Obituaries
Martha Catherine Kauttu
May 1, 2011
Former area resident Martha C. "Marcie" Kauttu, 103, died May 1, 2011 in Olympia, Washington. One of nine children born to Eleil and Hilda (Rantalla) Ahola, she was born October 23, 1907 in Brush Prairie, Washington. Marcie grew up in nearby Hockinson, Washington which was then a community of rich Finnish heritage and such was Marcie's family ancestry. Marcie married...
Scott Lee Hux
Apr 25, 2011
Scott L. Hux, 52, died April 25, 2011 peacefully at sleep, at his Long Beach, Washington residence. Born in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1959 he was the second son of John and Ardis Hux. Scott grew up in Montana where he resided until 1970. During these early years he developed his love of the outdoors and activities involving the...
Bessie B. Gillock
Apr 16, 2011
Long Beach resident Bessie B. Gillock, 76, died April 16, 2011 in Cathlamet, Washington. Born May 19, 1934 in Parker RFD, Colorado, she was the daughter of Millard and Neva (Chapel) Conklin. At age 5 she moved with her parents to Milton-Freewater, Oregon. There she grew-up, attended grade school, graduating from high school where she met her life time sweetheart...
Frank G. Seeker
Apr 14, 2011
Frank G. Seeker, 87, a long time resident of Ocean Park, died in Raymond, Washington on April 14, 2011. The son of Frank and Ruth (Dickerson) Seeker, he was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 6, 1924. At any early age he moved with his family to Iowa and he received his education in Shenandoah, Iowa. Frank served for...
Candy Benning
Apr 7, 2011
Ilwaco resident Candy L. Benning, 63, died in Ilwaco on April 7, 2011 following a brief illness. Candy was born to J.D. and Lois Plumb on April 25, 1947 in Deadwood, South Dakota. She was a 1965 graduate of Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota and attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish, South Dakota. Candy met Jerry Benning...
Diane Irene Minoza
Apr 5, 2011
Diane Irene Minoza passed away peacefully in Long Beach, Washington on April 5, 2011, where she had made her home for the past 12 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister; and her family will miss her so very much and will always cherish so many wonderful memories. Diane was born on July 23, 1939, in Fargo,...
Philip Marshall Winters
Mar 30, 2011
Philip M. Winters, 85, died at his Ocean Park residence on March 30, 2011. Phil was born July 27, 1925 in Galena, Kansas, the eldest of 6 children born to Ted and Hazel (Stephens) Winters. His early years were spent in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota before moving with his parents to California as a teenager. He attended grade school...
Howard Lester Chalker
Mar 30, 2011
Ocean Park resident Howard L. Chalker Jr., 77, died in Palm Desert, California on March 30, 2011 following a short illness. Born in Oakland, California on April 24, 1933 he was the son of Howard Sr. and Rennie (Boone) Chalker. As a child Howard moved with his parents to Gresham, Oregon where he grew up and graduated from Gresham High...
Dan Moravec
Mar 29, 2011
Daniel B. "Dan" Moravec, 51, died at his Ocean Park residence on March 29, 2011. The son of Warren and Elsie (Hollinger) Moravec, Dan was born in Centralia, Washington on January 28, 1960. Soon after his birth the family moved to Ilwaco. Dan resided on the Peninsula the remainder of his life, living in Ilwaco, Long Beach, Chinook and Ocean...
Barbara Louise Odneal
Mar 11, 2011
Long Beach resident Barbara L. Odneal, 79, died in Portland, Oregon on March 11, 2011 following a brief illness. The daughter of Fred and Mary (Wolf) Swanson, she was born in Longview, Washington on June 29, 1931. Barb grew up in Kelso and was a 1949 graduate of Kelso High School. Following high school Barbara married Lyle Ahrens and they...
Laura Neal
Mar 5, 2011
Laura R. Neal, 40, died at her Ocean Park residence on March 5, 2011. The daughter of Richard and Sandra (Rexwinkle) Ricey, she was born on Vallejo, California on April 30, 1970. Laura grew up in California where she received her education including high school and a regional occupation program. Laura was employed as a certified nursing assistant and medical...
Richard Patana
Feb 18, 2011
RICHARD LEE PATANA Ilwaco resident Richard L. Patana, 81, died February 18, 2011 in Ilwaco. Born in Astoria, Oregon on March 19, 1929 he was the son of Richard L. and Diehless (Haring) Patana. His paternal grandparents came to the Peninsula from their native Finland in the late 1880s, settling in Ilwaco. It was there, in Ilwaco, that Richard grew...
Alma Elizabeth Wirkkala
Feb 13, 2011
Alma E. Wirkkala, 88, a 76 year resident of Rosburg, Washington, died in Cathlamet, Washington on February 13, 2011 with her family at her side. Born January 12, 1923 in Ewen, Michigan of Finnish/Swedish ancestry, Alma was the last surviving of 12 children born to her father Jacob Kukkola, her mother being Ida Heinanen. Alma lived in Ewen until she...
Diane Howard
Feb 12, 2011
Ocean Park resident Diane L, Howard died In Ilwaco on February 12, 2011 at age 65. A native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, she was born there on February 3, 1946, the daughter of Martin and Mildred (Neat) Dingler. Diane grew up in nearby Tule Lake, California and was a graduate of Tule lake High School. In July of 1965 she...
Vivian Nadine Currie
Feb 6, 2011
Vivian N. Currie, 67, died at her Seaview residence on February 6, 2011. The daughter of Walter and Wilma Overton, she was born in Battleground, Washington on April 22, 1943. On August 25, 1961 she married William Currie. She was proud to have survived over 20 years as a United States Marine Corps wife. Thirty years ago she and Bill...
Hannes Wirkkala
Feb 3, 2011
Hannes Wirkkala, age 97, passed from this life on Feb. 3, 2011 at his home in Vancouver, WA. He was born March 16, 1913 in Naselle, WA, to Andrew K. and Hilda Wirkkala, both immigrants from Finland. Following graduation from the Naselle school, Hannes was in partnership with three of his brothers in Wirkkala Brothers Logging and then Salmon Creek...
Nora Louise Kaliniak
Jan 25, 2011
Nora L. Kaliniak, 90, died at her Ilwaco residence on January 25, 2011 with her family present. A native of Gaines Township, Michigan, Nora came to the Peninsula 25 years ago. No service will be held. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.
Bob Strange
Jan 23, 2011
Robert Strange passed away January 23, 2011 at his Klipsan Beach residence at the age of 86, He was born February 21,1924 in Knoxville, Tennessee where received his education. Growing up during the Depression, Robert left school at an early age to join the Conservation Corps. He then joined the Navy in 1940 and served during WWII as a boatswain's...
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