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James NeweH
James Newell, 50, died
Thursday, Jan. 5, at Fire
Lane Health and Rehabilita-
tion Center in Shelton. He
was a resident of Grapeview.
He was born Sept. 5, 1961,
along with an identical twin
brother at Tacoma General
Hospital, to John and Con-
stance Newell (Schoephoer-.
ster).
He graduated from Wilson
High School, attended Grays
Harbor Community College
and Clover Park Vocational/
Technical School for welding.
He enjoyed his children,
hunting with family and
friends, and fishing.
He worked in the public
works sectors for Puyallup,
City of Federal way and the
City of Covington.
He is survived by son Cam-
eron Scott Newell of Puyal-
lup and Taylor Thompson of
Marshall University, W.Va.;
brother John Gregg (Valerie);
sister Valerie Wilkerson
(Mark) of Spokane; nieces and
nephews John Casey, Slade,
Suzanne and Sheldon Maul.
There will be a celebration
of life at 3 p.m. on Saturday,
Jan. 21 at the Mason Benson
Club.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling the
arrangements. For your con-
vem'ence condolences can be
sent to the family at www.
mccomb.com.
Johanna Agnes Aardal
Johanna Agnes Aardal, 99,
died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at
Four Seasons Convalescent
Home in North Hollywood,
Ca~. She was a former resi-
dent of Matlock.
Johanna
Aardal
She
was born
on Aug. 8,
1912, in
Coalhurst,
Canada to
Dingeman
and Johan-
na Tack.
The family
moved to
Matlock in
1920.
She
attended Mary M. Knight
School.
She married Edwin Aardal
on July 5, 1935, in Shelton
and moved to'Hollywood, Ca-
lif., where he worked for Walt
Disney Studios.
The family said she was an
accomplished china painter
and oil painter. She was a
member of the Valley Porce-
lain Artists Association.
She is survived by her
sister Agnes Stangland of
Aberdeen; sons Gary Edwin
Aardal and his wife, Carol, of
Lyrmwood and John Duane
Aardal of North Hollywood,
Calif.; granddaughter Holly
Patton of Poulsbo; great-
grandchildren Spencer Kenan
and Milan Kenan both of
Poulsbo and numerous nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents and brother
John Tack and sister Mary
Kent.
A memorial service will be
held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
24, at Hope Chapel in Shelton
and she will be interned at
Shelton Memorial Cemetery.
Merlin H. Dittmer
Merlin Howard Dittmer,
85, died on Wednesday, Jan.
11. He was a resident of Shel-
ten since 1964.
Dittmer was born in Ev-
erett, on June 29, 1926, to
mother, Myrtle Campbell,
the Seattle
joined the U
Navy and w
camp at Cm
Lake Pend (
Coeur d' Ale
completing 1
assigned to 1
xea. At 16, he
aited States
~s sent to boot
ap Farragut on
)reille north of
ae, Idaho. Al~r
poot camp he was
he fleet repair
ship U.S.S.~ festal, AR-4.
He served tlLe rest of World
War II in th Pacific Theatre
on board the Vestal. During
this time th~ Vestars crew
performed r~pairs on battle
damaged U.S. and Austra-
lian Navy sl~ips. In 1945 the
Vestal endured the typhoon
that hit Okinawa. He was
a ship fitter and he attained
the rank of ~econd-class petty
officer. Whil~ on board the
Vestal, he w~s one of the ship
fitters who performed much of
the underwater diving/weld-
ing to battletdamaged ships.
He married Peggy O. Price
on Dec. 7, 1946, in St. John's
Episcopal Church, Snohom-
ish. |
In 1964, following a promo-
tion to Corrections Sgt. at the
Monroe RefOrmatory, he was
transferred ~o the new cor-
rectional facility just outside
Shelton. i
He was ailife member of
the VFW anal held a variety of
local and st~Ite offices within
the VFW. H~ received several
I.
awards for his volunteer work
with the VF
program.
He is sur
Dan Dittme:
Mack Dittm
daughter I~
grandchildn
] t iFll I
(Christina) and two great-
grandchildren, numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins and
many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, wife Marion
and sister Jennie.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 23 at the Hope Chapel
next to the Shelton Cemetery.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling the ar-
rangements. Donations can
be made to the Mason County
Historical Society or a charity
of your choice.
her beauty,
of dance. Sh,
/is Buddy Poppy
4ved by his sons
• of Belfalr and
of Buceda;
thy of Bucoda; 12
~n and 11 great-
grandchildn
Wife Pegt and son Terry
preceded hi~ ~ in death.
