Obituaries
Harold Bruce Hoffman
Oct 18, 2010
Long Beach resident Harold B. Hoffman, 89, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2010 in a local care facility. The son of Harry and Ella (Mueller) Hoffman he was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 15, 1921. He grew up in Ohio where he graduated from high school. Harold served his country during World War II as a member of...
Margaret Louise Macrae
Oct 9, 2010
Ilwaco resident Margaret L. Macrae, 96, died October 9, 2010 in Ilwaco. She was born in Ithaca, New York on November 12, 1913, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Dietrich) Magee. A high school graduate, Margaret was a wife, mother and homemaker residing most of her life in New York State. For many years she was a cook at the...
Shelley Lee Taylor-Miller
Oct 2, 2010
Former Long Beach resident Shelley L. Miller, 45, died in Vancouver, Washington on October 2, 2010 of natural causes. The daughter of Donald and Diane (Hall) Taylor, she was born in Newport, Oregon on May 8, 1965. As a child she lived with her parents in Charleston, OR, Port Angeles, WA, Long Beach, CA, and Garden Grove, CA. In 1973...
RoseMarie Ziesmer
Sep 30, 2010
Naselle, Washington resident RoseMarie Ziesmer, 83, died in Astoria, Oregon on September 30, 2010. The daughter of Rogue and Ethel (Koski-Johnson) Sanchez, she was born in San Francisco, California on May 22, 1927. As a child she moved with her family to Naselle, Washington where she resided in the Salmon Creek and Deep River communities east of town. She was...
Jim Kirker
Sep 18, 2010
James T. Kirker, 63, died September 18, 2010 in Ilwaco, Washington. A resident of Boardman, Oregon, Jim was born September 28, 1946 at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Proud of his family lineage, his great-grandfather Tobey was captain of sailing vessels and his grandfather (one of the first mining engineers in Kansas) and grandmother, both college graduates who hailed from...
Jean Theo Underwood
Sep 15, 2010
Long Beach resident Jean T. Underwood, 69, died September 15, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington where she was being cared for by family. Born September 12, 1941 in Watford City, North Dakota, she was one of three children born to Palmer and Thelma (Wollan) Graue. As a small child she moved with her parents to Battle Ground, Washington. Later the family...
Ron Nelson
Sep 4, 2010
Ronald E. Nelson, 72, died of cancer at his Naselle, Washington residence on September 4, 2010 surrounded by family. The son of Leonard and Olive (Marker) Nelson he was born in Longview, Washington on January 12, 1938. He grew up on the family dairy farm in Woodland, Washington. He was a graduate of Woodland High School where he lettered in...
Ken Lentz
Sep 1, 2010
Former Long Beach resident Ken Lentz, 72, died in Cathlamet, Washington on September 1, 2010. The son of Walter and Clara (Halsey) Lentz, he was born in Oak Grove, Missouri on June 19, 1938. Ken lived in southern California for a time before moving to Skamokawa, Washington to be near family. There he worked in the woods and married Judy...
Iris Brown
Aug 27, 2010
Iris Lorraine Brown, 79, born on the family farm near New Rockford, North Dakota on Feb 22, 1931, died in Longview, Wa on August 27, 2010. She was the youngest of 7 children. Born to parents Frank and Bertha Stenberg, Iris spent her early years on the family wheat farm before her family moved to Portland, Oregon to work in...
John Bledsoe
Aug 26, 2010
John "Blaze" Wayne Bledsoe, 58, of Long Beach, passed away Thursday, August 26th, 2010, in Ilwaco. He was born June 8th, 1952, in St. Joseph, MO., to William and Myrtle (Rudolph) Bledsoe. Blaze attended Everett Grade School in MO., and High School in Boys Town, NE. He had lived on the Peninsula for approximately 30 years. He met Linda Langston,...
John Clinton Thompson
Aug 25, 2010
John Clinton Thompson, 52, of Ocean Park passed away at his residence on August 25, 2010. He was born March 18, 1958 in Pasco, WA to George and Anna (Sprague) Thompson. John was a cook, moving here from the Portland area in 2003. Most recently he was cooking at the Dunes Restaurant in Ocean Park. He enjoyed Kayaking, rafting karaoke...
Virginia Margaret Johnston
Aug 23, 2010
Virginia ("Ginger") Margaret Johnston, 86, died August 23, 2010 in Ilwaco. She was born April 16, 1924 in Seattle, Washington to Gladys (Walker) Cox and Allison Cox. She graduated from Edmonds High School in 1942 and in 1944 she joined the Marine Corps in honor of her fiancé, who was shot down in a Boeing Flying Fortress in a raid...
Dorothy R. Garland
Aug 21, 2010
Dorothy Rollins Garland, 98, of Long Beach, died August 21, 2010 in Ilwaco. Dorothy was born October 1, 1911 in Milan, Missouri to Stanley and Edwina (Hoffman) Rollins. She was raised in Kirksville, MO. She has lived on the peninsula for the past twenty-five years. Dorothy was married to Dr. Earl A. Garland, MD and he proceeded her in death...
Ann Jarrett
Aug 18, 2010
Ann Jarrett, 93, longtime resident of the Long Beach peninsula, died August 18, 2010 in Federal Way, WA. Ann was born July 17, 1917 in Royalton, Illinois to Russian immigrants Mike and Sonia (Kuziv) Kovick. She was raised in the Russian Orthodox faith. She married Paul Jarrett in Chicago. He proceeded her in death in 1970. In 1937 they moved...
Forrest Siemroth
Aug 17, 2010
Forrest A. Siemroth, 81, of Ilwaco died August 17, 2010 at home with his wife of 54 years, Rose, by his side. Always known as Frosty, he was born April 3, 1929 in Portland, OR to Albert and Elsie Marie (Whiela) Siemroth. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Franklin High School in 1947. Frosty attended the University of...
Jeremy Lee Flint
Aug 16, 2010
Life long peninsula resident, Jeremy Lee Flint, 40, of Long Beach passed away August 16, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. This was Jerry's third bout with brain cancer, first diagnosed at age nine. He was a fighter and brought much love to his family. Jerry was born November 5, 1969 in Astoria to Larry and Mary (Wray)...
Sally Janice Szot
Aug 10, 2010
Sally Janice Szot, 71, of Surfside, died August 10, 2010 in Ilwaco. She was born on April 4, 1939 in Seaside, OR to Leonard and Margaret (Kaufman) Sanders. At age two the family moved to Southern California where Sally remained for most of her adult life. She graduated from Culver City High School and worked as a secretary at Point...
Ada Muriel Williams
Aug 1, 2010
Long time Klipsan Beach resident Ada M. Williams, 93, died August 1, 2010 in a local care facility. The daughter of George and Gala (Robinson) Ramlow, she was born October 12, 1916 in Trego, Montana. Ada grew up in Eureka, Montana where she received her education and graduated from Eureka High School. On January 1, 1935 she married Floyd Williams....
Alice Rose Okeefe Bortnem
Jul 30, 2010
Former Peninsula resident Alice R. O'Keefe Bortnem, 98, died in Hillsboro, Oregon on July 30, 2010. The daughter of William and Ella (Walby) Benton, she was born in Keuterville, Idaho on August 9, 1911. She was the 22nd recorded birth in the State of Idaho. At age six Alice moved with her family to Portland, Oregon where she grew up,...
Nikayla Ann Nyberg
Jul 28, 2010
Nikayla Ann Nyberg, infant daughter of Julia Nyberg and Steven Edwards, died at her Chinook residence of natural causes on July 28, 2010. Services have been held with burial at Ilwaco Cemetery. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
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