Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Robert E. Heiner
Feb 4, 2014
Robert Elliott "Bob" Heiner, 86, died February 4, 2014 at his Ilwaco, Washington residence. The son of Mary (Woods) and Robert E. Heiner Sr. he was born in Astoria on May 17, 1927. Bob grew up in Astoria where he received his education. During the summer months he lived with his grandparents in the small fishing community of Dahlia, Washington...
William "Billy" Snook
Feb 3, 2014
William E. "Billy" Snook, 68, died February 3, 2014 in Longview. A native of Tillamook, he was a 30 year resident of Ocean Park. Bill was a master mechanic who took pride in his skills on automobiles of past vintage. He was a founding member of the Beach Barons car club of Ocean Park and for years was active in...
John Rooney
Jan 26, 2014
John J. Rooney 8/8/27 - 1/26/14 Dad moved here in 2011 from Massachusetts where he had lived all his life. He fell in love with the coast and the people. He truly never met a stranger. He liked to say he never retired; he just stopped working. He died peacefully in his sleep before his Alzheimers robbed him of his...
Loucille Hawke
Jan 23, 2014
Loucille Hawke, 78, died at her Chinook, Washington residence following a valiant battle with cancer on January 23, 2014 with her family at her side. A lifelong resident of the Northwest, she was born in Albany, Oregon on February 27, 1935. She grew up in the Sellwood area of southeast Portland and was a graduate of Lincoln High School in...
Neil Francis Kennedy
Jan 21, 2014
Neil Francis Kennedy died of natural causes in Ocean Beach Hospital on January 21, 2014. He was born to Frank R. and Bessie Kennedy on June 26, 1924 in Vancouver, Washington. Neil attended Hillsboro High School. He served his country during World War II in the US Army as an M.P. during which time he provided security at the Manhattan...
Lela Howell
Jan 8, 2014
Lela Ann Howell, 77, died January 8, 2014 in Ocean Park at the residence of family. The daughter of Oliver and Elsie West, she was born March 12, 1936 in Portland, Oregon. Leah grew up on the Oregon coast. She and her husband James O. Howell established their first home in Elkton, Oregon. She took pride in her role as...
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