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Andrew J. Holm

A celebration of life for longtime Hoquiam resident Andrew Jeremy Holm, who died June 24, 2015, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Cornerstone Church in Aberdeen.

Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

James Donald Powell

James Donald Powell, 85, Hoquiam resident and former shake mill owner, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his home in Hoquiam, Wash.

James was born in Yukon, W.Va. to Donald and Juanita (Watson) Powell. He grew up in Richmond, Va. and in 1945 moved to San Francisco, Calif. where he joined the Air Force. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to San Francisco. In 1963 he moved to Raymond, Wash. and then to Ketchikan, Alaska for a while before coming to Hoquiam.

James married Josephine Henderson in 1957, they later divorced. In 2004, James married Marlene Nelson. She died in 2013.

James worked as a cook in Ketchikan, Alaska. Before that he owned a shake mill in Raymond in the 70’s and 80’s. When he lived in California he was a welder at a steel mill in the Bay Area in the 50’s and 60’s.

He lived to travel and explore different regions and roads.

James is survived by a daughter, Susan Powell of Stevensville, Mont.; a half-sister, Sandra Foster of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a grandson Ben Powell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Nelson Powell, and a half-brother, Hugh Foster.

There will be a celebration of life held on Wednesday, July 1 at 2 p.m. at the Harbor Assembly of God Church in Hoquiam, Wash.

Cremation arrangements are through Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.

Carol Ann (Loomis) DiGuilio

Carol Ann (Loomis) DiGuilio, 65, passed away on June 27, 2015. She was born Dec. 16, 1949, to Elmer and Irma Loomis in Aberdeen, Wash. Carol is survived by her husband Barry, mother Irma, daughters Teresa and Kara, grandchildren Bryson, Callen and Alex.

Carol received her LPN license from Grays Harbor College and then went to Tacoma Community College to earn her license to be a registered nurse. Carol worked at Grays Harbor Hospital and ended her career with 20 years at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Carol enjoyed running, her garden, sewing (cross stitch), listening to country music and reading.

Services will be held on Thursday, July 2 at Sumner United Methodist Church, 901 Wood Ave, Sumner, WA 98390. A viewing will be at 11 a.m. with the funeral at noon. Arrangements by Curnow Funeral Home, Sumner, (253) 863-2800.

John William Marquette
Jan. 29, 1949 – June 26, 2015

John Marquette, 66, died June 26, 2015 surrounded by family, at Gray’s Harbor Health & Rehab Center, where he had been a resident for 26 years. John was born in Portland, Ore. to John Marquette and Mary Lou Marquette Darby. John attended Fairview School in Salem, Ore. He worked at cafeterias in Richland and Olympia, Wash. After he moved to Aberdeen in 1980, he worked at the school district and Gray’s Harbor Health & Rehab Center.

John was active in Special Olympics baseball, basketball, bowling, and swimming. His baseball team won the championship five years in a row. In 1987, he was appointed by the late Governor Booth Gardner to a three year term on the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. John regularly attended city council meetings in Aberdeen and Hoquiam. He cut the ribbon on the new Aberdeen Gray’s Harbor Transit Center. John attended the Calvary Lutheran Church for 40 years.

John is survived by his mother, Mary Lou Darby, sister Rebecca Keck, brothers Philip (wife Leslie) and Michael (wife Sandy) Darby, step-brother Brian Darby, multiple nephews, great-nephews, nieces, and great-nieces. He was preceded in death by step-father John J Darby, Jr.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2515 Sumner Ave, Aberdeen, Wash.

Rodger Eugene Doll

Rodger Eugene Doll, 83, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home in rural Cosmopolis, Wash. Rodger was born on Feb. 9, 1932, to Charles and Meroa (Wiggins) Doll. He was raised in Aberdeen and attended Weatherwax High School.

On March 15, 1952, Rodger married Shirley June Strong. They were married for 63 years. Rodger worked for Weyerhaeuser and other companies for 35 years. He also drove truck for Puget Sound Truck Lines for 11 years, retiring in 1997. Rodger was a member of Jehovah Witnesses in Aberdeen, Wash., for many years.

