Recent Obituaries

May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011

Dolores Frances Maki, 79, lifetime Aberdeen resident and Greeter at Wal-Mart in Aberdeen, died Monday morning, May 9, 2011 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, while surrounded by her loving family. She journeyed to her loved ones in Heaven peacefully.Dolores was born on June 19, 1931 in Aberdeen to Joseph & Pearl Eileen (Jurva) Kistler. She graduated from Aberdeen’s...

May 7, 2011

May 6, 2011

Norman C. Henderson (September 29, 1923 - May 6, 2011) was a 1942 graduateof Weatherwax High School where he was drum major for the marchingband. After graduation he served in World War II as a medic with the Army3rd Division first in North Africa and then at Anzio where he was capturedand held for 16 months as a prisoner of...

May 4, 2011

On May 4th, 2011 Geraldine "Pat" Eugenia (Kemp) Salstrom passed away at the age of 89. Pat was born in her Grandma Kemp’s house in Hoquiam on December 11, 1921 to Willard and Della Delia (Wilder) Kemp. She graduated from J. M. Weatherwax High School June 1939. She attended Triple Cities Institute Business College in Aberdeen in the fall of...

Apr 16, 2011

Apr 5, 2011

Twenty-five year Elma resident, Jerry Butcher, 75, died at Springfield, MO, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 while visiting a daughter there. Jerry was born in Lamoni, Iowa on March 31, 1936, the son of Claude and Elsie (Wasson) Butcher.Jerry was raised in Iowa, coming to the Harbor in 1951. He had worked in shingle mills in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho...

Apr 4, 2011

Richard John Quimby, 73, Aberdeen resident and former member of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 66, died Monday evening, April 4, 2011 at his home in Central Park, WA.Richard was born on September 24, 1937 in Yakima, WA to George and Vera Adonna ‘Doan’ (McKay) Quimby. He grew up in Yakima. He moved to Aberdeen in 1965.Richard worked...

Apr 3, 2011

Lynn Marie (Penny) Oddy, 50, passed away comfortably at her Westport home on Sunday, April 3, 2011. She was born in Arcadia, California, the daughter of the late James T. Penny and Claudia A (Givens) Penny. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.Lynn graduated from Arcadia High School in 1978 and then attended Pasadena City College for...

Apr 3, 2011

Longtime Aberdeen resident Eric W. Penttila, 91, passed away on April 3, 2011 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.He was born Eric Willard Penttila in Astoria, Oregon on December 21, 1919 to Finnish immigrants Wilho (William) Andrew Penttila and Hilma Sofia Jarvi Penttila. The family moved to a home on Queets Avenue in Hoquiam when Eric was two-years old....

Apr 3, 2011

Apr 3, 2011

Virginia Elizabeth Allton, 93, a resident of Raymond area for a number of years, died at Willapa Harbor Hospital, South Bend, Sunday, April 3, 2011. She was born in Bennett, Utah, January 19, 1918, the daughter of Edwin and Blanch R. (Bennett) Mitchell.She was raised in Utah and Wyoming, graduating from Big Piney High School in Big Piney, WY in...

Apr 2, 2011

Juliette R. Tolomei, 93, loving Mother, Beloved Best Friend, passed on Saturday, April 2, 2011.Juliette was born on September 13, 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Julius and Anna Sjoblom. She had two sisters, Gladys Callesen, and Shirley Floodstrom.She was employed at the Chair Factory, Harbor Thriftway Bakery, and was head baker girl at Safeway for many years until her retirement...

Mar 26, 2011

Jeffrey Stephen Sanford, 46, an Aberdeen resident for most of his life, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, following collapse at his home on Saturday, March 26, 2011. He was born in Aberdeen, October 22, 1964, the son of Richard A Sanford of Elma, and JoAnne (Russell) Sanford of Aberdeen.Jeff was a 1983 graduate of Weatherwax High School. Following...

Mar 16, 2011

Louise Elizabeth Graham, 89, a longtime Ocosta resident and former employee at Ocean Spray, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the home of her daughter Judy Simera in Ocosta.She was born on July 20, 1921 in Backus, Minnesota to William and Elizabeth (Spinnler) Harder. Her family moved to the Ocosta area when she was a young girl and she graduated...

Mar 13, 2011

Melvin L. Spaur, 89, longtime Wishkah Valley resident, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Mel was born on October 22, 1921 in Oregon City and moved to Maury Island, Washington at age five. In 1932, he moved to Hoquiam.Mel served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1938 to 1939. He married the love of his...

Mar 12, 2011

Sean Edward McNeal, 26, left his family and friends behind on Friday morning, March 11, 2011. Sean was born in Aberdeen, Washington on November 19, 1984, already anxious to meet new people. He was the younger of two children born to Scott and Jeannie (Nuttall) McNeal.Sean attended Robert Gray Elementary, Miller Junior High, and Aberdeen High School. He also attended...

Mar 10, 2011

Charles Frederick Timmons, 96, Aberdeen resident, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2011 at his home in Aberdeen. He was known as “Fred” to everyone. Fred was born on June 22, 1914 in Fisher, Washington to Charles Leonard and Louise (Lake) Timmons. He grew up in Junction City and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1932.On March 13, 1944, Fred joined...

Mar 9, 2011

Kenneth Clair Kellogg, Sr., 69, a longtime resident of Aberdeen and former share holder at Hoquiam Plywood, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.He was born in Aberdeen on September 3, 1941 to Clair Kenneth and Pauline (Brigham) Kellogg. He grew up in Tyee Valley in Oregon and graduated from The Washington School for the...

Mar 9, 2011

Johnnie Riley Simera, Sr., 91, a lifetime resident of Grays Harbor and former employee of Weyerhaeuser’s Cosmopolis Pulp Mill, died Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011 at Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond, Washington.Johnnie was born on September 6, 1919 in Aberdeen to Johnnie and Bertha (Wilson) Simera. He grew up in Aberdeen and attended Weatherwax High School.In 1940, John married...