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Jacqueline D. McVittie
Jacqueline D. “Jackie” McVittie, a lifetime Pacific County resident, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the Maple Street Manor. She was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Raymond, Wash., to Sherman and Ellen (Haakvist) Basore.
Mrs. McVittie was a Raymond High School graduate. She married
Norm Rickert in 1942 and they later divorced. She remarried
to Earl “Mike” McVittie in 1970; he preceded her in death in 2000.
She enjoyed cooking and loved spending time with her family and enjoying the outdoors.
Jackie is survived by daughters Robin Berry of Oregon City, Ore. and Maureen Rickert of Puget Island, Wash. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild as well as a sister, Maxine Matton of Stuart, Fla. She was also preceded in death in 2005 by a son Jerry Rickert and a daughter Dianne Samples.
Donations in Jackie’s memory may be made to any local Humane Organization.
Burial was held at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo. Arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
Dick Branshaw
A potluck celebration of life for South Beach resident Dick Branshaw, who died Dec. 13, at home, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ocosta Recreation Hall near Westport.
Memorial donations are suggested to The Ocosta Foundation, P.O. Box 1851, Westport, WA 98595.
Judith K. Dallas
OLYMPIA — Judith Kaye Dallas, a resident of Ocean Shores since 2012, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. She was 77.
She was a active member in the Red Hat Society, the Ocean Shores Elks and the Juliettes.
A celebration of her life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Ocean Shores Elks.
Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Peggy J. Harris
OLYMPIA — Former Montesano resident Peggy Jean Harris of Elma died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Olympia. She was 66.
Arrangements were by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home in Shelton.
Tania F. Walters
COPALIS CROSSING — Tania Faye Walters died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at her home in Copalis Crossing. She was 35.
A celebration of life is being planned and will be announced in a later edition of The Daily World.
Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Donald “Don” R. Jones Sr.
Donald “Don” Raymond Jones passed away on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at his home in Elma. He was 80 years old.
Don was born on Dec. 29, 1935 in Kellogg, Idaho to Albert and Helen (Linhart) Jones. He was raised in Idaho and attended school there. On May 28, 1954, Don married
Betty Jean Stone.
Don worked at the Bunker Hill mines in Idaho from 1960 to 1967. He worked as a mechanic in St Anthony, Idaho from 1967 to 1970 and the Teton Dam from 1970 to 1976 before moving to the Elma area in 1977 and working at the Satsop Nuclear Plant until its closure. He also worked as a flagman for road construction crews before retiring in January of 1999.
Don was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles from 1988 to his death and was a member of both Western Washington and Idaho Laborers Unions. In his spare time, Don liked to hunt, fish, and was a gifted mechanic.
Don is survived by his son, Donald R. Jones Jr. of Beeville, Texas and daughter Wanda Jones Davidson of Idaho Fall, Idaho; daughter-in-law Debra Jones; and close family friends Bob and Dee Harvey; eight grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and few great-great-grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents, wife Betty, son Larry A. Jones and sister Betty Rose Jones Hogan.
Arrangements are entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Brian D. Craig
Brian Daniel Craig, 54, former Aberdeen resident, died Feb. 25, 2016, at Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Brian was born in Everett, Wash., on Oct. 11, 1961, to Daniel T. and Laura J. (Bunch) Craig. His family moved to Aberdeen three years later and he graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1980. He later graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor’s degree in business.
He worked for Friend & Rikalo Construction and then for Friend & Friend Construction. He later worked as a mortgage broker in Summit Lake, Wash., before he moved to Lake Havasu City in 2005, where he sold real estate.
Brian loved to be around family and friends. He loved water sports, motorcycles, bike riding and music. Brian loved his food, cooking, barbecuing and his smoker. In short — Brian loved life!
Brian is survived by his parents Daniel and Laura Craig of Aberdeen, Wash.; brothers Steve (Kathy) Craig of Aberdeen and Mark (Lisa) Craig of Cosmopolis, Wash.; a sister Natalie Colegrove of Sumner, Wash.; nephews Hunter Colegrove and Gage Craig; and nieces Abby and Jade Craig.
There will be a time of visitation and viewing on Friday, March 4, 2016 from 1-8 p.m. in Fern Hill Funeral Home and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A celebration of Brian’s life will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Fern Hill Funeral Home’s Chapel. A reception will follow the service at the Rotary Log Pavilion in Aberdeen, Wash. Private burial will take place later at Fern Hill cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Wash.
Raeburn Hagen
Oct. 15, 1924 - Feb. 11, 2016
Raeburn Rose Morrison Hagen was born in Wenatchee, Wash. on Oct. 15, 1924, into a family whose women were unusually high achievers for their day. Both mother and grandmother had college educations and high expectations for their offspring. Raeburn was encouraged to set her standards high and in the following 91 years, until her death on Feb. 11, 2016, she more than exceeded those expectations.
