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Bill L. Keller
Bill L. Keller, 95, of
Shelton, Washington,
went home to Jesus on
January 28, 2020.
Mr. Keller was born
on June 10, 1924 in
Rawlins, Wyoming to
John and Gussie Keller.
He fought in WW 11
until being seriously
wounded in the South
Pacific. After the war,
Mr. Keller and his wife,
Doris built a house in
Lawrence, Kansas, but
soon moved their young
family to Washington
State. Mr. Keller’s wife,
Doris, passed away in
2014 after wonderful
years of marriage. In
2015, Mr. Keller mar-
ried Reda Daniels Buhl
and they were hap-
pily married almost five
years until his passing.
Mr. Keller had a con-
tagious sense of humor,
laughed often and al—
ways had a big smile on
his face. He loved being
with his family.
I Mr. Keller enjoyed
boating, fishing and
camping. He and his
family often sat around
the campfire singing
songs while he played
his guitar.
Mr. Keller’s inter—
ests included lapidary,
watch/clock repair and
woodworking.
While recovering in
the hospital from a bul- "
let wound received on
January 22, 1945, Mr.
Keller awoke to find his
Purple Heart laying on
his pillow. He was dis—
appointed for 75 years
that he had not been
personally presented
the medal. On January
24, 2020, he finally re-
ceived his Purple Heart
graciously presented
by Colonel Roy C. Har-
rington, US. Army
Reserve, fulfilling a life-
long wish.
Mr. Keller is sur-
vived by his wife, Reda,
three children and
their spouses, seven
grandchildren, 21 great-
grandchildren and one
great—great-grandchild.
Mr. Keller was pre-
ceded in death by his
wife, Doris Keller.
Delbert Glen
Stormo
Delbert Glen Stormo
was born on May 23,
1925, to Peter and Lucy
Stormo (Larsen) in Vi-
enna, South Dakota.
He was 94 years old.
He passed away Jan 9,
2020, at his home in Al-
lyn, WA.
He was married to
Barbara Lu Stormo
(Kraushaar) and she
preceded him in death.
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He was also preceded in
death by his parents, a
grandson and two great-
grandsons.
He graduated from
Vienna High School in
Vienna, South Dakota.
He served in the Army
for 2 1/2 years in Eu-
rope and was wounded
twice. He then attended
Dunwoody Institute in
Minneapolis, MN, to be
a sheet metal worker.
He worked in Fargus
Falls, MN for a year and
then moved to Bremer-
ton, WA and worked at
PSNS for the next 30
years. He was a volun-
teer for the local fire de-'
partment and also a fire
commissioner.
It was during those
years that Del and Barb
built the family home in
Allyn, WA and became
part of the community
Where they raised their
. family. Delbert is sur-
vived by his children,
Lyle Stormo (Mary)
of Litchfield, MN and
Duane Stormo (Shari)
of Allyn,WA and Lori
Stormo Wynn (Dana)
of Gig Harbor, WA and
Gene Stormo (Arlene)
of Port Orchard, WA.
He also has 14 grand-
children and 14 great-
grandchildren.
During his lifetime
he enjoyed golfing and
bowling and watching
sports. Playing cards
was one of his greatest
enjoyments. He was
loved and is missed
daily. An online memo-
rial can be seen at www.
lewischapel.com
Margaret
Christine
Chamberlain
Margaret Christine
Chamberlain passed
away at age 89 in Shel-
ton Health & Rehabili-
tation Center on Janu-
ary 22, 2020.
She was born in
Garrett, Indiana, on
October 20, 1930, to
Richard and Olga Wei-
deman. She had two
older brothers: Richard,
who had died as a young
child before she was
born, and Robert, whom
she remained close to
throughout their lives.
Her father had emi—
grated to the US. from
Denmark as a young
man, and made a career
with the B&O Railroad;
this obtained the family
travel privileges, often
used for trips to Chi-
cago where Margaret’s
maternal grandparents
(also Danish émigrés)
and other relatives lived
and provided opportu-
nities to enjoy concerts,
shops, museums and
other big city ameni-
ties. Margaret grew up
in the family’s Garrett
home, which stayed in
the family until both
her parents had passed
away many years later;
she returned a number
of times over the years
to visit. She kept friends
throughout her entire
life that she made grow-
ing up there.
