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Obits Continued from page B-7 Glen R. Hufnail Glen R. Hufnail, 94, died Tuesday, Jan. 3. He had been a resident of Shelton since 1949, living for over 50 years in the cottage that he and his wife built on Jeffer- son Street. He was born in Sunny- side to Albert C. and Anna C. (Nel-son) Hufnail. He grew up in Grandview and graduated from high school there in 1935. He attended Washington State College and worked in a grocery store and later fin- ished his college degree at the University of Washing- ton in 1947. Hufnail enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942, earning his pilots wings in March 1943. On March 3 of the same year, in Roswell, New Mexico, he married the love of his life, Tig, (Ethel L. Glenn). Shortly after, he was sent to England and from there flew 15 missions before the day his plane caught fire, and he and his crew bailed out at 17,000 feet into the Belgium coun- tryside. His family shared that even in his 90s the memory of that descent was as if it happened yester- day. He was picked up by the Belgium underground and was in hiding for six months, before making it back to England. He always declared that he was not a war hero, but the men and women in the underground were the real heroes, his family said. He was discharged from the Army as a 1st Lt. in 1945, finished his college degree in Seattle and then moved to Shelton where he worked as a bookkeeper for Graystone of Shelton and then Simpson Timber from which he retired. He also joined the Air Force Re- serves and continued flying and serving until 1969 when he retired as a Lt. Col. From early in his life he en-joyed the mountains and peaks of Washington, hik- ing around the base of MIt. Rainier while still in his teens and later summiting it several times. Nature, hiking, weather and geology remained lifelong interests. In his retirement he worked with the Mt. Rose trail crew on the Olympic National Forest for many years, building and maintaining hiking trails and bridges. He also enjoyed trailering the Western United States. He was a member of Mt. Moliah Lodge and Shelton Rotary Club. His brother Alvin Hufnail of Grandview and many family friends who appreci- ated his quick mind and wonderful sense of humor survive him. His wife preceded him in death. At his request there will be no services. Memorial donations may be made to Mason General Hospital or The Nature Con- servancy: Michael V. Lienard Michael V. Lienard, 55, died Wednesday, Jan. 4. He was a resident of Shelton. He was born Aug. 5, 1956, to George and Fay Lienard. He served in the U.S. Army for 6 years and 24 years in the Air Force Re- serves as TSGT. He is survived by his par- ents George and Fay Lien- ard of Shelton; sisters Diane Wagner (Bill) of Aloha, Ore. and Linda Lienard of Ath- ens, Wis.; nieces Christine i:~i'!::i~':::i~.~ ....... ~@~ Tengelin of ~Knoxville, Tenn., Michelle Mace of Athens, Wis.: aunts Edith Dud- ley (Den- zel) of Sa- Michael lome, Ariz. Lienard and' Ruth Heiser of Meridian. Idaho and cousins in the Northwest area. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Shelton Pres- byterian Church in Shelton. Instead of flowers the family requests memorial dona- tions be made to Shelton Presbyterian Church. Millicent E. Peele Millicent E. Peele, 103, died Dec. 10, peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born June 14, 1908, in Hitchcock. S.D., to John Murphy and Lufa (Ole- son) Murphy. She married Kenneth A. Peele on May 4, 1935, in Hu- ron, S.D. She was a homemaker, taught school in South Da- kota and substituted in Ta- coma area school districts. She enjoyed Christmas, birthdays and weekends with family. She traveled in the United States. Europe, Asia and North Africa. She enjoyed dancing, walking with friends, and water aerobics at lithe YMCA, bridge at the Point Defiance Senior Center, golf at Meadow Park Millicent and her Peele home on Treasure Island in Grapeview. She was a life- long member of First Con- gregational Church. She