In addition to his loving wife, Shirley, he is also survived by his children, Rodger and Timothy Doll and Debbi Doll Klingelhoffer, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Gary Doll, and two sisters, Evelyn Williams and VernaLee Thein,

Albert Gabriel Meldrich

Lifelong Aberdeen resident Albert Gabriel Meldrich, 92, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center. Al was born March 25, 1923 in Aberdeen, Wash. to Carl and Carolina (Poplawski) Meldrich.

Al attended St. Marys School and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1941. He then attended the University of Washington for two years. He proudly served in the US Army during WWII in the Philippines.

On July 17, 1948 Al married LaVerne Blaskowsky in Olympia. LaVerne passed away Dec. 11, 2014. Together they raised three daughters.

Al worked for many years as a knifegrinder at Posey Mfg. in Hoquiam. Al was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus and the Polish Club.

He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, clam digging and he loved to tinker in his garage.

Al is survived by his three loving daughters Gay (Lloyd) Beil, Joanne (Greg) Reynvaan and Susan Rodenbeck; six grandchildren of whom he was very proud of, Angela (Vince) Brown, Timothy Beil, Kyle and Christopher Reynvaan, Matthew and Alexander Rodenbeck. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife LaVerne he was also preceded in death by his brother Walter Meldrich and sister Lee Berge.

Al’s family wishes to thank all the nurses and aides at Grays Harbor Health and Rehab.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests remembrances be made to the Aberdeen Polish Club as Al was very proud of his Polish heritage. Remembrances for the Polish Club may be sent to 823 W. 1St Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520 ATTN: Lucy Machowek.

Arrangements are entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.

Alexander Joseph Perron

Alexander Joseph Perron “Zander” made the journey home to Heaven on Jan. 19, 2015. He was 22. We were blessed with the most amazing gift of Zander. Zander choose this life and many would wonder why someone would choose to be in the body he came in with the physical pain his body brought him and what he had to endure; it is because he was an Angel on Earth. The pain and suffering Heavenly Father had to endure, when all he wanted was for people to love him and believe in him, is exactly the calling he gave to Zander. This is because Zander was a teacher, he taught us all lessons we would never know or learn without knowing him. Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting him, were positively impacted from that day forward. He was happy and smiling day after day no matter what was going on. He was strong, patient, compassionate, loving and more, that words could never describe. He was a gift from the Heaven’s and we were given 22 priceless years with him.

Irene Willa Josephine Akers

Irene Willa Josephine Akers, a Lebam resident, died June 11, 2015, at her home in Lebam. She was born Nov. 27, 1933, Tacoma, Wash., to Charles and Margaret (Hughes) Warner.

She is survived by daughters Becky Nicolich of San Diego, Calif., Margie and Bob Garman of Copalis Beach Wash.; grandsons James, Michael, Charles Garman and Ryan Love. Irene is also survived by great grandchildren William, Elizabeth, Maria, Helen, Jessie, Alexandria, Karma, Brenten, and Ransom Garman; step-great grandson Levi Lytle, great-great granddaughter, Elena Sotomish; as well as a brother Ralph and (wife) Kay Warner, sisters-in-law Suzi Swenson and Peenie Warner and a brother-in-law Charles Nicolich. She was preceded in death by her husbands Anthony (Tony) G. Nicolich, married almost 45 years and Robert D. Akers Sr. married almost 18 years. Also preceding her in death were a brother Donald Warner, and her mother and father, Margaret and Charles L. Warner, as well as sons Kerry M. and Rodney C. Nicolich.

Irene was raised on a dairy farm near Yelm, Wash. where she went to school. She was a housewife, mother, mill worker, nurse’s aide, and managed her parents’ dairy farm when they were on vacation. She enjoyed bowling, earning many trophies and awards and belonged to the 600 Club. She was an avid reader, enjoyed gardening, houseplants, and genealogy. She loved her cats and dogs.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.

Marjorie Edwards Stage

Marjorie Edwards Stage died after a short illness at her Seattle-area home on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. She was born to Ray Ellsworth and Gertrude (Morach) Edwards in Ritzville, Wash. on April 2, 1926.

Following graduation from Ritzville High School, Marjorie attended WSC, earning a BA in English in 1948 and a B Ed in secondary education in 1950. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and remained especially close to these sisters all her life.

