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Dolores Alwood
Dolores Alwood’s life ended peacefully on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, at the Queen Anne Manor in Seattle where she had resided for the past year. She was 93.
Dolores was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash. on Aug. 4, 1922, to Matthew and Ella (Murphy) Kerr. She lived in Brady, Montesano and Aberdeen while growing up with her three brothers, Charles, Walter and Robert and her sister, Eileen and a number of cousins. She attended grade school in Brady and graduated from Montesano High School in 1940.
Following her high school graduation, Dolores initially secured a position working for the then president of the Grays Harbor Business College, partly in exchange for tuition, but then decided on a career change and went to work at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the diet kitchen. She lived at the hospital, worked hard for $40 a month and waited for Saturday night to head to the Dreamland in Hoquiam to dance. It was there that she met her future husband, Horace Alwood. The relationship flourished until, like many young men at that time, Horace joined the Army and headed to California for training. Shortly after he departed, two young women, Dolores and Vivian, one of Horace’s sisters, boarded a bus for California. Dolores married
Horace at Minter Field in Bakersfield, Calif. on July 29, 1942. She then traveled with Horace during his many training posts until he was deployed overseas. Returning to Aberdeen, Dolores attended Grays Harbor Business College and worked at the Assessor’s Office in Montesano. On Horace’s return, they lived a few years in Aberdeen and then moved to Hoquiam in 1952 where they raised their family. Horace died, too young, in 1973. Dolores then went to work at the St. Joseph Hospital admitting office and moved to Aberdeen in 1976.
Dolores was an active member of Our Lady of Good Help Catholic parish and St. Anthony’s Guild, volunteering for many church and school functions during her years in Hoquiam and St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the St. Elizabeth Guild during her years in Aberdeen.
Dolores loved family gatherings, including the competitive card games. She also belonged to a Canasta Club and she and Horace continued their love for dancing, attending the annual Truckers Ball and hosting parties at their home. She was blessed with many very close friends during her time in Hoquiam and Aberdeen. She was an active member of a group of mom’s in her Hoquiam neighborhood who met for coffee virtually every day of the work week for 20+ years … providing support to each other while raising their children, losing their husbands and just having fun with good friends. Overriding all of these relationships though was her lifelong very close relationship with her sister, Eileen. It was special. They talked every day, provided loving support to each other and would at least once a week break out in hysterical laughter over something that struck them as incredibly humorous. They shared a joy for life together and many “blizzards” from Dairy Queen.
Dolores is survived by her son, Greg (Marybeth) Alwood; daughters, Colleen (Gary) Fikse and Teresa (Michael) Elstad; her nine grandchildren, Dr. Ashley Alwood, Darcie (Neal) Moeller, Andrew (Marissa) Alwood, Tyler Alwood, Melissa Fikse, Tommy Fikse, Samuel Fikse, Katie Elstad and Jacob Elstad, and a very recent arrival, her great- grandson, Walter Moeller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace, her three brothers, Charles Kerr, Walter Kerr and Robert Kerr and her sister, Eileen (Kerr) Alwood.
The family wishes to acknowledge the special care provided to their mother by two very special caregivers during the last few years. Linda Gould from Aberdeen and Shoko Espinoza from Queen Anne Manor in Seattle provided comfort and care to Dolores and a very loving friendship that was extraordinary during the last years of her life.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, and Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Coleman Mortuary, 422 - 5th Street in Hoquiam.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church, 200 “L” Street in Hoquiam with Father Brian D. Thompson as the presiding celebrant. It will be preceded by a Recitation of the Rosary at 10:30 a.m.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam will follow the funeral and a lunch reception will then be held at the church social center.
Direction is by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
Rayburn B. Filyaw
Rayburn B. Filyaw, age 77, passed away from cancer on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Olympia, Wash. He was born May 23, 1938, in Kingsport, Tenn., to Charlie and Sarah Filyaw. They both preceded him in death. He came to Washington with his family at the age of 13 and Ray attended Miller Junior High and Aberdeen Weatherwax High School. He joined the Marine Corps in 1957. He married
Joan Atwood Nov. 30, 1958 and had three sons, Bradley Filyaw (Sharon) of Phoenix, Brian Filyaw of Grayland and Bruce Filyaw (Angela) of Hoquiam. He was the proud Grandfather of six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was active in scouting (receiving the Silver Beaver award), little league baseball, church and the Harbor Haylofters Square Dance Club. Ray was a member of Grays Harbor Bowman Club and traveled the state with his family for several archery tournaments. His other hobbies included bowling, cooking, traveling in the R.V., playing cards and marbles.
