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William A. Johnson tE
William Albert Johnson was born December 28th,
1930 to Mildred and Albert Johnson in Valley City,
North Dakota. Four years later, his brother, Don (his
best friend) was born.
In April 1942, they traveled to Bremerton, WA, where
his Mom and Dad worked in the Navy shipyard. Grand-
pa A1 always wanted a farm, so in 1946, they purchased
a home in the Skokomish Valley in Shelton.
While attending Shelton High School, Bill met *
Marilyn Dittman, the love of his life. They married on
January 31, 1948, had 3 children: Brooke, Nancy and
Mark. Their home in Shelton was built in 1952, where
they raised their family and still resided together until his
passing when he went to meet the Lord.
From a young age, he had a strong work ethic, a real
go-getter! He was owner/operator of Bill Johnson Shell
in downtown Shelton. In 1965, he sold the business and
went to work as a car salesman at Jim Pauley Ford on
Railroad Avenue in Shelton until 1980. Bill went on to
work for the City of Shelton as Humane Officer, where
he would retire. His interest in cars and being known s a
great salesman would take him back to selling cars for a
few more years at Evergreen Auto Plaza.
Bill enjoyed life and lived it to the tidiest. He enjoyed
golfing and bowling, traveling with his family and close
friends. In his later years, he passion was gardening.
He couldn't wait to greet the morning and get out in his
yard to clip and trim things, to plant seeds, veggies and
flowers. His yard was always beautiful! He would go
to sleep at night pondering what he would get done the
next God-given day. Bill and Marilyn gave their family
the joy of gardening. We had many fund times in their
yard and home over 65 years and 5 generations. Every-
one was welcome there and greeted with his smile and
cheerful voice; he always had time and a helping hand
for anyone, family, friend or stranger!
A member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church for almost
60 years, he had served as president, treasurer, elder and
drove the Sunday school bus. His grandkids will say that
was a special time. He taught them to sing "You Are My
Sunshine". Family was most important. He was a great
teacher of life and everything that came with it; teaching
his 3 kids to his 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren
and 1 great-great-grand-daughter. He was here for all of
us to respect, admire, learn, listen and love him; the rock
of our family. We all have our memories of him. The
greatest is his smile.
Bill left us all with a wonderful legacy. Marilyn, wife
of 66 years; children: Brooke James (Harry), Nancy
Johnson (Al), Mark Johnson (Debbie); brother-in-law,
Hart Dittman; grandchildren: Chris Kneeland (Linda),
Leigh Lowery, Ann Laffey (Michael), Paige Kneeland,
Jeff Johnson, Matt Johnson (Elsa), Jared James, Bryce
James; great-grandchildren: Lindsy Phipps (Danny), Jes-
sica Smith, Sidny Lowery, Trey Laffey, Tristan I.affey,
Maggie Laffey, John Kneeland, Austin Kneeland, Lucia
Johnson, Alona Bentley; great-great grand-daughter:
Ryleigh Phipps; nieces: Barb Yunker, Gay Corey, Loft
Rae, Lisa Johnson, Cheri Depoe, Barb Dittman, Patty
Dittman; nephews: Jeff Brundage, Doug Brundage, Greg
Johnson, Mike Dittman and Rick Dittman, Bill was
preceded in death by his parents and brother, Don.
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Harry Fletcher
Harry Arthur Fletch-
er, 93, died Oct. 17,
2014, in Shelton.
He was born Sept.
26, 1921, to H. Irven
Fletcher and Myrthle
Whitener in Auburn.
Harry served in
the Army from April
16, 1945, to May 15,
1946, as part of the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater
campaigns in Okinawa,
Japan.
He married Bertha
Daniel on Jan. 1, 1941,
in Kamilche.
Harry worked as a
riveter for the Boeing
Co. He then operated
his own logging busi-
ness. In 1953, he went
to work for Simpson
Lumber Co. and retired
as a foreman.
He was the eldest
Squaxin Island tribe
member and served
on the Squaxin Tribal
Council in 1984.
Harry enjoyed fish-
ing, hunting, gardening,
working around the
house and woodworking.
He loved spending time
with his family.
He is survived by
wife Bertha Fletcher
of Shelton; daughter
Carolyn (Gene) Hoo-
sier of Shelton; grand-
daughters Connie
(Reid) Smith and Sh-
eryl (Cress) Cookston;
grandsons Timothy
(Diane) Hoosier, James
(Susan) Fletcher, Jason
Fletcher and Daniel
(Joann) Fletcher; 11
great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-
grandchild.
Harry was preceded
in death by parents
H. Irven Fletcher and
Myrthle Whitener,
brother Curtis Fletcher,
sister Helan Sumber,
and son Irvin Fletcher.
A viewing will be
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Oct. 26 at McComb &
Wagner Family Funer-
al Home and Crema-
tory, 718 W. Railroad
Ave., Shelton. A ser-
vice will be at 11 a.m.
Oct. 27 at the Skoo-
kum Creek Event Cen-
ter at the Little Creek
Casino and Resort. A
graveside service will
follow at the McCleary
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morial donations can be
made to Squaxin Island
Veterans.