Marjorie’s first teaching job was at Kahlotus, Wash. She married Lee Stage on June 12, 1949 in Ritzville, and the couple returned to WSC to complete their degree work. Lee’s employment then took them to El Centro, Calif., where Marjorie taught at Wilson Junior High.

The Stages moved to Hoquiam in 1951, started a family and built their home on Adams Street. Marjorie did extensive substitute teaching in Aberdeen and Hoquiam before teaching full time at Hoquiam High School, retiring in 1988.

A lifetime member of the United Methodist Church, Marjorie shared her teaching skills and love of music as a Sunday school teacher and choir member. She was active in Young Mothers Club, PEO Chapter T, Friends of the Library and served on the Hoquiam Timberland Library Board for 10 years. Whether sporting fabric bunny ears to church on Easter Sunday, writing a birthday greeting card to someone she just met, or playing the piano for the residents at her retirement center, Marjorie lived her convictions that life is fun, people should be loved, and one’s talents, energy and resources are to be shared at every opportunity.

Marjorie and Lee traveled extensively in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa, including many trips with RV caravans into Canada, Mexico and Alaska. As a lifelong learner, a great many tours were through study programs with Elderhostel. After retirement they spent winters in their Mesa, Ariz. home, where Lee died in December of 2008. In 2010 she moved from Hoquiam to Farrington Court in Kent to be closer to family.

Marjorie is survived by her sister, Marilyn Schoesler, Spokane, and four children: Barbara (Bob) Grams, SeaTac; Daniel (Alyson) Stage, Seattle; Janet (Keith) Lawler, Port Angeles; Patty (Rich Solberg) Stage, Kent, and grandchildren Corey and Ashley Grams; Emily and Taylor Stage; Kurt and Amanda Lawler.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hoquiam, Wash. Memorials can be made to PEO Chapter T or the Hoquiam United Methodist Church.

Linda Louise Muhlhauser

Linda Louise Muhlhauser was born on Feb. 8, 1952 to Gladys (Doust) and Roger St. Louis. She attended school at Aberdeen High School and worked as a CNA at nursing homes in Aberdeen and Hoquiam, as well as Grays Harbor Community Hospital. She married Gene Muhlhauser on Jan. 10, 1972, who later passed in 1989.

Linda recently went to be with her parents and two brothers, Robert and Johnnie, on July 27, 2015. She is survived by her two other brothers, Roger and Stanford (Bud) St. Louis of Aberdeen and a sister Bonnie (Gerry) Gitchel of Hoquiam. Additionally, she had four nieces, five nephews, many great-nieces and nephews, along with numerous friends.

Linda always had a smile on her face and entertained everyone with her silly jokes and her great sense of humor. She always loved being with family and enjoyed playing bongo, doing crossword puzzles, reading and playing cards in her spare time. Linda was loved tremendously by all.

Services will be held on Friday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Harrison Family Mortuary, 311 W. Market Street in Aberdeen. A celebration of life potluck will follow at 902 5th St. in Hoquiam.

Merle Levi King

Merle L. King, 75, passed away on May 7, 2015 in Whitefish, Mont. from complications of diabetes.

Merle was born Aug. 16, 1939 to Levi and Anita King in Menlo, Wash. He graduated from Raymond High School with the class of 1958. In his high school years he played on the football team and also played trumpet in the band.

Merle was preceded in death by his grandparents, his father, his step-father, his mother, his brother Jerry, his sister Joanne, his brother John L. Lundy, Jr., the mother of his children Sharon Rae, and his companion of 31 years Suzanne Morgangroth.

Merle is survived by his children Inga Marie (Rich) Hall, and John Rae, and his 10 step-children, his 5 sisters, Frances Miller of Phoenix, Ariz., MaryAnn (Rex) Jones of Columbia Falls, Mont., Margaret (George) Prouse of Beaverton, Ore., Betty (Lester) Cooke of Kalama, Wash. and Roberta Sue (Russell) Stigall of Raymond, Wash. as well as his grandchildren Lawerence King, MacKenzie Benton, Autumn, and Hadrian Rae, several step-grandchildren, several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 with a potluck reception following at the Raymond Eagles Club. Arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.

Lillian (Valentine) Norris

Lillian Norris, age 92, passed away in Olympia on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Lillian was born April 10, 1923 up the Wynooche Valley to William and Ada Beardslee. She was the first of her eight siblings to graduate high school in Aberdeen in 1941, where she met her lifelong friends Edith Ayers and Martha Kendal.

