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bi @ Nathan Anderson Lifetime Shelton resident Na- than B. Anderson died in Shelton of cancer on Friday, January 5. He was 56. He was born in Shelton on October 18, 1950 to Norman and ..... Mabel (Holman) Anderson. He attended Shel- ton schools and graduated from Shelton High School in 1970. Mr. Ander- Nathan son had been Anderson employed for a number of years as a truck driver with Larry Man- ke Construction and most recently was driving for Kamin Trucking• He married Marta Morgan in Shelton on December 30, 1978. The marriage ended in divorce. He loved the outdoors, especial- ly hunting and fishing. Surviving are sons Jeremiah Anderson and wife Mieka of Spo- kane Valley and John Anderson of Shelton; grandsons Owen Nathan- tel Anderson, Daniel Cody Ander- son and John Matthew Anderson, all of Spokane Valley; brothers Russell Howry and Lee Neate of Marble Mount and Ray Howry of Raymond; and sisters Renata Hext of British Columbia and Glo- ria Kiddy of Shelton. A memorial service was held Monday, January 8, at Mountain View Alliance Church. Pastor Mark Sartori officiated• Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Cristie L. Meister Former Mason County resident Cristie Lynn (Julius) Meister died of cancer on Thursday, January 4, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She was 42 and a resident of Fair- banks, Alaska. She was born in Tacoma on November 5, 1964 to Larry Julius. She attended grade school and high school in Cristie Mason County. Meister She graduated from the Uni- versity of Alaska in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She married Lwell Meister in 1986 in Fairbanks. Mrs. Meister lived in Fairbanks for the past 22 years and was very active in the Nazarene church• She worked as an accountant for the City of Fairbanks. She loved her family and friends and found strength in her ihith. Her family described her as a kind and generous person with a loving i heart. Surviving are husband Lwell Meister of Fairbanks; son Derrick Meister of Fairbanks; fathe Lar- ry Julius of Shelton; sister Laura Julius of Rochester; and brothers Adam and Alex Julius of Shelton. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January ]3, at the North Seattle Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Charles Chris- tian will officiate. Inurnment will be in Fairbanks. Memorial donations may be made to Fairbanks First Church of the Nazarene, 1524 Westwood Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709. Blooms By The Park Delivery to Mason and "Ihurston counties Weddings, funerals, • Unique holidays, gift baskets or ally • Garden occasion, decor • Live plants ()pen Mon.-Fri. 8am6pm, Sat. 9am3pnl Verna IAles, Owner Your locai full-service florta Located by Kneeland Park at 421 S. lst St., Shelton Donne L. Staley Donne Lehn Staley died of com- plications from open heart sur- gery On December 18. He was 74 and had lived in Shelton for seven years. He was born in Kiowa, Colo- rado, on May 28, 1932 to A. Clark and Myrtle (Davis) Staley, and at- tended high school in Petersburg, Texas• He entered the U.S. Army in 1953 and was discharged in 1955 as a private first class with honors. Mr. Staley worked for the Fed- eral Reserve Bank, then as an ex- aminer tbr the U.S. and Washing- ton governments for many years and as the King County Credit Union manager until his retire- ment in 1981. His family said he had a great sense of humor, dry wit and loved telling a good joke and stories. Surviving are children Lesli, Janell, Tonya, Lyndene and Jef- frey; grandchildren Stephen, Kristopher, BreAnn, Jeffrey and Alex; great-grandchild Lacie; for- mer wife and best friend Kareen; and siblings, nieces, nephews and cousins. An interment ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Febru- ary 2, at Tahoma National Ceme- tery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent, with a celebration of his life to tbl- low. In lieu of flowers, memorial do- nations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are by Marlatt Funeral Home. Wayne Gibler Wayne Gibler died of complica- tions from