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Mittie B. Scarlett
longtime Shelton resi-
Scarlett died of
Causes Sunday, March
home in Lacey. She was
resided in Thurston
the past four years.
Was born February 15,
nville, Missouri, to
and Nancy Ome (Bates)
rried George Scarlett in
He preceded her
Previously, she was
to Bryan Bailey in 1916
Missouri. He also
in death.
was a homemak-
a member of the Senior
Center STARS program
,la. She attended the
in Olympia.
Joyed singing, music,
en and loved cook-
Survived by grandchil-
a Bailey and Debbie
)oth of Lacey, Wanda
and Les Kincade, both of
Harriette McInnis of
Vicki Bailey of We-
Kincade of Arizo-
e DeLoen of California,
a Balentine of Redmond;
Eva Bailey of
Junction, Arizona; 22
ten and 21 great-
service will be held
Friday, March 19, at
421 West E Street,
at Shelton Memo-
will follow the funeral.
al donations may be
Senior Services Cen-
Program, 222 North
Olympia 98501
are by McComb
me in Shelton.
MacDonald
E. MacDonald, a Shel-
for the past 13 years,
causes Thursday,
at an adult care home
She was 89.
.was born September 11,
la Brooks, Maine, to
s and Rosa (Johnson)
was preceded
her husband, Ken-
in 1975.
in a photography
Laay Years.
a member of the Brin-
Church. She en-
music and danc-
by son Kenneth
'f Roanoke, Virginia;
lry Bowcutt of
grandchildren, 14
en and one
aughter.
Ll service was held
15, in Shelton.
at Forest Lawn Ceme-
are by McComb
e in Shelton.
[Non-denornil)a [io hal
pagol available)
S
Is
'r groups
meetings
recitals
tg for 200
catered receptions
West E Street,
,r Callanan Park
ntain View.
6-0607
O
Gertrude Lozier
James Lozier
James E.
Longtime Tumwater residents
James E. Lozier and his wife,
Gertrude May Lozier, met at a
taffy pull at the parsonage of the
Tumwater Baptist Church. Mr.
Lozier always said thereafter he
got stuck to her and couldn't get
away.
The Loziers, who were married
just shy of 70 years, died recently
within five days of one another.
James E. Lozier died of natural
causes Tuesday, March 9, at Pu-
get Sound Healthcare Center in
Olympia. His wife, Gertrude May
Lozier, died of natural causes
Sunday, March 14, at Olympia
Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Lozier was born January 2,
1905, in Ashland, Kentucky, to
Henry B. and Sarah J. (Little)
Lozier. He was one of 15 children
born to the couple. He moved to
Washington as a young child and
quit school in the seventh grade
to help his family.
Mrs. Lozier was born April 3,
1910, in Brainard, Minnesota, to
Thomas and Sarah (Paine) Mor-
gan. She also moved to Washing-
ton as a young child. She lived on
a houseboat on Hood Canal, and
she and her brother rowed across
the canal to attend school for a
time.
At age 14, she cooked for her
father's logging crew. She gradu-
ated from Olympia High School in
1927.
The two were married on April
19, 1929. Times were hard during
the Great Depression, but with
Mr. Lozier taking any job he
could find and Mrs. Lozier sewing
all of the clothes for the family,
which included three daughters,
and raising a garden and can-
ning, they were able to maintain
their family.
From 1939 to 1941, Mr. Lozier
worked as a choker setter at
Simpson Timber Company's
and Gertrude May Lozier
Camp 3 located 17 miles north of
Shelton above the Skokomish
Valley. They moved to Tumwater
and Mr. Lozier took a job during
World War II with Todd Pacific
Shipyard. After the war, he
worked for the town of Tumwater
as a heavy equipment operator
and retired in 1966.
He was interested in hunting,
fishing, and his children and
grandchildren.
Mrs. Lozier was a homemaker.
Both were members of the Mc-
Kenzie Road Baptist Church in
Olympia, where Mrs. Lozier
taught Sunday school for 40
years. Family members described
them as "role models for many
couples." They would have cel-
ebrated their 70th wedding anni-
versary on April 19.
They were preceded in death
by daughters Elaine Roberts, who
died on June 4, 1970, and Carol
M. Zink, who died on June 20,
1994.
They are survived by daughter
Betty J. Elliott of Shelton; Mr.
Lozier's sisters Ethel M. Price
and Mabel I. Davenport, both of
Olympia, and Ella J. Donahoe of
Shelton; Mr. Lozier's brothers
Tom E. Lozier and Leonard E.
