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Corrections:
The following two obituar-
ies were run last week with
photos in the wrong places.
Lee Arthur
Neate
Lee Arthur Neate, 45, died
Monday, January 3, 2011 in
Rockport. He was a resident
of Rockport for six years.
He was born October 3,
1965 to Mable and Russell
Neate in Puyallup.
He attended Shelton High
School.
He worked in security for
the Little
Creek Ca-
sino,
He en-
joyed fish-
!ng, hik-
rag, camp-
ing, chess,
reading,
Lee Arthur baking and
Neate traveling.
He is
survived by his son Jacob
Russell Neate of Rockport;
brothers Rea Howry of Ray-
mond and Russell Howry
of Rockport; sister Renata
Neate Hext of Oliver B.C.
and several nieces and neph-
ews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, sister Tami
Neate Gatewood and brother
Nathan Anderson.
A memorial service and
reception were held at 1 p.m.
on January 15 at the Sedro-
Woolley Community Center.
Lee Irving
Walster
Lee Irving Walster, 85,
died January 8, 2011 at his
home in Shelton.
He was born November
1, 1925 to Edith and Charles
Lloyd Walster in Maltby.
He attended Snohomish
High School.
He was
in the Unit-
ed States
Navy on
the U.S.S.
Noble his
rank was
Quarter-
master 3C.
Lee Irving He was
Walster a w a r d e d
the follow-
ing medals for his heroism:
Asiatic Pacific Area Cam-
paign medal, American Area
Campaign medal and the
World War II Victory medal.
He married Dorothy
Lange on June 29, 1963.
They were married for near-
ly 48 years.
He retired after 80 years
for the United States Gov-
ernment working as a Re-
gional Property Administra-
tor for the CSA.
He was a member of the
Fraternal order of the Ea-
gles, the Moose Lodge and
the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
He enjoyed the northwest
outdoors. He was an avid
camper, hunter and fisher-
man. He enjoyed bowling,
golfing and scored a hole-in-
one on August 2, 1975.
He is survived by his
spouse Dorothy; children
Deborah, Lee Allen, Roxane,
Earl and Laura; nine grand-
children and 11 great-grand-
children; siblings Harry
and his wife Clarisse, Mary
Rupert, Ralph and his wife
Fran, Raymond and his wife
Pat, Stun and his wife Phyl-
lis.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, brother Ber-
nard Walster and his son
Charles Lloyd Walster.
A memorial service was
held at 2 p.m. on January
16, at the community center
in Grapeview.
The burial will be at Ta-
homa National Cemetery.
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Robert L.
Dehning
Robert L. Dehning, 76,
died January 14, 2011 at
Mason General Hospital
after emergency surgery
to correct an intestinal
condition. He lived in the
Skokomish Valley for 33
years.
He was born August ,4,
1937 in Lewiston, Idaho to
John H. Dehning and Mar-
garet (Heese) Dehning.
He graduated from Lew-
iston High School in 1955.
He married his high
school sweetheart, Glenda
McLaughlin in 1958 in Lew-
iston and then attended and
graduated from the Univer-
sity of Idaho in 1964 with a
BA in Education with a ma-
jor in Biology.
After teaching for three
years in Idaho, he; was
awarded a National Science
Foundation grant for a year
of graduate study. He at-
tended Michigan State Uni-
versity and earned a Mas-
ters Degree.
He was a high school
principal in Troy, Idaho and
later a principal in Kettle
Falls, Wash.
He be-
came the
superin-
tendent of
Hood Ca-
nal School
in Mason
County in
1977 and
after 11
Robert L. years he
became
Dehning the assis-
tant Su-
perintendent of Educational
Service Distri,ct 13 in Olym-
pia. He retired in 1992.
He was a sports fan and
coached youth ball most of
the years he worked, but
also played baseball him-
self while in high school, as
a Vandal at the University
of Idaho arid on a semi-pro
team for a f'ew years.
He enjoyed backpack-
ing in the Olympics, skiing,
deer and elk hunting, trav-
eling and golfing.
He enj, oyed reading. He
was a dedicated walker hav-
ing completed at least one
Volkssport event of 10 km
in all fifty states.
He, hi s family and friends
built a mountain cabin in
Chelan, which has been
enjoyed by many over the
last twenty years his family
shared.
He was a charter member
of the Hoodsport Kiwanis
Club, a life long member of
Washington State School
Administrators and a mem-
ber of the Skokomish Com-
mum ty Church.
He is survived by his wife
of 5,2 years, Glenda; son
Brent Dehning (Brenda);
daughter Gwen Whitten
(Rob); grandchildren Jake
and Katie Whitten, Haylee,
Keisie and Treyton Dehning
and his brother Herb
Dehning (Arlyne).
