Recent Obituaries

Dec 13, 2013

Dec 12, 2013

FERN HILL16 Dec 2013Daily World, obituary and photoHelen Faye Mason of Montesano passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen. She was 83 years old. Helen was born on April 10, 1930 in Bellingham, WA to Frank James and Tollie (Darnell) Horton and was raised by Art Horton, her step-father.Helen graduated from Forks High School in...

Dec 6, 2013

Elven A. Backholm, 95, died at his home in Aberdeen, Friday afternoon December 6, 2013. He was born in Hoquiam, WA July 1, 1918, the son of Eric and Ellen (Helquist) Backholm. He graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1936 and then attended Grays Harbor College and Washington State College in Pullman.In his junior year at WSC he was inducted...

Dec 5, 2013

Longtime Harbor resident Sarah Ruth Geer, 66, died at her home in Aberdeen, Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born in Murphysboro, IL, March 2, 1947, the daughter of Floyd and Pauline(Dameron) Childers.Sarah came to the Northwest in the early 1970s. She was married to Albert G. Geer, Sr. at Big Sur, CA in 1976. They lived in Monterey, CA...

Dec 2, 2013

Douglas Arthur Raub, 51, former Aberdeen resident, died at a Portland, Oregon hospital Monday, December 2, 2013. He was born in Aberdeen, February 25, 1962.Doug was a kind and caring partner, dedicated son, loyal brother, uncle and friend. He was generous in sharing his time and carpentry expertise with others, even in his own time of need. Ever the outdoorsman,...

Nov 28, 2013

Dwain Douglas Kelly, 87, a Grays Harbor native, died November 28, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Dwain was born in Elma, August 14, 1926, and grew up on a family farm out along the Cloquallum River. He was preceeded in death by his parents Douglas and Leatha (Hughs) Kelly, brother Orville, wife of 46 years Louella (Woods), and wife...

Nov 27, 2013

Sharon Louise Lindsley, 67, a resident of Ocean Shores, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Sharon was born in Houston, Texas, December 10, 1945, the daughter of Herschel and Jewel (Coleman) Rosenquist. She graduated from Waltrip High School, Houston, in 1963 and was married to William W. Lindsley in Houston, July 17, 1964.She had been...

Nov 27, 2013

Opal E. McMillan, 90, a former longtime resident of Aberdeen, died at Mother Joseph’s Care Center, Olympia, Wednesday, November 27, 2013. She was born in LaCenter, WA, October 11, 1923, the daughter of Oren Wesley and Elizabeth (Olstead) Horn. She was raised in LaCenter and graduated from LaCenter High School.Following graduation she went to Portland, OR, where she worked as...

Nov 25, 2013

Irwina Tamar Nelson, 75, former resident of Moses Lake, WA, died Monday evening, November 25, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Irwina was born on June 27, 1938 to Paul and Mary Alice (McCarty) Williams in Yakima, WA. She grew up in Maple Valley and at the age of 16 moved to Ephrata to help on the family...

Nov 23, 2013

James R. Roberts, Jr., 58, Aberdeen resident and former Aberdeen VFW Post 224 Commander from 2010-2011 and Vietnam era veteran with the US Army, died Saturday evening, November 23, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.James was born on September 29, 1955 in Rantoul, Ill to James R. Sr. and Rosemary (Hires) Roberts.He joined the US Army in 1972...

Nov 12, 2013

Lifelong Harbor resident, Byron Paul Philbrick, died at his home at Elma, Tuesday, November 12, 2013. He was 69. Byron was born in Aberdeen, December 15, 1943, the son of Byron F. and Dorothy (Tice) Philbrick. He joined the Army at the age of 17 and then graduated from Garrett Hines High School in Shelton.Byron had worked for Grays Harbor...

Nov 10, 2013

Copalis Crossing resident, Danny Ray Graves, 66, died at his home Sunday, November 10, 2013. He was born in Fremont Nebraska, March 10, 1947, the son of Virgil L. and Stella M. (Knapp) Graves. He graduated from Lake Washington High School, Seattle, in 1965. He joined the Navy and served for 4 years, returning to the Seattle area.He married Anita...

Nov 6, 2013

Ella Beatrice Myers, 103, a resident of Grays Harbor for a dozen years, died Friday November 6, 2013 at Grays Harbor Health and Rehab in Aberdeen. Ella was born April 6, 1910 in Talmo, Kansas to Issac Charles and Mary (Eggers) Sherman. At the age of 4 her father died and her Mother married John Henning. The two combined their...

Oct 25, 2013

Longtime resident of Hoquiam, Dorothy E. Secor Anderson, 80, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Friday, October 25, 2013. She was born in Aberdeen, WA, January 8, 1933, the daughter of Herbert Warnic and Gladys Opal (Markham) Secor. Dorothy graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1952 and was married to John Michael Anderson in Hoquiam, February 11, 1955. He...

Oct 21, 2013

Former Grays Harbor Fire District 10 Chief Bill Knannlein died Monday at his Wishkah Valley home. He was 97.Knannlein retired in 2006 just shy of his 90th birthday, after 55 years in firefighting and 42 years as the district’s founding chief.“It’s a commitment. It isn’t a club,” Knannlein told The Daily World at that time. “It’s not a social club...

Oct 20, 2013

Robert James Jenkins, 43, a builder of log furniture for JK Log Furniture in Montesano and avid Harley rider, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 following a tragic motorcycle accident in Aberdeen.Robert was born on May 7, 1970 in Aberdeen to Eugene L. and Lura M. (White) Jenkins. He was a lifetime resident of Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen schools.Robert worked...

Oct 14, 2013

Michael Chester Baldwin, 70, a lifetime resident of Westport and former commercial fishing boat Captain, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Michael was born on December 2, 1942 in Hillsboro, Oregon to Grant and Josephine (Munch) Baldwin.He was raised in Westport and graduated Salutatorian from Ocosta High School in 1961. He attended college...

Oct 14, 2013

Tommy Ray Stutesman, 44, lifetime Aberdeen resident and owner of Tom’s Auto Body & Repair, died Monday, October 14, 2013 at his home in Hoquiam.Tom was born on June 23, 1969 in Aberdeen to Denny Ray and Kathy Jo (Emery) Stutesman. He attended school in Aberdeen and would hang out at Douglas Danielson’s Portway Garage on W. Market, from the...

Oct 11, 2013

Sep 23, 2013

Caprice Lawrence, 51, Aberdeen resident and homemaker, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Caprice was born on May 23, 1962 in San Jose, CA to Raymond Button and Helen Anderson August. She moved with her family at age 2 to Aberdeen and has been here ever since.She attended both Weatherwax High School and Grays Harbor...