OBITUARIES

Cheryl Jean Griffith

Cheryl Jean Griffith

Apr 9, 2025

Cheryl Jean Dennis, was born, January 21, 1947 in Springfield OR, to Bert and Shirley Dennis. She was the oldest daughter and second of four children. Her early life was full of the love and laughter enjoyed by their family of six. She was a tomboy through and through which on one occasion resulted in a broken arm. A favorite...

Terry Shawn Nord

Terry Shawn Nord

Apr 8, 2025

Terry Shawn Nord, aged 68, passed away on April 8, 2025, in La Center, Washington. Born on July 19, 1956, Terry was known for his generous spirit and kind heart. He cherished moments filled with family and laughter, always putting others before himself. 

Terry was a school bus driver for 3 years, lovingly known as “Dog” by his students. Terry then...

Mary Lou Wiggins

Mary Lou Wiggins

Apr 2, 2025

Mary Lou (Soehl) Wiggins born December 12, 1927 in Woodland Washington. Died April 2,2025 in Vancouver Washington. A life long resident of Clark County. She was born Mary Lou Freeman. Her father died before she was a year old. Her mother Maggie married Alfred ‘Butch‘ Soehl when Mary Lou was 4. She then spent her childhood in La Center and...

Roger Paul Schmeusser

Roger Paul Schmeusser

Apr 2, 2025

Roger Paul Schmeusser, 73, of Battle Ground, WA, passed away on April 2, 2025 at home.

Roger was born on February 5, 1952 in Elkton, MD to Paul and Eva (Salonen) Schmeusser. Roger moved to the Battle Ground, WA area in 1976. He married Ruth Gail (Kysar) in 1980.

Roger worked as a truck driver for many years. He was a life...

Patricia Ann Bates

Patricia Ann Bates

Mar 30, 2025

Patricia (Pat) Bates the sixth child born to Hubert and Alice Beck came into the world August 23 1928 in Castle Rock, WA. Pat passed away in comfort and peace at her home in Battle Ground on March 30 2025 at the age of 96. She is now at her eternal home. Pat came to Battle Ground and began teaching...

Kristen Breanne Portillo

Kristen Breanne Portillo

Mar 26, 2025

Kristen Breanne Portillo passed away on March 26, 2025. She was born on October 13th, 1984, to Ann Tint and Rick Martorello in Thousand Oaks, California. An avid lifelong reader, Kristen turned her passion into a career editing books for independent authors and specializing in diverse fiction genres. Those fortunate enough to have known her will always cherish her infectious...

Lura Victoria Taylor

Lura Victoria Taylor

Mar 19, 2025

Lura “Toby” Victoria Taylor was born to Fay and Neil Gaylord on November 27, 1955, in Vancouver, Washington and went home to be with the Lord on March 19, 2025. Her life was marked by faith, loyalty, and fervent love. She lived with a servant's heart, always finding ways to care for others.

Toby was a wonderful mother to her children...

Tony Karl Evert Gronvall

Tony Karl Evert Gronvall

Mar 17, 2025

Tony Karl Evert was born on May 31, 1979, in Stockholm, Sweden. His childhood years were spent in Edsbro, Sweden, where he was raised in a Christian home, and his mother planted the seed of living faith in his heart. 

Tony was part of the Uppsala and later Knivsta congregations, where he was nurtured and fastened to the living Christianity. Tony...

Fredrick Antone Malinowski

Fredrick Antone Malinowski

Mar 13, 2025

Fredrick Antone Malinowski, 84, of Amboy, Washington, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, on July 13, 1940, he was the son of late Henry and Ruby Waldron Malinowski. 

Fredrick retired after many years of dedicated service in the logging industry as a heavy equipment operator. He was a longtime member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. His...

Yvonne Merie Koskiniemi

Yvonne Merie Koskiniemi

Feb 27, 2025

Yvonne Merie (Nelson) Koskiniemi was born on March 9th, 1939 in Virginia, Minnesota the oldest child of Florence and Harold Nelson. 

Yvonne married Byron KoskiniemiApril 25th, 1959. Yvonne and Byron lived in Minnesota, Montana, and Oregon before settling in Battle Ground, Washington in 1969. 

Yvonne was a talented seamstress, sewing clothing, home décor, and in her later years unique quilts for and...

