Obituaries

Jack R. Mosher

Jack R. Mosher

Jan 1, 2015

Jack R. Mosher, 74, died January 1, 2015 at his Naselle residence. Jack was born in Long Beach in 1940. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy and was employed for a number of year as a metallurgist in the aerospace industry. No service is planned at this time. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.

Donald "Duck" Oman

Donald "Duck" Oman

Jan 1, 2015

Donald was born at Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco on August 8, 1950 at 12:34 pm. He died January 1, 2015 at age 64. His parents were Esther (Nau) Oman and Oliver Fredrick Oman. He joined two older brothers in the family. His first home was in Long Beach on Blvd and 3rd Streets. He lived in the Long Beach...

Carol Lynn Moore-Gibson

Carol Lynn Moore-Gibson

Dec 30, 2014

Carol Lynn Moore Gibson, 64, a lifelong resident of Chinook, died unexpectedly in Portland on December 30, 2014, surrounded by the family she loved.. A descendant of pioneer Chinook residents, Carol was one of four daughters born to Hoover and Virginia Wisner in Ilwaco on April 22, 1950. She was a 1968 graduate of Ilwaco High School. Following high school...

Lydia S. Fauver

Lydia S. Fauver

Dec 30, 2014

Lydia Esther Secreta Fauver, 86, died in St. Helens, Oregon on December 30, 2014. The daughter of Johanes and Aune (Uitos) Kehus, she was born in Runeberg Township, Minnesota on April 29, 1928. In 1936 she moved with her family to Seal River, Washington in a model A Ford. Lydia was valedictorian of the 1946 graduating class at Naselle High...

Joyce E. Clift

Joyce E. Clift

Dec 29, 2014

Long Beach resident Joyce E. Clifts, 73, died at her residence on December 29, 2014. Survivors include her husband Raymond. Joyce had lived on the Peninsula the past 16 years and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Funeral service and interment will be held in Ogden, Utah on January 10, 2015. Her guestbook is...

June S. Bergquist

June S. Bergquist

Dec 25, 2014

June Sophia (Long) Bergquist, 88, passed peacefully at her Naselle residence on Christmas evening surrounded by her family. The daughter of Fanny and William Long, she was born in Astoria on July 9, 1926. She was raised in Rosburg and graduated from Naselle High School with the class of 1944. In 1946 she married John Bergquist and in November of...

Margaret I. Neal

Margaret I. Neal

Dec 24, 2014

Ocean Park resident Margaret I. Neal, 93, died December 24, 2014 in Ilwaco. A native of Vancouver, Washington, Margaret came to the Peninsula 30 years ago and resided in Ocean Park. No service is scheduled. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.j

Maureen Mullins

Maureen Mullins

Dec 23, 2014

Maureen Ann Mullins, 82, died peacefully on December 23, 2014 in Seaside, Oregon. The daughter of Rene and Esther (Plautz) McMahon, she was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 2, 1932. Maureen grew up in Milwakee with her parents and two sisters and completed her high school education in Milwaukee. On July 11, 1959 she married Guy Mullins and they...

Mary Louise Newell

Mary Louise Newell

Dec 20, 2014

Mary Louise Newell, 81, a resident of Ocean Park, died in Seaside, Oregon on December 20, 2014. The daughter of Robert and Helen O'Day, she was born in Portland on December 21, 1932. She grew up in northeast Portland where she attended The Madeline Catholic school and where she also attended church. On February 23, 1952 she married Thomas Newell...

William "Bill" Currie

William "Bill" Currie

Dec 20, 2014

William "Bill" Currie Jr. went to be with his beloved wife Vivian and Jesus after a couragous fight with brain cancer at the age of 74 in Kennewick, Washington on December 20, 2014. Bill was a long time resident of Seaview where he was a landmark for many people as he greeted them by waving while standing in front of...

