Obituaries

Rhea K. Davis

Rhea K. Davis

Apr 6, 2018

Rhea Davis was born in Portland, Oregon on July 27, 1916. She was the youngest of three children in a humble, working class family. Her father made a living as a carpenter.



Rhea grew up in the Mount Scott area of Portland until her father built the family home in Milwaukie. During the two year construction of that home...

Michael Scott Harley

Michael Scott Harley

Apr 5, 2018

Michael S. Harley passed away unexpectedly on April 5th, 2018 at his home in Cathlamet, Washington. He was born in 1956 in Loma Linda California to Ted Harley and Margaret Simmons. While young, he and his family moved between California and Washington State, until he graduated from Helix High School in 1974, when he permanently moved back to Washington.           He...

Marlene Kay Bowlby

Marlene Kay Bowlby

Mar 31, 2018

Ocean Park resident Marlene K. Bowlby, 74, died in Portland on March 31, 2018.  She was an 11 year area resident.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Helen Marie Rangila

Helen Marie Rangila

Mar 17, 2018

Helen Marie Rangila

On Saturday, March 17, Helen Marie (Simukka) Rangila, 85, long time Deep River resident, peacefully departed to finally meet Jesus whom she loved and worshiped her entire life.

Born on September 18, 1932 at the Naselle home of her parents Matt and Ester Simukka, Helen attended school in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School. She grew...

Deborah Ann Haugsten

Deborah Ann Haugsten

Mar 10, 2018

Deborah Ann Haugsten, 64, died at her Long Beach residence on March 10th following a battle with cancer.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Robert D. "Bob" Preuss Jr.

Robert D. "Bob" Preuss Jr.

Mar 10, 2018

ILWACO — Robert “Bob” Preuss Jr., 71, died in Ilwaco on March 10, 2018. A native of Seattle, he was a 20-year Peninsula resident. Bob was a Navy veteran. He served as Postmaster for the Seaview post office. He was born Sept. 26, 1946, in Seattle. He said: “I wrote my own obituary to save others from being bored and...

Jimmie W. Ritchie

Jimmie W. Ritchie

Mar 7, 2018

Jimmie Ritchie, 79, a resident of the Peninsula the past 15years, died in Ilwaco on March 7, 2018.His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Albert A. Carrasco

Albert A. Carrasco

Mar 7, 2018

Albert Andrew Carrasco was born Aug. 15, 1922 in Kelso, Washington to Juana and Andres Carrasco, immigrants from Spain. He died March 7, 2018. He was the youngest of seven children, three of whom were born in Spain. 

Al grew up on a farm in Rose Valley, working hard from the time he was a small boy. His best childhood...

Lynda K. Littau

Lynda K. Littau

Mar 5, 2018

Lynda K. Littau, 65, died at her Naselle residence on March 5, 2018 of natural causes.The family may be announcing final arrangements at a later date.  Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Richard Gale Bullis

Richard Gale Bullis

Feb 28, 2018

Richard G. Bullis, 79, a resident of the Peninsula the past 23 years, died in Ilwaco on February 28, 2018. The son of William and Mary Bullis, he was born in Los Angeles, California on May 13, 1938. Richard grew up in nearby Compton where he graduated from high school.



Richard served his country as a cook in the...

Anchen Jones

Anchen Jones

Feb 25, 2018

Anchen White Jones of Long Beach, Washington passed away peacefully in her sleep at home February 25, 2018. She was 82-years old.



Anchen is survived by her loving Daughter Dolly, Son-in-law Todd, Grandchildren Nickolas, Ryan, Christopher, Cassandra, Courtney, Grant, and Steve, plus Great Grandchildren Tyler, Keraline, Charolette, Oak, Jack, Jason, Mikayla, and Cassidy. Anchen was preceded in passing by...

Raymond Scott Kangas

Raymond Scott Kangas

Feb 25, 2018

Raymond “Scott” Kangas, 51, died at his Ocean Park residence on February 25, 2018 of natural causes. The son of Marvin and Nancy (Flagar) Kangas, he was born in Vancouver, Washington on May 14, 1966. Scott grew up in Vancouver where he graduated from the Washington State School for the Deaf. Moving to Ocean Park with his parents, he attended...

Donna K. Freese

Donna K. Freese

Feb 24, 2018



Donna Kay (Cole) Freese was born in McConnell, Illinois at the home of her grandparents Frank & Emma Cole on her Aunt Hazel Shippy’s birthday – September 4, 1935, the second daughter of Curt and Oresta (Stabenow) Cole.

She spent her youth in Stephenson County in northern Illinois going to small country schools where her father taught. She graduated...

Orlean M. Timmen

Orlean M. Timmen

Feb 23, 2018

Orlean Timmen, 89 (and a half), most recently of Ilwaco, (but who always considered Chinook home) passed away in the early morning of February 23, 2018 in Raymond, Washington. Orlean was the youngest daughter born to Jacob and Magdalena Remmich in Streeter, North Dakoka. She was preceded in death by her parents and her 16 siblings.



She is survived...

Elizabeth Dalton

Elizabeth Dalton

Feb 16, 2018

Elizabeth Manke Dalton, 46, went to her heavenly home on Friday, February 16, 2018, after a snorkeling accident in Oahu, Hawaii.

 

She was born in Tacoma, Washington to Donald & Rebecca Manke, then baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church. Elizabeth graduated from Stadium High School and Western Washington University with a B.A. in Education. She met her husband...

Chester Wesley Taylor

Chester Wesley Taylor

Feb 10, 2018

OCEAN PARK — Chester Wesley Taylor, motorcycle rider, pilot, metals technician, jewelry artist, and loving husband and father passed away in his wife’s arms, on the night of Feb. 10, 2017, in Ocean Park.  He was born in 1942 in Columbus Ohio. He married Helen LeVitt Taylor in June 1971.  Besides his wife, Helen, he leaves behind a loving family...

Michael E. Reynolds

Michael E. Reynolds

Feb 10, 2018

ILWACO — The Lord called home Mike Reynolds, 66, on February 10, 2018.  He was born on Nov. 27, 1951, in Bremerton, Washington. He was a native of Washington, residing in Pacific County for the last 18 years.

He was preceded in death by two children, Jamie and Cory. He is survived by his wife, Linda, of 35 years, and three...

James E. Roberts

James E. Roberts

Feb 9, 2018

James E. Roberts, 54, died at his Ocean Park residence on February 9, 2018.  He had been a local resident the past 6 years.  A complete obituary will appear later.  His guestbook is avaible at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Helen Marie Collins

Helen Marie Collins

Jan 31, 2018

Helen Marie (Seipel) Collins, 90, of Long Beach., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Lanesville, Indiana. She was born Dec. 19, 1927, in Harrison County, Indiana to Burrel and Annie Laurie Liebert Seipel.  Helen graduated from Nazareth School of Nursing in Louisville, Kentucky in 1945 through the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.  While working in Seattle she met Jerry Collins...

Claudia Marie Edwards

Claudia Marie Edwards

Jan 29, 2018

Our beloved and special mom, wife, daughter, grandma and adopted mom to many, Claudia Marie Edwards, 75, died from complications of a stroke on January 29th in Portland.



Claudia was born in Vancouver, Washington on October 29th, 1942 to Bill and Ida Wulf. Their only child, she had a happy childhood, living in the Dollar's Corner area near Battle...