Recent Obituaries

Sep 17, 2012

Friends and family of Ocean Shores resident Patricia Mae Cogswell, who died Sept. 17 in Ocean Shores, will gather at noon Saturday behind her home at 553 Sand Dune Ave. in Ocean Shores, to scatter her ashes.Arrangements were by Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen

Sep 15, 2012

Glenn E. McAfee, 90, a resident of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Aberdeen, Washington since 1962, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Sun City West, AZ.He was born March 3, 1922 at Portland, OR to James L. and Ruth H. (Rossiter) McAfee.He married Evelyn T. Smith on April 28, 1944 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She died in 2002.He attended grade...

Sep 15, 2012

Lawrence Relich Jr., 60, lifetime Aberdeen resident and former millworker at Grays Harbor Paper in Hoquiam, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at his home in Aberdeen.John was born on September 18, 1951 in Hoquiam to John Lawrence and Neva M. (Julian) Relich Sr.He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1969 and then attended Grays Harbor College. He later went to...

Sep 14, 2012

Bettie Lou Hendrickson79, a longtime Aberdeen resident, Died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab in Aberdeen.She was born on January 3, 1933 in Richland, Missouri to Deverett D. and Goldie Jane (Powers) Henson.Bettie married James Murrel Hendrickson on August 22, 1951 in Plymouth, Illinois. James died on April 17, 1987.Bettie is survived by a son, David...

Sep 13, 2012

Narlene ‘Jean’ Faye Tarnowski, 79, longtime Aberdeen resident and former Home Repossession and Sales Agent for Metropolitan Mortgage, died at her home in Aberdeen on Thursday, September 13, 2012.Jean was born on December 6, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, WA to Ardelbert Raymond and Ada Isabelle (Hauenstein) Gillette. She attended schools in Mt. Vernon and came to Aberdeen in 1963.Jean worked...

Sep 10, 2012

David Lee Woodland passed away Monday morning, September 10, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, after a short battle with cancer. He was 82. David was the third son of Earle C. and Marian (Carter) Woodland. He was born in Aberdeen on April 22, 1930.He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1948 and shortly after joined the Navy. After...

Sep 9, 2012

Jon Karl Hitzroth, 63, Resident of Oakville and 29 year Correctional Officer for Dept. of Corrections, died at his home on Sunday, September 9, 2012.Jon was born to Frank and Audrey (Murphy) Hitzroth on March 31, 1949 in Seattle, Washington. He grew up at Soap Lake, WA and following graduation, joined the Navy in 1967. He was Honorably Discharged in...

Sep 9, 2012

Sep 8, 2012

Patricia Jean Mack, 68, a longtime Tacoma resident and former computer systems analyst for Alaska Native Industries in Seattle, was found at her home in Westport, WA, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, September 8, 2012.Patricia was born on May 25, 1944 in Camas, Washington to Wiley and Violet (Black) Mack. They moved to Clatskanie, OR and then to...

Aug 27, 2012

Fredrick Thad Siler, 76, a nine year resident of Grayland, WA and former Defensive Coach for Humboldt Univ., died Sunday, August 27, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA.Fred was born on April 7, 1936 in Marcia, New Mexico to Thadius and Lula (Bruner) Siler. He was raised in Feather Falls, CA and graduated from Yuba Jr. College...

Aug 27, 2012

Beloved lifelong resident of Aberdeen, Ronald Lee Wilson, died at his home in East Wishkah Valley, Monday, August 27, 2012. He was 68. Ron was born in Aberdeen on September 30, 1943, the son of Odis A. and Genevieve (Valencourt) Wilson. He graduated from Weatherwax High School, Aberdeen, in 1962 and had joined the Navy. He served in the Pacific...

Aug 25, 2012

Arthur Alonzo Ramsey, 80, former HVAC Engineer for the State of Washington Capital Campus and former resident of Central Park, WA, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Arthur was born on August 21, 1932 in Tenino, WA to Melborne Henry and Lula Bell (Case) Ramsey. He graduated from Tenino High School. He joined the Air...

Aug 15, 2012

Lifelong Harbor resident, Harold Alfred Schultz, passed away peacefully at his home in Aberdeen on August 15, 2012. He was born in Burlington, North Dakota on November 26, 1925 to Clarence and Anna (Joyce) Schultz. The family moved to Aberdeen in 1927 where he remained until his death.Harold served in the Army in Europe during World War II. He worked...

Aug 15, 2012

Donald James Schweitzer, 68, a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Wednesday, August 15, 2012. He was born October 22, 1943 in Aberdeen, the son of Joseph Nicolas and Helen (Leiden) Schweitzer. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1961 and went to barber school in Tacoma.Don served in the Navy in the early 1960s...

Aug 8, 2012

Rocco James Kay, a Hoquiam resident and Correctional Industry Supervisor for Stafford Creek Correctional Center, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen; he was 59. Rocco was born to Delbert Franklin and Wilma Jean (Hurrell) Kay on December 17, 1952 in Jacksonville, FL. Shortly after Rocco’s birth the family moved west, spending a few years...

Aug 2, 2012

Kenneth George Bearden, 89, a fifty year resident of Westport, died at an Enumclaw, WA nursing facility Thursday, August 2, 2012. He was born in Hollis, OK February 5, 1923, the son of Robert L. and Mable B. (Roper) Bearden. He attended school in Hollis, OK and at Manzanola, CO where the family had moved.Ken later went to Alaska and...

Jul 28, 2012

Walter Joseph Brudvik’s life on earth came to a close on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Federal Way, WA. After a very long good bye -- a 12-year struggle with Alzheimer’s-- he finally made his transition to the other side. Walt entered this world on April 8, 1932 just west of his Turtle Mountain Ojibwa heritage, in Bottineau, North Dakota....

Jul 25, 2012

Arthur Alonzo Ramsey, 80, former HVAC Engineer for the State of Washington Capital Campus and former resident of Central Park, WA, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.Arthur was born on August 21, 1932 in Tenino, WA to Melborne Henry and Lula Bell (Case) Ramsey. He graduated from Tenino High School. He joined the Air...

Jul 22, 2012

John Paul Woodland joined his Mother in Heaven on July 22, 2012. John was 54 years old and lived in Olympia. John was born on December 11, 1957 in Seattle. John’s parents are John Williams II and Patty Woodland. John and his brother Chris were adopted into the Woodland family 1970. John is survived by his son Brad Woodland and...

Jul 18, 2012

Dr. Jack L. Nugent, DDS, was born in Centralia, WA, December 16, 1929 son of John and Nellie (Nordlund) Nugent,. He grew up in Centralia and graduated from Centralia High School in 1949. During his school years, Jack excelled as an all-around athlete in football, basketball and track. As a senior he played in the State All-Star football game and...