Lozier, both of Olympia; 12
grandchildren, 29 great-grand-
children, a great-great grandchild
and many nieces and nephews.
• A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, at
the McKenzie Road Baptist
Church in Olympia. Burial will be
at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, at
Odd Fellows Memorial Park in
Tumwater.
Memorial donations may be
sent to McKenzie Road Baptist
Church, 215 McKenzie Road SW,
Olympia 98502.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Larry F. Scheel
Former Hood Canal resident
Lorenz F. (Larry) Scheel, 91, of
Olympia died Wednesday, March
10, at Mother Joseph Care Center
in Olympia.
The last stonecutter of his gen-
eration, he was born February 5,
1908, in Tenino to Hans P. and
Francis L.C. (Stein) Scheel. He
attended grade school at Lowell
School in Tacoma before finishing
school in Tenino. He was a long-
time resident of Union and most
recently resided in Olympia.
During the 1920s and 1930s he
worked at the region's premier ar-
chitectural stone facilities in Te-
nino and Tacoma. His projects in-
cluded the old Thurston County
Courthouse in Olympia, the Ma-
son County Courthouse in Shel-
ton, the Heidelburg Brewery in
Tacoma, the 1411 Fourth Avenue
Building in Seattle, and, later,
the stone representing Washing-
ton State in the Philadelphia
Freedom Monument in Pennsyl-
vania.
Historian Art Dwelley wrote in
an article that "the old Thurston
County Courthouse (1930) across
from the capitol campus in Olym-
pia was one of the last buildings
to be built of Tenino stone. The
stone eagles over its portico are a
final tribute to the dying skill of
stone carving." Mr. Scheel carved
those eagles.
He was the youngest member
accepted into the national Jour-
neyman Stone Cutters Associa-
tion when he started out in the
trade in Tenino.
He was later an engineer in
the Seattle shipyards, worked as
a carpenter establishing the city
of Vail, and worked for the Mason
County Public Utility District. As
a Seabee in World War II, he
trained U.S. Navy recruits on the
East Coast and was later wound-
ed fighting on Iwo Jima and Oki-
nawa. He returned to live on
Hood Canal in Union for many
years.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; by brothers Karl H.
Scheel, Walter G. Scheel and
Hans P. Scheel Jr.; and by sisters
Anna E.F. (Frances) Hammond,
Maria C. Scheel and Dora O.
Blancher. He is survived by
sisters Louisa R. Coopey of Eu-
gene, Oregon and Margaret M.
Larsen of Lakewood; daughter
Gaye Scheel and her husband
Bob Jones of Tacoma and step-
daughter Milde (Chris) Vetter of
Mercer Island; and by numerous
nephews, nieces and friends.
A memorial gathering will be
held at the Forest Grove Ceme-
tery south of Tenino at noon on
April 10. A reception will follow
at the Quarry House in Tenino
A healthy heart works
in perfect
harmony.
And around here, heart care
specialists
work
together, to
Cardiac patients in Southwest Washington benefit from a team approach to hea
The board-certified emergency physicians and nurses at Mason General Hos
handle all of your urgent care needs.Your local family practice doctor or internist
diagnose and manage your care. And if you need heart surgery, the cardiac
Providence St. Peter Hospital are consulted and continue treatment. We worh
at
to make sure you and your heart get the best care available.
Lorenz (Larry) F. Scheel
City Park. Those who need direc-
tions can phone (253) 756-9342.
In lieu of flowers, the family sug-
gests donations in Mr. Scheel's
name to the South Thurston His-
torical Society, P.O. Box 399, Te-
nino 98589, phone (360) 264-
4637.
McComb Funeral Home in
Shelton is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Marion F. Bisser
Quiltmaker Marion F. Bisser, a
Shelton resident for the past 54
years, died of natural causes Fri-
day, March 12, at her Shelton
home. She was 81.
She was born May 25, 1917, in
Wood County, Wisconsin, to War-
ren and Hattie (Reidel) Nason.
Her husband, Victor Bisser,
preceded her in death in 1976.
She was a homemaker who
also enjoyed working in her yard,
sewing and crocheting. Among
her other interests, Mrs. Bisser
enjoyed making quilts for her
eight grandchildren.
She is survived by her son,
Tony Bisser of Shelton; daughters
Vergene Swearingen and Barb
Strickland, both of Shelton; a
sister, Verna Downer of Shelton;
eight grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and two great-
great grandchildren.
