Recent Obituaries

Oct 31, 2012

Oct 31, 2012

Ruby Ann Walczyk, died October 31, 2012 in Vancouver, WA at the age of 85. She was born in Holdrege, Nebraska to Guy and Myrtle (Waters) Louthan on May 22, 1927. At the age of 13 she moved with her Mom and Dad to Aberdeen, WA to join two brothers and a sister who had relocated earlier. Ruby graduated from...

Oct 31, 2012

Oct 30, 2012

David Eugene Sletten, 63, a longtime Grays Harbor resident and former mill worker for ITT Rayonier, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his home in Elma, WA.David was born on June 21, 1949 to Glen and Francis (Hawk) Sletten in Aberdeen. He grew up in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School. He worked for 20 years at ITT from...

Oct 22, 2012

Lifelong resident of Aberdeen and cherished local photographer, Richard Edwin Short, succumbed October 22, 2012 to esophageal cancer at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Aberdeen, June 20, 1937 to Murl "Dugan" Edwin and Patricia Rose (Grigsby) Short.After graduating in 1956 from J.M. Weatherwax High School, Rich apprenticed under Dell Mulkey, a local photographer. He married Barbara...

Oct 12, 2012

David Alexander Gitcho, 63, a seventeen year resident of Ocean Shores, died at his home there Friday morning, October 12, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Granite City, Illinois on January 8, 1949 the son of Chris and Dorothy (Constantine) Gitcho. He graduated from high school in Granite City and served in the Army from...

Oct 9, 2012

Ronald James ’ Malvich (Weed), 65, longtime resident of Wishkah Valley, WA, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at his home with his family around him.Ron was born in Council, Idaho on May 22, 1947 to John and Florence (Nearing) Malvich. He grew up in Riggins, ID and graduated from Salmon River High School.He came to Wishkah Valley and went to...

Oct 8, 2012

Arlayne Odle a life time resident of Ocosta, Washington passed away on October 8, 2012 with her daughters by her side. She was born October 10, 1929 in Markham, Washington. She is preceded in death by her father Clarence (Bud) Matthews, her mother Esther (Gotchy) Persson and her husband Eldon Claude Odle. Eldon and Arlayne were married on September 19,...

Oct 8, 2012

Oct 7, 2012

Luella Mae Wilppone, 94, a longtime Aberdeen resident and former Medical Records Director for Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam.Luella was born on January 26, 1918 in Marnie, Iowa to Heinz and Lois (Marvin) Duncan. They moved to Aberdeen when she was 8 and she has lived here since...

Oct 4, 2012

Barbara Delaney Ventar, 70, a longtime resident of the Harbor, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Thursday, October 4, 2012. She was born in Teaneck, New Jersey on May 21, 1942, the daughter of Charles D. and Agnes (Mercer) Scherwitz. The family moved to upstate New York and Barbara later graduated from high school there.She married Ron Delaney...

Sep 23, 2012

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Sep 17, 2012

Friends and family of Ocean Shores resident Patricia Mae Cogswell, who died Sept. 17 in Ocean Shores, will gather at noon Saturday behind her home at 553 Sand Dune Ave. in Ocean Shores, to scatter her ashes.Arrangements were by Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen

Sep 15, 2012

Glenn E. McAfee, 90, a resident of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Aberdeen, Washington since 1962, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Sun City West, AZ.He was born March 3, 1922 at Portland, OR to James L. and Ruth H. (Rossiter) McAfee.He married Evelyn T. Smith on April 28, 1944 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She died in 2002.He attended grade...

Sep 15, 2012

Lawrence Relich Jr., 60, lifetime Aberdeen resident and former millworker at Grays Harbor Paper in Hoquiam, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at his home in Aberdeen.John was born on September 18, 1951 in Hoquiam to John Lawrence and Neva M. (Julian) Relich Sr.He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1969 and then attended Grays Harbor College. He later went to...

Sep 14, 2012

Bettie Lou Hendrickson79, a longtime Aberdeen resident, Died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab in Aberdeen.She was born on January 3, 1933 in Richland, Missouri to Deverett D. and Goldie Jane (Powers) Henson.Bettie married James Murrel Hendrickson on August 22, 1951 in Plymouth, Illinois. James died on April 17, 1987.Bettie is survived by a son, David...

Sep 13, 2012

Narlene ‘Jean’ Faye Tarnowski, 79, longtime Aberdeen resident and former Home Repossession and Sales Agent for Metropolitan Mortgage, died at her home in Aberdeen on Thursday, September 13, 2012.Jean was born on December 6, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, WA to Ardelbert Raymond and Ada Isabelle (Hauenstein) Gillette. She attended schools in Mt. Vernon and came to Aberdeen in 1963.Jean worked...

Sep 10, 2012

David Lee Woodland passed away Monday morning, September 10, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, after a short battle with cancer. He was 82. David was the third son of Earle C. and Marian (Carter) Woodland. He was born in Aberdeen on April 22, 1930.He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1948 and shortly after joined the Navy. After...

Sep 9, 2012

Jon Karl Hitzroth, 63, Resident of Oakville and 29 year Correctional Officer for Dept. of Corrections, died at his home on Sunday, September 9, 2012.Jon was born to Frank and Audrey (Murphy) Hitzroth on March 31, 1949 in Seattle, Washington. He grew up at Soap Lake, WA and following graduation, joined the Navy in 1967. He was Honorably Discharged in...

Sep 9, 2012