A VFW p )st 1694 grave-
side ceremo] r is tentatively
scheduled at 11 a.m. on Sat-
urday, Feb.. t, at the Shelten
Memorial in Shelton.
Nancy Alic; Greves
Nancy Alice Greves, 65,
died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at
her home o~ Emerald Lake in
Grapeview. i
::: She was born on Aug. 6,
19~6,: in Detroit, Mich. to
Edward an~ Doretta (Wanek)
Barnum.
She
married
: i~ii~!~ John
Greves
on Nov.
9, 2002,
in Gig
Harbor.
She was
previously
Nanc married to
Greve., Dale Wet-
sig. Her
family said
she would l~ remembered for
~punk and love
enjoyed practic-
ing ballet at a young age to
dancing through school. In
the 70s she aught ballroom
dance for Arthur Murray's,
was a cheerleader for the
Indiana Loves tennis team
and danced with a modern
dance troupe in Indiana.
In the 1980~ while living in
North Carolina she began her
new path of dance aerobics
and founded her own studio,
Dance with Nance. Ai~r
moving to the South Sound
• I
area m the early 1990s, she
began teaching classes for
the YMCA, Evergreen Col-
lege, Sheltorl Athletic Club
and Firlane~In addition, she
sold advertising for KMAS
radio statiofi in Shelton and
managed home businesses
Northwest Special Effects,
Greves ConStruction and
John Greve~ Art.
Jean Franks of Barnum, Wis.,
Carol Gruber of Union, Mo.
and Gaff Barnum of Gig Har-
bor; three nephews and two
nieces. She also leaves behind
her cats Boogie, R2, Bonsai,
Mochachino, Katy and dog
Reign.
She was preceded in death
by her parents and cats Mam-
bo, Cha-Cha, Samba, Tano
and Lil'Red.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. on Feb.
11 at St. David's Church in
Shelton. More details about
the service and a biography
about Nancy can be found at
the McComb Funeral Home
website.
Memorial Donations are
welcome. Send donations to
St. David's Church Memorial
Fund for Nancy Greves (St.
David's Church, P.O. Box 339
Shelton, WA 98584) =
Millicent E. Poole
Millicent E. Poole, 103,
died Dec. 10, peacefully at
home surrounded by family.
She was born June 24,
1908, in Hitchcock, S.D., to
John Murphy and Lufa (Ole-
son) Murphy. She had seven
siblings all of who preceded
her in death.
She married Kenneth A.
Poole on May 4, 1935, in Mo-
bridge, S.D.
She was a homemaker,
taught school in South Dako-
ta and substituted in Tacoma
area school districts.
She enjoyed Christmas,
birthdays
and week-
ends with
family. She
traveled in
the United
States, Eu-
rope, Asia
and North
Africa. She
Millicent enjoyed
dancing,
Poole walk-
ing with
friends, and water aerobics
at the YMCA, bridge at the
Point Defiance Senior Center,
golf at Meadow Park and her
home on Treasure Island in
Grapeview. She was a lifelong
member of First Congrega-
tional Church.
She is survived by her sons
James I~ Poole (Miriam) of
Fort Collins, Colo., Timothy
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 Associa-
tion.
John A. MacRae
John A. MacRae, 76, died
Wednesday, Jan. 22, sudden-
ly while working outdoors. He
lived in Shelton his entire life.
He was born March 31,
1935, to John G. and M.
Dorothy (Sutton) MacRae in
Shelton.
He and his sisters went to
Shelton schools and he gradu-
ated from Irene S. Reed High
School in 1953. His family
said he remained close friends
with many
~%:~*:~~~ ......... ~" of his class-
~ mates.
~He
served in
the U.S.
Coast
Guard from
1953 to
1957 as a
boatswains
John mate
MacRae aboard the
icebreaker
North-
wind opening passages to
the North and South Poles.
In 1954 the Northwind was
part of a three-ship mission,
the first to meet with ships
sailing from the east and west
to meet in the Northwest Pas-
sage. This cruise was also the
first where vessels transited
McClure Strait and circum-
navigated Banks Island. He,
also participated in Operation
Deep .Freeze, as part of Task
Force 43 in the Antarctic.
