Obituaries
Craig K. Waechter
Jul 21, 2018
Ocean Park resident Craig Waechter, 56, died in Astoria on July 21, 2018. he was a ten year resident of the Peninsula.His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Walter R. "Walt" Berkshire
Jul 18, 2018
Walter Ray Berkshire, 83, passed away in Longview on July 18, 2018. He was a resident of Grays River the past 58 years.
Walt was born in Eugene, Oregon on August 13, 1934, the son of George and Frances (Price) Berkshire. In 1961 he married Clara Magnuson in Eugene and they moved to Grays River where he resided since....
Larry A. Carter
Jul 15, 2018
Larry A. Carter, 67, died at his Long Beach residence on July 15, 2018 with his family at his side. The son of Richard and Patricia (Woodall) Carter, he was born in Boise, Idaho on July 31, 1950. At an early age he moved with his family to the Peninsula. Here he attended Long Beach elementary and was a graduate...
James "Jim" Courtnier
Jul 14, 2018
Oysterville resident James "Jim" Courtnier, 70, died in Vancouver on July 14, 2018. He was a ten year Peninsula resident. Survivors include his wife Diana.No service at his request. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Sidney Sparks
Jul 9, 2018
Mr. Sparks died in Portland, Oregon on July 9, 2018. He was born on April 26, 1957, to parents Patricia and Chester Sparks. He was 1 of 8 siblings.
He graduated from Jefferson high school in Portland, Oregon. After graduation, he joined the Army and became an infantry soldier after the Vietnam War.
In Portland, he had a few casual...
Laurance "Larry" Dowd
Jul 9, 2018
Laurance “Larry” Kemper Dowd, 65, died July 9, 2018 in Raymond, WA surrounded with love from his wife Tammy. Larry was a ten year resident of the peninsula. He was born in Hawaii on August 22, 1952, the son of Andrew Scales Dowd Sr. and Caroline Hefner.
In his early life, Larry lived in various states as his father worked...
Donald Roy Swensen
Jul 6, 2018
Chinook resident Donald R. Swensen, 77, died in Raymond on July 6, 2018. He was a 70 year resident of the Peninsula and retired heavy equipment operator.No service at his request. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
DeWayne E. LaPointe
Jul 4, 2018
Ocean Park resident DeWayne LaPointe, 68, died in Puyallup, Washington on July 4, 2018. He was the retired pastor of Family Worship Center and long time member of Ocean Beach Hospital's elected board.
DeWayne was a man of strong faith and commitment. He was loving and generous, living his life in service to others.
On June 21, 1969...
Elizabeth "Lib" Moore
Jul 2, 2018
SEASIDE — Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Moore left her beloved family, friends and Peninsula just after midnight on July 2, 2018 just before her 94th birthday.
Lib was born at her grandparent’s home in Palestine, Texas around midnight July 20, 1924. She was the first child of Patrick Russell and Katherine O'Connell Russell. Her beloved sister Margaret was...
Mark Woodham
Jun 27, 2018
Mark Allen Woodham, son of Wallace and Ardith Woodham, passed away June 27th 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, WA surrounded by loved ones. Though he’d been battling a heart condition for the past year, his passing was sudden and unexpected.
Mark was born in Ilwaco Hospital on December 18th 1952. He grew up on the Long Beach...
Reiko Dziados
Jun 26, 2018
Reiko Dziados, 87, died on June 26, 2018 with her family at her side. Born June 26,1931 in Tokyo, Japan, she was the second, and oldest of two children born toJapanese dentist, Dr. Tatsuo Inoue, and Japanese mother, Matsue--a homemaker.Reiko was born into a relatively small, family with few uncles/aunts, and cousins; and,she was not in contact with them from...
Rose S. Siemroth
Jun 26, 2018
Rose S. Siemroth, 86, died at her Ilwaco residence on June 26, 2018 with her family at her side. Born April 19, 1932 in Watkins Glen, New York, she was the second of five children born to Mario and Vera (Brown) Saraceni. Her father was an Italian immigrant and her mother was one of thirteen children born of Scottish-Irish parentage....
Terry J. Hanke
Jun 23, 2018
Terry Hanke, 71, a 23 year resident of the Peninsula, died at her Ocean Park residence on June 23, 2018. Survivors include her husband John, and other family members.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Peggy Sue Thompson
Jun 23, 2018
Peggy Sue Thompson, 77, died at her Klipsan Beach residence on June 23, 2018 surrounded by her family. The daughter of Charles and Dona (Fanning) Neal, she was born in Alhambra, California on July 30, 1940. She grew up in Alhambra and received her education there.
On November 25, 1964 she married Ronald Thompson in Las Vegas. She became...
Howard Cole
Jun 13, 2018
Former Ocean Park resident Howard Cole, 95, died in Astoria on June 13, 2018. Howard served our country as a member of both the US Marine Corps and Army National Guard and for such duty will be interred at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Robert T. Maag
Jun 9, 2018
Robert T. Maag, passed away June 9, 2018 peacefully at home in Seattle. He was born June 1, 1925 in Portland, OR, but as a child lived primarily in the Finnish community of Naselle, WA, where he developed his life-long passion for hunting and fishing. After high school graduation, Bob enlisted in the Marine Corp and served in the South...
Brian Lee Nichols
Jun 7, 2018
Brian L. Nichols, 59, died at his Ocean Park residence on June 7, 2018. He was a 25 year Peninsula resident.His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Perry Gene Miller
Jun 5, 2018
Perry “Gene” Miller, 79, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in hospice June 5, 2018. The first son of a peanut farmer, Gene was born in Eakley, Oklahoma to Ennis Woodrow and Marsaleete “Pat” Miller on September 27, 1939. The family, along with Gene’s younger brothers Daryl and Larry Joe, moved to Washington State when Gene was 4....
Brett J. Finlay
Jun 4, 2018
Brett James Finlay 1967 - 2018 Brett Finlay, 51, passed away June 4, 2018, at his home in Shelton, Washington. Brett grew up on the Long Beach peninsula, the youngest of six children. After high school, he received his machinist certification from Lower Columbia College and worked for several years as a machinist before starting his own construction company. He...
Lois E. Cox-Sampson
Jun 4, 2018
Lois E. Cox-Sampson, 65, died in Portland on June 4, 2018. The daughter of Frank and Erna (Hunnicut) Preston, she was born in Forks, Washington on March 29, 1953. At age two she moved to Ocean Park with her parents and siblings. There her mother ran the Shake Shack, known to many locals. Lois attended Ocean Park Elementary and graduated...
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