Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Ellsworth,  Dirk Lynn 	 June 10, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 6/12/2006.    www.tdn.com/obits
Dirk Lynn Ellsworth, 56, died June 10, 2006, at his Longview home. 

He was born in International Falls, Minn., on Jan. 16, 1950, to Gifferd and 
Vergie (Houser) Ellsworth. 

Ellsworth volunteered for the military and earned numerous honors. He flew 
hundreds of missions over Vietnam as a door gunner. He also was involved in 
many medical evacuation missions and survived a crash in enemy territory. 

Ellsworth met and married Sheila Richards of Libby, Mont., and the couple moved 
to the area. Their home was destroyed by the Mount St. Helens eruption. The 
family moved to Big Fork, Mont., and the couple divorced in 1984. 

Ellsworth spent the last 20 years of his life in Longview, where he worked as a 
millwright. He was an avid outdoorsman. 

He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Evelyn Seeley of Medford, Ore., and 
Tammie Rochefort of Vancouver; four daughters, Jenny Spencer of Portland, 
Stacey Messersmith of Phoenix, Crystal Ellsworth of Hyattville, Wyo., and Laura 
Ellsworth of Palm Springs, Calif.; and five grandchildren. 

A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Steele Chapel at 
Longview Memorial Park & Crematory. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Community Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 
2067, Longview, WA 98632. 	
 	
  

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