She married Lyle Valentine out of high school and they had three daughters. He preceded her in death.

On March 11, 1973, Lillian married Charles Norris of Hoquiam, Wash. They enjoyed 43 years together and he survives at the family home. Lillian is also survived by her three daughters Patsy Aubuchon, Mary Secor and Cindy (Dennis) Bowe, seven grandchildren Angi and Toni Aubuchon, Matt (Shelley) Aubuchon, Lyle Bowe and Cora (Sean) Webster, four great-grandchildren Shondeen, Aiden, Kamron and Rylee Anne and sibling Roberta West of Cosmopolis.

Lillian worked at the Grays Harbor County Assessor’s office, Valentine Realty and in Alaska for Norm Aubuchon Inc. (logging). Besides being an avid flower gardener, Lillian enjoyed helping the “old” people play Bingo at Monte Rehab, volunteering at the Montesano Food Bank and was a member of the Montesano Church of God, where she always helped with the Vacation Bible School Program as she enjoyed the children very much.

A potluck Memorial will be held Saturday, July 11, at the Montesano Church of God on Spruce Street at noon.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Montesano Food Bank, 213 W. Spruce Ave., or the Montesano Volunteer Fire Dept., 310 E. Pioneer, Montesano.

Donald Lee Tucker

Donald Lee Tucker went into the arms of Jesus on June 30, 2015 at home, surrounded by his family. Donald was born on Aug. 3, 1932 in Taylorville, Ill.

Donald is survived by his wife Twylia of 64 years, also his four daughters, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two brothers and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is planned for July 18 at 11:00 a.m. at Pacific Beach Community Church.

Louis Gordon Moore

“Louie” Moore was born on May 9, 1934, in Aberdeen, Wash., and passed away on June 18, 2015, in Tacoma General Hospital following a brief illness and an automobile accident. He was raised in Aloha, Wash., and graduated from Moclips High School in 1952. For many years, he resided in Montesano and was the owner of L. G. Moore Shake & Shingle Co. For the last several years, he had resided in Olympia and Centralia.

He was the father of three children (Tamara Kiviaho, Lisa Cole and Michael Moore), the grandfather of five grandchildren (Talia Scott, Mark Kiviaho, Shay Kiviaho, Robin Cole and Kelsey Cole), and the great-grandfather of two great-grandsons (Hayden Scott and Taylor Snyder). He was the brother of Ruth Gangwish of Puyallup.

A public memorial service will be held on Friday, July 10, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Montesano City Hall banquet room.

Jeanelle Scheelke

Former Montesano resident Jeanelle Scheelke passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Avamere at Pacific Ridge in Tacoma. She was 80. Jeanelle was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Blackwell, Okla., to Preston and Ruth (Clarke) Teter.

Jeanelle was raised in Redondo, Calif., and had also lived in Elma and Montesano and also Phoenix, Ariz.

Jeanelle was married to Howard Ranum. They divorced in 1966. On March 5, 1971, she married Tom Scheelke. Tom passed away in 2010.

Jeanelle graduated from Grays Harbor College in 1971. She worked as an LPN until she and her husband Tom bought the Satsop Store. When they retired they bought an RV and toured the U.S., Alaska, Canada and Mexico with the Bounder RV Club.

Jeanelle had been very active in AA since she joined in 1983. She was a member of the Catholic Church in Elma and Phoenix. She liked to read and knit. She learned to knit when she was very young.

Jeanelle is survived by her children Michele (Randy) Flink and Stanley Ranum; seven grandchildren Allyson (Arik) Tedrow, Daniel Ranum, Hillary Pettyjohn, Jessica (Josh) Huff, Kaleb (Brooke) Flink, Kristina Ranum and Thedra Flink, eight great-grandchildren and her special friend Hugh Hartly.

In addition to her husband Tom, she was preceded in death by a son Lance Ranum and daughter Marcella Scheelke, brothers Jean DeVerve Vuere and Ray Teter.

A graveside service will take place at a later date.

Arrangements are entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary of Montesano.

Bruce H. Dorfler

MONTESANO — Montesano resident Bruce Harland Dorfler died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Montesano Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was 81.

Cremation arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary of Montesano.

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