Obituaries
Patricia Alice Hammond
Jan 5, 2013
Nahcotta resident Patricia Hammond, 83, died at her residence on January 5, 2013. The daughter of Gene and Irene (Neblett) Dalton, she was born March 11, 1929 in Joplin, Missouri. In the mid 1930s the family moved west, settling in Oysterville where Pat attended the historic one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Ilwaco High School in 1947. In 1951 she married...
Sandra Jean Ryder
Jan 3, 2013
Sandra J. Ryder, 64, a resident of the Long Beach Peninsula the past year, died January 3, 2013 in Ilwaco, Washington. The daughter of Darrel and Betty (Gibson) Bourland, she was born May 5, 1948 in The Dalles, Oregon. As a young girl she loved to ride horses unless a cow was around. Later she moved to Vancouver, Washington where...
Edith Ilona Gessler
Jan 2, 2013
Edith Ilona Debreczeni Gessler, 69, died January 2, 2013, at her home in Seaview. She was born in Budapest, Hungary on September 26, 1942 during World War II. Life in was very difficult in Budapest during this time. Edith was too young to take to the bomb shelters, so her mother, Margit Somogyi Debreczeni and father Janos Debreczeni, sent her...
Craig Boyd Haataia
Dec 24, 2012
Craig B. Haataia, 41, died at his Naselle, Washington residence on December 24, 2012 of natural causes. Craig was born in Longview, Washington on June 10, 1971, the son of Gilbert and Sarah (Lorton) Haataia. He was proud of his Quinault Indian and Finnish ancestry. Craig graduated from Naselle High School where he played baseball, basketball and football for the...
Cynthia Ann Bruce
Dec 23, 2012
Cynthia Ann Bruce, 48, of Ocean Park, died December 23, 2012 in Ocean Park. Arrangement by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Owen Harvey
Dec 20, 2012
Owen M. Harvey, 49, of Long Beach, died December 20, 2012 in Ilwaco. Arrangements pending at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
John Alves, Jr.
Dec 18, 2012
On December 18, 2012 John went home to be with the Lord. John was born on October 5, 1940 in San Francisco, California to John and Aileen Alves. He spent the early years of his life playing on the streets of San Francisco. His brother, Donald, joined the family while they still lived in California. In 1951 the family moved...
Gordon Clark
Dec 14, 2012
Ocean Park resident Gordon V. Clark, 79, died in Ilwaco on December 14, 2012. The son of Ellis and Elsie (Cox) Clark, he was born August 4, 1933 in Deer Park, Washington. Later Gordon moved to Tillamook, Oregon where he graduated from high school. Gordon served with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the...
Bonnie Lorraine Spaulding
Nov 25, 2012
BONNIE LORRAINE SPAULDING Long Beach resident Bonnie L. Spaulding, 67, died peacefully November 25, 2012 in Seaside, Oregon following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. The daughter of Charles and Margaret (Stoneberg) Preston, she was born January 22, 1945 in Portland, Oregon. Bonnie was a graduate of U.S. Grant High School in Portland in 1963. She graduated from the School of...
Carolyn Rose Wardell
Nov 25, 2012
Caroyln was born August 14, 1944 in Portland, the daughter of Thomas and Atlas (O'Connor) Wear. She grew up in Portland where she graduated from high school. She and Ray Wardell were married 50 years. Carolyn was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker who placed a priority on her family. Ten years ago she and Ray moved to Chinook...
Raymond Sopher
Nov 15, 2012
At 2:25 in the afternoon on November 15, 2012, Raymond Eugene Sopher, 74, followed his beloved wife Cordie in eternal rest. Ray died at the hospital in Ilwaco following a one year struggle with cancer. Born January 8, 1938, Ray grew up in Skagit county, Washington and lived in Montana for a number of years. He moved to Ocean Park...
Myrtle H. Anderson
Nov 12, 2012
Rosburg, Washington resident Myrtle H. Anderson, 98, died November 12, 2012 in Raymond, Washington. The daughter of Herman and Sarah (Strausser) Oest, she was born April 7, 1914 in Napavine, Washington. The family moved to Cinebar, Washington where Myrtle attended grade school. She later lived with her sister in Napavine and graduated from Napavine High School in 1933. Myrtle was...
Jerry D. Collins
Nov 9, 2012
Jerry D. Collins, 72, of Seaview, died November 9, 2012 in Astoria. He was born June 14, 1940 in Olympia, Washington to William F. and Lois (Cooper) Collins, who raised him in Tacoma. In 1960, Jerry joined the National Guard. He worked on fishing boats from Puget Sound to Alaska, then was employed by the Corps of Engineers at Fort...
Phillip Raistakka
Nov 3, 2012
Naselle, Washington resident Phillip L. Raistakka, 77, died November 3, 2012 in Astoria. The son of Leo and Sylvia (Nasi) Raistakka, he was born in Astoria on March 24, 1935. Phil was valedictorian of the Naselle-Grays River Valley High School class of 1953. He earned his BA degree in education from the University of Puget Sound where he belonged to...
Robert Jenkins
Nov 3, 2012
Vancouver, Washington resident Robert W. Jenkins, 37, died November 3, 2012 in Chinook, Washington of natural causes. The son of Martin and Janis Jenkins, he was born in Oroville, California on May 13, 1975. Robert attended school in Oroville prior to moving to Vancouver where he completed his education. He was currently employed by Jacobs Heating and Air Conditioning in...
Rex Dreyer
Oct 31, 2012
Rex Dreyer, 77, a 36 year resident of the Peninsula, died October 31, 2012 at his Seaview residence. The son of Harold and Blanche (Profitt) Dreyer, he was born in Tacoma, WA on April 11, 1935. He was raised and educated in Centralia, WA and served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Rex met and married Lorraine Horrigan...
Jack Young
Oct 31, 2012
Jack Young, 68, of Seaview, died October 31, 2012 in Ilwaco, WA. He was born November 23, 1943 In Ashland, OR. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Carol; two sons; seven grandchildren and two brothers. A Celebration of his life will take place 2:00 PM November 14, 2012 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Long Beach....
Ruth Jeanette Lentz
Oct 26, 2012
Ruth Jeanette Lentz Ruth J. Lentz, 90, died at her Ilwaco residence on October 26, 2012 with her family at her side. Ruth was born June 9, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Nell Heagy. During the ensuing years of the Great Depression, Ruth moved with her family to Oregon. On August 10, 1939 she married...
Jon Dearmore
Oct 23, 2012
Jon was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised in Mountain Home, Arkansas, where he still has numerous family members who remember and love him. At the time of his death, he was 50 years old and living in Grays River, Washington. He had lived in Arkansas, Maryland and California, but when he met his wife Lori and fell in...
Betty J. Winters
Oct 19, 2012
Ocean Park resident Betty J. Winters, 85, died in Ilwaco on October 19, 2012. Betty was born October 15, 1927 in Covina, California, the daughter of Frank and Irene (Headley) Finley. Her parents had met in Sterling, Colorado before moving to California. Betty's family were employed as migrant farm workers and the family moved from California to Colorado before settling...
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