Obituaries
Fred Warra
Jun 25, 2007
Lifelong Naselle resident Fred M. Warra, 91, died June 25, 2007 in Portland, Oregon. Fred was born September 12, 1915 at home on the family homestead in the Salmon Creek area east of Naselle. His grandparents had homesteaded 160 acres in Salmon Creek after coming to the area from Finland and Fred's parents Charles and Riika (Laine), too, were Finnish...
Lillian Whitten
Jun 24, 2007
Lillian Ruth Whitten, 97, of Naselle, died June 24, 2007 in Portland, OR. She was born September 21, 1909 in Astoria, the daughter of Theodore and Letta (Knifong) Swanson, pioneer residents of the Rosburg area. She grew up at the mouth of Grays River, where her father owned and operated a shingle mill. There were no roads at that time,...
Richard Murfin
Jun 19, 2007
Richard W. "Dick" Murfin, 90, died June 19, 2007 at his residence in Seaview following an extended battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Sunnyside, Washington on November 26, 1916, the son of Arthur M. and Adella (Hawes) Murfin. He attended Sunnyside High School, graduating in 1934. In 1939 he graduated from the University of Washington where he majored...
Paul Burbridge
Jun 17, 2007
Paul J. Burbridge Sr., 57, of Long Beach died June 17,2007 at home following a valiant fight with cancer. Born April 13, 1950 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of James and Rose (Krushinski) Burbridge. At an early age the family moved to Buena Park, CA where Paul attended school and graduated from Buena Park High School. He then...
Roberta Bogart
Jun 13, 2007
OBITUARY OF ROBERTA BESSIE BOGART Ocean Park, Washington resident Roberta B. Bogart, 92, died June 13, 2007 in Ilwaco, WA. The daughter of Robert and Bessie Mount, she was born May 15, 1915 in Silverton, Oregon. The Mount family are pioneer Oregon residents. Roberta grew up on the slopes of Mount Hood in Zig Zag and Brightwood, Oregon, graduating from...
Joe Robinson
Jun 13, 2007
Joe L. Robinson, 74, a resident of Chinook, WA the past 15 years, died June 13, 2007 in Astoria. The son of Harlen and Hannah (Osborn) Robinson, he was born December 21, 1932 in Burlington, Washington. He grew up in near by Sedro Wooley where he graduated from high school in 1952. During high school he was trainer for the...
Virginia Wiegardt
Jun 12, 2007
Former Ocean Park resident Virginia L. Wiegardt, 78, died June 12, 2007 in Astoria where she had resided the past 2 years. Born September 24, 1928 in Portland, she was the daughter of Albert and Myrtle (Sutton) Lundstrom. She grew up in the Eastmoreland area of southeast Portland where she graduated from high school. Virginia often spent her summers in...
Frederic Lawrence
Jun 11, 2007
Fred E. Lawrence, 74, died June 11, 2007 at his Seaview residence. Born August 16, 1932 in Aberdeen, Washington, he was the son of Eugene and Elsie (Erickson) Lawrence. Fred grew up in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1950 where he played football, basketball and was a member of the golf team. Fred graduated from the University...
Petra Marie Parker
Jun 11, 2007
Surfside resident Marie Parker, 83, died June 11, 2007 in Portland. The daughter of Otillius and Agnes (Strand) Jensen she was born December 11, 1923 in a small Norwegian fishing village. At an early age she immigrated to the US with her parents, settling in the San Juan Islands where her father fished. Petra came to the Peninsula and initially...
John Meriwether
Jun 10, 2007
Life long Peninsula resident John W. Meriwether, 74, died June 10, 2007 at his Long Beach residence. The son of pioneer residents Eugene and Hattie (Kroll) Meriwether, he was born August 23, 1932 at the old hospital in Seaview. He grew up in Long Beach where he attended elementary school. John played varsity football at Ilwaco High School where he...
Richard Benson
Jun 9, 2007
Richard K. Benson, 79, died June 9, 2007 at his Ocean Park residence. Born June 26, 1927 in Medila, Minnesota, he was the only child of Herbert and Marjorie (Jordan) Benson. He grew up on the family farm and received his education in area schools in Minnesota. Richard served in the US Navy from 1945 through 1948 aboard an oil...
Alfred Klepps
Jun 6, 2007
Ocean Park, Washington resident Alfred H. Klepps, 82, died June 6, 2007 in Portland, Oregon. The son of Albert and Susan (Laser) Klepps, he was born March 29, 1925 in Terryville, Connecticut. Alfred served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1945 during the Second World War. He served aboard the USS Ancon when the ship took part in...
Margie Wuorinen
Jun 5, 2007
Naselle resident Margie F. Wuorinen, 76, died June 5, 2007 in Warrenton, Oregon following a lengthy battle with cancer. The daughter of Herman and Margie (Pluard) Treichler, she was born August 14, 1930 in Corvallis, Oregon. She grew up in Corvallis and also in Alsea on the coast. She was a graduate of Corvallis High School. Following high school Margie...
Mary Mertz
Jun 4, 2007
"Birth is given astride a grave, the light gleams an instant, then its night once more." MARY KATHLEEN MERTZ died June 4, 2007 at her Deep River, Washington residence. She was born in Salem, Oregon in 1948 to Neil O. and Ellen Selander. She attended Sacred Heart Academy during her freshman and sophomore years and graduated from South Salem High...
Rodney DeSeranno
Jun 2, 2007
OBITUARY OF RODNEY JAMES DeSERANNO Rodney J. DeSeranno, 56, died June 2, 2007 at his Seaview, Washington residence of cancer. The son of Victor and Evelyn (Wegner) DeSeranno, he was born June 24, 1950 in Portland. He graduated from Parkrose High School and then attended Clark College in Vancouver, WA majoring in engineering. From 1969 until 1973 Rod served in...
Orla Magill
May 29, 2007
OBITUARY OF ORLA FLEWELLIN MAGILL Long Beach resident Orla F. Magill, 92, died May 29, 2007 in Long Beach. Born May 28, 1915 in Shabonna, Illinois, she was the last surviving child born to Edwin and Myrtle (Chapman) Flewellin. Orla grew up on the family corn farm in northern Illinois. She graduated from Shabonna High School and then attended Northern...
Dale Hamreus
May 23, 2007
Former Long Beach resident Dale G. Hamreus, 83, died peacefully May 28, 2007 in San Diego, California. Dale was born December 14, 1923 in Chehalis, Washington. The family later moved to Portland where Dale graduated from Jefferson High School. Shortly after graduation from high school Dale entered the US Army, serving during World War II. He served for 521 days...
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