Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Miro Anton Jugum
Jun 16, 2025
Miro Anton Jugum was born June 3, 1958 to Mara (Šuman) and George P. Jugum in Aberdeen, WA. He passed on June 16, 2025. He was 67 years old.
Miro was a 1976 Aberdeen High School graduate. Music was his passion. He played clarinet all of his school years and in the Bobcat band. He even traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico with...
Ronald "Ron" Allen Lutzvick
Jun 13, 2025
Ronald “Ron” A. Lutzvick, 72 years of age and a longtime Harborite, died on Friday, June 13th, 2025. He was born on May 12, 1953, in Aberdeen, WA to Henrietta (Jobst) and Thomas Lutzvick.
He was raised in Hoquiam, graduating from Hoquiam High School in 1971. Ron went on to work for ITT Rayonier and later for Grays Harbor Paper as...
James Scott Rogers
Jun 9, 2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce the unexpected passing of Scott Rogers, 62, on June 9th. Scott was a supportive, loving son, brother, husband, father, and papa.
Born on November 7th, in Vancouver Washington. Scott served in the US Air Force and settled back into his home state of Washington, where he was an electrician in Long Beach until retirement.
Scott...
Marvin Eugene Kelly
Jun 7, 2025
Marvin Eugene Kelly, 90, of Clearwater, WA passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Aberdeen, WA, where he’s lived for the past two years. Born on February 27, 1935, in Hoquiam, WA, to Arthur and Frances (Scheely-Galloway) Kelly. Marvin was raised in the Clearwater area and graduated from Lake Quinault High School in 1953. He...
James Richard Stedman
Jun 3, 2025
James (Jimmie) Richard Stedman was born August 18, 1954, in Aberdeen WA to Donald and Enola (Jinx) Stedman. Like his dad, Jimmie was born with “salt in his blood”. He started working at the Westport docks as a youngster, first selling fish sacks and then filleting fish for the charter fleet. After graduating from Ocosta High School in 1972, Jimmie...
Velma Darlene Tuck
May 27, 2025
Velma Darlene (Mudgett) Tuck, 81, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her home in Aberdeen with her family lovingly by her side.
Born on May 29, 1943, in Vancouver, Washington to Lawrence and Beatrice (Davis) Mudgett. Velma was the 9th of 10 children. She met the love of her life, Michael C. Tuck, where shortly after graduating, the...
Richaleen Raá Odegard
May 7, 2025
Richaleen Odegard, a beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend peacefully passed away on Monday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by her two children.
Born on February 12, 1962, Richaleen brought warmth, creativity, and kindness into the world and the lives of all who knew her. She was the devoted daughter of Theda Richards and Leornard Richards, and the proud mother of Jonathan...
Lucille Eva Conway
May 5, 2025
Lucille Eva Conway, 89, longtime resident of Grays Harbor and former employee of Seattle School District, went to her eternal home on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Summit Pacific Medical Center.
Lucille was born on August 1, 1935, in Aberdeen, Washington to John and Phyllis (Eaton) Walczak. The only daughter, she and her 2 brothers were raised in the North River...
Tommi Rhoda Halvorsen Gatlin
May 4, 2025
Tommi Rhoda Halvorsen Gatlin, 78, longtime journalist and reporter for The Daily World and Montesano Vidette, died on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, in Lacey, WA.
Tommi was born in Renton, WA to Thomas Alfred and Juanita (Kearn) Halvorsen on November 5, 1946. She graduated from Issaquah High School in 1964. She moved to Texas in the 1970s, returning to Washington and...
Vincent Stanuslaus Horn
Apr 22, 2025
On April 22, 2025, our father and husband Vincent Horn left this world surrounded by his family. He was born an only child in Long Island City NY on August 24, 1929, to Henry and Helen (Bulanowski) Horn.
Growing up in New York, he attended St. Joseph’s Catholic school in Astoria, NY and at a young age decided school was not...
Suzanne 'Sue' Lee McKown
Apr 13, 2025
Suzanne Lee ‘Sue’ McKown, 78, resident of Ocean Shores, Washington died April 13, 2025, at her home in Ocean Shores.
