Obituaries
Perry Gene Miller
Jun 5, 2018
Perry “Gene” Miller, 79, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in hospice June 5, 2018. The first son of a peanut farmer, Gene was born in Eakley, Oklahoma to Ennis Woodrow and Marsaleete “Pat” Miller on September 27, 1939. The family, along with Gene’s younger brothers Daryl and Larry Joe, moved to Washington State when Gene was 4....
Brett J. Finlay
Jun 4, 2018
Brett James Finlay 1967 - 2018 Brett Finlay, 51, passed away June 4, 2018, at his home in Shelton, Washington. Brett grew up on the Long Beach peninsula, the youngest of six children. After high school, he received his machinist certification from Lower Columbia College and worked for several years as a machinist before starting his own construction company. He...
Lois E. Cox-Sampson
Jun 4, 2018
Lois E. Cox-Sampson, 65, died in Portland on June 4, 2018. The daughter of Frank and Erna (Hunnicut) Preston, she was born in Forks, Washington on March 29, 1953. At age two she moved to Ocean Park with her parents and siblings. There her mother ran the Shake Shack, known to many locals. Lois attended Ocean Park Elementary and graduated...
Jerry Teague
Jun 1, 2018
Long Beach resident Jerry A. Teague, 79, died in Long Beach on June 1, 2018. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Henry "Hank" Pellervo
May 27, 2018
J. Henry Pellervo died in Naselle on May 27, 2018, in the home he built on the banks of the South Fork of the Naselle River. He was 94. The fifth of six children of H. V. and Laina Pellervo, Henry was born on August 30, 1923, at his family's home on the South Fork.Henry graduated from Naselle High School...
Greg A. Gillette
May 22, 2018
Greg A. Gillette, 62, a resident of the Peninsula the past 40 years, died in Portland on May 22, 2018. The eldest of four children child born to Donald and Betty (Dalgarno) Gillette, he was born in Longview, Washington on August 27, 1955. Greg grew up in Longview. Here he graduated from Mark Morris High School, where he was a...
James W. Corder
May 20, 2018
Long Beach resident James W. Corder, 90, died in Ilwaco on May 20, 2018. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Sharon L. Johnson
May 19, 2018
Sharon L. Johnson, 64, died at her Long Beach residence on May 19, 2018. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Kevin Soule
May 19, 2018
Kevin E. Soule, 39, a lifelong resident of the Peninsula, died May 19, 2018 while fishing on his beloved Willapa Bay. The eldest of two sons born to Ernest and Yvonna “Bonnie” Soule, Kevin was born in South Bend on July 19, 1978. He grew up in Nahcotta, attended Ocean Park elementary school and at an early age began helping...
Aaron Max Jones
May 17, 2018
Ocean Park resident Aaron Max Jones, 74, died in Raymond, Washington on May 17, 2018. He was born in Fresno, California on January 12, 1944, the son of Sidney and Elma Jones.
Max was a merchant marine seaman and electrician until he retired in 2001 after 30 plus years. He resided on the Peninsula the past 15 years
Max first...
Lorraine L. Watson
May 14, 2018
Lorraine Lucille Watson, 89, a resident of the Peninsula the past 40 years, died at her Long Beach residence on May 14, 2018 surrounded by her family. The daughter of George and Mary (Crawford) Davis, she was born February 24, 1929 in Vancouver, Washington. It was the Depression Years, and Lorraine's up-bringing was meager and simple, her family which included...
Florence Marie Lovelace
May 13, 2018
Florence Marie Lovelace, 93, a resident of Ocean Park the past 57 years, died in Longview on May 13, 2018. Born in Junction City, Oregon, she was the first of three children born to Danish immigrants Thomas and Anna Miller. Florence was proud to be a first generation American and throughout her life proud of her Scandinavian heritage.
Her...
Vaughn Hayden
May 13, 2018
LONG BEACH — Long Beach, Washington resident since 2001, George Hayden passed on May 13, 2018, in Long Beach with his wife, Mary, close friends and neighbors at his side. He was born Dec. 3, 1936, in Floresville, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Hayden; daughter, Cathleen Marie (Dan); son Gregory Hayward Hayden (Patricia), their children, Paige and Piper,...
Elaine A Kettwig
May 9, 2018
Elaine Alyce Kettwig, age 85, Long Beach, WA, formerly of Clark, SD passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 after an extended battle with Parkinson’s disease and cancer. Elaine was born on October 5, 1932 in Clark, SD to Gilbert and Hulda Kruthoff. She attended grade school at both Willow Lake Township and Fordham...
Philip D. Gaddy
May 5, 2018
Philip Gaddy, 78, died at his Nahcotta residence on May 5, 2018 with his family at his side. He was a retired teacher and 30 year Peninsula resident.Private family services have been held. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Rose A. See
May 4, 2018
Rose Anita Sophia Penttila See January 22, 1929 - May 4, 2018Rose was born in Naselle, WA to Waino and Sigrid Penttila on January 22, 1929. She grew up on the family farm along the Naselle River, spoke fluent Finnish, and took part in all the farm chores—hay making, cow milking, berry picking, gardening and canning. She graduated from Naselle...
Jenny L. Norman
May 2, 2018
Jenny Lynn Norman, 66, died at her home in Ocean Park on May 2, 2018 following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Jenny was born April 6, 1952 in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of John and Evelyn (Reid) Gill.
A 30 year resident of Pacific County, Jenny and her late husband, Phil Noman, bought Marylou’s Tavern in downtown Long Beach...
David C. Bowman
Apr 25, 2018
David Bowman, 68, died at his Naselle residence on April 25, 2018. He served his country in both the US Navy and the US Air Force and lived locally the past three years.No local service. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Mary Daniel
Apr 21, 2018
Mary Daniel, 55, died in Ilwaco on April 21, 2018. She was a three year resident of the Peninsula.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
John A. Jarvela
Apr 21, 2018
A resident of the Peninsula the past 40 years, John Jarvela, 70, died at his Ocean Park residence on April 21, 2018. Survivors include his wife Sally.No service, His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
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