Obituaries
Colene Mason
Feb 15, 2016
Colene K. Mason, born Feb. 22, 1935 in Skidmore, Missouri to Ray D. & Georgia Mae (Ashbrook) Hardin. She passed February 15, 2016 at the Willapa Harbor Health & Rehab Center in Raymond. Colene was born on her mother’s 26th birthday by the same doctor that had delivered her mother. When she was 6 months old she and Georgia rode...
Elina Landrum
Feb 14, 2016
Elina \\Nina\\" Susan Landrum was born in Los Angeles, California in 1954. She had blossomed into a beautiful young lady as she grew up in and around Los Angeles, and later married and moved to Raymond with her husband in 1988. She selflessly worked as an in home caretaker, and then a CNA for nearly 15 years. Throughout her career...
Martin Paulson
Feb 13, 2016
Martin Paulson passed away at his home on February 13th, 2016. He was born to Adolph and Rachel Paulson at North Bend, WA on July 16, 1918. His dad was a mill right in many locations before settling down in Malone. He graduated from Elma High School in 1938. He was the Senior Class President. After High School he became...
Larry Rye
Feb 7, 2016
Larry M. Rye, 53, of Raymond, left this world surrounded by his family after a long illness on February 7, 2016 at his home in Raymond. Larry was born October 29th, 1962 to Sverre and Mary Rye of Raymond. He was preceded in death by his parents and his niece Rachelle Rye. He is survived by his wife Cheryl Rye,...
Nancy Sheryl
Feb 2, 2016
Nancy Louise Sheryl, a Raymond resident died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. She was born December 9, 1946 in Castleton Township, Michigan to L D and Lois (Courtney) Demaray. Nancy was a 1965 graduate of South Bend High School. She married Charles Sheryl; he survives her at the family home in Raymond. Nancy...
Marcelle Yamamoto
Jan 29, 2016
Marcelle Yamamoto passed away January 29, 2016 in Raymond, WA. She was 95. Marcelle was born October 7, 1920 in Maple Shade, NJ to parents Edward Lee Gwalthney and Anna Ethel Hoffman. She married George Brown in 1939, and they had three children: Gloria Lee, George Wallace, and Edgar Lewis. She raised her children in Moorestown, NJ. Eventually her marriage...
Clayton Petrick
Jan 9, 2016
Clayton Ray Petrick, a lifetime resident of Lebam died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his home; he was 57. Clayton was born March 27, 1959 in South Bend, WA to Bob and Bessie (Hunter) Petrick. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, the great outdoors and made a living as a timber faller for the majority of his life. He is survived by...
Helen Holt
Jan 4, 2016
Helen Marie Holt, a Thurston County resident for the past 4 years, died Monday, January 4, 2015 at the Sequoia Assisted Living in Olympia; she was 96. Helen was born April 1, 1919 in Chehalis, WA and lived the majority of her life in Raymond, WA. She worked as a cook for the Raymond High School and also owned and...
Arlis Barnes
Jan 3, 2016
Arlis Junior Barnes, a Raymond resident, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his home in Raymond; he was 80. Arlis was born December 2, 1935 in Harrison, Arkansas. He worked as a logger after serving in the United States Army and Marine Corp. He married Nancy Rigby in Coeur d’Alene, ID July 21, 1995; she survives him at their home...
Dennis Green
Dec 24, 2015
On November 24th, 2015 Dennis Gene Green (Tucker) age 70, passed away at Willapa Harbor Hospital from complications of Pneumonia. Dennis was born on December 9th, 1944 in Lynch, Nebraska to Cecil E and Matilda Green. He was the youngest of 8 children. When Dennis was two years old, Sharon 3, Bob 5, Jeanette 7, Pat 9, Kenneth 11, Carolyn...
Melba Overbay
Dec 23, 2015
On December 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Melba Joan Overbay died quietly with her daughter, Barbe A. Porter, by her side, she was a Raymond resident. Melba was the wife of Charles H. Overbay (died Oct. 25, 2013) for over 62 years. She is survived by her children, Barbe A. Porter of Raymond, WA C. Scott Overbay-Baker of Kirkland, WA,...
Bonnie Hadlock
Dec 21, 2015
Bonnie Hadlock-Miles, 88 of Hoquiam died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at her home following an extended illness. She had been a resident of Hoquiam the past 37 years. Bonnie was born April 20, 1927 at Loveland, Colorado, to Ernest and Addie Thomas. When she was in grade school the family moved to Raymond, Wash. where she graduated from high school...
Courtney Bell
Dec 21, 2015
Courtney P. Bell a South Bend resident, died December 21, 2015 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. She was born July 28, 1943 in Missoula, Montana to Clarence and Rachel (Perrenoud) Bell. Courtney was preceded in death by her beloved husband Buck, and Brother Herbert. She was an accomplished artist and musician who loved playing the harp. Her...
Gail Hatfield
Dec 20, 2015
Gail Louise (Briney) Hatfield passed away, after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, December 20th, 2015 in Seattle Washington surrounded by her family. She passed in peace, knowing that she left this world a much better place than when she arrived. Gail was born December 27th, 1933 in Raymond Washington to William E. and Edith (Nevitt) Briney. Gail was...
Eula Crafton
Dec 15, 2015
Eula (Missy) Crafton passed away on the morning of Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was loved by many, both in Texas, and in the Raymond area. She loved to read more than anything until she lost her sight. She was very spiritual in many faiths. She had a way about her that made people smile. She was sometimes silly, and...
Ramona Crawford
Dec 1, 2015
Ramona May Crawford, a lifetime Pacific County resident died Tuesday, December 1, at the Willapa Harbor Care Center; she was 87. She was born June 22, 1928 in Raymond, Washington to Valfred and Audrey (Deniston) Koski. February 7, 1948 Ramona married her first husband John S. Miller, with whom she had three sons. She and John stayed happily married until...
Katherine Jones
Nov 27, 2015
On the evening on November 27th, Katherine Esther Jones passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, in Centralia, WA at the age of 93. Katherine was born in Hillsboro, Oregon on August 1st, 1922 to parents Harry Hilts and Bessie Conway. She grew up in Cheyenne, Oklahoma and it was there that she met the love of her life, James W....
Edna Watt
Nov 19, 2015
Edna (Tiny) Marie Watt 89, a South Bend resident was called home by the Lord on November 19th . Edna had recently been a resident at the Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam. Edna Watt was born July 11th 1926 in International Falls Minnesota to Peter and Etta (Miller) Nadeau. Edna Watt married her husband Addy Watt at International Falls, MN...
Eleanor Scott
Nov 13, 2015
Eleanor Jane Scott, a Raymond resident died Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center; she was 96. She was born May 6, 1919 in Middletown, New York to William and Geraldine (Hedden) Philips. December 18, 1949, Eleanor married William Scott, in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was an exceptional bowler and has acquired a number of trophies in...
Mae Tower
Nov 12, 2015
Mae L Tower, a long time South Bend resident died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Willapa Harbor Hospital; she was 89. She was born August 10, 1926 in South Bend to Lewis and Mae (Bubbins) Rickert. After graduating from South Bend High School in 1944, Mae raised her family and later was employed at Hoquiam Plywood as an accountant...
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