Lawrence Robert Spencer, a lifelong Central Park resident, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Central Park. He was 70.
A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the Satsop Cemetery.
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Death Notices — March 15
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Stephen Albert ‘Steve’ Rowe, Sr.
Stephen Albert ‘Steve’ Rowe, Sr., 69, and a former Dredge Captain for the Operating Engineers, Local 302, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Steve was born on May 1, 1943, in Aberdeen to Albert E. and Mae Ruth ‘Mazie’ (Davis) Rowe. He grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1961.
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Deaths 3/16
Elma — Gail Charlene Cox, a longtime Elma resident, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Elma. She was 63.
Arrangements are by the Whiteside Family Mortuary in Elma.
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Patricia Anne Daniels Hanson
April 15, 1924 - March 8, 2013
Born April 15, 1924, at Hoquiam General Hospital in Hoquiam, Washington, the daughter of the late Ernest Wayne Daniels and the late Aline Gertrude O’Neal.
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Marcella Katherine (Ma) Mielke
Montesano resident Marcella Katherine (Ma) Mielke passed away on March 12, 2013, at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, Washington. She was 89. Marcella was born on September 29, 1923, in Zumbrota, Minnesota, to Oscar and Edith (Henrichs) Heydmann.
On August 29, 1942, she married Clarence Oscar Mielke in Zumbrota, Minnesota. They had seven children and had lived in Minnesota before moving to Washington in 1967.
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Terrance Chester Ziniewicz
Terrance Chester Ziniewicz, 70, of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on February 21, 2013, at his home.
He was born August 31, 1942, to Chester and Monterey Ziniewicz in Aberdeen, Washington.
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Darla Sue (Smith) Harvill
Darla Sue (Smith) Harvill, age 54, a resident of Aberdeen, passed away on March 6, 2013, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. She was born on August 5, 1958, in Aberdeen, Washington and was the loving daughter of Gary Leon and Arlene Ray (Godfrey) Smith.
She was raised and attended school in Hoquiam, Washington and had a free spirit and a real zest for life.
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Chester Cornelius ‘Chet’ Jonason
Chester Cornelius ‘Chet’ Jonason, 86, a longtime Harborite and 38 year employee at Grays Harbor Paper in Hoquiam, died Monday evening, March 11, 2013, at his home in Cosmopolis, Washington.
Chester was born on November 9, 1926, in Aberdeen, Washington, to Arthur Kristian and Sigrid Louise (Ross) Jonassen. He grew up in Aberdeen and joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17 in 1944. It was the Army that changed his last name from Jonassen to Jonason. Chester let it be. He served in the 1005th Engineers Spec. Construction Company in the Pacific and was working on a project for the Invasion of Japan. He was Honorably Discharged in 1946, and returned to Aberdeen where he went to work for Grays Harbor Paper in 1951. He retired in 1988 after 38 years with the company.
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Richard Nordstrom
Our beloved brother, Richard, passed away suddenly, at home, March 2, 2013 at age 55. Born and raised in Olympia, he was a typical kid who loved sports, motorcycles, and fishing – especially salmon fishing! He turned that passion into a very successful 33-year maritime career as a tugboat captain, achieving the high-level U.S.C.G. Master License. Since 1995, he worked for Brusco Tug & Barge operating tugs, towing barges along the west coast and north to the Bering Sea. He witnessed amazing displays of nature at sea, fueling an interest in photography.
In his spare time Richard enjoyed time with friends, car racing, traveling, golf, and especially his Harley! He was kind, courageous, and very generous.
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Lawrence R. Spencer
Lawrence R. Spencer, 70, passed away on March 13, 2013, at his home in Central Park. Larry was born on March 31, 1942, in Aberdeen, Washington, to Lawrence Spencer and Lois Heinlen-Spencer. He grew up in Montesano, where he also attended school.
On July 16, 1965, he married his love, Shirley (Jhanson) Spencer. He had 4 children, Larry Dean of Westport, Lawrence Ronald Sr. (Bonni) of Central Park, Rusty (Debra) of Elma, and Jana (John) DeMore of Spring Creek, Nevada. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Lois; and two sisters, Shirley Ann Spencer and Donna Lee (John) Grove.