To all who knew her, she was a woman of admirable multi-dimensions.
To her family — she was a loving daughter, adoring sister, supportive wife, exemplary mother, doting grandmother and great-grandmother (“Nana”) — always there for each of them.
To her friends — she was warm, entertaining company, generous, loyal to a fault — a friend for life.
To her teachers-she was the ideal student, inquisitive, a quick mind, an avid reader and a gifted writer.
To her professional colleagues — she was both a natural leader and a cooperative team player.
To her community — she was a willing worker, good with details, an organizer who could be depended upon to follow through.
Raised in Spokane, she graduated Lewis & Clark High School in 1942. That fall, she entered the University of Washington, pledging the Chi Omega Sorority where she was elected president her senior year. In June of 1946, she graduated Magna Cum Laude, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language & Literature and a Phi Beta Kappa key.
While at the UW, she met a fellow student from Aberdeen, Wash., Wayne Delos Hagen. On Sept. 14, 1946, their marriage forged a 52-year partnership that lasted until his death in 1998.
The next two decades in Aberdeen included the births of their three children and the “stay-at-home Mom” chapter of her life. Well…not entirely! During those years, she also juggled community volunteer work (focusing on education and children’s services) with memberships in numerous organizations: Girl Scout leader, homeroom mother, PTA officer, founder of Aberdeen Friends of the Library. She was appointed to the Aberdeen Library Board, the Timberland Regional Library Board, and in 1972 was awarded a citation as the Outstanding Library Trustee from the Washington State Library Association. At various times she held offices in Aberdeen Young Mothers, Chapter DP of PEO, the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, and the Grays Harbor Panhellenic.
When her youngest child started school, she embarked on the professional chapter of her life. In 1968, she began teaching English Composition at Grays Harbor College. Four years later she returned to the UW earning a Master’s Degree in Library Science and lifetime membership in Beta Phi Mu, the International Honor Society for Library & Informational Studies. From 1976 to 1985, she served as Associate Dean of Library and Media Service at GHC. During her tenure there, she reorganized the library, installing an “open stacks” system which made the collection directly accessible to students. She also served as advisor to the college’s honor society, Phi Theta Kappa and as chief organizer/hostess for college social, faculty and community events.
In 1985, she left Grays Harbor to become Director of Library Services at Highline Community College in Des Moines, where she remained until her retirement in 1992.
Her retirement chapter was divided between summers at Hood Canal and winters in Palm Desert, Calif. Those years brought time for reading the good books she so loved, completing the daily New York Times crossword puzzle, viewing almost anything broadcast on PBS, enrolling in an intriguing-sounding seminar, and frequent traveling at home and abroad with her beloved sister “Bebs”. Her writing skills continued to be in demand: a special-occasion poem which she could whip out in minutes; an article or book review for a newsletter; help with a resume; editing assistance and she rarely missed a grandchild’s sports event, concert or dance recital.
To all who knew her, and by all accounts, Raeburn Hagen was a positive, productive, influence in her world. She no doubt would make her high achieving forebearers proud!
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, parents, Raymond R. and Zelma Reeves Morrision, and by a brother, Frank Reeves Morrison.
Her survivors are: a sister, Judge Betty Vitousek, three children, Wendy Bauer (Tom), Weedy McCauley (Mark), and Wayne “Tiger” Hagen Jr. (Jennifer); five grandchildren, Megan McCauley Melchiors (Rob), Maaret McCauley (fiancé, Ben Rogers), Angie Bauer (fiancé, Gavin Tronset), Eric Hagen, Anna Hagen; and two great-grandchildren, Molly and Luke Melchiors.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 1 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, to be followed by a reception at the Rotary Log Pavillion.
In lieu of flowers, please address memorials to the Grays Harbor College Foundation or the Aberdeen Friends of the Library.
Maria DelPilar Fruto-Dominguez
Maria DelPilar Fruto-Dominguez, 46 years of age and a longtime Copalis Crossing, Wash. area resident, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Providence Saint Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. She was born on Feb. 10, 1970, in Michoacan, Mexico to Jose C. Dominguez and Maria Pinon.
She was raised and attended school in Mexico. Her higher education included four years of college.
She was married
to Miguel Fruto and had lived at Copalis Crossing, Wash. since 2001. There they owned and operated the M & M Cedar Products at Copalis Crossing.
She raised her four children and helped run the mill at the same time.
Maria is survived by her husband, Miguel Fruto of Copalis Crossing; her sons, Christian M. Fruto of Hoquiam, and Jonathan E. Fruto of Hoquiam; her daughters, Paloma Fruto of Hoquiam and Karla I. Fruto of Hoquiam; her parents, Jose C. Dominguez and Maria Pinon of Mexico; four sisters, Selia, Susanna, Salud and Elida; four brothers, Ramon, Salvador, Rolando and Jose Luis and other relatives.
