Obituaries
Les Driscoll
Feb 15, 2026
Leslie Alan Driscoll (Les) left this world surrounded by family on February 15, 2026.
He was born May 24, 1935 to Tom and Hazel Driscoll in Portland, Oregon. His sisters (and brother) were Barbara, (Steve) Smith, Evelyn (Al) Lynn, Lois (Ron) Kaino, Virginia (Corky) Wilson, Beverly (Dallas) Johnson, and Ken Driscoll. They have all preceded him in death. He was also...
Jerry Lyn Green
Feb 9, 2026
Gerald “Jerry” Lyn Green passed away on Feb 9, 2025 at the age of 59 years, to be reunited with those who have passed before him.
Jerry was born on October 4, 1966 to Richard “Dick” Green and Mary K Green “Watts” in South Bend, WA.
Jerry attended South Bend High School where he Graduated in 1985. Jerry participated in all things...
Patrick Prest
Feb 1, 2026
Patrick J. Prest passed away February 1, 2026. He was born in Astoria, OR to Michael and Beverly (Malmstadt) Prest on July 21 1984. He was raised on the peninsula in both Chinook and Seaview, graduating with the Ilwaco High School class of 2003.
Pat married his soul mate and high school sweetheart, Amanda Miller, in 2008.
A long time employee of...
Barbara Ellsworth
Jan 24, 2026
Barbara Lee (Timmen) Ellsworth, 71, slipped out of this world peacefully on January 24, 2026, surrounded by love. She was born in Ilwaco on July 21, 1954 to the legendary Lee and Josephine (Fischer) Timmen. The fourth out of six siblings, her childhood was spent in Chinook, growing up in the house that her dad built. Barbara attended Chinook School...
Linda June Chaney
Jan 24, 2026
Linda June Chaney, of Long Beach, Washington, was peacefully called home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 24, 2026. She was born on October 15, 1948, in Newberg, Oregon.
Linda was the beloved daughter of June Jensen Newton and Robert Paul Newton and lived most of her life in the Milwaukie and Portland area of Oregon. She went...
Joseph Michael Paliani
Jan 24, 2026
Ocean Park, Washington - Joseph Michael Paliani, 87 of Ocean Park, died peacefully in Vancouver, WA on January 24, 2026. Joe was born July 14, 1938 in Passaic New Jersey and moved to Garden Grove, CA where he spent his youth. His parents Faye and Fred preceded him in death. Joe was known for his sense of humor and warm...
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...
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