Recent Obituaries

Dec 17, 2012

Barbara Ann Danielson, 71, a resident of Westport, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia.Barbara was born on June 23, 1941 in Bloomington, CA to Frank and Wilma (Harms) Readman. She grew up on the family farm outside Santa Barbara, CA. In 1961, Barbara married James Raymond Danielson whom was in the Army. They moved to...

Dec 16, 2012

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)American Defense Service MedalEuropean-Africian-Middle Eastern Service RibbonPurple Heart Award from the U.S. MilitaryThe insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.

Dec 12, 2012

Mary Martha (Muffy) EagerMuffy Eager passed away peacefully in her Wishkah Valley home with her family at her side on Dec.12, 2012.Muffy was born in Spokane, WA to her parents Bill and Mary Bea Sleeth on Aug. 5, 1953. She went to Holy Names Academy High School and then earned her teaching degree at Washington State University. She started her...

Dec 12, 2012

Arlene West, "Mama", age 86, of Montesano, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen. She was born October 3, 1926, at Kansas City, Missouri, to Harvey and Lydia (Elliott) Lord.Mama was the first born, followed by the birth of her sister, Betty Irene five years later and then brother, Joseph Allen. Of sister Betty's birth, Mama...

Dec 3, 2012

Richard C. Hodge, 77, resident of Aberdeen, died Monday afternoon, December 3, 2012 at his home in Aberdeen.Richard was born on March 1, 1935 in Boxley, Arkansas to Hulen & Gladys (Sparks) Hodge. He grew up there and in 1952 moved to Coquille, OR with his parents in a truck full of furniture.In 1956, Richard married Penne Penn Livermore. They...

Dec 3, 2012

Nov 30, 2012

Aberdeen resident, Jimmy Dean Hale, 45, died Friday, November 30, 2012. Jimmy was born January 4, 1967 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the son of Joe and Deloris E. (DeVinny) Hale. He was raised and worked in Colorado. He moved to the Harbor in 2000.Jimmy enjoyed music, football and fishing. The joy of his life was his fiance, Tiana, and their...

Nov 26, 2012

Lisa Marie Anastasi, a seven year resident of Aberdeen, died at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Monday, November 26, 2012. She was 45. Lisa was born December 28, 1966 in Spokane, WA, the daughter of William J. and Judith G. (Butler) Anastasi. She graduated from Central Valley HS, Spokane, in 1985, and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of...

Nov 25, 2012

Dolores Arlene Shortt, 85, lifetime Aberdeen resident, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, surrounded by family at Grays Harbor Health & Rehab Center in Aberdeen, following an extended illness.Dolores was born on March 20, 1927 in Aberdeen to James and Audrey (Brown) Petticore. She attended School in Aberdeen. She loved gardening, small animals, and was a good cook. She had taught...

Nov 15, 2012

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)Armed Forces Expeditionary MedalCombat Infantry BadgeGood Conduct MedalKorean Service MedalUnited Nations Korean Service MedalUS ArmyThe insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.

Nov 14, 2012

Theresa Julia Godfrey, 95, a longtime South Aberdeen resident, died surrounded by her family, at Pacific Care Center, Hoquiam, Wednesday, November 14, 2012. She was born in PeEll, Washington, the daughter of Frank and Julia Theresa (Gailey) Novak. She attended schools in PeEll. She was married to Herbert Godfrey on August 7, 1937, in a wedding celebration that lasted three...

Nov 12, 2012

Carolyn Lee Ambrose, 68, a lifetime Harbor resident, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Monday, November 12, 2012. Carolyn was born in Maryville, MO, December 2, 1943, the daughter of Virgil M. and Mary A. (Ebrecht) Blacketer. She came with her family to the Harbor at the age of 5 and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1961.She had...

Nov 12, 2012

John C. Walter, 76, a resident of Montesano, died at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen, Monday, November 12, 2012. He was born in Ontario, Oregon, April 16, 1936, the son of Charles and Athena (Miller) Walter. The family moved to Colville, WA in 1949 and John graduated from high school there in 1954.After high school he joined the Army and...

Nov 11, 2012

Lillian EliasonObituaryLillian Eliason 1929-2012. Our Beloved Aunt Lillian passed away unexpectedly at home in Boise on Sunday, November 11th, 2012 at the age of 83. She was the 2nd child born to Karl John Wirtanen and Ida (Ronbacki) Wirtanen, immigrants from Finland. She was born and raised in Bergland, Michigan and graduated from Ironwood High School.She would often recount with...

Nov 9, 2012

There’s one more angel in heaven today. Mrs. Patricia June Caskey, a lifelong Harborite, passed away after a brief illness, at her home surrounded by her family on November 9, 2012 at the age of 84.Pat was born to Ervin and June (McGhee) Boettcher, February 10, 1928 at Aberdeen’s St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born the youngest of five children....

Oct 31, 2012

MemoryKIM VALENTINE EISENHOWER-HODGE2/14/57 – 10/31/12Kim was born on Valentine's Day, 1957, to Wayne and Yvonne Eisenhower, big brother Gary and Big sister Bonnie, in Hollywood, California. Even then we knew she would be our little star. Kim was an adventurer even from the beginning. She loved the water. In fact, as a toddler she loved her brother throwing her in...

Oct 31, 2012

Oct 31, 2012

Ruby Ann Walczyk, died October 31, 2012 in Vancouver, WA at the age of 85. She was born in Holdrege, Nebraska to Guy and Myrtle (Waters) Louthan on May 22, 1927. At the age of 13 she moved with her Mom and Dad to Aberdeen, WA to join two brothers and a sister who had relocated earlier. Ruby graduated from...

Oct 31, 2012

Oct 30, 2012

David Eugene Sletten, 63, a longtime Grays Harbor resident and former mill worker for ITT Rayonier, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his home in Elma, WA.David was born on June 21, 1949 to Glen and Francis (Hawk) Sletten in Aberdeen. He grew up in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School. He worked for 20 years at ITT from...