Philip Marshall Winters

Philip M. Winters, 85, died at his Ocean Park residence on March 30, 2011. Phil was born July 27, 1925 in Galena, Kansas, the eldest of 6 children born to Ted and Hazel (Stephens) Winters. His early years were spent in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota before moving with his parents to California as a teenager. He attended grade school in South Dakota and high school in Lindsay, California. While still a teenager Phil became a member of the United States Merchant Marine, serving during World War II. Following the war he joined the US Naval Reserves and was again called to active duty during the Korean Conflict with the Navy. Phil's first job was sweeping floors in a hotel as a young boy. He then took over the shoe shine stand where he worked after attending school. Following the war he began selling appliances at Montgomery Ward in 1947 and literally never quit selling "something". After moving the Peninsula in 1989 from Woodburn, Oregon Phil was owner and operator of The Hearing Aid Center in Klipsan Beach until his passing. Phil was a member of both Ocean Park Eagles and Long Beach Elks lodges. Additionally he was active as a member of Rotary, Kiwanis, American Legion, Tri-State Hearing Society, Washington State Hearing Society and the International Hearing Aid Society. In past years he was a Sunday school teacher and deacon while a member of the Baptist church. Phil enjoyed golf, bowling, painting, socializing with his many friends, flirting with all the women, and he dearly loved his coffee. He and Betty J. Finley were married June 7, 1946 in Monmouth, Oregon. She survives residing at the family home in Ocean Park. Also surviving are sons Ted Winters of Gold Hill, Oregon and Richard Winters of Eugene, Oregon; daughter Rebecca Winters of Ocean Park; brother James Winters of Bend, Oregon; sisters Carole Bastian of El Cajon, California, Mary Cuevas of El Cajon, California and Jeanette Roush of Sheridan, Wyoming; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be Sunday, April 3, 2011, 2:00 PM at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach with a reception following. Private committal will be at Fir Crest Cemetery in Monmouth, Oregon. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and his guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.