surgery on Thursday, January 4, at Capital Medical Cen- ter in Olympia. He was 78 and an Olympia resident who had worked at the Rayonier Pulp Mill in Shel- ton. He was born in Pasadena, Cali- fornia, on August 10, 1928 to Frank and Essie (Taylor) Gibler. He married Beverly Simon in Shelton on June 28, 1947. Mr. Gibler worked for the Rayo- nier Pulp Mill from 1947 to 1958, the last two years in the engineer- ing department. He then worked tbr the Washington State Depart- ment of General Administration Division of Engineering and Archi- tecture from 1958 to 1962. He worked in the heating, ven- tilation, air-conditioning industry for 35 years, working for several Tacoma and Olympia engineering firms and contractors. In 1978, he went to work for Lennox Interna- tional Industries as its territory manager and became commercial sales specialist until his retirement at the end of 1994. He enjoyed carpentry, traveling and the company of his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Frank Gibler Jr. Surviving are wife Beverly Gibler of Olympia; daughters Vick- ie Spickelmire, Tamara Scott and Wendy Kearin, all of Olympia; son Wayne Gibler Jr. of Olympia; sis- ter Lois Kussman of Olympia; sis- ter-in-law Helen Gibler of Seattle; eight grandchildren and one great- grandchild. At Mr. Gibler's request, no ser- vices were held. Arrangements are by Mills & Mills Funeral Directors in Olympia. Christel Anderson Christel (Sittartz) Anderson died of natural causes on December 27 in Shelton. She was 79 and had lived in Shelton 26 years. She was born in Krefeld, Ger- many, on July 2, 2927 to Rudolf and Magdelana Sittartz. She studied chemistry and became a lab technician. Dur- ing World War II, the family fled Krefeld and their home was Christel destroyed by Al- Anderson lied bombing. In 1953, she emigrated to Ray- mond, then moved to Olympia where she started a career in sales with Montgomery-Ward. She worked for several retail stores, selling jewelry and clothing until she purchased her own ladies ap- parel franchise in 1961. She married Keith Anderson in Olympia on June 11, 1980. Previ- ously, she was married to Dr. Wil- liam Kennedy. He preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Anderson was a homemak- er who enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, painting and traveling. Surviving are husband Keith Anderson of Shelton; daughter Magdelana Ross of Chehalis and Quartsite, Arizona; grandchildren Kristie Boxberger of Shelton and Kali Spikes of Hoodsport; step- children Dan and Dick Anderson of Olympia, David Anderson of Albany, Oregon, Doug Anderson of Oak Harbor, Jennifer Kihano of Vista, California, and Steven Anderson of Tenino; and numer- ous step-grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A funeral service was held on January 5 at Mills & Mills Memo- rial Park. A celebration of her life was held at the family home. Memorial donations may be made to Providence SoundHomeC- are and Hospice, 2146 West Rail- road Avenue, Suite C, Shelton. Arrangements are by Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Tumwater. Roger Lawson A celebration of Roger Laverle Lawson's life and his love of mu- sic has been scheduled for Sunday, January 28, in Shelton. The Shelton native, who had long careers as a professional mu- sician and The JoUr photo technician, died of cancer last year on October 13 at age 54. A 1970 graduate of Shelton High .School, he was the son of Verl and Lucille Lawson of Christmas Village. For more information on the January 28 celebration, contact Elizebeth Lawson at 432-9912 or Wendy Lawson at 456-1276. Mary Ruth Malone Mary Ruth (Beachum) Malone died in Shelton on Saturday, Jan- uary 6. She was 64. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 11, at Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street in Shel- ton. