Obituaries
Jason Beaty
Jan 20, 2011
Ocean Park resident Jason J. Beaty, 68, died in Astoria on January 20, 2011 with his family at his side. The son of William and Pheba Beaty, he was born October 30, 1942 in Alexandria, Indiana. He attended high school and moved to the Peninsula 24 years ago. Jason was employed for many years as a long haul truck driver...
Geneva Amelia Gardner
Jan 18, 2011
Geneva A. Gardner, 94, died at her Surfside Estates residence near Oysterville, WA, on January 18, 2011. The daughter of Grover Cleveland and Mabel (Sappington) Price she was born September 1, 1916 in Council Hill, Oklahoma. There she and her siblings grew up on the family farm until the depression years when the family moved to the fertile Yakima valley...
E. Virginia Helm
Jan 14, 2011
Virginia (Heacock) Helm was born April 7, 1919, the daughter of Everett and Bertha Heacock in Portland, Oregon. She passed away peacefully on January 14, 2011 in Long Beach, Washington at age 91. From childhood she had a strong, bold spirit for life, and was fun, clever, creative, optimistic, and whimsical. She was always active, a self-starter, and goal oriented,...
Jack Donovan
Jan 2, 2011
Long Beach resident John J. "Jack" Donovan, 70, died January 2, 2011 in Ilwaco. The son of Michael and Mary Donovan, he was born in the Bronx, New York on December 19, 1940. While attending high school he excelled in sports and was a all-star baseball player. In years past Jack had graduated from college and worked for the Seattle...
Denise Rose Schmitz
Dec 31, 2010
Long Beach resident Denise R. Schmitz, 47, died in Ilwaco on December 31, 2010. Born on July 4, 1963, Denise was a native of Pendleton, Oregon, the daughter of Vance and Phyllis (Bishop) Doucette. She grew up in the Pendleton area. Denise was employed in construction and as a self-employed cosmetic representative. She moved to the Peninsula a year ago....
Audrey Ann Mosher
Dec 31, 2010
Long Beach resident Audrey A. Mosher, 76, died in Vancouver, Washington on December 31, 2010. The daughter of Michael and Leila Faye (Stevenson) Schmidt, she was born in San Francisco, California on February 15, 1934. Appropriately Audrey's first 5 years of life were in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco as she was to be a free spirit the rest...
Lora Fay Johnson
Dec 31, 2010
Vancouver, Washington resident Lora Fay (Thompson) Johnson, 88, died in Portland, Oregon on December 31, 2010. Born in Haxtun, Colorado on November 17, 1922, she was the last surviving child born to James and Sarah ((Harrison) Thompson. Lora grew up in Zeigler, Illinois where she graduated from high school in 1940. She attended the University of Illinois in Champagne for...
Dorothy Lorene McSwane
Dec 27, 2010
Dorothy L. McSwane, 74, lost her battle with cancer on December 27, 2010 at her Klipsan Beach residence. Born March 8, 1936 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, she was the daughter of Courtney and Lucille Lee. Dorothy graduated from Yuma (Arizona) Union High School and obtained her degree in economics from the University of Arizona. Dorothy held the honor of National...
Jack William Blizzard
Dec 26, 2010
Jack W. Blizzard, 91, died December 26, 2010 at his Long Beach residence. The son of Charley and Clyda (James) Blizzard, he was born March 31, 1919 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. Jack grew up in Olive Hill and was a graduate of Olive Hill High School. Following high school Jack came west, settling in Castle Rock, Washington. There he worked...
Tim Williams
Dec 26, 2010
Tim C. Williams, 81, a life long resident of the Long Beach Peninsula, died peacefully at his Ocean Park residence on December 26, 2010 with his family at his side. Born in Astoria, Oregon on August 22, 1929, he was the son of John G. and Julia (Hoare) Williams. Tim was a fourth generation resident of the Peninsula, his great-grandparents...
Gwendolyn Gene Newton, MD
Dec 23, 2010
Dr. Gwendolyn G. Newton, of Chinook and Oysterville, WA, died December 23, 2010 of causes related to old age. She was 88. Christened "Gwendolyn Gene" by her mother who loved the books of Gene Stratton Porter, she occasionally was addressed by catalog companies as "Gwendoly" and her favorite, "Fwedolyn". She determined in retirement to be known as "Gwen." Gwen was...
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...
Phyllis Culver Lewis
Dec 22, 2010
Chinook resident, Phyllis Lewis, 94, died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends. Arrangements under the direction of Penttila's Chapel by The Sea.
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...
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