Winnifred Antich of Aberdeen died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 93.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church in Hoquiam.
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Harold “Hal” Edwin Johnson
Harold “Hal” Edwin Johnson passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the age of 93 in Aberdeen, Washington, after a brief illness. He was born July 1, 1919, in Galesburg, Illinois, the second of three children born to Ed and Marie Johnson. His family moved to Sacramento, California when Hal was three years old, where he grew up with his sisters, Louise (Cullivan) and Margaret (Whitfield).
After high school, in 1938, he joined the California National Guard 184th Infantry Division achieving the rank of transportation Sergeant. In 1943, he transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corps, was promoted to Second Lieutenant and received his pilot’s wings. In 1944, he flew his B17 Flying Fortress bomber “Little Patches” on 35 missions over Germany with many a close call. After World War II he graduated from Armstrong Business College with a degree in Business Administration.
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John Leslie Miller
John Leslie Miller passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2013. After a vigorous and happy life John suffered from the advanced stages of Parkinson’s for the last few years and spent the last seven years with wife, Dona, at the Panorama City retirement community in Lacey, Washington.
A celebration of John’s life will be held at Capital Vision Christian, 1775 Yew Ave NE, Olympia WA beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013, with a potluck dinner to follow. The celebration will be led by John and Dona’s pastor Bruce Sanders.
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LaPriel J. Jones
LaPriel J. Jones passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at home, surrounded by her family.
LaPriel was born August 20, 1927, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Maylan and Edna Lakey. As soon as she was old enough, she worked next to the men delivering sheep, milking cows by hand and working in the fields. She also helped her mom cook for all the ranch hands and family during harvest time on the family ranch at Eight Mile. She often talked about how brutal the winters were and how hard everyone had to work.
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William “Bill” Mackey
January 15, 1955 - March 11, 2013
Bill Mackey 58, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family and friends on March 11, 2013. He was born on January 15, 1955, to Joseph and Peggy Mackey in Ketchikan, Alaska. He had attended the old Washington Grade School in Hoquiam. Bill graduated from Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Wash. in 1973. After school he had various jobs, eventually he got into the drywall business in which he worked for more than 30 years, the last 10 years with GTS Interior Supply.
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Death Notices — March 22
WESTPORT — Ronald Keith Ellefson of Central Park died in Westport on Monday, March 18, 2013. He was 61.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
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Leslie Laurane (Lemmon) Beerbower
Leslie Laurane (Lemmon) Beerbower, a 40-year Grays Harbor resident, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia. Leslie was born April 3, 1962, in Coos Bay, Ore. to Richard Gale and Jean May (Ray) Lemmon. Leslie grew up and attended school in Cottage Grove, Ore., McCleary and Elma, Wash. Leslie met Kevin Beerbower in Elma, and they married in McCleary on June 24, 1988.
Leslie was the center of her family and used her many creative talents to make their home in Elma a warm and inviting gathering place for all, including her husband, children, brothers, sisters, cousins, nephews, nieces, neighbors, and friends. She especially enjoyed spending time with her new grandson, Ethan.
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Franklin Delanor Foster
Franklin Delanor Foster, age 77, passed away peacefully at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia on March 8, 2013. Born on May 13, 1935, in Louisa County, near Toolesboro, Iowa to Dan and Roberta Foster. He was the eighth of nine children.
Franklin was preceded in death by his mom and dad and seven of his brothers and sisters.
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Clara Pauline (Rogstad) Lapham
Clara Pauline (Rogstad) Lapham died peacefully on March 16, 2013, at Tacoma General Hospital at the age of 86 of complications from multiple myeloma. Clara was born July 3, 1926, in Stanley, North Dakota. As a teenager, and upon the early deaths of her parents, Peter and Karen Rogstad, she and her sisters left North Dakota to find work in Washington State.
It was here that she met the love of her life Ralph Lapham. They were married on April 13, 1945, and remained so until Ralph’s death on February 10, 1996. Clara was a woman of incredible character and faith; she had the heart of a saint and was loved by anyone who spent more than a minute in her presence. Clara was employed by Albertsons for 35 years before retiring in 1988. She was very active and loved the out-of-doors, and right up to the end could be seen out walking along the beach in Ocean Shores where she had lived for the past 40 years. When Ralph was alive they loved to camp and fish; earlier in their lives they both were competitive archers.
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Patricia Ann Bowers Graham Workman
Longtime educator and resident of the Harbor, Patricia Ann Bowers Graham Workman died at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam on Monday, March 18, 2013. She was 91. She was born in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota on July 27, 1921, the daughter of James LeRoy and Marjorie Wright (Steidel) Bowers.
The family lived at Hibbing, Minn. and in 1923 went to California in a “tin-lizzy” to seek a new life. They returned to the Steidel and Bowers family farms at Bemidji in 1924. Her fondest childhood memories centered on living on the Bowers dairy farm with her family.
