Obituaries
Russell Wiitala
Mar 8, 2016
Russell R. Wiitala, a Bay Center resident died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. He was born July 20, 1925 in Portland, OR to Einer and Mary Elaine (Silvola) Wiitala. Russell enjoyed sturgeon and salmon fishing and spending time gardening. He was a member of the American Legion Post #150. He is survived by...
Gary Longden
Mar 8, 2016
Gary W. “Butch†Longden â€" Beloved son, brother, husband and uncle died at his home in Raymond, WA on March 8, 2016 at the age of 68. Butch was born to William Thomas and Iva Pearl Longden at Camden on Gauley West Virginia on March 15, 1942. He spent his childhood in West Virginia growing up in a family as...
Nancy Johnson
Feb 29, 2016
Nancy Jane Johnson, 72, of Raymond WA, passed away peacefully in Lebam WA, surrounded by her family on February 29, 2016. Nancy was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 23, 1943 to Newell and Doris Taylor. She graduated from Algonquin Regional High School in 1961. In the years shortly after graduation, August 3, 1963, Nancy married the love of her...
Derik Nissell
Feb 29, 2016
Derik, our beloved son, little brother, uncle and friend passed away on Monday, February 29th. Derik was born on December 30th, 1991 in South Bend, WA. He graduated from South Bend High School in 2010. Derik was employed at Westport Shipyards as a welder. Derik enjoyed riding dirt bikes from a very young age and also had a passion for...
William Nussbaum
Feb 26, 2016
William “Bill†Nussbaum, a lifetime Raymond resident died Friday, February 26, 2016 at Providence St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. He was born October 19, 1934 in Raymond to Frank and Mary (Peffier) Nussbaum. Bill was a Willapa Valley High School graduate; he went on to work as a Millwright at Weyerhaeuser for 47 years. Bill married Donna Christian October 24,...
Michael Everitt
Feb 23, 2016
Michael T. Everitt, 66, long time Raymond resident died Tuesday February 23, in Grays Harbor County. He was born December 3, 1949 in South Bend to Edward and Betty (Swan) Everitt. He was raised in South Bend graduating from South Bend high school in 1968 then proceeded to Seattle University and The University of Washington with a PhD in 1982....
Frank Frazier
Feb 21, 2016
Frank Arnold Frazier, 65, passed away from a stroke on February 21, 2016 at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. He was born on November 24, 1950 in Raymond, Wash. to Frank and Ardath (Popejoy) Frazier. Frank grew up in South Bend, Wash. He graduated from SBHS in 1968. While in high school he was a member of the Wrestling...
Jacqueline McVittie
Feb 18, 2016
Jacqueline D. “Jackie†McVittie, a lifetime Pacific County resident died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Maple Street Manor. She was born September 8, 1923 in Raymond, WA to Sherman and Ellen (Haakvist) Basore. Mrs. McVittie was a Raymond High School graduate. She married Norm Rickert in 1942 and they later divorced. She remarried to Earl “Mike†McVittie in 1970;...
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...
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