Obituaries
Harte Penttila
Mar 16, 2008
Montesano, Washington resident Harte E. Penttila, 85, died March 16, 2008 in Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, WA, from complications following an extended illness. Harte was born August 20, 1922, the ninth of twelve children of Frank and Helga (Riipa) Penttila of Naselle, Washington. He spoke only Finnish until learning English in the first grade, graduating from Naselle High School...
Nick Patee III
Mar 15, 2008
OBITUARY OF HAROLD W. "Nick" PATEE III Harold "Nick' Patee, 65, died March 15, 2008 in a local care center. The son of Harold and Eunice (Rogers) Patee, he was born in Ridgefield, Washington on May 28, 1942. Growing up in Ridgefield he attended local schools and graduated from Ridgefield High School where he played in the school band and...
Miles "Buzzy" Matthews
Mar 14, 2008
Miles D. "Buzzy" Matthews, 64, died March 14, 2008 at his Klipsan Beach residence. The son of pioneer Peninsula residents Thedford and Eleanor (Talbot) Matthews, he was born in Ilwaco on September 22, 1943. Miles attended Ocean Park elementary and graduated from Ilwaco High School. Following high school Miles enlisted in the United States Navy where he served for a...
Wayne Capps
Mar 12, 2008
Wayne DeVaney Capps, 37, Of Ocean Park, WA died suddenly in Vancouver, WA on March 12, 2008. Wayne was born October 12, 1970 in Portland, OR to Donald and Linda (DeVaney) Capps. He grew up in Milwaukie, OR and graduated from Putnam High School and attended Clackamas Community College. Wayne a a stone mason by trade and talent, and was...
Dick Olson
Mar 10, 2008
Dick Alan Olson, 54, of Seaview, WA, died peacefully at home, March 10, 2008; following a courageous battle with cancer, and less than eight months from the death of his beloved twin brother Don. Dick was born June 2, 1953, to Adrian and Gladys Olson in Vancouver, WA. Working on the family plot picking raspberries, money was earned for school...
Alexander Sheridan
Mar 6, 2008
A full and rich life, filled with adventure, dedication and family, ended when Bud Sheridan died March 6, 2008 at his Ocean Park residence surrounded by family. The second of three children born to William B. and Margaret (Cole) Sheridan, he was born in Omemee, North Dakota on February 25, 1928. Bud grew up in rural North Dakota where he...
Michael Nichols
Mar 5, 2008
Michael G. "Mike" Nichols, 70, died March 5, 2008 at his Long Beach residence following a lengthy battle with cancer. The son of Marcus and Victoria (Nelson) Nichols, he was born June 9, 1937 in Astoria, Oregon. He attended grammar school in Washington state and high school in California. Shortly after high school graduation he returned to Washington state and...
Cheryl Rose
Mar 2, 2008
Cheryl A. Rose, 61, died at her Ocean Park residence on March 2, 2008. The daughter of Emery and Elizabeth (New) Day, she was born in Fairhope, Alabama on February 3, 1947. Cheryl grew up in Mobile, Alabama where she graduated from high school. Immediately following graduation she joined the U.S. Army where she served for two years in the...
Pauline Haavisto
Feb 29, 2008
Pauline Curry Haavisto, 97, died February 29, 2008 in Long Beach with family at her side. The eldest of seven children born to Rochus and Helena (Dietrich) Steiner, she was born March 18, 1910 in Saint Joseph's, North Dakota, a small community near Glen Ullin. Pauline grew up on the family farm south of Richadton, moving to Bismarck at age...
Frank Dumich
Feb 27, 2008
Former Seaview, Washington resident Frank A. Dumich, 84, died February 27, 2008 in Longview, Washington where he had resided the past three years. Frank was born July 17, 1923 in Astoria, Oregon, the son of John Anton and Marija (Naterlin) Dumich, each of whom had immigrated to America from their native Croatia. The couple married and settled near the Hudson...
Josefine Gerkens
Feb 26, 2008
Josefine Gerkens, 62, of Ocean Park, WA, passed away February 26, 2008 in Tucson, AZ while on vacation. She was born July 8, 1945 in Langenfeld, Germany to Theodore and Anna (Gombler) Terhuven. She grew up in Germany but at sixteen moved to Wisconson with her aunt & uncle and graduated from high school there. After high school she returned...
Arnie Jarvi
Feb 23, 2008
Arnie W. Jarvi, 90, died February 23, 2008 at his Deep River, Washington residence. One of 9 children born to Arvid and Selma (Haataia) Jarvi, he was born on Mayger, Oregon on April 2, 1917. His parents were of Finnish ancestry and his father worked in a nearby mill. Arnie received his education in Mayger and as a teenager began...
Dennis Denton
Feb 22, 2008
Dennis G. Denton, 55, died on Feb. 22, 2008, at his home in Ocean Park. He was born to Gereld and Mary Alice (Mitchell) Denton on April 4, 1952, in Twin Falls, Idaho. He attended schools in Portland and Sandy, Ore., and served in the U.S. Army. On June 7, 1970, he married Debbie Ann Ruple. They divorced. On Jan....
Gayle Veith
Feb 21, 2008
Gayle A. Veith, 60, died February 21, 2008 at her Long Beach residence surrounded by the family she loved, of complications from Parkinson's disease. The eldest of 8 children born to James and Ida (Dedmore) Strickland, she was born in Seaside, Oregon on June 30, 1947. She grew-up and was raised in Vancouver, Washington where she graduated from high school....
Paul Pine
Feb 12, 2008
South Bend resident Paul E. Pine Jr., 70, died February 12, 2008 in Long Beach. Born April 8, 1937 in Oregon City, Oregon, he was the eldest child born to Paul and Jean (Boyer) Pine Sr. Paul's early years were spent in Oregon City before moving with his family to Bay Center, Washington as a teenager. In 1954 at age...
Robert Burns
Feb 11, 2008
Robert R. Burns, 86, of Long Beach passed away February 11, 2008 in Long Beach following a brief illness. Bob was born Sept 25, 1921 in Ellensburg, WA to Chester and Margaret (Williams) Burns. He grew up in Ellensburg, attending school there and after a year in college he joined the Army serving as a radio operator in the Asia...
Luke Barrett
Feb 11, 2008
Obituary of Lucas Robert Barrett Lucas Robert Barrett, 18, of Ilwaco died suddenly at OSHU in Portland. He was born August 13, 1989 in Seaside to Michael and Shari (Zakrzewski) Barrett. Luke spent his entire life on the Peninsula, attending school in Ilwaco. A self described "contrarian," Luke was a leader with his friends and well liked by everyone. A...
David Fritts
Feb 6, 2008
David L. Fritts, 59, died February 6, 2008 at his Ilwaco residence of natural causes. The son of Gerald and Lula (Skeen) Fritts, he was born in Ontario, Oregon on August 18, 1948. He grew up in the Ontario-Fruitland area before moving to Boise, Idaho. There he graduated from Boise High School and obtained a degree in horticulture from Boise...
Mel Bowdish
Jan 25, 2008
Ocean Park resident Leslie "Mel" Bowdish, 78, died January 25, 2008 in Ilwaco. One of 11 children born to Homer and Beulah (Rains) Bowdish, he was born July 18, 1929 in Pierre, South Dakota. Mel grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation with his parents where he obtained his education. Mel served as a corporal with the United States Army...
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