Sue was born on Glendale, California to Charles and Alice (Souther) Mundy on January 31, 1947. She was married to John Bryce McKown and they moved to Ocean Shores 35 years ago.
Sue is survived by her husband John McKown; a son,...
Margaret Anne Ramsdell
Mar 31, 2025
Margaret “Margie” Anne Ramsdell, 58, lifetime Grays Harbor resident passed away on Monday, March, 31, 2025, at her home in Aberdeen, Washington.
Margie was born on May 21, 1966, in Aberdeen, Washington to parents Wayne Ramsdell and Katherine Chicano. Margie and her 2 sisters, Linda and Laurie, were raised in Aberdeen, where Margie graduated from JM Weatherwax high school in 1984....
Richard Allan Salo
Mar 27, 2025
Richard Allan Salo, 78, of Hoquiam, Washington, passed away on March 27, 2025.
Rich was born on February 14, 1947, to Allan and Edith (Trineer) Salo in Aberdeen, Washington. He attended and graduated from Montesano High School in 1965. In 1973, he married Debra Wakefield and began their family in Hoquiam.
Rich worked as a forklift driver at Grays Harbor Veneer for...
Gloria Louise Pekola
Mar 26, 2025
Gloria Louise Pekola,
Died March 26, 2025 in Aberdeen, WA. Born Aug. 15, 1938 Pasco WA.
Gloria was married to Mike Pekola for 55 yrs. He preceded her in death in 2015. Her son Kenneth (Ken) Pekola passed away July 4, 2022. She is survived by her son James (Jim) Pekola (Kirsten) of Aberdeen, WA and her granddaughter, Payton Pekola of Rochester,...
Roxy Ann Ashby
Mar 22, 2025
Roxy Ann Ashby, 70, a beloved long-time resident of Ocosta, Washington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2025. Roxy was born on August 3, 1954, in Sunnyside, Washington to Don and Nona (Springer) Thompson. During her childhood, her family moved to Mabton before settling in Westport, where she graduated from Ocosta High School in 1970.
In 1975, Roxy married the...
Anneliese Maria Devine
Mar 22, 2025
Anneliese Maria Devine went to be with our Lord on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington after a brief illness. She was 89 years old.
Anneliese was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mariea Marbach, her father, Josef Schwickerath, and her mother, Crescentia Schwickerath. She was also preceded in death by her three brothers, Franz...
Jean Marie Birindelli
Mar 9, 2025
Jean Marie Birindelli, 74, resident of Elma, Washington and former homemaker passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at her Elma home.
Jean was born on May 22, 1950, in Yankton, South Dakota to parents Wilfred and Jean (Michaels) Schaefer. As a young child, Jean and her family moved to McCleary, Washington. She attended Elma High School. In January of 1971,...
Robert Howard Best
Mar 1, 2025
Robert ‘Bob’ H. Best, 97, former Cosmopolis resident and former owner of Best’s Heating and Air Conditioning, died March 1, 2025, in Kirkland, WA.
Bob was born on February 9, 1928, in Montesano, WA to Howard Earl and Viola E. (Johnson) Best. He was raised amongst his family in Washington and Oregon. He attended schools in Montesano and worked on farms...
Sanford Ernest Swanson
Feb 27, 2025
Sanford Ernest Swanson, 86, longtime resident of Aberdeen, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8 am, at The Cottages University Place of University Place, Washington.
Sanford was born on September 25, 1938, in Litchfield, Minnesota to parents, Sandi and Georgia (Olson) Swanson. Sanford graduated from Litchfield High School in 1956, and attended St. Cloud University in Minnesota. In 1958,...
Sandra Jo Bellon
Feb 24, 2025
Sandra (Bosler) Bellon, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Feb 24, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, service, and dedication. Born in McCleary, Washington, on March 21, 1938, to Jim and Selma Bosler, Sandra spent her entire life in the close-knit community of Elma, Washington.
Sandra graduated from Elma High School and, shortly after, married the...
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