Recent Obituaries

Sep 6, 2013

Sep 6, 2013

Tyson Hamel Jones, 91, lifetime resident of Aberdeen and former carpenter for Franciscovich Construction, died Monday afternoon, September 16, 2013 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia.Tyson was born on Christmas Day, 1921 to Edgar Russell and Kathryn Alleman (Hamel) Jones in Aberdeen. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1939 and then attended one year at Washington State College...

Aug 28, 2013

Wesely Herman Steinruck, 70, died August 28, 2013 at Montesano Health & Rehab Center in Montesano.Wes was born on December 28, 1942 in Everett, WA to George Olfield and Gladys Lorenz. He grew up in Everett and was raised by his stepfather Richard Steinruck. When he was a teenager the family moved their shake mill to Aberdeen and Wes continued...

Aug 26, 2013

Evelyn May Arusell, 87, former administrator of Harbor Healthcare Center in South Aberdeen, died at her home in Ocean Shores, Monday, August 26, 2013, following a 25 years struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Cordova, Alaska, August 11, 1926, the daughter of Alexander and Edith (Michelson) Sigurdson. The family moved to Oregon, then Nahcotta, WA before coming to...

Aug 21, 2013

Aug 21, 2013

Cheryl Ann (Walker) Moline, 64, Aberdeen resident and in-home caregiver for the State of Washington, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Cheryl was born on December 2, 1948 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Melvin L. and Patricia A. (Calhoun) Walker. She moved to the Aberdeen area and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1968.On July 26,...

Aug 19, 2013

Aug 19, 2013

Michael Arnold “Mike” Mundy, 49, Aberdeen resident and computer technician, died Monday afternoon, August 19, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Mike was born on March 28, 1964 in Spokane, Washington to Marion ‘Bill’ and Marian J. (Herbert) Mundy. Mike was raised by his grandparents, Earl and Lillian Herbert, for the first couple of years. He moved to South...

Aug 8, 2013

Death is not a final goodbye, but a precious new beginning of life.JoAnn Spellman left this world on August 8, 2013, to be with her first love, God, family and friends.My sister, Diane, and I are so very blessed to have so many memories and experiences with our mommy.Her granddaughter, Julie Arrington, gave Mom the name (Grandma Tom) that was...

Aug 7, 2013

Virginia L. “Ginny” Becker, 85, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen and Cosmopolis, died at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Aberdeen, Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born in Aberdeen June 19, 1928, the daughter of Clarence and Artlea (Wilson) Fulbright. She was a graduate of Weatherwax High School in 1946.Ginny had worked as a waitress and had worked many...

Aug 6, 2013

Betty Lee Krigbaum, 82, a longtime resident of the South Beach communities, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, August 6, 2013. She was born in Lynden, WA August 7, 1930, the youngest of four children of Jay L. and Lila (Himler) Vinson. She came with her family to O’Leary Creek from Whidbey Island in 1936 and graduated from...

Aug 2, 2013

Ruth T. Schwarz, 94, a lifetime resident of Aberdeen, died at a Seattle hospital Friday, August 2, 2013. She was born in Aberdeen, August 1, 1919, the daughter of Anders and Anna (Haukelid) Espedal. She graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1937 and also Grays Harbor Business College.Ruth married Theodore E. “Ted” Schwarz in Aberdeen in 1940 and they made...

Jul 31, 2013

Aileen Ruth “Peggy” Pratt, 83, a Hoquiam resident, died at an Auburn hospital Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was born August 29, 1929 in Aberdeen, the daughter of Claire and Alice (Vickers) Markley. She was raised in the Wishkah Valley and had attended schools there.In 1948 she married George A. Pratt and they had made their home in Ocosta for...

Jul 26, 2013

James Baxter ‘Jim’ Ellis, 87, longtime Aberdeen resident and former operating engineer, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at his home in Hoquiam.Jim was born on July 19, 1926 in Juanita, WA to Walter Harrison and Mae Delia (Frisk) Ellis. He grew up in Duvall and Tolt area and graduated from Tolt High School in 1944.Jim joined the US Army in...

Jul 24, 2013

David Lee Proctor, 69, a lifetime resident of Hoquiam and retired Longshoreman for the Port of Grays Harbor, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Rainier Vista Care Center in Puyallup, WA. David was born on December 5, 1943 in Aberdeen to Harold and Phyllis (Jasper) Proctor. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1963.He worked with his dad as a...

Jul 20, 2013

Frances Anne Cates, 83, resident of Aberdeen and former secretary for the Aberdeen School District, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 in Lacey, WA.Frances was born on October 29, 1929 in Hartford, CT to Joseph and Laura Moody. She grew up on the East Coast and graduated from Penn State with a B.A. She then attended Strayer Business College in Washington,...

Jul 19, 2013

Doris Lucille Toy, 95, longtime resident of Aberdeen and former nurse for Aberdeen School District, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at her home. Doris was born on a homestead in Deming, New Mexico on September 25, 1917 to Edward W. and Lucile E. (Eckert) Thompson.Her family moved to Orange, CA in a 1915 Model T Ford. They moved several times...

Jul 18, 2013

Jul 11, 2013

Bryan Delbert Purdy, 50, a lifelong resident of Hoquiam, died at his home in Hoquiam, Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was born in Aberdeen, February 22, 1963, the son of Delbert and Anneliese Purdy. He attended Hoquiam schools and then had worked in a carpet store on the Harbor.Bryan was a cement mason and had worked for Peter Kiewit Construction...

Jul 8, 2013

Alma Sue “Susan” Wolfenbarger, 68, a resident of the Harbor for 13 years, died at her home in Aberdeen, Monday, July 8, 2013. Susan was born in Great Falls, MT, September 15, 1944, the daughter of Thomas and Lotus (Haynes) McLeod and was raised in Bellevue, WA. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1962 and had attended community college.Susan...