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John R. Fields
John Robert (Bob) Fields, died peacefully at his home in Satsop, Saturday Nov. 28, 2015.
He was born in Tracy, Minn., to John Henry and Bertha A. (Nillson) Fields. The family moved to East Grays Harbor County when Bob was 2 years of age. Bob attended grade school in Montesano, Brady, Satsop and graduated from Elma High school in 1942. During high school up until 1949, Bob worked for Goeres Dairy in Satsop, from 1949 to 1952 he worked for the Glen Motor Co. Bob then worked for Grays Harbor Grange Supply from 1952 to 1959. He retired in 1985 from Posey Mfg. in Hoquiam. For the next five years after retirement, Bob worked for Gene Goeres.
Bob was an active member of Grays Harbor Fire District No. 5 for 17 years, 15 of those years he served as Fire Chief at the Satsop Dept. He was proud to have been one of the founding fathers of the Satsop Volunteer Dept.
Bob was an avid gardener, every year planting a huge garden which he shared with family and friends. He also enjoyed wood working, crafting beautiful clocks, tables and other items. He also enjoyed local history and collected old photos of Satsop and the logging industry in Grays Harbor.
Bob married
Carolyn (Pennick) Fields in 1949. They were married
for 66 happy years.
Bob is survived by his wife Carolyn, son and daughter in law, John E. Fields and Dorothy Harry, granddaughters Evelyn Harry and Esther Langley; niece and nephew in California, four cousins, Ora Mae Flannigan of Bellevue, Wash., Donna Schniedmiller of St. John, Wash., Eris Smith of Kelso, Wash., Gull Marie of Sweden and sister in law Kathryn Whiteman of Tacoma. He is preceded in death by his mother Bertha Glenn (1982), his brother James M. Fields (1986) and his father John H Fields.
In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Bob can be made to Grays Harbor Fire Dist #5, 428 Stamper Rd. Elma, WA 98541.
Kathryn A. (Furth) Muhlhauser
After bravely battling cancer for five years, lifelong Aberdeen resident Kathryn Ann Muhlhauser passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was 64. Kathryn was born March 8, 1951, in Aberdeen to Trisa (DiGuilio) and Gerald Furth Sr. She attended St. Mary School and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1969.
On Oct. 25, 1969, she married
Fritz Muhlhauser at St. Mary Catholic Church. He survives her at the family home.
Kathryn was a secretary at McDermoth Elementary for 20 years, retiring in 2012.
She loved traveling, clam digging, gardening, watching sports and traveling coast to coast to see her children and grandchildren.
In addition to her loving husband Fritz, she is also survived by a son, Matthew (Kathleen) Muhlhauser of New Orleans, La. and a daughter, Gretchen (Norm) Chadwick of Powell Butte, Ore.; four grandchildren, Grace and Lilly Chadwick and Caroline and Andrew Muhlhauser; three brothers, Jerry, Mike and Robert Furth and two sisters, Vera Kay and Mary Terese Onie.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents and brother Carl Furth.
A memorial mass will be held at 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aberdeen with a reception to follow at the Parish Center.
Memorial contributions in Kathryn’s memory are suggested to the Feed the Hungry program or St. Mary School.
Dennis G. Green (Tucker)
SOUTH BEND — Dennis Gene Green (Tucker) died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend from complications of pneumonia. He was 70.
He grew up in Raymond and South Bend, where he attended school through his senior year. He spent time in the Army, and later worked for Weyerhaeuser Co., Philco Ford and owned his own construction business, Green Builders.
A viewing will take place at Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond on Sunday, Dec. 6. A Rosary will be held at 5 p.m. the same day at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Raymond. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, at the church.
Robert Brooks
LONGVIEW — Robert Brooks of Onalaska died Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at the Hospice Care Center of Longview. He was 53.
Arrangements are by the McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home in Shelton.
Louis Hayvaz
A lifelong 49er fan and football buddy passed away doing what he loved, watching Sunday night football. Louie, born in 1932, originally hailed from Aberdeen, Wash. He graduated high school and college in Grays Harbor. He loved to tell tales about his storied football career. Louie served active duty for the Air Force from 1950 -1954. He then moved to Olympia and married
Merle Ann Minton. They added their son Brian soon after. Louie worked for Continental Can for over 30 years. His 2nd career and passion was being the Chief of the Griffin Fire Department. His leadership was an important legacy for a great department. After Merle died in 1978, he chased and caught Joan (Lett) Hayvaz. They married
in 1980 and have lived in the Griffin area ever since. He loved to talk your ear off about his many moose hunting trips to Canada with his buddies. It wasn’t often he came back without a moose or a story! If you were to ask him, Louie would tell you that outside of his family, his fire department or his hunting, his greatest love was visiting his home country of Croatia. His time there energized his spirit and forged lifelong relationships with his Croatian family. In addition to his wife, son and four step-sons, Louie is proud to boast about his 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A memorial celebration will be planned in the near future.
