All Obituaries

Lawrence (Larry) Woodard slipped the bonds of this earth, into the arms of God our Father, March 11, 2023. He joined his parents Floyd and Etta; his siblings Al, Steve, and Bobbie; and niece Beth. His sisters Pat and Stella; brother Irv; and more than a dozen loved nieces and nephews; will miss his humor and trivia questions. Larry was born in San Diego on November 21, 1938; grew to his teens in Iowa; then lived in Seattle for over 50 years. Before retirement, he worked mainly as an auto...

In Loving Memory of Verna Mae Sherman   Verna Mae Sherman, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother was born on May 9, 1949, and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus March 7, 2023. She is survived by her loving husband, Kenneth Sherman; Son Barry Sherman and his wife Teniel; Daughter Heather Sprague and her husband Kyle; Siblings Linda Johnson of Centralia and Rick Sorensen and his wife Janet of Vancouver; nine grandchildren, Brady, Brooklyn, Mckayla, Giani, Justin, Ian, Vincent,...

Ramon Gutierrez, 81, passed away on February 16, 2023.  He was born on March 20, 1941 to Jose Trivino and Pablita Valdez Gutierrez in LaJara, New Mexico.  He loved working in the outdoors.  From his early years in New Mexico, he shared many stories of ranch life at that time, plowing with horses, driving wagons to town, hauling water, building fence lines, breaking horses, herding sheep, then cattle, and planting and harvesting the food that sustained them.  Later in life...

In Loving Memory of Yvonne D. Wood 1962-2023 Yvonne Dee Wood, 60 passed away peacefully February 23, 2023, surrounded by her husband, son and daughter-in-law at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. She was born June 18,1962 in Centralia, Washington. She attended Centralia schools and most recently had been taking Silversmithing classes at Centralia College. Yvonne is survived by her loving husband of 35 years Chris, son Sean, Daughter-in-law Eunbi, granddaughter Ellie,...

Pedro Cruz will be deeply missed. He loved spending time with family and friends, Listen and singing to music, but most of all talking to his neices and nephews.   Pedro is survived by siblings Alvaro Cruz, Daniel Cruz, Mario Cruz, Placido Cruz, Adan Cruz, Camelia Cruz, Ruben Cruz and Mariana Cruz.  He is also survived by his parents Maria Cruz-Gomez and Jose Pedro Cruz-Valesco. Thank you to all of the family and friends that supported us in this hard time in our...

Donald Rae 'Don' Penick, 87, of Onalaska, Washington, passed away at his home Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Don was born December 9, 1935, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Cecil and Geneva (Hendrickson) Penick, and married his sweetheart, Sharon McClanahan, February 19, 1983, in Onalaska, Washington. He was a member of the Washington Trucking Association and owned his own trucking company for several years. Don loved his family and his Yorkies. He enjoyed RVing; football; gardening;...

Elizabeth Olivia Giddiens, 74, of Centralia, passed at her home Sunday, February 19, 2023. 

Ramon Delfin Gutierrez, 81, passed away at his Centralia, Washington, home Thursday, February 16, 2023. He will be laid to rest at Grand Mound Cemetery Monday, February 27, 2023. 

Robert Michael Perkins, 52, of Centralia, passed away unexpectedly in Rochester, Washington, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. 

Steve J. Baxter, 68, of Centralia, Wash., passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at University of Washington Medical Center (Montlake) in Seattle, Wash., Sunday, January 1, 2023.  He was born September 17, 1954, in Chehalis, Wash., to Ed and Charlie (Sitton) Baxter. He married his love, Wendy Bentley, November 26, 1983, in the neighboring city of Centralia. Steve was a loving son, husband, and father. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, guns, riding...