Death Notices

George Auld Jr., Gerald Stoddard, Earl L. “Groggins” Sanson Jr., Eddie C. “Butch” Valentine, Jeffrey Grun, Dixie Iosbaker

George Auld Jr.

George Auld Jr. of Montesano died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. He was 94.

He will be placed at Forest Hill Cemetery in Cosmopolis.

Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary.

Gerald Stoddard

SHELTON — Gerald L. Stoddard died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at Firland Health and Rehab in Shelton. He was 67.

Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home in Shelton.

Anyone with information about members of his family is asked to call the funeral home at 360-426-4803 or the Mason County Coroner at 360-427-9670, ext. 752.

Earl L. “Groggins” Sanson Jr.

Earl Leland “Groggins” Sansom Jr., a longtime resident of Queets, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. He was 86.

He had worked as a commercial fisherman.

Visitation will be at the Coleman Mortuary from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Coleman’s.

Eddie C. “Butch” Valentine

COPALIS BEACH — Eddie Charles (Butch) Valentine, a lifetime resident of the North Beach area, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at his home in Copalis Beach. He was 76.

He had worked as a logger, in local mills and for Grays Harbor County road department.

Details on his celebration of life will be announced in The Daily World at a later date.

Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary.

Jeffrey Grun

MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Jeffrey A. Grun, a longtime former Hoquiamite, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Meridian, Idaho. He was 38.

A graveside service of inurnment is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at the Hoquiam Sunset Memorial Park. A complete obituary, including the time of the service, will appear later in The Daily World.

Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Dixie A. Iosbaker

OLYMPIA — Aberdeen resident Dixie Ann Iosbaker died Friday, Nov. 21, 2018 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia. She was 80.

She had been the offfice administrator for the Aberdeen Elks Lodge,

Visitation and viewing will be held from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen followed by a funeral at 11 in the chapel. A reception will follow in the Dorothy Mann Reception Room.

A full obituary will follow in The Daily World.