Obituaries
Richard "Dick" Petrino
Jul 15, 2011
Ilwaco resident Richard J. Petrino, known family and friends as "Dick" died in Portland, Oregon on July 15, 2011 at age 72. The son of Joseph and Colleen, he was born in Butte, Montana on March 14, 1939. Soon thereafter he moved with his family to Seattle where he graduated from Lincoln High School before attending the University of Washington....
Sture Ake Benson
Jul 11, 2011
Sture A. Benson, 91, a resident of Naselle, Washington the past 4 years, died at a local care facility on July 11, 2011. A native of Visby, Sweden, Sture was born there on November 20, 1919. He immigrated to the United States with his father, brother and sister, entering America at Ellis Island, New York in October of 1926. Sture...
Carl John Hansen
Jul 3, 2011
Carl John Hansen, Emeritus Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, died on July 3, 2011, at Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, WA, after a prolonged battle with congestive heart failure. Carl was born on December 21, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Carl and Ada Hansen. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and earned his BS in...
Teri Lee Parmeter
Jul 2, 2011
Former Long Beach resident, Teri L. Parmeter, 63, died July 2, 2011 at a Woodland, Washington care center. The daughter of Mickey and Sharon (Eaglin) Baird, she was born June 3, 1948 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Teri was employed in various capacities in retail sales and customer service. While living on the peninsula, she delivered flowers for a local flower...
Michael Barrett
Jun 23, 2011
Michael S. "Mike" Barrett, 48, died at his Ilwaco residence of natural causes on June 23, 2011. Born in Portland, Oregon on April 29, 1963 he was the son of Robert and Joann (Crawford) Barrett. Mike grew up in the Portland area and attended and graduated from Sandy High School. Following high school Mike moved to the Peninsula to pursue...
Janet Ross
Jun 23, 2011
Janet J. Ross, 73, a life long resident of the Peninsula, died at her Long Beach resident on June 23, 2011 with her family at her side. Born September 25, 1937 in Aberdeen, Washington she was the daughter of Al and Mytrle (Goulter) Darnell. Janet grew up in Ilwaco where she attended grade school and attended Ilwaco High School until...
Bobbie Borchers
Jun 20, 2011
Alice R. "Bobbie" Borchers, 93, passed peacefully on June 20, 2011 at her Long Beach residence after a lengthy illness, in the care of her faithful care-givers. The daughter of Albert and Helen (Donohue) Borchers, she was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 17, 1917. Bobbie lived a full and adventuresome life. In years past she played shortstop on...
Dianne Martino
Jun 17, 2011
Dianne Martino, 61, a Surfside resident the past fifteen years, died at home on June 17, 2011 as a result of multiple sclerosis. Dianne is survived by her spouse of 30 years, William T. Davis of Surfside; sister Joanne Harrison of New Hampshire; half-brother A.J. (whereabouts unknown); step-mother Dorothy Kasinskas of New Hampshire; step-children Kimberly Chow and Todd Davis of...
James C. Morgan
Jun 14, 2011
A life long resident of the Long Beach Peninsula, James C. Morgan, 63, of Ocean Park, died in Ilwaco on June 14, 2011. Born in Ilwaco on February 29, 1948 he was the son of George and Josephine Morgan. Jim grew up on the Peninsula where he received his education in local schools. Always an industrious and hard worker, Jim...
Richard A. Rautio
Jun 11, 2011
Long Beach resident Richard A. Rautio, 62, died in Ilwaco on June 11, 2011. A native of Seattle, he was born there on December 11, 1948 the son of William and Neva (Helm) Rautio. A 24 year resident of the Peninsula, Richard was employed as a maintenance man for Peninsula Sanitation for a number of years before becoming a teachers...
Terri Linn (Chalker) Mitchell
Jun 3, 2011
Ocean Park resident Terri l. Mitchell, 52, died of natural causes on June 3, 2011 in Ilwaco. Born in Portland, Oregon on July 24, 1958 she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lois (Young) Chalker. At age 10, Terri moved to the Peninsula with her parents from the Portland area. Terri attended local schools and was a 1976...
Charles Edmund Bledsoe
May 31, 2011
Charles E. Bledsoe, 88, died at his Portland residence on May 31, 2011 with his much loved wife and family at his side. The son of Herbert and Elizabeth (Halderman) Bledsoe, Charles was born in Tucson, Arizona on September 13, 1922. As a young child he moved with his parents to southern California where he resided in El Monte and...
Lois Woolwine
May 24, 2011
The life of Lois Woolwine, 68, a 13 year resident of the Peninsula, will be celebrated on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 12:30 PM at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach. A native of Waldron, Arkansas, she was born there on August 18, 1942, the daughter of William and Eula (Hooper) Calvert. Three years after her birth Lois moved...
Mary Ann Manning
May 8, 2011
Mary Ann Manning of Ocean Park, Washington passed away on Mother's Day at home surrounded by family May 8, 2011, at the age of 74. Her loving, courageous spirit during a long battle with cancer was an inspiration. Mary Ann was born at the family farm near Birkenfeld, Oregon on April 19, 1937, the daughter of Francis and Helen Nordstrom....
Margaret Marie Meininger
May 7, 2011
Margaret M. Meininger, 83, died at her Seaview residence on May 7, 2011 with her family at her side that had loving cared for her. A native of Candle, Alaska, she was born there on January 27, 1928, the daughter of Ronald and Marie (Escholt) Gillis. Her father, a native of Nova Scotia, was serving as postmaster in Deering, Alaska...
Gerald Robert Gross
May 7, 2011
Gerald R. "Jerry" Gross, 83, a former resident of the Peninsula, died in Longview, Washington following a valiant battle with cancer on May 7, 2011. The son of Alvin and Genevieve (Butcher) Gross, he was born in California, Missouri on July 30, 1927. The family moved to Portland, Oregon where Jerry grew up in the St. Johns district of north...
Marva Eleanor Martin
May 3, 2011
Marva E. Martin, 57, died of natural causes at her Ocean Park residence on May 3, 2011. Born November 8, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, Marva's ancestry was native Aleut and Caucasian. Marva was employed as a secretary/Clerk 1 at the University of Washington in Seattle for a number of years. Three years ago she moved to Ocean Park with her...
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