A funeral service was held
Wednesday, March 17, in Shel-
ton. Burial was at Shelton Memo-
rial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer So-
ciety at 1551 Broadway, Tacoma
98402-3332.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Elizabeth Robeson
Longtime Church of Christ
member and community volun-
teer Elizabeth "Liz" Robeson died
of natural causes Friday, March
12, at Saint Peter Hospital in
Olympia.
Mrs. Robeson was 81 and had
lived in Shelton for the past 23
years.
She was born October 9, 1917,
in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to
Leo L. and Olivi Spring and grad-
uated from Sand Spring High
School.
She married W.C. Robeson in
1936 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He
preceded her in death in 1988.
In 1942, she and her family
moved to Los Angeles, California,
making the cross-county trip in a
four-door Chevrolet they called
"Enoch."
The Robesons moved to Shel-
ton 23 years ago to be close to
their son, "Mike" Robeson, who
was then the owner of the Arco
station at Taylor Towne.
Mrs. Robeson enjoyed stitchery
and oil painting, but her main in-
terests centered around her
church and volunteer activities.
"Iier volunteer work was prob-
ably the biggest part of her life
the past 10 years," said her son,
"Robbie" Robeson.
She was a volunteer at Mason
General Hospital and a founding
member of the Granny Rockers at
Shelton High School and
CttOICE High School. She be-
longed to the Little Skookum
Women's Club, American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons and other
groups.
She is survived by sons L.F.
Elizabeth Robeson
"Mike" Robeson of Yuma, Arizo-
na, and W.C. "Robbie" Robeson
Jr. of Blue Eye, Missouri; seven
grandchildren, including Lisa
Smith and her family of Shelton,
14 great-grandchildren and one
great-great grandchild.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Church of Christ, 740
West Dayton-Airport Road, Shel-
ton.
M. O. Christiansen
Milton O. "Chris" Christiansen,
80, of Hoodsport, died Monday,
March 15, at his home.
A full obituary will appear in
The Journal next week.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be sent to Assured
Home Health & tlospice, 6120
Capitol Boulevard, Suite 3, Tum-
water 98501.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
'en Ialtz, MD
mergency
General Hosp
Mark Taylor, MD
Cardiac Surgeon
Providence
St.
h "* :
Quality care.., in our own ome to.
:Mason Gcncral ttopllal
Thursday, March 18, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17
Obi
Mittie B. Scarlett
longtime Shelton resi-
Scarlett died of
Causes Sunday, March
home in Lacey. She was
resided in Thurston
the past four years.
Was born February 15,
nville, Missouri, to
and Nancy Ome (Bates)
rried George Scarlett in
He preceded her
Previously, she was
to Bryan Bailey in 1916
Missouri. He also
in death.
was a homemak-
a member of the Senior
Center STARS program
,la. She attended the
in Olympia.
Joyed singing, music,
en and loved cook-
Survived by grandchil-
a Bailey and Debbie
)oth of Lacey, Wanda
and Les Kincade, both of
Harriette McInnis of
Vicki Bailey of We-
Kincade of Arizo-
e DeLoen of California,
a Balentine of Redmond;
Eva Bailey of
Junction, Arizona; 22
ten and 21 great-
service will be held
Friday, March 19, at
421 West E Street,
at Shelton Memo-
will follow the funeral.
al donations may be
Senior Services Cen-
Program, 222 North
Olympia 98501
are by McComb
me in Shelton.
MacDonald
E. MacDonald, a Shel-
for the past 13 years,
causes Thursday,
at an adult care home
She was 89.
.was born September 11,
la Brooks, Maine, to
s and Rosa (Johnson)
was preceded
her husband, Ken-
in 1975.
in a photography
Laay Years.
a member of the Brin-
Church. She en-
music and danc-
by son Kenneth
'f Roanoke, Virginia;
lry Bowcutt of
grandchildren, 14
en and one
aughter.
Ll service was held
15, in Shelton.
at Forest Lawn Ceme-
are by McComb
e in Shelton.
[Non-denornil)a [io hal
pagol available)
S
Is
'r groups
meetings
recitals
tg for 200
catered receptions
West E Street,
,r Callanan Park
ntain View.
6-0607
O
Gertrude Lozier
James Lozier
James E.
Longtime Tumwater residents
James E. Lozier and his wife,
Gertrude May Lozier, met at a
taffy pull at the parsonage of the
Tumwater Baptist Church. Mr.
Lozier always said thereafter he
got stuck to her and couldn't get
away.
The Loziers, who were married
just shy of 70 years, died recently
within five days of one another.