Visitation will be at the Coleman Mortuary, 422 - 5th Street in Hoquiam from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Saint Mary Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Interment followed in the Aberdeen Fern Hill cemetery.
Direction was by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
William Peter Nussbaum
William “Bill” Nussbaum, a lifetime Raymond resident, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Providence St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. He was born Oct. 19, 1934, in Raymond to Frank and Mary (Peffier) Nussbaum.
Bill was a Willapa Valley High School graduate. He went on to work as a millwright at Weyerhaeuser for 47 years. Bill married
Donna Christian Oct. 24, 1953, at the St. Lawrence Church in Raymond. She preceded him in death in 2005.
Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing and driving through the woods scouting out wildlife; he also loved to watch hummingbirds. He was a member of the Willapa Harbor and Pe Ell Gun Clubs.
He is survived by two daughters Kris (Randy) Carlson of Raymond and Karla (Gene) Broten of Aberdeen and Scottsdale, Ariz., a son John Nussbaum of Raymond; four grandchildren, Joshua Croswell, Krissy Carlson, Kevin Carlson and Brandy Carlson and four great-grandchildren. Bill was also survived by a brother Don (Emma) Nussbaum and brother-in-law Gerald (Mavis) Christian all of Raymond, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held 2 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church with inurnment to follow at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo. A gathering will be held at St. Lawrence following committal service.
Cremation arrangements are in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
Jesse (Jay) Willard Strunk
Jesse (Jay) Willard Strunk, 90, Cosmopolis resident and former construction worker, died Monday evening, Nov. 16, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.
Jay was born to Winter and Elma Strunk on Nov. 12, 1925, in Burdett, Kan. He had one sister Beatrice Strunk, who passed away before him. The family moved to Lebanon, Ore., when Jesse was five. Where he graduated High School.
His first job was working in a Ship yard in Portland, Ore.
He met Ester Lemberg and married
her in 1942. They had three children; daughter Barbara Strunk Carver, daughter Linda Strunk Dodd and son David Strunk.
Jesse served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945, then went on to work in a shingle Mill in Moclips, Wash. In 1955, he moved to Aberdeen where he owned and operated the Texaco Service Station in South Aberdeen, Wash. He worked in construction, where he helped build the Wynooche Dam, the community hospital and the Satsop nuclear power plant. He bought property on Lund Road in North River, he built and operated Jay’s Nursery.
He met Evelyn (Red) McFadden and was married
for 44 years. Evelyn and Jesse raised Evelyn’s four children, Virginia McDonald, Rodrick Burgess, Julie Shellman and Stan Burgess (deceased).
Jesse loved to go fishing, camping and hunting. He also could play a mean game of cards.
He is survived by his three children, three step-children, six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Jesse is to be cremated, and a wake in his honor will be announced at a later time.
Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Steve A. Ames
Steven Anthony Ames left his family and friends on March 1, 2016, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, at the age of 61.
He was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on Nov. 4, 1954, to Mary Jane (Barnhart) and Joseph Ames. He moved to Park City, Mont., and attended school there.
He met and later married
his wife Patti (Parker) Ames on June 7, 1975, in Livingston, Mont. They had three children Susan, Jaclyn and Douglas Ames. In 1979, they moved to Aberdeen, where they resided until his death.
One of his greatest accomplishments was when he got his GED at Grays Harbor College. Steve loved playing and watching golf. He coached his son and grandson in baseball for many years. He loved watching them play even after he was done coaching.
Steve worked for Industrial Cut Stock for many years. At the time of his death he had worked for Grays Harbor Transit for 21 years.
Steve is survived by his wife of 41 years Patti Ames who resides at the home in Aberdeen; his son Douglas (Jennyfer) Ames of Montesano; his mother Mary Jane Ames of Aberdeen; sister Vicki Ames of Aberdeen; two brothers Tim Ames of Livingston, Mont. and Paul (Teri) Ames of Aberdeen. He had five grandchildren whom he loved dearly; Tyler Ames of Aberdeen, Kelsey Skinner of Elma and Zandar, Kaleb, and Carter Ames all of Montesano; his mother-and father-in-law Pat and Jean Parker of Livingston, Mont.; along with numerous nieces and a nephew.
He was preceded in death by his two daughters Susan and Jaclyn Ames; his father Joseph Ames and brother Andy Ames.
A celebration of life and a potluck will be held at IAM W-2 Woodworkers, 2600 Sumner (upstairs) at 1 o’clock on Saturday, March 5.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary, 422 - 5th Street in Hoquiam, Wash.
John D. “Jack” Bravo Jr.
HUMPTULIPS — John Dale “Jack” Bravo Jr., a resident of Humptulips, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at his home. He was 76.
He had worked for Rayonier for 14 years and after the company downsized, he worked for other logging companies, including Sweatman Trucking and Charles Miller Trucking.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at the Aberdeen Elks Lodge.
Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
