Obituaries
Raymond Sopher
Nov 15, 2012
At 2:25 in the afternoon on November 15, 2012, Raymond Eugene Sopher, 74, followed his beloved wife Cordie in eternal rest. Ray died at the hospital in Ilwaco following a one year struggle with cancer. Born January 8, 1938, Ray grew up in Skagit county, Washington and lived in Montana for a number of years. He moved to Ocean Park...
Myrtle H. Anderson
Nov 12, 2012
Rosburg, Washington resident Myrtle H. Anderson, 98, died November 12, 2012 in Raymond, Washington. The daughter of Herman and Sarah (Strausser) Oest, she was born April 7, 1914 in Napavine, Washington. The family moved to Cinebar, Washington where Myrtle attended grade school. She later lived with her sister in Napavine and graduated from Napavine High School in 1933. Myrtle was...
Jerry D. Collins
Nov 9, 2012
Jerry D. Collins, 72, of Seaview, died November 9, 2012 in Astoria. He was born June 14, 1940 in Olympia, Washington to William F. and Lois (Cooper) Collins, who raised him in Tacoma. In 1960, Jerry joined the National Guard. He worked on fishing boats from Puget Sound to Alaska, then was employed by the Corps of Engineers at Fort...
Phillip Raistakka
Nov 3, 2012
Naselle, Washington resident Phillip L. Raistakka, 77, died November 3, 2012 in Astoria. The son of Leo and Sylvia (Nasi) Raistakka, he was born in Astoria on March 24, 1935. Phil was valedictorian of the Naselle-Grays River Valley High School class of 1953. He earned his BA degree in education from the University of Puget Sound where he belonged to...
Robert Jenkins
Nov 3, 2012
Vancouver, Washington resident Robert W. Jenkins, 37, died November 3, 2012 in Chinook, Washington of natural causes. The son of Martin and Janis Jenkins, he was born in Oroville, California on May 13, 1975. Robert attended school in Oroville prior to moving to Vancouver where he completed his education. He was currently employed by Jacobs Heating and Air Conditioning in...
Rex Dreyer
Oct 31, 2012
Rex Dreyer, 77, a 36 year resident of the Peninsula, died October 31, 2012 at his Seaview residence. The son of Harold and Blanche (Profitt) Dreyer, he was born in Tacoma, WA on April 11, 1935. He was raised and educated in Centralia, WA and served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Rex met and married Lorraine Horrigan...
Jack Young
Oct 31, 2012
Jack Young, 68, of Seaview, died October 31, 2012 in Ilwaco, WA. He was born November 23, 1943 In Ashland, OR. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Carol; two sons; seven grandchildren and two brothers. A Celebration of his life will take place 2:00 PM November 14, 2012 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Long Beach....
Ruth Jeanette Lentz
Oct 26, 2012
Ruth Jeanette Lentz Ruth J. Lentz, 90, died at her Ilwaco residence on October 26, 2012 with her family at her side. Ruth was born June 9, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Nell Heagy. During the ensuing years of the Great Depression, Ruth moved with her family to Oregon. On August 10, 1939 she married...
Jon Dearmore
Oct 23, 2012
Jon was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised in Mountain Home, Arkansas, where he still has numerous family members who remember and love him. At the time of his death, he was 50 years old and living in Grays River, Washington. He had lived in Arkansas, Maryland and California, but when he met his wife Lori and fell in...
Betty J. Winters
Oct 19, 2012
Ocean Park resident Betty J. Winters, 85, died in Ilwaco on October 19, 2012. Betty was born October 15, 1927 in Covina, California, the daughter of Frank and Irene (Headley) Finley. Her parents had met in Sterling, Colorado before moving to California. Betty's family were employed as migrant farm workers and the family moved from California to Colorado before settling...
Brian "Charlie Brown" Anderson
Oct 18, 2012
Brian William Anderson, 51, also known as Charlie Brown, died in Ilwaco on October 18, 2012 of natural causes with his daughter Ashley at his side. Charlie was born in Ilwaco on December 24, 1960 and lived all his life between Grays River and Long Beach. He graduated from Naselle High School in 1979. Charlie loved the outdoors and was...
Sid Snyder
Oct 14, 2012
Sidney R. (Sid) Snyder, age 86, passed away on October 14, 2012 at his home in Long Beach. He was born in Kelso, Washington on July 30, 1926 to Adahlena Beeman Snyder and Edwin Alfonso Snyder and was the youngest of four sons. He was a graduate of Kelso High School, served briefly in the Army Air Corps during World...
Mary Alice Neale
Oct 10, 2012
Seaview, WA resident Mary Alice Neale, 86, died October 10, 2012 at a local care center. She was born May 25, 96 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Mathew and Jamie (Roebeck) Smith. Mary Alice had moved to Seaview upon retirement in 1992. Her late husband's family had maintained a summer home in Seaview since 1925. The residence was historic in that...
Pastor John Brandt
Sep 21, 2012
Pastor JB Brandt, 77, died August 21, 2012 at his residence in Ilwaco. JB was born in Astoria on November 14, 1935, the son of John Birger and Jessie (Thorson) Brandt Sr. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1953, graduated from the University of Oregon and attended an additional year of law chool there as well. Following that he...
Lillian Marie Shefler
Sep 18, 2012
Lillian M. Shefler, 84, a native of Long Beach, died September 18, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The daughter of Clayton and Mary (Patterson) Salikie, she was born February 13, 1928. Her father was a native American and full-blooded Clatsop Indian and her mother was of Hawaiian ancestry. Following high school Lillian married Robert D. Shefler in 1960 in Seaside, Oregon...
Neolae Louise Archer
Sep 11, 2012
NEOLAE LOUISE ARCHER Neolae L. Archer, 83, a 34 year resident of the Peninsula, died September 11, 2012 at her Long Beach residence. The daughter of Samuel and Hester (Sharp) Culbertson, she was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on April 23, 1929. A high school graduate. Neolae was employed as a cook in restaurants in Portland, Oregon and was a...
Bessie Sarah Braschuk
Sep 4, 2012
BESSIE SARAH BRASCHUK Ocean Park resident Bessie S. Braschuk, 101, died in Ilwaco on September 4, 2012. A native of Kerwin, Kansas, she was born there on July 17, 1911, the daughter of Chester and Edna (Campbell) Summers. Her father was a dairyman and when Bessie was around 8 years old the family literally moved to greener pastures on the...
Lucille Kozowski
Sep 4, 2012
LUCILLE ANNA KOZOWSKI Lucille A. Kozowski, 91, a life long resident of Long Beach, died in Astoria on September 4, 2012. Her passing came within hours of the death of her longtime best friend Bessie Braschuk. The daughter of George and Pauline (Gronettt) Phelps, she was born November 5, 1920 in Long Beach where she attended elementary school. She graduated...
Jimmy Eugene Streiff
Sep 1, 2012
Jimmy E. Streiff, 64, of Long Beach, died Sept, 1, 2012 at home. He was born October 30, 1947 to Russell and Ann(Adair)Streiff. His father was in the Air Force, and Jimmy was the proverbial military brat. Naturally, the family moved around alot, even a stint in Paris, France. While living in Florida, Jimmy took up the sport of surfing,...
Donald LeRoy Husen
Aug 31, 2012
Donald Husen, 91, of Long Beach died August 31, 2012 in Raymond. Donald was born Jne 13, 1921 in Rock Island, Illinois to Gustav and Mary (Hobart) Husen. He moved to Long Beach thirteen years ago. Prior to retirement, Don was a insurance broker. He enjoyed a long and happy life. He loved the ocean, fishing, clamming and his spoiled...
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