Obituaries
John R. Hughes
Jul 8, 2012
A tragic accident with a backhoe took the life of Ilwaco resident John R. Hughes on July 8, 2012, in Seaview, WA. Born on August 30, 1931 in Portland, Oregon he was nearly 81 years old. John grew up in Port Orford, Oregon and attended Oregon State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1953. He...
Vernamae Carroll
Jul 4, 2012
Vernamae Carroll, 88, of Ocean Park, passed away July 4, 2012, at home in Ocean Park, WA, in the house her husband built. She was born March 10, 1924, at home on the farm in Skamania, to Earl and Ella Marble. She joined siblings Elva, Ernest, and Alice, and when she was 8 years old, gained a little sister, Genielle....
Charles "Hoopy" Holm
Jul 4, 2012
Naselle, Washington resident Charles LeRoy "Hoopy" Holm, 80, died July 4, 2012 in Longview, WA from complications related to Alzheimer's. He was born in South Bend on May 22, 1932 the son of Forrest and Florence (Raemhild) Holm. Hoopy married his high school sweetheart Verna Penttila on May 5, 1951. He served during the Korean War and upon completion of...
Monte Christensen
Jul 2, 2012
Monte C. Christensen, 74, a resident of Ocean Park, Washington and a former long time resident of Vancouver, Washington, passed away July 2, 2012 in Ilwaco, Washington. He was the first of four children born to Earl and Dorotha Christensen. Monte attended school in his native Vancouver where he graduated from Evergreen High School in 1955. Shortly after his marriage...
Lucille Downer
Jun 27, 2012
To the friends of Lucille Downer OCEAN PARK - We extend heartfelt thanks to all of the friends of our mother, Lucille Downer, who have been so kind to her and to us in the past several months. She passed away peacefully on June 27, 2012, at the age of 93. Our mom packed more accomplishment and fulfillment into her...
Ronald Lee Peterson
Jun 24, 2012
Ronald L. "Ron" Peterson, 63, died at his Ocean Park residence on June 24, 2012. The son of Lyle and Phyllis (Loke) Peterson, he was born in Spokane, Washington on November 8, 1948. Ron's early years were in Venice Beach, California before returning to the Northwest, settling in Seattle in the mid 1950s. There he graduated from Evergreen High School...
Daniel "Arnie" Smalley
Jun 20, 2012
Dan passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. Dan was born January 7, 1934 to Daniel O. Smalley and Signe Buhakka in Ilwaco, Washington. He was raised in Frankfurt and Eden Valley, Washington. Dan attended school in Rosburg and Naselle. He also attended the University of Washington and served in the U.S. Army. Dan returned to the States,...
Lewis Daniel Byrd
Jun 11, 2012
Lewis D. Byrd, 84, died June 11, 2012 in Bellingham, WA, where he had resided the past 35 years. He led a long and full life. Lewis was born April 18, 1928 in Newport, OR, in a float house on Yaquina Bay. He was the eldest of six children born to Clarence and Mary Lucille (Harris) Byrd. In his teenage...
Joyce P. Magnuson
Jun 5, 2012
Naselle resident Joyce P. Magnuson, 85, died June 5, 2012 in Longview, WA. The daughter of Harry and Laura (Harris) Kimball, she was born in Badourn Township, Minnesota on December 26, 1926. Joyce resided in Minnesota until a teenager when she moved to Grays River, Washington where she grew to adulthood and lived with her grandmother Kimball. On November 17,...
Doris Pennick
Jun 4, 2012
Doris Mae Pennick, 77, of Long Beach died June 4, 2012 in Ilwaco. At her request, no formal services are to be held. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Robert Schell
Jun 2, 2012
Robert Schell, 62, of Ocean Park, died June 6, 2012 at home. Arrangements pending at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Cecelia Nina Mildred Bittner
Jun 1, 2012
Ilwaco resident Cecelia "Cis" Bittner, 85, died June 1, 2012. The youngest of nine children born to Olaf and Matilda (Anderson) Swanson, she was born in Orient, South Dakota on April 22, 1927. Eight years later she and her family moved to the Peninsula. Cis attended Ilwaco High School where she was a cheer leader for four years, graduating in...
Kathryn Black
May 30, 2012
Kathryn P. Black, 72, died at her Long Beach, Washington residence on May 30, 2012. A native of San Francisco, California, she was born there on July 3, 1939, the daughter of Joseph and Kathryn Claffy. Kathryn moved to the Peninsula five years ago from Bakersfield, California. She enjoyed time with family and friends and was a member of the...
Bryce Elliot McMurry, MD
May 27, 2012
Bryce E. McMurry, age 96, on April 27, 2012, at Angel Care Adult Family Home in Lake Forest Park, Washington. Bryce was born in Arnold, Wisconsin on March 2, 1916, and moved to Longview at age 11. He graduated from the University of Washington in June 1941 and went directly to the U.S. Naval Base in Pensacola, Florida. Following completion...
William James Gardner III, MD
May 18, 2012
William James Gardner III M.D., loving family man and physician, died in Ilwaco on May 18, 2012 at the age of 84 as he was born into Eternal Life. Dr. Gardner devoted his wonderful life to his family and to his patients. He cherished his beautiful wife Mary and children. The spirit behind his twinkling eyes, handsome smile and beautiful...
Patrick John McCrea
May 18, 2012
Patrick John Mc Crea, age 40, died May 18, 2012 in Ocean Park. He was born on Aug. 21, 1971, in Glendale, Calif., to Paul and Karmel Mc Crea. He loved his life on the Peninsula with his new wife of three months, Wendy, his son, Cayden and his family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son and...
Donald Wayne Strong, Sr.
May 16, 2012
Donald W. "Don" Strong Sr., 87, died at his home in Sherwood, Oregon on May 16th 2012. Born in Groveland, California on June 20, 1924, he was the son of Delbert and Helen Strong. He graduated from Quincy High School. Following graduation from high school Don worked on the railroad repairing boilers. In February 1943 he joined the US Army,...
Eugene W. Cox
May 11, 2012
Eugene W. "Gene" Cox, 70, died at this Ocean Park residence on May 11, 2012 following a valiant battle with cancer. The son of Elwood and Gertrude (Haukaas), he was born in Tacoma on January 15, 1942. Gene received his elementary education and continued residing in Tacoma until 1956 when he moved to Modesto, California where he attended Thomas Downey...
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