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Obituaries
Nancy Matthews
Jan 18, 2012
Long Beach Peninsula native Nancy Ann Matthews, 54, passed away January 18, 2012 after a year and half battle with cancer. Born July 23, 1957 in Ilwaco, Washington, she was the daughter of Bud and Lillian (Tinker) Matthews. Nancy was a dedicated employee to Chinook Packing Cannery and Bell Buoy Crab Company. She loved her work here on the peninsula...
Esther Oman
Dec 22, 2011
Esther P. Oman was born October 11, 1919 in Lydiat, Manitoba, Canada. She was the third child of Pauline Yabs and William Calvin Nau. Life was hard in rural Manitoba at that time as the family had a small farm and four children to raise. Esther's mother worked on the farm and her father taught school as well as was...
Doris Wilde
Dec 21, 2011
Ocean Park resident Doris A. Wilde, 93, died at her residence on December 21, 2011. She was born February 3, 1918 on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska. She lived a full life and enjoyed her Christian faith and church activities. A ten year resident of the Peninsula, Doris was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Seaview. Doris...
Patricia Varila
Dec 17, 2011
Ilwaco resident Patricia "Patsy" Varila, 67, died in Longview, Washington on December 17, 2011. Born March 10, 1944 in Portland, Oregon, she was the daughter of Patrick and Frances (Baker) O'Connell. Patsy grew up in Portland where she attended St. Mary's Academy Catholic School in downtown Portland and was a graduate of Cleveland High School. Patsy's connections to the Peninsula...
Lois Winters
Dec 16, 2011
Lois E. Winters, 85, died Dec. 16, 2011 at a Long Beach care facility. Lois was born April 27, 1926 in Kirby, Wyo., the daughter of Lafayette "Lafe" and Hilda (Alton) Bell. Her dad worked as a mechanic, storekeeper and all-round expert at coalmines in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, eventually saving enough money to buy ranches in the foothills of...
Elma Saari
Dec 7, 2011
Long time Ilwaco resident Saari, 98, died at her residence on December 7, 2011. Born September 6, 1913 in Powell, Arizona, she was the daughter of Finnish immigrants Eli and Edla (Pihlajaniemi) Pitkamo. Elma came north with her parents to the Eufaula/Stella area along the banks of the Columbia River and she was a 1932 graduate of R.A. Long High...
Jackie Macy
Dec 7, 2011
Jackie C. Macy, 69, died at her Naselle, Washington residence on December 7, 2011 surrounded by her family. The daughter of James and Bessie (Stepp) Fuller, she was born August 28, 1942 in Morton, Washington. Jackie grew up in the Randle/Packwood area and was a 1961 graduate of White Pass High School. Following her marriage to Benny Macy Jackie moved...
Lester Smith
Dec 2, 2011
Ocean Park resident Lester F. Smith, 99, died December 2, 2011 at a local care center with his family at his side. The son of Willard and Sylvia (Fairbanks) Smith, he was born June 20, 1912 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The family later moved to Glide, Oregon where Lester grew up and graduated from high school. He attended Clark College...
Daniel W. Noonan
Nov 26, 2011
Danny Noonan, 85, a long time resident of Ilwaco, died November 26, 2011 in Portland. The eldest of 4 sons born to Vincent and Gertrude (Osteby) Noonan, he was born September 14, 1926 in Pasco, Washington. When Danny was five years old the family moved to Ilwaco where he grew up and received his education. The Noonan family operated Ilwaco...
Marseillaise A. Stephenson
Nov 26, 2011
Marseillaise A. Stephenson, age 93, passed away on November 26, 2011 at her residence in Ocean Park, Washington. She was born on June 26, 1918 in Carson, Washington. She and her husband Lavern lived in the Tri-Cities until they retired in Ocean Park, Washington in the mid 70's. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years...
Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Nov 11, 2011
Ocean Park resident Mary E. Johnson, 90, died November 11, 2011 in Ilwaco following a valiant battle with cancer. Born August 27, 1921 in Cedar Glades, Arkansas, she was the youngest of six children born to George and Blanche (Miller) Terry. In her youth Mary moved with her family to Turner, Oregon where she attended grade school and graduated from...
Lou Ella Everett
Nov 8, 2011
Long Beach resident Lou E. Everett, 87, died November 8, 2011 in Ilwaco. The daughter of John and Lila (Clawson) Jeffries, she was born June 17, 1924 in Colby, Kansas. In 1939 she moved with her family to Chadwick, Missouri. There she met Riley Everett while attending church and they were married October 28, 1941 in Ozark, Missouri. In 1943...
Kenneth Maki
Nov 3, 2011
Port Orchard resident Kenneth W. "Kenny" Maki, 68, died in Gig Harbor, Washington on November 3, 2011. The son of William and Ellen (Saari) Maki, he was born in Ilwaco, Washington on December 17, 1942. He grew up in Naselle where he graduated from Naselle High School in 1961. Kenny established a home in Deep River, Washington in 1966. In...
Margaret Hallock
Nov 2, 2011
Margaret J. Hallock, 91, went to be with her Lord on November 2, 2011 at her residence at Golden Sands in Klipsan Beach, Washington. The daughter of Clark and Clara Shelden, she was born June 8, 1920 in Opheim, Montana. Margaret was a long time resident of Opheim; Dalhart, Texas and in earlier and later years of Klipsan Beach, Washington....
Kenneth Freeman
Nov 2, 2011
Kenneth I. Freeman, 89, a 45 year resident of the Peninsula, died November 2, 2011 at his Ilwaco residence. A native of Vancouver, Washington, Ken was born there May 13, 1922. He was a high school graduate and veteran of the United States Navy during the Second World War. Ken was employed locally as a truck driver in the fish...
Annette Marie Gilbert-Smith
Oct 31, 2011
Naselle resident Annette "Sis" Marie Gilbert-Smith, 51, died in Ilwaco, WA October 31, 2011 following a short battle with cancer. The daughter of Robert and Mabyn (Klint) Smith, she was born in Longview, Washington on April 17, 1960. She was raised in Rosburg where she attended grade school and was a graduate of Naselle High School, class of 1979. Sis...
Warren W. Kleeb
Oct 30, 2011
Warren W. Kleeb, 88, died peacefully at his Ocean Park residence on October 30, 2011. Warren was born November 5, 1922 in Vancouver, Washington. On April 30, 1955 he married Barbara Splidsboel and they were the parents of two children. Following retirement Warren and Barbara moved to Ocean Park in 1991. In 1995 Barbara preceded Warren in death. Warren enjoyed...
Sandal Banker
Oct 29, 2011
Sandal faced many adversities but couldn't overcome the final one - her battle with cancer took her life just before sunrise on October 29, 2011 in her home in Ilwaco, WA. She took her last breath in the embrace of her three children, Daniel, Kimberly and Laura, and with her sister Robin by her side. Besides her children, she leaves...
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