Recent Obituaries

Aug 31, 2018

L. Joseph “Joe” Iosbaker, 80, an Aberdeen resident for 46 years, died at his home Friday, August 31, 2018. He was born Grinnell, Iowa on December 13, 1937 the son of Erwin Wallace and Alma Louise (Grubb) Iosbaker.The family moved to Severna Park, MD where he graduated from high school in 1955. He would then go to Estes Park, CO...

Aug 12, 2018

In the comforts of her home, Sue Harr Lee passed away at the age of 97 while being surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 12.For those who knew her, Sue will be remembered for being an extraordinary and remarkable rarity in this world. There is no other woman who will have her fierce independent spirit, her incredible strength to...

Aug 11, 2018

On Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the age of 89, Lillian Rose Howard passed away at Grays Harbor Community Hospital with her loving family by her side.She was born July 11, 1929 to Allen and Ida (Shannett) Wooster in Chehalis, WA. Lillian met her husband, William M. Howard, her one and only true love, at a dance. They danced their...

Aug 1, 2018

Stephen LeRoy Brill, 56, Grayland resident and former Hook Tender, died Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.Stephen was born on June 8, 1962 in Aberdeen, WA to Kenneth L. and Ruth Mrytice (McConnel) Brill. He grew up in Wishkah Valley and attended Wishkah Valley Schools. He joined the Washington National Guard and was later Honorably...

Jul 14, 2018

Jerry L. Keltner, 76, of Aberdeen, passed away July 14, 2018, in Montesano. He was born August 8, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Charles and Helen (Coll) Keltner. His family moved to the Portland/Vancouver area where his father worked in the shipyards during World War II.On St. Patrick’s Day 1947 his family moved to Montesano, WA where Jerry...

Jun 30, 2018

Dolores J. Carpenter, 83, longtime resident of the Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Saturday, June 30, 2018. She was born in San Francisco, CA, May 14, 1935, the daughter of Charles and Alta Lee (Shelley) Bresler.She was raised in Missouri and graduated from Kabul, MO High School in 1953. She came with her parents to Easter Washington...

Jun 28, 2018

Mary Helen “Peggy” Werner passed away peacefully at Everett, WAon June 28, 2018 at 92 years old. The oldest of five girls, she was born in Arlington, WA on July 16, 1926, the daughter of Hugo and Josephine (Winkler) Nordstrom. She moved to Aberdeen when she was 14 to stay with family.In 1945, Peggy graduated from Weatherwax High School where...

Jun 11, 2018

Dexter Germeaux, 88, a resident of Puyallup, Washington for the last 12 years, passed away June 11, 2018 after an illness of the last few months.Dexter was born in Montesano February 1, 1930 to Raoul and Martha Germeaux. He worked in the logging business for nearly 40 years in western Washington during the heyday of the timber business, including Weyerhaeuser...

Jun 7, 2018

John M. Morrison, 90, one time owner operator, with his wife Lorraine, of The Dunes Restaurant, Grayland, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Thursday, June 7, 2018. He was born in Tacoma and had lived for many years at Grayland. The restaurant burnt to the ground several years ago.At his request there will be no funeral ceremoniesA card of condolence...

Jun 7, 2018

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Jun 6, 2018

Calvin Walter Morrill, 89, a lifetime Aberdeen resident and former production supervisor at Grays Harbor Paper in Hoquiam, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, WA.Calvin was born on June 11, 1928 in Aberdeen to George and Laura (Brooks) Morrill. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1946 where he played varsity Baseball.Following graduation he went...

Jun 5, 2018

Mohamad Hossien Bahraini, 60, a Hoquiam resident, died at his home in Hoquiam, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was born in Tehran, Iran, July 10, 1957.He came to the United States in 1971 and had been an engineer for Fluor, and Brown & Root, Haliburton Companies in Texas. He retired and came to Hoquiam two years ago.Family graveside Muslim services...

Jun 4, 2018

Kristina (Krysti) Lynn Hagen, 12/28/1979 to 6/4/2018. She died at home due to an enlarged heart. She graduated from Sultan High School, Sultan, Washington, in 1998. She has been living in Hoquiam, WA, for the past several years.Krysti was a “gentle spirit”, but also a “social butterfly”. She loved to sing and dance from an early age. Her favorite movie,...

May 28, 2018

Edward Paul Zembal, 95, former resident of Grays Harbor, passed away in Farmington, New Mexico, Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born September 1, 1922 in Aberdeen, Washington, the son of Michael and Victoria (Sutor) Zembal.Ed was raised on a farm near Aberdeen as one of eleven children. He attended local schools and worked hard with the other children to...

May 25, 2018

May 20, 2018

John William Breitsprecher, 87, longtime Westport resident and former lineman for AT&T, died Sunday, May 20, 2018 at his home in Westport.John was born on August 14, 1930 in Riceville, Iowa to Herman F. and Clara Delia (Hanenberg) Breitsprecher. His family moved to Spokane soon after he was born. He graduated from Mead Washington High School in 1949. He then...

May 13, 2018

Theordore T. “Ted” Reynvaan, 87, a resident of Hoquiam for most of his life, died at the Washington Veterans Home at Retsil, Sunday, May 13, 2018. He was born in Hoquiam, April 14, 1931, the son of Ted F. and Lillian A. (Kegley) Reynvaan. He graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1949 and received an AA degree from Grays Harbor...

May 1, 2018

Richard “Lance” Jenkins (79), a North River resident and former logger, died Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018 at his home in North River.Lance was born on April 14, 1939 at his family home on Pioneer Creek in Grays Harbor Co. At the age of 9, his family moved to Cosmopolis and then later to South Aberdeen. He graduated from Weatherwax...

May 1, 2018

Robert A. Webber, 69, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Aberdeen, Tuesday, May 1, 2018.Bob was born in Raymond, WA, the son of Delbert and Lucille (Aiken) Webber, September 24, 1948. He was raised in Aberdeen and had graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1966. He entered the US Army during the...

Apr 29, 2018

Paul Douglas Godfrey, 66, a lifelong Aberdeen resident, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home in South Aberdeen after battling a long time illness.Paul was born in Toledo, Oregon on August 15, 1951, to Scott Sr. and Dorothey Godfrey. The family then moved to South Aberdeen when he was a young child. Growing up on MacFarlane Street in...