Obituaries

Mildred Rask

Mildred Rask

Oct 4, 2015

Mildred Grace Rask, a Centralia resident for the past few years died October 4th at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia; she was 80 Mrs. Rask was born January 18, 1935 in Tuttle, ND to John and Lydia Weisenburger. She married her husband Vernon Rask at Tuttle, ND in 1953. They lived in Menlo from 1979 until 1986 when they...

Harold Hobi

Harold Hobi

Oct 4, 2015

Harold Marion Hobi, a lifetime Pacific County resident departed this life on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home in South Bend at the age of 70. He was born June 25, 1945 in Raymond, Washington to Stephen and Myrtle (Hudson) Hobi. His father passed away doing what he loved, logging timber, when Harold was only 16 years old. Later,...

Claire McCollum

Claire McCollum

Sep 23, 2015

Claire V. McCollum, a longtime Pacific County resident died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 in Everett, WA; she was 87. Claire was born December 18, 1927 at Deep River, WA to Joel and Sophie Saima (Wirkkala) Sundquist. She graduated from Naselle High school in 1946. Claire married Wilbur “Tunny†McCollum June 5, 1946 the day after graduation at the Pacific County...

Frederick Norman

Frederick Norman

Sep 18, 2015

Frederick Benton Norman a Raymond resident died September 18, 2015 at the Grays Harbor Hospital in Aberdeen. He was born on November 17, 1932. He joined the Navy after graduating. Fred and his wife Shirley, and her two children, lived in Ohio for over 23 years. Fred worked doing horse grooming for awhile, and then doing masonry work. After the...

Donna Walkowsky

Donna Walkowsky

Sep 5, 2015

Donna Jean Walkowsky, a Grayland resident died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at her home. She was born January 16, 1935 in Aberdeen, Washington. At her request no memorial services will be held at this time. Cremation arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Donna Walkowsky please visit...

Dorothy Gruginski

Dorothy Gruginski

Sep 5, 2015

Dorothy Alice Gruginski, a lifetime Pacific County resident died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at her home in Raymond; she was 92. She was born March 24, 1923 in South Bend, Washington to George and May (Millam) Bale. Dorothy was raised in Baleville by great Christian parents, along with her three brothers, grandmother, aunts and uncles and cousins living nearby. She...

Karen Lazelle

Karen Lazelle

Aug 27, 2015

Karen Lynn Lazelle, a Raymond resident died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at home with her family by her side, she was 51. Karen was born May 21, 1964 in Newport Beach, CA. In memory of Karen, an open house will be held at the Lazelle residence 12:00 â€" 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015. Cremation arrangements were in care of...

Mark Lloyd

Mark Lloyd

Aug 19, 2015

“MR†Mark Jeffery Lloyd, born September 17, 1952, of Raymond, Washington, passed away suddenly on August 19, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Flori Jean Mee Lloyd, who he married in October of 1972. He graduated from Raymond High School in 1971 and started working at Weyerhaeuser in Raymond in 1972. He retired in 2015 after...

Karen Vaughn

Karen Vaughn

Aug 14, 2015

K.I. Vaughn, of Raymond, Washington died Friday, August 14, 2015 at home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Los Angeles, California, December 1, 1945. She was delivered from the angels to her parents, Paul J. Smith and Astrid M. Smith. She enjoyed a multitude of adventurous life experiences and reminiscing about cherished memories with her family and...

David II

David II

Aug 14, 2015

David Raeside McAllister II, passed away at the age of 89 on Friday, August 14, 2015 at his home in Menlo. He was born and raised in Paisley, Scotland. David married Elizabeth McGibbon in 1951. They emigrated to Raymond from Scotland in 1953. He was preceded in death by Elizabeth in 2011. David is survived by their three children, Lyndsey...

Evelyn Wilson

Evelyn Wilson

Aug 11, 2015

"Evelyn Irene (Olson) Wilson passed away August 11, 2015 at the Willapa Harbor Rehabilitation Center in Raymond. She was born August 10, 1932 at the family home to parents Margaret (DeBord) and Fred \'Perk\' Olson in South Bend, WA, the same house that her father was born in. Evelyn was a South Bend High School graduate class of 1950. She...

Thelma Crawford

Thelma Crawford

Aug 4, 2015

Thelma Crawford was born in Baldwinsville, New York on November 22, 1920 to Hazel (Patchett) and Stanley Abbott. She was the oldest of four children. Growing into a determined young woman, she moved away from her farming roots and put herself through college to become a dental hygienist. She met her first husband, Lewis Norton Stacy also from the Syracuse,...

John Holt

John Holt

Jul 25, 2015

John A. Holt 55, a former longtime Raymond resident and resident of Olympia for the past 29 years died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at a Tacoma facility. John was born October 4, 1959 in Chehalis, WA to Glen and Helen (Woroch) Holt. He was raised and went to school in Raymond where he graduated in the class if 1978. He...

Phillip Hawks

Phillip Hawks

Jul 20, 2015

Phillip was brought into this world August 22, 1963 in South Bend, WA by Dr. Bussabarger. Phillip “Bear†L. Hawks passed away July 20, 2015 at his home in Bay Center, WA. He is survived by his parents Phillip A. and Clara E. Hawks, siblings Kathy and Kenny Rohr, Vicki and Glenn Killingbeck and Ray and Jeri Hawks; nephews Ryan...

Richard Runyon

Richard Runyon

Jul 11, 2015

Richard \\Dick\\" Dale Runyon,88, of Raymond, Washington passed away on July 11, 2015 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born on June 30, 1927 in Spokane, Washington to Harold and Laura Runyon. He grew up in Raymond, Washington and attended Raymond High School where he was active in band, basketball, track, football and many...

Theodore VanTuyl

Theodore VanTuyl

Jul 7, 2015

Theodore Albert VanTuyl passed away Tuesday evening, July 7, 2015, in Centralia, leaving peacefully to join his wife of over 60 years. Ted spent most of his life on Willapa Bay. He was born in Raymond on Dec. 9, 1924, graduated from Raymond High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served three years and nine months...

Darleen Weisel

Darleen Weisel

Jul 4, 2015

Darleen F. Weisel, a longtime South Bend resident died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at the Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend; she was 81. Darleen was born November 9, 1933 in Aberdeen, WA to Charles Samuel and Pauline (Colwell) McMillan. She was a 1951 graduate of Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, WA and went on to St. Peter’s School of...

Mitcheal Rask

Mitcheal Rask

Jul 2, 2015

Mitcheal Allen Rask, a Raymond resident died Thursday, July 2nd at the Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend, WA; he was 49. He was born July 31, 1965 in Aberdeen, Washington. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday July 11th, 2015 at the Fern Hill Cemetery in Menlo. A full obituary will be published at a later date....

Lucille Totten

Lucille Totten

Jul 1, 2015

Lucille J. Totten, a lifetime Raymond resident died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Alder House Assisted Living Facility in South Bend; she was 93. Lucille was born July 3, 1921 in Raymond, WA to Robert Sr. and Effie (Jouper) Hoffer. Lucille married Roy C. Totten Jr. in July of 1944. After 44 years of marriage he preceded her in...

Barbara Somero

Barbara Somero

Jul 1, 2015

Barbara Heidi Somero, a lifetime Willapa Harbor resident died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Providence St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia after a battle with leukemia; she was 57. Heidi was born October 21, 1957 in South Bend, Washington to Harold and Marianne (Holtzmann) Crose. She was a 1976 South Bend High School graduate and went on to earn her...