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John R. Cook Sr.
John's obituary, written by John himself
I was born on the 4th day of December i941 to James and
Mary Cook in Everett, Washington. I passed away on February
22, 2012 in Shelton, Washington at the age of 70. I was
one month old when we moved to Agate in Shelton from
Alderwood Manor, Washington. I am going to be laid to rest
at Miller Cemetery, just one mile west of where I grew up.
I worked for Simpson Timber Company for forty years. I also
was a volunteer Fire Fighter for twenty-six years, 1 retired as a
Battalion Chief, 504. I really~enjoyed the Fire Department.
I was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
for nearly twenty eight years and was a bishop for six years. I enjoyed
coaching Little League baseball, football, basketball and Ladies Fast Pitch. I was a volunteer cook
for the Pioneer Elementary school sixth grade class at Panhandle Lake for twelve years. I have
good memories of being Santa Claus for my family and the community events for the past forty-
five years. I was involved in scouting for forty-eight years; it was special to me to be a Cub Master
for pack 155 and a Scout Master for troop 155. I was an active member of the West Coast Dry Kiln
Assoc!ation, serving two years as President and one year as Vice President.
I married Sally Yeck on Novemberl3, 1959. That was the best move I ever made. We were married
over 52 years. She was my sweetheart.
Sally and I had six kids, son, John and Dani, daughter, Darla and Jack, son, George, son, Martin
and Wendy, daughter, Doreen and Rick, and our little boy Jacob. We also adopted into the family,
Susan and Rick Wiley, Donny and Patty Ragsdale, and Jennie Hirett and her daughter Karen. We
have nineteen Grandchildren plus all those Sally and I adopted from the community. We also
had thirteen great grandchildren. Surviving is my brother, Jim and his wife Connie Cook and my
special brother in law, Leroy Gregerson.
Preceding my death was my mom and dad, Jim and Mary Cook; two sisters, Julie and Mary Ella;
four brothers, Alfred, Willard, George and Harry; my adopted father John Hirett, and my adopted
sister Susan.
Funeral Services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Saturday
March 3, 2012 at 11:00 am.
There is a memorial fund set up at Our Community Credit Union for those who would like to
contribute towards John's services.
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Thomas R. Coleman
Thomas "Tom" Robert Coleman, 73, Belfair, WA
passed away at his home on Saturday, February
25, 2012.
Tom was born October 1, 1938 to Allen W. and
Georgia E. (Brown) Coleman in Yelm, WA; the
youngest of four brothers. The family moved to
the Puyallup area and lived there several years
before moving to Mason County fll 1946. Tom
graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1956
and later served in the Washington National Guard.
He worked as a logger with his fatheL Allen, and
brother, Wayne, for AI Coleman Logging Company until
1991. He then worked in construction for his brother, Murry, at C
& H Construction. Tom worked hard and was always busy.
His hobbies included hunting, fishing, RVing, golfing and playing cards. He enjoyed
being outdoors and working in his yard. Carpentry was his passion and he built three
homes for his family.
His number one love was his family. He was married 19 years to Sharon Dewell; with
whom he had three children. Beverly Wofford has been his loving wife for the last 25
years. Good food was always center of family gatherings. He loved providing salmon,
oysters, clams, elk oi" venison for family and friends to enjoy. Tom loved to eat and never
met a meal he didn't like!
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Wofford, Belfair; mother, Georgia Coleman, ~helton;
daughter, HoUi Coleman, Seattle; sons, Rob Coleman (Helene) Shelton, and Doug
Coleman (Jami), Depoe Bay, OR; brothers, Lyle Coleman (Donna), Shelton; Murry
Coleman (Mary Ann), Olympia; sistelqn-law, Julie Coleman, Shelton; grandchildren,
Camille Coleman, Shelton and 2nd LI. Cellec Coleman, Ft. Hood, TX; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Allen, and brother, Wayne.
A Celebration of Life and lunch reception will be held at the Shelton Civic Center, 525
W. Cota, Shelton on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM.
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Wanda Lee Bolduc, 72, died
Friday, February 17, 2012 at
home in Shelton.
She was born June 9, 1939 in
Missouri to Stanley Hefti and
Gladys (Rawden) Hefti.
She married Leroy Bolduc in
1955.
Her family said she was a
homemaker, raising seven
children and helping with
numerous grandchildren.
