Obituaries

Louise (Holm) Hunter

Louise (Holm) Hunter

May 15, 2014

Beloved wife to one, mother of two, friend and caregiver to many, Louise H. Hunter passed away May 15, 2014 in Astoria, Oregon. The daughter of Wendell and Emma (Jackson) Holm, she was born November 8, 1923 in Astoria. Louise lived on the family farm in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School. She entered the nursing program at the...

Betty L. Nelson

Betty L. Nelson

Apr 27, 2014

Betty L. Nelson, 92, an 11 year resident of Chinook, died April 27, 2014 in Long Beach. The daughter of George and Flossie Williams, she was born in Mineral, Washington on January 10, 1922. Betty was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Tacoma. During her lifetime Betty was employed as a bartender, waitress, in a dry cleaners and as...

Neoma L. Ryba

Neoma L. Ryba

Apr 25, 2014

Neoma Lee Ryba, 83, died of cancer at her Seaview residence on April 25, 2014. The youngest of six children of Albert and Clara Meininger, she was born in Vici, Oklahoma on July 31 1930. When she was just a very small child the family was forced to leave Oklahoma due to the Dust Bowl. They relocated to Monte Vista...

Mark Westcott

Mark Westcott

Apr 22, 2014

Mark Westcott, known to all as "Maypo", was born in Framingham, Massacsusetts on October 15, 1956, the youngest of 6 children born to John and Marie (Kelly) Westcott. In his youth he resided in Okinawa and Hawaii. Though he had little formal education, Mark was self-taught from a young age. Often on his own, he was at times homeless. Over...

John Michael Noch

John Michael Noch

Apr 17, 2014

John M. Noch, 87, passed peacefully on April 17, 2014 at his Klipsan Beach residence. Born July 16, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, John grew up there where he received his education. In 1943 John joined the US Navy and served the ensuing three years aboard merchant ships. Following his military service he settled in the Longview/Kelso area where he was...

Phillip O. Moore

Phillip O. Moore

Apr 8, 2014

Phillip O. Moore, 65, died April 8, 2014 in Long Beach following a brief but valiant battle with cancer. The son of Rival and Margaret (Millard) Moore, he was born in Astoria on September 28, 1948. Phil grew up in Long Beach and was a 1966 graduate of Ilwaco High School. Phil was inducted into the US Army in June...

Caroline J. Nordquist

Caroline J. Nordquist

Apr 4, 2014

Oysterville resident Carol Nordquist died at her home early Friday, April 4, after a valiant struggle with cancer. Her passing greatly diminishes the little village she had called home for many years and leaves a void among the leadership of the entire Peninsula. Born Caroline Jessie Kirk on September 11, 1938 in Walla Walla, she was the eldest of the...

Kathryn E. Coleman

Kathryn E. Coleman

Mar 30, 2014

Katherine E. "Kay" Coleman, 89, died March 30, 2014 at her Ilwaco residence with her family at her side. The daughter of George and Kathryn Copple, she was born May 13, 1924 in Madison, Minnesota. On August 30, 1947 she married Walter Coleman and they established their residence in Stevenson, Washington and then settling at their home in Portland in...

Dale L. Davis

Dale L. Davis

Mar 8, 2014

Dale L. Davis, 66, died March 8, 2014 at his Ocean Park residence with his family at his side. A native of Longview, Washington, he was born there May 9, 1947. Dale was employed as a carpenter in the construction trades. Ten years ago he moved to the Peninsula where he resided with his wife Betty who survives. No service...

Ida Marie Wulf

Ida Marie Wulf

Mar 4, 2014

Ida Wulf, 94, died March 4, 2014, in Ocean Park. The daughter of Arnold L. Mills and Hazel Tripp, she was born April 6, 1919, in Junction City, Ore. As a child she and her family lived in logging camps around Eugene, Ore., and in the late 1930s they family picked fruit in Nachez. She finished eighth grade at Trent...

