Recent Obituaries

Apr 11, 2014

Apr 8, 2014

Ruth Estella Dixon, 89, a life-long Harborite, died at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center, Montesano, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was born at East Hoquiam, November 15, 1924, the daughter of Harry H. and Celesta Blanche (Hawkins) Hartley. She was raised in East Hoquiam until the 7th grade when the family moved into town. She graduated from Hoquiam High School...

Apr 5, 2014

Longtime Aberdeen resident, Janice L. Schoening, died at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was 79. Janice was born in Everson, Washington, February 18, 1935, the daughter of John and Genevieve (Hunter) Lenss. The family moved often seeking work during the depression years, coming to the South Beach area of Grays Harbor in the late 1930s.Janice graduated...

Mar 26, 2014

Longtime Harborite, Mary Frances Larson, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 after a valiant 14 year battle with cancer. She was 79 years old. She was born April 19, 1934 in London, Kentucky, to Tim and Mittie (George) Pennington. She was a 2 pound “preemie”, born in a one room log cabin in the hills of Kentucky. Her great-grandmother saved her...

Mar 20, 2014

Jack Thompson, 75, Longtime Cosmopolis resident beloved Husband, Father and Brother died Thursday, March 20, 2014, peacefully at home in Cosmopolis. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, we will all miss his forever smile and the twinkle in his eye, you were Jacks friend even if you had just met him, He was a very giving...

Mar 18, 2014

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Mar 13, 2014

Norbert Theodore MacMillan, 68, In-Home care nurse and first male to graduate from Grays Harbor College’s Nursing Program, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home in Aberdeen.Norbert was born on June 4, 1945 in Middleburgh, New York to Norbert R. and Patricia N. (Usher) MacMillan. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1964 and was Honorably Discharged in 1966....

Mar 11, 2014

Longtime Montesano resident, Allen R. Gillman, 76, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Al was born in Bemidji, MN, April 13, 1937, the son of Raymond T. and Beulah Mae (Duhamel) Gillman. He came to Kelso, WA at the age of 14 and had attended Kelso schools.He started work at the Longview Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill...

Mar 7, 2014

Barbara Mae Hoff, 83, longtime Aberdeen resident died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Barbara was born on October 14, 1930 in Kelso, Washington to George Walter and May Alberta (Martin) Comer. She graduated from Kelso High School in 1948, and went to work for Longview Fiber soon after.On May 28, 1951, Barbara eloped with Arthur...

Mar 6, 2014

Feb 28, 2014

Sharon Kathleen Munce, 69, a fifteen year resident of Westport, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Friday, February 28, 2014. She was born in Portland, OR, November 16, 1944, the daughter of Clarence Verden and Dorothy (Richards) Munce.Sharon was raised in Portland and graduated from a Portland high school. She received an AA from Vancouver Community College. For 39...

Feb 27, 2014

David Bruce Davis, 63, lifetime Wishkah Valley resident, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.David was born on July 29, 1950 in Aberdeen to Sol P. and Bernice (Holder) Davis. He attended Wishkah Valley High School before going in to the logging industry. He was a yarder engineer who worked for various logging companies on...

Feb 22, 2014

Feb 15, 2014

Robert Leroy Simpson, 71, former heavy equipment operator for Weyerhaeuser , died at Willapa Harbor Hospital, South Bend, Saturday, February 15, 2014. He was born in Elma, August 15, 1942, the son of Raymond O. and Velma (Sargent) Simpson.Robert left school early to support his mother and siblings, working various jobs. He joined Weyerhaeuser in the early 1960s, operating trucks...

Feb 9, 2014

Dennis Donald Such, 84, longtime Aberdeen resident and former Longshoreman at the Port of Grays Harbor, died Sunday evening, February 9, 2014 at his home in Aberdeen.Dennis was born on June 8, 1929 I Port Townsend, WA to Thomas D. and Lydia (Wexel) Such. He grew up in Quilcene, WA. He graduated from high school and worked at a creamery...

Feb 7, 2014

Jan 25, 2014

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Jan 23, 2014

Cleva Nelvina Twibell, a centenarian and beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed quietly Thursday morning, January 23, 2014 at the age of 101. Cleva was born the second child of Grover Cleveland and Minnie Nelvina (Shearer) Allison in Rushville, MO, on August 24, 1912.The family moved to Missouri River bottom land near Atchison, KS. They would later live in...

Jan 22, 2014

Cynthia "Cindy" Lee Ortiz, 57, longtime Cosmopolis resident passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.Cindy was born on February 12, 1956 in Aberdeen, WA to Bletcher J. and Ethel M. (Apfel) Porter. She was a 1974 graduate from Aberdeen Weatherwax High School.On March 26, 1976, Cindy married the love of her life, "Joe" Dioscoro...

Jan 19, 2014

Michelle Lee Sherwood, 46, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Hartstine Island, WA this last week. Michelle was born in Aberdeen, May 29, 1967, the daughter of Carlos E., Jr. and Nancy B. (Bissell) Taylor.Michelle attended Hoquiam schools and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1986. She had been a beautician and then was a licensed real estate...