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Nancy Loy Holt-Stangland
September 8, 1937 - March 13, 2013
I would like to share the story of my Mother’s wonderful 75 and 1/2 year life. Nancy Loy Hammerstad was born on an late Summer evening at 11:15 in Yakima on September the eighth, of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven. Mom came bursting into the world at 6 lbs. 13 oz. born to Beatrice E. and Lloyd H. Hammerstad. She grew up in the luscious, fertile Yakima Valley.
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Deaths 3/19
Former Hoquiam resident Margaret Nevilla Haek Schaben of Aberdeen died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 79. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Hoquiam.
Arrangements are by the Neptune Society of Tacoma.
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Michael Scott Payne
Michael Scott Payne, a longtime South Bend resident died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. He was born December 25, 1947, in South Bend, Washington, to Raymond and Catherine (Weeks) Payne.
He graduated from South Bend High School in 1966 and went on to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded with three bronze service stars. Mike was Honorably Discharged and returned to South Bend.
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Scott A. Sanford
Scott A. Sanford of Aberdeen, Washington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington, surrounded by family and friends. Scott was born December 10, 1965, in Aberdeen to Fred and Alvina Sanford and raised in Hoquiam. He attended Hoquiam High School.
In 1991, Scott started dating Donna Radka and in 2005 Scott and Donna were married in Ocean Shores. Scott had many hobbies, but the ones he loved to do the most were hunting, fishing and playing baseball, especially with his sons, Cody and Matthew and his brother, Fred. He also enjoyed camping and anything outside, as well as going to the casinos and playing poker with his family.
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Rebecca June Bickar Morey
Beci was born on December 22, 1954, and passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2013. Beci led an amazing, active life filled with friends, family and of course her animals.
As a child, she lived in Sitka and Yakutat, Alaska. She attended Hoquiam High School and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1973. She lived in Olympia, Reno, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska, moving back to the Harbor in 1982. Beci worked as an Operations Administrator for Port Blakely Tree Farms in Tumwater from 1999 until she retired in February of 2013. Beci married Shad Morey on March 22, 2007. Beci & Shad were actively involved with the Grays Harbor Mounted Posse.
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Eva-Maria Rosa Barsuhn
Eva-Maria Rosa Barsuhn, (geb.) Dittmann, first saw light of day in Berlin, Germany on December 17, 1931, and took her last breath on March 13, 2013, in Bay Center, Washington.
She loved her family, friends and animals. She enjoyed life and loved to have a good time but only after the work was done.
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Deaths 5/20
TAHOLAH — Taholah resident Becky L. Bryan died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her home. She was 55.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Taholah.
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Mrs. Grace Lillian Wilson (Fowler)
Mrs. Grace Lillian Wilson (Fowler), resident of Campbell, California, for over sixty years died peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington of causes incident to age. She was 92 years old.
Grace was born in Bellefonte (Boone Co.) Arkansas on September 6, 1920, a daughter of the late Burge Fowler and Dora Ann Blackwood. She moved to Santa Clara, California in 1940. She was married to Calvin Dunn Wilson on July 11, 1942, in Santa Clara, California. Grace was a beloved wife, mother, aunt, cousin, sister and friend. She was preceded in death by all nine of her siblings, and two of her children (Barbara Ann Stoddard (Wilson) and Susan Louise Skalland (Wilson) in addition to her husband who died in 1976. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Lee Grant and Debra Kay Hodgkin; and her son James Thomas Wilson; 22 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
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Margaret Nevilla (Schaben) Haek
Margaret Nevilla (Schaben) Haek, 79, longtime resident of Hoquiam, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was born May 27, 1933, in Bazine, Kansas, to her loving parents Glenster and Mabel (Bondurant) Schaben.
She was raised in Bazine, Kansas, until her family moved to Hoquiam when she was 15 years old. She attended Hoquiam High School and Grays Harbor Business College.
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Roger W. Isom
Longtime Harbor resident, Roger W. Isom, died at a Vancouver, Washington care facility on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He was 53. Roger was born in Aberdeen on March 18, 1959, the son of Daniel L. and Ruby Mae (Newbury) Isom.
He was raised at Camp Grisdale until he was 18 and moved to Humptulips after the death of his father in 1977. He graduated from Lake Quinault High School in 1978 and had attended Grays Harbor College and Central Washington State University. He participated in a karate group in Aberdeen and liked to go hiking and he loved animals.
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