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April is sexual assault awareness month Sexual violence takes form in commu- the state, Mason County included, have nication (verbal, body language), physical, available information and resources about or emotional abuse and involves a wide a wide range of behaviors that contribute range of behaviors: cat calls, stares, often- to sexual violence, offering everyone the sivejokes, degrading language, unwanted opportunity to address behaviors before touch. On the one end, each of these situ- sexual violence occurs. ations is an opportunity to intervene by The Center of Advocacy and Personal reinf0rcin___g positive behaviors before a Development is home to Mason County's behavior moves further towards the oth- state accredited sexual assault program. er end of the range, which includes rape, It is located at 221 W. Railroad, Suite E. kidnapping, beatings, torture or possible Vicki Anderson and Margaret Spikes are murder. ~It's time ... to get involved" offer the Sexual Assault Advocates and they individuals' workable responsible ways to can be reached at 426-6925 or on the 24- intervene, hour crisis line, 490-5228. We invite you to Sexual Assault Programs throughout get help or get involved. Victim prevention seminar to be held The award-winning crime prevention and personal safety seminar, Refuse To Be A Victim@, will be conducted at I to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 22 in Shelton. The semi- nar is open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To register contact certified Re- fuse To Be A Victim@ instructor Ron Watt- nero at 898-9051 or ranger88@hcc.net. Refuse To Be A Victim@ Seminars teach methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations. Experts agree the most important factor in surviv- ing a criminal attack is to have an overall safety strategy before you need it. Semi- nar topics address personal safety issues as well as home, automobile, telephone, technological, and travel security. Seminar participants are presented with a variety of common-sense crime prevention and personal safety strategies and de ices they may integrate into their daily lives. Refuse To Be A Victim@ was developed by the National Rifle Association in 1993 in response to nationwide requests for crime prevention seminars. Members of the law enforcement community across the country have endorsed the program. The program is appropriate for teenagers and up. For more informtion please visit the website at nrahq.org/rtbav. Dennis Dean and family reunions. A reunion will be given Dem mon by her family andfriends to celebrate her life in July. Re- Dennis Dean Demmon, membrances can be made to 66, died Friday, April 8, your favorite charity. 2011at Fir Lane Health and Flintoi s Issaquah Fu- Rehabilitation in Shelton. neral Home is handling the He was a resident of Shelton arrangements. for66 years. He was born August 23, 1944 in Shelton to Oladys Louise J Geist (Steines) and Don Demmon. He served in the National Louise J. Geist, 74, died Guard as a cook from 1963 Monday, March 28, 2011 at to 1969. her home in Shelton. He worked for Simpson. She was born March 27, Eastern Europe, Mexico and Belize and developed an am- bition to work internation- ly. She could sing, whistle, dance and learned to play the piano well enough to perform contempo- rary music as well as the first Brielle prelude in Brush Love C Major of Bach's He belonged to Spring 1937 in Edmonton, Alberta, Well-Tem- Road Chapel Christian Canada to John and Elsie pered Clavier. She enjoyed Church. He enjoyed base- ball, football, woodworking and spending time with his children. He is survived by his daughter Sandy Christian of Olympia; sons Jason Dem- mon of Bremerton and Dan- D mm0n of ygllW; brother Harold Demmon of Shelton; sisters Donna Coleman of Shelton and Bonnie Fahrnkopf of Olym- pia; grandchildren Saman- tha McCollough of Olym- pia, Thomas McCollough of Cameron, N.C., Taylor Demmon of Longview, Adi- son Dommon of Shelton, Brandon Demmon of Olym- pia and Ethan Demmon of Bremerton. precex d in d ea.th 4 ' ents, and sls r Joyce Wagner. A service is planed at 2 p.m. on April 30 at the Spring Road Chapel Chris- tian Church, 1113 East Shelton Springs Road, Shel- ton, WA 98584. Forest Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. Dolly May (Chamness, Svaren)' Westwood Baptist Church and enjoyed sewing and quilting. She is survived by her husband James L. Geist of Shelton; son Kev- (White) Whetham. the theater, which propelled She graduated from her into