Obituaries
Harold "Skip" Kotek
Mar 19, 2016
Harold A. Kotek, 75, a 50 year resident of the Peninsula, died at his Long Beach residence on March 19, 2015. Known to most as "Skip" he operated Skipper's Horse Rentals in Long Beach for many years. Please join our family as we celebrate the life of Skip Kotek We hope many of those who knew him will come and...
Beverly J. Gilpin
Mar 17, 2016
Beverly Jayne Gilpin died March 17, 2016. Beverly was born in Spokane Washington in 1931, where she graduated from Lewis and Clark High School, followed by Kinmen Business School. She married Eldred Gilpin in 1954. The couple made their first home in Nespelem WA where she worked at the post office and Colville Indian Agency. Later the couple moved to...
Hal E. Gardner
Mar 16, 2016
Obituary for Hal Gardner
Born in Tacoma, Washington: January 17, 1917
Died in Ocean Park, Washington: March 16, 2016
Mother: Nettie Gardner
Father: Reverend Harry Gardner
Hal Gardner passed away on March 16, 2016 at the age of 99, shortly after suffering a massive heart attack. Being a minister’s son, the family moved many times throughout his childhood....
Ila Louise Lorenz
Mar 14, 2016
Ila Louise Lorenz, age 91, peacefully passed away on March 11th 2016 at her Ocean Park residence.
The daughter of Henry and Della Frahm, she was born on May 11th, 1924 in Danvers, Illinois. The third of five children, Ila spent a happy childhood in Illinois, graduating from Stanford H.S. in 1942. She met and married James Lorenz in 1950....
Beatrice M. Jones
Mar 12, 2016
Beatrice M. Jones, 79, a 16 year resident of the Peninsula, died at her Ocean Park residence on March 12, 2016.No service at her request. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Gayl L. West
Mar 10, 2016
ASTORIA — Described by many as a wonderful lady, Gayl L. West, Ocean Park, passed away on March 10, 2016, in Astoria. She was born in Colfax, Washington on Aug. 4, 1940, and lived her early life in Anchorage; Hooper, Washington; and the Seattle area, where she graduated from Highline High School in 1958. Gayl attended Central Washington University,...
Marie Damron
Mar 9, 2016
On March 9, 2016, Marie Teresa Soller Damron embarked on her last great adventure after many years of struggle with illness.
Despite her quiet beginnings in Cambridge, Ohio on August 20, 1954, Marie always sought out new opportunities and experiences. After living in multiple states along the East Coast, Marie came to Cary, North Carolina at the age of 18...
John C. Caudle
Mar 5, 2016
John C. Caudle, 80, died at his Long Beach residence on March 5, 2016 with his family at his side. The son of Marion and Ophelia (Wilson) Caudle, he was born in Mauldin, Arkansas on February 22, 1936. Following high school he joined the United States Air Force.
Returning stateside he attended the University of Arkansas where he graduated...
Marshall C. Tate
Mar 1, 2016
Obit for Marshall
Marshall was born on March 21, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. He studied at Michigan State and obtained his degree in biology from Wayne State University in Detroit. Although he moved away to Oregon in the early ‘70s, he maintained contact up until his passing with some of the friends that he started out with in kindergarten...
Fredrick VanDemarr
Feb 24, 2016
Fredrick E. “Van” VanDemarr, 77, died February 24, 2016 at his Long Beach residence. Born at home in Portland, Oregon on April 28, 1938, he was the son of Clyde and Selina (Moodenbaugh) VanDemarr. Van attended Arleta grade and Benson High School in Portland.
Folllowing high school Van joined the Army National Guard. During his working career he drove...
Darlene Maria Haataja
Feb 23, 2016
Darlene M. Haataja, 88, a life long resident of the Altoona-Rosburg area, died at her home in Rosburg on February 23, 2016. Both her father and mother were of Finnish ancestry, and she was born at home in Altoona on June 17, 1927, the daughter of Helge and Jenny (Buskala) Saari. She grew up on the family farm, attended Altoona...
Martha C. Oakes
Feb 22, 2016
Martha C. Oakes, 96, a fifteen year resident of Long Beach, died peacefully at her residence on February 22, 2016. The daughter of William and Lula (Owins) Cummins, she was born September 24, 1919 in Rockcastle, Kentucky. In 1944 she graduated as a registered nurse from the Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing in Louisville. Following her schooling she enlisted in...
Beverly C. Sampson
Feb 17, 2016
Beverly C. Sampson, 85, died at her Long Beach, WA residence on February 17, 2016. The daughter of Griffin Stiles and Florence Black, she was born January 23, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a child she moved with her family to Texas where her mother operated a dance studio and Bev learned to dance, a life long love. She...
George Alvin Mosher
Feb 13, 2016
George A. Mosher, 83, a life long resident of Pacific county, died February 13, 2106 in Long Beach. One of seven children born to Wesley and Oral Mae (Church) Mosher, he was born on a houseboat anchored on the Naselle River on June 30, 1932. At age 7 his mother died and George became a man early on, residing in...
Victor Edward Eskie
Feb 13, 2016
Victor Edward Eskie, age 68, died February 13, 2016 in Ilwaco, Washington. Victor was born February 25, 1947 in Dearborn, Michigan, the first child of Vivian McEwen (1926-1994) and Edward William Eskie (1926-2015). Victor attended Northville High School in Northville, MI and Michigan State University. In 1966 he joined the Naval Reserve and was activated for service in Vietnam in...
June Della Lewis Sedy
Feb 11, 2016
June Della (Lewis) Sedy, was born on Oct. 20, 1929, in South Nemah, Washington, to Charles and Alice (Prior) Lagergren. She passed away February 11, 2016, at the Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco with her family by her side.
Before June married the love of her life, Lawrence O. Lewis, on August 24, 1947, she attended elementary and high school...
Nellie V. Beasley
Feb 9, 2016
Nellie Verona Beasley, 85, a lifelong resident of Ilwaco passed away peacefully at home on February 9, 2016. Nellie was the tenth of eleven children born to Christian and Lempi (Hakala) Hanselman on October 8, 1930. She grew up and attended school in Ilwaco and had fond memories of her childhood when Ilwaco was “quite the Finnish community”.
On December...
Bernice Puzauskas
Feb 7, 2016
Former Peninsula resident Bernice Puzauskas, 93, died in Vancouver, Washington on February 7, 2016 surrounded by her family who loved her dearly.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seaview at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 13, 2016 with burial following at Lone Fir Cemetery, Long Beach.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Bud Chamberlin
Feb 5, 2016
Claude E. Chamberlin Jr., known to all as “Bud”, died in Ilwaco, Washington on February 5, 2016 at age 82. The only child of Claude Sr. and Addie (Harris) Chamberlin, he was born in Wabash, Indiana on January 22, 1934. He grew up in Wabash where he attended elementary and high school. At age 17 he joined the United States...
Dick Truman Sampson
Jan 30, 2016
Dick Truman Sampson, 78, died peacefully at his Long Beach residence following a valiant battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The only child of T. Paul and Bernice Sampson, he was born in Prosser, Washington on August 3, 1937.
Following high school he graduated from the University of Washington, later earning both his Master's Degree and PhD. from Bowling...
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