19, 1946 in Vancouver, Washington to parents, Mack McHale and Carolyn Weatherby. He graduated from Hudson's Bay High School and then joined the Marines. He later served in the reserves.
He met and married Connie Chittenden. Together they had children, Bryan McHale and Jamie Jespersen. Mike is grandfather to Wylie,...
Carol Lynn Ockfen
Oct 12, 2025
Carol Lynn Ockfen, long time resident of Ilwaco, WA, died on October 12, 2025 at the age of 76.
Memorial Services will be held on November 2, 2025 at 1:00 P.M at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. In lieu of flowers donations should be made to Peninsula Rotary Club, PO Box 606, Seaview, WA. 98644
Arthur Herring
Oct 5, 2025
Arthur "Art" Herring passed away on October 5th 2025. There will be a private graveside service for family at Lone Fir Cemetery. Please check back for an upcoming Memorial Service update.
Michael Ogden Dailey
Oct 2, 2025
Michael (Mike) Ogden Dailey of Ocean Park, WA passed away October 2, 2025 at his home at the age of 82. Mike was born to Clarence O. Dailey and June Southmayd Dailey in Seattle, WA on April 10th 1943. After high school, Mike enlisted in the Army Cavalry 1st Division, serving 10 years and completing two tours in Vietnam, reaching...
Betty Jean Woods
Sep 16, 2025
Betty Jean Woods, known as Bet to family and friends, passed peacefully with loved ones by her side, Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, at 71, at her daughter’s home in Yacolt, Washington.
Born July 14th,1954, to Earl L. Woods and Joan C. (Peterson) Woods, she was raised in Vancouver, Washington and grew up with her brothers Mike Woods, and Tim Woods. She...
David Edward Urmanski
Sep 16, 2025
David Edward Urmanski, born on January 14, 1939, in Wausau, Wisconsin, passed away on September 16, 2025, at St. John's Hospital in Longview, Washington. He lived life to the fullest, embodying a spirit of adventure and spontaneity, and is remembered for living life for the moment. He married Anna Urmanski, with whom he shared a remarkable fifty years of marriage.
David's...
Robert E. Andrew
Sep 15, 2025
Robert E. Andrew, lovingly known as “Bob,” passed away peacefully on September 15, 2025, at the age of 75, surrounded by family and friends.
Born March 10, 1950, in Vancouver, Washington, Bob was the youngest son of Edward and Doris Andrew. He grew up in Clark County, where he spent his early years riding horses, wrestling, and later graduating with the...
Kathryn Gilbertson
Sep 14, 2025
Kathryn Gilbertson passed away in Long Beach, WA at the age of 72. She was a longtime resident of Pendleton, OR.
Randy A. Finley
Sep 7, 2025
Long Beach Peninsula resident and Seattle cultural pioneer Randy Finley died on Sunday, September 7, in Ilwaco, after a brief hospital stay. He was 83.
Born Robert Andrew Finley, in Seattle, he is best known as owner/operator of Seven Gables Theaters from 1970 through 1986. He turned a single small theater into a 16 theater chain throughout the Northwest, known for...
Lundy William Hurley
Sep 2, 2025
Lundy William Hurley (Bill) age 74, of Long Beach, WA passed peacefully in his home on September 2nd, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer.
Bill was born on Aug. 6, 1951, in Olympia, WA to Lundy and Dorothea Hurley where he spent his early years. In April of 1994 he married his wife, Patricia. Bill worked at Jessie's Cannery for...
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