Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Lynne Fries
Apr 28, 2022
Lynne Renee Fries, 62, a long time Harborite passed away on April 28, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.Lynne was born on August 26, 1959, to parents Robert Duncan and Gloria White. Although born in Aberdeen, Lynne grew up in Wishkah and graduated from Wishkah High School in 1977. Succeeding high school, she went on to attend Grays Harbor...
Jimmie Ellsworth
Apr 27, 2022
Jimmie A. Ellsworth ‘Jim’ parted April 27, 2022 at his home in Cosmopolis, WA. at 87 years old. He was born March 9, 1935 to parents Russell and Evelyn Ellsworth in Eldora, Iowa.Jim started his life on a farm in Wisconsin. He also lived in Quincy, WA., Grand Coulee WA., Long Beach WA., and Ketchikan Alaska.While attending High School in...
Irma Loomis
Apr 9, 2022
Irma Nona Loomis, 97, Wishkah Valley resident, passed away on April 9, 2022 at her home.Irma was born on January 28, 1925 in Prosser, WA to John and Elizabeth Pearl (Fredericks) Throckmorton. Four years later the family moved to Port Angeles. She would later graduate from Grandview High School in 1943. Being that the world was at war, Irma did...
David Tow
Mar 19, 2022
David W. TowDavid W. Tow, 79, a Markham resident, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022,at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia, Washington.David was born March 19, 1943 to Weyman J. Tow and Verda M. Tow inLongview, Washington. David lived in Toutle Washington as a young child. Then thefamily had stops in the Tacoma area. They resided on the Fort Lewis reservation...
Chastity Delarenzo
Mar 14, 2022
“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone, their light remains. Your love and light lives inside us all.”Chastity Dawn Delarenzo, age 51, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on the morning of March 14, 2022, in Aberdeen, Washington.Chastity was born on November 17, 1970, in Portland, Oregon, to Darlene Carlile...
Christopher Bates
Feb 28, 2022
Christopher Charles “Chris” Bates, 47, Elma resident and Attorney and Partner with Hagen & Bates Law Firm in Aberdeen, passed away Monday, February, 28, 2022 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA.Chris was born December 15, 1974 in Decatur, IL, to Charles Emerson and Mary (Genz) Bates. Chris was the eldest of three amazing brothers. Chris grew up in Pueblo,...
Ione Pavletich
Feb 22, 2022
Ione Leinaala Pavletich (Mitchell), 82, passed away on February 22, 2022 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Pat and Cheryl Gochnour. She was born June 19, 1939, to Manuel and Mabel (Camera) Mitchell in Spreckelsville, Maui, Hawaii.At the age of 7; along with her twin sister, mother and stepfather, Ione moved to the “mainland”. She graduated from Hoquiam...
David Auer Jr
Jan 18, 2022
David Dewey Auer, Jr., 82, longtime Hoquiam resident and former forester with Rayonier, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, WA.Dave was born on August 11, 1939 in Aberdeen to David Dewey and Jane (Mulligan) Auer, Sr. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen in the class of 1957.Dave enlisted in the US Navy after...
Gayanne Hjelden
Jan 10, 2022
Gayanne Gray Hjelden, 77, Hoquiam resident and former secretary at Immanuel Baptist Church, passed away on January 10, 2022 at her home with her family around her.Gayanne was born in Aberdeen Washington on May 27, 1944 to Perry Arulus and Marian Emma (Waltenspiel) Gray. She graduated from Hoquiam high school in 1962.She Married Nick Burress on August 10, 1962. They...
Donna Van Beek
Jan 5, 2022
Donna Lee Van Beek, 93, formerly from Grays Harbor, departed this life on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Oregon Veteran’s Home in Lebanon, OR.Donna was born on November 21, 1928 in Lacomb, OR to Otto and Bessie Mae (Sweeney) Cox. The family moved to Hoquiam when Donna was 5. Donna graduated from Hoquiam High School in June 1947 and...
Timothy Orrin
Jan 4, 2022
Timothy LeRoy Orrin Sr. passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington. Tim was born in Spokane, Washington on August 21, 1963 to Phillip and Peggy Orrin. He spent his childhood in Spokane and was an alumnus of Northwest Christian High School, class of 1981. Tim later moved to Eugene, Oregon where he...
Gregory Sanchez
Dec 7, 2021
On December 7, 2021, Gregory Dell Sanchez passed away at the age of 28.Greg was a kind, loving, handsome man. He would light up a room with his silly smile and sense of humor. In the last few months of his life, he was able to enjoy his hard-earned sobriety. The clarity achieved by his success provided him with both...
Leland Wilson
Nov 28, 2021
Leland Conn Wilson, 54, a resident of Aberdeen and an electrical contractor on the Harbor for several years, died unexpectedly and suddenly of a heart attack at Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, WA, Sunday November 28, 2021. He was born in Spokane, WA, January 9, 1967, the son of Terence D. and Wyoma (Shirley) Wilson.His father was an official of the...
William Carter
Nov 21, 2021
William “Doc” Carroll CarterWilliam “Billy” “Bill” “Dad” “Doc” Carter - His Life StoryChapter 1: William Carroll Carter was born Dec. 22, 1942 in Spokane, WA, the son of Felix Grundy and Agnes (Paulson) Carter. Billy was raised in Thompson Falls, Montana and graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1962. He worked at the local drug store and earned money...
Corliss Gordon
Oct 17, 2021
Corliss Ella GordonJuly 9, 1922 – October 17, 2021Corliss Ella Gordon, 99, passed away unexpectedly from COVID Variant complications on Sunday night, October 17, 2021. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the daughter & 10th child of William and Edith Barber. After graduating as the Salutatorian of her 1940 high school class, Corliss became a lifelong resident of...
Bethany Dunnam
Sep 29, 2021
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Robert Withers Sr
Sep 28, 2021
Robert (Bob) Eugene Withers, Sr. was born February 8, 1937 to Earl John Withers and Lucille Isaphene nee Kirkpatrick in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He joined his sister, Nancy Lee, who was six-and-a-half years older.Bob graduated from Baxter Springs High School in 1955. He went on to a year of college at Southwestern Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas. Although he excelled...
Paul Ames
Sep 26, 2021
Paul Alan Ames, 51, Aberdeen resident and former commercial truck driver passed away on September 26, 2021 at his home in Aberdeen, Washington.Paul was born on September 3, 1970 in Columbus, Montana to Joseph Sylvester and Maryjane Yvonne (Barnhart) Ames.He is survived by his wife of 25 years Terri Ames of Aberdeen; a brother, Tim Ames of Livingston, Montana and...
Bonnie Gosser
Sep 22, 2021
On September 22nd 2021 Bonnie Bell Gosser went to be with her Lord and heavenly Father peacefully in her home. Mom was born in Lisco, Nebraska on May 9th, 1940. She was the youngest of eight children, to Edward and Lucille Whinery. Mom married our Dad, Donald Leroy Gosser on September 12th 1953. They resided in Washington state where they...
Gary Lamoureaux
Sep 19, 2021
Gary Eugene LaMoureaux, 69, Aberdeen resident and former laborer for Interstate Asphalt in Aberdeen, died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Capital Medical Center in West Olympia.Gary was born in Aberdeen on September 27, 1951 to Eugene L. and Elaine L. (Meier) LaMoureaux. He was raised in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1970. He enlisted in the Army...
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