Leroy Bratlien
Mar 17, 2023
Leroy (Bud) Vern Bratlien was born May 17th, 1925 and passed peacefully on March 17th, 2023. Bud married Edna Mae Newburn on November 2nd,1946 at her family home on G street in Centralia, which would later become the same home where they raised their three children. Bud retired from Uhlmann Motors in 1987 and enjoyed spending his time at the...
Lawrence Woodard
Mar 11, 2023
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...
Verna Sherman
Mar 7, 2023
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...
Salomon Arteaga
Feb 24, 2023
Salomon Carillo Arteaga, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away February 24, 2023. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Crystal; children Jacob Parker, Ashley Cerseda, Tasha Hernandez, Sonya Gonzalez and Robert Plascencia; Siblings Jesus, Luis, Emma and Esperanza Arteaga all of Centralia, and Maria Sanchez of San Jose, CA; 16 loving grandchildren and numerous nephews and...
Yvonne Wood
Feb 23, 2023
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...
Pedro Cruz-Cruz
Feb 22, 2023
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...
Donald Penick
Feb 21, 2023
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...
Elizabeth Giddiens
Feb 19, 2023
Elizabeth Olivia Giddiens, 74, of Centralia, passed at her home Sunday, February 19, 2023.
Ramon Gutierrez
Feb 16, 2023
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...
Robert Perkins
Feb 14, 2023
Robert Michael Perkins, 52, of Centralia, passed away unexpectedly in Rochester, Washington, Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
Roger Jones
Feb 7, 2023
We lost the Pillar of our family, Roger Alan Jones, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. He was 84. Roger was born December 29, 1938, in Centralia, Washington, to John and Chrissie (Fitzhugh) Jones. He loved telling of his adventures and the trouble that always seemed to find him while growing up in rural...
Wallace Tippery
Jan 21, 2023
Wallace Hal 'Wally' Tippery was released to glory on January 21, 2023 at the age of 95. Wally was born January 8th, 1928, in Portland, Oregon, to Loyd and Ethel (Dahl) Tippery. He grew up in logging camps and on farms and ranches. He graduated from high school in Toledo, Washington, and worked in retail most of his life. He...
Gilbert Kimbrough
Jan 19, 2023
Gilbert Thomas Kimbrough was born June 14, 1932 to Robert and Thursa (Hunter) Kimbrough in Cushing, OK. He was the fourth of six children. During the height of The Great Depression, the Kimbroughs moved to Powell, Wyoming and then to Kennewick, Washington. Gilbert graduated from Kennewick High School in 1951. The Korean War was at hand; however, college deferments were...
William Morris
Jan 18, 2023
William James 'Bill' Morris, 67, of Centralia, Wash., passed away at Providence Centralia Hospital Wednesday, January 18, 2023, following a brief illness. Bill was born October 13, 1955, in New London, Conn., to John Robert and Arlene Mabel (Gagne) Morris. He relocated to this state when he was young and met his true love, Roberta Ann Zakel, in Raymond, Wash....
Billie Taylor
Jan 8, 2023
Billie Lee Taylor, 96, of Centralia, Wash., passed away at Sharon Care Center Sunday, January 8, 2023, following a long life full of adventure and love. She was born November 27, 1926, in Port Townsend, Wash., to Harry and Geneva (Clem) Milton, and was raised here in the Centralia area on Fords Prairie and in Galvin. Billie was a military...
Dorothy Allen
Jan 3, 2023
Dorothy M. Allen, 93, of Centralia, Wash., passed away peacefully at home on January 3, 2023. Dorothy was born in Centralia on March 18, 1929, to Marion and Lucy (Webster) Jackson. Dorothy grew up on her parents' farm in Centralia. She spent her days riding horses and helping her dad wrangle cows. After marrying Harold and living in Quinault for...
Steve Baxter
Jan 1, 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...
Claribelle Johnson
Jan 1, 2023
Claribelle 'Clara' Joy Johnson, 89, passed away at her family home in Rochester, Wash., Sunday, January 1, 2023. Clara was born at home January 8, 1933, in Grand Mound, Wash., to Albert and Stella (Gehrman) Munsell. She attended the old Grand Mound Grade School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1951. She met her sweetheart, Stanley L. Johnson, at...
Debra Krause
Dec 24, 2022
Debbie Louise Krause, 67, of Centralia, Wash., passed away December 24, 2022, at Providence Centralia Hospital. Debbie was born in Auburn, Wash., July 9, 1955, to Claude and Nancy (Woods) Tingley. She graduated from Auburn High School in 1973 and moved to Centralia where she met the love of her life, Larry. She married her sweetheart, Larry Eugene Krause on...
Arthur Pagel
Dec 19, 2022
Arthur Ernest Pagel, 73, of Centralia, Wash., passed away Monday, December 19th, at his home. Arthur was born August 24, 1949, in Shelton, Wash., to Bruce and Lorraine (Ernest) Pagel. Arthur married his sweetheart, Esther R. Larson on March 28th, 1975, following a blind date set up by their respective coworkers at the Chehalis and Centralia Safeway stores. The couple...
