Recent Obituaries

Jul 21, 2015

Martha Alexander passed away peacefully in her sleep July 21 at her daughter’s Westport home where she resided the last 17 years of her life. She was 96.Martha Elizabeth Makin was born July 3, 1919 in South Aberdeen to Finnish immigrant parents John & Elizabeth ‘Liisi’ (Hautala) Makin. She was the fifth of six children. She spent part of her...

Jul 21, 2015

Elizabeth Romayne “Lisa” Easter, 43, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was born in Aberdeen on February 8, 1972, the daughter of Donald G. and Pauline (Fredericks) Easter.She graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1990 and went on to Grays Harbor College to receive and Associate of Arts...

Jul 20, 2015

In Loving Memory of Alfred L. CarlbergAlfred Lenart Carlberg, 88, a lifetime resident of Grays Harbor died Monday July 20th, 2015 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab in Aberdeen. He was born May 15, 1927 in Aberdeen Washington to Swedish emigrants Sven and Jenny Carlberg who preceded him in death.He grew up in Aberdeen living on East 2nd Street and...

Jul 18, 2015

Charity “Ched” Lorraine LishernessCharity Lorraine Lisherness passed away and was called Home to the Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2015 from complications of an accident during the Wilkeson National Handcar Races in Wilkeson, Washington. She was 47 years of age and resided in Aberdeen, Washington.Charity was born September 17, 1967 in Bellevue, Washington to parents Rev. Gery A. West and...

Jul 18, 2015

Wallace Einar “Wally” Waara, 82, a resident of Grayland for more than 50 years, died at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Aberdeen, Washington, Saturday, July 18, 2015. He was born in Aberdeen on March 20, 1933, the son of Einar and Anna (Karjala) Waara.Wally was raised on the South Beach and graduated from Ocosta High School in 1951. He...

Jul 10, 2015

Marvin Kenneth Peterson, 80, a former Washington State Patrol Trooper and resident of the Harbor for most of his life, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Friday evening, July 10, 2015. He was born in Cosmopolis on May 6, 1935, the son of Emil V. and Sophia (Putison) Peterson. He attended Cosmopolis school, then Miller Jr. High School, graduating from...

Jul 6, 2015

Dean Octave Maher - Obituary 7/6/15Deacon Dean Octave Maher, 76, Aberdeen resident and former Washington State Correctional Chaplain, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Westhaven Villa in Aberdeen, WA.Dean was born in Walla Walla, WA on April 24, 1939 and was adopted by his parents Joseph Eldridge and Dorothy Elizabeth (Leger) Maher. He grew up in Oak Harbor, WA and...

Jul 4, 2015

Obituary: Thomas B. Brennan (Dec. 6, 1929 – July 4, 2015)Thomas Benoit Brennan – lifelong resident and champion of the Harbor, beloved husband, father, brother and employer – died July 4. He passed comfortably surrounded by his wife Gretchen and close family. He was 85.Tom was the oldest son of Thomas “Pop” Brennan, an Irish immigrant who came to the...

Jun 24, 2015

Bertha Ellen Elliott, 95, Aberdeen, resident and former music specialist and Graduate of Weatherwax High School in 1936, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015.Bertha was born in Aberdeen on September 26, 1919 to Hjalmer and Olga (Pollack) Heino. After graduating from Weatherwax, She married Arthur Brueher. He died in 1986. She went to Grays Harbor College and then to Central Washington...

Jun 21, 2015

Jun 21, 2015

Jun 20, 2015

Andrea Diane Castonguay, 26, Cosmopolis resident, died Monday, June 22, 2015 in Malone, WA.She was born on January 21, 1988 in Aberdeen to Stephen and Diane (Adkins) Castonguay. She grew up in Aberdeen and was homeschooled. She had worked for Lucky Eagle Casino in the restaurant as a hostess and waitress in 2004. She had also worked at Betty’s Kitchen...

Jun 20, 2015

Frances Theresa Jonason, 73, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born in Aberdeen, October 4, 1941, the daughter of Clyde and Jospehine (Kroll) Capps.She was a graduate of Weatherwax High School in 1960 and was married to Chester Jonason in Aberdeen on November 19, 1961. He died...

Jun 15, 2015

Anne Wallace, 59, Hoquiam resident and office manager at Hometown Sanitation in Hoquiam, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her home.Anne was born in Moscow, Idaho to Richard Dewitt and Patricia (Parks) Hainlin on July 18, 1955. Her family moved to Kennewick where she attended Kamiakin High School. She moved to Aberdeen in 1985 and then to Hoquiam in 1991.She...

Jun 12, 2015

Dorothy Jean Shaw, 83, left this earth to be reunited with her husband on June, 12, what would have been their 67th wedding anniversary. She was born at home on the Wishkah Road on October 20, 1931 to Hazel West and William Parbon. She attended Aberdeen schools and as a teenager worked at the Aberdeen Theater. On June 12, 1948...

Jun 10, 2015

Nina Mary Morgan, 91, a long-time Hoquiam resident and World War II English war bride, died Wednesday morning, June 10, 2015 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab Center in Aberdeen.Nina was born in Braintree, Essex Co., England on January 8, 1924 to Leonard Charles and Lucy L. (Hoy) Lewis. After an idyllic childhood in a close family, war broke out...

Jun 9, 2015

Louis Robert Bogdanovich, 83, longtime Grays Harbor resident and former counselor at Aberdeen’s Miller Jr. High School in Aberdeen, died June 8, 2015 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam.“Louie” was born on December 9, 1931 in Montesano, WA to Marion and Julia (Zawislak) Bogdanovich. He graduated from Montesano High School in 1949 and went to Grays Harbor College where he...

Jun 9, 2015

Tiffany Daniell Conover, 36, a former resident of Aberdeen, died at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Aberdeen, April 10, 1979, the daughter of Jacquelin White and Richard L. Conover. She graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1997 and later received an AA from Grays Harbor College.She...

Jun 9, 2015

Victor Manuel Villegas,65 of Montesano,Wa. passed away June 9, 2015 in his home after battling a sever illness, He was born in Hollister Ca. and raised in Sunnyvale Ca. Victor served 4 honorable yrs. in the US Army 1st Calvary Division. Victor joined the work force in IBM of San Jose Ca. He retired after 30yrs.He and his wife moved...

Jun 8, 2015

Rex Christner, 82, Aberdeen/Olympia resident, died in Olympia on Monday, June 8, 2015 surrounded by his family.Rex was born on July 24, 1932 in Winfield, Kansas, moving to Hutchinson as a small child. He remained there with his parents, Elva and Harry Christner, until joining the Air Force.While stationed in Las Vegas, NV, Rex married Gayle Callahan on July 6,...