James E. Lozier died of natural
causes Tuesday, March 9, at Pu-
get Sound Healthcare Center in
Olympia. His wife, Gertrude May
Lozier, died of natural causes
Sunday, March 14, at Olympia
Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Lozier was born January 2,
1905, in Ashland, Kentucky, to
Henry B. and Sarah J. (Little)
Lozier. He was one of 15 children
born to the couple. He moved to
Washington as a young child and
quit school in the seventh grade
to help his family.
Mrs. Lozier was born April 3,
1910, in Brainard, Minnesota, to
Thomas and Sarah (Paine) Mor-
gan. She also moved to Washing-
ton as a young child. She lived on
a houseboat on Hood Canal, and
she and her brother rowed across
the canal to attend school for a
time.
At age 14, she cooked for her
father's logging crew. She gradu-
ated from Olympia High School in
1927.
The two were married on April
19, 1929. Times were hard during
the Great Depression, but with
Mr. Lozier taking any job he
could find and Mrs. Lozier sewing
all of the clothes for the family,
which included three daughters,
and raising a garden and can-
ning, they were able to maintain
their family.
From 1939 to 1941, Mr. Lozier
worked as a choker setter at
Simpson Timber Company's
and Gertrude May Lozier
Camp 3 located 17 miles north of
Shelton above the Skokomish
Valley. They moved to Tumwater
and Mr. Lozier took a job during
World War II with Todd Pacific
Shipyard. After the war, he
worked for the town of Tumwater
as a heavy equipment operator
and retired in 1966.
He was interested in hunting,
fishing, and his children and
grandchildren.
Mrs. Lozier was a homemaker.
Both were members of the Mc-
Kenzie Road Baptist Church in
Olympia, where Mrs. Lozier
taught Sunday school for 40
years. Family members described
them as "role models for many
couples." They would have cel-
ebrated their 70th wedding anni-
versary on April 19.
They were preceded in death
by daughters Elaine Roberts, who
died on June 4, 1970, and Carol
M. Zink, who died on June 20,
1994.
They are survived by daughter
Betty J. Elliott of Shelton; Mr.
Lozier's sisters Ethel M. Price
and Mabel I. Davenport, both of
Olympia, and Ella J. Donahoe of
Shelton; Mr. Lozier's brothers
Tom E. Lozier and Leonard E.
Lozier, both of Olympia; 12
grandchildren, 29 great-grand-
children, a great-great grandchild
and many nieces and nephews.
• A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, at
the McKenzie Road Baptist
Church in Olympia. Burial will be
at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, at
Odd Fellows Memorial Park in
Tumwater.
Memorial donations may be
sent to McKenzie Road Baptist
Church, 215 McKenzie Road SW,
Olympia 98502.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Larry F. Scheel
Former Hood Canal resident
Lorenz F. (Larry) Scheel, 91, of
Olympia died Wednesday, March
10, at Mother Joseph Care Center
in Olympia.
The last stonecutter of his gen-
eration, he was born February 5,
1908, in Tenino to Hans P. and
Francis L.C. (Stein) Scheel. He
attended grade school at Lowell
School in Tacoma before finishing
school in Tenino. He was a long-
time resident of Union and most
recently resided in Olympia.
During the 1920s and 1930s he
worked at the region's premier ar-
chitectural stone facilities in Te-
nino and Tacoma. His projects in-
cluded the old Thurston County
Courthouse in Olympia, the Ma-
son County Courthouse in Shel-
ton, the Heidelburg Brewery in
Tacoma, the 1411 Fourth Avenue
Building in Seattle, and, later,
the stone representing Washing-
ton State in the Philadelphia
Freedom Monument in Pennsyl-
vania.
Historian Art Dwelley wrote in
an article that "the old Thurston
County Courthouse (1930) across
from the capitol campus in Olym-
pia was one of the last buildings
to be built of Tenino stone. The
stone eagles over its portico are a
final tribute to the dying skill of
stone carving." Mr. Scheel carved
those eagles.
He was the youngest member
accepted into the national Jour-
neyman Stone Cutters Associa-
tion when he started out in the
trade in Tenino.
He was later an engineer in
the Seattle shipyards, worked as
a carpenter establishing the city
of Vail, and worked for the Mason
County Public Utility District. As
a Seabee in World War II, he
trained U.S. Navy recruits on the
East Coast and was later wound-
ed fighting on Iwo Jima and Oki-
nawa. He returned to live on
Hood Canal in Union for many
years.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; by brothers Karl H.