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home. "A reputation built on service" Professional service, fair pricing, attention to details. At Forest it's not about the money a family spends, it's about the service we provide. Call on us today 360-427-8044 313 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton, WA Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 11, 2007 Richard E. Wood Richard Ernest Wood died of natural causes on Sunday, January 7, at Saint Peter Hospital in Olym- pia. He was 73 and had lived in Shelton 44 years. He started working in the timber industry at age 16 as a log truck driver. He hauled logs all over Mason and Lewis counties for more than 47 years. He was born in Kosmos on March 30, 1933 Richard E. to Esther (Carl- Wood son) and Ernest George Washington Wood. He married Florence Muir on September 24, 1954 in Morton. Mr. Wood loved fishing and hunt- ing, spending time with his grand- children and having coffee daily with his buddies at the Burgermas- ter restaurant. His family said he loved to tinker and there wasn't anything he couldn't.fix or engineer to work a better way. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Lawrence J. Wood and sister Lanorma Loucks. Surviving are wife Florence Wood of Shelton; daughters Sue Avery and husband John of Mat- lock and Cherie Wood of Shelton; sons Steven Wood and wife Terri of Matlock and Larry Wood and wife Sharolyn of Shelton; and sister Dorene Luond of Morton. Also surviving are grandchil- dren Robbey Wood and wife Mi- chelle, Jessica Renecker and hus- band Chuck and Rachel Wood, all of Shelton, Teddi Pals and husband Jeremy of Matlock and Sunni Kul- backi and husband Tim of Belfair; and great-grandchildren Connie and Cara Wood and Austin and Tin Renecker of Shelton and Jonathon, J.J., Adam and Colt Pals of Mat- lock. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 12, at Shelton Memorial Park. Pastor John Pals will officiate. Arrangements are by Forest Fu- Clarence L. Nixo00 Clarence L. Nixon died of nat ral causes on Sunday, January  at Fir Lane Health and Rc hat i tation Center. He was 80 and had lived in Ma- son County 35 years. He was born in Coggon, Iowa, on December 15, 1926 to Rob- ert and Bertha (Gardner) Nix- on. He worked for several years as part of the main- tenance crew at Clarence Exceptional For- Nixon esters. He enjoyed working at jigsa' puzzles, gardening, spending tiz with friends and caregivers, a watching parades and batse[al games. He was a member ofSprin g Rc Chapel for the past 27 years. He is survived by numerotW friends. A memorial service will be he] at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 11 at Spring Road Chapel. Paste Alan Tinnerstet will officiate. Memorial donations may sent to Providence SoundH om t/ are and Hospice, 2146 Railro$ Avenue, Suite C, Shelton. Arrangements are by M,:Col d Funeral Home of Shelton. Chris Bonivert Christopher "Chris" Bonive! died at his home in Shelton ol Wednesday, January 3. He wa 37. Arrangements are by M Comb Funeral Home in Sh ton. An Important legacy We encourage families to i elude their loved ones' interest memberships and activities, well as survivors, in obituaries The Journal provides forms and il happy to print information on lives of residents and former re 7 ! m- , L le ,'rr tat dl, ,In tec n ro o: no € h m al x lOl he a. tsi ! Lis Ls ull on va he lCq te rest c0111 thin neral Home of Shelton. dents free of charge. I the Phillip E. Roderick li R, Phillip E. Roderick of Olvmpta, , passed away Saturday, 30, 2oo6 at!Harborview 1Vlcdic 1 Center due to injuries sustained in a cat' o:ident the previ()us week. He was 69. Phillip was born on I)cember 18, x937 to Alvin and Mary Rodefick in Elma, WA where he grew up on the family farm. He attended hool ill Eima until 195, graduating fi:om Oakville High School in 056. Thereaft Phil took tO fie wcxxls. After the first year he decided ther wasn t much thmre for him in choker setting so he bought his own dairy farm in t95  'l'hat same year Phil and Sonia Moe were married and Phil took a nigt ttjol at a ccdar drill to make ends iiact. In m6x Phil ourchased a hou affd lan tbr his dairy fireman, logged and marKetea me timber ti'om the proper0 and wts so plext with th results that he found a new career. Philsol-d th dairy farm and began buying timber and timberland, tle operated a lar domestic and export log yard known as Roderick Timber in Aberdee