A memorial service will
be at 11 a.m. on January
20 at the Skokomish Com-
munity Church. A graveside
service will be at 2:30 p.m.
on January 20 a Shelton
Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers the
family suggests that a do-
nation be made to Skokom-
ish Community Church,
3011 Skokomish Valley
Road, Shelton, WA 98584
or Mason County Commu-
nity Concert Association, c/o
Larry Swift, 380 SE Collier
Rd., Shelton, WA 98584.
Jerald "Jerry"
Geertsen
Jerald "Jerry" Geertsen,
77, died January 6, 2011.
He was a resident of Mason
Lake.
He was
born June
7, 1933 in
Seattle,
Washing-
ton. He
grew up in
Enumclaw
until he
moved to
Seattle to
Jerald attend col-
"Jerry" lege at the
Geertsen University
of Wash-
ington.
He graduated from the
University in 1955 with a
Bachelor of Science degree
in Pharmacy.
When living in Seattle;
he met and married Phyl-
lis White in 1959. After
22 years of marriage, they
divorced and remained
friends.
Jerry worked his entire
career, over 40 years, as
a pharmacist at Magnolia
Pharmacy. He retired in
1998 and moved to Mason
Lake.
He enjoyed the beautiful
setting of the lake and his
time there.
He attended the North
Mason Bible Church in Bel-
fair, Washington.
He is survived by his
three children: Susan Lane
and Jill Musick of Mount-
lake Terrace and Michael
Geertsen of Camano Island;
seven grandchildren David,
Christopher, and Stepha-
nie Musick, Derek and Bry-
an Lane, Lauren and Joy
Geertsen.
There will be a memorial
service at 2 p.m. on Friday,
Jan. 28, 2011 at North Ma-
son Bible Church located at
82 East Campus Drive in
Belfair, WA.
Dennis L.
Heath
Dennis L. Heath, 72, died
January 9, 2011 at Provi-
dence St. Peter Hospital.
He was born January 19,
1938 in Yardley, Birming-
ham, England to Leonard
and Florence (Tate) Heath.
He served Her Majesty,
Queen
Eliza-
beth,
in the
Queens
House-
hold
Calvary
f r o m
1956 to
Dennis L 1959. He
moved
Heath with his
first wife,
Maureen, and children, Ste-
phen and Claire to Sydney,
Australia in 1968.
He met Donna in 1973
and they married in 1978.
He adopted Donna's daugh-
ter, Susie, in 1979. They
moved to the United States
in November 1979.
He was a general contrac-
tor in commercial construc-
tion and then a restaurant
manager for many years.
After officially retiring, he
was a bus driver for Para-
transit in Kitsap County
and then for Mason County
Transit for about five years.
He and his wife attended
New Horizons Church of
God in She'lton. He was a
volunteer for the Shelton
Food Bank.
He is survived by his
wife, Donna; daughters Su-
san Reed (Harry) of Olalla;
Claire Heath of Western
Australia; son, Stephen
Heath (Siobhan) of Western
Australia; grandchildren
Stephen and Conner Reed of
Olalla; Matthew, Amy and
Michael Heath of Western
Australia.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Leonard and
Florence Heath; sister Joyce
and her family; grandson
Brandon Reed.
A funeral and celebration
of his life was held at 2 p.m.
on Friday, Jan. 14 in the
chapel at Haven of Rest Fu-
neral Home at Gig Harbor.
To leave a favorite mem-
ory or condolences for the
family, please visit www.ha-
venrest.com to sign Dennis'
guestbook.
Glory June
Johns
Glory June Johns, 54,
died Wednesday, January
12, 2011 at home in Shel-
ton. She was a resident for
50 years.
She was born May 16,
1956 to Floyd and Sheila
(Adams) Howard in Shelton.
She married Wilson
Charles
Johns on
June 29,
1994 in
Squaxin.
She was
born and
raised in
Shelton.
She was
a home-
Glory June maker and
Johns mother of
five chil-
dren.
Her hobbies included
beading, woodworking,
drawing and art.
Her family shared that
she was a flower gardener,
an excellent cook, enjoyed
reading, Disney movies, and
shopping. She liked to travel
and be anywhere on or near
the water, especially a trip
out to the Squaxin Island
where she enjoyed nature
and its beauty.
She enjoyed her family,
children and her grandchil-
dren and will be greatly
missed by many that knew
her.
She is survived by her
husband Wilson Johns of
Shelton; daughters Efleen
Sutton of Ellensburg, Ali-
cia Robinett of Shelton, Mo-
riah Brown of Shelton and
Angie Kiser of Mesa, Ariz.;
son James Kiser of Shelton;
sisters Sheley Dragoo of
Shelton and Sheryl Howard
of Shelton; brother Terry
Chaney of San Francisco,
Calif. and Tim Chaney of
Shelton; 21 grandchildren
and one great granddaugh-
ter.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
sister Eileen Howard.
