Obituaries

Alduina Kauzlarich

Alduina Kauzlarich

Dec 21, 2017

Alduina Kauzlarich, a South Bend resident died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Alder House Assisted Living in South Bend; she was 96. Alduina was born January 17, 1921 in Genoa, Italy to Valintino and Ausintina (Pistorrisi) Donati. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond. To...

June Webber

June Webber

Dec 12, 2017

On December 12, 2017 June Lavon Webber, 86, sadly passed away after complications from her recent surgery. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. June was born and raised in Huntington, Indiana where she met and married her husband Marvin Webber. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Raymond, WA where they raised their...

Donna Baydek

Donna Baydek

Dec 11, 2017

Donna Lee (Petty) Baydek, a resident of Buckley, WA died Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Grace House in Auburn, WA; she was 81. Donna was born February 23, 1936 in Mill Creek, WA to Wayne and Evelyn (MacKenzie) Petty. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Fern HIll Cemetery in Menlo, WA....

Louis Wiss

Louis Wiss

Dec 8, 2017

Louis H. (Butch) Wiss passed away at his home in Nemah, Washington Friday, December 8, 2017. Butch was born December 20, 1944 in Raymond, WA to Louie G. Wiss and Edna Rose Nissell Wiss. Butch was raised in the Willapa Valley until 1960, then moved to Nemah and attended Naselle High school, graduating in 1963. Butch was a fisherman most...

Alfred Karlis

Alfred Karlis

Dec 8, 2017

Alfred Karlis, a Raymond resident died Friday, December 8, 2017; he was 96. Alfred was born August 10, 1921 in Endicott, New York to Benjamin and Amelia (Gosewiez) Karlis. After graduating from Raymond High School in 1940, Al worked as a salesman for most of his life. In 1946 he began working sales at Jensen Furniture until 1982. In 1984...

Bernard Mullen

Bernard Mullen

Dec 6, 2017

Bernard K. Mullen of South Bend, son of Winfred and Ethel Mullen, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in South Bend. \'Bun\' was born October 28, 1953, and married his high school sweetheart Bonnie Olney in October of 1972, months after their graduation from South Bend H.S. The two were married for 45 years, and had two children, Keith, (who...

Stanley Hatfield

Stanley Hatfield

Dec 5, 2017

Stanley Allen Hatfield, 87, of Raymond, Washington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington. Stan was born on June 25, 1930 to Andrew Toler and Gladys (Sharp) Hatfield in South Bend, Washington. When Toler Hatfield (better known as “Toad†) passed away at the age of 37, Gladys was unable to...

Monte McGough

Monte McGough

Nov 30, 2017

Monte Ralph McGough passed away peacefully at his home in Raymond Washington on November 30, 2017. Monte was born in Ilwaco, Washington on September 29, 1953 to Ralph and Marie McGough. The McGough family lived in Rosburg, Washington and Nachotta, Washington where the family spent many hours beachcombing, digging clams on the ocean beach and hunting on the west side...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Nov 26, 2017

Dorothy Mae Smith, a South Bend resident died Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond; she was 93. Dorothy was born November 9, 1924 in Fort Bragg, California to Noah and Loula Mae (Johnson) Evans. She married Clifford Smith April 24, 1943, he preceded her in death. Dorothy is survived by daughters Doris (Robert) Byrd...

Arvilla Moore

Arvilla Moore

Nov 23, 2017

Our dear mom passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving, just days after a diagnosis of a brain tumor. Her entire family and many friends visited her at the Willapa Harbor Hospital prior to her drifting into a coma, and she was visibly joyful to see those who loved her at her side. Arvilla was born Arvilla Nora Moe in 1932 in...

Norman Samplawski

Norman Samplawski

Nov 22, 2017

Norman Michael Samplawski, a longtime Raymond resident died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home; he was 76. Norm was born January 4, 1941 in Stanley, Wisconsin to Norman Lyle and Genevieve (Stangret) Samplawski. He was a retired Postman, he had also worked for the City of Coupeville were he also retired. Norm married Carol Spitale June 29, 2002 in...

