Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Robert Hanson
Oct 27, 2011
Robert Cresswell Hanson, 88, retired Carpenter with the local Carpenters Union #317, died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Karr House in Hoquiam following a brief illness.Robert was born on May 4, 1923 in Roundup, Montana to John and Cecilia (Riemann) Curdy. When he was 7, his family moved to the Wishkah Valley in Aberdeen, WA. Later the family moved to...
Carmen Bickel
Oct 27, 2011
Carmen Parthenia Bickel, 70, Westport resident and In-Home-Care Nurse with COPS, died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at her home in Westport.Carmen was born on August 17, 1941 in Plainview, Texas to Elmer and Margret (Curtis) Mayfield. At the age of 9, she moved to Ventura, CA. She graduated from Ventura High School. She married Roger Crain in Ventura, CA. They...
Rodney Ventar Jr
Oct 25, 2011
Rodney P. Ventar, Jr., 67, a Harbor resident for 46 years, died at his home in Aberdeen, Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Rodney was born December 26, 1943 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Rodney P. Ventar, Sr. and Natividad Valaraiso (Aceron) Ventar.He was raised in Hawaii, coming to Aberdeen in 1965. He had worked for Swanson’s Foods from 1965 until...
Kenneth Taylor
Oct 23, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Taylor, Kenny, to all that knew him, died Sunday, October 23rd, 2011, at his home in Aberdeen, Washington. Kenny, 51 years of age at the time of his death, was born March 30, 1960 in Aransas Pass, Texas, which is a small town outside of Corpus Christi, Texas. Kenny, born to Edward Albert Taylor SR, and Annie Lee...
Walter Case
Oct 14, 2011
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George Nelson
Oct 10, 2011
George H. “Spud” Nelson, 95, former supervisor of maintenance and operations for the Aberdeen School District, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital Monday, October 10, 2011. He was born in Winlock, WA September 3, 1916, the son of Nels and Helen (White) Nelsen. [[that is correct spelling for Nelsen]]He was raised on a farm in Winlock that never had electricity...
Robert Tiedemann-Harvey
Oct 7, 2011
Robert Eli Tiedemann-Harvey, 34, went to be with the Lord when he lost his battle with heart disease when the lord took him home last week on October 7th, 2011. Born October 14, 1976 and was a longtime resident of Grays Harbor.Robert was an artist; musician and a poet, and worked for many years in the security field.Robert is survived...
Patricia Carney
Oct 4, 2011
Patricia Joann (Walczak) CarneyAugust 15, 1935-October 4, 2011Patricia Joann (Walczak) Carney passed away at Westhaven Villa, Aberdeen, Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Born August 15, 1935 in Aberdeen to Gwen (Withrow) and Adam Walczak, Pat was an only child beloved by her parents. Childhood was filled with cousins, school, and days with her Grandparents, Ma and Pa Withrow, at what is...
Ernest Ingram
Oct 1, 2011
Ernest Miller 'Ernie' Ingram, 85, lifetime Aberdeen resident and founding partner of Ingram, Zelasko & Goodwin, died Saturday morning, October 1, 2011 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.Ernie was born on August 8, 1926 in Aberdeen to Robert Morton and Catherine (Miller) Ingram. His fraternal grandfather, James Albert Ingram was one of the early Lake Quinault pioneers. Paternal...
Shirley Millich
Sep 22, 2011
Shirley C. Millich, 82, resident of Hoquiam died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.Shirley was born on August 12, 1929 in Sigurd, Utah to Linden Richard Iverson and Alta Leonys (Hardy) Iverson Hansen. She grew up in Sigurd and graduated from Richfield High School.She moved to Seattle in 1951 and then to Hoquiam in...
Robert Pearson
Sep 17, 2011
Robert H. “Bob” Pearson, 92, a Montesano resident for the last 5 years, died at his home Saturday, September 17. 2011. Bob was born in Connersville, Indiana August 17, 1919, the son of Chester Arthur and Ruby (Schaffner) Pearson. He was raised in Connersville and left school to work during the depression, returning to Connersville High School to graduate in...
Barbara Christopherson
Sep 14, 2011
Barbara Lee Christopherson, 71, resident of Montesano and former cook at Grays Harbor Convalescent Center in Aberdeen, died Wednesday evening, September 14, 2011 at her home in Montesano.Barbara was born in Pomeroy, WA on July 29, 1940 to Elmer and Marjorie (Bowles) Parris. Her family moved to Ocean City when she was young and then to Hoquiam at age 12.On...
Warwick Maxfield
Sep 9, 2011
Warwick Jesse “Max” Maxfield, 49, passed away suddenly at Chehalis, WA on September 9, 2011. Max was born March 4, 1962 in Port Angeles, WA, the son of Dudley and Dinah (Cox) Maxfield.He was raised in Forks, WA and directly out of school joined the Air Force, serving as a firefighter. After his discharge in 1983 he worked in Forks...
Connie Balderston
Sep 6, 2011
Connie Marie Balderston, 52, resident of Aberdeen and former Processor for US Bank in Portland, OR, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Connie was born in Vancouver, Washington on October 12, 1958 to Donald and Diana Arlene (Williams) Balderston. She grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1976.At age 19, she...
Lynda Maxwell
Sep 6, 2011
Lynda Jean Maxwell, 59, former Harbor resident, died at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Lynda was born in Bunch, Oklahoma, April 9, 1952, the daughter of Howard and Violet (Gibson) Maxwell. She graduated from high school in Tulsa, OK in 1970.Lynda came to the Harbor in the early 1970’s and had worked at the...
Jackie Cable
Aug 25, 2011
Jackie Lynn Cable, 59, a lifetime Willapa Harbor resident and Home Health Care Provider, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.She was born on September 26, 1951 in Willapa Harbor to Lawrence and Rosellen (Parker) Knutson. She graduated from Willapa Valley High School in 1969. She then married John Cable. They later divorced in...
Kevin Warren
Aug 24, 2011
Kevin Estes Warren, 38, a seven-year resident of Oakville and Long-term Care Associate at Liberty Country Place Care Center in Centralia, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, WA.Kevin was born in Herrin, IL on October 26, 1972 to Kenneth Eugene and Miriam Kathryn (Gray) Warren.He grew up in Carterville, IL and Marion, IL until moving...
Nellie Bowers
Aug 22, 2011
Nellie Margaret BowersNellie Margaret Bowers passed away on August 22, 2011, at Pacific Care Nursing Home in Hoquiam. Nellie was born on January 24, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois to Yugoslavian immigrant parents, John and Mary Franich. She moved from Chicago to South Aberdeen in 1924. Nellie graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1938.Nellie met Glenn Bowers in 1945 while Glenn...
Roy Ekstrand
Aug 20, 2011
Thirty-two year resident of South Beach, Roy W. Ekstrand, 76, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Saturday, August 20, 2011. Ray was born in Coffeeville, Kansas on July 31, 1935, the son of Hilmer and Florence (Grear) Ekstrand.He graduated from high school in Coffeeville and joined the Army in 1955. He had been stationed at Ft. Lewis and upon his...
Norma Bugher
Aug 5, 2011
Norma Jean Bugher, 81, a longtime Wynooche Valley resident, died Friday evening, August 5, 2011 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Norma was born on April 5, 1930 to Virgil Melvin and Bessie Elvira (Johnson) Fisher. She grew up and attended school in Aberdeen and on January 6, 1946, Norma married Albert John Bugher in Montesano. She has lived in...
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