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Pete Earl
Bloomfield
Pete Earl Bloomfield, 87,
died on Friday, March 11,
2011.
He lived in Shelton his
entire life and was raised
with 11 siblings at the fam-
ily homestead on Bloomfield
Road in Kamilche.
He mar-
ried Max-
ine (Clark)
in 1942
and then
served in
World War
II. After
military
service in
Europe, he
Pete Earl returned
Bloomfield to Shelton
where he
started a logging company
that supported his family for
nearly 40 years. In his re-
tirement, he drove a bus for
the Shelton School District.
He was an avid aviator and
owned a Maule M-4 Rocket,
which he flew to Alaska sev-
eral times. He was also an
accomplished puzzle solver,
an avid hunter and fisher-
man, a master blackberry
picker, an amateur bowler,
a talented baseball player,
storyteller and a wonderful
husband and father.
Survivors include his wife
of 68 years, Maxine; his son
Jerry (Tue), daughters Dar-
lene Stott (Jim), Peg Bloom-
field, Susan Giffin-Huey
(Jim); 12 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren, one
great-great granddaughter;
and a sister, Dolly O'Malley
(Bill) of Oregon City, Ore.
A celebration of his life
will be held at 4 p.m. on Fri-
day, March 18 at the Shelton
Civic Center.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made to the Pete
Bloomfield Foundation to
support Little League base-
ball and softball at Our Com-
munity Credit Union, 526
West Cedar Street, Shelton,
WA 98584. McComb Funeral
Home in Shelton will be han-
dling the arrangements.
JaNean M.
'wGinger'
Brown
JaNean M. "Ginger"
Brown, 69, died Monday,
March 7, 2011 at Capital
Medical Center, Olympia.
She was a long-time resi-
dent of Shelton.
She was born January
24, 1942 in Spokane to Ver-
non and Bernadine "Bunny"
(Johnston) Wolfrum.
She graduated in 1960
from Wilbur High School
and at-
tended
Western
Washing-
ton Uni-
versity.
S h e
married
Donald R.
Brown on
May 26,
JaNean M. 1962 in
"Ginger" Wilbur.
Brown W h i 1 e
raising her
family, she went to work as a
secretary for Don's insurance
company, Brown and Asso-
ciates. She then spent the
next 20 years working within
the Shelton School District,
mainly as a secretary for the
special service department.
She enjoyed spending time
with her family, especially
their yearly trips to Ocean
Shores. She also enjoyed at-
tending lunches, dinners and
barbecues with family and
friends, and shopping with
her girls. Her family shared
that she had a contagious
laugh--even once being sent
to the principal's office for
laughing too loudly in class.
She is survived by her hus-
band Don Brown of Shelton;
children Lisa Fox (Grant),
Scott Brown (Julie), Jeffrey
Brown (Lorie) and Rick
Brown, all of Shelton; broth-
er John Wolfrum (Bev) of
Denver, Colo.; grandchildren
Kathleen Haak (Graham),
Kristina Johnson (Michael),
Hollie Brown, Cindee Brown
Donald Brown, Scan Brown,
Sarah Brown, Kairee Brown
and Duncan Brown and
great-granddaughter Emma
Johnson.
She was preceded in death
by parents and brother Mon-
ty "Skip" Wolfrum.
A celebration of life will be
held a 2 p.m. on March 19 at
the Faith Lutheran Church,
1212 Connection St., Shel-
ton, WA 98584.
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations to can
be made to Faith Lutheran
Church, 1212 Connection
Street, Shelton, WA 98584
For your convenience, online
condolences may be sent to
the family at mccombfh.com.
Lee R. (Sonny)
Gatewood
Lee R. (Sonny) Gatewood,
70, died March 8, 2011 in
Shelton. He was a lifetime
resident of Shelton and was
known as Grandpa Shelton.
Gate-
wood was
born on
December
27, 1940
to Ray-
mond L.
Gatewood
and Ruby
(Shaw)
Wingerter.
Lee R. He was
(Sonny) in the U.S.
Gatewood Navy from
1956 to
1971 and a Vietnam veteran
serving on the USS King,
USS Bridgette, USS Sperry,
USS O'Callaghan and the
USS Evans. His rank on
discharge was TM3, torpedo
shooter.
He was acknowledged
for receiving the Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal with
two stars and the National
Defense Service Medal with
two silver stars.
He was married to Mary
L. (Marshall) Gatewood. The
marriage ended in divorce
in 1979, but they remained
good friends until her death
in 2009.
He had a 28-year partner,
Katherine York.
He is survived by his part-
ner Katherine York of Shel-
ton; sisters Patricia Hontz of
Bremerton, Cheryl Foster of
Bremerton, Lori Gatewood of
Poulsbo and Lynne Phillips
(Clancy) of Sequim; broth-
ers Dale Gatewood of Walla
Walla and Duane Gatewood
(Debbie) of Shelton; daugh-
ters Lorrie Gatewood of
Naches, Tina Gatewood of
Seattle, Monica McAllister
(Mike) of Everett and Crissy
Ramirez (Teofilo) of Coving-
ton; sons Wayne Gatewood of
Seattle and Raymond Gate-
wood (Ann) of Snoqualmie;
step-daughters Jackie and
Kitty York of Shelton; 16
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren with one more
due in September.
