Obituaries

Lurea Morris

Lurea Morris

Mar 25, 2016

Lurea Marilyn Morris, 81, of South Bend WA, passed away March 25, 2016 at the Legacy Hopewell House in Portland OR. She was born February 23, 1935 to Morgan and Amy Rice in Yacolt, WA, the third of six kids and the only girl. She graduated from Battle Ground High School in 1953. Brothers Francis (Eunice), of Sacramento CA, Keith...

Leona Warmack

Leona Warmack

Mar 19, 2016

Leona Luella (Bradshaw) Warmack, a Raymond resident, died March 19, 2016 at her home in Raymond; she was 70. Leona was born June 9, 1945 in Longview, WA to Russell Dean and Mabel Marie (Milton) Bradshaw. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and enjoyed bible study. Leona also loved her dog Roxy, coloring, bead crafts, shopping...

Carson Boggs

Carson Boggs

Mar 16, 2016

Carson Gene Boggs, a longtime Raymond resident, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at his home. He was born April 6, 1936 in Pound, Virginia to Alfred and Lester (Collins) Boggs. Carson enlisted in the United States Army in 1954. While serving he was trained as a crane operator and helped build several buildings. He was also trained as a Military...

Nikki Moore

Nikki Moore

Mar 15, 2016

Nikki Lee (Baldwin) Moore, 46, passed away on March 15, 2016. Born January 15, 1970, in South Bend, Washington, to Jim Baldwin and Paula Strago. Nikki grew up in Frances, graduating from Willapa Valley High School in 1988. Following graduation, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she attended college and worked as a paralegal. Nikki returned home to Washington in...

Esther Westerback

Esther Westerback

Mar 11, 2016

Esther Elizabeth Westerback passed peacefully on March 11, 2016 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center at the age of 99. She was born to Hugo and Elin Wilson on December 25, 1916, at the family home in Raymond, Washington. Esther graduated from Raymond High School in 1934. While working at the Riverview Hospital, Esther met her future husband, Arne, who...

Russell Wiitala

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...