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Obituaries
Betty Jane Bump
May 13, 2009
Betty Jane Bump, 74, a resident of Ocean Park the past 28 yeras, died May 13, 2009 in Portland. At her request no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are by Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, Long Beach.
Viola Elizabeth McBurney
May 9, 2009
Viola E. McBurney, 93, died at her Klipsan Beach residence on May 9, 2009. Born October 13, 1915 in Oakland, California, she was the daughter of Archibald and Carri (Vogelsang) Robertson. Viola lived most of her life in California. There she received her education and graduated from nursing school. During her working years she was employed as a nurse and...
Harvey Johnson, Sr.
May 7, 2009
Harvey M. Johnson Sr., 86, a lifelong resident of Naselle, Washington, died May 7, 2009 in Astoria, Oregon. Born February 24, 1923 in Naselle, he was one of five children born to Frank and Olga (Ojala) Johnson, both of Finnish ancestry. Harvey grew up in Naselle and graduated from Naselle High School in 1941. He played varsity football for the...
James Williams
May 3, 2009
James E. Williams, 80, died at his Ocean Park residence on May 3, 2009 with his wife and daughter at his side. Known as Edward Harper as a child, he was born in Steele City, Nebraska on February 22, 1929 the son of Art Williams and Grace Woods. He was raised by his mother Grace and step-father Charles Harper. He...
Birdie DeWitt
Apr 29, 2009
Alberta L. "Birdie" DeWitt, 45, died at her Long Beach residence on April 29, 2009 following a battle with cancer. She was born in Okinawa, Japan at the Camp Kue Army Hospital on October 15, 1963. She attended elementary school at George Air Force base in Victorville, California until 1973 when she moved to Long Beach. She completed grade school...
Joan Pierro
Apr 27, 2009
Joan K. Pierro, 73, died April 27, 2009 at her Naselle, Washington residence. The daughter of Erwin and Connie (Reichert) Gebhardt, she was born in Los Angeles, California on August 28, 1935. Joan graduated from Hollywood High School, Pomona College and the University of Southern California with a degree in teaching. For a number of years she taught elementary school...
Mary Ann Giffin
Apr 27, 2009
Ocean Park resident Mary Ann Giffin, 89, died at her residence on April 27, 2009. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1919, she was the only daughter in a family of 11 children. When she was 20 she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia where in 1941 she married Byron Giffin. Later she and Byron moved to Portland, Oregon and she became...
Darline Ilda Swaggart
Apr 26, 2009
Klipsan Beach resident Darline I. Swaggart, 98, died in Ilwaco on April 26, 2009. Born in Taylorville, Illinois on August 19, 1910 she was the daughter of Jack and Josephine (Fry) Carey. She grew up in Kansas. Darline worked in the banking business as a secretary. She was also a wife, mother and homemaker. In 1981 she moved to the...
Russell R. Smith
Apr 13, 2009
Russell R. Smith, 79, of Ocean Park, WA died April 13, 2009 at home. He was born April 8, 1930 in Cle Elum, WA to Preston and Myrtle (West) Smith. He was a twenty year resident of the peninsula. His wife Betty died earlier. There are no local survivors. At Russel's request, there will be no formal services. Arrangements by...
Vernona Halstead
Apr 11, 2009
Vernona S. Halstead, 89, died at her residence at Golden Sands Assisted Living in Klipsan Beach on April 11, 2009. The daughter of Clark and Verna (Turner) Stewart, she was born in Chemawa, Oregon on January 15, 1920. Later she moved with her family to Minot, North Dakota where she attended grade and high school before the family returned to...
Merle Elizabeth Shanks
Apr 9, 2009
Long Beach resident Merle E. Shanks, 89, died in a local care center on April 9, 2009. The daughter of Charles and Ethel (Price) Manning, she was born in Portland, Oregon on November 12, 1919. Merle grew up in Vancouver, Washington where she attended Shumway Junior High School and Vancouver High School. In 1987 she completed her education by earning...
William Robert Tubbs
Apr 7, 2009
Long Beach resident William R. "Bill" Tubbs, 74, died at his home on April 7, 2009. Bill was born on January 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, the only child of James and Mildred (Carey) Tubbs who preceded him in death. He and his wife Karen Campbell moved to the Peninsula in 1989 from San Francisco, California. In his early...
Merrill D. Creekmore
Apr 4, 2009
Long Beach resident Merrill D. Creekmore, 75, died in Astoria on April 4, 2009. Born in Pine Knot, Kentucky on March 5, 1934, he was the son of Harold and Edna (Carr) Creekmore. He grew up and received his education in Cincinnati, Ohio. At age 17 and a half Merrill joined the United States Navy where he served four years....
Paul "Maynard" Mailloux
Apr 1, 2009
Ilwaco resident Paul A. Mailloux, 47, known to many as Maynard, died in Longview, Washington April 1, 2009. Born June 23, 1961 in Tacoma, Washington, he was the son of Frank and Patricia (Covach) Mailloux. Paul attended grade school in Tacoma. When Paul was about 10 years old he moved to the Long Beach Peninsula when his mother married Jack...
Ernest Knapp
Mar 30, 2009
Ernest M. Knapp, 71, of Ocean Park, died March 30, 2009 at home. He was born March 29, 1938 in Saco, Montana. A resident of the peninsula for over twenty years, he work as a cook. Ernie is survived locally by longtime companion Brenda Thomas. At his request, no formal services will be held. Arrangements by Penttila's Chapel by The...
Donna Alexander
Mar 28, 2009
Donna Alexander, 80, died March 28, 2009 at her Long Beach residence following a lengthy battle with cancer. The daughter of Julius and Ethel (McIntyre) Meyer, she was born in Brainerd, Minnesota on September 30, 1928. Donna grew up in southeast Portland, Oregon. Following her graduation from Washington High School she attended business college in Portland. On February 14, 1948...
Gail Schenk
Mar 25, 2009
Gail H. Schenk, 89, died March 25, 2009 at her Ilwaco residence. Born in Seattle, Washington on October 2, 1919, she was the daughter of Bruce and Gail (Smith) Tyrell. After graduating from high school she attended Oregon State University. She married Herman D. Schenk on September 7, 1939. While residing in Portland, Gail was employed as a licensed practical...
Naomi Hussey
Mar 15, 2009
Long Beach resident Naomi A. "Ommie" Hussey, 99, died in Raymond, Washington on March 15, 2009. A native of Sacramento, California, she was born September 19, 1909. Naomi graduated from high school in Palo Alto, California. She resided in San Francisco for many years where she was employed at a up-scale women's fashion store. Her husband Marion Hussey had often...
Louise Mae Sawyer
Mar 15, 2009
Louise M. Sawyer, 78, a former resident of the Long Beach Peninsula, died March 15, 2009 on Lakewood, Washington where she had resided the past month. The daughter of Isaac and Edith (Hudson) Ogle, she was born October 17, 1930 in Camas, Washington. She grew up and received her education in Camas where she graduated from high school. Louise worked...
Dolores Gladys Anderson
Mar 13, 2009
Seaside, Oregon resident Dolores G. Anderson, 95, died in Seaside on March 13, 2009. The one of eight children born to John and Gladys (Williamson) McGunniele, she was born on December 13, 1913 in Sunnyside, Washington. She grew up in Everett and several other towns in western Washington where she received her education. Dolores married Roscoe Anderson in 1932 and...
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