Obituaries
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...
Doug Rogers
Sep 6, 2007
Naselle, Washington resident Douglas A. Rogers, 79, died September 6, 2007 in Portland, Oregon. The son of Charles and Helen (Rupp) Rogers, he was born December 22, 1927 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He graduated from Waukesha High School and attended the University of Wisconsin. Doug played varsity basketball and was team captain for the Badgers. He received his BS degree in...
Shirley Chance
Sep 2, 2007
Ocean Park resident Shirley Ann Chance, 73, died September 2, 2007 in Ilwaco. Born August 2, 1934 in Portland, Oregon, she was the daughter of Fred and Molly (Sell) Netzer. She grew up in Portland and graduated from Grant High School. Shirley worked in the office for Chrysler Motors in Portland for a number of years. Later she and her...
Duane Penttila
Aug 27, 2007
Duane Penttila, 57, died August 27, 2007 in Seattle of natural causes. The son of Richard and Patricia (Anderson) Penttila, he was born May 19, 1950 in Ilwaco. He grew up in Naselle where he graduated from Naselle High School in 1968. Following high school Duane attended the University of Washington for two years. He then returned to Naselle where...
Tilman Albert
Aug 27, 2007
Tilmon J. Albert, 75, died August 27, 2007 at his Long Beach residence. He was born November 7, 1931 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Xavier and Alice (Leblanc) Albert. He grew up on the family farm where at an early age learned the value of hard work. At age 16 he left the farm and moved to...
Larry Walsh
Aug 25, 2007
Lawrence Edward Walsh, 45, died August 25, 2007 at his Long Beach residence following a valiant battle with cancer. The son of James and Juanita (Garrett) Walsh, he was born December 16, 1961 in Seattle and his sister Loretta, who is two years older, completed the family. Larry grew up in nearby Bellevue where he also received his education. Larry...
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