Recent Obituaries

Sep 12, 2013

On September 12th, 2013 Mary Ann (Dolly) Walker made her final transition to be with her beloved husband who went before her in 2005, William G Walker. Mary Ann was also preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Matt Bender and brother Nick Bender. She is survived by her brother Robert A Bender (Barbara) of Wyoming, and sister-in-law Lucetta...

Sep 11, 2013

Longtime resident of Elma, Craig Lewis Johanson died on September 11, 2013, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia due to a massive stroke, which occurred the evening of September 5, 2013. He was 53 years old. Craig was born on July 13, 1960, in Aberdeen, to Donald and Frances Johanson.Craig grew up and attended school in Elma, graduating in...

Sep 8, 2013

Longtime Westport resident and restaurateur, Helen Steele, died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at a Tacoma nursing home at the age of 91. She was born in Hartford, CT, February 7, 1922, the daughter of Harry and Mercina (Demos) Cotton. The family came to West Seattle the following year and Helen graduated from West Seattle High School in 1940.Helen worked for...

Sep 6, 2013

Sep 6, 2013

Tyson Hamel Jones, 91, lifetime resident of Aberdeen and former carpenter for Franciscovich Construction, died Monday afternoon, September 16, 2013 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia.Tyson was born on Christmas Day, 1921 to Edgar Russell and Kathryn Alleman (Hamel) Jones in Aberdeen. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1939 and then attended one year at Washington State College...

Aug 28, 2013

Wesely Herman Steinruck, 70, died August 28, 2013 at Montesano Health & Rehab Center in Montesano.Wes was born on December 28, 1942 in Everett, WA to George Olfield and Gladys Lorenz. He grew up in Everett and was raised by his stepfather Richard Steinruck. When he was a teenager the family moved their shake mill to Aberdeen and Wes continued...

Aug 26, 2013

Evelyn May Arusell, 87, former administrator of Harbor Healthcare Center in South Aberdeen, died at her home in Ocean Shores, Monday, August 26, 2013, following a 25 years struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Cordova, Alaska, August 11, 1926, the daughter of Alexander and Edith (Michelson) Sigurdson. The family moved to Oregon, then Nahcotta, WA before coming to...

Aug 21, 2013

Aug 21, 2013

Cheryl Ann (Walker) Moline, 64, Aberdeen resident and in-home caregiver for the State of Washington, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Cheryl was born on December 2, 1948 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Melvin L. and Patricia A. (Calhoun) Walker. She moved to the Aberdeen area and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1968.On July 26,...

Aug 19, 2013

Michael Arnold “Mike” Mundy, 49, Aberdeen resident and computer technician, died Monday afternoon, August 19, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Mike was born on March 28, 1964 in Spokane, Washington to Marion ‘Bill’ and Marian J. (Herbert) Mundy. Mike was raised by his grandparents, Earl and Lillian Herbert, for the first couple of years. He moved to South...

Aug 19, 2013

Aug 8, 2013

Death is not a final goodbye, but a precious new beginning of life.JoAnn Spellman left this world on August 8, 2013, to be with her first love, God, family and friends.My sister, Diane, and I are so very blessed to have so many memories and experiences with our mommy.Her granddaughter, Julie Arrington, gave Mom the name (Grandma Tom) that was...

Aug 7, 2013

Virginia L. “Ginny” Becker, 85, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen and Cosmopolis, died at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Aberdeen, Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born in Aberdeen June 19, 1928, the daughter of Clarence and Artlea (Wilson) Fulbright. She was a graduate of Weatherwax High School in 1946.Ginny had worked as a waitress and had worked many...

Aug 6, 2013

Betty Lee Krigbaum, 82, a longtime resident of the South Beach communities, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, August 6, 2013. She was born in Lynden, WA August 7, 1930, the youngest of four children of Jay L. and Lila (Himler) Vinson. She came with her family to O’Leary Creek from Whidbey Island in 1936 and graduated from...

Aug 2, 2013

Ruth T. Schwarz, 94, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen, died at a Seattle hospital Friday, August 2, 2013. She was born in Aberdeen, August 1, 1919, the daughter of Anders and Anna (Haukelid) Espedal. She graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1937 and also Grays Harbor Business College.Ruth married Theodore E. “Ted” Schwarz in Aberdeen in 1940 and they made...

Jul 31, 2013

Aileen Ruth “Peggy” Pratt, 83, a Hoquiam resident, died at an Auburn hospital Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was born August 29, 1929 in Aberdeen, the daughter of Claire and Alice (Vickers) Markley. She was raised in the Wishkah Valley and had attended schools there.In 1948 she married George A. Pratt and they had made their home in Ocosta for...

Jul 26, 2013

James Baxter ‘Jim’ Ellis, 87, longtime Aberdeen resident and former operating engineer, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at his home in Hoquiam.Jim was born on July 19, 1926 in Juanita, WA to Walter Harrison and Mae Delia (Frisk) Ellis. He grew up in Duvall and Tolt area and graduated from Tolt High School in 1944.Jim joined the US Army in...

Jul 24, 2013

David Lee Proctor, 69, a lifetime resident of Hoquiam and retired Longshoreman for the Port of Grays Harbor, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Rainier Vista Care Center in Puyallup, WA. David was born on December 5, 1943 in Aberdeen to Harold and Phyllis (Jasper) Proctor. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1963.He worked with his dad as a...

Jul 20, 2013

Frances Anne Cates, 83, resident of Aberdeen and former secretary for the Aberdeen School District, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 in Lacey, WA.Frances was born on October 29, 1929 in Hartford, CT to Joseph and Laura Moody. She grew up on the East Coast and graduated from Penn State with a B.A. She then attended Strayer Business College in Washington,...

Jul 19, 2013

Doris Lucille Toy, 95, longtime resident of Aberdeen and former nurse for Aberdeen School District, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at her home. Doris was born on a homestead in Deming, New Mexico on September 25, 1917 to Edward W. and Lucile E. (Eckert) Thompson.Her family moved to Orange, CA in a 1915 Model T Ford. They moved several times...