During high school,
she once served as a
“Girls State” delegate
in Indianapolis, and
she was employed as
a lifeguard at the Gar-
rett municipal swim-
ming pool. After high
school, she attended
Grand View College in
Des Moines, Iowa; then
Indiana University;
and finally Western
Michigan University
in Kalamazoo, where
she completed her BA.
She enjoyed recounting
‘ stories of those experié
ences, and also of a
summer job she held at
Mesa Verde, Colorado.
Before completing col-
lege, she took a year off
to work at the Lincoln
National Life Insur-
ance Company in Ft.
Wayne. '
After college, Mar-
garet moved to Seattle,
preferring the idea of
big city life. Her cous-
ins Dick Norman and
George Norman, and
George’s wife Elsie,
also lived in the area.
She moved into a young
women’s residence and
made friends there, and
right away took a job at
Allstate.
In Seattle, she met
Robert Chamberlain
(“Bob”), and they mar-
ried in 1956. Bob was
beginning his lifetime
career as a commercial
artist and watercolor-
ist. Margaret’s friends
in Garrett often called
her “Wedie,” but Bob
took to calling her “Mag—
gie,” and she became so
known to her many in-
laws and friends in the
“far west”.
Bob and Maggie set-
.tled in a home in West
Seattle, where they
lived when two of their
three children were
born, David (in 1956)
and Rebecca (1958).
After the family moved
to the Olympia area in
1959, where Bob formed
his own successful
graphics business, their
third child, Richard
(1960) was born. Over
the years, apart from
several transitional ‘
homes in the Olympia
area, they had three
main residences: in Lac—
ey (1960-71); in a home
Bob built in a develop—
ment called “Camelot”
near Black Lake (and
where Becky had her
horse “Poco”); and for
the last 40 years, in
another home that Bob
built at Kamilche Point
near Shelton. Marga-
ret made close friends
among her neighbors.
She offered a welcoming
presence, and was also
well loved by neighbor-
hood kids and her chil-
dren’s friends.
For most of Marga— ‘
ret’s 64 years of mar-
riage, she worked as a
stay-at-home mom or
homemaker, though as
her kids were growing
up she worked several
years respectively in a
clerical job for Washing-
ton State in corrections,
and as a bookkeeper for
an Olympia travel agen—
cy. At various times,
she also engaged in vol-
unteer. activities, such
as the College Women’s
Club or the Cancer Soci-
ety drive.
She enjoyed working
outdoors, making the"
yards of their various
homes beautiful. She
was an avid reader.
She often helped with
Bob’s art activities,
including trips to help
set up shows. Over the
years, Bob and Mag-
gie enjoyed many other
trips as a couple, or to-
gether with family and
friends: to Visit Gar-
rett several times, to
visit Bob’s relatives in
Alberta and Utah, and
to sight-see and Visit
friends on numerous
trips around the west
and across Washing-
ton State. Their time
together often included
boating, picnicking and
weekend drives.
Margaret is survived
by her husband Bob,
her children David
Chamberlain, Rebecca
Bracilano, and Richard
Chamberlain, and their
families: Carole Wil-
liams, Fred Bracilano,
Chris and Shelly Cham-
berlain, Zoe Bracilano,
Tove Bracilano, Anna
Bracilano, Billy and
Jodi Brown and their
three boys (Connor,
Gabriel, and Daniel),
and Tristan and Laura
Bexell; by sisters-in-law
Charlene Chamberlain
and Jessie Chamber-
lain; and by loving
nieces and nephews and
their families, and a
number of close friends.
Arrangements are
through McComb &
Wagner in Shelton. No
services or other memo-
rial event are planned
at the present time. At a
later date, a more infor-
mal event might come
together, as has become
traditional in recent
years for the extended
Chamberlain family.
Margaret’s favorite
charity was St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital.
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