Obituaries
Mary Alice Neale
Oct 10, 2012
Seaview, WA resident Mary Alice Neale, 86, died October 10, 2012 at a local care center. She was born May 25, 96 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Mathew and Jamie (Roebeck) Smith. Mary Alice had moved to Seaview upon retirement in 1992. Her late husband's family had maintained a summer home in Seaview since 1925. The residence was historic in that...
Pastor John Brandt
Sep 21, 2012
Pastor JB Brandt, 77, died August 21, 2012 at his residence in Ilwaco. JB was born in Astoria on November 14, 1935, the son of John Birger and Jessie (Thorson) Brandt Sr. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1953, graduated from the University of Oregon and attended an additional year of law chool there as well. Following that he...
Lillian Marie Shefler
Sep 18, 2012
Lillian M. Shefler, 84, a native of Long Beach, died September 18, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The daughter of Clayton and Mary (Patterson) Salikie, she was born February 13, 1928. Her father was a native American and full-blooded Clatsop Indian and her mother was of Hawaiian ancestry. Following high school Lillian married Robert D. Shefler in 1960 in Seaside, Oregon...
Neolae Louise Archer
Sep 11, 2012
NEOLAE LOUISE ARCHER Neolae L. Archer, 83, a 34 year resident of the Peninsula, died September 11, 2012 at her Long Beach residence. The daughter of Samuel and Hester (Sharp) Culbertson, she was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on April 23, 1929. A high school graduate. Neolae was employed as a cook in restaurants in Portland, Oregon and was a...
Bessie Sarah Braschuk
Sep 4, 2012
BESSIE SARAH BRASCHUK Ocean Park resident Bessie S. Braschuk, 101, died in Ilwaco on September 4, 2012. A native of Kerwin, Kansas, she was born there on July 17, 1911, the daughter of Chester and Edna (Campbell) Summers. Her father was a dairyman and when Bessie was around 8 years old the family literally moved to greener pastures on the...
Lucille Kozowski
Sep 4, 2012
LUCILLE ANNA KOZOWSKI Lucille A. Kozowski, 91, a life long resident of Long Beach, died in Astoria on September 4, 2012. Her passing came within hours of the death of her longtime best friend Bessie Braschuk. The daughter of George and Pauline (Gronettt) Phelps, she was born November 5, 1920 in Long Beach where she attended elementary school. She graduated...
Jimmy Eugene Streiff
Sep 1, 2012
Jimmy E. Streiff, 64, of Long Beach, died Sept, 1, 2012 at home. He was born October 30, 1947 to Russell and Ann(Adair)Streiff. His father was in the Air Force, and Jimmy was the proverbial military brat. Naturally, the family moved around alot, even a stint in Paris, France. While living in Florida, Jimmy took up the sport of surfing,...
Donald LeRoy Husen
Aug 31, 2012
Donald Husen, 91, of Long Beach died August 31, 2012 in Raymond. Donald was born Jne 13, 1921 in Rock Island, Illinois to Gustav and Mary (Hobart) Husen. He moved to Long Beach thirteen years ago. Prior to retirement, Don was a insurance broker. He enjoyed a long and happy life. He loved the ocean, fishing, clamming and his spoiled...
Randy Lee Phelps
Aug 30, 2012
Randy Lee Phelps, 59, of Long Beach died August 30, 2012 in Long Beach. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Kenneth Ross
Aug 30, 2012
Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Ross, 63, lifelong resident of the Naselle area, died August 30, 2012 in Chinook of natural causes. He was born to Melvin and Carol (Magnuson) Ross in Astoria on March 10, 1949. Kenny was raised in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School. Kenny drove truck for Weyerhaeuser and lowboy in Seattle. For the past many years,...
Samantha "Pastor Sam" Weir
Aug 26, 2012
Pastor Sam Weir,64 of Ocean Park, died August 26, 2012 in Vancouver. Sam knew he time of this earth was coming to a close, so she wrote here own life story. Below is it , unchanged, in her own words. Pastor Samantha Marlene Klineline-Weir, born in Portland, Oregon July 15, 1948. Parents Clarence and Ruth Compton, two sisters, Bev and...
James L. Ingels
Aug 26, 2012
James L. Ingels. 81, of Ilwaco, died August 26, 2012 at home. Arrangements pending at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Ernesteen Helen Litschke
Aug 25, 2012
Lifelong resident of Chinook, Ernesteen H. Litschke, 94, died August 25, 2012 in Aberdeen. She was born at her parents, Issac Newton and Katie Lena (O'Fling) Belknap's home, on November 16, 1917. She was one of three children. She attended Chinook grade school and graduated from Ilwaco High School. Ernesteen married Long Beach, WA resident William F. Litschke on January...
Maurice R. Graham
Aug 6, 2012
Lifelong Ilwaco resident Maurice "Moe" Graham, 84, died August 6, 2012 in Astoria. The son of Oliver and Tunie Graham, he was born in Astoria on June 24, 1928. One of Moe's favorite and often told stories concerned his birth. As his mother's due date approached, his father, who was a gill netter, took her to Astoria by boat which...
David Ronald Cadwell
Aug 1, 2012
David R. Cadwell, 81, went to be with our Lord on August 1, 2012 at his Ilwaco residence. A 36 years resident of the Peninsula, David was a dedicated board member and played the trombone at the Family Worship Center in Ocean Park. Dave was born on Oct. 22, 1930 in Kelso, Washington, the son of Azar and Alvina Cadwell....
Steven Kenneth Hurse
Jul 31, 2012
Graveside service will be Saturday, August 4, 2012, 2:00 PM at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle, Washington. A reception follows at the Naselle Hall.
Franklin Unfred
Jul 24, 2012
Ilwaco resident Franklin "Frank" Unfred, 86, died in Shelton, Washington on July 24, 2012. The son of John and Mabel (Kimball) Unfred, he was born September 6, 1925 in Prosser, Washington. His father worked construction projects and Frank lived in various locations including Texas and Montana. At age 17 he joined the US Merchant Marine and served his country during...
Donald Jacobs
Jul 16, 2012
Donald V. Jacobs, 93 of Naselle died July 16, 2012 in Raymond. He has born June 16, 1919 in Seattle, WA to Frank and Eve (Luark) Jacobs. He grew up in the Elma area and attended school there. He was a graduate of Washington State University. He also served the country in the military. Don was a teacher by profession....
Tinie Kopp
Jul 14, 2012
Tinie Kopp, 84, of Ocean Park, died July 14, 2012 in Longview. Mr. Kopp was a resident of the peninsula for the past 23 years. He is survived by wife Ursula of the family home; son George Koop of Ocean Park; daughters Gina Kopp of San Francisco, CA and Terry (David) Gallardo of Denver, CO. No formal services will be...