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Gary Allan Cecotti Gary Allan Cecotti, 66, died February 17, 2011 at Mason General Hospital of natural causes. He was a resident of Lilliwaup for 18 months. He was born October 18, 1944 to Lfeo Cecotti and Virginia (Thrusty) Cecotti in Mt. Vernon. He spent his entire career as a civilian cook at the San Clemente, Calif. military base, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed watching NHRA drag racing, taking care of his cat, music and watching movies. He is survived by his brother Kenneth Cecotti of Battle Ground, sisters Kar- rie McNeely of Lilliwaup and Becky Lewis of 100 Mile House, B.C., Canada and step-mother Dorothy Erick- son of Mission, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Da- vid Cecotti and sister Saun- dra Sherman. A private family service will be held. Kathryn Mary Gelormini Kathryn Mary Gelormini, 99, died February 14, 2011 at Mason General Hospi- tal. She was a resident of Shelton for three and a half years. She was born May 9, 1911 to John and Margaret (Cronin) O'Sullivan in County Cork, Ireland. She married Joseph Gel- ormini. Gelormini was a past member of the Moose Lodge and enjoyed gardening, sew- ing and making potholders. She is survived by her daughters Margaret Knox of Summers, Ark., Carmella Marshall of Westville, Okla. Graveside service was February 17 at Shelton Me- morial Park. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 2120 First Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. mccombfh.com. Katrina Margaree Kirkwood Katrina Margaree Kirk- wood, 91, died February 8, 2011 at Shelton Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. She was a resident of Shelton for two-and-a- half years. She was born January 11, 1920 to George and Susan (Abercrombie) Pickering in Kola, Miss. S h e married Arthur Kirkwood in 1954 in Shreve- port, La. He was previously married to Bailey Katrina Longoria Margaree (deceased). Kirkwood She was manager for Tall's Travel in Seattle from 1956-1964. She also managed Imperial. Apart- ments in Bellevue, for 40 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Bellevue. She was an avid reader her family states. A memorial will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26 at Lake Limerick Country Club in Shelton, a reception will follow. Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimers Association of Washington at 12721 - 30th Ave. NE St. He enjoyed hunting, fish- ing and spending time with family and friends. When he was younger, he enjoyed baseball, basketball and stick games. He partici- pated in the annual Canoe Journey with tribal friends and family. His family shared that gourmet cook- ing was one of his great- est passions and his wife LaMetta was his favorite guinea pig to test his latest creation. He and his family enjoyed going to the movies. He was a baseball coach for many years starting with T- ball and moving up through the years. In addition, he coached basketball. He was a member in the Seowin Society and a senior in the "House of Slanay." He was considered the Heredi- tary Tribal Chief. He also served for eight years on the Skokomish Tribal Council. He is survived by his wife LaMetta (Smith) LaClair; daughters Angel King- george, Jean Henry and Shawndra Henry; sons Pat- rick A (Moosie) LaClair and Dale (Redhawk) LaClair; brothers Tim LeClair 28, 1935. She was the owner of Rex Floor Covering in Shelton, from 1958 to 1985. She was a Charter Mem- ber of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church since 1928. She enjoyed gardening and sewing. She is survived by her son Ted Rex of Shelton, daughters Diane Johnson (Ken) of Olympia and Lori Rex-Santamaria of Auburn, seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and one great- great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband Ar- nold Rex, sisters Helen and Grace, brothers Bert, Pat- rick Fox and Arnold and George Horton. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thurs- day Feb. 24, 2011 at Shelton Memorial Park. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. Burial is at Shelton Me- morial Park. Memorial donations may be sent to Mt. Olive Lu- theran Church School Fund and Kathryn Webster of Seattle, WA 98125. and Darryl LeClair all of 206 E Wyandotte Ave. Shel- Shelton, five grandchildren Online condolences may Skokomish Nation; sisters ton, WA 98584 or Lutheran and four great-grandchil- be sent to the family at Rhea (LaClair) Domin- Hour Ministries 660 Mason dren. ' • www.mccombfh.com, guez, Patty LeClair, Donna She was preceded in death by her husband Jo- seph and two sisters. For your convenience, online condolences may be sent to the family at www. mccombfh.com. Steven D. Herendeen Patrick Joseph LaClair Patrick Joseph LaClair, 54, died February 18, 2011 as a result of a scuba diving accident. Steven D. Herendeen, 57, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Mason General Hospital. He was a resident of Shelton for five years. He was born June 20, 1953 to Roger C. and Lela (Shelley) Herendeen in Hermiston, Ore. He attended Salem High School and Oregon State College, majoring in history. He married Marjorie Lee Patrick Joseph LaClair H e was born on June LeClair and Co~ina LeClair all of Shelton~l grandchil- dren and six great-grand- children. He was preceded in death by his parents and broth- ers Dale LeClair and Glenn LeClair. A service was held at the House of Slanay of February 23, 2011. Bernice 29, 1956 Eleanor Rex to Adam L e C 1 a i r Bernice Eleanor Rex, 95, and Ada died February 21, 2011 at (Hysman) Shelton Health and Reha- LeClair. bilitation. He was She was a a lifelong resident of r e s i d e n t Shelton for and tribal 79 years. m e m b e r She was Bisson on October 2, 2000 in Elbe. He was a long haul truck driver for Systems Trans- port. His hobbies included boat building, sailing, wood- working, camping, garden- hag and doing crossword puzzles. He enjoyed the His- tory channel and had a re- markable memory. He also owned 13 parrots. He is survived by Marjo- rie Herendeen of Shelton, daughter Anita Mounce of Shelton, son Ward Mc- Neely of Kodiak, father Rog- er Herendeen of Brinnon, sister Susan Prince (Greg) of Brinnon, brothers Roger Herendeen of Ariz. and Fred Shelley (Lily) of Ariz., grandchildren Eric Monnce and Holly McNeely; one niece, one nephew and one great nephew. He was preceded in death by his mother. of the Skokomish nation. His mother's ancestry was Quinault and