Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Marie Caskey
Jul 26, 2025
Marie passed away at her home in Cosmopolis on July 26. She was surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with various illnesses before succumbing to ovarian cancer. Marie was 68 years young.
Marie was born September 5, 1956, to Delbert and Betty (Northrup) Pratt. The Youngest of five siblings, Marie graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1974. She later...
Cora Sigrid Crisp
Jul 23, 2025
Cora Sigrid (Wallin) Crisp, 81, beloved mom and grandma, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025, after a brief illness, surrounded by the family who cherished her beyond words.
Cora was born on November 29, 1943, in Aberdeen, WA, to Karl John and Sigrid (Lungi) Wallin. She spent her early childhood in Central Park, later moving to Aberdeen, where she attended...
Betty Jean Roberts
Jul 11, 2025
Many obituaries start with the who, when and where of someone’s passing. I will get to that later, but first the most important thing: how my Mom impacted the lives of others. She was fiercely independent, stubborn, loyal, loving and never meant to bruise another’s feelings… truly a force to be reckoned with. She was not religious but had a...
Philip Dwight Graves
Jul 10, 2025
Philip Dwight Graves, 82, of Malone, Washington passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Philip was born on May 6, 1943, in Elma, Washington to Perry and Anna (McKay) Graves. Philip was raised in Malone, where he lived all his life. He graduated from Elma High School in 1961.
In 1967, he married the love of his life, Nancy Reinke. Together, he and...
M. Douglas Twibell
Jul 5, 2025
M. Douglas “Doug” Twibell, 84, former owner of Mills & Mills Funeral Directors of Olympia and Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, WA, died Saturday morning, July 5, 2025 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen.
Doug was born on May 26, 1941 in Tacoma, WA to K. Lynn and Cleva N. (Allison) Twibell. He was a graduate of Lincoln High...
Jon David Barchenger
Jul 4, 2025
Jon David Barchenger, 80, Aberdeen resident and former software engineer for Microsoft, died Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home in Aberdeen.
Jon was born on June 11, 1945 in Denver, CO to Victor John and Peggy Ruth (Wence) Barchenger. He went to college in Grand Junction, CO and received his Associate's degree and then attended Mesa College.
He moved from the...
Barbara Sue Phillips
Jul 3, 2025
Our beloved Barbara “Barb” Sue Phillips passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Barb was born on February 1, 1950 to Leo and Elaine (Blevins) Missel along with her twin sister and best friend, Beverly, in Aberdeen, Washington. Growing up, Barb had the best memories of the time her family would spend at the...
Nellie Janette Jenkins
Jul 1, 2025
Nellie Janette Jenkins, 86, of McCleary, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after a long and fulfilling life surrounded by love.
Born on June 17, 1939, in Brownsville, Oregon, to Orville and Nora Whipple (Nichols), Nellie was a woman of grace, resilience, and endless creativity. She brought six beautiful children into the world: Carla, Don, Kim, Robyn, Regina, and...
Robert Lee Williams Sr.
Jun 26, 2025
Robert Lee "Bob" Williams, Sr., 93, Self-employed painting contractor in the Grants Pass area, died Thursday, June 26, 2025, at his son's home in Grayland, WA.
Robert was born on October 8, 1931, in Milford, TX to Lonnie Lee and Ruby Lee (Shrader) Williams. He moved to the Los Angeles, CA area when he was young. Later he moved to Oakland,...
Miro Anton Jugum
Jun 16, 2025
Miro Anton Jugum was born June 3, 1958 to Mara (Šuman) and George P. Jugum in Aberdeen, WA. He passed on June 16, 2025. He was 67 years old.
Miro was a 1976 Aberdeen High School graduate. Music was his passion. He played clarinet all of his school years and in the Bobcat band. He even traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico with...