Arrangements are
by McComb & Wagner
Family Funeral Home
and Crematory in Shel-
ton.
Christopher Clark
Christopher Clark died at the age of 49 in Be[fair
on October 11, 2014. He was bom in Canoga Park,
California on April 18, 1965 to Kenneth and Carla
Clark.
He followed his family in a move to the Olympic
Peninsula settling in Be[fair where he bought his home
in 2002.
Chris was an electrician by trade. After an accident,
which broke his neck, he was unable to continue
working.
As a child, Chris enjoyed gathering rattlesnakes and
riding and racing dirt bikes. He loved spending time
in the outdoors fishing with his friend, Lance, and
nephew, Joshua. He also enjoyed woodworking. He
enjoyed camping with family and friends and caring
for his 5 cats.
He was quite the prolific indoor horticulturist.
One of his favorite pastimes was spending time with
friends at the local watering hole, where, unfortunately,
he passed away due to his heart condition.
Christopher is survived by his mother, Carla Clark;
sister and brother-in-law, Marianne and Lester Norton;
brother Kenneth Clark; niece, Jessica McDaunald;
nephew and wife, Joshua and Sotha Norton, and two
great-nieces, Panya Norton and Victoria McDannald.
Chris's girlfriend, Nancy Aldrich is also grieving
deeply for his loss.
Chris is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth
Clark.
We love you, Chris, and we'll miss you forever.
A special thanks to Mason County EMT's who
worked tirelessly to resuscitate Christ as well as to
, Coroner, Jane Pentz for her professionalism and kind
[ heart.
A celebration of life will be held for Chris on October
25, 2014, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., at Casey's Bar and
Grill, 24090 State Highway 3 in Be[fair, Washington.
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to any organization re-
searching Parkinson's
disease.
Phyllis Hansen
Phyllis L. (Arbogast)
Hansen, 85, died Oct.
12, 2014, at Alpine Way
Continuing Care Com-
munity.
She was born in Feb-
ruary 1929 to Clarence
and Lucille (Barks) Ar-
bogast in Pasco.
Phyllis was married
to Robert Dougan until
his death. She was then
married to LaVerne
Hansen until his death.
She worked as a sec-
retary at ITT Rayonier,
Mountain View Elemen-
tary School and the Gar-
rett Heyns Education
Center in the Washing-
ton Corrections Center.
She enjoyed reading,
spending time with fam-
ily and friends, travel-
ing, and playing video
games. She attended the
Tuesday Morning Casino
Breakfast Club and Mt.
Olive Lutheran Church
and was a member of the
Daughters of Pioneers of
Mason County.
Phyllis is survived
by daughters Karen
(Dennis) Blyta of Cave
Creek, Arizona, and
Robyn (Scott) Lockwood
of Shelton; sister Chloe
Palmer of Shelton; five
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces
and nephews.
A celebration of life
will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 25,
2014, at Shelton Memo-
rial Park in Shelton.
In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made
Henry Ko=eniowski
Henry J. Korzenio-
wski, 99, died Oct. 13,
2014, in Belfair.
He was born May 25,
1915, to John H. Korze-
niowski and Magdalene
Spektik in Aberdeen.
Henry married Nina
Stewart on Feb. 14,
1958, in Shelton.
He worked for Scha-
fer Brothers Logging
Co. and Simpson Tim-
ber Co.
Henry loved to dance,
tend his garden and do
woodworking projects,
including steam-engine
mailboxes, whirligigs
and birdhouses. He
built and ran working
models of steam don-
keys and tractors.
He is survived by step-
son James L. (Cheryl)
Stewart of Shelton, sister
Anna Castle of Shel-
ton, niece Harolyn (Ty)
Rauschert of Shelton,
nephew John (Darlene)
Castle of Shelton, and
grandsons Robert Stew-
art of Rainier and Steven
Stewart of Shelton.
A graveside memorial
will be at 2 p.m. Oct.
23 at Shelton Memorial
Park in Shelton.
Arrangements are by
McComb & Wagner Fam-
ily Funeral Home and
Crematory in Shelton.
see OBITS, page A-27
Celebration of Fife
Christina Smith
Christina "Tina Lily Smith" was
born October 2, 1988 and "walked
on" September 23, 2014.
She is survived by her parents
Harold Gamber and Marlo
Plant. She left two beautiful
daughters behind, Justine Susan
and Victoria Sky. Sisters and
brothers are Lorane Gamber, Lorit
Smith "Gamber", Dakota Gamber,
Jayanna Gamber, Elsiejean Garnber,
Winona Crone, Steven Crone, Auntie of Femie Rodriguez,
Eva Rodriquez, MaeLani Belen, and Luke Rodriquez. She
is also survived by her two grandmothers, Elsie Gamber
and Linda Lake, and one grandfather, Bob Plant.
She lived with her dad and her grandmother and went
to school at Skokomish Reservation. She loved working
picking oysters and clam digging commercially. She was
raised as a sister to all gram's kids and grandkids. We were
one big happy family.
Tina was always smiling and full of laughter. She went
to live in Arizona with her morn to become a nurse. She
was known and loved by the whole Skokomish Tribe. She
will be missed by many, but she is home now.
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