Laura Kay Neal

Laura Kay Neal

Feb 26, 2025

LAURA KAY NEAL

1/12/1953 – 2/26/2025

Laura Kay Stanger came into this world on January 12, 1953 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Her family moved to the California Bay Area when she was three years old, where she grew up in San Leandro. At the invitation of her friends, she began to attend Elmhurst Christian Church in Oakland. As a member of the...

Milford Lee Allen Karlsen

Milford Lee Allen Karlsen

Feb 24, 2025

In Loving Memory

Milford Karlsen

January 29, 1942 – February 24, 2025

Hockinson Apostolic Lutheran Church

Milford Lee Allen Karlsen, who most people know as Mel, was born January 29, 1942 in Minot, North Dakota to parents Einar and Elina Karlsen. He was the ninth of eleven children, and the first child to be born in a hospital. He passed away peacefully at his...

Billy Ray Lynn

Billy Ray Lynn

Feb 20, 2025

Billy Ray Lynn, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2025 in Amboy, WA with his family at his side. Billy was born March 18, 1952 to Jack and Aline Lynn in Raleigh, NC. Although Billy did not finish his schooling, he never lacked for knowledge or experiences. Billy worked many jobs throughout his lifetime, starting as...

Sherry Lynn Couture

Sherry Lynn Couture

Feb 17, 2025

Sherry Lynn Couture (Modrall) passed away on February 17, 2025, in Battle Ground, Washington. Born on November 15, 1971, in Vancouver, Washington, Sherry lived a life filled with love, devotion, and passion for the things that mattered most to her. A proud graduate of Prairie High School’s Class of 1990, Sherry earned honors and carried that dedication into every aspect of...

Conni Kay Cogwell

Conni Kay Cogwell

Feb 16, 2025

Conni Kay Cogwell

Born on June 10, 1964 to Keith and Barbara Brown in Vancouver, WA.

Conni lost her long battle with cancer on February 16, 2025. She fought very hard till the end, until all her children were with her. 

Conni met Greg, her husband, when she was twelve years old and Greg was thirteen, while riding horses down on the old...

Georgene Donna Sandstrom

Georgene Donna Sandstrom

Feb 2, 2025

On Sunday morning February 2, 2025, Georgene Donna (Siewert) Sandstrom passed after a hard-fought battle from having a stroke. On this day we lost our mom, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and sister.

Georgene was a strong, energetic, and hard-working woman who took pride in her beautiful gardens that surrounded the home that she had shared with her late husband, Jim Sandstrom....

Cecilia Barnes

Cecilia Barnes

Feb 2, 2025

Heaven has just received its most precious Angel

Loving daughter of Rick Pennington and Dolores Quigley, Doting sister to Cheryl and Rick. 

Adored and beloved Wife of David

And loved mother of her Fur Babies Aria and Bella

Cecilia was a beacon of hope and kindness, illuminating the lives of those around her with compassion, love, and generosity. She had a remarkable gift for...

Lorraine Leola Northrup

Lorraine Leola Northrup

Jan 29, 2025

Lorraine Leola Northrup (Osgood), born on July 28, 1935, in Watertown, South Dakota, entered eternal rest on January 29, 2025, in Battle Ground, Washington. A devoted mother of nine children and beloved by her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Lorraine’s life was a testament to her unwavering faith, enduring love, and deep commitment to family.

Her steadfast devotion to...

Dean Thomas Bruckelmyer

Dean Thomas Bruckelmyer

Jan 20, 2025

Dean Thomas Bruckelmyer born October 26, 1952, died January 20, 2025 after a battle with cancer. 

Dean was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. 

Dean is survived by his wife of 52 years Beverly. Krissy (Dean) Lipe of Duluth, MN; Karen (Todd) Nielsen of Battle Ground, WA; Kim (Lorin) Erickson of Brush Prairie, WA; Holly (Danny) Muonio of Water Town,...

Fay Lucretia Pearson

Fay Lucretia Pearson

Jan 14, 2025

Fay Pearson, preceded in death by her husband, Edward Pearson, passed away on January 14, 2025, in her home in Ridgefield Washington. Born on March 15, 1932, Fay, a beloved member of our community, lived a life rich with love and devotion to her family and faith.

As the matriarch of her family, Fay raised three beautiful children – Steve, Cherie,...