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Jaclyn Neal Gehrke
Dec 26, 2008
Jaclyn was born in Onawa, Iowa in 1952 to Jack and Nina Bouslaugh. She is survived by her husband Ray Gehrke of Long Beach, Washington; son Keith Manske and wife Rachelle of Lake Stevens, Washington; step-son Jeremy Gehrke of Bismarck, North Dakota; brothers Donald Bouslaugh of Des Moines, Iowa and Richard Smith of Knox, Indiana; sisters Carole Bouslaugh of Edmonds,...
Henry Gabriel Landavazo
Dec 14, 2008
Henry Gabriel Landavazo, 55, of Ocean Park, WA died December 14, 2008 at a local hospital. He was born October 12, 1953 in St. John's, Arizona, one of twelve children of Porfirio and Jackie (Mares) Landavazo. The family lived in St. John's until moving to Flagstaff when Henry was thirteen. He then graduated from Coconino High School in Flagstaff. Henry...
Norma Lee Hoglund
Dec 13, 2008
Norma Lee Hoglund, 88, of Ilwaco, WA died December 13, 2008. She was born March 16, 1920 in Blythe, CA to Ben and Olive (Curtis) Selk. She lived in various California locations before moving to Salt Lake City, UT at age thirteen, where she lived for the next sixty-three years. She graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City....
John Arthur Meyer
Dec 10, 2008
Former Ilwaco resident John A. Meyer, 69, died in December 10, 2008 in Centralia, Washington He was born on September 1, 1939 in Aberdeen, WA to Zenas and Velma (Cook) Meyer. After retiring from the railroad, John and his wife Sharron moved to Ilwaco in 1994. She died in 1998 and John continued residing locally until moving out of the...
Randy Buen
Dec 9, 2008
Family and friends of Randy Buen, 56, gathered December 13, 2008 at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach to celebrated his life and honor his memory. A resident of Ocean Park, Randy died December 9th on Ilwaco. Born April 13, 1952 in Portland, Oregon, Randy was the son of Vincent and Muriel. Randy grew up in the St....
Barbara L. Smith
Dec 8, 2008
Former Peninsula resident Barbara L. Smith, 79, died December 8, 2008 in Olympia, Washington. The daughter of Thomas and Hazel Driscoll, she was born in Portland, Oregon on August 11, 1929. On August 14, 1948 she married Stephen F. Smith. He died in July of 2006. She and her husband retired to the Peninsula in 1999 there they resided prior...
John F. Harding
Dec 6, 2008
Long Beach resident John F. Harding, 81, died in Ilwaco, Washington on December 6, 2008. Born in Weiser, Idaho on February 18, 1927, he was the son of Samuel and Thelma (Hansen) Harding. At age 5 he moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, residing in the northeast part of town. John attended Alameda elementary and Grant High School prior...
Delmer Patterson
Dec 5, 2008
Delmer P. Patterson, 86, died December 5, 2008 at his Klipsan Beach, Washington residence. The son of Leonard and Louise (Kelso) Patterson, he was born in Clarkston, Washington on January 13, 1922. Delmer attended school in Toppenish and Buena, Washington. In November of 1940 he joined the U.S. Army. Serving with the 3rd Infantry Division, he participated in landings in...
Doris Walters
Dec 2, 2008
Doris L. Walters, 95, died December 2, 2008 in a Long Beach care facility. The daughter of William and Alice (Sutton) Ball, she was born in Portland, Oregon on May 10, 1913. During her youth the family moved to Missouri. Doris married Russell "Dick" Walters on August 11, 1928. During their 57 year marriage they resided in several states. After...
Albert John Wollen
Nov 22, 2008
Albert John Wollen was born October 24, 1917 to Albert John Wollen and Elizabeth Brandsma of Edam Saskatchewan. He was raised in Edam and North Battleford. By the time he graduated from high school he was an accomplished lock smith, clock repairman, and carpenter. He built his first house when he was nineteen; it was still standing in 1975. Reverend...
Margaret Louise Fithen
Nov 18, 2008
Obituary of Margaret L. Fithen Margaret Louise Fithen, 71, of Long Beach, WA died November 18, 2008 in Long Beach. She was born January 27, 1937 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Charles and Lenora (Wells) Talkington. She grew up in the area, attending school in Clarksburg and Wheeling. In 1954 she married Daniel Fithen in WV. Work brought them to...
Earl Jackson
Nov 16, 2008
Earl Grant Jackson, 90, of Long Beach, WA died November 16, 2008 in Long Beach. He was born August 14, 1918 in Sunol, Nebraska to Melvin and Ruth (Schlessman) Jackson, one of eleven children. At a young age the family moved to Raymond , WA and Earl graduated from Raymond High School. In 1937 he went to Washington DC as...
James William Francis
Nov 15, 2008
James W. Francis, 88, of Long Beach, WA, died November 15, 2008 in Long Beach. He was born October 6, 1920 in Pasadena, CA one of three children of James and Lillian (Warnock) Francis. He grew up in Pasadena where he was active with hiking, skiing and Eagle Scouts - his father was Scoutmaster. He attended Pasadena City College for...
Laura E. Smith
Nov 13, 2008
OBITUARY OF LAURA ELLEN SMITH Ocean Park resident Laura E. Smith, 76, died November 13, 2008 in Ilwaco. The daughter of Edgar and Elsie Mae (Collins) Boyer, she was born May 19, 1932 at home in Goldendale, Washington. Laura was a 1949 graduate of Columbia High School in White Salmon, Washington. She married Donn B. Smith on September 9, 1956....
Iria Helen Large
Nov 13, 2008
Iria Helen Large Resident of San Leandro 1913- 2008 Iria was born December 25, 1913 in Lovisa, Finland and passed away November 13, 2008 in Castro Valley, CA. Preceded in death by her husband Stanley A. Large, her parents Amanda and Henry Toikko, her sisters Ella Randall, Annie Shade and Vieno Hillo. She is survived by her daughter Lyn and...
Rose Nickila
Nov 11, 2008
Rose Nickila, 90, of Long Beach, died on Tuesday November 11, 2008, in Long Beach. Rose was born January 31, 1918 of Dan and Barbara Begich in Virginia, Minnesota. Born of immigrant parents from Croatia, Rose grew up in Northern Minnesota along with nine siblings. Rose married Ivan Nickila, her husband of 60 plus years just before World War Two....
Roy L. Swensen
Nov 4, 2008
Long Beach resident Roy L. Swensen, 91, died November 4, 2008 in Clackamas, Oregon. Born in Grygla, Minnesota on May 21, 1917, he was the son of a Norwegian father and Swedish mother, Sofus and Hulda (Larsen) Swensen. Roy's early years were in Minnesota where he developed a strong work ethic. In his late teens he hopped a freight train...
Cindy Quaintance
Oct 23, 2008
Althea Margaret "Cindy" Quaintance, 69, of Ocean Park, WA died October 23, 2008 at her home. She was born June 10, 1939 to Oliver and Althea (Vessey) Garrett in Boston, MA. At a young age the family moved to Ramona, CA were Cindy attended school, graduating from Ramona High School. Moving to Washougal, WA she worked with disabled children and...
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