Recent Obituaries

May 20, 2014

May 18, 2014

Raymond K. Schamber, 79, Aberdeen resident and former little league/Babe Ruth Coach and Baltimore Colts running back, died suddenly Sunday, May 18, 2014 in Shelton, WA.Ray was born on April 18, 1935 to Rheinhold and Freda (Winckler)Schamber in Scotland, South Dakota. He grew up in Tyndall, SD andafter the passing of his parents at an early age, he was raised...

May 17, 2014

Earl Frank Koch, 93, Hoquiam resident and former owner of Wisconsin Cheese Center and veteran of the 101st Airborne in WWII, died Saturday, May 17, 2014 at his home in Hoquiam.Earl was born on March 5, 1921 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Norman and Freida (Oldenberg) Koch. He grew up in Antigo and in December 1939 joined the Army. He was...

May 8, 2014

Janet Marie (Tesia) Henry, 62, lifetime Aberdeen resident and former manager of Joanne Fabrics in both Aberdeen and Olympia, passed away after a thirteen year battle with cancer on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at her mother’s home in Aberdeen. A Rosary service will take place on Monday Evening, May 12, 2014 at 7:00 PM in Fern Hill Funeral Home. A...

May 7, 2014

Helen “June” Johnson, 85, longtime Wishkah Valley resident and homemaker, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab Center in Aberdeen after a long battle with cancer.June was born on May 2, 1929 in Cosmopolis, Washington to Oscar and Johanna (Berild) Relling. She grew up in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1948 and went...

May 7, 2014

June Kaiyala, 89, Aberdeen resident and homemaker, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.She was born on January 1, 1925 in Hollister, Idaho to Willard Robert and Sarah Helen (Malloy) Blair. She grew up in Hollister and graduated from Hollister High School in 1943. She moved to Hoquiam soon after graduation.On May 5, 1949, June...

Apr 30, 2014

Apr 28, 2014

Bart Stapley Rymer 66 years, passed away April 28, 2014 in Aberdeen, Washington. He was born October 30, 1947 in Delta, Utah to Norman and Velma (Stapley) Rymer.He was raised in various towns in Utah before moving to Aberdeen in 1964. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1966. He served an LDS Church Mission to Perth, Australia for two...

Apr 27, 2014

Zale Michael Winkle, 75, lifetime harborite and former machine operator at the Cosi Pulp Mill, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home in Cosmopolis, WA.Zale was born on February 7, 1939 in Aberdeen to George Walter and Evelyn Katherine (Luctvick) Winkle. He grew up in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School. He worked for Evans Plywood in the...

Apr 15, 2014

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Apr 14, 2014

Elsie Kathryn Trew-Bailey, 87, Montesano resident and former owner of A Christmas Shop in Westport, died Monday morning, April 14, 2014 at Montesano Health & Rehab.Elsie was born on February 25, 1927 in Aberdeen to Dale P. and Elsie K. (Backa) Trew. She graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School where she played violin all four years. She then worked as...

Apr 11, 2014

Apr 8, 2014

Ruth Estella Dixon, 89, a life-long Harborite, died at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center, Montesano, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was born at East Hoquiam, November 15, 1924, the daughter of Harry H. and Celesta Blanche (Hawkins) Hartley. She was raised in East Hoquiam until the 7th grade when the family moved into town. She graduated from Hoquiam High School...

Apr 5, 2014

Longtime Aberdeen resident, Janice L. Schoening, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was 79. Janice was born in Everson, Washington, February 18, 1935, the daughter of John and Genevieve (Hunter) Lenss. The family moved often seeking work during the depression years, coming to the South Beach area of Grays Harbor in the late 1930s.Janice graduated...

Mar 26, 2014

Longtime Harborite, Mary Frances Larson, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 after a valiant 14 year battle with cancer. She was 79 years old. She was born April 19, 1934 in London, Kentucky, to Tim and Mittie (George) Pennington. She was a 2 pound “preemie”, born in a one room log cabin in the hills of Kentucky. Her great-grandmother saved her...

Mar 20, 2014

Jack Thompson, 75, Longtime Cosmopolis resident beloved Husband, Father and Brother died Thursday, March 20, 2014, peacefully at home in Cosmopolis. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, we will all miss his forever smile and the twinkle in his eye, you were Jacks friend even if you had just met him, He was a very giving...

Mar 18, 2014

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Mar 13, 2014

Norbert Theodore MacMillan, 68, In-Home care nurse and first male to graduate from Grays Harbor College’s Nursing Program, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home in Aberdeen.Norbert was born on June 4, 1945 in Middleburgh, New York to Norbert R. and Patricia N. (Usher) MacMillan. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1964 and was Honorably Discharged in 1966....

Mar 11, 2014

Longtime Montesano resident, Allen R. Gillman, 76, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Al was born in Bemidji, MN, April 13, 1937, the son of Raymond T. and Beulah Mae (Duhamel) Gillman. He came to Kelso, WA at the age of 14 and had attended Kelso schools.He started work at the Longview Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill...

Mar 7, 2014

Barbara Mae Hoff, 83, longtime Aberdeen resident died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Barbara was born on October 14, 1930 in Kelso, Washington to George Walter and May Alberta (Martin) Comer. She graduated from Kelso High School in 1948, and went to work for Longview Fiber soon after.On May 28, 1951, Barbara eloped with Arthur...