Eleanor Jean Halvorson

Eleanor Jean Halvorson

Mar 3, 2014

Eleanor J. Halvorson, 78, died peacefully March 3, 2014 at her Ocean Park residence with her family at her side. The daughter of Fred and Naomi Ruby, she was born in Newell, South Dakota on June 6, 1935. On September 25, 1952 she married Gary Halvorson and they settled in Black Hills, South Dakota. They were married for 60 years...

Gordon Schoewe

Gordon Schoewe

Feb 22, 2014

Gordon Schoewe, popular bon vivant of the Long Beach Peninsula died Sunday, February 23 after a brief illness. His passing leaves a void among several generations of Northwesterners who have enjoyed his hospitality, his humor, and his love of fun for more years than they can remember. Officially named Karl Gordon Schoewe (pronounced Shavy), he was always called Gordon "to...

Betty LaVohne Oxford

Betty LaVohne Oxford

Feb 21, 2014

LaVohne Oxford, 74, died at her Ocean Park residence on February 21, 2014 with her family at her side. She was a 15 year residence of the Peninsula where she enjoyed retirement by the sea. Survivors include her husband James of the family home; two daughters; one son; and other members of her extended family. Her guestbook is available at...

June E. Griffis

June E. Griffis

Feb 19, 2014

June E. Griffis, 82, a twenty-five year resident of Surfside (Ocean Park), Washington, died in Astoria, Oregon on February 19, 2014. The daughter of Hubert and Elizabeth Konkler, she was born June 6, 1931 in Bone Lake, Wisconsin. At an early age she moved with her family to Washington state. She attended grade school in Kirkland and Bellevue schools and...

Ada F. Meador

Ada F. Meador

Feb 15, 2014

Ada Florence Meador, 94, died peacefully February 15, 2014 at her Long Beach residence. Ada was born to Delbert and Florence Beach on December 17, 1919 in Warrensburg, Missouri. It was while attending nursing school that she met Herbert Meador and they married February 17, 1952. In 1979 they moved to the Peninsula from St. Helens, Oregon. Ada was known...

Peggy Mae McGrew

Peggy Mae McGrew

Feb 13, 2014

Peggy Mae McGrew, 82, died peacefully on February 13, 2014 in Long Beach. The daughter of John and Lucille Hoon, she was born July 6, 1931 in Grandview, Washington. When she was in the sixth grade she moved with her family to Camas where she grew up and graduated from Camas High School in 1949. Peggy married Harold "Coke" McGrew...

Mary Margaret Dwyer

Mary Margaret Dwyer

Feb 11, 2014

Mary Margaret Dwyer, 83, of Klipsan Beach, died Feb 11, 2014 in Raymond. No formal services are planned. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach, WA.

Mary Jane Gerome

Mary Jane Gerome

Feb 8, 2014

Mary Jane (Gerome) Foulks, 95, died February 9, 2014 in Shelton, Oregon. The daughter of Alfred and Mary Walker, Mary Jane's family were Portland residents and also pioneer settlers of Seaview. Mary Jane spent much of her youth in Seaview where she made many life long friends. To hear "Fuzzy" (her Ilwaco childhood nickname) tell the story, her life was...

Virgil V. "Sandy" Welsh, Jr.

Virgil V. "Sandy" Welsh, Jr.

Feb 6, 2014

Sandy Welsh, 73, of Ocean Park died February 6, 2014 in Ilwaco. A complete obituary will appear later. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.

Betty Lou Robert

Betty Lou Robert

Feb 5, 2014

Our beloved mother transitioned to the "Happy Hunting Grounds" in the evening hours of February 5, 2014. Born in the year of the Tiger, she fully embraced life, and was a shining example of how to enjoy life to the fullest, much like her namesake, Betty Boop. Widow since 1975 of Paul C. Robert (an Army Air Corp Captain Aviator...

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