Obituaries
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...
John Cass
Sep 15, 2007
John T. Cass, 81, died September 15, 2007 in Portland. The son of John and Helen (Smith) Cass, he was born March 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. At an early age he moved to Juneau, Alaska where he graduated from high school in 1944. John served with the United States Army during World War II in the Aleutian Islands....
Mike Neal
Sep 15, 2007
Michael H. Neal, 60, died September 15, 2007 at his Ocean Park residence. Born July 23, 1947 in Anaheim, California, he was the son of Charles and Dona (Fanning) Neal. After graduating from high school Mike served in the US Navy and then served with the merchant marine. Mike moved to the Peninsula 25 years ago from Vancouver, Washington. He...
Urho Wirkkala
Sep 11, 2007
Urho M. Wirkkala, 84, died September 11, 2007 in Vancouver, Washington from complications of advanced Alzheimer's disease. Born June 10, 1923 in Naselle, Washington, he was the thirteenth of fifteen children born to Andrew and Hilda Wirkkala, and the 12th son. He grew up in Naselle where he recieved his schooling. Urho was a veteran of the Second World War,...
Irene Branstetter
Sep 9, 2007
Obituary of Irene Branstetter Irene S. Barnstetter, 88, of Ocean Park, WA died September 9, 2007 at a Long Beach Convalescent Hospital. She was born on May 7, 1919 in Eureka, Kansas to Harry and Lily (Creason) Lazzers. She grew up in Eureka and attended school there. On April 27, 1936 she married Carl C. Branstetter in Eureka. He proceeded...
Doris Maffit
Sep 6, 2007
Doris Elaine Maffit, 90, passed away on September 6, 2007 in Long Beach, Washington. Born in Albany on January 12, 1917 to Anna and Warren Burton she was an Oregon resident until four years ago. E.H. Maffit, her husband of 31 years, her son Floyd, and granddaughter Monique, preceded her in death. Her daughters, Arlene Janssens and Tamara Pearson, son-in-law...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
