Recent Obituaries

Jul 23, 2016

Richard William Lovgren, 90, a longtime resident of the Harbor, died at his home in Tumwater, Washington, Saturday, July 23, 2016. He was born in High Point, WA on October 12, 1925, the son of Oscar and Augusta Johanna (Johnson) Lovgren.Richard was raised in Malone, Hoquiam and Lost Lake near Elma. He had graduated from Elma High School in 1943...

Jul 22, 2016

Jul 13, 2016

Rick Levi Silvan, 69, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen, died at Olympia after an extended illness. He was born in Aberdeen, December 26, 1946, the son of Frank and Juanita (Blumberg) Silvan.He was raised in Aberdeen and graduated from Weatherwax High School. After high school he joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Dale during the Vietnam War.Following his...

Jul 12, 2016

Joyce Bea (Covey) Wilson, 68, formerly a resident of the Harbor, died peacefully at Franciscan Hospice House located in University Place, WA, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. She was born in Bremerton, WA, July 29, 1948, the daughter of James Arza and Hallie Bea (Riley) Covey.Joyce came to Ocean Shores from Bremerton in 1963 and had graduated from Moclips High School...

Jul 11, 2016

Mary Ellen Schilling, 74, a longtime resident of Montesano, died at an Issaquah, WA hospital, Monday, July 11, 2016. Mary was born in Panama, September 17, 1941, the daughter of William Virgil and Ellen Margaret (McOmie) Green.She was a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a BA in Education in May 1963. She also received her MA in Education...

Jul 9, 2016

Richard Lee Gates , 73, a lifetime Aberdeen resident and longtime Longshoreman, died Saturday July 9, 2016 at Capital Medical Center in Olympia, WA.Dick was born in Aberdeen on May 18, 1943 to Robert and Dorothy Marie (James) Gates. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1961 and then attended Grays Harbor College. He later joined the Army on January...

Jul 8, 2016

Ann McCartney Martin Shrader, age 92, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2016 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen. From her birth in Bo’ness, Scotland on December 22, 1923, Ann was proud of her Scottish heritage, always in possession of her British passport, while holding a United States green card. She could never quite sever ties with the auld country,...

Jun 29, 2016

Jun 21, 2016

Theophil F. “Bud” Klukas, 91, a 21 year resident of Ocean Shores, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He was born in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, May 12, 1925, the son of Julius and Anna (Bubolz) Klukas.He graduated from Buffalo Lake High School and served in the US Navy during World War Two. He would receive...

Jun 20, 2016

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Jun 18, 2016

Francis G. Moses, Sr., 94, a 90 year resident of Grays Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Aberdeen, Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was born November 16, 1921 in Marquette, MI, the son of Frank and Marie (Wilen) Moses.Francis’s family settled in the Wishkah Valley when he was 4 years old. He was in the National Guard...

Jun 10, 2016

Jun 9, 2016

Fifty-two year Montesano resident, Shirley Mae Pasic, died at Summit Pacific Hospital in Elma on Thursday, June 9, 2016. She was 83.Shirley was born in Denver, Colorado, October 22, 1932, the daughter of Clarence A. and Irene (Sweigert) Forster. She was raised in Denver and graduated from high school in 1950. She would receive an AA degree from Colorado Women’s...

May 26, 2016

Zelda M. McGuire, 90, widow of Warren McGuire a former resident of Grays Harbor, died at a Seattle hospital Thursday, May 26, 2016. She was born in Wells, MN, December 11, 1925 the daughter of George and Myrtle Madden. She graduated from Wells High School, where she played on the boy’s football team, in 1943 and worked at several jobs,...

May 26, 2016

Sorn Chum, a resident of Grays Harbor since 1984, died at a Seattle hospital Thursday, May 26, 2016. He was born November 6, 1953 in Battambong, Cambodia,.He attended schools there and was married to Lorm Pos in 1975. They came to Grays Harbor in April 1984 and Sorn had worked in maintenance at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center for a...

May 25, 2016

Barbara Joan Johnson, 90, longtime Wishkah Valley resident and homemaker, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home.Barbara was born on May 2, 1926 in Pueblo, Colorado to James and Cleopatra (Kersey) Wilgus. When she 18 years old, she moved with her family from Pueblo to San Francisco.In 1945 during World War II, she met Albert H. Johnson, a handsome...

May 13, 2016

Kelly Jean Beers, 48, Ocean Shores resident and cashier at the Ocean Shores IGA, died Friday Morning, May 13, 2016 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Kelly was born in Santa Anna, California to Raymond and Marylinn (Schleiger) Burton. She grew up in Alaska, Montana California and Washington. She graduated from high school in Montana and then business school in...

May 10, 2016

Michael Curtis Moyer, 68, longtime Aberdeen resident and former Environmental Tech at Weyerhaeuser’s Cosi Pulp Mill, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home in Aberdeen.Michael was born on October 1, 1947 in Boise, Idaho to Marvin and Ruth (McPherson) Moyer. They soon moved to Cosmopolis where Michael graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School in 1965. He joined the US...

May 9, 2016

Brycen Dale Rustemeyer, 17, Malone resident and a member Elma High School Class of 2017, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington following his battle with Leukemia.Brycen was born on October 20, 1998 in Olympia to Jason and Melissa (Maier) Rustemeyer. He grew up in the Elma area where he excelled at sports.He was...

May 5, 2016

Michael Arthur Bostick, 48, born in Columbus, IN on October 24, 1967, passed away May 5, 2016 due to complications of pneumonia.He is survived by his parents, Wayne and Marlene Bostick, two brothers: Marc and Bruce (Miyuki) and nephews, Max and Victor.A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 12th at Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home, Aberdeen, WA...