His parents, brother
Wayne Gatewood, son Lee
W. Gatewood, brother-in-law
Robert Hontz Sr., sister-in-
laws Tami and Dobie Gate-
wood, nephews Robert Hontz
Jr. and Justin Phillips, niece
Wayna Gatewood and great-
grandchild Lovely Ramirez,
preqeded him in death.
A service is scheduled at
1 p.m. on Friday, March 18
at the Four Square Church
in Shelton. Ken Nillson and
Tina Gatewood will conduct
the service.
After the service there
will be a small gathering at
the church with light snack
and refreshments and at
4 p.m. there will be drinks
and a potluck at Pine Tree
Restaurant. For more infor-
mation, contact Tina at 425-
232-6295.
His ashes will be spread
on White Pass Naches and
final resting spot cemetery in
Shelton.
Memorial donations can
be made to local food banks
the family encourages you
to leave a comment on Lee
Gatewood's Facebook page
Forest Funeral Home in
Shelton is handling arrange-
ments.
June Elvira
McDougall
June Elvira McDougall,
78, died Thursday, March
10, 2011 peacefully at home,
surrounded by her family.
She was a resident of Mason
Lake in Grapeview for 20
years.
She was born June 7,
1932 to
Erick and
Mina (Ha-
glund)
Hofstead
in Stewart
B.C., Can-
ada.
She
gradu-
ated in
June Elvira 1952 from
MeDougall John Oli-
ver High
School in Vancouver, B.C.
She married Stafford Mc-
Dougall on May 10, 1958 in
Vancouver, B.C.
She enjoyed Mason Lake
and living in the United
States very much although
her heart and respect was
always in her motherland of
Canada, her family shared.
Her family said she was a
devoted and dedicated wife
and mother to her husband
and three sons. She was very
much involved with the boys
and their soccer growing up.
Known as a "soccer mom,"
she once coordinated the
mothers in her basement to
make 18 matching coats for
a Canadian Exchange Soc-
cer Tournament Game that
was held in Vancouver, BC.
Her sons expressed that she
was "the best stay at home
mother ever."
She was a member of the
Le Femmes at the 40 et 8,
the Elks and the Eagles. Her
hobbies included knitting,
crocheting, sewing, cooking
and traveling. She and her
husband were snowbirds
and traveled to Indio, Calif.
every winter. Lately, she
enjoyed crossword puzzles.
She kept a lovely home and
enjoyed spending time with
her children and grandchil-
dren on the lake and with
the neighbors and friends of
the lake.
She is survived by her
husband Stafford S. Mc-
Dougall of Grapeview;
sons Shawn McDougall of
Bremerton, Stafford Mc-
Dougall of Grapeview and
Stuart McDougall (Kelley)
of Renton; granddaugh-
ters Maura McDougall and
Mkari McDougall both of
Renton; sister Pearl McDon-
ald (Lester) of Ladysmith,
B.C. and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Her parents preceded her
in death.
A celebration of life will
be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday, April 2 at the 40 et 8,
123 Cota St. Shelton. Online
condolences may be sent to
the family at mccombfh.
com.
Christian
'Chris' Hans
Petersen
Christian "Chris" Hans
Petersen, 48, of Sequim,
died on March 2, 2011, at
home following a battle with
colon cancer.
He was
born Janu-
ary 7, 1963
to Arne
and Tove
Petersen
in Seattle.
H e
grew up
in Bellev-
Christian ue. After
"Chris" Hans graduat-
Petersen ing Inter-
lake High
School in
1981, he joined the United
States Army. He spent most
of his seven years of ser-
vice stationed in Louisiana,
serving as an Intelligence
Analyst and rising to the
rank of Sergeant.
Upon returning to Wash-
ington, he attended Olympic
Community College and the
University of Washington,
studying political science.
He worked at Amgen in
Seattle as a Senior Security
Officer from 1994-2003. In
2004, he returned to mili-
tary work as he took on a
civilian job as a Physical
Security Specialist at Naval
Station Everett and in 2008
at Naval Station Bangor.
Throughout his life, he
enjoyed many family gath-
erings at the Petersen fam-
ily cabin on Hood Canal. He
had a real sense for adven-
ture and enjoyed numerous
outdoor activities includ-
ing bicycling, hiking, rock
climbing, scuba diving, ski-
ing, and kayaking.
He married Rhonda Rose,
December 29, 2007 in Reno,
Nev. after a two-year court-
ship.
