Recent Obituaries

Nov 21, 2018

Dixie Ann Iosbaker, 81, long-time Aberdeen resident and Office Administrator for the Aberdeen Eagles, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia, WA following a prolonged illness.Dixie was born on October 18, 1937 in Red Willow, Nebraska to Howard Virgil and Irene Ramah (Jerome) Tracy. After a few years, her family moved to McMinnville, Oregon and...

Nov 11, 2018

Nov 3, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Wilcox (Morgan) (Brewster), 93, a longtime Ocean Shores, Washington resident, retired school teacher, died on Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Gig Harbor, Washington.Mary was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada on April 17, 1925 to Sam and Margaret (Pike) Morgan. An only child, Mary's childhood on Cape Breton Island was very happy which included sledding in the...

Nov 1, 2018

Charles Edward Coulter Sr., 92, Aberdeen resident and former Boomman for ITT Rayonier pulp mill, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Charles was born on May 20, 1926 in Hiawatha, Kansas to Gilbert and Goldia (Moore) Coulter. When he was 19, he moved to Montesano where he went to work at Harbor Plywood in...

Oct 29, 2018

Jonette Brulotte (66) of Elma, Washington was surrounded by her husband and children as she passed away on October 29, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Jonette was born in Brigham City, UT on July 27, 1952 to Betty and Lytle Didericksen. She grew up in Tremonton, UT and attended Bear River High School ('70). After graduation, she attended...

Oct 21, 2018

James Victor “Jimmy” Laakso, 73, a three year resident of Aberdeen, passed away in the loving arms of his family at an Aberdeen convalescent center Sunday, October 21, 2018. He was born in Silverton, Oregon March 5, 1945, the son of Paul Victor and Phoebe Rose (Russell) Laakso.Jimmy came with his family to Winlock at the age of 5 and...

Oct 18, 2018

Marshal Garrick Jones, 29, Olympia resident and employee at Cabela’s in Hawks Prairie, WA, died, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at University of Washington Medical Center following a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis.Marshal was born on February 18, 1989 in Chesapeake, Virginia to Jamie Lee and Gail Marie (Gregor) Jones. His family moved to Kitsap County where he went to school...

Oct 13, 2018

Allan “Rich” Pacana passed away at his home in Artic, Washington on October 13, 2018 after a very brief illness resulting from a brain tumor. Rich was born July 6, 1944 to Catherine and Wallace Olson in Aberdeen Washington. He was adopted, at the age of four, by Helen and Pete Pacana in Aberdeen.He went to St Mary’s School and...

Oct 11, 2018

Lonnie Eldon Romine, 52, Montesano resident and Planerman at Sierra Pacific Industries, died October 11, 2018 at Thompson Peak Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ while fighting cancer.Lonnie was born on August 8, 1966 in Liberal, Kansas to Eldon and Suzanne Romine. He spent his childhood in Liberal and then his family moved to Kelseyville, CA and then to Red Bluff...

Oct 11, 2018

Oct 9, 2018

Joan Maxine Hendricks, 80, a 40 year resident of the Harbor, died at her home in Aberdeen Tuesday, October 9, 2018. She was born in Markham, WA, February 27, 1938, the daughter of William Mathias and Blanche May (Sisk) Beavers. The family had lived in Sumner, Puyallup and Minnesota before she returned to the Harbor.She married Lane Gordon Hendricks in...

Oct 5, 2018

Barbara Afton Johansen, 89, Montesano resident and former bank manager at First Interstate Bank, passed away on October 5, 2018 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Barbara was born on November 15, 1928 in Corvallis, OR to Robert and Afton (Sharp) Hubbard.Barbara married Ralph Johansen on June 9, 1948. He passed away on September 6, 1998.They moved to Montesano...

Oct 5, 2018

Lifelong Harborite, Pamela Ingram Mehlhoff died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Friday, October 5, 2018. She was 65. She was born December 22, 1952, the daughter of Ernest and Gloria (Wilfong) Ingram.Pamela graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1971 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Education from the University of Washington in 1975. She...

Oct 4, 2018

Jack (Jesse) R. Thompson of Aberdeen, Washington, died October 4, 2018 from injuries suffered from a fall in Santiago, Chile while on business for the Port of Grays Harbor. Jack was born September 30, 1937 in Libby, Montana, the son of Jack and Louise (Rosander) Thompson, Sr. Around the age of 6 the family returned to Grays Harbor where Jack...

Oct 2, 2018

Liisa Ripatti Cowles, 88, Westport resident and former bookkeeper for her husband’s fishing boat FV Exodus, died peacefully at home on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2018 with her husband Ronnie by her side.She was born on May 22, 1930 in Viipuri, Finland to Heikki John and Anna (Iivonen) Ripatti. Always proud of her Finnish heritage, a WW2 survivor, she was...

Sep 30, 2018

Sep 28, 2018

Phillis Wonsewicz, 91, a long-term Aberdeen resident, passed away peacefully Friday morning, September 28, 2018 at Westhaven Villa Assisted Living.Phillis was born on October 30, 1926 in Ironwood, Michigan to Arvid and Esther Anderson (Mattson). She was the oldest of four siblings, two brothers (Fred and Richard) and two sisters (Pat and Mary Anne). The family later moved to Milwaukee,...

Sep 22, 2018

Sep 18, 2018

We mourn the loss of Helen Marie Boora Brandvick, a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, who passed away from natural causes in September, 2018 at the age of 89. Helen was a true daughter of the Harbor, spending summers at the beach in the sun with her friends, digging clams, planting and appreciating beautiful flowers, and enjoying the arts, as well...

Sep 16, 2018

Hung Thi “Santha” Thomas, 68, Central Park resident and former Customer Service Rep. at Timberland Bank, passed away on Sunday morning, September 16, 2018 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA.Santha was born on December 20. 1949 in Soc Trang, Vietnam to Aarav Souparayalow and Huynh Thi De. She graduated from Hoang Dien School. She worked at the Post...