Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Leonard Young
Jun 17, 2023
Leonard Lee Young, 93, a lifetime Grays Harbor resident passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at his home in Aberdeen, Washington.Leonard was born on August 23, 1929, to Leonard W. Young and Dorothy (Hellman) Young in Aberdeen, Washington. He graduated from JM Weatherwax High School in 1947. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force, and upon...
Steve Garity
Jun 16, 2023
Obituary of Steven Richard GaritySteven Richard Garity (Steve) was born on June 15th, 1954, in Aberdeen, Washington and died June 16th, 2023, in Westport, Washington at the age of 69.From an early age Steve had some sort of project or hobby. He collected stamps and coins. He loved animals. He raised homing pigeons which friends would release from miles away...
Kenneth Christensen
Jun 12, 2023
Kenneth (Ken) Christensen, age 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on June 12th, 2023, at his home in Westport.Ken was a self-made man and a credit to his generation. He was a go-getter from an early age. At 18, he started his own construction company (Ken’s Construction). At the same time, he built a home and several...
Dale Beavers
Jun 9, 2023
Dale Howard Beavers, 72, lifetime Grays Harbor resident passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam, Washington.Dale was born on April 21, 1951 to Jerry Beavers and Donna (Dayton) Beavers in Aberdeen, Washington. He was raised in the Carlisle area, graduating from Moclips High School in 1969. After school, he went to work for some...
Mechelle Henricks
Jun 7, 2023
Mechelle Ann Hendricks, 54, former Hoquiam resident, died Wednesday June 7, 2023, in Hoquiam, WA.She was born on June 18, 1968, in Aberdeen to Paul and Nadine (Curley) Hendricks. She grew up in Hoquiam and attended Hoquiam schools until her and her older sister were moved to Chemawa Indian School in Salem Oregon. After that she returned to Hoquiam and...
Landin Purcell
Jun 5, 2023
Landin Kenneth Purcell, 57, Aberdeen resident passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Landin was born on July 30, 1965 to Raymond Purcell and Brenda (Dowell) Purcell in Wenatchee, Washington. In Landin's younger years he lived in various cities, but as Landin entered high school, he found himself in Bay City, Oregon, in the...
Karen Gourlie
Jun 5, 2023
Karen Kay Gourlie, 60, a lifetime Aberdeen resident passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Karen was born on March 12, 1963, to Albert Fredericks and Norma (Hunger) Fredericks at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Aberdeen. She attended JM Weatherwax High School. While in elementary school, the YMCA swim instructor, Pete Bruner, took notice of...
Jon Mcdonald
Jun 3, 2023
Jon J McDonald, 68, long time resident of Montesano and former contractor and businessowner passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma,Washington from acute kidney failure.Jon was born on January 3, 1955, to R.D. McDonald and Clarice McDonald in Port Angeles,Washington. Jon was raised in the Neilton area and graduated from Quinault High School...
Jon Mcdonald
Jun 3, 2023
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Gloria Atwood
May 29, 2023
Born on May Day, May 1, 1936 to Rasmus Haukeli and Violet (Johnson) Haukeli, Gloria passed away peacefully on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.Deeply rooted in Aberdeen, specifically Central Park, Gloria was a dedicated wife to Bill, and loving mom to her surviving children: Randi, Tom, and Jon (Colleen).She was forever proud to have been chosen Miss Football in her...
Timothy Eastman
May 29, 2023
Timothy (“River)” Race Eastman, a 33-year-old Elma resident passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2023, at Tacoma General Hospital.River was born on June 18, 1989, in, soon after the family moved to Washington State where he grew up in a large family with his grandparents and aunt raising him, and his siblings. His Papa was his Role model The one...
Angela Lee
May 23, 2023
Angela Houng Ngor Lee passed away on May 23, 2023 at the age of 73. She was born on September 18, 1949 in Toisan, China to Pui Lau and Shue Kuen Lee. Angela was a loving, dedicated, caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend.As a young child, she left her home to travel to Hong Kong with her...
Catherine Earley
May 23, 2023
Catherine “Cathy” B. Earley, 63, our beloved mom, sister, aunt, Nama, and friend passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, with loved ones by her side.She was born February 6, 1960, in Everett, Washington to William S. Peckham and Darlene R. Tewault.In 1990, she met her soulmate, John A. Earley III, and they married July 20, 2002...
Madelon Vanek
May 22, 2023
Madelon Montierth Vanek, 91, Ocosta resident and housewife, died Monday, May 22, 2023 at her home in Aberdeen.Madelon was born on June 15, 1931 in Thatcher, Arizona to James Arthur and Effie Leona (Stowe) Montierth. She grew up in Thatcher and then moved to North Phoenix at the age of 15. She graduated from high school in 1948.She married Lloyd...
David Leithold
May 21, 2023
David E. Leithold (Dave), 76, was born on April 5th, 1947 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Emil and Dolores (Strunk) Leithold. Dave passed away on May 21st, 2023 in Olympia WA. Dave grew up on a farm in Malin, Oregon then finally residing in Montesano for nearly 54 years with his wife Sandra Leithold.Dave and Sandy met through a mutual...
Janice Cornett
May 14, 2023
Janice Louise Cornett, 77, Grayland resident, was born on May 14, 1945, in Medford, Oregon, to her parents Morris Jones and Jennie Breeding. Jan grew up in Rogue River, Oregon, alongside her three brothers.Janice married Joseph “Howard” Cornett on June 29, 1963. They built a beautiful family together welcoming two sons and a daughter to their family: Gary, Tammy, and...
Lindsay Lewis-Ashby
May 14, 2023
Lindsay Nicole Lewis, 40 of Tacoma, Washington passed away on May 14th, 2023, in Seattle WA.She was born October 19th, 1982, in Seattle, WA. She attended McClure Middle school in Seattle. When she was 12, she won a Young Author’s award and was invited to New York to receive this award and the book of poetry her entry was published...
Terry Forsman
May 10, 2023
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Joseph Rustmeyer
May 2, 2023
Joseph Dale ‘Jody’ Rustemeyer, 65, lifetime Harborite, sawyer and owner of Rustemeyer Shake and Shingle in Montesano, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, WA.Jody was born on June 4, 1957, in Aberdeen to Joseph and Rosemary (O’Dell) Rustemeyer. He lived in McCleary for most of his life. Graduated from Elma High School in 1975 and...
Bruno Pieraccini Sr
Apr 21, 2023
Bruno Eugene Pieraccini, 88, Lifetime Aberdeen resident and retired Longshoreman, died Friday, April 21, 2023 in Aberdeen, WA.Bruno was born on October 10, 1934 in Aberdeen to Gino and Pamela (Lenciani) Pieraccini. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1952. He enlisted in the Navy in November 1952 and then transferred to the US Army in 1954. He was honorably...
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