Obituaries
Allen Ellsworth
May 16, 2007
Allen E. Ellsworth, 79, of Ocean Park, WA died May 16, 2007 at a local care facility following a short illness. Born February 6, 1928 in Hooper, Co to Neal and Florence (Semler) Ellsworth, he was one of five children. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Hope, Arkansas. Allen attended school in Hope and after graduation from high...
Terry Krager
May 4, 2007
Tyrrel W. "Terry" Krager, 64, died May 4, 2007 at his Chinook, Washington residence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Born August 9, 1942 at St. Mary's Hospital in Astoria, he was the son of William and Louise (Sather) Krager. Terry grew-up in Chinook where he attended Chinook elementary school and graduated from Ilwaco High School in 1960. While in high...
Stan Hill
May 4, 2007
Former Long Beach resident Stanley R. "Stan" Hill, 71, died May 4, 2007 in Yuma, Arizona where he had resided the past year. The son of Raymond and Ida (Hendrickson) Hill, he was born October 5, 1935 in Astoria. His father was a logger and the family lived in Seaside, Oregon and Naselle, Washington before settling in Long Beach. Stan...
Virginia Holway
May 3, 2007
Longtime Oysterville resident Virginia Tartar Holway, 97, died May 3, 2007, at her home on Willapa Bay in Oysterville, Washington. The daughter of Herman and Stella (Parsons) Tartar, Oregon pioneer descendants, she was born on September 16, 1909 in Corvallis, Oregon. She spent her childhood among a large clan of aunts, uncles, and cousins in the Willamette Valley At age...
Marietta Patterson
Apr 24, 2007
Marietta C. Patterson, 97, died April 24, 2007 in Vancouver, Washington where she had resided the past 7 years. Born June 18, 1909 in Portland, Oregon, she was the daughter of Josias and Mary (Reeder) Crumbley. Her mother was a decendent of the Reeder familiy, pioneer settlers of Sauvie Island, located at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers....
Agnes Sauers
Apr 19, 2007
OBITUARY OF AGNES MARY "Aggie" SAUERS Ocean Park resident Agnes M. "Aggie" Sauers, 79, died April 19, 2007 in Ilwaco. The daughter of Finnish immigrants Gabriel and Lyyli (Kuupuainen) she was born at home in Hockinson, Washington on August 14, 1927. Aggie grew up in Hockinson and graduated from Battle Ground High School where she was a cheerleader. Following high...
Dennis Wood-Gaines
Apr 15, 2007
OBITUARY OF DENNIS MATHEW WOOD-GAINES Dennis M. Wood-Gaines, 81, died April 15, 2007 at his Ocean Park residence. The son of Samuel and Theodora (Gierth) Wood-Gaines, he was born July 30, 1925 in London, England. He grew up in London where he received his education and at age 15 left home to become a merchant seaman. Dennis' maritime career took...
Brian Wood
Apr 5, 2007
Brian D. Wood, 43, a 23 year resident of Long Beach, Washington, passed April 5, 2007 in Ilwaco, Washington of natural causes. The son of the late George and Christine Wood, he was born in Northridge, California on October 19, 1963. Following the death of his mother when he was a child, the family made Spokane, Washington their new home....
Ray Harrison
Apr 3, 2007
Oysterville resident Ray A. Harrison, 62, died April 3, 2007 in Vancouver, WA. The son of Alvah and Edith (Orin) Harrison, he was born September 23, 1944 in Grand Valley, Colorado. As a youngster Ray moved with his family to Longview where he attended grade school. He graduated from Castle Rock High School in 1962. Ray was the manager of...
Grace Cox
Apr 1, 2007
Grace B. Cox, 98, died April 1, 2007 at her Klipsan Beach residence. The daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (English) Stilger, she was born December 5, 1908 in Hardin, Montana. Rhe grew up in Ryegate, Montana and then moved with her family Portland, Oregon. There she completed her education and attended Behnke Business College. On September 19, 1927 she married...
Ruth Fields
Mar 29, 2007
Ruth M. Fields, 85, a resident of Bellevue, Washington, died March 29, 2007 in Issaquah, Washington. The daughter of Finnish immigrants Sanfred and Hanna (Savukoski) Wiitala, she was born February 20, 1922 in Naselle, WA. Her parents operated the Wiitala family dairy farm and Ruth attended Naselle elementary and graduated from Naselle High School. Ruth moved to Bellevue in 1953...
Vallee Crowston
Mar 28, 2007
Val Crowston, 69, died March 28, 2007 at his Ocean Park residence. The son of Victor and Runa (Johnson) Crowston, he was born March 25, 1938 in the small faming community of Walhalla, North Dakota. When he was 6 years old he came west with his family, settling in what was then the rural town of Federal Way, Washington. There...
Carolyn Gilbertson
Mar 23, 2007
Carolyn Maxine Gilbertson, 67, of Long Beach, passed away March 23, 2007 at a local hospital. She was born March 26, 1939 in Centralia, WA to Warren and Tela (Collings) Stiltner. Early in her life, she moved to Raymond and graduated from Raymond High School. Following that, she attended Green River Community College in Auburn where she obtained her nursing...
Donald Chance
Mar 15, 2007
Ocean Park resident, Donald B. Chance, 75, died March 15, 2007 in Klipsan Beach. He was born November 3, 1931 in Paso Robles, CA to Ridley and Merle (Noyes) Chance. Early on, the family moved to Forest Grove, OR and he graduated from high school there. Mr. Chance joined the Navy in 1951 and served until 1955. He was an...
Roxie Archer
Mar 13, 2007
Mary Ann "Roxie" Archer, 91, of Surfside died peacefully at her home on March 13, 2007. Roxie was born December 26, 1915 in Brookfield, Mo., one of three girls, one brother. In early 1940's she moved to Tri-Cities, WA where in 1949 she married Bob Archer, to whom she was married until his death in 1997. In 1981 Roxie and...
Emma Johnson
Mar 10, 2007
Ocean Park resident, Emma Louise Johnson, died March 10, 2007 at the age of 81 after a short illness. The oldest of 8 children of John C. And Iris (Hutchinson) Watson, Emma was born November 6, 1925 in Clare, Michigan. She attended school in Michigan and after graduating from high school she moved to Alabama where she worked at a...
Allene Edmondson
Mar 5, 2007
Allene Marie (Williams) Edmondson passed away in her home in Naselle, WA on Monday, March 5. Allene was born in Puyallup, WA on December 30, 1941 to Allison and Ethel Williams. She spent her childhood in the Sumner area. Allene had a MA degree in education and retired from teaching after 25 years. Allene had a love for horses her...
Juanita Winn
Mar 3, 2007
Long Beach resident Juanita Winn, 90, died March 3, 2007 in Ilwaco. The daughter of David and Katherine (Ackerman) Pohl, she was delivered by a midwife in the small community of Crooked Stick, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents lived just over the border in North Dakota and that is where she lived until the family moved to College Place, Washington. There...
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