Scheel, Walter G. Scheel and
Hans P. Scheel Jr.; and by sisters
Anna E.F. (Frances) Hammond,
Maria C. Scheel and Dora O.
Blancher. He is survived by
sisters Louisa R. Coopey of Eu-
gene, Oregon and Margaret M.
Larsen of Lakewood; daughter
Gaye Scheel and her husband
Bob Jones of Tacoma and step-
daughter Milde (Chris) Vetter of
Mercer Island; and by numerous
nephews, nieces and friends.
A memorial gathering will be
held at the Forest Grove Ceme-
tery south of Tenino at noon on
April 10. A reception will follow
at the Quarry House in Tenino
A healthy heart works
in perfect
harmony.
And around here, heart care
specialists
work
together, to
Cardiac patients in Southwest Washington benefit from a team approach to hea
The board-certified emergency physicians and nurses at Mason General Hos
handle all of your urgent care needs.Your local family practice doctor or internist
diagnose and manage your care. And if you need heart surgery, the cardiac
Providence St. Peter Hospital are consulted and continue treatment. We worh
at
to make sure you and your heart get the best care available.
Lorenz (Larry) F. Scheel
City Park. Those who need direc-
tions can phone (253) 756-9342.
In lieu of flowers, the family sug-
gests donations in Mr. Scheel's
name to the South Thurston His-
torical Society, P.O. Box 399, Te-
nino 98589, phone (360) 264-
4637.
McComb Funeral Home in
Shelton is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Marion F. Bisser
Quiltmaker Marion F. Bisser, a
Shelton resident for the past 54
years, died of natural causes Fri-
day, March 12, at her Shelton
home. She was 81.
She was born May 25, 1917, in
Wood County, Wisconsin, to War-
ren and Hattie (Reidel) Nason.
Her husband, Victor Bisser,
preceded her in death in 1976.
She was a homemaker who
also enjoyed working in her yard,
sewing and crocheting. Among
her other interests, Mrs. Bisser
enjoyed making quilts for her
eight grandchildren.
She is survived by her son,
Tony Bisser of Shelton; daughters
Vergene Swearingen and Barb
Strickland, both of Shelton; a
sister, Verna Downer of Shelton;
eight grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and two great-
great grandchildren.
A funeral service was held
Wednesday, March 17, in Shel-
ton. Burial was at Shelton Memo-
rial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer So-
ciety at 1551 Broadway, Tacoma
98402-3332.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Elizabeth Robeson
Longtime Church of Christ
member and community volun-
teer Elizabeth "Liz" Robeson died
of natural causes Friday, March
12, at Saint Peter Hospital in
Olympia.
Mrs. Robeson was 81 and had
lived in Shelton for the past 23
years.
She was born October 9, 1917,
in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to
Leo L. and Olivi Spring and grad-
uated from Sand Spring High
School.
She married W.C. Robeson in
1936 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He
preceded her in death in 1988.
In 1942, she and her family
moved to Los Angeles, California,
making the cross-county trip in a
four-door Chevrolet they called
"Enoch."
The Robesons moved to Shel-
ton 23 years ago to be close to
their son, "Mike" Robeson, who
was then the owner of the Arco
station at Taylor Towne.
Mrs. Robeson enjoyed stitchery
and oil painting, but her main in-
terests centered around her
church and volunteer activities.
"Iier volunteer work was prob-
ably the biggest part of her life
the past 10 years," said her son,
"Robbie" Robeson.
She was a volunteer at Mason
General Hospital and a founding
member of the Granny Rockers at
Shelton High School and
CttOICE High School. She be-
longed to the Little Skookum
Women's Club, American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons and other
groups.
She is survived by sons L.F.
Elizabeth Robeson
"Mike" Robeson of Yuma, Arizo-
na, and W.C. "Robbie" Robeson
Jr. of Blue Eye, Missouri; seven
grandchildren, including Lisa
Smith and her family of Shelton,
14 great-grandchildren and one
great-great grandchild.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Church of Christ, 740
West Dayton-Airport Road, Shel-
ton.
M. O. Christiansen
Milton O. "Chris" Christiansen,
80, of Hoodsport, died Monday,
March 15, at his home.
A full obituary will appear in
The Journal next week.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be sent to Assured
Home Health & tlospice, 6120
Capitol Boulevard, Suite 3, Tum-
water 98501.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
'en Ialtz, MD
mergency
General Hosp
Mark Taylor, MD
Cardiac Surgeon
Providence
St.
h "* :
Quality care.., in our own ome to.
:Mason Gcncral ttopllal
Thursday, March 18, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17