Obituaries
John Swogger
Aug 11, 2018
John Joseph Swogger, 68, a lifetime Raymond resident, passed away peacefully at Willapa Harbor Health and Rehab Center in Raymond, WA August 11, 2018. John was born to James and Irene (Litwin) Swogger on March 10, 1950 in Raymond, Washington. After attending Raymond High School, John worked for Weyerhaeuser for 45 years as a choker setter and chaser. John married...
Sigrid Strozyk
Aug 10, 2018
Sigrid Karen Strozyk, former resident of Sumner, WA, died Friday, August 10, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. She was 82. Sigrid was born May 27, 1936 in Centralia, WA to Christopher and Violet (Lincoln) Johnsen and was lovingly raised by her Aunt and Uncle John and Pauline Lincoln. She married her husband, Anthony Strozyk, in Centralia in 1956, he survives her....
Janet King
Aug 7, 2018
Janet Catherine McBride King, a resident of Bay Center died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Willapa Harbor Hospital. She was 78. Janet was born April 3, 1940 in Tulalip, WA to James McBride and Aldene Moore. She loved her pets. In her younger years she enjoyed gardening and handwork. She was very crafty and would often make sweaters, booties...
Betty Vaughn
Aug 7, 2018
Betty Eleanor Vaughn, 85, of Naselle, Washington, passed away peacefully at Willapa Harbor Health and Rehab Center in Raymond, Washington, on August 7, 2018. Betty was born to Gunnar and Eva Nelson on February 3, 1933, in Salmon Creek, Washington. Betty graduated from Naselle High School as salutatorian of the Class of 1951. She married Leonard Vaughn and the couple...
Geraldine Huffer
Aug 6, 2018
Geraldine Agnes Huffer, a past resident of Raymond, WA, died Monday, August 6, 2018 in Vancouver, WA. She was 86. Geraldine was born August 8, 1931 in Raymond to Walter Scott and Flora (Ellsworth) Alexander. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2018 at Fern Hill Cemetery in Menlo. Arrangements are in care of Stoller’s Mortuary...
Robert Beeson
Aug 2, 2018
Robert Lee Beeson, Jr., a resident of South Bend, died Thursday, August 2, 2018. He was born April 3, 1973 in Bisbee, Arizona to Robert Lee Beeson, Sr and Alicia (Marinez) Gonzales. Bob was raised in Douglas, Arizona and had also been a resident of Tucson before moving to Willapa Harbor in 2011. Locally, he was employed as manager of...
William Hamm
Jul 27, 2018
William A. Hamm, a Raymond resident, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at the Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend. He was 72. Willy was born July 1, 1946 in Telequah, Oklahoma to Burt Hamm and Dorothy Meyers. Willy raised in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from Reynolds High School in 1964 he enrolled in the United States Army serving in Germany...
Patricia Pollard
Jul 26, 2018
Patricia A. Pollard 74, a life time Raymond, WA resident died Thursday July 26th at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Pat was born June 18, 1944 in Raymond to Lawrence and Donis (Ramsey) Goodin. Pat was a graduate of Willapa Valley High School (1962). She married her husband Sherman in Raymond, on October 3, 1964. He survives at the family...
Thomas Bennett
Jul 12, 2018
"Thomas Bennett, a resident of Westport, died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Willapa Care Center in Raymond. Tommy was born in Seattle, Wash. April 24, 1950. He graduated from Chief Sealth High School, then joined the Coast Guard Reserve, serving his time as a radioman in New York City. Tommy began deckhanding on charter boats in Westport WA when...
Ronald Smith
Jul 11, 2018
Ronald Smith, a lifetime resident of South Bend, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at his home. He was 63. Ron was born January 18, 1945 in South Bend to Forest I and Dixie M. (Iman) Smith. He graduated from South Bend High School in 1974 and married his wife, Glenda LaRue, June 4, 1977. Ron started a logging business in...
