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Mae H. Maupin
A celebration of life for Aberdeen resident Mae Hutsell Maupin, who died Sept. 15 at home, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at South Aberdeen Baptist Church.
She was the great-granddaughter of Quillayute pioneers George and Lillie Hutsell.
Cremation arrangements were by the Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
David Blanchard
MONTESANO — David Blanchard of Montesano died at home on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. He was 45.
Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Funeral Home in Shelton.
Della M. Stevens
McCLEARY — Della Maxine Stevens of McCleary died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at home. She was 82.
She had been an assistant cook at elementary schools.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McCleary cemetery.
Arrangements are by Funeral Alternatives of Washington of Tumwater.
Mary Skaramuca Close
Mary Skaramuca Close, age 92, of Aberdeen, Wash. passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 at Community Hospital. She was a direct decedent of the pioneering Fry family. Mary was born on the family farm in the upper Wynooche Valley on March 14, 1923 to John and Bernice (Fry) Quinn.
She attended the two room Wynooche School as did her nine siblings. When she advanced to the Montesano upper class she was placed one grade ahead of her peers. Mary always said that the two room school was an asset, as she not only finished her assignments but also listened to her older brothers lectures and completed their school work.
After graduating from Montesano High School, she attended and completed a business curriculum in Seattle. Her business degree gave her the opportunity to work in the office for Clemons Logging Company in Melbourne, Wash., for Whitney’s in Montesano and for other local companies. To the day of her passing, she was “sharp” with figures and with money. It was always a family trick to try to short change her a dime or a dollar after purchasing her weekly grocery items. Within three or four minutes she would say, “where is the remainder of my change?”
In 1943, she married
Evan “John” Skaramuca in Montesano, Wash. Again, she was the accountant for their business. They owned the Richfield Service Station (where the Outdoor Electrical Montesano shopping center sign is located); Skaramuca Fuel, Independent Feed & Seed and developed the Atlantic-Richfield Service Station (known today as the 76 Station). They built the commercial building on Wynooche Avenue (which houses the Wynooche Meat & Deli). They had a son, R. Bruce Skaramuca, in 1947. In 1970, John passed and Mary sold all on the developments and retired.
In 1978, she remarried
. Her second husband, John “Jack” Close was a retired Aberdeen attorney. Together, they travelled the United States, New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific Islands. They wintered in Honolulu and summered both in Aberdeen and on the Hood Canal. Jack died in 2002.
Mary was always the adventuress. She drove powder puff for her cousins, the Carter’s. She won her initial first place trophy in 1955 and retired from driving after winning her final first place trophy in 1960. She was an Evergreen Racing Association undefeated powder puff champion for six years in a row.
Mary was preceded in death by her seven older siblings. She is survived by her two younger siblings, Melba Whitehall and Bob Quinn, both of Montesano, her son, R. Bruce Skaramuca, daughter-in-law Dana A. Skaramuca and two grandsons, Dalyn B. Skaramuca and Rory B. Skaramuca, all of Montesano. She is also survived by her good friend Yuki Warden of Aberdeen.
Upon her wish, no public service is scheduled. A private graveside service for her immediate family has been scheduled at the Wynooche cemetery. Mary would like for you to make a donation to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers or cards.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary, 311 W. Market Street in Aberdeen, Wash.
Betty M. Hammock (Norris)
Betty Marie Hammock (Norris) passed away on Aug. 13, 2015 at West Haven Villa in Aberdeen, Wash. She was born in Aberdeen, Wash. on Sept. 27, 1951 to Jack and Helen (Valentine) Hammock.
Betty attended school in Montesano, Wash. and had worked all of her life in the Grays Harbor area.
Betty is survived by her son, Leon Norris and four grandchildren, Kassidy, Aurora, Delaney and Jessy Norris, one brother James Hammock of Santa Barbara, Calif.
At her request, there will be no funeral service.
Many thanks to the staff of West Haven Villa and all of her many friends.
“In Loving Memory”
Please don’t mourn for me I’m still here, though you don’t see. I’m right by your side each night and day and within your heart I long to stay. My body may be gone but I’m always near. I’m everything you feel, see or hear. My spirit is free, but I’ll never depart for you will keep me alive in your heart. I’ll never wander out of sight I am the brightest star on a summer’s night. I’m the first bright blossom you’ll see in the spring, The first warm raindrop that April will bring. I’ll never be beyond your reach - When you feel me in your heart just look up and you will find me.
Joseph Merino
WESTPORT — Joseph A. Merino died at his home in Westport on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. He was 64.
Services are being planned and will be announced as soon as details become available.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Ada Bruce
ELMA — Ada K. Bruce died at her home in Elma on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. She was 78.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary of Montesano.
Karroll A. Aldridge
Karroll Ann Aldridge, a resident of Humptulips, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 79.
Arrangements were by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Charles S. Johnson Jr.