Amber L. Hamilton (Wennberg)
Amber Lynette Hamilton (Wennberg) passed away on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at her home in Aberdeen, Wash. She was 63 years old.
Amber was born on Sept. 11, 1952, to Knute Olaf Wennberg and Dorothy Clark in Portland, Ore.
She grew up in Quinault and throughout Grays Harbor, working as a waitress and in the family trade as a shake rat.
Amber was preceded in death by both parents and her sister Karen. She is survived by her three daughters, Cindy Perry, Risty Van Ogle, Tamara Gregoire, and her son Donald Brown. She is also survived by her brother Dan Wennberg, two sister, niece Jessica Wennberg, and ten grandchildren whom she adored.
Amber’s passion was cooking and she enjoyed watching the Seahawks. She would often take all the goodies she made to her favorite local pubs to feed everyone during the games. She also loved a good joke, and loved sharing her jokes even more. She was loved by many and will be missed dearly.
There will be a potluck Celebration of Life on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. at the 40 et 8. All who knew and loved Amber are welcome to attend.
Barbara E. Leep
Barbara Eileen Leep of Hoquiam died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 88.
At her request, there will be no formal services.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Phyllis Jean Leithold
Phyllis Jean Leithold (Brecht), 88, of Salem, Ore., entered the presence of the Lord on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015. Phyllis was born on May 23, 1927, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Aberdeen pioneers Alfred Brecht and Sophia Cheadle Brecht. She attended Aberdeen schools and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1945.
Phyllis attended Simpson Bible Institute in Seattle, Wash. for one year. She also worked for Wolffe’s Department Store in Aberdeen as a salesperson and then worked in the receiving and mailing department. However, Phyllis chose the most important of all jobs — that of a wife and a mother — and faithfully served her family.
In 1948, while attending Calvary Pentecostal Church in Aberdeen, Wash., Phyllis met Ervin Leithold. They were married
on March 24, 1951, and enjoyed 63 years together until Ervin’s passing on Jan. 17, 2015. Phyllis was a faithful wife and even in her final days would hold Ervin’s picture and describe him as “the best looking guy ever!”
After 10 ˝ years of marriage, their daughter, Becky, was born. Phyllis enjoyed nothing more than being a mom. She was a loving mom and did everything she could to encourage and support all of Becky’s goals and pursuits.
In 1966, Ervin and Phyllis built a home in the country at Copalis Crossing. Phyllis worked hard at creating a loving, welcoming, and comfortable home environment. She took pride in keeping things clean and organized, enjoyed baking and cooking, often using the fresh produce that came from Ervin’s garden. Her tuna salad sandwiches, Congo squares, green salad, spaghetti, and chocolate cake were favorites with others. She crocheted and did embroidery, loved playing Scrabble and Yahtzee, and doing crossword puzzles and word searches in her spare time. Extended family was important, so time was spent each week maintaining contact with family members on both sides of the family.
After Ervin retired, they moved to McMinnville, Ore. in 1990 then to Salem in 1992 to be near Becky. They later moved to Madrona Hills Retirement and then to assisted living. Upon their move to Farmington Square in November 2010, her spirited personality kept the staff on their toes and endeared herself to many up to the time of her death.
Phyllis’s faith was her most important possession. Over the years, she and Ervin attended and served in local churches, most recently at Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Salem, Ore. For many years she read the Bible through in a year. She was also a person of prayer and often mentioned how she’d pray for others.
Over the years, Phyllis struggled with many health and mobility issues. Then in April 2015, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. Although she was not told about her cancer diagnosis, she fought it as if she knew. Her strength, will, and resolve to hang in there and rally many times is an inspiration and was a gift from God of precious time that her daughter will always treasure.
Phyllis’s daughter, Becky, will miss her forever and treasure her memory and their special times together. She is also survived by a close family friend, Cynthia Geddes (Vancouver, Wash.), numerous nieces, nephews, and friends, and numerous current and former caregivers at Farmington Square.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ervin; sister, Alice Richardson; and brothers, Alfred, Jack, and Buck Brecht.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at Willamette National cemetery in Portland, Ore. A Memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Salem. Assisting the family is Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
Carmen Johnson
BROOKLYN — Carmen L. Johnson died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at her home in Brooklyn. She was 72.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at the North River Grange in Brooklyn with a potluck to follow.
