Recent Obituaries

Nov 10, 2017

Aldes Warner Nurney, 84, a resident of Westport, WA for the past 22 years, died Friday, November 10, 2017 at his home.He was born in Richmond, CA on March 12, 1933 to Mathew and Ethel (Stengel) Nurney. He grew up in the San Francisco area and at the age of 10 contracted polio and battled the side effects of the...

Nov 10, 2017

Robert Preble ObituaryRobert John ‘Bob’ Preble, 96, lifelong Aberdeen resident and local historian, passed away peacefully at his home-away-from-home on Hood Canal.Bob was born June 13, 1921 in Aberdeen, Washington, to Walter and Mary (Briggs) Preble, the youngest of five children.He was a 1939 graduate of Weatherwax High School and a 1943 graduate of Stanford University. Entering the U.S. Navy...

Oct 26, 2017

Longtime Neilton resident Charles E. “Chuck” Collins died at his home Thursday evening October 26, 2017. Chuck was born in Seattle on July 5, 1937, the son of William E. and Swanie (Kvalsund) Collins. He attended Seattle schools and had served in the US Air Force in the late 1950s. He married Wanda Olmsted in Seattle on December 4, 1958.Chuck...

Oct 8, 2017

Judy Alan (Watson) WaldronIt is of great sadness that we announce the passing of “Grandma Judy as she was known to all that loved her. Judy Alan (Watson) Waldron left this world peacefully at her home in Westport, Wa., on Oct 8th 2017, age 71.Judy was born on Oct 12th, 1945 in Tacoma, Wa., to James Allen Watson Sr. and...

Oct 5, 2017

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Oct 1, 2017

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Oct 1, 2017

Duane Charles Shannon, 73, a retired lineman for the Grays Harbor PUD, died at his home in Elma, Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was born in Orange, California on October 25, 1943, the son of Thane Shannon.He was later raised by his uncle and aunt, Regine M. and Frances M. Shannon. The family had come to Washington for work and...

Sep 30, 2017

Our Beautiful Gift from God was Love in ActionJoy Marie Heard StricklandBorn October 4, 1985 Passed September 30, 2017Joy loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, first and foremost.She loved reading her Bible and Christian books about bettering relationships and raising her children to be the best they could be.She loved her Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Sabbath Day.She...

Sep 26, 2017

Diane Lee Sage-Rodden Conklin, 74, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Diane was born in Auburn, WA, March 25, 1943 while her mother was visiting family there. She returned with her mother to the Harbor as an infant.Diane graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1961 and attended Grays Harbor...

Sep 15, 2017

Theodore R (Ted) Balagot 75, died unexpectedly at his Olympia home Friday, Sept. 15th. Ted was born in Aberdeen Wa. to Teodoro Mayo Balagot and Florence May (Deugau) Balagot, November 22, 1941.He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Margaret (Maggie) Balagot; his children Lisa Woodland (John Felts) and Michael Balagot (Sally Rocha); Maggie’s children: Mike Sanderson (Janine), Monica...

Sep 11, 2017

Dorothy Dephine Bronson, 92, lifetime harborite, died Monday, September 11, 2017 at Riverside Place in Hoquiam, WA.Dorothy was born on April 5, 1925 in Aberdeen to Ralph and Margaruet (Kaifer) Vasbinder. She graduated from Weatherwax high school in 1943.On September 16, 1943, Dorothy married Jack Oliver Bronson in Aberdeen while he was on leave from the Navy. They had been...

Sep 8, 2017

Anna Lee Briner, 82, a longtime resident of McCleary, WA, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at her home in McCleary, WA.She was born on May 25, 1935 in Clarksville, Arkansas to Floyd and Dessalene (Brinks) Self.On May 3, 1953, Anna married Franklin E. Harp and they later divorced. In 1975, she married Herman Briner and shortly thereafter divorced.She...

Sep 8, 2017

Sep 4, 2017

Lawrence L. ‘Larry’ Ostrander, 92, went to be with his Lord on September 4, 2017 after a prolonged illness.His celebration of life will be on Saturday, September 30th at 1 PM in his home church Immanuel Baptist in Hoquiam, WA. Pastor Kent Gravley will officiate. Come and share memorial with his friends and family.A message of condolence or of a...

Sep 4, 2017

Sep 3, 2017

Dorothy Ellen Mann, 106, longtime Aberdeen resident and 1995 Citizen of the year, died peacefully, Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Dorothy was born on December 1, 1910 in Wilson, Kansas to Lawrence and Pansy (Waters) Daneker. They came to Aberdeen in 1925 where Dorothy graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1928. She then went...

Aug 29, 2017

Eugene M. ‘Gene’ Kuhn, Sr., 76, longtime Grays Harbor Resident and former Print Composer at The Daily World, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at this home in Aberdeen.Gene was born on June 15, 1941 in The Dalles, OR to Rudolph and Dorothy (Swan) Kuhn. He grew up in SE Portland and graduated from Franklin High School in 1959. He joined...

Aug 25, 2017

Eleanor G. Reeves left this earth August 25, 2017 from Hoquiam, WA, ascended to heaven and was welcomed in to the arms of her Savior, her loving husband Eugene and her son Dick Reeves.Eleanore was born in Great Falls, Mont. on May 14, 1917, the daughter of Edwin L. and Wava E. (Bailey) Burgess. She came to the Harbor with...

Aug 17, 2017

Anita Elaine ‘Nina’ Sundstrom, 78, longtime Aberdeen resident and former cook for the Aberdeen School District, died Monday morning, August 18, 2017 at Hoquiam Hills Adult home in Grays Harbor City, WA.Anita was born on October 20, 1938 in Shelby, Nebraska to George and Helen (Barker) Blevins. They moved to Aberdeen when she was a child. It was during an...

Aug 11, 2017

Frances Marie “Petie” Gire, 92, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen. She was born the daughter of Cornelius and Lois (Ballard) Marr, the 7th of 8 children, on January 16, 1925 in Barberton, WA. She moved with her family to Portland, OR where she attended school until her junior year in high school. The family...