Thursday, July 17, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page A-23
STAFF REPORT
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Western Washington University
honored outstanding graduates for
the 2013-2014 academic year at spring
Commencement on June 14.
Faculty members
from dozens of aca-
demic departments
and programs select
one graduate to hon-
or as the Outstand-
ing Graduate of the
year. Selection is
based on grades, re-
search and writing,
Jared Ibarra service to the cam-
del Bosque pus and community,
and promise for the
future.
This year's select graduates includ-
ed Jared Ibarra del Bosque, Outstand-
ing Graduate for the Human Services
and Rehabilitation Department, who
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hu-
man Services.
Throughout his course of study, he
has sought opportunities to encour-
age, mentor, educate and support stu-
dents of underrepresented groups to
attend and stay in college. He served
as an ALTO mentor at Shuksan Mid-
dle School in Bellingham, volunteered
at Western's "Migrant Youth Leader-
ship Conference, served as a senior
assistant in Western's LeaderCorps
peer educators, and interned in the
Continuing and College Education pro-
gram where he worked on recruitment
efforts.
He also did an independent study
for the Human Service program seek-
ing to both recruit and retain under-
represented students to the program.
After graduation, he hopes to be-
come an admissions counselor to con-
tinue his work recruiting and assisting
underrepresented minority students to
pursue higher education. A graduate of
Shelton High School, Ibarra is the son
of Martha and Jose Luis Ibarra.
Carl G. Johnson will
celebrate his 80th birth-
day with an open house
for family and friends.
The celebration will
take place from 9:30 a.m.
to 11 a.m. July 20 in Fel-
lowship Hall at Faith
Lutheran Church, 1212
Connection St., Shelton.
For more information,
call 402-415-8750,
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Erna Brucker
Erna M. (Wittenberg)
Brucker, 93, died July 4,
2014, at Maple Glen Se-
nior Living in Shelton.
She was born March
3, 1921, to Abraham and
Katherine Wittenberg.
Erna married George
Brucker on Dec. 18,
1944, in Bismarck,
North Dakota.
She worked as a book-
keeper at Simpson Lum-
ber in Shelton, and the
Quadrant Corporation in
Seattle.
She was a member
of St. Edward Catholic
Church in Shelton.
Erna is survived by
sisters Katherine Oster
of California, Minnie
Webb of Bellevue and
Ruby Graham of Bel-
levue; sister-in-law
Dorothy Vonhof of Shel-
ton; sons Robert Brucker
of Grapeview and James
Brucker; grandchildren
Melissa, Matthew, Mi-
chael and Mary Beth;
and numerous nieces
and nephews.
A funeral will be at 1
p.m. Aug. 2, at St. Ed-
ward Catholic Church
in Shelton. Erna will be
buried at Shelton Memo-
rial Park.
Arrangements are
by McComb & Wagner
Funeral Home and
Crematory in Shelton.
Memorial donations can
be made to Assured Hos-
pice of Olympia, or the
charity of your choice.
TOTAL CARE:
CARS, TRUCKS &
up to and including transmissions!
• Engine Oil Change • Transmission Service & Repair
• Timing Belts • Water Pumps
• Power Steering • Brakes
Call today
to schedule
your appointment
Im l
Looking for a Home
City of Shelton Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $75, which The shelter is closed Saturday
include vaccine, wormer, spay /through Monday.
neuter and a $10 city license. New Dogs available for adoption
dogs are brought in all the time. include:
Call 427-7503 or visit the shelter at Labrador Mix F 6 yrs.
902 W. Pine St. Dogs can be viewed
at Shelton.petfinder.com. Pit Bull Mix M 2 yrs.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 Shepherd Mix M 2yrs.
p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Kitten Rescue
This time of the year our
kitten season has finally
arrived. We have a small
steady supply of healthy and
friendly kittens just waiting
for that purrrfect indoor home.
For more information go to our
website kittenresq.net or call
us at 360-426-2455 or
360-584-0594.
Adopt-A-Pet
Patches
Akita • Adult
Female • Large
large (about 100#s) but ador-
able, loves people and is very
calm. Her person passed away
and she needed us to help her
find a great loving home. We
also have her 2 kids at our place.
Mica and Chestie.. To meet this
great calm girl call Adopt-a-Pet
360-342-3091 in Shelton WA or
e-mail; thedoghouse3091@hot-
mail.com
Patches is a 5 years old Akita
and the sweetest Akita that we
have ever known. She is very
Because they're part of
your family.,, you want
the best care for your pets.
81 SE. Walker Park Rd. • Shelton
(360) 426-1840