Lower Chi- nook band. His father's an- cestry was Yakima, Cowlitz and Puyallup. His Indian name was Ahmoose-Ah- moose meaning High Chief of The Elk People. He married LaMet- ta Smith in 1987 at the Skokomish Tribal Center on the reservation. He attended the Santa Fe School for Performing arts. After completing his stud- ies, he became a tribal police officer for a few years. He then started employment with Site Fisheries and next Skokomish Tribal Fisheries. He opened his own commer- cial fishing business, fishing for most types of seafood available throughout Puget Sound and became an ac- complished scuba diver. He had been in business for the last 28 years. born July 29, 1915 to Denslow A. and Ce- Bernice lia (Arm- strong) Eleanor Rex Fox in Amery, Wis. She graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1933. She married Arnold Rex at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Shelton on June Worthy of Your Trust Ridge Center Dr. St. Louis, MO 63141-8557 For your convenience online condolences may be sent to the family at www. mccombfh.com. Paul R. Yanez, Jr. Paul R. Yanez, Jr., 84, died February 8,~ 2011 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. He was a resi- dent of Belfair for 30 years. He was born August 22, 1927 to Emma and Paul Yanez, Sr. in Hollister, Ca- lif. He was married to Fern Yanez in 1999 in Belfair. He was a butcher for 35 years before he retired. His family said that you could find him at the coffee shop or sitting in his boat at the dock, 24/7. He is survived by his wife Fern, daughters Charlene Harrington of California and Catherine Yanez of Bel- fair, son Kenneth Yanez of Belfair, grandchild, great- grandchild, nephew and niece. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services where held on February 11, 2011 at Belfair Baptist Church. Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning Family Owned Local Business • Only Crematory in Mason County OREST Shelton- {360} 427,8044 Funeral Alternatives offers a variety of simple, cost-effective options. Direct Cremation Harstine Continued from page B-1 lucky. Thankfully, Dis- trict 5 has done a good job providing support for mainland with its paid on duty staff and from neighboring volunteer stations and have helped by keeping Station 7 at Spencer Lake staffed during the day. But with call volumes increasing and financial constraints that all departments are experiencing, the need for trained volunteers is as important as ever. Having more volunteers available for more time can only lead to quicker response time and bet- ter and safer service from your fire service. I'm asking that those who read this column spread the word and I would love to talk to any- one that might have in- terest in helping in some way and explain what joining the fire depart- ment would entail and how to get started. They can contact me directly (I carry volunteer appli- cations with me) or call 427-5521 for Lt. Nick Neuerburg Mason 5. The second presenta- tion in Harstine Island's Inquiring Minds series for 2011 is set for Sun- day, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. in the community hall. For those of you who enjoyed the first program by Har- riet Baskas, we have a second that promises to be every bit as good. Our speaker is Michael Her- schensohn, whose inter- est in historic buildings led him to complete a degree in preservation, planning and the history of American architecture. His presentation will feature historic buildings from across Washington State, as well as the peo- ple who occupied them. The doors of the hall will open at 1:30 p.m., so all are invited to come early, socialize and enjoy cof- fee and cookies with our speaker. Admission is free and we look forward to having a large and en- • thusiastic crowd. It's getting closer - the annual Kiwanis crab and clam dinner. The dinner will take place March 19 in the cafeteria at our own Pioneer School. There will also be a great live and silent auction. If you have anything you would like to donate to the auction, give me a call at 427-9516 and I would be more than hap- py to come by and pick it up. Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncounty.com. Deadine is 2pm the tuesday before publication. % Justin Eugene Taylor JustinEugene community board Taylor, 90, of and shellfish Olympia, industry Wash. passed committees. a w a y Justin Monday, continued F e b r u a r y throughout 21, 2011, his life at Capital advancing Medical shellfish Center. farming He will be with many remembered i n n o v a t i v e as a loving practices. He husband and was a great father, optimistic thinker, leader and tireless shellfish and cornerstone of farmer and a good man. the industry. Justin was born in Shelton, Wash. on February 16, 1921 to Eugene and Florence (Waldrip) Taylor. He and his older brother Edwin grew up in Kamilche. Justin served on the USS Texas during World War 11 where he fought in five major invasions and was called back to military service for 18 months during the Korean War. Justin met Carol Hunter soon after leaving the military and they were married on August 20, 1954. After their marriage, Justin and Carol made their first home at a logging camp in Northern California for two seasons where Justin felled timber. In 1955 the couple settled permanently at their home on Oyster Bay where Justin followed the family tradition of shellfish farming. Justin was one of the great men of the shellfish industry. He dedicated his life to the improvement of the water quality of Puget Sound. He served on various Justin was a long time member of Hidden Creek Community Church in , Olympia, where he served in various positions. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carol Hunter Taylor, his three children and nine grandchildren: William (wife Betsy; children Diani and Malindi Taylor and Becce Ellen), Paul (wife Gail, children Brittany Marcelle and Nyle Taylor), and daughter Janet Pearson (husband Jeff, children Brooke, Lynnea and Jade Pearson). A memorial service will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2010. Please call McComb Funeral Home of Shelton, 426-4803, for the time and place. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to Puget Sound Restoration Fund, 500 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 or The Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202. k,.., -- Paid Obituary Notice -- j Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Feb: 24, 2011 - Page B-7 I it