Phil and Son.ja have three children, Annette, Andy and Brenda. In 1984 the Rodcrick family purchased Aloha Lumber Corporation. P was voted pre,ident in 99 L Aloha Lumber has just celebrated is rood year. Phil and Maeng Soon were married in 998 and built their new hom in ()lympia. They enjoyed trammeling, fishing, political involvemen and entcrtaining family"and friends. He was an astute businessma and a friend to nearly everyone he met. Family was of the utmos importanc to Phil ind h took great pride and interest in the acx:omplishments of his children and grandchildren. His Aloha Lumbai staff" Was as much a part of his extended family ms he was to ther.:l He will be greatly mi:'ssed by everyone fortunate enoug to have known him. Phil is survived by his wife, Maeng Soon Roderick, his three children! daughter, Annette (Tom) Creekpaum of Shelton and their childre Tommy. Jennilr and Vanoc son, Andv ((/innv) Roderick of Edmond and hi,4 son Alvim daughter, Brenda Siaes or teuevue; ste _p:daughter Naomi Wilson and her son Miles of Seattle; his sisters, Laurazen Roberts ()t" leavenworth; Sharon Michalek of Bellevue; Marilyn Olcn a Seattle; (,loria l)eursch of Las Vegas; and his aunt, Helen Bateman a Pe Ell. His brother, Ralph Roderic, preceded him in death. Phil's famil respectfully requesm that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be mad in his memory to any Venture Bank, addressed to the Phillip Rodede Memorial Fund. Contributions will be divided between a memod ,holarship to the Elma High School and Harborview Medical Center i$ Seattle. A Celebration of Phil's IJfe will be held tbr family and friends o Saturday, January q, zoo 7 from :oo to 4:00 p.m. at the Red Lio Inn in Wt,t Olyinpia. Private graveside rvices for immediate. family were held at Masonic Cemetery in Elma, WA. Friends a. invited to share memori and sign the f a, mily's online gust book a wav.phillipnxlerick.com or at www.hitesidefamil)afiortuaries.co _A43angements are being made by the Whiteside Family Mortuat of Elma. Paid Obituary Notice 4. i n ng ati :iti tall )en ob iPa @p, ,lVi (] S a bi @ Nathan Anderson Lifetime Shelton resident Na- than B. Anderson died in Shelton of cancer on Friday, January 5. He was 56. He was born in Shelton on October 18, 1950 to Norman and ..... Mabel (Holman) Anderson. He attended Shel- ton schools and graduated from Shelton High School in 1970. Mr. Ander- Nathan son had been Anderson employed for a number of years as a truck driver with Larry Man- ke Construction and most recently was driving for Kamin Trucking• He married Marta Morgan in Shelton on December 30, 1978. The marriage ended in divorce. He loved the outdoors, especial- ly hunting and fishing. Surviving are sons Jeremiah Anderson and wife Mieka of Spo- kane Valley and John Anderson of Shelton; grandsons Owen Nathan- tel Anderson, Daniel Cody Ander- son and John Matthew Anderson, all of Spokane Valley; brothers Russell Howry and Lee Neate of Marble Mount and Ray Howry of Raymond; and sisters Renata Hext of British Columbia and Glo- ria Kiddy of Shelton. A memorial service was held Monday, January 8, at Mountain View Alliance Church. Pastor Mark Sartori officiated• Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Cristie L. Meister Former Mason County resident Cristie Lynn (Julius) Meister died of cancer on Thursday, January 4, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She was 42 and a resident of Fair- banks, Alaska. She was born in Tacoma on November 5, 1964 to Larry Julius. She attended grade school and high school in Cristie Mason County. Meister She graduated from the Uni- versity of Alaska in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She married Lwell Meister in 1986 in Fairbanks. Mrs. Meister lived in Fairbanks for the past 22 years and was very active in the Nazarene church• She worked as an accountant for the City of Fairbanks. She loved her family and friends and found strength in her ihith. Her family described her as a kind and generous person with a loving i heart. Surviving are husband Lwell Meister of Fairbanks; son Derrick Meister of Fairbanks; fathe Lar- ry Julius of Shelton; sister Laura Julius of Rochester; and brothers Adam and Alex Julius of Shelton. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January ]3, at the North Seattle Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Charles Chris- tian will officiate. Inurnment will be in Fairbanks. Memorial donations may be made to Fairbanks First Church of the Nazarene, 1524 Westwood Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709. Blooms By The Park Delivery to Mason and "Ihurston counties Weddings, funerals, • Unique holidays, gift baskets or ally • Garden occasion, decor • Live plants ()pen Mon.-Fri. 8am6pm, Sat. 9am3pnl Verna IAles, Owner Your locai full-service florta Located by Kneeland Park at 421 S. lst St., Shelton Donne L. Staley Donne Lehn Staley died of com- plications from open heart sur- gery On December 18. He was 74 and had lived in Shelton for seven years. He was born in Kiowa, Colo- rado, on May 28, 1932 to A. Clark and Myrtle (Davis) Staley, and at- tended high school in Petersburg, Texas• He entered the U.S. Army in 1953 and was discharged in 1955 as a private first class with honors. Mr. Staley worked for the Fed- eral Reserve Bank, then as an ex- aminer tbr the U.S. and Washing- ton governments for many years and as the King County Credit Union manager until his retire- ment in 1981. His family said he had a great sense of humor, dry wit and loved telling a good joke and stories. Surviving are children Lesli, Janell, Tonya, Lyndene and Jef- frey; grandchildren Stephen, Kristopher, BreAnn, Jeffrey and Alex; great-grandchild Lacie; for- mer wife and best friend Kareen; and siblings, nieces, nephews and cousins. An interment ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Febru- ary 2, at Tahoma National Ceme- tery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent, with a celebration of his life to tbl- low. In lieu of flowers, memorial do- nations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are by Marlatt Funeral Home. Wayne Gibler Wayne Gibler died of complica- tions from surgery on Thursday, January 4, at Capital Medical Cen- ter in Olympia. He was 78 and an Olympia resident who had worked at the Rayonier Pulp Mill in Shel- ton. He was born in Pasadena, Cali- fornia, on August 10, 1928 to Frank and Essie (Taylor) Gibler. He married Beverly Simon in Shelton on June 28, 1947. Mr. Gibler worked for the Rayo- nier Pulp Mill from 1947 to 1958, the last two years in the engineer- ing department. He then worked tbr the Washington State Depart- ment of General Administration Division of Engineering and Archi- tecture from 1958 to 1962. He worked in the heating, ven- tilation, air-conditioning industry for 35 years, working for several Tacoma and Olympia engineering firms and contractors. In 1978, he went to work for Lennox Interna- tional Industries as its territory manager and became commercial sales specialist until his retirement at the end of 1994. He enjoyed carpentry, traveling and the company of his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Frank Gibler Jr. Surviving are wife Beverly Gibler of Olympia; daughters Vick- ie Spickelmire, Tamara Scott and Wendy Kearin, all of Olympia; son Wayne Gibler Jr. of Olympia; sis- ter Lois Kussman of Olympia; sis- ter-in-law Helen Gibler of Seattle; eight grandchildren and one great- grandchild. At Mr. Gibler's request, no ser- vices were held. Arrangements are by Mills & Mills Funeral Directors in Olympia. Christel Anderson Christel (Sittartz) Anderson died of natural causes on December 27 in Shelton. She was 79 and had lived in Shelton 26 years. She was born in Krefeld, Ger- many, on July 2, 2927 to Rudolf and Magdelana Sittartz. She studied chemistry and became a lab technician. Dur- ing World War II, the family fled Krefeld and their home was Christel destroyed by Al- Anderson lied bombing. In 1953, she emigrated to Ray- mond, then moved to Olympia where she started a career in sales with Montgomery-Ward. She worked for several retail stores, selling jewelry and clothing until she purchased her own ladies ap- parel franchise in 1961. She married Keith Anderson in Olympia on June 