Cremation arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Shirley R. Ellis
Shirley Rae Ellis died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at her Aberdeen home. She was 71.
Viewing will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Monday at Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date and will be announced when details become available.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Katherine G. Stiewig
A graveside service for Hoquiam native Katherine Giles Stiewig, who died Sept. 28, in Fort Collins, Colo., will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam.
Direction is by Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Mary A. Meyer, SP (Sister Rosalia)
Sister Mary Ann Meyer, age 90, a Sister of Providence for 71 years, died Nov. 16, 2015, at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle, Wash., where the vigil and funeral will be held with burial in Mother Joseph Catholic cemetery, Vancouver, Wash. Bonney-Watson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sr. Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents, sister Irma Munch and brothers Leo and Louis. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, and numerous great-nieces and great-great-nieces and nephews.
During her 50 years of education in teaching and administration, she ministered at Sisters of Providence institutions in Washington and California. Then she was a pastoral minister in two parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Daniel E. Daniel
Daniel Ellis Daniel, 83, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2015 at Summit Pacific Medical Center after a battle with cancer.
Dan was born on Nov. 9, 1932 in Johnson County, Ark. to Daniel “Webb” Daniel and Dorothy Killough Daniel. He grew up in Arkansas as the youngest of eight siblings and graduated from Lamar High School in 1950. He joined the Air Force in the fall of 1950 and served in Texas, California and Alaska before returning to Arkansas in 1953. He then moved to McCleary, Wash. where he met his wife, Forrest Ann McCully and they were married
on June 30, 1956. Dan and Forrest Ann lived in McCleary with their four children until they moved to Summit Lake in 1987. She passed away in 2009.
He began working at the Simpson Door Co. and retired from Simpson in 1995.
He could often be found spending time with family and participating at the Masonic Lodge. Later in life, he enjoyed frequenting the Elma Senior Center with his friend Dee and eating at Izzi’s Pizza in Lacey where he was considered a friend and always had a special table reserved for him. Dan also enjoyed traveling and rarely missed his annual visit to Arkansas during the 60+ years that he lived in Washington. He also enjoyed trips to visit his daughter in Texas. He was warm, full of wit and always maintained a hint of his southern accent despite his move north. He is already deeply missed.
He is survived by his children: Teena (Tommy) Mathis of Harlingen, Texas, Leta (Rick) Keel of McCleary, Wash., Bill Daniel of McCleary, Wash. and Stan (Margaret) Daniel of Olympia, Wash. He is also survived by his sisters Nita (Herman) Lewis and Wanda Pearson of Arkansas; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter Leslie Vessey.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in McCleary. Burial will take place at McCleary cemetery, McCleary, Wash. with military honors. A reception will follow.
The family suggests that donations be made to McCleary United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 588, McCleary, WA 98557.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Wash.
Amelia F. Armitage
OCEAN SHORES — Amelia Fae Armitage of Ocean Shores died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at her home. She was 77.
Arrangements were by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Audrey A. Holmeide
OLYMPIA — Audrey Amy Holmeide, an Aberdeen resident since the end of WW ll died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Olympia. She was 95.
She was a past president of the Aberdeen chapter of the Rhododendron Society’
A service is being planned for first part of next week and an obituary with details will follow in The Daily World
Arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Allene Mills
A celebration of life for Montesano resident Allene Mills, who died Nov. 5, at her home in Montesano, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Salvation Army Church in Aberdeen. A
Arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Justine E. “Butch” James Sr.
Justine Eugene “Butch” James Sr., a lifetime Taholah area resident, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. He was 77.
A candlelight service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Coleman Mortuary Chapel in Hoquiam. A Indian Shaker service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday also at Coleman Mortuary. Concluding service with vault interment will follow in the Taholah cemetery.
Don Crocker
A celebration of life gathering for Don S. Crocker, a longtime resident of Aberdeen who died Nov. 22 in Aberdeen, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Aberdeen Elks Lodge.
Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Ramona M. Crawford
RAYMOND — Ramona May Crawford, a lifetime Pacific County resident, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. She was 87.
She graduated from Willapa Valley High School in 1946. After high school, she became certified as a nurse’s aide, carrying out that career until she retired, having put in 26 years at the Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend.
A funeral service and reception to follow will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the South Bend United Methodist Church. A graveside services and interment will take place at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo, following the reception.
Arrangements are by Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