In 2006, he and Rhonda
completed the Seattle to
Portland 200-mile bike ride;
and in 2009, they completed
the Rock-n-Roll Half Mara-
thon in Las Vegas. Peterson
and his wife enjoyed their
travels, including trips to
Cape Cod, Jamaica, South
Dakota, Washington DC
and various trips explor-
ing the Pacific Coast and
Cascade Mountains. They
created even more cher-
ished memories on their two
mountain bike rides on the
Route of the Hiawatha near
Wallace, Idaho.
As Peterson's cancer pro-
gressed, he was not able to
enjoy outdoor activities. He
enjoyed watching old mov-
ies with his mom and he
worked on perfecting his
dart game. His friends and
family describe him as loy-
al, and kind with a love of
cats and dogs and all living
things and having a sense of
humor, even in tough situa-
tions.
He is survived by his
mother, Tove Petersen of
Belfair; wife, Rhonda Rose;
stepdaughter, Lindsay
Rieker of Steilacoom; step-
son, Ryan Rieker of Port
Angeles; his brother, Glenn
Petersen (Gloria) of Belfair;
sister, Janet Williams (Tim)
of Snoqualmie; three neph-
ews Eric, Brian and Alec
and four nieces Kirsten, Ja-
mie, Elaine and Danielle.
His father, Arne Peters-
en, preceded him in death.
Family and friends are
invited to a celebration of
life to be held at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, April 16 at Ram-
blewood Environmental
Learning Center in Sequim.
Donations can be made to
Olympic Medical Center
Foundation - Cancer Cen-
ter, 928 Caroline Street,
Port Angeles, WA 98262, in
memory of Chris.
Katheryn Powell
Katheryn Powell, 86,
died on March 10, 2011, sur-
rounded by her children. She
was born on March 29, 1924
in Woodstock, Minn. to Jacob
and Sara (Murphy) Nissen.
She was one of eleven chil-
dren.
She graduated from
Hank's High School in North
Dakota, where she was an
avid basketball player, set-
ting high school records. Her
picture hung in the school un-
til the building burned. She
married Cecil C. Powell, on
April 27, 1945. She will be re-
membered by her seven chil-
dren: sons, Thomas (Karren)
of Olympia, Tim (Savannah)
of Milton; daughters, Pauline
Albro (Orion), Bonnie Costa
(James), both of Olympia,
Ivy Dickinson (Bill) of Both-
ell, Vicki Rodgers (Ronald)
and Bobbi Kerr (Brian), both
of Shelton; 18 grandchildren,
19 great-grandchildren and
two great-great-grandchil-
dren; sister Iola Johnson of
Cutback, Mont.; and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Her husband, two daugh-
ters, Mary (Kitty) Powell
and Terri Ann Wangen, two
grandchildren, one great-
grandchild, seven brothers,
two sisters and both parents
preceded her in death.
A graveside service in
memory of our mother and
grandmother will be held at
the family plot at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, March 19, at the
Memorial Park Cemetery,
5275 Littlerock Rd SW,
Tumwater, arrangements
by Mills and Mills Funeral
Home. Internment will fol-
low.
A reception will take place
air the service at 4 p.m.
at Providence St. Francis
House located at 3415 12th
Avenue NE, Olympia.
We would like to thank all
of the staff at South Sound
Hospice, Korean Woman's
Association, the staff at Area
Agency on Aging and espe-
cially to her long time care-
giver Barbara Shelton for
their help and support.
David Michael
Robecker
David Michael Robecker,
39, died March 7, 2011 in Se-
attle. He was a 16-year resi-
dent of Shelton.
He was born on December
15, 1971 to Steve Rebecker
and Barbara (Pullar) Ro-
becker in Aberdeen.
He graduated in 1990
from Montesano High School,
Montesano.
He married Tracey Selleg
on July 27, 1991 in Monte-
sano.
His family shared that
he had a giving heart and
a ready smile. His children
and his family were his life.
He was always laughing and
was known for playing prac-
tical jokes. He made friends
wherever he went. Next to
his family,
his job was
his passion
and he en-
joyed his
co-workers
as a fam-
ily. He
found his
greatest
joy in being
David outdoors.
Michael Manson
Robecker Construc-
tion em-
ployed him as a deck engi-
neer.
He was a member of the
Operating Engineers, Local
302 since 1990.
His interests included
hunting, fishing, spending
time with his children and
working on cars. He was
member of Shelton First
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Tracey Robecker of Shel-
ton, children Taylor and
Chase,father Steve (Norma)
Robecker of Montesano,
mother Barbara Robecker
of Shelton, brothers Mark
(Kari) Robecker of Monte-
sano and Todd Robecker of
Montesano, and grandmoth-
er Mae Pullar of Aberdeen.
He will also be forever re-
membered by his extended
family and many special
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his grandfather, Rellias
Pullar; grandmother Ardith
Heacox and grandfather
Charles Heacox.
A celebration of life was
held on March 16 at the Pa-
vilion at Sentry Park, 190
West Sentry Drive, Shelton.
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations can
be made to Make-a-Wish,
811 First Avenue, Suite 520,
Seattle WA 98104.
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