Obituaries
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...
Sol Victor Armer
Aug 30, 2025
Sol Victor Gino Armer, 62, passed away in Long Beach, WA. He was born in Coral Gables/Miami, Florida on December 4, 1962, the son of James Armer and Camille Armer (nee Carangi). The family moved to Washington in 1967, and resided in Bellevue. Sol attended Cherry Crest Elementary, Hyak Junior High, and Interlake High School, and later went on to...
Donna Beller
Aug 15, 2025
Donna Jean Beller
September 28, 1948 – August 15, 2025
Donna Jean Beller, 76, of Chinook, Washington, passed away on August 15, 2025.
She was born on September 28, 1948, in Ilwaco, Washington, to Wilbur Wisner and Virginia (Benson) Wisner. Donna was the oldest of four daughters and loved her sisters dearly. She is survived by her sisters, Sharon Pederson (née Wisner) and...
James J. Hagen
Aug 9, 2025
James Joseph Hagen, 83 passed away on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at home in Ocean Park, WA. He was born in Seattle, WA to Frederick Joseph Hagen and Floy June Hagen on October 25, 1941. He is survived by his wife Pamela of 47 years of marriage, Son David Hagen, Daughter Ann Hagen, Grandchildren Alex Woolsey, Emily Woolsey, Claire Hagen...
Susan Chandler
Jul 28, 2025
Susan Chandler came to the Peninsula, from the east coast, over twenty years ago to visit friends. She was so charmed by the natural beauty that she decided to make it home. She liked to say that she lived in paradise. Her joyful spirit will be missed.
Marjorie Denning
2025
Marjorie "Marge" Denning passed away at the age of 96 at her home in Ocean Park, Washington.
She was an avid bowler and loved hunting and fishing with her son Dennis and husband, George. George preceded her in death in 2017. She also loved gardening and crocheting. But, one of her favorite things to do was cook on her antique woodstove,...
Don Sheldon
Jul 20, 2025
Donald Richard Sheldon (Don) left this world in the early afternoon on Sunday July 20, 2025. He was at home with family and friends gathered to support him on to his next adventure.
Don was born on April 12, 1953 to Dick and Ruth Sheldon at the Ilwaco Hospital. Besides a short stint in Bend Oregon, he was a lifelong resident...
Jo Estep
Jul 20, 2025
Jo Estep passed away peacefully on July 20th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 9th, 1943, in Longview, Washington, Jo grew up on her family's farm, developing a deep affection for animals. While she had only one biological child, Jo played a maternal role in the lives of countless children, including her three grandchildren. As a successful...
George R. Gana
Jul 18, 2025
George R. Gana passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025, after 92 years of enjoying life to the fullest. He died of congestive heart failure and asbestosis-induced lung impairment at his Seaview home with his wife, Rachel, at his side. In declining health for several years, George was a good patient, working tenaciously to thrive until the end.
While our hearts...
Lois Cameron
Jul 14, 2025
Lois Cameron, age 94, passed away quietly in her sleep on July 14th, 2025 in her apartment at Clatsop Retirement Village in Astoria, OR.
Born in Colville, Washington, she was one of five children born to Robert Day and Martha Patton Day. She graduated from Wapato High School in 1948 where she met her future husband Charles Cameron, where they both...
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