Roberta Harmer

Roberta Harmer

Nov 22, 2017

Roberta Maxine “Bobbie Dot†Harmer, a lifetime Raymond resident died November 22, 2017 at her home; she was 66. Bobbie was born September 29, 1951 in Aberdeen, WA to Orval and Dorothy (Lawton) Harmer. She was a graduate of South Bend High School, she went on to complete beauty school and opened her own salon, Bobbie’s Beauty Bar where she...

Vernon Gaspaire

Vernon Gaspaire

Nov 18, 2017

Vernon Gaspaire born in Portland, Oregon July 22, 1931 to Blanche and Joe Gaspaire, passed away in Raymond, Washington on November 18, 2017. Vernon was a retired bus driver for Seattle transit. He was a member of the Cascade Tree Hound Association, and the former president of the Washington State Sportsman\'s Counsel. Vernon is survived by his wife of 66...

Margaret Frost

Margaret Frost

Nov 16, 2017

Margaret Ellen Frost, a longtime Willapa Harbor resident, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond; she was 92. Margaret was born May 18, 1925 in Lafayette, Indiana to Clair F. and Doris (McKenney) Bowman. She was raised in Bozeman and Helena, Montana as well as Stoneleigh, Maryland and Lincoln, Nebraska where she completed high school....

Mary Copeland

Mary Copeland

Nov 13, 2017

Mary Inez (Turnipseed) Copeland passed away early Monday morning, November the 13th in Olympia, WA after a long-time battle with heart disease. Mary was born in 1939 in Aliceville, Alabama to Lois and Thomas Turnipseed. Though Mary moved with her family to Wenatchee Washington at the age of 14, she always considered Aliceville her hometown. The south was very dear...

Marjorie Miller

Marjorie Miller

Nov 8, 2017

Marjorie (Marge) A. Miller, a South Bend resident, died peacefully surrounded by family Wednesday, November 8, 2017; she was 99. She was born September 26, 1918 in Giltner, Nebraska to Earl and Roxie (Pavey) Sallee. She was a 1936 graduate of Edgemont High School in Edgemont, South Dakota. Marge and her family lived in Nebraska and Wyoming and in 1950...

Sharon Coulter

Sharon Coulter

Nov 5, 2017

Sharon Lee Davis Coulter died peacefully at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Washington, on November 5th surrounded by her family. She was born to Ron Davis and Leola Sterling Davis in Raymond, Washington in 1939. Sharon was raised in South Bend, Washington, and graduated from South Bend High School in 1957. After high school, she traveled to Pullman, Washington with her...

Thomas Giacoma

Thomas Giacoma

Nov 5, 2017

Thomas Leo Giacoma, a South Bend resident, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 5, 2017. He was born on August 9, 1953, in Corona California, to Dominick Giacoma and Carmella Giacoma. He served our country in the armed forces in both the U.S. Army and Navy. During his life, he worked as a plumber...

Brenda Ward

Brenda Ward

Nov 5, 2017

Brenda Rae Ward, a South Bend resident, died peacefully surrounded by family Sunday, November 5, 2017; she was 53. She was born October 29, 1964 in Aberdeen, Washington to Raymond L. and Evelyn M. (Goodenough) Ward. After graduating from Ocosta High School in 1983, she attended Grays Harbor College. Brenda worked as a food processor at Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc....

William Rumbles

William Rumbles

Oct 26, 2017

William Elwood Rumbles, longtime Raymond resident, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his home in Raymond surrounded by his family; he was 82. He was born August 3, 1935 in Saginaw, Michigan to Nelson S. and Catherine Rumbles. Bill was a graduate of Mason High School in 1953. He married Marilynn Amundsen May 23, 1969 in Bellevue, WA. After furthering...