is survived by her sons James K. Peele (Mir- iam) of Fort Collins, Cole, Timothy G. Peele ICarole) of Shelton and Daniel L. Peele (Kathy) of Tacoma; grand- children Heather M. Weath- erford (Larry) of Oklahoma City, Okla., Matthew Peele of Fort Collins, Colo., James K. Peele, Jr. of Alexandria, Va., Andrew and Christina Weatherford both of oklaho- ma City, Okla., David Peele of Burien, Courtney Taylor of Tacoma and Robert E. Peele (Nicole) of Shelton; great-grandchildren Kevin J. Peele (Hilary) of Juneau, Alaska, Devyn N. House, Morgan G. Peele both of Ju- neau, Alaska, Ashley Har- din, Blake Hardin, Aubrey Peele and Brooke M. Peele all of Shelton; nephews Mi- chael, Kim, Dan, Terrance and Jay and nieces Judy and Camille. A memorial service will be held in the spring. Memo- rial donations can be made to Mason County Hospice Care or the Cystic Fibrosis Association. Ruth Smith Ruth Smith. 94. died Saturday, Jan. 7. She was a resident of Bremerton. She was born Jan. 31, 1917, to John and Lean Waits in Meridian, Idaho in the home of her grandpar- ents John and Adie Waits who were among some of the early settlers of the Boise area. She attended grade school and middle school at the Us- tick School near Boise and graduated from Boise High School. She worked at J.J. New- berry in Boise. She married Curtis J. Smith in 1941 and moved to Bremer- ton and ~?: :':i :: ::~i~:i:~~:~':~t~i~ '~:i~iii ii:::i::4:~% ..... :!:ii became a ~full-time housewife and moth- er. She spent her preschool Ruth years in Smith Roseberry, Idaho on her par- ent's ranch. She continued to frequent the area, going horseback riding, visiting with friends and relatives and doing fine needlework. The family said she survived many things during her life- time including the Spanish Flu epidemic and several childhood illnesses that hap- pened before there where any antibiotics. She enjoyed gardening, was a wonderful cook and seamstress and an avid reader, her family shared. She is survived by her son Robert Smith; daughter Sylvia Larson (Rallin) both of Shelton; one niece, several grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, hus- band, Curtis and sister Helen Thompson. At her request no services will be held. Lucille Marie Whittall Lucille Marie Whittall, 77, died Dec. 13, from breast cancer. She was a resident of Auburn. She was born on July 9, 1934, in Olympia to Ed- ouard and Mildred (Reif) Deschamps. I --Family Owned--- ~ ~" :~:i~: :::~o ~:~:~!!::~:~?~4~1 • : , ~,~:~::: ~:~,~::: ,:~.:~¢~ ~;::~ She began her schooling Serwng all of ~i ~ii;~:~ ~~i~ I at St. Michael s in Olympia ~ ~:~i~ ~!~!. i~:~ Mason County ~ and continued at Hoodsport I c ,~,~.] ~ i grade school on Hood Ca- "- ~ nal. She (360) 275-0405 ~ graduated 18271 E State Route ~ ~o~ Brennan Dnitra Mar~~ ~ from Shel- Downtown Allyn I ~~ ton High I School Whatever Car You Drive... I ~~f~ in 1952, Get The Most Life From II where she ~~ was the Your Investment Homecom- I ing Queen .................. " Lucille in 1951. She at Our Automotive Repair Professionals Whittall tende~-d Can Help You Get Better Mileage & Keep Your Repair Costs Down With Regular Maintenance Like - " " I Seattle University. She met Pete Whittall in January of 1952, when they were both seniors in high school. They were married on Feb. 4, 1957, and lived in Tacoma until 1960, when a change of employment Page B-8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday,' January 12,2012 caused them to relocate eventually to Auburn where they remained. She worked on several community and school proj- ects. She was one of the first volunteers at the Commu- nity Suppers program in Au- burn and stayed on for many years until her back pain told her it was time to retire. She taught grade school children to swim for many years through a program at the local YMCA. She served on the Auburn Chamber of Commerce Awards Commit- tee and as member of the Auburn Cemetery Board for many years. When an extra hand was required at the business she and Pete had started in 1980. she pitched