Obituaries
Jeff Davis
Sep 8, 2008
Jeff Davis, 47, a resident of Grays River, Washington, died September 8, 2008 in Grays River. He was born November 11, 1960 in Bend, Oregon, the son of Robert and Lillian Davis. He grew up in Warrenton, Oregon, graduating with the class of 1979. One of his greatest achievements in high school was going to the Oregon state wrestling competition....
Cullen Baker
Sep 7, 2008
Cullen Y. Baker Jr., 70, died peacefully on Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Portland, Oregon where he had resided the past 8 years. The son of Lucille Moffit and Cullen Baker Sr., he was born in Longview, WA on June 16, 1938. His grandparents were long time Peninsula residents, C. R. "Bub" and Alice Yeaton Baker, both of pioneer area...
Ina Ravena Duncan
Sep 7, 2008
Ina Ravena Duncan, 96, of Ocean Park, WA, died passed peacefully in her sleep of September 7, 2008 in Long Beach, WA. She was born July 19, 1912 in Portland, OR to Charles and Ina (Williams) Cotty. She was raised in the Portland area and attended school there. She studied for her doctorial degree at Oregon State University and later...
Rusty Lindberg
Aug 20, 2008
Charles "Rusty" Lindberg, 62, of Naselle, WA, died suddenly August 20, 2008 in Naselle. He was born March 24, 1946 in Clatskanie, OR to Floyd and Jeannetta (Gardner) Lindberg. He grew up in Clatskanie and graduated from Clatskanie High School. Rusty was a career police officer, serving for 24 years with the St. Helens OR Police Department until retirement on...
Shirley Grabenhorst
Aug 20, 2008
Shirley M. Grabenhorst, 84, of Naselle, WA died August 20, 2008 as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Naselle, WA. She was born July 7, 1924 in Tacoma, WA, one of three children to Hugh and Ann (Cameron) McGee. The family lived in Lewis County where Shirley attended school, graduating from Onalaska, WA High School....
Toni Rae Blackledge
Aug 12, 2008
Toni Rae Blackledge, 48, of Ocean Park, WA died August 12, 2008 at home. She was born September 16, 1959 to Ralph and Evelyn (Volden) Watson in McMinnville, OR. No public services are to be held. Arrangements entrusted to Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach, WA.
Juanita M. Knopski
Aug 10, 2008
Long Beach resident Juanita M. Knopski, 95, died August 10, 2008 in a local care facility. The daughter of Orlo and Edith (Dennison) Moore, she was born in Portland, Oregon on December 5, 1912. Juanita grew up in the Orchards area of what was then rural Clark County, Washington. She attended and graduated from Fort Vancouver High School on Vancouver....
Linda Lynn Whitehead
Aug 3, 2008
Linda L. Whitehead, 66, of Chinook, died suddenly August 3, 2008 at home. Linda was born April 24, 1942 in Clinton, Iowa to Edgar and Beatrice (Sager) Whitehead. The family moved to Enterprise, Alabama and that is where she grew and attended school. Time found her in Portland, OR where she owned and operated several businesses and was later appointed...
JoAnne H. Rice
Jul 31, 2008
Ocean Park resident JoAnne Hesse Rice, 73, died July 31, 2008 in Ilwaco. JoAnne was born to Merle F. and Dorothy M. Hesse on January 30, 1935, in Ballard, Washington. She was a graduate of both Ballard High School and the University of Washington where she was a scholarship student majoring in Business Administration and a member of the Alpha...
Clorinda A. Centoni
Jul 31, 2008
Clorinda A. Centoni, (aka Grama) 95, of Long Beach, WA She died peacefully Thursday evening, 7/31/08 at the Ocean View Convalescent Center in Long Beach, WA. She had been dealing with COPD and CHF (congestive heart failure). The Lord called her home. Her husband, Amerigo in 1975, one sister in Modesto, CA and one brother in Tacoma, WA, preceded Clorinda...
Bill Allen Daniels
Jul 28, 2008
Ocean Park resident Bill A. Daniels, 56, died July 28, 2008 in Astoria, Oregon of natural causes. Born April 21, 1954 in Longview, Washington, he was the son of William and Joyce (Judkins) Daniels. Bill grew up in Longview where he graduated from Mark Morris High School and attended Washington State University for a year. Bill worked in retail sales...
Daniel R. Weller
Jul 27, 2008
Daniel Ralph Weller, 65, a 30-year resident of the Long Beach Peninsula, passed July 27, 2008 in Long Beach from cancer. Daniel was born in Atkinson, Nebraska on August 30, 1942 to Donald and Edna "Savilla" Weller. Daniel was first married to Myrn Cochran and they resided in Portland, Oregon. He later married Jacqueline Jensen and they resided in Brownsmead,...
Vivian Kathleen Fields
Jul 20, 2008
Vivian Kathleen (Quesada) Fields died on July 20, 2008 at her home in Long Beach. She was born on April 7, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was one of 14 children of Julian Quesada and Emma (Culp) Quesada. Mrs. Fields had previously lived in Alaska where she worked as a Real Property Manager for the US Army. She retired in...
Clyde Howard
Jul 18, 2008
Lifelong Ilwaco, WA resident Clyde Arthur Howard, 84, died July 18, 2008 in Portland, OR. He was born May 17, 1924 to William and Dosie (Sargent) Howard. He grew up in Ilwaco and attended school there. He joined the Navy and served in Korea. Clyde was a commercial fisherman, fishing locally and in Alaska. He owned and operated Howard's Fish...
Dorothy Williams
Jul 11, 2008
Vallejo, California resident Dorothy J. Williams, 83, died July 11, 2008. The daughter of Nels and Mathilde Jorgenson, she was born in Sioux City, Iowa on November 11, 1924. Dorothy grew up in Sioux City where she graduated from Central High School. Following high school Dorothy attended the University of South Dakota. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with...
Charles Lewis
Jul 10, 2008
Charles L. Lewis, Jr., 74, of Long Beach, died July 10, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 4, 1934 in Seattle, WA to Charles and Mildred (Robbins) Lewis. Charles graduated from South Bend, WA High School and then attended Oregon State University. He also served in the military. Alaska Pulp and Lumber in Sitka, AK employed him before...
George McGee
Jul 3, 2008
Klipsan Beach resident George W. "Wes" McGee, 87, died in Long Beach on July 3, 2008. The son of Charles and Bama (Hollingsworth) McGee, he was born May 18, 1921 in rural Alabama. As a youngster he lived in New Mexico and northern Canada before settling with his parents in Mead, Washington. He was a graduate of Mead High School...
George Crouch
Jun 23, 2008
George Wayne Crouch, 64, of Ocean Park, WA died June 23, 2008 at a local hospital. He was born March 4, 1944 in Seattle, WA to George and Edith (Rumble) Crouch. He grew up in the Seattle area and graduated from Ballard High School. After high school, George joined the Navy and served actively for 20 years. Following his time...