Gary Webb
Jul 9, 2018
Mr. Gary Lee Webb, of Seaside, Oregon, born on May 23, 1952 in Portland, Oregon, to Earnest and Elva (Melzer) DeMeo, and was adopted and raised by Jacqueline Webb and the late George Webb, passed away at age 66 on July 9, 2018 in South Bend, Washington. He graduated from Lane Community, Shasta Community.. From 1970 to 1975, Gary served...
Paige Johnson
Jul 9, 2018
An angel lifted you up and brought you home to be with God where there is no pain, no sorrow and no more tears for you. Our beloved Paige- daughter, sister, grand-daughter, niece, cousin and friend with a smile that lit up a room reflecting her inner matchless beauty. We will lock precious memories of you in our hearts, as...
Arlie Johnson
Jun 30, 2018
Arlie Arden Johnson, a longtime Raymond resident died Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home. He was 92. Arlie was born on January 15, 1926 in Dodson, MT to Louis and Ethel (Gloyn) Johnson. He married Hazel Briles in June of 1950 in Aumsville, Oregon, she survives him at the family home in Raymond. Arlie was well known for his...
Zelora Downard
Jun 30, 2018
Zelora Downard passed June 30, 2018 at Willapa Harbor Hospital. She was born in Batchtown, Illinois August 18, 1926 to Barney and Bessie Seidler and married James Downard August 29, 1946. Zelora enjoyed spending time with her family, reading the Bible, singing, all kinds of music and dancing. Zelora is survived by five children, Loretta Schweitzer of Hoquiam, WA Donna...
Jason Peters
Jun 20, 2018
Jason Albert Peters, a retired fireman and resident of Raymond, Wash. passed away on June 20, 2018, at the age of 43. He was born at GH Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash. on Nov. 10, 1974, to Kathy and Michael Schimelpfenig. He spent his early years moving between Grays Harbor and Idaho with his parents. When he was 11 years...
Gloria Boggs
Jun 19, 2018
Gloria Ann Boggs, a Raymond resident, died June 19, 2018; she was 63. Gloria was born January 15, 1955 in Anchorage, Alaska to Arthur Robert Watson and Donna Jeannine Magee Goehring. She obtained her GED and was Certified in Locksmithing. She enjoyed her time working at the department of Driver Licensing and had many stories about scary test drives. She...
Marion Crawford
Jun 7, 2018
Marion LaVerne Mullenix Crawford was born January 4, 1928 to Arnold R Mullenix and Mary E. Purser Mullenix in Satsop, WA. She loved raising her family in Pe Ell, WA. She lived for sharing her faith in God to others, and enjoyed gardening, sewing and reading. She moved to Shelton in 1963, then onto Grayland where she was secretary and...
Bob Carl
May 25, 2018
Robert “Bob†Carl, a Raymond resident, died Friday, May 25, 2018. He was born July 31, 1941 in Elma, Wash. to Blair and Verna Bailey Carl, their oldest son. Bob attended Montesano High School and graduated from Mary M. Knight in 1959. He served in the U.S. Navy reserves in high school. After high school he served in the Navy...
Dave Lund
May 21, 2018
Dave Alan Lund died Monday, May 21, 2018. He was 62. Dave was born on January 18, 1956 in Chehalis, WA to Paul and Wilma Lund. He is survived by his loving wife, Donna Carlson Lund in their Raymond home and his sister, Sheila (Bob) Gregg of Port Angeles. He is also survived by his three step-sons, Jeff (Sonja) Ping...
Gerry Weiberg
May 21, 2018
Gerry Weiberg, 84 years of age and a longtime South Bend resident died on May 21, 2018. She was born December 26, 1933 at Willapa, WA to John and Teresa Stephens and graduated from Willapa Valley High School, class of 1951. She married Louie Weiberg and they had two sons. Gerry is survived by her son Bill (Cindy) Weiberg, three...