in and got the work done. Her family shared that her kitchen became a regu- lar gathering place for many children, teenagers, and col- legians. She enjoyed Hood Canal and would regularly return for summer vacations and weekend excursions. In the 1980s they purchased a summer cabin at Tahuya on the canal, where they spent a lot of time. She and her husband traveled extensively after the family had grown. They went on world cruises, at- tended a cooking school in Italy, traveled to England, Ireland and France, cruised around Cape Horn in South America and traveled often to California. Oregon and Arizona to watch the Hus- kies and enjoy spring train- ing with the Mariners. She is survived by her husband Pete Whittall; children Jack Whittall of Longwew, Geoff Whittall t Julie) of Tacoma, Jenni- fer Whittall-Whale (Jack) of Olympia, Joan Welsh, (Bryanl of Enumclaw, Mary Aubert (Curt) of Enumclaw, Mike Whittall (Suzanne Broaten) of Edgewood and Avis Denman (Paul) of Sam- mmish; sister Lorena Valley (Bill); 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and nieces and nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Louis Deschamps. A private funeral service was held at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Black Diamond for her immediate family, Dec. 19. Memorial donations can be made to Pete and Lucille Whittall Scholarship Fund at the University of Puget Sound, Office of Donor Re- lations, 1500 N. Warner St. #1011, Tacoma, WA 98416-1011 or to the Au- burn Food Bank, in care of Monday Night Suppers, 930 18th Place East, Auburn, WA.98002. Harry Robert Wiles Harry Robert "Bob" Wiles, 82, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Olympia from a stroke. He was a resident of Shelton for 68 years. He was born Dec. 25, 1928, in ~Sedro- Woelley to Harry J. Wiles and Bertha E1- lenberger. He married Anna Mae Harry McAferty in Shelton Wiles on Aug. 23, 1947. He worked for Simpson as a logger and owned his own logging company for 60 years. He also drove a mail truck. He sold his logging company in 1988, but con- tinued working and driving for other truckers when they wanted time off. He was a member of the Elks, Moose Lodge, Mason, Grange, and volunteered at Shelton Saint's Pantry Food Bank. He enjoyed garden- ing; traveling, hunting and fishing and clam digging. When he was younger he drove racecars at the track in Elma and all over Wash- ington, Oregon, Idaho, Cali- fornia and Canada. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Anna Mae Wiles of Shelton; son Leslie Wayne Wiles of Shelton: daughters Linda Kinnaman, Annabell Wiles and Sharon Leicht all of Shelton; brother Gene Wiles of Shelton: nu- merous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters and many other family members. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Donations can be made to the Saint's Pantry Food Bank of Shelton. Delbert Peter Hartwell Sr. Delbert Peter Hartwell Sr., 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a resident of Shelton for 57 years. He was born Dec. 5, 1923. in Darrington to Frank and Margery (Butrick) Hartwell. He attended Lincoln High School in Seattle. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air ~Corps in April 1943 and served in Italy dur- ing World War II. He was shot down over Austria Delbert and was a Hartwell prisoner of war for six months. Upon his return he was awarded the Purple Heart. He married Jean Van Dal in July 1945 in Seattle. He met her when she was 11 years old and they married when she was 16. They were married for 66 years. In 1958, he started out as a distributor for the Seattle PI. In 1955 he transferred from Seattle to Shelton continuing to work for the Seattle PI, in 1965 he started employ- ment with the Shelton Post Office and officially retired in 1984. Hartwell was a member of the Masonic Lodge, VFW. the PeW's, Moose and Elk. His hobbies included golf,, s fishing and bowling• He enjoyed solitaire on his com- e puter and reading western novels, especially by Louis s L'Amour. [ He and