Ray was well known for flirting with the girls and teasing all the kids. He put a smile on everyone’s face.
He worked for ITT Rayonier for 20 plus years and after the closing of the wood mill went back to school to become a chemical dependency counselor at Harbor Crest Behavioral Health formerly known as the care unit.
Ray enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He has a twin brother Alburn Filyaw (Bonnie) of Aberdeen, Charles Filyaw (Wannie) of Elma, Jim Filyaw (Byrtte) of Rochester, Dallen Filyaw, (Carolyn) of New York and a sister Lydia Ishler (Bob) of Rochester. Loved ones that preceded him are Thurman “T.R.” Filyaw (Kay still living) of Hoquiam, and twin sisters, Betty Rossmaier and Bobby Filyaw.
A celebration of life will be held at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2515 Sumner Avenue in Aberdeen on Sunday, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. where he was a member for 50 years and loved being an usher and greeter.
Donations can be made to Calvary Lutheran Church P.O. Box 1957, Aberdeen, WA or to the charity of your choice.
Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
Marie N. Berglund
Marie Niemi Berglund was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Portland, Ore. Marie passed Nov. 20, 2015, surrounded by family. As a teen Marie moved to Helena, Mont., where she graduated high school. Following high school, Marie attended the University of Montana where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After graduation she continued her life in San Francisco where she met her future husband Wesley Berglund. The newlywed couple relocated to Aberdeen, Wash., when Wes established an engineering firm in the city. Once in Aberdeen, Wes and Marie began to settle down. In their new home they formed friendships that are sure to last longer than a lifetime and raised three boys: Tom (Sabine), Steve (Sandy), and Dave (Denise). Marie was blessed with five grandchildren; Max, Julia, Olivia, Molly, and Maverick. Remembered as a gracious hostess and friend, Marie participated in both the P.E.O. and the Aberdeen Review Club. She was admired by all for her support and care of Wesley after he suffered a major stroke. Marie loved to have fun and enjoyed a “new outfit” when the occasion called for one; in fact, just days before her passing she asked Dave to take her to Nordstrom as she needed to “spiff up” her wardrobe! The family will celebrate her life at their family beach cabin Bayshore, where many timeless memories were created, this summer.
Remembrances to the charity of your choice.
Margaret “Peggy” Rae
Harbor resident Margaret “Peggy” M. Rae died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 74.
She had been a librarian at Elma Elementary School
A service will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 26 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Aberdeen.
Gary Deyette
MONTESANO — Gary W. Deyette a longtime resident of Montesano, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation. He was 77.
Services are being planned and will be announced.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Marlene J. Bloomfield
SEATTLE — Marlene Joan Bloomfield of Hoquiam died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She was 65.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Dolores Alwood
Dolores Alwood’s life ended peacefully on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, at the Queen Anne Manor in Seattle, where she had resided for the past year. She was 93.
Dolores was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash., on Aug. 4, 1922, to Matthew and Ella (Murphy) Kerr. She lived in Brady, Montesano and Aberdeen while growing up with her three brothers, Charles, Walter and Robert and her sister, Eileen and a number of cousins. She attended grade school in Brady and graduated from Montesano High School in 1940.
Following her high school graduation, Dolores initially secured a position working for the then president of the Grays Harbor Business College, partly in exchange for tuition, but then decided on a career change and went to work at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the diet kitchen. She lived at the hospital, worked hard for $40 a month and waited for Saturday night to head to the Dreamland in Hoquiam to dance. It was there that she met her future husband, Horace Alwood. The relationship flourished until, like many young men at that time, Horace joined the Army and headed to California for training. Shortly after he departed, two young women, Dolores and Vivian, one of Horace’s sisters, boarded a bus for California. Dolores married
Horace at Minter Field in Bakersfield, Calif. on July 29, 1942. She then traveled with Horace during his many training posts until he was deployed overseas. Returning to Aberdeen, Dolores attended Grays Harbor Business College and worked at the Assessor’s Office in Montesano. On Horace’s return, they lived a few years in Aberdeen and then moved to Hoquiam in 1952 where they raised their family. Horace died, too young, in 1973. Dolores then went to work at the St. Joseph Hospital admitting office and moved to Aberdeen in 1976.
