Death Notices

Mary Copeland, Ronald Howard, Brian Mills, Oren Anderson

Mary I. Copeland

OLYMPIA — Mary Inez Copeland of Bay Center died Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Olympia after a long battle with heart disease. She was 78.

She had been a bookkeeper for the family business.

A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Wards Funeral Chapel in Leavenworth.

Cremation arrangements were by Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.

Ronald Howard

Ronald J Howard of Humptulips died after a short battle of cancer, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in Aberdeen. He was 69.

He served in the U.S. Navy and had worked in Grays Harbor County as a shovel operator.

He will be interred in Darrington.

A service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Brian Mills

VANCOUVER, WASH. — Brian Mills died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, Washington. He was 58.

He had lived in Elma and Montesano and had been a millwright at Mary’s River Lumber Mill.

A memorial service will be held at 1 pm, Saturday, Dec. 2, at the home of Felix and Sharon Betcher in Washougal.

Arrangements are by Brown’s Funeral Home in Vancouver.

Oren D. Anderson

Oren Daniel Anderson of Hoquiam died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at Pacific Care Center. He was 74.

Services will be held in early spring of 2018.

Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.