Obituaries
Nora Jane Saunders
May 25, 2013
Life long Ilwaco resident Nora Jane Saunders, 89, died at her residence, May 25th. 2013 with her family at her side. The only child born to Finnish parents Anir and Aili (Pernula) Kary, she grew up and attended school in Ilwaco. She was preceded in death by her husband Ferris Saunders, her son Ronald Cochran, and daughter Cathy Greer. Nora...
Alberta Freeman
May 23, 2013
Alberta E. Freeman, 83, a 46 year resident of the Peninsula, died May 23, 2013 in a local care center. A native of Oak Park, WA, Alberta was born there November 17, 1929. A high school graduate, she worked for a number of years at the paper mill in Camas before moving to the Peninsula. Alberta was employed locally by...
Ernie Wirkkala
May 21, 2013
Ernest Richard Wirkkala, 96, of Rosburg died May 21, 2013, at his home in Seal River. Born April 15, 1917, in Astoria, Oregon, Ernest grew up in the Pacific Northwest, settling in western Wahkiakum County just in time to graduate from Naselle-Grays River Valley High School, class of 1935. Previous schools included Mount Baker High in Deming, Washington, and Clatskanie...
Frances O'Neil
May 17, 2013
FRANCES O'NEIL Frances "Frannie" O'Neil, 86, a lifelong resident of the Peninsula, died May 17, 2013 in Chinook. The eldest child of William and Edith (Lundquist) Winn, she was born November 9, 1926 in Astoria. Soon after her birth the family moved to Nahcotta where she remembered playing near the Nahcotta docks. There she attended school until the building burned;...
Gary Edwards
May 14, 2013
Gary Edwards, 51, died May 14, 2013 in Snohomish, Washington. A native of Vancouver, he was born there June 18, 1961. Gary attended school in Ilwaco and later was a resident of Naselle for a number of years. In past years he worked in the woods in various capacities. During this time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and swimming. Since...
Jean Unfred
May 11, 2013
Jean Snodgrass Munsell Unfred Jean Louise Unfred, 84, was born in rural Napavine, Washington on December 28, 1928. She and passed away May 11, 2013 at her residence in Ilwaco, Washington. She was the last surviving sibling of her immediate family, parents Oliver and Ethel (Blain) Snodgrass, brothers Frank and Lee, and sisters, Emma, Clara, Edith and Lois. Jean married...
Howard B. Parker
May 8, 2013
Surfside resident Howard B. Parker, 95, died May 8, 2013 in Raymond, WA. The son of J. Ewell and Jewell (Caffey) Parker, he was born August 29, 1917 in Uvalde, Texas. He spent many years farming in Texas, California & Oregon. Later on he owned a service station. During World War II he served his country with the US Navy,...
Caesar Julius Crosta
May 7, 2013
Caesar J. Crosta was born April 22, 1916, in St. Helens, Oregon, the son of Domenico Rocco and Rosalia (Boschi) Crosta who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1904. Family history has it that he was born Julius Caesar Crosta, but at some point it was switched to Caesar Julius. He had two brothers, older brother Giovanni "John" Defendente...
Martha H. Talbott
May 1, 2013
MARTHA HUTCINSON TALBOTT Martha Hutchinson Talbott, a 23 year resident of Surfside, Washington, died peacefully on the 1st of May 2013 in her home surrounded by family. She was born on the 24th of July 1925 in Lexington, Kentucky, the oldest daughter of Julian and Geneva Hutchinson's twelve children. Martha proudly graduated from Nazareth School of Nursing, Saint Joseph Hospital,...
Ted Diebold
Apr 29, 2013
THEODORE "Ted" DIEBOLD Long Beach resident Theodore "Ted" Diebold, 74, lost his battle against cancer on Monday, April 29th, 2013. Ted was born on March 10, 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona and his family later moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado when he was a child. There he became an avid skier and outdoorsman. Following a six year stint in the Navywith...
Dolan Roger Gardner, Jr.
Apr 23, 2013
Long Beach resident Dolan R. Gardner Jr., 27, died April 23, 2013 near Chinook as a result of a motorcycle accident. The son of Dolan Gardner Sr. and Pamela Meredith, he was born in Upland, California on April 11, 1987. Dolan was roller bladeing and riding a bike by age 2. In his youth he took-up BMX trick riding and...
Harriet Ruth Smith
Apr 17, 2013
HARRIETT RUTH SMITH A forty-five year resident of the Peninsula, Harriett R. Smith, 94, died April 17, 2013 in Ilwaco. A native of Tacoma, Washington, she was the daughter of Carlton and Hazel (Andy) Gould. At birth, Harriett weighed a mere 3 pounds and was only a foot in length. By age three she traveled with her family to Oregon...
Don Salley
Mar 30, 2013
Donald J. Salley, 80, of Ocean Park, died March 30, 2013 in Long Beach, following a very long illness. Don was born in Stroud, Oklahoma on July 27, 1932. He served four years in the Navy and for most of his working life was spent as a carpenter. He enjoyed helping others, loved his pets and traveling. He is survived...
Ken Tetz, Sr.
Mar 29, 2013
Kenneth V. Tetz Sr., 94, died March 29, 2013 in a local care facility. The son of William and Laura (Bottemiller) Tetz, he was born October 15, 1918 in Ridgefield, Washington. In 1934 Ken moved to Ilwaco with his parents. Entering Ilwaco High School as a junior he excelled in both football and basketball, graduating in 1936. Following high school...
Janice Sehestedt
Mar 17, 2013
Janice A. Sehestedt, 88, of Klipsan Beach, died March 17, 2013 in Ilwaco, WA. At her request, no services are planned . Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach, WA.
Allen Frans Johnson
Mar 15, 2013
Allen F. Johnson, 81, died March 15, 2013 at his Chinook, Washington residence. The son of Frans and Pearl (Taylor) Johnson, he was born in Chinook on October 26, 1931. He attended Chinook grade school and graduated from Ilwaco high school with the class of 1949. As a youth he was a Boy Scout, participating in scouting activities under the...
JC Cothren
Feb 24, 2013
Ocean Park resident J.C. Cothren, 72, died in Ilwaco on February 24, 2013. The son of Charles and Emma (Allison) Cothren, he was born July 11, 1940 in Clay County, North Carolina. J.C. grew up in Georgia where he received his education and helped his family work farms at various locations where they raised chickens and turkeys. The family moved...
Clinton John Smith
Feb 21, 2013
Jack Smith 76, passed away peacefully in his Naselle residence on February 21, 2013. He was born in Scappoose, Oregon on November 23, 1936. Jack grew up in Skamokawa on a dairy farm which later led to owning his own dairy, later becoming a long-time local resident. Jack attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland where he played baseball, basketball...
Don Maxson
Feb 20, 2013
Don Maxson, 70, died February 21, 2013 at his Long Beach residence. The son of LaVern and Lucille (Chapman) Maxson, he was born in Walla Walla, Washington on August 4, 1942. He grew up in Walla Walla where he received his education and worked in his father's grocery store, Maxson's Market. He graduated from Central Washington University in Ellensburg with...
Steve Dimitri Gann
Feb 15, 2013
Steve Dimitri Gann passed away at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Friday morning, February, 15, 2013 after suffering a stroke. Steve was born April 17, 1927, in Portland to Jim and Anna Gann. Both of his parents were Greek immigrants and only spoke Greek with Steve at home. He learned English as a second language while playing with his friends. He...
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