Dolores was an active member of Our Lady of Good Help Catholic parish and St. Anthony’s Guild, volunteering for many church and school functions during her years in Hoquiam and St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the St. Elizabeth Guild during her years in Aberdeen.
Dolores loved family gatherings, including the competitive card games. She also belonged to a Canasta Club and she and Horace continued their love for dancing, attending the annual Truckers Ball and hosting parties at their home. She was blessed with many very close friends during her time in Hoquiam and Aberdeen. She was an active member of a group of mom’s in her Hoquiam neighborhood who met for coffee virtually every day of the work week for 20+ years … providing support to each other while raising their children, losing their husbands and just having fun with good friends. Overriding all of these relationships though was her lifelong very close relationship with her sister, Eileen. It was special. They talked every day, provided loving support to each other and would at least once a week break out in hysterical laughter over something that struck them as incredibly humorous. They shared a joy for life together and many “blizzards” from Dairy Queen.
Dolores is survived by her son, Greg (Marybeth) Alwood; daughters, Colleen (Gary) Fikse and Teresa (Michael) Elstad; her nine grandchildren, Dr. Ashley Alwood, Darcie (Neal) Moeller, Andrew (Marissa) Alwood, Tyler Alwood, Melissa Fikse, Tommy Fikse, Samuel Fikse, Katie Elstad and Jacob Elstad, and a very recent arrival, her great- grandson, Walter Moeller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace, her three brothers, Charles Kerr, Walter Kerr and Robert Kerr and her sister, Eileen (Kerr) Alwood.
The family wishes to acknowledge the special care provided to their mother by two very special caregivers during the last few years. Linda Gould from Aberdeen and Shoko Espinoza from Queen Anne Manor in Seattle provided comfort and care to Dolores and a very loving friendship that was extraordinary during the last years of her life.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28 and Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Coleman Mortuary, 422 - 5th Street in Hoquiam.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church, 200 L Street in Hoquiam with Father Brian D. Thompson as the presiding celebrant. It will be preceded by a Recitation of the Rosary at 10:30 a.m.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam will follow the funeral and a lunch reception will then be held at the church social center.
Direction is by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
John (Jack) W. Wilkinson Sr.
John (Jack) W. Wilkinson Sr., age 87, passed away peacefully at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia on Dec. 7, 2015. John was born in Milton, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1928, and moved to Hoquiam in 1963, where he lived with his family near Copalis Crossing for many years.
As a young man of 22, and after leaving the Navy, he had been living in Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, near the Bay of Fundy, where he enjoyed riding his 1945 Harley Davidson model 45 Flathead. In 1950 he decided it was time to “hit the road” and made plans with his two ridding buddies. On departure day however, both buddies copped out. With a smile on his face and the wind in his hair, he headed south on his own with a lofty goal to circumnavigate the United States. He rode that old “45” all the way down the East coast and across the Southern US, making it as far as Southern California, where he met Avis Hill. (Passed in 1996 at age 63 in Hoquiam) They married
after several months, and begin raising their five children; John Jr., Randy, Tom, Dan and Mardi Hammer.
In 1963, it was time to hit the road again, but this time it would not be solo on the “45”! They packed up the wagon (the ‘59 Plymouth wagon) and headed north to Hoquiam, where Avis’s family had homesteaded before there was a road from Chenois Creek to Hoquiam.
John (Jack) retired from Lamb Grays Harbor Co. in 1990, where he spent most of his working career as an assembly machinist. At home, he worked the family sawmill he built, and raised some cattle while enjoying the country life. In retirement, John became an accomplished fisherman and RC pilot, and enjoyed building his own airplanes. He and Avis also had a passion for traveling in their Airstream trailer. They were active in the Wally Byam Caravan Club where John became President of the Eastern Oregon Chapter. In 1991, one year after his retirement, he and Avis traveled in the Airstream back to his roots in Port Maitland, via the “northern route”. So, after 41 years from starting his ambitious motorcycle journey, he finally made it full circle, back to Nova Scotia and the place he called home at 22.
John is survived by two sisters, Helen and Dorothy of Ontario, Canada, four sons, one daughter and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His daughter, granddaughters and great-granddaughters will always remember John calling them his “princess.”
John will be buried with his wife Avis, at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam after a private family inurnment.
Direction is by the Coleman Mortuary, 422 5th Street in Hoquiam.
