Death Notices

Amy Totten, Vinnette Leinaar, John Adams, Donald Bisher, Richard Jacobson, Harlan Thompson, Patricia Bieniek, Jacob Floch, Herman Woods, Bonnie Gosser, Svetlana Cherskaia, James Batman

Amy Totten

Amy Ann Totten of Hoquiam died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital. She was 45.

Cremation arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen and Montesano.

Vinnette L. Leinaar

Vinnette LaVerne Leinaar of Ocean Shores died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Aberdeen. She was 93.

Cremation arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.

John P. Adams

John Paul Adams of Westport died Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Aberdeen.

He had been a business owner and salesman.

Cremation arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.

Donald M. Bisher

Westport resident Donald Melvin Bisher, a construction laborer, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Aberdeen. He was 59.

A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the family home, 6885 US Hwy 101 in South Bend.

Arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.

Richard D. Jacobson

MONTESANO — Richard Dennis Jacobson died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at his Montesano home. He was 75.

Cremation arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen and Montesano.

Harlan Thompson

Former Grays Harbor resident Harlan E. Thompson of Cedar Park, Texas, died Sept. 18, 2021. He was 76.

He had been the manager at the Aberdeen Safeway, and had owned and operated Mary’s Corner Market.

A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Calvary Chapel in Centralia.

Patricia L. Bieniek

PUYALLUP —Patricia Louise Bieniek, a longtime resident of East Hoquiam, died on Sept. 22, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. She was 83.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at St. John’s Cemetery in the Wishkah Valley.

Arrangements are by Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Jacob M. Floch

Jacob M. Floch of Aberdeen died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Aberdeen. He was 42.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Aberdeen.

Cremation arrangements are by Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Herman R. Woods

SEATTLE — Herman Ryals Woods, an East Hoquiam resident, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He was 76.

In 1968, after his discharge from the U.S. Army, he came to Hoquiam. He was a heavy equipment operator for the Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill, retiring in 2005 after 38 years.

There will be a private urn committal service with military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Bonnie B. Gosser

Bonnie Bell Gosser, a home care specialist, died at her home in Aberdeen on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. She was 81.

Viewing and visitation will be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fern Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Aberdeen. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Shelton Memorial Park.

Arrangements are by Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home.

Svetlana Cherskaia

OLYMPIA — Svetlana N. Cherskaia of McCleary died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at MultiCare Capital Medical Center in Olympia. She was 81.

Private burial arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary in Montesano.

James Batman

SOUTH BEND — James L. Batman died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at Willapa Harbor Hospital in South Bend. He was 77.

A celebration of his life will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Raymond. Masks are required.

Arrangements are in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.