a lead role (with Lisa Irene S. Reed High School Newby) in "G~light Mother" in 1955. She attended Dietz at North Mason High School Business College. as well as a featured perfor- She married James Geistmance in the award winning in Shelton on January 11, video production Artificial 1957. Flowers" which aired on Se- 8he worked as a Para- attle public t laviai0n. professional with the Shel- Her family shared that ton School District for 22 she was a charismatic sto- years, ryteller in social situations She was a member of and also had a spiritual and mystical side that delighted in the wonders of nature. Wildflowers, four-leafed clo- vers, strange plants, deep forests, crystals, rocks, creeks, ponds, ocean shores and constellations en- in Geist thralled her equally. of China; She couldn't be kept out of the water whether it.was dren Jerry Anderson, Garry Anderson, Barry Ander- son, Cheryl Salvo, Wondy Armstrong,, Debby War- den and their families; 11 great,grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren and nephews Caption Jer- ry Conover, Frank Conover and niece Sally Schiller and their families, She was proceeded in death by husbands Charlie Chamnees, Carl Svaren and Rusty Firestone; her daugh- ter Sylvia Anderson Knight, grandson Keith Warden and sister Nellie Wolff. • She enjoyed family and friends, Hawaiian dancing, music, gardening, sewing d~tughter Annette Simmons Louise J. Geist He was born July 27, 1944 to Charles and Helen (Walker) Radar in Shelten. He married Marion Kru- ger on December 31, 1978 in Shelton. He worked as a logger. He enjoyed woodcutting, hunting, fishing, clam dig- ging and his family. He is survived by his wife Marion Radar of Shel- ton; sisters Judy Dalsgaard of Alberton, Mont., Linda Westover of Tenino, Veta Holtorf, Adeta Edwards and Shirley Coleman all of Shel- ton and numerous nieces and nephews. The date and time of the service will be announced. Forest Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. Karla L. Smith Karla L. Smith, 52, died April 11, 2011 in Tacoma. She was a resident of Shel- ten for two years. She was born His wife ran a beauty salon. In 1964 when the big earth- quake hit they relocated to Whidbey Island where he went to work for Pioneer Alaska, a shipping company out of Seattle on pier 66. In 1972, he and a co-worker (who also played with the Cincinnati Reds baseball team) started the Alaska Marine Charters, a shipping company. When the company expanded to include more ships it became the Alaska Angus M. Marine Whyte Shipping Company. Whyte's hobbies includ- ed golf and woodworking. Ms wife also trav- eled in their moterhome to Yuma, Ariz. for the winters. Whyte enjoyed horse racing also. He owned and raised thoroughbred racehorses under his own Thistle Glen December Thoroughbred silks. His i0, 1958 prize was "Ginny's Prom- to Beverly ise" a horse that took the M a r k u m Betsy Ross Stakes at Lon- and Her- gacres racetrack. He retired man C. in 1986. His family shared Smith in that his latest passion was Olympia. books on tapes: and writing~ She en- a collection of.short stories. joyed the He also enjoyed a good party ocean, her especially the one's his wife wedding anniversary, June ii, 2011. All friends are in- vited to beth events. McComb Funeral Home is handling the arrange ments. Online condolences may be sent to the family at mccombfh.com. Charles Albert Wynne Charles Albert Chuck Wynne, 72 died April 4, 2011 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was a resident of Edmonds for 35 years. He was bern June 17, 1938 to Albert and Thelma Wynne in Seattle. He graduated from Roos- evelt High School and com- pleted his education at Ed- monds Community College graduatingwith a Manage- ment Associates Degree. He was a meml)er the Coast Guard reserves for nine years. Charles Albert Wynne He mar- fled Addie Manz on October 2, 1966 in N.D. He re- tired aRer the Olympic Hot Springs Karla L. -west Bell as a toddler, or swimming Telephone (Bill) of in the Hood Canal, the Co- Smith Co. Union; sis- lumbia River or the Atlan- family andplanned and put together.He enjoyed traveling, ter Lucilletic or Pacific Oceans. She friends said. Her family He is survived by his wife boating and fishing. Mercer often enshrined her respect states that she was a caring Virginia Whyte of Hood- He is sur 'vddi y his wife of Olym- for these things using her person who will be missed, sport; daughters BonnieAddie; sister Mimi Rice; pia; five innate skills at arts, crafts She is survived by her Whyte of Renton and Kristi sons Tom Wynne of