Charles Sale Johnson Jr. of Aberdeen died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation. He was 92.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Rebecca D. Michalak
OAKVILLE — Rebecca Dell-Mary Michalak died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at home in Oakville. She was 22.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Dennis A. Henifis
Dennis Allan Henifis of Aberdeen died at his home on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. He was 73.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Victoria L. Robinson
TAHOLAH — Victoria Lynn Robinson, a longtime Taholah resident, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Taholah. She was 32 and an enrolled member of the Quinault Indian Nation.
She was a member of the fire fighting camp crew and had traveled about the Pacific Northwest to include Omak and Oregon. She worked at the Quinault Fish House where she was a fish cleaner and at the Taholah Senior Center in their food preparation.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Taholah School Gymnasium. Concluding services and interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam. A dinner for family and friends will then follow at the Taholah Community Center.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Frederick B. Norman
Frederick Benton Norman, a Raymond resident, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. He was 82.
He served in the U.S. Navy and later worked in horse grooming and masonry.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo with a potluck following at the Raymond Eagles.
Cremation arrangements were by Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
Martha Blakeley
Hoquiam resident Martha Blakeley died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at home. She was 84.
Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Funeral Home in Shelton.
Norene Walters
Westport resident Norene Walters died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 59.
Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Funeral Home in Shelton.
Mae Maupin
Mae H. Maupin, 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 in Aberdeen. She was 84.
A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the South Aberdeen Baptist Church.
Cremation arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
James Pittman
Veteran and business owner, James Pittman passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. He was born on Jan. 12, 1947.
He is survived by two sons, one daughter, and two granddaughters.
Please join us in a Celebration of Life for James Pittman on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at 2 p.m., located at the Pittman Ranch, 346 W Elma Hicklin Road McCleary, WA 98557. Followed by a traditional military funeral ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at 12:30 p.m., located at The Mount Tahoma cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St. Kent, WA 98042.
Georgia Jean Lowdermilk
Georgia Jean Lowdermilk, 72 years of age, died on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at her home in Central Park, Wash. She was born on July 24, 1943, in Forks, Wash. to Claude E. Helen (Vukich) Stoney.
As a child she was baptized in the Catholic Church.
She attended school in Montesano and graduated from Montesano High School in 1961.
On March 28, 1987 she was married
to Robert A. Lowdermilk in Reno, Nev. They had resided in the greater Aberdeen, Wash.
Georgia had worked as a bartender at the Wirta Café, as a sales clerk for the Washington State Liquor Store in Aberdeen and as a bookkeeper for her uncle, Charley Reagus in Oregon.
She was a longtime member of the Raymond, Washington Elks Lodge #1292. There she had been the president of the Lady of Elks and later became a member of that main lodge. She enjoyed cooking for the lodge events and later she established the annual event of the chicken parmesan dinner held every August.
For many years, on their anniversary, they traveled to Reno and they enjoyed three wheeling and camping.
Georgia Jean Lowdermilk is survived by her husband, Robert A. Lowdermilk; her son-in-law, Rick Broten; three grandchildren, Alison, Tony, and Lacie; five great-grandchildren, Jaiden, Gaven, Balen, Kolie and Kassie, a niece, Tara Main and numerous other relatives.
Private interment was held in the Wynoochee cemetery in Montesano.
The family requests donations are sent to the Raymond Tall Elks Program.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Raymond Elks Lodge#1292, 326 - 3rd Street, Raymond, WA 98557, from 12 Noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary, 422 - 5th Street in Hoquiam, Wash.
Earl Lee Wilder
Earl Lee Wilder, 77 and a resident of the East County Area all of his life died on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at his home in Elma, Wash. Earl was born on Dec. 1, 1937, in Elma to Leo and Hazel (Dills) Wilder.
He attended school in Montesano, graduating from Montesano High School in 1955. Earl then attended Grays Harbor College for three years where he took up carpentry. Following college, he joined the Carpenters Union # 317 in Aberdeen and went to work for Kugen Construction for 25 years. He was then employed by Rognlin’s Inc. until he retired in 1998.
After his retirement he took up gunsmithing, repairing and building guns. He liked to restore old tractors, going to Canada and Mexico and watching the western channel on TV. After Earl retired he would go the Elma Senior Center every day to have coffee with his mother until she died in May of 2012.
Earl and Linda Jane Spalding were married
on March 6, 1959, and she survives at the family home. To this marriage was born four children, Tamara Jayne (Russ) Combs of Montesano, Rose Marie (Eric) Patton of Satsop, Thomas Lee (Kristi) Wilder of Elma and Roger Wayne (Angela) Wilder of McCleary. He is also survived by three sisters, Carol (Bill) Muhlhauser of Montesano, Karen Jean (Larry) Rogers of Montesano, Ruth Elaine (Frank) Leopard of Aberdeen; seven grandchildren, Chaz Wilder, Billi McCormick, Matthew Combs, Abigayle Combs, Dalton Combs, Alex Patton, Angie Patton and two great-grandchildren, William McCormick and Rainier Combs. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a grandson, Lance Combs.
Celebration of Earl’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at the Satsop Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Satsop Methodist Church P.O. Box 55, Satsop, WA 98583.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
Rhett A. Quinn
OCEAN SHORES — Longtime Ocean Shores resident Rhett Andrew Quinn died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 at home. He was 51.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
