Immediate Need: 360-642-8885
Obituaries
Carson Steele Sacks
Dec 22, 2010
Long Beach resident Carson Steele Sacks, 75, died peacefully on December 22, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington. The son of John and Dora (Knuth) Sacks, he was born in Martin, South Dakota on September 29, 1935. The family moved to the Peninsula in June of 1945 where Steele graduated from Ilwaco High School. Following high school Steele joined the US Army...
Ronald John Chambers
Dec 19, 2010
Ronald J. Chambers, 65, died at his Seaview, Washington residence on December 19, 2010. Born in Longview, Washington on January 31, 1945, he was the son of Newell and Eureka Chambers. Ron attended R.A. Long High School in Longview. Following high school Ron worked in construction in the Longview-Kelso area and was a union member. Forty years ago he moved...
Kathleen Carroll
Dec 16, 2010
Kathleen E. Carroll, 107 (!), a ten year resident of the Long Beach Peninsula, died at a Long Beach care center on December 16, 2010. A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota she was born there on January 8, 1903, the daughter of Chester and Eleonora (Clock) Flanagan. At an early age she and her family moved to Portland, Oregon....
Charlotte Elfreda Davis
Dec 10, 2010
Charlotte E. Davis, 99, a pioneer resident of Pacific County, died December 10, 2010 in Tacoma, Washington where she had resided the past 6 years. Born January 5, 1911 in Ilwaco, Washington, she was the daughter of Roy and Elfreda (Colbert) Herrold. A native of Iowa, her father had come west to Pacific county in the early 1890s and her...
Grant F. Erickson
Dec 9, 2010
Grant F. Erickson, 89, passed away peacefully December 9, 2010 in Longview, Washington with his family at his side. Grant was born to Fredrick Erickson and Emily (Takalo) in Astoria, Oregon on January 16, 1921. As the only child he was showered with love and care by his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles as he grew up in Naselle, Washington....
Virgil Byle
Dec 5, 2010
Virgil D. "Bunky" Byle, 75, died December 5, 2010, at his Long Beach residence. He was born in Astoria on Sept. 28, 1935, to Theodore Byle and Elsie (Tolva) Byle-Dean. His stepfather was Harry Dean. He was raised on the Long Beach Peninsula where he attended Long Beach and Hilltop school until joining the Navy in 1953. He was on...
John Rodney Baker
Dec 3, 2010
John R. Baker, 71, died at his Ilwaco residence following a short illness with cancer, surrounded by family and friends, on December 3, 2010. John was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 14, 1939, the son of Harry and Doris (Boren) Baker. When he was four years old he moved to Winlock, Washington where he lived with his grandparents and...
Mary Joanna Fauver
Dec 3, 2010
Deep River, Washington resident Mary Joanna Fauver, 87, died in Astoria, Oregon on December 3, 2010. A native of Valley, Washington, she was born there on September 11, 1923, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Imhoff) Wright. Known to all as Joanna, she was a former long-time resident of Hoquiam, Washington where she was a wife, mother and homemaker. Her...
David John Maki
Nov 27, 2010
Grays River, Washington resident David J. Maki, 58, died of natural causes on November 27, 2010 while aboard his fishing vessel Jennie which was moored at the Warrenton, Oregon boat basin. The son of Emil and Shirley (Sell) Maki he was born in Ilwaco, Washington on September 14, 1952. He was a 1971 graduate of Ilwaco High School. Early on...
Luther "Luke" Miller
Nov 26, 2010
Ilwaco resident Luther E. "Luke" Miller Jr., 70, died in Ilwaco on November 26, 2010. A native of Arroyo Grande, California, he was born there on December 4, 1939, the son of Luther and Ann (Murphy) Miller Sr. As a child he moved with his family to Roseburg, Oregon. There he received his education and graduated from high school. Following...
Ethel Mae Knapp
Nov 24, 2010
Ethel M. Knapp, 83, a life long resident of the Peninsula, died November 24, 2010 in Mesa, Arizona while visiting family. The daughter of Chris and Evelyn (Haring) Christensen, she was born September 4, 1927 at the family homestead on Bear River east of Ilwaco and grew up on the family dairy farm located on the Wallicut River. Ethel attended...
John Bernard Jr.
Nov 21, 2010
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 PM Sun., December 5, 2010 at the Ocean Park Eagles lodge for John Bernard Jr. A resident of Oysterville the past 21 years, John died November 21, 2010 in Ilwaco at age 77. The son of John Bernard Sr. and Marvell Blake, he was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April...
Rosalie Walker
Nov 7, 2010
Chinook, Washington resident Rosalie Walker, 66, died in Astoria, Oregon on November 7, 2010. The daughter of Harry and Lena (Lumsden) Inman, she was born in Centralia, Washington on July 12, 1944. Rosalie grew up in the Toledo area where she received her education. On April 14, 1962 she married Robert S. Walker. The couple settled in Woodland, Washington. There...
Wallace (Wally) Smalley
Nov 3, 2010
Rosburg, Washington resident Wallace L. "Wally" Smalley, 71, a life long resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Longview, Washington on November 3, 2010. The son of pioneer Wahkiakum county residents Daniel and Signe (Buhakka) Smalley, he was born in Cathlamet, Washington on October 26, 1939. Wally was a 1957 graduate of Naselle High School and attended Lower Columbia College in...
Dale Bott
Oct 30, 2010
Vancouver, Washington resident Dale L. Bott, 79, died at the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver on October 30, 2010 of acute leukemia. The son of Claude and Eliza Bott, he was born in Wenatchee, Washington on September 18, 1931. As a child he lived in Bellingham prior to moving to Vancouver in 1942. Dale was employed as a longshoreman...
Alma Mae Hilbert
Oct 23, 2010
Alma M. Hilbert, 89, a 57 year resident of the Peninsula, died in Astoria on October 23, 2010. The daughter of William and Ethel (Beck) Dower, she was born in Frackville, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1922. She graduated from high school on Frackville and on August 30, 1941 married Lincoln "Abe" Hilbert. Alma was a wife, mother and friend to...
Vernon Virgil Worthington
Oct 19, 2010
Vernon V. Worthington, age 102, died in Astoria, Oregon on October 19, 2010. The son of Ernest and Lily (Tohl) Worthington, he was born in Tillamook, Oregon on December 30, 1907. Vern lived in Tillamook until moving to the Peninsula in 1925 with his parents who bought a 300 acre farm on Tarlett Slough north of Long Beach. There Vern...
Harold Bruce Hoffman
Oct 18, 2010
Long Beach resident Harold B. Hoffman, 89, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2010 in a local care facility. The son of Harry and Ella (Mueller) Hoffman he was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 15, 1921. He grew up in Ohio where he graduated from high school. Harold served his country during World War II as a member of...
Margaret Louise Macrae
Oct 9, 2010
Ilwaco resident Margaret L. Macrae, 96, died October 9, 2010 in Ilwaco. She was born in Ithaca, New York on November 12, 1913, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Dietrich) Magee. A high school graduate, Margaret was a wife, mother and homemaker residing most of her life in New York State. For many years she was a cook at the...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