Frances Cunningham
MONTESANO — Frances L. Cunningham of Montesano died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 84.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Edward D. Cain
OLYMPIA — Edward Dean Cain of Aberdeen died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 at Capital Medical Center in Olympia. He was 53.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Kelli Brook
Kelli “Kellbell” Brook, a lifetime Aberdeen resident, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015 at her home in Aberdeen. She was 30.
She had been a registration associate at Grays Harbor Community Hospital East Campus.
There will be a celebration of her life at Aberdeen’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, at 2 p.m.
Cremation arrangements are by Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Timothy Martin Olden
Timothy Martin Olden, passed away peacefully on Dec. 19, 2015, at home, surrounded by family and dearest friends, after a year long battle with cancer. He was 55.
Tim was born in Puyallup, Wash., July 19, 1960, to Carol (Sorenson) McCowan and Ernie Olden. The family moved to Montesano in 1967, where Tim attended school until graduating in 1978.
Tim worked many jobs in the grocery business. For the last 30 years he worked for Frito-Lay as a salesman. He was in the process of retiring when he passed.
Tim married
Monica Adams, April 1, 1989. Tim loved his family. His son’s were the light of his life. And when Jaegger married
his high school sweetheart, Tim couldn’t have been happier to have the daughter he never had.
Yearly camping trips to Lake Chelan and many trips to Disneyland were favorite vacations with his family. He was also an avid backpacker, dragging his family and scouts all over the Olympics, sometimes kicking and screaming. He loved being part of nature and sharing that love with anyone who would be brave enough to join him.
Tim’s greatest passion was Boy Scouts. His involvement with the organization spanned 30+ years. He firmly believed in all it stood for. He gave all his free time mentoring and guiding boys to be successful and functioning parts of society. He touched so many lives with his kindness, humor and dedication. He was definitely not a traditional Scout leader, but however unorthodox his leadership was, he always made it fun and productive.
Time was the recipient of many Scout awards, the highest being the Silver Beaver. But his proudest accomplishment will always be that his two son’s achieved Eagle status.
Tim never turned down an opportunity to help with whatever his son’s were involved in, swim team, marching band, etc. always with a smile and his corny jokes.
He is survived by his wife, Monica, sons Levi Olden and Jaegger (Sarah) Olden, Mother, Carol McCowan, brothers Mike (Kelly) Olden, of Olympia, Wash. Kevin (Mary Jo) Olden of Adrian, Mich. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernie Olden and beloved in-laws, Art and Sylvia Adams.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Sat., Jan 9, 2016 at the Montesano High School Commons at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to Boy Scout Coastal Waters District. Contact Levi Olden for more info.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary.
Melissa J. (Carr) Smiley
OLYMPIA — Melissa Jean (Carr) Smiley died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. She was 41.
She had worked for Anchor Bank in Aberdeen.
Services are being planned and will be announced as soon as details become available.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Gerri Stone
Gerri B. Stone of Aberdeen died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Aberdeen. She was 56.
A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m.Thursday at Harbor City Church in Aberdeen.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Lorraine Tilley
MONTESANO — Longtime Montesano resident Lorraine G. Tilley died at her home Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. She was 85.
Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Elaine L. Anderson
Elaine Leslie Anderson, born July 4, 1957, passed away in Montesano, Wash., on Nov. 23, 2015, following a brief illness. Born to Arthur and Arlene (Cannon) Anderson she was a resident of Grays Harbor her entire life. Elaine first lived in East Hoquiam on the Humptulips River, later moving with her family to the Wynooche Valley in Montesano.
Elaine graduated from Montesano in 1976. After graduation she traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to visit an exchange student from high school. Elaine returned to Montesano and worked at the Bee Hive Restaurant.
She had two children she cherished, a son Jesse Ryan Rogstad of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and a daughter, Jessica Kuzmak and grandson of Aberdeen, Wash. She is also survived by her sister Claudia Anderson of Bellingham and brothers David and Ted Anderson of Montesano. She had many nieces and nephews, including Rachelle Pullar of Montesano and Charity Jacobsen of Bellingham, Wash. She was preceded in death by her parents, her older brother Arthur G. Anderson Jr. and older sister Mary E. Anderson.
Elaine was a thoughtful person and enjoyed people, and her two kitties Thomas and Little Gray. She loved drawing and writing, and would often send special greeting cards to her friends and family. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
A Memorial Service for Elaine will be held on Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Montesano United Methodist Church located at 401 E. Spruce Ave. in Montesano.
