Obituaries
Leilani M. Derrick
Jan 7, 2014
OCEAN PARK Leilani Marie (Tyacke) Derrick, 74, died Jan. 7, 2014, in Ocean Park, surrounded by her family. The daughter of Louis and Lillian Tyacke, she was born Jan. 18, 1939, in Yakima. She graduated from Prosser High School in June 1957 and she obtained her associates degree from Central Washington School of the Bible in 1960 and attended Whitworth...
Neil Adams
Jan 4, 2014
NEIL ADAMS Ilwaco resident Neil Adams, 74, died in Ilwaco. A native of Durant, Oklahoma, he was born there March 30, 1939. Moving to the San Fernando Valley area of California, Neil received his education before joining the US Navy where he served as a sprinkler fitter. While living in Portland Neil was employed as a pipe fitter installing sprinkler...
Ernest Mustonen
Jan 4, 2014
Ernest Mustonen, 88, of Long Beach, died January 4, 2014 in Ilwaco. Arrangements pending at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Richard William Rouke
Dec 31, 2013
Ilwaco native son Richard W. Rouke, 75, died December 31, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona where he had resided the past few years. He was the son of Eugene and Hilda Rouke. Per his request, he will be buried this week at Ilwaco Cemetery. Local arrangments are by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea and his guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Mary Lou Scaman
Dec 29, 2013
A private memorial service attended by family members was held Sunday January 5th, 2014 for Mary Lou Scaman. Mary passed away December 29th in Long Beach at the age of 88. Born on Cody, Wyoming to Charles and Arvilla Hill, she was the youngest of three children. Her family moved to Wenatchee while she was a young child and she...
Lyman Cornish
Dec 26, 2013
Lyman H. Cornish, 79, of Long Beach, passed away on Dec. 26, 2013, at a care facility in Raymond. Lyman was born to Lyman and Clara (Paulson) Cornish in St. Helens, Ore., on Dec. 1, 1934. He attended school in St. Helens, Westport and graduated from Knappa High School in 1953. After graduation he start logging. He married Marilyn (Pearson)...
Patricia G. Vernon
Dec 20, 2013
Patricia "Pat" Vernon of Naselle, Washington passed away December 20, 2013 at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon. She was 85 years old. Born Patricia Lou Gray on May 9, 1928 in Portland, Oregon to George and Marjorie Gray, Pat attended school at St. Francis Xavier Mission in Toledo, Washington and graduated high school in Castle Rock, Washington. She...
Donna Mae Kandoll
Dec 15, 2013
Naselle resident Donna M. Kandoll went home to be with Jesus on Dececember 15, 2013 in Astoria. A native of Los Angeles, California, she was born September 15, 1943, the daughter of Michael and Joanna Grinsteiner. She grew up in Spokane where she attended parochial school and Shadle Park High School. Donna was residing in Seattle where she married and...
Bernard William "Bill" Cox
Dec 12, 2013
Bernard W. "Bill" Cox, 74, died December 12, 2-13 at his Ocean Park residence following a valiant battle with several illnesses. A native of Tacoma, he was born there October 27, 1940. He was a veteran of service with the US Navy. Bill came to the Peninsula 40 years ago. he was emplpyed as a master meahanic on autos and...
Gene Coshow
Dec 4, 2013
Alvin Eugene "Gene" Coshow, age 94, died Dec. 4, 2013, in Ilwaco. Gene was a master craftsman and fisherman, and a perfectionist in all endeavors. He was a proud World War II Navy veteran and a longtime member of the Plasterers and Cement Masons Union No. 528. He had been a Peninsula resident since 1972. A kind and generous spirit,...
Diane J. Lupinacci
Dec 1, 2013
Following a valiant battle with brain cancer, Diane J. Lupinacci died at her Ocean Park residence at age 63 surrounded by the family she loved. She was born in Hearne, Texas on December 20, 1949, the daughter of Walter and Edna Perkins. She moved with her family to Elgin, Oregon as a child. There she taught Sunday school at the...
Jimella Lee Lucas
Nov 30, 2013
A great chef, a great friend, a great community leader December 2,1943 - November 30, 2013 Born in Grants Pass, Oregon to Eileen (McCorkle) Todaro and Frank Todaro. Jimella Lucas was, above all, a complex human being. Yes, she was an award winning, respected chef and a nationally recognized pioneer of Northwest Regional Cuisine, but the sphere of her life...
Sherry Goulter
Nov 26, 2013
Dorothy Imogene Shariance "Sherry" Burnett Goulter, 85, of Oysterville died quietly at home on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in the arms of her loving husband and sweetheart of 45 years, Edwin R. "Bud" Goulter. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas on October 1, 1928, she was the daughter of Opal (Arrington) and Francis Maude (Ramsey) Burnett, and was of Cherokee Indian descent....
Arbutus E. Raisanen
Nov 25, 2013
Arbutus E. Raisanen, 80, a 20 year resident of the Peninsula. died at her residence on November 25, 2013. She is survived by her husband and a son locally. No service is scheduled. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Grace Stenlund
Nov 19, 2013
Grace Stenlund, 93, died peacefully on November 19, 2013 at her Klipsan Beach, Washington residence. The daughter of Malcolm and Margaret Cunard, she was born July 2, 1920 in Cosmopolis, Washington. Grace grew up in Longview where she was a graduate of R.A. Long High School. On August 10, 1940 she married Roy W. Stenlund. Grace became a wife, homemaker...
Kevin Patrick Allen
Nov 18, 2013
Kevin Patrick Allen, 52, a life long resident of the Peninsula, died November 18, 2013 at his Seaview residence surrounded by family. Kevin fought a courageous battle with cancer the past few months. The birth son of William and Frances (Baker) Allen, he was born March 17, 1961 in Portland, Oregon. Kevin grew up on the Peninsula and was a...
Bob Gerwig
Nov 14, 2013
ALFRED ROBERT "Bob" GERWIG Alfred R. "Bob" Gerwig, 84, a life-long resident of Pacific county, died November 14, 2013 at his Long Beach residence with his family at his side. The son of Alfred S. and Chanie (Skidmore) Gerwig, he was born in South Bend on March 31, 1929. Bob grew up in South Bend, graduating from South Bend High...
Alice Mae Hoodenpyle
Nov 11, 2013
Alice M. Hoodenpyle, 69, died at her Klipsan Beach residence on November 11, 2013 surrounded by the family she loved. The daughter of Dorsey and Doris Geiger, she was born November 18, 1943 in The Dalles, Oregon. She graduated from The Dalles High School and on December 2, 1961 married Frank Hoodenplye in The Dalles. Moving to Portland, Alice was...
Julie A. Burns
Nov 8, 2013
Naselle resident Julie A. Burns, 50, died of natural causes in Astoria on November 8, 2013. A native of Chehalis, Washington, she was born there December 23, 1962. Seventeen years ago she moved to Naselle with her long time companion Antonio Rodriguez and their three daughters. Julie worked at Okie's Select Market in Naselle and loved her community as much...
James "Jim" Finlay
Nov 1, 2013
James Bryson Finlay James "Jim" Finlay, 82, passed away Nov. 1, 2013, after a brief illness in Seattle. He was born in Seattle on October 22, 1931 and was the oldest child of Bryce and Helen Finlay. Known by his parents, aunts and cousins as Bryson, he is still called Bryson by his generation of relatives. Much of Jim's family...
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