She enjoyed oil painting,
making handmade jewelry and
various different crafts. She
enjoyed cooking, playing games
and gardening.
She is survived by her daughters
Diane Aries (George) of Allyn,
Terry Brown of Poulsbo,
Betty Weigelt of Rainier and
Judy Butler of Shelton; sons
Joseph and Franklin Bolduc
of Elma and Richard Bolduc
(Sheila) of Elma; sister Maxine
Neese (Henry) of Satsop; nine
grandchildren and eight great-
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Her parents and husband and
sister Frances Waters preceded
her in death.
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Hubert Neil Bilderback
Hubert Nell (Sonny)
Bilderback, 76, died
Thursday, Feb. 16, in St.
Paul, Minn. after a long
battle with cancer.
He was born to George
M. and Hattie Ethel
(Wolfe) Bilderback in
Chillicothe Ohio on Oct.
22, 1935. He spent his
youth in Ohio and Min-
nesota and later moved to
Port Orchard to be with
family.
He was an Army vet-
eran.
He enjoyed hunting
and fishing with his
brothers and camping
and fishing trips with
his children and various
nieces and nephews. He
was known to spend time
in both Kitsap and Mason
counties with friends and
family.
He is survived by his
wife Rita of St. Paul,
Minn.; daughter Kitty
and son David; sister Lin-
da; brothers Paul, Henry
and Howard, all of Wash-
ington, and many nieces
and nephews.
He is preceded in death
by his parents; sons Dan-
ny Joe and Gene and sis-
ters Ethel, Jeanette and
Georgia.
He was laid to rest at
the Fort Snelling Nation-
al Cemetery in Minneapo-
lis on Feb. 23.
Harry Davis
Harry Davis, 77, died
Friday, Feb. 10, in Bull-
head City, Ariz. He was a
former resident of Belfair.
He was born Sept. 27,
1935, in Pittsburg, Kan.
and moved to Belfair in
1967.
He was married to
Mary Jane Corn in 1954
in Girard,
she enjoyed traveling and
spending time with fam-
ily and friends.
She is survived by her
husband of 61 years, Rob-
ert Gibson of McCleary;
sons William Gibson (Pat-
sy) of Harstine Island,
Harold Steven Gibson of
McCleary and Jerry Dean
Gibson of Olympia; six
grandchildren; 10 great-
grandchildren and sister
Bobble Dean White of
Reno, Nev.
Her parents, Arley and
Myrtle, preceded her in
death.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Feb. 29,
at Whiteside Family Mor-
tuary in Elma.
The family suggests
memorial donations be
made to the American
Cancer Society; 1313
Broadway #100, Tacoma,
WA 98402.
Individuals can sign
the online tribute to Arlis
at www.whitesidefamily
mortuaries.com.
Arrangements were
entrusted to Whiteside
Family Mortuary in
Elma.
Kathleen Alice Smith
Kathleen Alice Smith,
85, died Friday, Feb.
17, of natural causes at
Maple Glen Assisted Liv-
ing in Shelton. She was a
resident of Shelton.
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selor. He She
Harry taught Kathleen gradu-
Davis special
educa-
tion in
the North Mason School
District, sold real estate,
opened the Briar Patch
Restaurant, was the own-
er of H.D.'s Pub and was
a commissioner for Mason
County Fire No. 2.
He retired in 2000 and
moved to eastern Wash-
ington.
He is survived by his
wife Mary; sons Mark
(Karen), Matthew (Pam);
daughter Ronna Somer-
ville (Bill); seven grand-
children and one great
granddaughter.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
brother Norm.
A casual gathering of
friends will be held at the
Theler Center in Belfair
from 1-3 p.m. on March
17. In lieu of flowers, do-
nations may be made to
the Mason County Fire
District No. 2 or the The-
ler Center.
Arlis J. Gibson
Arlis J. Gibson, 78,
died Tuesday, Feb. 21,
at Shelton Health and
Rehabilitation Center.
She was
~a 61-year
Grays
Harbor
resident.
She
was born
Dec. 23,
1933, in
Lamar,
Arlis Ark., to
Gibson Arley and
Myrtle
Irene
(Young) Storms.
She attended school
in Clarksville, Ark., and
graduated in 1952 from
Elma High School.
She married Robert
Gibson in Elma on Oct.
24, 1953.
She enjoyed children
and provided in-home
daycare for many years.