11, 1980. Previ- ously, she was married to Dr. Wil- liam Kennedy. He preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Anderson was a homemak- er who enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, painting and traveling. Surviving are husband Keith Anderson of Shelton; daughter Magdelana Ross of Chehalis and Quartsite, Arizona; grandchildren Kristie Boxberger of Shelton and Kali Spikes of Hoodsport; step- children Dan and Dick Anderson of Olympia, David Anderson of Albany, Oregon, Doug Anderson of Oak Harbor, Jennifer Kihano of Vista, California, and Steven Anderson of Tenino; and numer- ous step-grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A funeral service was held on January 5 at Mills & Mills Memo- rial Park. A celebration of her life was held at the family home. Memorial donations may be made to Providence SoundHomeC- are and Hospice, 2146 West Rail- road Avenue, Suite C, Shelton. Arrangements are by Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Tumwater. Roger Lawson A celebration of Roger Laverle Lawson's life and his love of mu- sic has been scheduled for Sunday, January 28, in Shelton. The Shelton native, who had long careers as a professional mu- sician and The JoUr photo technician, died of cancer last year on October 13 at age 54. A 1970 graduate of Shelton High .School, he was the son of Verl and Lucille Lawson of Christmas Village. For more information on the January 28 celebration, contact Elizebeth Lawson at 432-9912 or Wendy Lawson at 456-1276. Mary Ruth Malone Mary Ruth (Beachum) Malone died in Shelton on Saturday, Jan- uary 6. She was 64. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 11, at Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street in Shel- ton. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home. "A reputation built on service" Professional service, fair pricing, attention to details. At Forest it's not about the money a family spends, it's about the service we provide. Call on us today 360-427-8044 313 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton, WA Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 11, 2007 Richard E. Wood Richard Ernest Wood died of natural causes on Sunday, January 7, at Saint Peter Hospital in Olym- pia. He was 73 and had lived in Shelton 44 years. He started working in the timber industry at age 16 as a log truck driver. He hauled logs all over Mason and Lewis counties for more than 47 years. He was born in Kosmos on March 30, 1933 Richard E. to Esther (Carl- Wood son) and Ernest George Washington Wood. He married Florence Muir on September 24, 1954 in Morton. Mr. Wood loved fishing and hunt- ing, spending time with his grand- children and having coffee daily with his buddies at the Burgermas- ter restaurant. His family said he loved to tinker and there wasn't anything he couldn't.fix or engineer to work a better way. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Lawrence J. Wood and sister Lanorma Loucks. Surviving are wife Florence Wood of Shelton; daughters Sue Avery and husband John of Mat- lock and Cherie Wood of Shelton; sons Steven Wood and wife Terri of Matlock and Larry Wood and wife Sharolyn of Shelton; and sister Dorene Luond of Morton. Also surviving are grandchil- dren Robbey Wood and wife Mi- chelle, Jessica Renecker and hus- band Chuck and Rachel Wood, all of Shelton, Teddi Pals and husband Jeremy of Matlock and Sunni Kul- backi and husband Tim of Belfair; and great-grandchildren Connie and Cara Wood and Austin and Tin Renecker of Shelton and Jonathon, J.J., Adam and Colt Pals of Mat- lock. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 12, at Shelton Memorial Park. Pastor John Pals will officiate. Arrangements are by Forest Fu- Clarence L. Nixo00 Clarence L. Nixon died of nat ral causes on Sunday, January  at Fir Lane Health and Rc hat i tation Center. He was 80 and had lived in Ma- son County 35 years. He was born in Coggon, Iowa, on December 15, 1926 to Rob- ert and Bertha (Gardner) Nix- on. He worked for several years as part of the main- tenance crew at Clarence Exceptional For- Nixon esters. He enjoyed working at jigsa' puzzles, gardening, spending tiz with friends and caregivers, a watching parades and batse[al games. He was a member ofSprin g Rc Chapel for the past 27 years. He is survived by numerotW friends. A memorial service will be he] at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 11 at Spring Road Chapel. Paste Alan Tinnerstet will officiate. Memorial donations may sent to Providence SoundH om t/ are and Hospice, 2146 Railro$ Avenue, Suite C, Shelton. Arrangements are by M,:Col d Funeral Home of Shelton. Chris Bonivert Christopher "Chris" Bonive! died at his home in Shelton ol Wednesday, January 3. He wa 37. Arrangements are by M Comb Funeral Home in Sh ton. An Important legacy We encourage families to i elude their loved ones' interest memberships and activities, well as survivors, in obituaries The Journal provides forms and il happy to print information on lives of residents and former re 7 ! m- , L le ,'rr tat dl, ,In tec n ro o: no € h m al x lOl he a. tsi ! Lis Ls ull on va he lCq te rest c0111 thin neral Home of Shelton. dents free of charge. I the Phillip E. Roderick li R, Phillip E. Roderick of Olvmpta, , passed away Saturday, 30, 2oo6 at!Harborview 1Vlcdic 1 Center due to injuries sustained in a cat' o:ident the previ()us week. He was 69. Phillip was born on I)cember 18, x937 to Alvin and Mary Rodefick in Elma, WA where he grew up on the family farm. He attended hool ill Eima until 195, graduating fi:om Oakville High School in 056. Thereaft Phil took tO fie wcxxls. After the first year he decided ther wasn t much thmre for him in choker setting so he bought his own dairy farm in t95  'l'hat same year Phil and Sonia Moe were married and Phil took a nigt ttjol at a ccdar drill to make ends iiact. In m6x Phil ourchased a hou affd lan tbr his dairy fireman, logged and marKetea me timber ti'om the proper0 and wts so plext with th results that he found a new career. Philsol-d th dairy farm and began buying timber and timberland, tle operated a lar domestic and export log yard known as Roderick Timber in Aberdee Phil and Son.ja have three children, Annette, Andy and Brenda. In 1984 the Rodcrick family purchased Aloha Lumber Corporation. P was voted pre,ident in 99 L Aloha Lumber has just celebrated is rood year. Phil and Maeng Soon were married in 998 and built their new hom in ()lympia. They enjoyed trammeling, fishing, political involvemen and entcrtaining family"and friends. He was an astute businessma and a friend to nearly everyone he met. Family was of the utmos importanc to Phil ind h took great pride and interest in the acx:omplishments of his children and grandchildren. His Aloha Lumbai staff" Was as much a part of his extended family ms he was to ther.:l He will be greatly mi:'ssed by everyone fortunate enoug to have known him. Phil is survived by his wife, Maeng Soon Roderick, his three children! daughter, Annette (Tom) Creekpaum of Shelton and their childre Tommy. Jennilr and Vanoc son, Andv ((/innv) Roderick of Edmond and hi,4 son Alvim daughter, Brenda Siaes or teuevue; ste _p:daughter Naomi Wilson and her son Miles of Seattle; his sisters, Laurazen Roberts ()t" leavenworth; Sharon Michalek of Bellevue; Marilyn Olcn a Seattle; (,loria l)eursch of Las Vegas; and his aunt, Helen Bateman a Pe Ell. His brother, Ralph Roderic, preceded him in death. Phil's famil respectfully requesm that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be mad in his memory to any Venture Bank, addressed to the Phillip Rodede Memorial Fund. Contributions will be divided between a memod ,holarship to the Elma High School and Harborview Medical Center i$ Seattle. A Celebration of Phil's IJfe will be held tbr family and friends o Saturday, January q, zoo 7 from :oo to 4:00 p.m. at the Red Lio Inn in Wt,t Olyinpia. Private graveside rvices for immediate. family were held at Masonic Cemetery in Elma, WA. Friends a. invited to share memori and sign the f a, mily's online gust book a wav.phillipnxlerick.com or at www.hitesidefamil)afiortuaries.co _A43angements are being made by the Whiteside Family Mortuat of Elma. Paid Obituary Notice 4. i n ng ati :iti tall )en ob iPa @p, ,lVi (] S a