his wife were t "snowbirds" for many years and traveled to r Yuma, Ariz. His family r said he enjoyed playing r slots at the casino, peanut butter sandwiches and i: spending time with his s children and grandchil- i: dren. t He is survived by his wife ( Jean Hartwelt of Shelton; e sons Delbert Hartwell Jr. (Juanita) of Shelton, Terry Hartwell (Mary) of Chehalis, c Donald Hartwell of Shelton ( and Daniel Hartwell (Te- e resa) of Shelton; sister Joy Amos (David) of Pt. Ludlow; f nine grandchildren and nu- merous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cous- ins. His parents, two sisters 1 and a daughter-in-law, Pam, preceded him in death. A memorial will be held at i p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Lake Limerick Conn- ,] try Club. t McComb Funeral ttome 2 of Shelton is handling the arrangements. Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Chil- dren's Research Hospital, 1 P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142( Memphis, TN 38148-0142. I Online condolences may be sent to the family at c www.mccombfh.com. ,t rlone M Jones Arlene M Jones, 76, died ~*ec. 28, at the Haven in A1- after a seven-month bat- t~ e with an inoperable heart v ~lve. She was a resident of h Jason Lake. She was born July 21, 935 in Tacoma. She ~married Donald Jones on June 8, 1956. Jones worked in daycare, caring for many families in their homes in Arlene Jones ~ acoma and then Gig Har- ~r before her retirement. She enjoyed playing ~ames with her grandchil- ten and doing embroidery v 'ork, puzzles and making IC ies for family and others to e ajoy. She traveled with her husband to Alaska, Mexico, [ontana. Nevada, the South acific and extended boat t:'ips into Canada. She and her husband belonged to many clubs and organiza- iOubons over the years such as A, Overlanders, Tacoma all Cruisers, Good Sam and Mason Benson She ~s survived by her husband Donald Jones of Ma- ~l n Lake; children Ken Jones at) of Port Orchard, Cary lison of Bellingham and Smcy Haney (Pat) of Arling- ton; grandchildren Megan, Ashli, Justin, Rylie, Kevyn, Shawn and Steve (Hilary); great-grandson Trevor; sis- ters Rose and Esther (Floyd) both of the East Coast. A Celebration of Life at the Mason Benson Club at Mason Lake will take place later when friends that are away can attend. In lieu of flowers, donations can be ~ade to the American Heart Association or Hospice. McComb Funeral Home is ~oandling the arrangements. r your convenience online ndolences may be sent to the flmily at www.mccombfh.com. Rosemary Ann Smith Rosemary A. "Kessie" Smith, 80, died Sunday, Jan. 8, at her home at Lake She was born June 5, 931, at St. Peter's Hospital in Olym- pia, to Kris and Betty Kesterson. At the age of 21 while studying nursing at the Uni- Rosemary versity of Smith Washing- ~on, she met her ~on-to-be husband Emmett- mith, after only knowing ach other for three months. She enjoyed life as a stay- t-home mom, but when the oys got older she was able ) work with Doctor James IcDowell's office as his first ~ceptionist and part time urse for over 13 years. She etired with her husband nd moved to Lake Cushman Hoodsport. Later in life, . he became actively involved the Ladies Nine Hole golf ~am at Lake Cushman Golf '.ourse. During her golfing xploits, she was one of the ery few who could claim to ave scored a hole in one, a number 4 at the Lake '.ushman Golf Course. She ajoyed golf and all outdoor ctivities and sports that her ~mily was involved in. She is survived by her usband of 59 years Emmett mith; sons John, Kris, Pat, nd Tom Smith; daughters-in- ~w Mirka and Cecile Smith; randchildren Rachael and ,aron Carlson, Kris Smith nd fianc4 Janae Swaboda, yler and Bethany Smith, ordan Smith, Emm.ett and Isther Smith, Lindsey, Sam, ane and Haley Smith; great- randchildren Taron Carlson nd Gavin Smith. A celebration of her life will e at noon on Thursday, Jan. 2, at Evergreen Christian lommunity located on 1000 ilack Lake Blvd. in Olympia. McComb Funeral Home Shelton is handling the rrangements.