Obituaries
Martin G. Jenkins
Oct 12, 2015
Ocean Park resident Martin G. Jenkins, 75, died at his Ocean Park residence. Born April 15, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey he was the son of Albert and Dorothy Jenkins. Martin served in the US Army with a short stint in South Korea. Following an honorable discharge he went to work for the F.B.I, in San Francisco, California where he...
Norman Lee
Oct 11, 2015
Norman Leslie Lee, III July 9 1933 - October 11, 2015 Norman Leslie Lee, III passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at sunset, surrounded by his loving family on the Long Beach Peninsula after a lengthy battle with leukemia. Born July 9, 1933 to Clare Aily Lee and Phyllis Day Tisdale Lee in Salem, Oregon, he was the youngest...
Wesley Potter
Oct 9, 2015
Wesley Potter, 64, a 12 year resident of the Peninsula, died October 9th at his Ocean Park residence. His guestbook is available at www,penttilaschapel.com.
Jeffrey G. Left
Oct 9, 2015
Ilwaco resident Jeff Left, 57, died in Astoria on October 9th following a valiant battle with cancer. No service are planned. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
James "Jim" McCulley
Sep 29, 2015
James Francis McCulley Jr., known to most all as "Jim", died at his Chinook residence on September 29, 2015 of natural causes. The son of James and Eva (Ochs) McCulley Sr., he was born in Portland, Oregon on October 7, 1947. Jim was educated in Portland and confirmed in the Catholic church. He served his apprenticeship as a printer and...
Daryl D. Wirkkala
Sep 23, 2015
Castle Rock, Washington resident Daryl D. Wirkkala, 61, died in Longview September 23, 2015. Arrangements are pending. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Goldie Irene Rutzer
Sep 14, 2015
Goldie I. Rutzer, 99, a long time resident of the Peninsula, died in Klipsan Beach on September 14, 2015. She was born September 6, 1916 in Kettle Falls, Washington, the daughter of Joseph and Philomene (Gagnon) Aubertin. Goldie was rightly proud of her Native American heritage and was a registered member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in...
Anna M. "Annie" Moore
Sep 11, 2015
Long Beach resident Anna "Annie" Margaret Moore, 91, died in a local care facility on September 11, 2015. The daughter of Joseph and Julia (Kratky) Moore, she was born at St. Vincent Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa on December 19, 1923. Annie had a rather challenging childhood. Her mother was an immigrant and her father a "no show Bohemian" and...
Max F. Bloom
Sep 9, 2015
Longtime Stringtown Road resident Max Foore Bloom passed away in his sleep on Sept. 9, 2015. Born in Jacksonville, Florida on July 30 1942, Max attended and graduated from Jacksonville High School and soon after joined the U.S. Air Force in 1961. Max was stationed at Naselle Radar Base for four years serving as a cook and even receiving the...
Sharon Lynn Calabreese
Sep 5, 2015
Sharon Calabrese Winterburn passsed away peacefully on September 5, 2015. She was born February 25, 1937 in Bellingham, Washington to William and Florence (Macrea) Winterburn. Sharon attended Bellingham Elementary and Bellingham High School. She met the love of her life, Jerry Calabreese, in 1964. They lived in Grandview, Washington until 1989 when they retired to Long Beach. Sharon worked for...
Fernan Cardenas
Aug 22, 2015
Fernan Jesus Cardenas, 39, died unexpectedly on Aug. 22, 2015, in Ilwaco. He was born March 16, 1976 in Bogata, Columbia to Gloria Espinosa Tache and Hernan Corredor. He came to the U.S. as a little boy and graduated from G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami, Fla., in 1994 and attended Miami Dade College prior to moving to...
Frank Michael Dunn
Aug 15, 2015
Francis M. "Frank" Dunn, 67, died recently at his Ocean Park residence. A native of Vancouver, he attended Hudson's Bay High School where he enjoyed playing baseball and football. At age 17 Frank joined the US Army where he served for over 10 years, honorably discharged with the rank of E6. According to his family, Frank was awarded the Silver...
Frederick W. Warden
Aug 7, 2015
Frederick William Warden, known by many as "the birdman", died as a result of an accident in Chinook on August 7, 2015. He was born January 13, 1955 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Fred was a commercial fisherman much of his life and also performed many other "odd jobs." He enjoyed the great outdoors, gardening, craft work, wood work and bicycling....
John Duffield
Jul 29, 2015
John Duffield, 69, of Ocean Park, WA died July 29, 2015 at home. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Ann Coffin
Jul 11, 2015
Ann Coffin, 89, came into this world August 14, 1925 and returned home to her Lord on July 11, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Phil Coffin; daughter Jacque (Raymond) Everhart; and three grandchildren Raianne, Brooke and Dillon Everhart. Burial will be next her her brother in Wichita, Kansas. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" van Son
Jul 8, 2015
Gwen L. van Son, age 74, passed away at home in Ilwaco, WA on July 8, 2015. She was born July 30, 1940 in Great Falls, Montana to E.E. "Bud" and Elizabeth Lenore "Liz" Edmonson. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Rod van Son; two sons Michael van Son (Lois) and John Paul van Son; two daughters...
Frances Church
Jul 6, 2015
Frances Church, 93, former peninsula resident, died July 6, 2015 in Vancouver. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
James "Jake" T. Jacques
Jul 6, 2015
James "Jim" "Jake" Theodore Jacques, 59, died July 6, 2015 in Long Beach of natural causes. The son of James and Dorothy (Lucier) Jacques, he was born in Longview, Washington on April 27, 1956. Jake attended St. Helens Elementary School in Longview, Castle Rock Junior High School in Castle Rock and graduated from Castle Rock High School in 1974. Thirty...
Ruth Adams
Jul 3, 2015
Ruth Adams, 81, died peacefully at her Ocean Park residence on July 3, 2015 surrounded by her family. A memorial service is pending. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
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