Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County and Surrounding Areas
Donald Walkowski
Aug 8, 2023
Donald “Don” Lee Walkowski, 79, a longtime resident of Ocosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Providence St Peter’s Hospital in Olympia, Washington.Don was born on November 25, 1943 to parents Alvin and Ethel (Pope) Walkowski in Bremerton, Washington. The family moved to Tokeland then Ocosta, Washington, where Don attended and graduated from Ocosta High School. He went...
Michael Carver
Jul 31, 2023
Michael “Mike” Irwin Carver, 58, long standing resident of Grays Harbor, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Mike was born on September 24, 1964, in Aberdeen, Washington to parents, Richard Carver and Barbara (Strunk) Carver. He was raised in the Aberdeen and Satsop areas, graduating from JM Weatherwax High School in 1983. Mike...
Ruth Ellison
Jul 30, 2023
Ruth Clara (Salmon) Ellison passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Ruth was born on September 17, 1927 in Spokane, WA. Her parents were Lee and Clara Salmon. Ruth attended Memphis State University and earned a degree in education. She was proud of raising her family in Aberdeen and was blessed with many friends. She was an active member of...
Donald Malone
Jul 19, 2023
Donald W. Malone (Donnie, The Don, The Donald, Duncan, Don Don) 59, passed away in Tacoma after a brief illness. Donnie was a lifelong Harborite growing up in North Aberdeen, then moving to the family farm out the Wishkah. He graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1983.Donnie spent his working career as a heavy equipment operator at Friend & Rikalo...
Dave Godfrey
Jul 17, 2023
Dave Donald Godfrey, 84, former Aberdeen resident, died Monday, July 17, 2023 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.Dave was born on September 23, 1938 in Pe Ell, WA to Herbert Boyd and Theresa (Novak) Godfrey. His family moved to Aberdeen when he was 8, where he attended local schools and graduated from Weatherwax in 1958 a very proud...
Salvador Prieto
Jul 16, 2023
Salvador ‘Sal’ Prieto Jr., 65 years old and a long-time resident of Aberdeen, WA passed away July 16, 2023, at St. Joseph Trauma Center- Tacoma, WA -following a tragic motorcycle accident.Sal was born on February 12, 1958, in Plainview, TX to Salvador Sr. & Olivia Garcia-Prieto. The family moved to Montesano, WA where Sal attended High School -graduated in 1976....
Jack Alstrom
Jul 15, 2023
Jack Duane Alstrom, 72, lifetime Aberdeen resident and former truck driver, died Saturday morning, July 15, 2023, at Fir Lane Care Center in Shelton, WA.Jack was born on May 23, 1951, in Aberdeen to Theodore and Olga (Blahut) Alstrom. He grew up inAberdeen and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1970. He then worked on a farm on theWynooche River...
Dona Burruss
Jul 14, 2023
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Paula Waitt
Jul 9, 2023
Paula Jean Waitt, 77, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Puget Sound Health Care in Olympia, Washington.Paula was born on April 5, 1946 to Raymond LaFleche and Evelyn (Burdette) LaFleche in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Paula was the oldest daughter of 4 kids, and raised in Massachusetts, graduating from High School in 1963. After school, she met Clark Waitt, and...
Michael Clary
Jul 9, 2023
Michael “Mike” Wayne Clary, 73, passed away suddenly surrounded by family on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia, Washington.Mike was born on October 3, 1949, to Wayne Clary and Josephine (Breckel) Clary in Shelton, Washington and raised on a farm in Kamilche. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1967 and joined the Navy where he...
Ben Taylor
Jul 5, 2023
Ben F. Taylor, 70, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 in Copalis Beach, Washington. Ben was born on July 13, 1952 to Donald Taylor and Della (Gracey) Taylor. He was 1 of 9 siblings. Ben had 1 daughter, Allegra. He loved the outdoors and joking around with anyone. He was loved very much and will truly be missed. The...
Daniel Reeves
Jun 26, 2023
Danny Jay Reeves, 72, a long time Westport resident passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at his Westport home.Danny was born January 21, 1951, in Fort Lewis, Washington to Ervin Reeves and June (Freeden) Reeves. He was the third of four children. Danny and his family spent his first eight years in Sumner and then moved to Tokeland, Washington....
Cindy Matthews
Jun 17, 2023
Cindy Lee (Duncan) Matthews passed away on June 17, 2023, at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia, Washington. Cindy was the daughter of Robert and Gloria Duncan, born in Aberdeen, Washington on February 16, 1957. Her family moved out to the Wishkah Valley when Cindy was a young child, where she still lived until her passing. Cindy graduated from Wishkah Valley...
Leonard Young
Jun 17, 2023
Leonard Lee Young, 93, a lifetime Grays Harbor resident passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at his home in Aberdeen, Washington.Leonard was born on August 23, 1929, to Leonard W. Young and Dorothy (Hellman) Young in Aberdeen, Washington. He graduated from JM Weatherwax High School in 1947. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force, and upon...
Steve Garity
Jun 16, 2023
Obituary of Steven Richard GaritySteven Richard Garity (Steve) was born on June 15th, 1954, in Aberdeen, Washington and died June 16th, 2023, in Westport, Washington at the age of 69.From an early age Steve had some sort of project or hobby. He collected stamps and coins. He loved animals. He raised homing pigeons which friends would release from miles away...
Kenneth Christensen
Jun 12, 2023
Kenneth (Ken) Christensen, age 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on June 12th, 2023, at his home in Westport.Ken was a self-made man and a credit to his generation. He was a go-getter from an early age. At 18, he started his own construction company (Ken’s Construction). At the same time, he built a home and several...
Dale Beavers
Jun 9, 2023
Dale Howard Beavers, 72, lifetime Grays Harbor resident passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam, Washington.Dale was born on April 21, 1951 to Jerry Beavers and Donna (Dayton) Beavers in Aberdeen, Washington. He was raised in the Carlisle area, graduating from Moclips High School in 1969. After school, he went to work for some...
Mechelle Henricks
Jun 7, 2023
Mechelle Ann Hendricks, 54, former Hoquiam resident, died Wednesday June 7, 2023, in Hoquiam, WA.She was born on June 18, 1968, in Aberdeen to Paul and Nadine (Curley) Hendricks. She grew up in Hoquiam and attended Hoquiam schools until her and her older sister were moved to Chemawa Indian School in Salem Oregon. After that she returned to Hoquiam and...
Landin Purcell
Jun 5, 2023
Landin Kenneth Purcell, 57, Aberdeen resident passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Landin was born on July 30, 1965 to Raymond Purcell and Brenda (Dowell) Purcell in Wenatchee, Washington. In Landin's younger years he lived in various cities, but as Landin entered high school, he found himself in Bay City, Oregon, in the...
Karen Gourlie
Jun 5, 2023
Karen Kay Gourlie, 60, a lifetime Aberdeen resident passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.Karen was born on March 12, 1963, to Albert Fredericks and Norma (Hunger) Fredericks at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Aberdeen. She attended JM Weatherwax High School. While in elementary school, the YMCA swim instructor, Pete Bruner, took notice of...
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