Recent Obituaries

Jan 23, 2016

Chester Charles ‘Chet’ Jolly, Jr., 77, Aberdeen resident and former owner of Harbor Physical Therapy, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 23, 2016 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Chet was born on March 21, 1938 in San Diego, CA to Chester Charles and Geraldine ( Bernard ) Jolly, Sr. His family moved to South America for five years before moving...

Jan 23, 2016

Mary Aune Koski, longtime resident and a civic leader of Aberdeen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 23, 2016. She was 88 years old. Mrs. Koski was born with the name Aune Maija in Vahakyro township, Finland, on May 9, 1927 to Aino and Toivo Jouppila. The Jouppilas owned a small dairy farm in rural Finland. Serious responsibilities came early...

Jan 16, 2016

Richard Leonard Kowalsky, 80, lifetime resident of Cosmopolis and former Maintenance person at Weyerhaeuser’s Cosi Pulp Mill, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Capital Medical Center in Olympia, WA.Richard was born in Aberdeen on May 13, 1935 to Leonard Wilton and Dorothy (Phillips) Kowalsky.He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1954 and on August 20, 1955, Richard married Joan Adele...

Jan 12, 2016

James Dalton Parks, 78, Aberdeen resident and former Newspaperman, died Tuesday evening, January 12, 2016 at his home.James was born on April 8, 1937 in Elyria, Ohio to Harold Wilbur and Iva Caroline (Oliver) Parks. He graduated from Elyria High School and then joined the Navy in 1955. He was Honorably Discharged in 1958.He returned to Elyria and married Delores,...

Jan 9, 2016

Mildred Marion Aschim, 87, Aberdeen resident and former bookkeeper for Saginaw Shake, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab in Aberdeen. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at 3 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Aberdeen. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Twibell's Fern Hill...

Dec 31, 2015

Edna Viola Markley, age 100, longtime Hoquiam resident and former clerk with Grays Harbor County Treasurers Office died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Ocean Breeze Adult Home in University Place, WA.Edna was born on March 26, 1915 in Chicago, IL to Albert and Ethel (Fellows) Akers. The family later moved to Aberdeen, WA where she graduated from Weatherwax High School...

Dec 30, 2015

Dec 27, 2015

Dec 27, 2015

Katherine Anna Gomery, one of Grays Harbor oldest residents, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the age of 110. She was born in Vancouver, BC, Canada on February 24, 1905.As a baby she moved with her family to San Francisco and then Germany. After the war she was able to return to America in her...

Dec 27, 2015

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

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 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

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...