Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Eli Helde
Jan 9, 2024
Eli Helde, 102, a homemaker and long standing resident of Aberdeen passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen. An inurnment service will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 1:00 PM located at Fern Hill Cemetery in Aberdeen, Washington. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Twibell's Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington.
Jack Cotey Sr
Jan 7, 2024
Jack Gerald Cotey, Sr., 57, Satsop resident and area electrician, died Sunday, January 7, 2024 at his home in Satsop.Jack was born on December 21, 1966, in Aberdeen, Washington to Gordon Cotey and Christine (Osbekoff) Cotey. He grew up in Montesano and graduated from Montesano High School in 1986. He then graduated from Centralia Community College with his AA in...
John Hansen Iii
Jan 2, 2024
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Robert Westby
Jan 1, 2024
Robert David (Rocky) Westby, 55, passed away New Years Day in Ocean Shores, WA. He was a victim of a hit and run driver.Rocky was born on February 21, 1968 in Aberdeen to David M. and Peggy A. (Johnson) Westby. He graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School in 1986. During his summer months while going to school he was a...
Carol Mccowan
Jan 1, 2024
Carol Joan McCowan, 85, died peacefully in Olympia, WA at St. Peter's Hospital on January 1, 2024. She has passed into eternity to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born April 3, 1938, in Puyallup, WA to Gustaf M. Sorensen and Alma A. (Johnson) Sorensen. Carol grew up on the family farm in Graham, WA. She...
Richard Hinman
Dec 31, 2023
Richard “Rick” A. Hinman, 69, of McCleary, Washington passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 31, 2023.Rick was born on July 27, 1954, to Don and DeLoris Hinman in Elma, Washington. After graduating from Elma High School in 1972, he attended Centralia Community College. Once he finished college in 1974, Rick served in the Army as a food service specialist for...
Richard Goodwin
Dec 28, 2023
Longtime resident and attorney Dick Goodwin (aged 95) passed away December 28th at the Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam. Dick was a quiet, well-dressed, dignified, and very independent man who was known for his very dry/droll sense of humor. Dick was also known for his affinity for small sports cars especially his Fiats and Mazda Miatas. Few people can talk...
Robert Wydra
Dec 21, 2023
Robert Wydra, 81, longtime resident of Aberdeen, WA passed away on 12/21/23 while in the hospital; He was born 12/28/41 in Chisholm, MN.After serving in the Navy he met & married Debbie in 1966. They moved to Aberdeen shortly thereafter and had daughters Tammy & Kristine.They built a life together through Real Estate properties & business owners until sadly in...
James Anderson
Dec 16, 2023
James “Jim” Marshall Anderson, 65, a long time Westport resident and former bartender passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam, Washington.Jim was born on October 10, 1958, to parents Lester and Celistine Anderson in Seattle, Washington. Jim graduated from Ballard High School in 1976. He began bartending in the Seattle area when he met...
Ramona Halbrook
Dec 15, 2023
Ramona Jane Halbrook, 89, Resident of Aberdeen and former Psychiatrist for Lake Washington School District, passed away on December 15, 2023 at her home in Aberdeen.Ramona was born on May 24, 1934 in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Russell and Esther (Crosswait) Rose. She was raised in Jefferson, MO.On May 7, 1960, she married Thomas Robert Halbrook in San Francisco, CA....
James Benton
Dec 10, 2023
James “Jim” Henry Benton, 79, longtime Grayland resident and former armed forces medic and civilian welder passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at his Grayland residence.Jim was born on April 25, 1944, in Tacoma, Washington to Edward and Mary (Palko) Benton. Graduating from Clover Park High School in 1962. Shortly thereafter, in 1963, Jim joined the United States Army...
Georgia Dotson
Dec 8, 2023
Georgia Leea Dotson, 81, Aberdeen resident, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Georgia was born on July 14, 1942, in Camden, West Virginia to Orbin and Flora (Carpenter) Fleming. She moved to Veneta, Oregon in 1963 and then to Aberdeen in 1973 where she has lived ever since.She married Dennis Dotson in Mitchell Town, Virginia...
Deborah Thomas
Dec 6, 2023
Deborah (Garmon) Thomas graced this world on November 3, 1955 in Moline, Illinois. She set sail for the great beyond on December 6, 2023 after bravely confronting hip surgery just days prior. She passed from complications at her Westport, WA home. Deborah was 68.She is survived by Paul, her devoted partner and husband of nearly 19 years, along with her...
Joseph Abbott Jr
Nov 24, 2023
Joseph “Jay” LeRoy Abbott Jr., 29, Hoquiam resident and former mill worker passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, in Hoquiam, Washington.Jay was born on June 7, 1994, to Joseph Abbott Sr., and Michelle (Lenz) Abbott in Aberdeen, Washington. The family lived in Grays Harbor over the next few years, and when Jay was 5, they moved to Cusick, Washington....
Judith Jones
Nov 21, 2023
Judith Diane Jones, 82, a longtime resident of Montesano, and former medical receptionist passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, Washington.Judith was born on November 3, 1941, to Mother Irene Ekendahl in Elma, Washington. She was raised in the Aberdeen and Hoquiam areas, attending Hoquiam schools. After school, Judith met Billy Joe Jones,...
Floyd Shumate
Nov 19, 2023
Floyd Leroy Shumate, 94, Satsop resident and former Mill Wright for Weyerhaeuser, died Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, WA.Floyd was born on May 25, 1929, in Columbus, Montana to Rolland J. and Bernice (Enger) Shumate. He was one of fourteen children. His family moved to Elma when he was a teenager and he attended Elma...
Julia Christen
Nov 19, 2023
Hoquiam resident Julia May Christen, 97, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam, Washington.Julia was born on Jan. 26, 1926, in Great Falls, Montana to Herman Carl and May (Luther) Nebel. She grew up in Albright, Montana until the 1st Grade when they moved to Aberdeen, Washington. A couple of years later they moved to Gardner,...
Melvin Cook
Nov 17, 2023
Melvin Delbert Cook, 90, born on April 3, 1933, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington. He was the son of William N. Cook and Bertha Ida Cook in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He was the 5th of 6 children. Melvin grew up in the San Francisco area, and attended Mission High School, and...
Thomas Kelley
Nov 14, 2023
Thomas “Tom” Jess Kelley, 82, a lifelong Harbor resident and former crab fisherman passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Tom was born on March 5, 1941, to parents Jess Kelley and Hetty (Hasbrouck) Kelley in Aberdeen, Washington. He was raised on the Harbor, living in the cities of Aberdeen and Ocosta, he attended...
Rita Finegan
Nov 8, 2023
Rita Jeanne Jackson Finegan passed away on November 8, 2023, in her home of Centralia due to health issues.Rita was born in Olympia on July 2, 1951, to Robert E. Jackson and Edna L. Jackson. She is preceded in death by both parents, her sister, Eileen Jackson Horn, and her brother, Gilbert C. Jackson. She is survived by one brother...
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