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DEATH NOTICE
Jim Burnett
Jim Burnett, 63, a resident of Shel-
ton, died Jan. 20, 2014. Arrange-
ments are by McComb & Wagner
Funeral Home and Crematory in
Shelton.
Patrick Walls
Patrick Clifton Walls, 56, a resi-
dent of Shelton, died Jan. 23, 2014,
at home. Arrangements are by For-
est Funeral Home in Shelton under
the direction of Dave Lucas.
Helen Clemons
Helen Clemons, a resident of Shel-
ton, died Jan. 27, 2014, at Provi-
dence St. Peter Hospital in Olym-
pia. Arrangements are by McComb
& Wagner Funeral Home and Cre-
matory in Shelton.
Marjorie Jacobson
Marjorie Jacobson, 91, a resident
of Shelton, died Jan. 27, 2014, at
Shelton Health & Rehabilitation
Center. Arrangements are b€ Mc-
Comb & Wagner Funeral home
and Crematory in Shelton.
William Teeter
William Teeter, 88, a resident of
Shelton, died Jan. 26, 2014, at
Shelton Health & Rehabilitation
Center. Arrangements are by Mc-
Comb & Wagner Funeral Home
and Crematory in Shelton.
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Shelton student receives award from Pacific Lutheran
STAFF REPORT
news@masoncounty.com
Prospective Pa-
cific Lutheran Uni-
versity student Carly
Stauffer, from Shelton
High School, has been
awarded a prestigious
President's Scholarship
worth $22,000 a year --
along with the opportu-
nity to earn even more.
PLU offers a number
of merit scholarships
to recognize academic
achievement, leader-
ship and service, and
the promise of contin-
ued success in these ar-
eas as a PLU student.
The Presidential Schol-
arships are renewable
for three additional
years of undergraduate
study.
More than 600 incom-
ing freshmen apply for
Presidential Scholar-
ships each year, and the
standards are high: Stu-
dents who have demon-
strated significant lead-
ership and service and
have achieved at least
a 3.8 GPA, 1,250 SAT
score (critical reading
and math only) or a 28
ACT score are eligible to
apply.
For the 2014-15 aca-
demic year, 160 Presi-
dent's Scholars were
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selected. This year, the
President's Scholar-
ship recipients scored
an average of 1,294 on
the SAT (critical read-
ing and math only) and
an average of 30 on the
ACT, with a 3.98 aver-
age GPA. They have
been invited to inter-
view on the PLU cam-
pus in February to
compete for the next
level of PLU President's
Scholarships -- one of
10 $27,000-per-year
Harstad Founder's
Scholarships or one of
five full-tuition Regents'
Scholarships.
Pacific Lutheran
University, a private
liberal-arts university
in Tacoma, seeks to ed-
ucate students for lives
of thoughtful inquiry,
service, leadership and
care for other people, for
their communities and
for the Earth.
Mitzi L.
Kilker
Mitzi Kilker passed away on January 16th at
home. She was born April 16th, 1922 in Winnipeg,
Manitoba to Douglas Kerr and Ada Kerr (Black).
Mitzi is survived by her son Steve (Judy) and
daughter Mitzi (Stuart) and her grandsons
Douglas Dean, Jamie Garrido (Diana), Todd
Garrido (Lori) and Sean Garrido and her great
grandchildren Tory, Scotty, Matt, Bryan, Alex and
Spencer, and her great great-grandson Tyrus. She
was predeceased by her husbands, Norman Dean
and Bert Kilker, and her children Carol Garrido
and Douglas Dean.
Mitzi was a registered nurse, earning a
Bachelor's of Science degree in nursing from Old
Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia. She
spent much of her professional nursing career
teaching, administering a skilled nursing facility
and doing health-related volunteer work. She and
her husband Bert lived on and enjoyed Harstine
Island for many years. They travelled extensively
but mostly enjoyed their friends, familY and
community activities. Mitzi was a member of
Shelton Presbyterian Church. Arrangements
are by McComb & Wagner Funeral Home. A
memorial was held last Thursday, January 23rd,
at Shelton Presbyterian Church followed by a
reception at the Harstine Community Club. In lieu
of flowers, memorial donations can be made to
the Shelton Presbyterian Church c/o Pastor Jeff
Bursch.
...... ~ PAID OBITUARY NOTICE
John Leonard Cruse, Sr. L
August30,1933 -January l6,2014
Predeceased by his Parents, Clement and Anna
Marie Cruse; Parents-in-law, Harold and Chloe
Harper; Grandson Angel Cruse Gofigan.
John's love and memories will forever remain in
the hearts of his wife of 53 years, Donna Mae Cruse.
Children, spouses and grandchildren: John, Jr. and
Claudia Cruse (Kyle and Andrew); Marie-Therese
and Herbert Gofigan (Symone Littlefield, Keoni
and Angel); Stephen and Joy Cruse (Stephen Craig
and Donald Cody); Donald Cruse and Sonia Braga
(Nicolas). Hd is also survived by his sister, Ann, of
Tucson, Arizona.
John was born in Phoenix, Arizona and passed
away at Shelton Health and Rehabilitation Center in
Shelton, Washington.
John attended Arizona State University where he
received his Batchelor and Master's Degrees. He
also attended UCLA where he studied for his Ph.D.
in Asian studies. He served in the Air Force during
the Korean conflict.
He taught history and English in California, Guam
and Washington. John was also a vice-principal and
principal and served as associate dean of Guam
Community College where he and his family lived
for 15 years.
John was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to India
in 1968 where he met Mother Teresa of Calcutta and
later adopted his son, Stephen.
He was an active participant in St. Edwards Parish
in Shelton where he served as a lector and church
historian.
After retiring in 1995, John and his wife moved
to Harstine Island where they built their retirement
home.
John was an active philatelist (stamp collector) and
had won many awards with his Vatican and Chinese
stamp collections.
He was also an avid gardener and grew roses for his
wife and fuchsias for his own hobby. John has also
filled his property with Japanese Maples.
A vigil service was held on January 23, 2014 at
6:30 p.m. at St. Edwards Catholic Church followed
by the funeral Mass on January 24, 2014 at 11 a.m.
May he rest in peace.
-- Paid Obituary Notice -- _
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