Recent Obituaries

Mar 15, 2013

Mar 13, 2013

Stephen Albert ‘Steve’ Rowe, Sr., 69, and a former Dredge Captain for the Operating Engineers, Local 302, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA.Steve was born on May 1, 1943, in Aberdeen to Albert E. and Mae Ruth ‘Mazie’ (Davis) Rowe. He grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1961.Steve...

Mar 12, 2013

Longtime Harbor resident, Roger W. Isom, died at a Vancouver, WA care facility Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He was 53. Roger was born in Aberdeen, March 18, 1959, the son of Daniel L. and Ruby Mae (Newbury) Isom.He was raised at Camp Grisdale until he was 18 and moved to Humptulips after the death of his father in 1977. He...

Feb 25, 2013

Feb 25, 2013

Joanne Gannon, 63, a longtime resident of Aberdeen, died at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Monday, February 25, 2013.She was born in Piere Valley, El Centro, California, July 31, 1949 the daughter of Johnny and Mildred Bonnie (Neely) Velsco.She married Dale Gannon in Tijuana, Mexico November 26, 1963 and they went to Costa Mesa, CA in 1964. They later went...

Feb 23, 2013

Mary Lou DeLaMater, 74, a resident of the Harbor since 1977, died at a Seattle hospital Saturday, February 23, 2013. She was born in Yakima, WA, August 20, 1938, the daughter of William C. and Velma G. (Healy) St. George. She graduated from high school in Yakima in 1956.After coming to the Harbor in 1977 she was a waitress at...

Feb 23, 2013

John Michael Kuronene of Aberdeen died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Sunday, February 23, 2013 following a brief illness. Michael was born October 1, 1934 at Hoquiam General Hospital to George and Sophie (Walkama) Kuronen. He grew up in South Aberdeen and remembered a happy and active childhood where the busy life a boy involved climbing trees with cousin...

Feb 22, 2013

Lee Charles Peterson, 62, longtime resident of Covington and Terminal Manager for Lynden Transport of Fife, died Friday, February 22, 2013, in Aberdeen, WA.Lee was born on July 4, 1950, in Dallas, Oregon to Harold "Pete" and Betty (Hegberg) Peterson. They moved to Kent, WA when he was 8 and he later graduated from Kent-Meridian High School in 1968 and...

Feb 21, 2013

Terrance Chester Ziniewicz, 70, of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on February 21st, 2013 at his home.He was born August 31, 1942 to Chester and Monterey Ziniewicz in Aberdeen, Washington.In 1960 at the age of 17 having graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax HS Terry joined the US Navy. Chief “Z”, as he was known to his shipmates, was proud and devoted...

Feb 19, 2013

Selina Franke, 94, a resident of Westport for 33 years, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, February 19, 2013. She was born in Sheffield, England, August 22, 1918, the daughter of Theophilus and Ethel (Wilson) Howell.Selina married Harold Franke in Sheffield, May 7, 1945 and they came to Monroe, WA where she had seasonally worked for Picksweet Packing...

Feb 10, 2013

Odmun Ingvald Ericksen, 92, longtime resident of the Harbor, died at an Olympia care center, Sunday, February 10, 2013. He was born in Kvefjord, Norway, January 4, 1921, the son of Olaf Alfred and Anna Karolina (Norman) Ericksen.He came with his family to Seattle in 1929 and later went to Ketchikan, Alaska where he graduated from high school. He came...

Feb 8, 2013

Vena Mae Ross, 81, resident of Ocean Shores and operator of Blooms, Baskets and Beyond, died at her home in Ocean Shores, Friday, February 8, 2013. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 13, 1931, the daughter of William H. and Vena Mae (Way) Bliss.She graduated from Highline High School, Burien, in 1949 and had worked in banking in Seattle...

Feb 4, 2013

Gilbert Lee Krigbaum, 83, a Westport resident for over 70 years, died at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Monday, February 4, 2013. He was born in Portland, OR, April 9, 1929, the son of Conrad and Opal (Forgey) Krigbaum. He was the oldest of seven siblings.The family moved to Westport in the 1940’s and Gilbert attended Ocosta schools. He joined...

Jan 30, 2013

Udo R. Vogler, 68, a resident of the Harbor since 1996, died at Willapa Harbor Health and Rehabilitation, Raymond, Wednesday, January 30, 2013. He was born in Esslingen, Germany, November 30, 1944 and had attended school there.He had worked in the US Army motor pool in Berlin and was married to Gabriele Weinhardt in Berlin on June 1, 1965. They...

Jan 29, 2013

William E. “Bill” Weaver, 90, a resident of the Harbor for 59 years, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Bill was born in Freewater, Oregon, March 31, 1922, the son of Clarence William and Myra H. (Potter) Weaver. He attended schools in Freewater and had served in the Army during World War Two in France...

Jan 28, 2013

Barbara Jean Arnold Corey passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the home she shared with her husband of almost 59 years; and surrounded by family members.Barbara was born on September 23, 1933 in Ashland, Oregon but spent most of her childhood years in Hoquiam, Washington. She is a 1951 graduate of Hoquiam High School.Barbara met her husband, Max,...

Jan 23, 2013

Edna Lucille Antich, a long-time resident of Grays Harbor, died peacefully Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital with her family at her side. She was 91. Edna was born in Ellensburg, WA, October 22, 1921, the daughter of Charles E. and Anna P. (Wilson) Culp. She was the youngest of their 7 children. Edna married Edward N....

Jan 22, 2013

Marlene Ann Powell, 75, a Hoquiam resident, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Saturday evening, January 19, 2013. She was born in St. Paul, MN, March 22, 1937, the daughter of Arthur and Levina C. (Baars) Doree.She graduated from high school in St. Paul and had been married to Gary Nelson in St. Paul. They later divorced and she...

Jan 22, 2013

Jack Dale Laird, 78, a well-known and liked funeral director on the Harbor since 1972, died at his home in Aberdeen, Tuesday, January 22, 2013. He was born in Charles City, Iowa, March 5, 1934, the son of Vernon and Miriam (Winters) Laird. He graduated from Plainfield, IA High School in 1952 and had served in the US Army from...

Jan 21, 2013

Sara Ellen Reid, 95, former resident of Helena, Montana and long time Journal Clerk for the Montana State Legislature, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington.Sara was born on April 16, 1917 in Helena, MT to James Bowser and Marguerite Gwendolyn (Flacker) Lombard. She lived many places during her lifetime including Oregon, Montana, California,...