After his discharge, he
returned to Shelton where he
started Totem Wood Prod-
ucts, first operating a small
mill and then later branching
out as a contract logger which
he continued to do for 30
some years.
In 1961 he married Marion
(Laine) Rishel.
He managed the fam-
ily tree farm, which became
his full time job. His family
shared that this was a source
of great pride for him to see
his father's dream of keeping
the land and forest in its most
pristine and natural beauty
for his family and posterity.
William H. Phipps
William H. Phipps, 73,
died Sunday, Jan. 8, at
home in Shelton. He was a
resident of Shelton for nine
years.
He was born Jan. 29,
1938, in Page, Ky. to John
and Losie (Ealy) Phipps.
He served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during the
Korean conflict from 1954
to 1959 and was honorably
discharged
~at the
rank of
sergeant.
He
married
Sherryl
Exline in
Vancouver,
on Dec.
William 18, 1976.
He was
Phipps previously
married to
Carole Corder, in 1959, until
her death in 1976.
His working career
spanned 40 plus years in the
floor covering industry. He
began with Hollytex Carpet
Mills in various capacities
from plant maintenance, to
plant manager, oversaw the
construction and brought
to production a new mill in
Pennsylvania and eventually
moved into wholesale sales.
He traveled extensively in
numerous sales manager
positions across the U.S.,
working for a variety of
carpet mills. ..... ..... ....
His family said he
spent the majority of his
life sharing his carpentry,
fishing and hunting skills
with family members. They
shared that there was
nothing he couldn't create
- from beautiful pieces of
furniture to assisting with
grandkids with school and
hobby projects.
He is survived by his wife
Sherryl Phipps of Shelton;
daughter Kim Remmen of
Shelton; sons John Phipps
of Mollala, Ore. and Michael
Phipps (Lorie) of Salem,
Ore.; brother Claude
Phipps (Joann) of Latexo,
Texas; half-sisters Judy
Timmons of Everness of
Fla., Barbara Milke of Mt.
Morris, Mich. and Arlene
Mastenbook of Aloha, Ore.;
grandchildren Josh Remmen
(Angie), Julia Stuart
(Ryan), Leevon Carlson,
William Phipps, Stacy
Phipps and Austin Phipps;
great-granddaughters Page
Remmon and Emma Stuart.
His parents, John and
Losie Phipps, wife Carole
and brother Don, preceded
him in death.
A memorial service will
be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Jan. 29, at Little
Creek Casino.
In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made
to Wounded Warriors
Foundation, Navy League,
2115 Park Blvd, San Diego,
who died two days later of She was an active memberG. Poole (Carole) of Shelton He had his own commercial
birth corn-of St. David's Church, the and Daniel L. Poole (Kathy) fishing permit and operation
plications.Mason County Chamber of of Tacoma; grandchildrenand spent a couple of seasons
Shortly Commerce, member of Mason Heather M. Weatherford guiding fishing groups in
ai~rwards General HoSpital Arts Fonn- (Larry) of Oklahoma City, Alaska with his son-in-law
Merlin was dation, a former member of Okla., Matthew Poole of Scott.
adopted by Sherwood Gpild and a former Fort COllins, Colo., James IZ~ His family said he enjoyed
John H.W. Secretary of the EmeraldPoole, Jr. of Alexandria, Va., sawmill projects, hunting,
and Louise Lake commtmity board. Her David M. Poole (Adrienne) of endlessly throwing balls
Dittmer of family shared- ~ that she had a Burien, Courtney A. Taylor to his dog Tubby, building
Snohomish. special place in her heart for (Matt) of Tacoma. Robert E. things and keeping up with
Merlin He at- cats, giving food, love and a Poole (Nicole) of Shelton; Kev- his grandchildren's sports
Dittmer tended Zion
Lutheran
School of
Snohomish until just after
the outbreak of World War
II. Early in 1942 at age 15,
he quit school and joined
the Army Transport Ser-
vice (ATS). At that time the
ATS delivered supplies to
Army bases in Alaska from
warm home ~o many cats in in J" Poole (Hilary) of Juneau,
need over the years. Alaska; great-grandchildren
She is survived by spouse Devyn N. House, Morgan G.
