Obituaries
Velma Gillespie
Apr 7, 2023
Velma Gillespie, 92, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer. Her final moments were spent surrounded by family.
She loved the ocean and the Long Beach area. Velma loved to travel, especially to Hawaii in the middle of the cold winters. She loved people, the coast, board games and spending time with family and friends. She loved...
Dennis Hein
Apr 3, 2023
Our Dad, Dennis Hein, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023. He died quickly, a heart attack in the middle of the night. And although traumatic for our mom, Dad never regained consciousness. He died lying next to his wife of 55 years, where he felt nothing but love.
Dad was an optimist; he was funny and smart and kind...
Sherri Dickerson
Mar 30, 2023
Sherri Dickerson of Ocean Park died on 30 March 2023 at the age of 66.
Molly Fey
Mar 29, 2023
Molly Fay of Long Beach died on 29 March 2023 at the age of 30. Full obituary to follow.
Vickie Waldier
Mar 28, 2023
Vickie Lee (Ryder) Waldier went home to her Lord and Savior on March 28th, 2023, after a 3-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Vickie was born in Portland, OR on January 22nd , 1948, to Paul Edwin and Mary Lois (Bettcher) Ryder. She grew up in Alameda, CA and graduated from Alameda High School in 1966. She attended Westmont College,...
Ronnie Rhoades
Mar 22, 2023
Ronnie (Ron) E. Rhoades, who was born on July 24, 1953 in Michigan, passed away in the afternoon of March 22, 2023 at the age of 69 in Ocean Park, Washington. He passed at the home he loved, with his beloved dogs by his side. Ron is preceded in death by parents Lonnie and Helen Rhoades.
Ron has always loved...
Laurie Wolfinger
Mar 10, 2023
Laurie Wolfinger of Ocean Park died on 10 March 2023 at the age of 69. Arrangements are being provided by Penttila's Funeral Home, Long Beach WA.
James Laney
Mar 8, 2023
James Michael Laney Jr of Naselle WA age 34 died on March 8, 2023 in a tragic accident. His survivors are wife Jamie Laney, sons Tristen and Brantley Laney, parents Jim and Lynna Laney, brother Roger Frahm-Hodges Laney, and many other dearly loved family members. James was born and raised in Naselle and worked as a heavy equipment operator...
Robert Kowolchuk
Mar 5, 2023
Robert Kowolchuk of Ocean Park died on 05 March 2023 at the age of 83. Arrangements are being provided by Penttila's Funeral Home, Long Beach WA.
Marjorie Beard
Feb 24, 2023
Marjorie Ruth Beard, 96, of Ilwaco passed away peacefully on February 24th, 2023, in her home with family by her side. Marjorie was born to George and Louise Stolt in 1926 in Odebolt, Iowa, where the family had a large dairy farm. In 1934, as drought hit Iowa during the Great Depression, the family pulled up stakes and moved first...
Michael Scruggs
Feb 20, 2023
Long Beach resident Mike Scruggs died at his residence on February 20,2023 with his wife Pat at his side. He was 72 year old. The son of Bill and Pat Scruggs, he was born January 23, 1951 in Oceanside, California. He grew up in near by Stanton, graduating from Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California. As a youngster he...
Peggy Leurquin
Feb 16, 2023
Peggy Leurquin of Grays River died on 16 February 2023 at the age of 70.
Sherman Richmond
Feb 14, 2023
Sherman was born in Seattle to William and Thelma Richmond. He went to Franklin High School and enlisted in the Navy in January of 1952. Sherman served in Korea on the USS Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey and Wisconsin, all battleships. He returned home and attended Seattle University night school on the GI Bill to be an accountant. He worked for...
Paul Eike
Feb 13, 2023
Paul Eike, 59, died peacefully at his Ilwaco residence on February 13, 2023 following a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Born August 26, 1963 in Vancouver, Washington, he was the son of Arthur and Vivian (Reed) Busse. He attended Naselle High School and went on to graduate from Stylemasters Mastering of Barbering and Hair Design in Astoria. Paul had...
Robert Hilbert
Feb 12, 2023
Robert "Bob" Hilbert of Chinook, WA, passed away on February 12, 2023 in Chinook, WA after a lengthy illness at the age of 77. Bob was born in Shenandoah, PA to Abraham and Alma Hilbert and moved to Ilwaco, WA as a young boy. Bob graduated from Ilwaco High School. He married Sheryl Couch his wife of 57 years. He...
Joan Coquillette Chambreau
Feb 5, 2023
In her heart, Joan was an Astoria girl, no matter where she lived, and she lived in many places over the course of a long life. She had an innate ability to be the center of attention, something she started early in life when, at the age of three months, she swallowed an open safety pin. The Daily Astorian reported...