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Sarah Stegriy
Sarah L. StegTiy, 76,
o£ Grapeview, died June
24, 2014, in Olympia.
She was born July
12, 1937, to Guy and
Leota Springer in Kan-
sas City, Missouri.
Sarah is survived by
her husband, Robert;
daughter Christy (Jim)
Martin; sons Bob (Te-
resa) and Ken (Sara);
brother Elmer Spring-
er; five grandchildren;
and five great-grand-
children.
Visitation was at
5:30 p.m. June 27, and
a funeral service was
June 28 at Yahn & Son
Funeral Home in Au-
burn.
A committal service
followed at Mountain
View Cemetery Auburn.
Janet Winters
Janet Winters, 65,
died June 20, 2014, in
Olympia.
She was born Nov. 9,
1948, to Kenneth and
Doris (LaRose) Loftier
in Spokane.
Janet was a resident
of Spokane, Davenport,
Olympia and Shelton.
She graduated from
Olympia High School
in 1967 and The Ever-
green State College in
2007.
Her greatest joy
was her grandchildren
and great-grandchil-
dren. She also enjoyed
gardening, crochet-
ing, reading, spending
time at the beach and
with her animals, and
talking with people.
She had little to give
and was always will-
ing to share what she
had.
Janet is survived
by son Brian Winters
of Satsop; daughter
Cheryl Baker of Elma;
brothers Donald Loftier
of Olympia and Robert
Loftier of Tri-Cities;
four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchil-
dren.
She was preceded in
death by parents Ken-
neth and Doris Loftier;
brother Jim Loftier; and
granddaughter Brianna
Winters.
A celebration of life,
followed by a potluck,
will be 3 p.m. July 12
at the Rutledge Corn
Maze in Tumwater.
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Elva Ann Bennington
E1va Ann Margaret
Bennington, 93, died
June 24, 2014, at home.
She was born Jan.
22, 1921, in Grayling
Village, Michigan, to
Lyndall Rosalie Ren-
nie and Frank Goldrick
Sprague.
Ann graduated from
high school in Bay .
City, Michigan, and
worked in retail sales
and management. She
met Claude Franklin
Bennington on a blind
date in 1944, and they
were married March
22, 1944, in Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
Their children were
born in 1945 and 1946.
While Claude was in
the Army, the fam-
ily lived for a while in
Panama, Puerto Rico
and Okinawa.
They came later to
Fort Lewis and settled
in Lakewood.
In 1969, they moved
to Shelton.
Ann supported her
children in Scouts,
sports and school. She
loved gardening and
visiting with friends
and family. She ap-
preciated the travel
experiences she had as
a soldier's wife and she
could share in detail
her memories of that
time.
A highlight of her
life was a special trip to
Ireland in 1983.
She was survived
by brother Alvin Lee
(Nancy) Sprague of
Bay City, Michigan;
son Claude Franklin
(Cydne) Bennington
of Shelton; daughter
Marilyn Jean Kinney
of Yelm; five grand-
children: Shari (Rusty)
Parsons of Yelm, Susan
(Russ) Douglas of Ingle-
side, Texas, Michael
(Sea) Kinney of Yelm,
Todd (Lapasrada) Ben-
nington of Bangkok,
Thailand, and Sean
Bennington of Pullman;
10 great-grandchildren;
and eight great-great-
grandchildren.
Ann was preceded in
death by her husband
of 58 years in 2002, her
parents, five siblings
and a son-in-law.
Memorials can be
made to the charity of
the donor's choice.
Arrangements are
by McComb & Wagner
Funeral Home and Cre-
matory in Shelton.
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Ann (Petrie)
Alexander, 47, a resi-
dent of Port Orchard,
died June 22, 2014, at
home.
She was born Dec. 5,
1966, to Mike and Kay
Petrie in Wursburg,
Germany.
Vikki attended Pio-
neer Primary School
and Shelton High
School.
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She went to beauty
school, then had her
own beauty shop and
taught barbering at the
Washington Correc-
tions Center in Shel-
ton. Vikki moved a lot
and seemed to attract
many friends along the
way.
She enjoyed taking
in stray pets and giv-
ing them a home, and
helping those less for-
tunate.
She is survived by
husband Robert Alex-
ander and parents Mike
and Kay Petrie.
Ciqala Miller
Ciqala Chayton Mill-
er, 14, died June 24,
2014, at home.
He was born June 2,
2000, to Richard Miller
and Anna-Lisa (Seaton)
Cox in Olympia.
Ciqala had just com-
pleted his education at
Hood Canal School and
was preparing to enter
Shelton High School.
He started working as
a commercial fisherman
last season.
He loved fishing,
hunting, football, bas-
ketball, bicycling and
recently developed a
love for paintballing.
He was a member of
the Loomis Community
Church, in Loomis.
He was always ea-
ger to lend a hand and
gave to people from the
heart.
Ciqala is survived
by mother Anna-Lisa
(Phillip) Cox; father
Richard (Kristi) Miller;
brothers Dylan Paul,
Braden Gage, Ricky
Miller, Justin Miller,
Jack Miller, David
Cox and Paul Gage;
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sisters Larissa Miller
and Chanowha Miller;
grandparents Charles
(Doris) Miller, David
(Wanda) Miller, Jerry
(Antje) Fletcher and
Gus (Barb) Hoag;
and numerous aunts, ,.,
uncles, nieces, nephews
and cousins.
A funeral service
was held July 1 at the
Skokomish Longhouse,
House of Slaney. Ar-
rangements are by For-
est Funeral Home in
Shelton.
Richard Bambans
Richard Edward
Bambans, 80, formerly
of Seattle and a longtime
resident of Hoodsport
died June 28, 2014.
He was born Oct. 13,
1933, in Latvia.
He was the beloved
husband of Eileen Chris-
tina Bambans for more
than 50 years.
Richard was a devot-
ed father to daughters
Karen Bambans Bauer
and Lisa Bambans. He
also was a loving grand-
father to granddaughter
Marina Bambans.
At his request, no
services will be held.
In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that memo-
rial donations be made
to the Hood Canal Food
Bank.
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