Obituaries
Terri Linn (Chalker) Mitchell
Jun 3, 2011
Ocean Park resident Terri l. Mitchell, 52, died of natural causes on June 3, 2011 in Ilwaco. Born in Portland, Oregon on July 24, 1958 she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lois (Young) Chalker. At age 10, Terri moved to the Peninsula with her parents from the Portland area. Terri attended local schools and was a 1976...
Charles Edmund Bledsoe
May 31, 2011
Charles E. Bledsoe, 88, died at his Portland residence on May 31, 2011 with his much loved wife and family at his side. The son of Herbert and Elizabeth (Halderman) Bledsoe, Charles was born in Tucson, Arizona on September 13, 1922. As a young child he moved with his parents to southern California where he resided in El Monte and...
Lois Woolwine
May 24, 2011
The life of Lois Woolwine, 68, a 13 year resident of the Peninsula, will be celebrated on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 12:30 PM at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach. A native of Waldron, Arkansas, she was born there on August 18, 1942, the daughter of William and Eula (Hooper) Calvert. Three years after her birth Lois moved...
Mary Ann Manning
May 8, 2011
Mary Ann Manning of Ocean Park, Washington passed away on Mother's Day at home surrounded by family May 8, 2011, at the age of 74. Her loving, courageous spirit during a long battle with cancer was an inspiration. Mary Ann was born at the family farm near Birkenfeld, Oregon on April 19, 1937, the daughter of Francis and Helen Nordstrom....
Margaret Marie Meininger
May 7, 2011
Margaret M. Meininger, 83, died at her Seaview residence on May 7, 2011 with her family at her side that had loving cared for her. A native of Candle, Alaska, she was born there on January 27, 1928, the daughter of Ronald and Marie (Escholt) Gillis. Her father, a native of Nova Scotia, was serving as postmaster in Deering, Alaska...
Gerald Robert Gross
May 7, 2011
Gerald R. "Jerry" Gross, 83, a former resident of the Peninsula, died in Longview, Washington following a valiant battle with cancer on May 7, 2011. The son of Alvin and Genevieve (Butcher) Gross, he was born in California, Missouri on July 30, 1927. The family moved to Portland, Oregon where Jerry grew up in the St. Johns district of north...
Marva Eleanor Martin
May 3, 2011
Marva E. Martin, 57, died of natural causes at her Ocean Park residence on May 3, 2011. Born November 8, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, Marva's ancestry was native Aleut and Caucasian. Marva was employed as a secretary/Clerk 1 at the University of Washington in Seattle for a number of years. Three years ago she moved to Ocean Park with her...
Martha Catherine Kauttu
May 1, 2011
Former area resident Martha C. "Marcie" Kauttu, 103, died May 1, 2011 in Olympia, Washington. One of nine children born to Eleil and Hilda (Rantalla) Ahola, she was born October 23, 1907 in Brush Prairie, Washington. Marcie grew up in nearby Hockinson, Washington which was then a community of rich Finnish heritage and such was Marcie's family ancestry. Marcie married...
Scott Lee Hux
Apr 25, 2011
Scott L. Hux, 52, died April 25, 2011 peacefully at sleep, at his Long Beach, Washington residence. Born in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1959 he was the second son of John and Ardis Hux. Scott grew up in Montana where he resided until 1970. During these early years he developed his love of the outdoors and activities involving the...
Bessie B. Gillock
Apr 16, 2011
Long Beach resident Bessie B. Gillock, 76, died April 16, 2011 in Cathlamet, Washington. Born May 19, 1934 in Parker RFD, Colorado, she was the daughter of Millard and Neva (Chapel) Conklin. At age 5 she moved with her parents to Milton-Freewater, Oregon. There she grew-up, attended grade school, graduating from high school where she met her life time sweetheart...
Frank G. Seeker
Apr 14, 2011
Frank G. Seeker, 87, a long time resident of Ocean Park, died in Raymond, Washington on April 14, 2011. The son of Frank and Ruth (Dickerson) Seeker, he was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 6, 1924. At any early age he moved with his family to Iowa and he received his education in Shenandoah, Iowa. Frank served for...
Candy Benning
Apr 7, 2011
Ilwaco resident Candy L. Benning, 63, died in Ilwaco on April 7, 2011 following a brief illness. Candy was born to J.D. and Lois Plumb on April 25, 1947 in Deadwood, South Dakota. She was a 1965 graduate of Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota and attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish, South Dakota. Candy met Jerry Benning...
Diane Irene Minoza
Apr 5, 2011
Diane Irene Minoza passed away peacefully in Long Beach, Washington on April 5, 2011, where she had made her home for the past 12 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister; and her family will miss her so very much and will always cherish so many wonderful memories. Diane was born on July 23, 1939, in Fargo,...
Philip Marshall Winters
Mar 30, 2011
Philip M. Winters, 85, died at his Ocean Park residence on March 30, 2011. Phil was born July 27, 1925 in Galena, Kansas, the eldest of 6 children born to Ted and Hazel (Stephens) Winters. His early years were spent in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota before moving with his parents to California as a teenager. He attended grade school...
Howard Lester Chalker
Mar 30, 2011
Ocean Park resident Howard L. Chalker Jr., 77, died in Palm Desert, California on March 30, 2011 following a short illness. Born in Oakland, California on April 24, 1933 he was the son of Howard Sr. and Rennie (Boone) Chalker. As a child Howard moved with his parents to Gresham, Oregon where he grew up and graduated from Gresham High...
Dan Moravec
Mar 29, 2011
Daniel B. "Dan" Moravec, 51, died at his Ocean Park residence on March 29, 2011. The son of Warren and Elsie (Hollinger) Moravec, Dan was born in Centralia, Washington on January 28, 1960. Soon after his birth the family moved to Ilwaco. Dan resided on the Peninsula the remainder of his life, living in Ilwaco, Long Beach, Chinook and Ocean...
Barbara Louise Odneal
Mar 11, 2011
Long Beach resident Barbara L. Odneal, 79, died in Portland, Oregon on March 11, 2011 following a brief illness. The daughter of Fred and Mary (Wolf) Swanson, she was born in Longview, Washington on June 29, 1931. Barb grew up in Kelso and was a 1949 graduate of Kelso High School. Following high school Barbara married Lyle Ahrens and they...
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