Obituaries
Fredrick VanDemarr
Feb 24, 2016
Fredrick E. “Van” VanDemarr, 77, died February 24, 2016 at his Long Beach residence. Born at home in Portland, Oregon on April 28, 1938, he was the son of Clyde and Selina (Moodenbaugh) VanDemarr. Van attended Arleta grade and Benson High School in Portland.
Folllowing high school Van joined the Army National Guard. During his working career he drove...
Darlene Maria Haataja
Feb 23, 2016
Darlene M. Haataja, 88, a life long resident of the Altoona-Rosburg area, died at her home in Rosburg on February 23, 2016. Both her father and mother were of Finnish ancestry, and she was born at home in Altoona on June 17, 1927, the daughter of Helge and Jenny (Buskala) Saari. She grew up on the family farm, attended Altoona...
Martha C. Oakes
Feb 22, 2016
Martha C. Oakes, 96, a fifteen year resident of Long Beach, died peacefully at her residence on February 22, 2016. The daughter of William and Lula (Owins) Cummins, she was born September 24, 1919 in Rockcastle, Kentucky. In 1944 she graduated as a registered nurse from the Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing in Louisville. Following her schooling she enlisted in...
Beverly C. Sampson
Feb 17, 2016
Beverly C. Sampson, 85, died at her Long Beach, WA residence on February 17, 2016. The daughter of Griffin Stiles and Florence Black, she was born January 23, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a child she moved with her family to Texas where her mother operated a dance studio and Bev learned to dance, a life long love. She...
George Alvin Mosher
Feb 13, 2016
George A. Mosher, 83, a life long resident of Pacific county, died February 13, 2106 in Long Beach. One of seven children born to Wesley and Oral Mae (Church) Mosher, he was born on a houseboat anchored on the Naselle River on June 30, 1932. At age 7 his mother died and George became a man early on, residing in...
Victor Edward Eskie
Feb 13, 2016
Victor Edward Eskie, age 68, died February 13, 2016 in Ilwaco, Washington. Victor was born February 25, 1947 in Dearborn, Michigan, the first child of Vivian McEwen (1926-1994) and Edward William Eskie (1926-2015). Victor attended Northville High School in Northville, MI and Michigan State University. In 1966 he joined the Naval Reserve and was activated for service in Vietnam in...
June Della Lewis Sedy
Feb 11, 2016
June Della (Lewis) Sedy, was born on Oct. 20, 1929, in South Nemah, Washington, to Charles and Alice (Prior) Lagergren. She passed away February 11, 2016, at the Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco with her family by her side.
Before June married the love of her life, Lawrence O. Lewis, on August 24, 1947, she attended elementary and high school...
Nellie V. Beasley
Feb 9, 2016
Nellie Verona Beasley, 85, a lifelong resident of Ilwaco passed away peacefully at home on February 9, 2016. Nellie was the tenth of eleven children born to Christian and Lempi (Hakala) Hanselman on October 8, 1930. She grew up and attended school in Ilwaco and had fond memories of her childhood when Ilwaco was “quite the Finnish community”.
On December...
Bernice Puzauskas
Feb 7, 2016
Former Peninsula resident Bernice Puzauskas, 93, died in Vancouver, Washington on February 7, 2016 surrounded by her family who loved her dearly.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seaview at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 13, 2016 with burial following at Lone Fir Cemetery, Long Beach.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Bud Chamberlin
Feb 5, 2016
Claude E. Chamberlin Jr., known to all as “Bud”, died in Ilwaco, Washington on February 5, 2016 at age 82. The only child of Claude Sr. and Addie (Harris) Chamberlin, he was born in Wabash, Indiana on January 22, 1934. He grew up in Wabash where he attended elementary and high school. At age 17 he joined the United States...
Dick Truman Sampson
Jan 30, 2016
Dick Truman Sampson, 78, died peacefully at his Long Beach residence following a valiant battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The only child of T. Paul and Bernice Sampson, he was born in Prosser, Washington on August 3, 1937.
Following high school he graduated from the University of Washington, later earning both his Master's Degree and PhD. from Bowling...
Adelle Beechey
Jan 29, 2016
Adelle Redfern Beechey, 96, died Jan. 29, 2016 in Portland. A lifelong Pacific County resident who moved to Long Beach from Yakima as a baby in 1918 with her parents Alden and Gladys (Powell) Redfern, Beechey was a loved and respected citizen of Ocean Park from 1937 until her death. In a 2006 profile in the Chinook Observer, Beechey recounted...
Kendall J. Akana
Jan 25, 2016
Kendall Jennifer Akana, a resident of Long Beach, passed away unexpectedly January 25th, 2016 at the age of 54. She was the beloved daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Jett and loving step-daughter of Dorothy; baby sister of Karen Janine Eshleman and Kimberly Jaye Thenert.
Kendall relocated to the Peninsula five years ago and was the on-site manager of Westwind...
Brenda Lynn Twichell
Jan 22, 2016
Brenda L. Twichell, 55, died in Ilwaco on January 22, 2016. A native of Reno, Nevada, Brenda resided locally the past year and a half.Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Marjorie M. Stover
Jan 15, 2016
Marjorie M. Stover, 85, died peacefully on January 15, 2015 at her Ocean Park residence. Her family was at her side.She was a life long resident of the Peninsula.A memorial service will be held this spring at her church, Ocean Beach Presbyterian, in Seaview. It will be announced in advance and her obituary will appear prior.Her guestbook is available at...
Nick Wilson-Codega
Jan 10, 2016
Nicholas James Wilson-Codega, aged 28, died at his home in Seattle on January 10, 2016 of esophageal cancer, surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his mother Leigh Wilson, sister Lily Wilson-Codega, fiancée Joey Winter, extended family and countless friends. A gifted photographer, cinematographer and musician, he emulated his beloved father Jim, whom he lost at a young...
Thomas C. Leonard
Jan 3, 2016
Thomas C. Leonard, 65 passed away on January 3, 2016. He was born in Hot Springs, S.D. on April 3, 1950 to Charles T. and Loraine (Caverhill) Leonard. He was the youngest of three children with a brother, Ronald and a sister, Lynda.
Tom grew up in Hot Springs, S.D. and was a 1968 graduate of Hot Springs High School....
Paul E. Clarke
Jan 3, 2016
Long Beach resident Paul E. Clarke, 88, died at his residence on January 3, 2016 surrounded by his family. Paul was well loved by his family and many friends. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jackie Clarke, of Long Beach; sons Mark Clarke, of Long Beach and Steve (and Karen) Clarke of Seaview; daughter Sandi (and Eli)...
Richard "Dick" Watrous
Dec 25, 2015
Ilwaco resident Richard Thomas Watrous, 91, known to all as “Dick”, died Christmas Day in Ilwaco. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Dick was born there June 5, 1924, the son of Homer and Estella (Powell) Watrous. At age 8 Dick came west with his parents, settling in Camas, Washington. There he attended Camas High School where he excelled in...
John Andrew Owen
Dec 24, 2015
Long time Astoria resident John Andrew Owen, 71, died in Vancouver, Washington on December 24, 2015 following a valiant battle with ALS. The son of Charles and Mary (Van Horn) Owen, he was born in Portland on January 19, 1944.
At an early age he moved to Astoria with his parents. He served with the US Army 101st Airborne in...
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