Ronald "Ron" Allen Lutzvick
Jun 13, 2025
Ronald “Ron” A. Lutzvick, 72 years of age and a longtime Harborite, died on Friday, June 13th, 2025. He was born on May 12, 1953, in Aberdeen, WA to Henrietta (Jobst) and Thomas Lutzvick.
He was raised in Hoquiam, graduating from Hoquiam High School in 1971. Ron went on to work for ITT Rayonier and later for Grays Harbor Paper as...
James Scott Rogers
Jun 9, 2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce the unexpected passing of Scott Rogers, 62, on June 9th. Scott was a supportive, loving son, brother, husband, father, and papa.
Born on November 7th, in Vancouver Washington. Scott served in the US Air Force and settled back into his home state of Washington, where he was an electrician in Long Beach until retirement.
Scott...
Marvin Eugene Kelly
Jun 7, 2025
Marvin Eugene Kelly, 90, of Clearwater, WA passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Aberdeen, WA, where he’s lived for the past two years. Born on February 27, 1935, in Hoquiam, WA, to Arthur and Frances (Scheely-Galloway) Kelly. Marvin was raised in the Clearwater area and graduated from Lake Quinault High School in 1953. He...
James Richard Stedman
Jun 3, 2025
James (Jimmie) Richard Stedman was born August 18, 1954, in Aberdeen WA to Donald and Enola (Jinx) Stedman. Like his dad, Jimmie was born with “salt in his blood”. He started working at the Westport docks as a youngster, first selling fish sacks and then filleting fish for the charter fleet. After graduating from Ocosta High School in 1972, Jimmie...
Velma Darlene Tuck
May 27, 2025
Velma Darlene (Mudgett) Tuck, 81, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her home in Aberdeen with her family lovingly by her side.
Born on May 29, 1943, in Vancouver, Washington to Lawrence and Beatrice (Davis) Mudgett. Velma was the 9th of 10 children. She met the love of her life, Michael C. Tuck, where shortly after graduating, the...
Richaleen Raá Odegard
May 7, 2025
Richaleen Odegard, a beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend peacefully passed away on Monday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by her two children.
Born on February 12, 1962, Richaleen brought warmth, creativity, and kindness into the world and the lives of all who knew her. She was the devoted daughter of Theda Richards and Leornard Richards, and the proud mother of Jonathan...
Lucille Eva Conway
May 5, 2025
Lucille Eva Conway, 89, longtime resident of Grays Harbor and former employee of Seattle School District, went to her eternal home on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Summit Pacific Medical Center.
Lucille was born on August 1, 1935, in Aberdeen, Washington to John and Phyllis (Eaton) Walczak. The only daughter, she and her 2 brothers were raised in the North River...
Tommi Rhoda Halvorsen Gatlin
May 4, 2025
Tommi Rhoda Halvorsen Gatlin, 78, longtime journalist and reporter for The Daily World and Montesano Vidette, died on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, in Lacey, WA.
Tommi was born in Renton, WA to Thomas Alfred and Juanita (Kearn) Halvorsen on November 5, 1946. She graduated from Issaquah High School in 1964. She moved to Texas in the 1970s, returning to Washington and...
Vincent Stanuslaus Horn
Apr 22, 2025
On April 22, 2025, our father and husband Vincent Horn left this world surrounded by his family. He was born an only child in Long Island City NY on August 24, 1929, to Henry and Helen (Bulanowski) Horn.
Growing up in New York, he attended St. Joseph’s Catholic school in Astoria, NY and at a young age decided school was not...
Suzanne 'Sue' Lee McKown
Apr 13, 2025
Suzanne Lee ‘Sue’ McKown, 78, resident of Ocean Shores, Washington died April 13, 2025, at her home in Ocean Shores.
Sue was born on Glendale, California to Charles and Alice (Souther) Mundy on January 31, 1947. She was married to John Bryce McKown and they moved to Ocean Shores 35 years ago.
Sue is survived by her husband John McKown; a son,...
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