John Greve~ of Grapeview; Poole both of Juneau, Alaska,
son Brian Wetsig (Renae) of Ashley Hardin, Blake Hardin,
Bothell; daughter Barbara Aubrey Poole and Brooke M.
Wetsig- Lyn~m (Robert) of Poole all of Shelton, Andrew
Geneva, S w~tz- erland; grand- and Christina Weatherford
children Cale Wetsig of Both-both of Oklahoma City, Okla.;
I • nephews Michael, Kim, Dan,
ell, Lucy Lynam and Miles
Lynam of Geneva; sistersTerrance, Jay and nieces
activities. They said he was
a regular in the stands or on
the sidelines for countless
basketball, soccer and tract
events cheering them on.
He is survived by his
daughter Candace Ranney
(Scott); sister Mary Koon
(Thomas); grandchildren
Derek, Erin, Meghan and
Serena Ranney, John Laraby
CA 92101 or the Marines
Toys for Tots, 18251
Quantico Gateway Dr.
Triangle, VA 22172.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling
the arrangements. For
your convenience online
condolences may be sent
to the family at www.
mccombfh.com.
Patrick David Stuart
Patrick David Stuart, 60,
died Tuesday, January 10, in
Shelton. He was a resident of
Shelton for 33 years.
He was born June 4, 1951
in Nassau, Bahamas to
Robert and Alice Stuart.
He graduated from
Steckbridge High School in
Stockbridge, Ga. in 1971.
He
served in
the U.S.
Navy from
1971 to
1975.
He mar-
ried Suzy
Fox on
March 24,
Patrick 1979 in
Stuart Shelton.
He
worked for
Olympic Air Inc. for 27 years
as and aircraft mechanic.
He enjoyed watching
sports and attending games,
classic car shows and cruis-
ing his 55 Chevy. He played
softball in his younger years.
the family said.
He is survived by his fa-
ther Robert Stuart of Key
Largo, Fla.; wife Suzy Stuart
of Shelton; sons Robert Stu-
art of Shelton; daughter Mi-
randa Stuart of Redmond;
niece Kim Sharpe and
nephew Kevin Enright both
of Brunswick, Ga.; aunts
Margie Smith, Arline Stu-
art of Haines City, Fla. and
Barbara Fisher of Winter
Haven, Fla.
He was preceded in
death by his mother Alice
and sister Belle.
A memorial will be held
at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.
21 at Shelton Pavilion at
Sentry Park.
Memorial donations can
be made to the Stuart fam-
ily at Heritage Bank at 301
E. Wallace Kneeland Blvd.
#115, Shelton, WA. 98584-
2986
John David Rayson
John David "Dave" Rayson, 94,
died Saturday, January 7, 2012
in Shelton. He was a life long
resident of Shelton.
He was born September 13, 1917
in Centralia, to John W. and
Beatrice (Vesey) Rayson.
He graduated from Irene S. Reed
High School in 1937.
He served in the U.S. Navy
from November of 1941to his
honorable discharged in October
of 1945 at the rank of Chief
Motor Machinist's Mate.
He married Ruby Strikes in
Chatsworth, Ill. on July 22, 1977.
He worked for Simpson Plywood
division for 27 years retiring in
1980
His family said he was an all
around good guy who truly loved
his family and friends. He was
an award-winning gardener and
enjoyed being in the woods,
hunting, fishing, trapping and
cutting wood. He traveled the
country with his wife in their
trailer and camped with friends.
He was a devout Catholic and
member of St. Edwards Church,
the IWA Local 3-38, VFW and
supported many veteran and
senior organizations.
He is survived by his nephew
Bill Bailey of California; sister-
in-law Vi Adams of Lakewood;
stepdaughters Yulanee McKnight
of Texas,
Cheryl Craig (Rob) of Texas and
Jeanette Zimmerman (Mike)of
Illinois; stepson Mark Haberkom
(Mona) of Illinois and numerous
other extended family members.
His parents, wife Ruby in 2007
and a brother preceded him in
death.
A service will be held at 11 a.m.
on Friday, Jan. 20 at St. Edwards
Catholic Church, Shelton, with
a burial to follow at Shelton
Memorial Park.
McComb Funeral Services
of Shelton is handling the
arrangements.
For your convenience online
condolences may be sent to the
family at www.mccombfh.com.
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