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Obituaries
David Andrews
Nov 18, 2007
Life long Peninsula resident David A. Andrews, 51, died November 18, 2007 at his Long Beach residence of natural causes. The son of David and Margaret (Matthews) Andrews, he was born January 26, 1956 in Ilwaco. David grew up in Ocean Park where he attended grade school and went on to graduate from Ilwaco High School. David worked as a...
George Blakeslee, DMD
Nov 16, 2007
Ocean Park resident George G. Blakeslee, DMD, died November 16, 2007 in Seattle of complications following surgery. One of three children born to George and Jane (Soule) Blakeslee Sr., he was born in Portland, Oregon on August 29, 1943. He received his education in Portland where he graduated from U.S. Grant High School. He continued his education at Willamette University...
Robert Olsen
Nov 13, 2007
Ocean Park resident Robert J. "Bob" Olsen, 84, died November 13, 2007 at his residence. The son of Louis and Gladys (Ennis ) Olsen, he was born August 24, 1923 in Spokane, Washington. At an early age he moved with his family to rural Clark county where he graduated from Ridgefield High School in 1941. While in high school and...
Ola Sibley
Nov 9, 2007
Klipsan Beach resident Ola E. Sibley, 93, died peacefully November 9, 2007 in Ilwaco surrounded by her family. One of four children born to Claud and Bytha (Neal) Bruce, she was born March 5, 1914 in Izard County, Arkansas. She grew up in rural Arkansas where she received her schooling. Ola began her working career at an early age, including...
Gary Lee Jenkins
Nov 7, 2007
Gary L. Jenkins, 51, died November 7, 2007 at his Nahcotta residence following a valiant battle with cancer. Born December 8, 1955 in Longview, he was the son of Fred and Helen (Kalahan) Jenkins. Gary's first years were spent in Napavine, Washington where he attended school. In 1965 he moved with his family to Ocean Park. Gary attended Ilwaco High...
Phyllis Wilson
Nov 6, 2007
Phyllis Wilson--formerly Phyllis Virginia Richardson--died November 6, 2007 in Ilwaco, WA, at the age of 82, after suffering for several years with Alzheimer's disease. She had been a local resident the past 6 years. A longtime resident of Arlington, VA, she is survived by her four children Kathleen, Leigh, Margaret and Charles Wilson and her three grandchildren Lily and Nick...
Frances Fancher
Nov 4, 2007
Frances I. Fancher, 80, of Long Beach, WA passed away peacefully and surrounded by her two loving sons, at her home on November 4, 2007 following a four-year struggle with kidney failure. Fran was born December 10, 1926 in Angels Camp, California to Primo and Pauline (Ruiz) Ferdani. Her father was a gold miner in Calaveras and Amador Counties. Fran...
Berneice Larson
Oct 27, 2007
Lifelong local resident Berneice I. Larson, 84, of Rosburg, WA, died peacefully at a Cathlamet care facility on October 27, 2007. She was born December 12, 1922 in Deep River, WA, one of six children born to August and Reeta (Loukkanens) Larson. She remembered well what a wonderful life she had growing up in Deep River. She attended grade school...
Donald Lawhead
Oct 22, 2007
Long Beach, WA resident Donald Ray Lawhead, 75, died October 22, 2007 at a local care facility following a brief stay. He was born June 25, 1932 in Vancouver, WA to Ray Melvin and Rose (Steit) Lawhead. The family moved a great deal for work, and Donald graduated from high school in California. At eighteen years of age, Donald joined...
Patty Phillips
Oct 20, 2007
Patty Phillips, 48, of Kilpsan Beach, died suddenly October 20, 2007 at home. She was born March 11, 1959 in New London, Connecticut to Leonard and Mary (MacGregor) Beebe, and was one of five children. She graduated from high school there. In the 1990's, Patty moved to the West Coast, and worked at the Elmer's Restaurant in Lynnwood, WA until...
Erma Coovert
Oct 17, 2007
Long Beach WA resident Erma M. Coovert, 84, died peacefully October 17, 2007 at a local hospital. She was born Irmgard Margaret Riess on March 23, 1923 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. She was the youngest of nine children born to Michael and Eva (Niefer) Riess. She was raised and graduated from high school in Klickitat, WA. Erma obtained a Bachelor...
Robert Geisendorfer
Oct 13, 2007
Robert Geisendorfer, Chief of the Geisendorfer Clan, left this earth on October 13, 2007 at 7:28 p.m. at home in Surfside, Washington from metastatic prostate cancer. Family members were by his side, praying and singing him on his way. Robert was born April 9, 1936 in Mt. Leonard, Missouri to Llewellyn and Marguerite Geisendorfer. He was raised and spent most...
Fred Houston
Oct 9, 2007
Fred R. Houston, 31, died October 9, 2007 at his Ocean Park residence. The son of Rickey and Wanda (Jenkins) Houston, he was born June 6, 1976 in Puyallup, Washington. As a youngster he lived in the Spanaway area and by the time he was in elementary school he had moved with his family to Ocean Park. Fred attended Ocean...
Connie Santee
Oct 7, 2007
Seaview, Washington resident Connie L. Santee, 56, died peacefully October 7, 2007 at her home. She was born to Robert and Helen (Jeannie) Conner on December 18, 1951 in Longview, WA. Connie shared many childhood adventures with her three brothers Randy, Rick, and Larry. As a child growing up in northern California, Connie attended Catholic school and enjoyed riding her...
Natalie Gisler
Sep 30, 2007
Long Beach resident Natalie B. Gisler left her earthly home to be with God at the age of 82, on the morning of September 30, 2007 at Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco, surrounded by her husband Joseph, daughters Joan Tolby of Kelso, WA, Verla Rayburn and Sally Wright both of Long Beach, and grandson James Howerton Jr. Natalie was born...
Michael Butler
Sep 30, 2007
Michael Anthony Butler, 54, of Long Beach passed away on Sept. 30, 2007, after a battle with cancer. Born on June 13, 1953, in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of Noel and Amanda Butler. His father ran an art and antique business that had been in the family since 1735. The business supplied antiques for many of the manor...
Glen Henderson
Sep 22, 2007
Glen E. Henderson, 79, died September 22, 2007 at his Seaview residence after a debilitating stroke and hard fought battle with cancer. He was born in Oklahoma and was one of nine children all raised by his mother Mamie on a farm. As a young man Glen served in the US Navy during World War II in the South Pacific....
Robert Barstad
Sep 21, 2007
Ocean Park resident Robert M. Barstad, 84, died September 21, 2007 in Ilwaco. A memorial service honoring his life will be Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 1:00 PM at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach. A reception follows at the chapel. Bob was born in Laurel, Montana on June 25, 1923, one of three sons of Tonis and Jessie...
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