Obituaries
John F. Harding
Dec 6, 2008
Long Beach resident John F. Harding, 81, died in Ilwaco, Washington on December 6, 2008. Born in Weiser, Idaho on February 18, 1927, he was the son of Samuel and Thelma (Hansen) Harding. At age 5 he moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, residing in the northeast part of town. John attended Alameda elementary and Grant High School prior...
Delmer Patterson
Dec 5, 2008
Delmer P. Patterson, 86, died December 5, 2008 at his Klipsan Beach, Washington residence. The son of Leonard and Louise (Kelso) Patterson, he was born in Clarkston, Washington on January 13, 1922. Delmer attended school in Toppenish and Buena, Washington. In November of 1940 he joined the U.S. Army. Serving with the 3rd Infantry Division, he participated in landings in...
Doris Walters
Dec 2, 2008
Doris L. Walters, 95, died December 2, 2008 in a Long Beach care facility. The daughter of William and Alice (Sutton) Ball, she was born in Portland, Oregon on May 10, 1913. During her youth the family moved to Missouri. Doris married Russell "Dick" Walters on August 11, 1928. During their 57 year marriage they resided in several states. After...
Albert John Wollen
Nov 22, 2008
Albert John Wollen was born October 24, 1917 to Albert John Wollen and Elizabeth Brandsma of Edam Saskatchewan. He was raised in Edam and North Battleford. By the time he graduated from high school he was an accomplished lock smith, clock repairman, and carpenter. He built his first house when he was nineteen; it was still standing in 1975. Reverend...
Margaret Louise Fithen
Nov 18, 2008
Obituary of Margaret L. Fithen Margaret Louise Fithen, 71, of Long Beach, WA died November 18, 2008 in Long Beach. She was born January 27, 1937 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Charles and Lenora (Wells) Talkington. She grew up in the area, attending school in Clarksburg and Wheeling. In 1954 she married Daniel Fithen in WV. Work brought them to...
Earl Jackson
Nov 16, 2008
Earl Grant Jackson, 90, of Long Beach, WA died November 16, 2008 in Long Beach. He was born August 14, 1918 in Sunol, Nebraska to Melvin and Ruth (Schlessman) Jackson, one of eleven children. At a young age the family moved to Raymond , WA and Earl graduated from Raymond High School. In 1937 he went to Washington DC as...
James William Francis
Nov 15, 2008
James W. Francis, 88, of Long Beach, WA, died November 15, 2008 in Long Beach. He was born October 6, 1920 in Pasadena, CA one of three children of James and Lillian (Warnock) Francis. He grew up in Pasadena where he was active with hiking, skiing and Eagle Scouts - his father was Scoutmaster. He attended Pasadena City College for...
Laura E. Smith
Nov 13, 2008
OBITUARY OF LAURA ELLEN SMITH Ocean Park resident Laura E. Smith, 76, died November 13, 2008 in Ilwaco. The daughter of Edgar and Elsie Mae (Collins) Boyer, she was born May 19, 1932 at home in Goldendale, Washington. Laura was a 1949 graduate of Columbia High School in White Salmon, Washington. She married Donn B. Smith on September 9, 1956....
Iria Helen Large
Nov 13, 2008
Iria Helen Large Resident of San Leandro 1913- 2008 Iria was born December 25, 1913 in Lovisa, Finland and passed away November 13, 2008 in Castro Valley, CA. Preceded in death by her husband Stanley A. Large, her parents Amanda and Henry Toikko, her sisters Ella Randall, Annie Shade and Vieno Hillo. She is survived by her daughter Lyn and...
Rose Nickila
Nov 11, 2008
Rose Nickila, 90, of Long Beach, died on Tuesday November 11, 2008, in Long Beach. Rose was born January 31, 1918 of Dan and Barbara Begich in Virginia, Minnesota. Born of immigrant parents from Croatia, Rose grew up in Northern Minnesota along with nine siblings. Rose married Ivan Nickila, her husband of 60 plus years just before World War Two....
Roy L. Swensen
Nov 4, 2008
Long Beach resident Roy L. Swensen, 91, died November 4, 2008 in Clackamas, Oregon. Born in Grygla, Minnesota on May 21, 1917, he was the son of a Norwegian father and Swedish mother, Sofus and Hulda (Larsen) Swensen. Roy's early years were in Minnesota where he developed a strong work ethic. In his late teens he hopped a freight train...
Cindy Quaintance
Oct 23, 2008
Althea Margaret "Cindy" Quaintance, 69, of Ocean Park, WA died October 23, 2008 at her home. She was born June 10, 1939 to Oliver and Althea (Vessey) Garrett in Boston, MA. At a young age the family moved to Ramona, CA were Cindy attended school, graduating from Ramona High School. Moving to Washougal, WA she worked with disabled children and...
Harold Kenneth Hughes
Oct 19, 2008
Ocean Park resident Harold K. Hughes, 86, died October 19, 2008 in Ilwaco following a lengthy illness. Born January 24, 1922 in Eugene, Oregon, he was the son of Fred and Margaret (Smith) Hughes. His mother was a member of a pioneer Eugene area family. Harold received his elementary education at schools in Peoria, Oakville, St. Helens and West Linn,...
Hazel Althea Driscoll
Oct 18, 2008
Former Peninsula resident Hazel A. Driscoll, 97, died October 18, 2008 in Astoria. The daughter of Thomas and Anah (Bacon) Heron, she was born in Los Angeles, California on August 18, 1911. Her father died three months before her birth and Hazel was raised by her mother and step-father. When she was a little girl the family moved to Portland,...
Peggy Ellen Ward
Oct 17, 2008
Peggy Ellen Ward, 61, of Ocean Park, passed away October 17, 2008 at a local care facility. She was born February 17, 1947 in Centralia, WA to John and Margaret (Orloski) Perona. She attended school there and graduated from Adna High School. She married Marvin England and together they raised three children. Later she married Bob Ward. They were married...
Donald L. Buhman
Oct 16, 2008
Donald L. Buhman, 69, of Ocean Park, WA died at a Portland hospital on October 16, 2008. He was born in Camas, WA to Leonard and Eula (Wardlow) Buhman on January 9, 1939. At a early age the family moved to the Long Beach peninsula where Don attended school, graduating from Ilwaco High School. Don had a varied and fascinating...
Gene Lee Sellman
Oct 3, 2008
Gene L. Sellman, 78, died at his Ocean Park residence on October 3, 2008. A native of Yacolt, Washington, Gene was born there on July 5, 1930, the son of George and Marie (Hamilton) Sellman. Gene grew up in nearby Vancouver where he graduated from Fort Vancouver high school and then attended Clark College for a year. For 14 years...
Glenrose Hedlund
Sep 30, 2008
Glenrose Marie Hedlund passed away September 30, 2008 in Cathlamet, WA at the age of 87. She was born on December 23, 1920 to Emil and Lillian (Johnson) Lindgren of Deep River. She attended elementary school in Deep River and graduated from Naselle High School in 1939. Glenrose married Clarence Hedlund on February 23, 1940 and they were married for...
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