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Winnifred Antich
Winnifred Antich of Aberdeen passed away at Grays Harbor Community Hospital on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. She was 93. She was born November 20, 1919, in Hebburn, England to William and Mary (O’Brien) Hall.
Winnie and her family moved to the United States when she was three years old. She graduated from J.M. Weatherwax High School and then went on to a business college.
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George W. Smithson
Longtime resident of Westport, George W. Smithson, died at Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond on Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was 92. He was born in Hogeland, Montana, on February 22, 1921, the son of Roy and Ora (Clearwater-Haymaker) Smithson. He attended schools in Hogeland and worked with his father on the family cattle ranch.
On November 19, 1949, George married Elsie Gerdes in Chinook, Mont. and they came to Moses Lake, Wash. and then to Westport in 1961. While in Moses Lake, George had worked for the city in the refuse department and after coming to Westport worked for a time at Ocean Spray. He became associated with Evans Plywood Company for 26 years, retiring in 1982.
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Becky Lee Bryan
Becky Lee Bryan, 55 years of age and a lifetime Taholah, Washington resident, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her home. She was born on February 17, 1958, in Aberdeen, Washington, to Ed Bryan, Sr. and Cecily (Ellis) Capoeman-Snell and was an enrolled member of the Quinault Indian Nation.
Becky was raised and attended school in Taholah and then graduated from the North Beach High School at Moclips. As a youth she played basketball and fastpitch baseball where she normally was an outfielder and on numerous occasions was elected the most valuable player.
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OLYMPIA — Former Ocean Shores resident Ted R. Johnson of Olympia died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Clare Bridge in Olympia. He was 82.
Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home of Olympia.
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Ron K. Ellefson
Ronald Keith Ellefson was born on February 16th, 1952. He passed away unexpectedly on March 18th, 2013, at the age of 61. Ron was incredibly smart, curious, and mechanical. He was fixing broken radios and things as a pastime even as a very young boy. This sometimes got him in trouble like the time he added a small motor to his Mother’s precious antique spinning wheel! Ron was one in a million. His private nature did not stop him from building incredible and everlasting friendships. Ron was blessed with many personal best friends, many from his school years that continued on through his adult life. His love for his family was boundless and fierce. He believed you are never too old for hugs and you should say what you feel. Those in his life were accepted fully and he treasured being able to share any “teachable moment.”
His two sons, Jason and Jon, were his biggest accomplishment. In their youth, he learned how to fly so they could share more time in their lives. Ron was born and raised in Aberdeen, Washington and graduated High School in 1970. He had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and he felt strongly that “you cannot teach a man anything, but simply expose him to the knowledge.” He started his career at Bigelow Chevrolet and with his natural mechanical ability, he was proud to become known as Master Chevrolet Mechanic. He worked his way to Bay City Heating and alongside his father; the two installed, repaired, and replaced furnaces and boilers. He presented wisdom in this area long after retirement.
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Humptulips resident Merle E. Hobson died on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at his home. He was 69.
The Yelm native had served in the Army and had worked in shake and shingle mills.
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Rita B. Palmer
Rita B. Palmer, 95, passed away in Olympia, Washington on Friday, March 15, 2013, from age-related heart failure. She had made her home with her son, Stet and daughter-in-law, Lynne Palmer for the past seven years.
Rita, the seventh of ten children, was born at the family home in North Ridgeville, Ohio on December 3, 1917. Her parents were William H. and Cecilia R. (Fischer) Rothgery. Rita graduated from North Ridgeville High School in 1935. After graduation Rita worked for Elyria Dairies and the Bendix Company.
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Lois Maribah Irwin Thompson
October 10, 1921 - February 25, 2013
Lois Irwin Thompson of Chehalis, was born to Burton Winfred Irwin and Nelle Harlan Irwin in Hoquiam on October 10, 1921. She passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013, at Liberty Country Place in Centralia, Washington when God knew that she had fought with all she had in her and she was ready to go to be with Him and find rest.
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HUMPTULIPS — Merle E. Hodson, a resident of Humptulips, died on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at his home. He was 69.
He had served in the U.S. Army and had worked in shake and shingle mills.
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Beatrice Ann McMinds
Beatrice Ann McMinds, a longtime resident of Aberdeen, passed away at Panorama City Convalescent Center on March 14, 2013, at the age of 100. Bea and her twin sister, Barbara, were born in Centralia, Washington, on August 10, 1912, to Walter and Mary Preble. The family moved to Pacific Beach and later to Aberdeen.
Bea graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1929 and from Washington State Normal School (now Central Washington University) in 1935. She married John McMinds on December 26, 1937 in Aberdeen and taught at Washington Elementary School in Hoquiam for many years before her retirement. She was a charter member of the old Young Mother’s Club, P. E. O., and the Aberdeen First Presbyterian Church.
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