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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...
Larry Ward
Mar 4, 2009
Larry E. Ward, 74, of Ilwaco, died March 3, 2009 in Ilwaco, surrounded by his children. He was born July 14, 1935 in Ogden, Utah. He is survived by son Curt Ward; daughters Sue Woods, Cathy Ward and Sophie Allen as well as two sisters and nine grandchildren. At his request, no formal services are planned. Donations may be made...
Eileen Bernice Nyberg
Mar 2, 2009
Chinook, Washington resident Eileen B. Nyberg, 86, died in Astoria, Oregon on March 2, 2009. Born in Chinook on September 29, 1922, she was the last surviving child born to David Williams, a Welsh immigrant, and Hilda Erlandson, a Swedish immigrant. Eileen grew up in Chinook where she attended grade school and graduated from Ilwaco High School in 1940. She...
Melissa Ann Stern
Mar 2, 2009
Melissa Ann Stern, 46, died March 2, 2009 at her Long beach residence. The daughter of John and Linda Butts, she was born September 4, 1962 in Frankfurt Germany where her father was serving in the U.S. armed forces at the time. Melissa grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She was a very bright and energetic young girl. She loved...
Frances Tribe
Feb 27, 2009
Frances B. Tribe, 96, a 4 year resident of Chinook, WA, died February 27, 2009 in Seaside, Oregon. The daughter of Earl and Beatrice (Mosley) Zumwalt, she was born on October 19, 1912 in Bickleton, Washington where her parents were wheat farmers. She attended local schools and graduated from Yakima High School where she participated in track events. Frances married...
Cathy Lynn Greer
Feb 26, 2009
Ilwaco resident Cathy L. Greer, 62, died in Ilwaco on February 26, 2009. The daughter of pioneer Ilwaco residents Fed and Nora (Kary) Saunders, she was born August 19, 1946 in Astoria, Oregon. Cathy grew up in Ilwaco where she attended grade school and was a graduate of Ilwaco High School. Cathy attended Clark College in Vancouver and resided in...
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