Recent Obituaries

Dec 20, 2018

Dec 17, 2018

Mary Louise Shook, 85, a Central Park resident and homemaker, died December 17, 2018 at her home. Mary was born on August 30, 1933 in Aberdeen to Calvin and Esther (Axland) Teman. She graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School in 1951. And on November 16, 1951 she married Harold Shook in Aberdeen. He passed away on November 10, 2008.She was...

Dec 12, 2018

Kenneth Dale Sollars, 87, Olympia area resident and Retired Navel Officer, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his home in Lacey, WA.Ken was born on July 2, 1931 in Tarkio, Missouri to Frank Howard and Esther Marie (Gigous) Sollars Sr. He attended Tarkio High School and was on the Missouri 8 Man High School Championship Football Team. After graduation he...

Nov 22, 2018

Richard (Rick) Matthew left this world early Thanksgiving morning, onNovember 22, 2018. He fought a 3-year battle with cancer before hispassing at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. His final days were spentsurrounded by his loving family.Rick was born in Seattle, Washington on April 27th, 1944 to Ruth andFrank Matthew. He attended the University of Washington before moving toAberdeen, WA in 1969....

Nov 21, 2018

Dixie Ann Iosbaker, 81, long-time Aberdeen resident and Office Administrator for the Aberdeen Eagles, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia, WA following a prolonged illness.Dixie was born on October 18, 1937 in Red Willow, Nebraska to Howard Virgil and Irene Ramah (Jerome) Tracy. After a few years, her family moved to McMinnville, Oregon and...

Nov 11, 2018

Nov 3, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Wilcox (Morgan) (Brewster), 93, a longtime Ocean Shores, Washington resident, retired school teacher, died on Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Gig Harbor, Washington.Mary was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada on April 17, 1925 to Sam and Margaret (Pike) Morgan. An only child, Mary's childhood on Cape Breton Island was very happy which included sledding in the...

Nov 1, 2018

Charles Edward Coulter Sr., 92, Aberdeen resident and former Boomman for ITT Rayonier pulp mill, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Charles was born on May 20, 1926 in Hiawatha, Kansas to Gilbert and Goldia (Moore) Coulter. When he was 19, he moved to Montesano where he went to work at Harbor Plywood in...

Oct 29, 2018

Jonette Brulotte (66) of Elma, Washington was surrounded by her husband and children as she passed away on October 29, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Jonette was born in Brigham City, UT on July 27, 1952 to Betty and Lytle Didericksen. She grew up in Tremonton, UT and attended Bear River High School ('70). After graduation, she attended...

Oct 21, 2018

James Victor “Jimmy” Laakso, 73, a three year resident of Aberdeen, passed away in the loving arms of his family at an Aberdeen convalescent center Sunday, October 21, 2018. He was born in Silverton, Oregon March 5, 1945, the son of Paul Victor and Phoebe Rose (Russell) Laakso.Jimmy came with his family to Winlock at the age of 5 and...

Oct 18, 2018

Marshal Garrick Jones, 29, Olympia resident and employee at Cabela’s in Hawks Prairie, WA, died, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at University of Washington Medical Center following a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis.Marshal was born on February 18, 1989 in Chesapeake, Virginia to Jamie Lee and Gail Marie (Gregor) Jones. His family moved to Kitsap County where he went to school...

Oct 13, 2018

Allan “Rich” Pacana passed away at his home in Artic, Washington on October 13, 2018 after a very brief illness resulting from a brain tumor. Rich was born July 6, 1944 to Catherine and Wallace Olson in Aberdeen Washington. He was adopted, at the age of four, by Helen and Pete Pacana in Aberdeen.He went to St Mary’s School and...

Oct 11, 2018

Lonnie Eldon Romine, 52, Montesano resident and Planerman at Sierra Pacific Industries, died October 11, 2018 at Thompson Peak Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ while fighting cancer.Lonnie was born on August 8, 1966 in Liberal, Kansas to Eldon and Suzanne Romine. He spent his childhood in Liberal and then his family moved to Kelseyville, CA and then to Red Bluff...

Oct 11, 2018

Oct 9, 2018

Joan Maxine Hendricks, 80, a 40 year resident of the Harbor, died at her home in Aberdeen Tuesday, October 9, 2018. She was born in Markham, WA, February 27, 1938, the daughter of William Mathias and Blanche May (Sisk) Beavers. The family had lived in Sumner, Puyallup and Minnesota before she returned to the Harbor.She married Lane Gordon Hendricks in...

Oct 5, 2018

Lifelong Harborite, Pamela Ingram Mehlhoff died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Friday, October 5, 2018. She was 65. She was born December 22, 1952, the daughter of Ernest and Gloria (Wilfong) Ingram.Pamela graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1971 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Education from the University of Washington in 1975. She...

Oct 5, 2018

Barbara Afton Johansen, 89, Montesano resident and former bank manager at First Interstate Bank, passed away on October 5, 2018 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Barbara was born on November 15, 1928 in Corvallis, OR to Robert and Afton (Sharp) Hubbard.Barbara married Ralph Johansen on June 9, 1948. He passed away on September 6, 1998.They moved to Montesano...

Oct 4, 2018

Jack (Jesse) R. Thompson of Aberdeen, Washington, died October 4, 2018 from injuries suffered from a fall in Santiago, Chile while on business for the Port of Grays Harbor. Jack was born September 30, 1937 in Libby, Montana, the son of Jack and Louise (Rosander) Thompson, Sr. Around the age of 6 the family returned to Grays Harbor where Jack...

Oct 2, 2018

Liisa Ripatti Cowles, 88, Westport resident and former bookkeeper for her husband’s fishing boat FV Exodus, died peacefully at home on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2018 with her husband Ronnie by her side.She was born on May 22, 1930 in Viipuri, Finland to Heikki John and Anna (Iivonen) Ripatti. Always proud of her Finnish heritage, a WW2 survivor, she was...

Sep 30, 2018