Obituaries

Robert Brunstad

Robert Brunstad

Nov 15, 2013

Robert L. Brunstad, a longtime Raymond resident died Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center, he was 79. Bob was born November 23, 1933 in Hoquiam, Washington to Bastian Leonard and Martha Viola Matilda (Gustafson) Brunstad. Bob graduated from Raymond High School in 1951 and was immediately recruited into the United States Army. He served as a...

Mary Kjoberg

Mary Kjoberg

Nov 9, 2013

Mary Imogene Kjoberg, 89, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. She was born December 31, 1923 in Wolf County, Kentucky to John Frank and Pearl (Gilbert) Cable. Mary loved tending to her garden and her house plants. She was an excellent cook. Mary enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading, sewing, singing and playing guitar for her...

Billie Coomer

Billie Coomer

Nov 9, 2013

Billie Pauline Elmore Coomer passed away peacefully at her home in Raymond, Wash., on November 9, 2013, surrounded by her husband and children. She was born on August 18, 1938 in Spokane, Wash., to Bill and Gladys Elmore, the youngest of four children. Billie grew up on Vashon Island and attended Vashon High School, where she met Bill Coomer. Billie...

Stephen Chilla

Stephen Chilla

Nov 7, 2013

Stephen Cyril Chilla, 86, a longtime Raymond resident died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. Steve was born June 28, 1927 in Pe Ell, Washington to Frank Albert and R. Elsie (Michek) Chilla. Steve and his family moved to Raymond in 1936. He attended Raymond High School until he joined the U.S.Army in 1945....

Frank

Frank

Oct 26, 2013

Frank J. O’Brien 90 years of age, died October 26, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond, WA. He was born on March 31, 1923 in Burlington, WA to Edson and Estella O’Brien. He spent most of his life in Burlington. Frank met his future wife Maxine their freshmen year of High School. Frank graduated from Burlington High...

John Berquist

John Berquist

Oct 26, 2013

Grayland, Wash. John Duane Berquist, 58, a longtime Grayland resident, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his home. He was born July 4, 1955 in Rutland, North Dakota to Theodore W. and Dorthey M. (Boyd) Berquist. A full obituary will be published at a later date. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of John Berquist please...

Charles Wilhelm

Charles Wilhelm

Oct 25, 2013

Charles was born January 27,1918 to Charles Nicholas Wilhelm and Margaret Elizabeth (Jayne) Wilhelm in Black Lake, Washington. He died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Parkside Nursing Care Center in Union Gap, WA. At the rascally age of 4, Lank moved with his parents to Raymond, Washington. He attended school at the Riverview School and graduated from Raymond High School....

Judithe Parkki

Judithe Parkki

Oct 12, 2013

Judithe Anne Parkki, 70, a lifetime Raymond resident died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the family home. She was born August 9, 1943 in Raymond, to Lauri and Opal (Richey) Parkki. Judie enjoyed her crafts, reading, baking, playing cards and spending time with her friends. She had a 34 year long friendship with Bill W. She is survived by a...

Dan Carl

Dan Carl

Oct 6, 2013

Longtime South Bend resident Dan Carl passed away on October 6, 2013 in Aberdeen, WA. He was 83. Dan “Junior†Carl was born on March 12, 1930 in Raymond, WA to Dan & Mary (Hindelang) Carl. Dan was raised in Harrah, WA, and he attended White Swan High School where he excelled at varsity baseball, basketball, and football. After graduation...

Janice Wilson

Janice Wilson

Sep 18, 2013

Janice P. Wilson, a longtime Raymond resident, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Roo Lan Health Care Center in Lacey; she was 74. Janice was born February 12, 1939 in Pound, Virginia, to Alfred and Lester (Collins) Boggs. She graduated from Pound High School in 1957. After moving to the Harbor she worked as a clerk and a janitor...

Gilbert Weller

Gilbert Weller

Sep 14, 2013

Gilbert Max Weller died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Raymond. He was born October 26, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Verne Roy and Pauline Ruth Garey Weller. He moved to South Bend in 1969, when his wife got a teaching position here. He worked at Arne’s Arco as a mechanic for...

Judith Duckworth

Judith Duckworth

Sep 7, 2013

Judith L. Duckworth, a longtime Raymond resident died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center, she was 71. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14th at New Life Fellowship Ministries in Raymond. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Judith Duckworth please visit our Sympathy Store.

William Pedrazzetti

William Pedrazzetti

Sep 5, 2013

William T. Pedrazzetti, a longtime Raymond resident, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Highline Medical Center in Tukwila, he was 81. Bill was born December 15, 1931 in Napa, California to Henry Pini and Lyndall Lillian Whittle. He was raised in Marin County, California, also living in Wisconsin before moving to Washington. He married Inez Roberts in 1957 at...

Richard Tomaszewski

Richard Tomaszewski

Aug 30, 2013

Richard Donald Tomaszewski was born in Brooklyn N.Y. on August 2, 1943. He came from a large family consisting of 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Richard was a welder by trade, mostly for the shipbuilding industry from the East Coast to the West Coast. He also worked in Southern California designing sidewalks and pouring concrete driveways. Although he had various...

Helen Wolfenbarger

Helen Wolfenbarger

Aug 18, 2013

Helen (Gurr) Wolfenbarger passed away on August 18, 2013 at the age of 87. She was born February 6, 1926 in Raymond to Vernal William Gurr and Phebe (Arnold) Gurr. She was married to Joseph David Wolfenbarger for 68 years, who preceded her in death May 13, 2013. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her brother James...

Dorothy Mann

Dorothy Mann

Aug 13, 2013

Dorothy Francis Mann, 87 of Yelm WA died August 13, 2013 at Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond, WA. She was born on November 27, 1925 in Cranberry New Jersey. She was the daughter of John and Alice Myers. Dorothy was a devoted mother and a friend to all who knew her. She had many endeavors including living in Japan,...

John Rosentangle

John Rosentangle

Aug 12, 2013

John Edward Rosentangle died peacefully at Swedish Hospital in Seattle on August 12, 2013. He was born on January 26, 1950, in Aberdeen, WA, to Edward and Mildred Alexander Rosentangle. He grew up in Raymond, WA, and was a descendant of pioneers who arrived in Pacific County in 1851. He graduated from Raymond High School and was a member of...

Lorn Pring

Lorn Pring

Aug 8, 2013

Lorn Pring, a South Bend resident died Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the family home. He was born May 3, 1905 in Thailand. Buddhist Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 at Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond with cremation to follow at the Fern Hill Crematory in Aberdeen. To send flowers or a memorial gift to...

Vincent Shaudys

Vincent Shaudys

Aug 7, 2013

Vincent K. Shaudys, a longtime South Bend resident died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Aberdeen. He was 85. Vincent was born October 2, 1927 in Newtown, Pennsylvania to Vincent and Anna (Kirkbride) Shaudys. Vince was a birthright Quaker, and member of the Bucks County Makefield Monthly Meeting, at Newtown. He attended public...

Patricia Case

Patricia Case

Jul 27, 2013

Patricia Anne Case, a Raymond resident, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her home in Raymond. She was born December 21, 1948 in Centralia, Wash. to Kenneth and Eve West. Patricia lived in many other states, including Reno, Nevada where she worked in mapping for the Bureau of Land Management. She is survived by two sons, Jonathan Case of Kodiak,...