A service is planned at
2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.
18, 2011 at Squaxin Island
Gym
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.mccombfh.com.
Kerry
Peterson
Kerry Peterson, 51, died
January 15, 2011 after a
long battle with cancer. She
was a resident of Shelton for
20 years.
She was born June 5,
1959 to Doris and Eugene
Peterson.
She
grew up in
both Cali-
fornia and
Washing-
ton along
with her
sisters and
brother.
She
Kerry graduated
Peterson from Ta-
homa High
School in 1977.
Peterson worked for Ma-
son County Utilities and
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She enjoyed spending
time with her family and
friends and she enjoyed
hanging with grandson
Tristan.
She was a 4-H leader and
her family states that her
connection with horses was
beyond words.
She is survived by her
daughters Emily Worf and
Meghan Hagstrom (Matt)
of Shelton; sisters Rhonda
Caldwell of Texas and Dodie
Heggie of Shelton; brother
Dennis Peterson of Calif.
and grandson Tristan Hag-
strom of Shelton.
A service was held on
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 at
the First Baptist Church in
Shelton.
A fundraiser in' honor
of her will be at 5 p.m. on
January 28, at Grove Street
Brewhouse in Shelton. Me-
morial donations can be
sent to 353 E. Agate Loop
Rd., Shelton, WA 98584.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.mccombfh.com.
Violet Ruth
Sibley
Violet Ruth Sibley, 92,
died Sunday, January 16,
2011 at Mason General Hos-
pital. She was a resident of
Union for
30 years.
She was
born Sep-
tember
13, 1918
to Isaac
and Ida
(Cooke)
Dudley in
Antelope,
Violet Ruth Ore.
Sibley S he
gradu-
ated from Grass Grange
High School, Grass Grange,
Mont. in 1936.
She married William H.
Sibley July 11, 1951 in Se-
attle.
She was a "ranch wife"
for 10 years before moving
to Washington in 1947.
In 1950, she went to work
for the Seattle Post Office as
a clerk, retiring as a chief
personnel officer in 1973.
She was a member of
the Alderbrook Ladies Golf
Club. She enjoyed travel-
ing, hunting, charter boat
fishing, camping and hiking
with her husband.
Her hobbies included
golfing, painting (in all me-
diums), flowers, gardening,
and playing cards. She was
also a good cook and an avid
reader. Her family shared
that she had a wonderful
sense of humor, was very
caring and friendly to ev-
eryone she came in contact
with.
She is survived by her
husband William Sibley of
Union; daughter Sharon
Thompson of Port Orchard;
granddaughters Michelle
Trulson (Jeff) of Seattle,
Marcie Fournier (Jim Mc-
Gurk) Harstine Is., Melissa
Yohey (Brad) of Port Or-
chard, Debbie Jones (Alan
Sawtelle) of Seattle, Rona
Galantiof Bellingham, Gina
Sibley of Yelm and Arlee
Lapraire of Seattle; brother
David Dudley of Richland;
nine great grandchildren
and one great- great-grand-
child; numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her stepson Ronnie
Ray Sibley; sister, Rosetta
Jones; brothers Robert and
Ben.
A service will be held at
1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30,
2011 at the Alderbrook
Country Club.
Memorial donations can
be made to the American
Cancer Society, 2120 First
Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109
attn: Memorials.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.mccombfh.com.
Elbert W.
Turner
Elbert W. Turner, 93,
died January 2, 2011 of nat-
ural causes in Orlando, Fla.
He was a resident of Belfair
for 20 years.
He was born July 26,
1917 in Shelbyville, Mo.
to Dakota (Boetcher) and
Homer Turner.
He graduated from Shel-
by High School in 1935.
He trained in WWII to be
a flight engineer on the B-29
bomber. He served in the
Army Air Corps for October
1942 to December 1945 and
was discharged at the rank
of Second Lieutenant.
He married Olive M.
Russell on July 3, 1958 at
the First United Methodist
Church in Seattle.
He was an amateur wine
maker and photographer.
He enjoyed traveling by mo-
tor home in the U.S. and
Canada. He traveled to Ire-
land, which was his wife's
original home. He was ac-
tive in the American Legion
and Holiday Ramblers.
He is survived by his
daughter Marjorie M. Haley
(Joel) of Orlando, Fla.; son
David W. Turner of Seat-
tle; granddaughter Jessica
M. Haley of Orlando, Fla.;
grandsons Zachary J. Haley
and Gabriel D. Haley of Or-
lando, Fla.; cousins Marge
Cooley and Ed Cooley (Peg)
of Glendale, Calif.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and broth-
ers Charles F. and Standley
Turner.
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mined at a later date.
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