Recent Obituaries

Dec 25, 2015

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Dec 19, 2015

Marcia Janice Lenss, 60, a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, died at her home there Saturday, December 19, 2015. Marcia was born in Aberdeen on October 15, 1955, the daughter of Joel Clyde and Marjorie Glee (Highland) Brown.She had attended Cosmopolis, North River and Aberdeen schools. She had been a homemaker and liked working with plants and gardening, and animals. She...

Dec 16, 2015

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, we lost a great lady, a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, relative and friend to many. Luella Mae Allen Abbot Thompson was born at Shields, KS on April 27, 1921, the daughter of Phillip and Elsie Marie (Strickert) Allen.She met and married Marion F. Abbott in 1943 and they moved to Aberdeen, WA to live close...

Dec 15, 2015

Linda Lavern Graves, age 56, passed on Tuesday December 15, 2015, in Sutter County, CA. She was born on October 14, 1959 in Fresno, CA to Willie Mae (Primer) Pizzio and Jona Graves.She was a graduate of Hoover High School in Fresno, CA and had worked many jobs in her lifetime. Linda truly lived life to the fullest through simple...

Dec 15, 2015

Dec 11, 2015

Stanley Francis Wagner, Jr., 68, an Ocean Shores resident, died at his home there Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born in Elmira, NY on July 10, 1947, the son of Stanley F., Sr. and Vada (Miller) Wagner.At the age of 12 he moved with the family to Palm Beach, FL and came to Oregon when he was 21. He...

Dec 7, 2015

Daniel Ellis Daniel, 83, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2015 at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, WA after a battle with cancer.Dan was born on November 9, 1932 in Johnson County, Arkansas to Daniel “Webb” Daniel and Dorothy Killough Daniel. He grew up in Arkansas as the youngest of 8 siblings and graduated from Lamar High School in...

Dec 5, 2015

Kenneth Wayne Millen, 85, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen, died at his home Saturday, December 5, 2015. He was the son of Earlam and Julia (Jacobson) Millen and was a shoe salesman for Adamore’s Shoe Store for many years.At his request there will be no formal funeral services. Inurnment will take place in the family spaces in Fern Hill Cemetery,...

Dec 4, 2015

Todd C. Robinson, 53, a Summit Lake resident, died at Seattle, Friday, December 4, 2015. He was the son of John C. and Eleanor M. (Benson) Robinson of the former J. J. Robinson Paint Co. on Market St., Aberdeen. Todd was a painting contractor in Olympia.A celebration of Todd’s life will be at 4 PM Friday, Dec. 18th at the...

Nov 25, 2015

Valda Gail Larsen, a Grays Harbor resident since 1956, passed away at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center Saturday, November 28, 2015. She was born in Springfield Missouri on March 21, 1929, the daughter of Jesse Allen and Ida Frances (Webb) Crain.Mom graduated from Hartville Missouri High School in 1946 and was the Senior Class Student Body President. She moved to...

Nov 25, 2015

Betty Jo (McGregor) Bastin, age 81, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimers on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in Aberdeen, Washington at the home of her son, Dr. Brian McGregor.She was born Elizabeth Josephine Baxter December 14, 1933 in Walla Walla, Washington to Charles Richard and Mary Elizabeth (Harvey) Baxter.Betty Jo graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1951...

Nov 25, 2015

Audrey May Strasser, 88, a resident of Elma for 15 years, died at Summit Pacific Medical Center, Elma, Wednesday, November 25, 2015. She was born in Tacoma, WA on February 25, 1927, the daughter of Melvin and Nona (Orr) Ellison. She grew up on Fox Island with her parents and two siblings, a brother Don and a sister Mabel. She...

Nov 25, 2015

Nov 24, 2015

Longtime Hoquiam resident, Anne Marie Haynes, passed away in her home Tuesday evening, November 24, 2015, with family at her side. She was 80 years old.Anne was born November 14, 1935, near Sandnes, Norway, to Olette and Konrad Heigre and grew up on the family farm. After finishing school, Anne worked as a self-taught accountant for a Sandnes auto dealer...

Nov 22, 2015

Edith Joanne Leithold, 89, lifetime Aberdeen resident, died Sunday morning, November 22, 2015 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam.Edith was born a Christmas present to her parents Peter John and Edna (Meekins) Millin on December 25, 1925 in Aberdeen, WA.She graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1944 and then went to Everett General Hospital for their Cadet Nurses Training program...

Nov 14, 2015

Betty Mae (Sweeney) Murphy died at the age of 92 on November 14, 2015 in Lacy. She was born in Bellingham, WA October 4, 1923 to Alice (Hughey) and Leslie Sweeney. Shortly after she moved to Aberdeen WA to live with her Aunt and Uncle, Hazel and George Schueneman. In 1941 she graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Toledo WA.Betty...

Nov 12, 2015

Michael James “Mike” Smith, 70, a longtime Harbor resident, died at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Thursday, November 12, 2015. He was born in Aberdeen, July 21, 1945, the son of James W. and Lillian Florence (Shipp) Smith. He was raised in Wishkah Valley and graduated from Wishkah High School in 1964.He joined the Army right out of high school and...

Oct 23, 2015

Gayle Teresa Cotton, 64, Cosmopolis resident and former nurse at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, died Friday evening, October 23, 2015 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.Gayle was born on September 18, 1951 in Goldendale, WA to Leo Gale and Janice Lee (Walton) Hake. They moved to Mt. Vernon a couple of years later.On March 7, 1967,...

Oct 20, 2015

Mary Catherine Fisher, 65, former Aberdeen resident, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.Mary was born on January 2, 1950 in Aberdeen to Alex and Florence (Thompson) Krawchook. She grew up in Aberdeen and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and then graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1968.On August 13, 1979, Mary married Bob...

Oct 19, 2015

Lay Leak, 57, a resident of Montesano for 7 years, died at his home there Monday, October, 19, 2015. He was born in Battambang, Cambodia, November 6, 1957 and came to the United States in 1970. He was a field worker on farms.A Buddhist service will be held at the Fern Hill Cemetery Crematory, Saturday, October 24th at 11 AM.A...