Obituaries

Clara Gersen

Clara Gersen

Apr 20, 2023

Clara Gersen of Ilwaco died on 20 April 2023 at the age of 93. Arrangements are being provided by Penttila's Funeral Home, Long Beach.

Edith Shire

Edith Shire

Apr 20, 2023

Edith Ann Armstrong Shire (Edie) passed peacefully from life, after 98 plus years, on April 20, 2023 at The Oaks at Timberline, a long-term care facility in Vancouver, WA. Edie was born December 6, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Edyth Sage Armstrong and James Chester Armstrong II. She followed siblings James III, Jean, and Gilbert. In 1927, the Armstrong family...

Chuck Morris

Chuck Morris

Apr 16, 2023

Chuck Morris of Long Beach died on April 16, 2023 at age of 49.

Joyce Jones

Joyce Jones

Apr 8, 2023

Joyce Louise Larvik Jones passed away April 8, 2023 in Ocean Park, WA. Joyce was born in Portland, Oregon on March 13, 1937 to Olaf and Beulah Larvik. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1954 and from the University of Oregon in 1958 with a Bachelor of Education. Joyce taught primary school for two years. In 1958 she married...

Velma Gillespie

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...

Clyde Manning

Clyde Manning

Apr 5, 2023

Clyde Manning of Long Beach died on 05 April 2023 at the age of 56.

Dennis Hein

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

Sherri Dickerson

Mar 30, 2023

Sherri Dickerson of Ocean Park died on 30 March 2023 at the age of 66.

Molly Fay

Molly Fay

Mar 29, 2023

Molly Fay of Long Beach died on 29 March 2023 at the age of 30. Full obituary to follow.

Vickie Waldier

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

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...

Carol Lappin

Carol Lappin

Mar 20, 2023

Carol Lappin of Ilwaco died on 20 March 2023 at the age of 80.

Laurie Wolfinger

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

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

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.

Roger Crandell

Roger Crandell

Mar 1, 2023

Roger Crandell of Ilwaco died on 1 March at the age of 62.

Marjorie Beard

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

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

Peggy Leurquin

Feb 16, 2023

Peggy Leurquin of Grays River died on 16 February 2023 at the age of 70.

Sherman Richmond

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...