Michelle Arata

Michelle Arata

Dec 15, 2014

Michelle Arata, 63, died peacefully at her Ocean Park residence on December 15, 2014. A native of Washington, DC, she was born there on October 7, 1951. In 1977 she married John Long and they later divorced. In 1991 she fulfilled her dream of living on the west coast, moving to Washington state from Hollywood, Florida. Settling on the Peninsula,...

Michael Lee Halvorsen

Michael Lee Halvorsen

Dec 14, 2014

Ocean Park resident Michael Lee Halvorson, 59, died at his residence on December 14, 2014 with his family at his side. A native of Sturgis, South Dakota, Mike was born there November 13, 1955 the son of Gary and Eleanor Halvorson. At an early age the family moved west to seek employment, settling in Aloha, Oregon and later in Vancouver,...

Mary Linda Cothren

Mary Linda Cothren

Dec 11, 2014

Mary Linda Cothren, 68, died in Portland, Oregon on December 11, 2014. Born May 14, 1946 in Vancouver, Washington, Mary was the second of twelve children born to Fred and Helen (Kalahan) Jenkins. The family resided in Napavine, Washington during Mary's childhood where as the eldest daughter she helped her mother raise her younger siblings. Schooling was received at Napavine...

Colleen Mead

Colleen Mead

Dec 8, 2014

Ilwaco resident Colleen G. Mead passed away Dec. 8, 2014, at the age of 86. Born March 2, 1928, in New Ulm, Minn., to Robert Grussendorf and Myrtle Johnson Grussendorf. Colleen grew up on the family farm with her three siblings, and graduated from New Ulm High School in 1945. The Minnesota farm girl became a Coast Guard wife in...

Gene Westling

Gene Westling

Dec 7, 2014

Gene A. Westling, 85, died peacefully on December 7, 2014 at his Seaview residence. The son of Arthur and Alta (Pace) Westling, Gene was born June 26, 1929 in Ethel, Washington. He grew up in nearby Centralia, Washington where he was a 1948 graduate of Centralia High School. Gene served his country during the Korean Conflict as a member of...

Mary Louise LeClaire

Mary Louise LeClaire

Dec 1, 2014

Mary Louise Haugh LeClaire, 83, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at home in Klipsan Beach surrounded by her four daughters. Mary was born Feb. 26, 1931, in Grand Mound, Wash., to Harry and Ruby Haugh. She attended school in Rochester and on Sept. 12, 1947, married Neil LeClaire. They made their first home in Oakville. Mary was a 52-year resident...

Carol Olsen

Carol Olsen

Nov 27, 2014

Carol Margaret (Nelson) Olsen, 84, of Chinook, died Nov. 27, 2014, at Golden Sands Senior Community in Ocean Park after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Carol was born on Dec. 27, 1929, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Arnold and Agnes (Smeby) Nelson. When she was 12 years old, Carol's mother passed away and she and her younger brother, David,...

David Lee Jones

David Lee Jones

Nov 22, 2014

Former Ocean Park resident David Lee Jones, 77, died November 22, 2014 in Kirkland, Washington following a valiant battle with cancer. "Davy" was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin on April 9, 1937, the son of Ralph and Ellen (Ernst) Jones. In 1955 Davy left Wisconsin to began his 27 year career with the US Navy. He retired in 1982 with...

Edward Watson Leonard Jr.

Edward Watson Leonard Jr.

Nov 11, 2014

Ilwaco resident Edward "Ed" W. Leonard, 76, died in Portland, Oregon on Veterans Day, November 11, 2014. Ed was born August 9, 1938 in Portland to Peggy and Edward Leonard. He was raised in Winlock, Washington, a small farming community located between Portland and Seattle. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1960. He flew C-130s and Skyhook aircraft,...

Doris Imogene Shoemaker

Doris Imogene Shoemaker

Nov 10, 2014

Long Beach resident Doris I. Shoemaker, 85, died in Portland on November 10, 2014. The daughter of Fred and Elva (Scott) Paulson, she was born May 16, 1929 in Esmond, South Dakota. In her infancy the family moved to Washington state where Doris attended second grade in Ronald, Washington. From third grade through high school she resided in Ellensburg, Washington....

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