The family shared that
ated from
Smith Bremer-
ton High
School in 1945 and attend-
ed Western Washington
College of Education, grad-
uating with a bachelor's of
education degree in 1948.
She taught school in
Shelton. At this time
Evergreen Grade School
was being built. Her class
was bussed out to bar-
racks buildings at the
Shelton Airport. In 1951
she moved to Seattle and
taught at several differ-
ent grade schools.
After she retired she
began spending winters in
Arizona. She enjoyed pho-
tographing and identifying
plants, botany and bird
watching. She volunteered
at the Japanese Garden in
Seattle and did research
on plants and Japanese
lanterns in the garden.
She created booklets.
about these and some of
them are in the Miller Li-
brary in Seattle. She was
a member of the Seattle
Japanese Garden and the
Seattle Retired Teachers.
She is survived by her
sister Lorna June Smith
Dayton (Douglas) of Shel-
ton, nieces Nancy Carol
Dayton Matheson (Jerry)
of Novato, Calif. and
Karen Lorraine Dayton
Dolan (Tom) of Tacoma
and grandnephew Brent
David Dolan of Hawaii
and grandniece Julia Mi-
chelle Dolan of Tacoma.
Her parents preceded
her in death.
A memorial family get-
together will be held at a
later date.
McComb Funeral Home
served the family.
Abelardo (Lalo) Penn
Abelardo (Lalo) Penn,
69, died Sunday, Feb. 12,
in San Jose, Calif., sur-
rounded by family and
friends. He lived in Shel-
ton since 1998.
He was born Feb. 1,
1943, in Brownsville,
Texas, to Agapito and Fe-
liciana Penn.
He married Josephina
Rodriquez in 1962 and
Eva Garza in 1972. Both
~marriages
ended in
divorce.
He mar-
ried Ma-
rie Pep-
pars in
2001.
He
worked at
Abelardo Pro-Build
Pena for 12
years.
His
family shared that he
was a giver, always ready
to help other people.
His interests included
watching "Wheel of For-
tune," reading his Bible,
scratchers, barbecues on
Saturdays and his church,
the Gospel Lighthouse.
His is survived by his
wife Marie Pena and her
family; brothers Joel
Pena, Emilio Pena and
Esieas Pena; daughters
Norma Renteria, Josie
Lujan, Gracie Penn, Pa-
tricia Penn, Christina
Penn; son Abel Pena Jr.;
26 grandchildren and 25
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, son
Edward Penn and sister
Lilly Hernandez.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m. on Sat-
urday, March 10, at Gos-
pel Lighthouse Church,
982 SE Arcadia Rd., Shel-
ton. A potluck will be held
at the church following
the service.
Robert Edwin
Raincloud
Robert Edwin Rain-
cloud, 71, died Wednes-
day, Feb. 22, in Tacoma.
He was a resident of
Olympia for 20 years. He
had lived in Shelton and
Union before settling in
Olympia.
He was born Oct. 27,
1939, in Whitehall, Mont,
to Edward and Phyllis ........
~Rain-
cloud.
In 1958
he gradu-
ated from
Edger
Montana
High
School,
then
Robert joined the
Raineould U.S. Air
Force. He
retired
from the Air Force in 1970.
He had served in Panama
City; Goose Bay; Lava-
dore; Vandenberg, Calif.;
Mountain Home, Idaho;
Wiesbaden, Germany and
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Following his retire-
ment from the Air Force he
worked as an auto mechanic
from 1979 to 1985 and then
he owned and operated
Raincloud Cedar products,
until retiring in 1991.
He enjoyed camping,
fishing and working with
his hands. He was a
member of the Methodist
Church.
He is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Peggy;
sons Ronald E. Raincloud
of Olympia and John H.
Raincloud of Seattle;
daughters Wendy Klauk
(Steven) of Shelton and
Kimberly Raincloud of
Shelton; brother Fred
Jensen of Billings, Mont.;
sisters Romona Breshears
and Penny Haynes both
of Billings and Patricia
Harkness of Spokane.
His parents and his
grandson Nicolas Troy
Raincloud preceded him
in death.
Graveside services will
be held at 11:15 a.m. on
Thursday, March 1, at
Tahoma National Cem-
etery in Kent. Memorial
donations can be made to
Tacoma VA Hospice or the
American Cancer Society.
Funeral Alternative
of Washington, Lacey,
handled the arrangements.
To leave condolences go to
www. funeralalternatives.
org.
See Obits on page B-7