Lyn- sister Linda Standish of Ta- 45 years of service f~m Pa- ~; f North. ' (Bud) Undi of Sammamish; nwood and Steven Wynne coma; brothers Ron Smith of four grandchildren and nu- (Teresa) of Tacoma and four Olympia and John Smith of merous great grandchildren, grandchildren Josh, Kayla, Tacoma; daughter Tamera His brothers John, Bob Crystal and Amber. Sitler of Shelton and son and Ronald and sisters Ceci- A service was held on Joey Smith of Rochester. lia and Annie preceded him April 11 in Edmonds. in death. Memorial donations can A celebration of life will sent to ALS association, Angus M, held near his birthday Evergreen chapter, 19115 Whyt on May 28, 2011 in Sam-68th Avenue S, #H105, Kent e mamish. WA 98032. Becks Funeral His remains will be for-Home in Edmonds is han- ever interred in a gather- dlingthe arrangements. ing near Hilo, Hawaii on his Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncou nty.com. grandchil- and writing. Her friends and family will always remem- ber her lust for life, bound- less generosity and irre- pressible sense of humor. She is survived by her mother Andrea L. Love of Union; father Michael Brush of Seattle; grand- mother Georgiana O. Brush of Lexington, Va.; uncles and aunts Mary Anton (Rob) of Brewster, Wash., Jon Brush (Debbie), Didi Brush and Don Marsh all of Vermont, Tony Brush (Su) of S. C. and Cyrus Brush of Titusville, Fla. and many cousins. Scott King and her beloved dog, Milly, also sur- vive her. A Celebration of her life Will take place at 2:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 at Harmony Hill in Union. Donations in her memory can be made to an account in her name at Our Commu- nity Credit Union of Shel- ton or Union, or to Turning Pointe Shelter, PO Box 2014 in Shelton or to any charity or non-profit organization you like. Deadine is 2pm the tuesday before publication. Affordable Funeral Services $2,995 Simple Graveside Service inc Jdes an attractive casket ,~nd professional selvic~,s of tl~e funeral director and staff I dren, three great-grandchil- dren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service will be held at noon on Friday, April 22 at Westwood Bap- tist Church in Olympia. McComb Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. IVII~I.U.~I=~'~*"4"~F~: For your convenience on- line condolences may'be sent 8v'a mn):D°lly May (Chamuess, to the family at mccombfh. Fireutone, 99, died com. 5, 2011 at Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. She was .Brielle Brush - _ _. a long time resident of Bel- levue and Issaquah. Love. She was born October 2, Brielle "Rielle" Brush 1912. Love, 34, died unexpectedly She is survived by her March 20, 2011 in Tucson, daughter LaNell Warden • Ariz. (Herman); six grandehil- She was a lifelong resi- dent of western Washington, including the North River Valley, Hood Canal, Port- lend/Vancouver and Seattle. She was born March 3, 1977 in Seattle to Andrea L. Love and Michel G. Brush. She graduated from North Mason High School, attended Western Washing- ton University and graduat- ed from South Puget Sound Community College with an Associates degree. She moved to Tucson a year ago to escape what were, to her, the endless gray, wet winters of the Pacific Northwest. In high school, she had the opportunity to travel extensively in Spain, Paul William Radar Paul William Radar, 66, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at his home in Shelton of natural causes. He was a resident of Shelton all his life. Worthy of Your Trust Shelton - [360} 427-8044 Funeral Alternatives proudly serves all faiths, venues, and cemeteries Angus M, Whyte, 64, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Health and Rehabilita- tion Center in Shelton. He was a resident of Hoodsport for 19 years. He was born May 27, 1926 to Robert and Marga- ret (Downey) Whyte in Hilo, Hawaii. He graduated from Hilo High School in 1945. He at- tended Armstrong Business College, Berkeley, Calif. and graduated with a Bachelor's in Accounting in 1949. He married Virginia Dee Burch on June 11, 1949 in Pahala, Hawaii. He was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. He met his bride while they were both in college and she was attend- ing the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oak- land, Calif. ARer they mar- ried, Virginia was homesick for her hometown in Alaska and together they moved to Valdez. They settled there, where they owned and oper- ated small businesses while he worked on the dock and at the highway department. 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