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Luella June Blomberg Johnson Wella June Blomberg Johnson, 72, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Provi- dence St. Peters in Olym- pia of COPD and cancer. She was a resident of Shel- ton for 45 years. She was Linn; brother Richard Linn; sons Doug Tratnick and Sid Tratnick; daughter Jayne Coleman; nine grand children and seven great- grandchildren survive her. Her husbands Bill Trat- nick and Rick Colton pre- ceded her in death. A service is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, April 26 at Latter-Day Saints 916 north 12th Street, Shelton, WA 98584. McComb Funer- son Jim, at the age of 75. Scott enjoyed all aspects of being outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisher- man. He enjoyed his hunt- ing trips with Shane. Scott liked to can and always had a jar of something to hand out to family and friends his family shared. He en- joyed traveling to the des- ert southwest in search for gold with his life long friend Darrell "Buster~ born June al Home of Shelton is han- Blanck. He enjoyed sports, 14, 1938 dlingthe arrangements, especially basketball and to Sylvia he liked watching his four and Jack granddaughters play at Blomberg in N.D. Betty L. s h e Larson married Jim Coo- Luella June per in 1954 in Blomberg Olympia, Johnson the mar- riage end- ed in divorce. She was a chore provid- er. She was an active church member and volunteered for Relay for Life. She en- joyed pets and her grand- daughters Kristi and Jen- nifer. She is survived by her daughters Deline Boyse of Kent, Debbie Savunen of Shelton, Nadine Keyzers of Olympia and Kallista Danielle of Olympia, son Rick Cooper of Olympia and 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughters Melissa Boyse an Sara Cooper; brothers Marshall and Rog- er Blomberg; sisters Helen Miller, Betty Rogers and Violet Fisher. A private service was performed. Me- morial donations can be made to the American Can- cer Society. Mill and Mills Funeral Home and Memo- rial Park are handling the arrangements. Betty L. Larson, 87, died Monday, April 10, 2011 in Silverdale. She was born August 5, 1923 in Whitefish, Mont. She gradu- ated from Seattle Betty L. Univer- Larson sity with a degree in nursing. She married her child- hood sweetheart Wallace Larson. The family shared that she was a wonderful wife, mother and Grammy. She was known for her great sense of humor, she enjoyed to cooking and sewing. Her sons Richard and John three granddaughters and five great-grandchil- dren survive her. Her husband Wallace Larson preceded her in death. Memorial donations can be made in her name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at jdrf.org. McComb Funeral Home in Shelton is han- dling the arrangements. Patricia L. Colton Patricia L. Colton, 67, died Monday, April 18, 2011 in her sleep at home. She was a lifelong resident of Shelton. She was born July 12, 1943 in Park Rapids, Minn. to Stanley Linn and Thelma (Mastell- er) Linn. Patricia L. The fam- Colton ily moved to Shelton in 1947. She grew up in Shelton attending Shelton schools and graduated from high school in 1961. She married Bill Trat- nick in 1960 and they had three children. The mar- riage ended in divorce. She married Rick Colton in 1995. She worked many years in Shelton as a bartender for the Pine Tree Restau- rant, JR's Restaurant and Lounge and retired from the Little C~eek Casino. She enjoyed playing games with friends and family. Everyone who knew her remembers how much she cared about her friends and family and that she would go the extra mile to help those down on their luck. Her family said, "Her compassion and love will be forever missed." Her Mother Thelma Leon "Bob" Russell Scott Leon "Bob~ Russell Scott, 79, died April 13, 2011 in Tacoma from com- plications after surgery. He was a resident of Shelton for 37 years. He was born Sep- tember 1, 1931 to Sam Scott and Vera Jones in Mist, Ore. H e graduated Leon "Bob from Rose- burg Se- Russell nior High Scott in 1949. He was a standout football, track and basketball player. After school he and his friend Dale Blanck decided to see the world and joined the Navy together. After discharge he re- turned to Roseburg and went to work logging for his uncle, within a year he was falling timber and did so for the next 45 years. In 1968 he worked in North Bend with Jack Morgan. In 1973 he relocated to Shel- ton and did contract "cut- ting for Simpson Timber Company. The Scott Tim- ber Company was formed and cut some of the rough- est terrain in the cap Gris- dale and camp Govey area. At it peak he had 25 cutters working for him, including his sons Jim, Mike and Shane. His lost logging job was running skidder for his Mary M. Knight. He was an avid Boston Celtic fan. He is survived by his first wife Dorothy of Rose- burg and second wife Vickie Kennendy of North Bend; sons Steve and Jim Scott of Shelton, Mike Scott of Cen- tralia and Shane Scott of North Bend; daughter Sh- antel of North Bend; grand- children Angela, Michael, Jenny, Jessica, Carrie, Alicea, Aaron and Michelle and great grand children Bret, Lexi, Maelynn, Alexis and Taylor. His parents preceded him in death. A celebration of life will be held at noon on May I at the Matlock Grange with a potluck to follow. Dennis Patrick Shirk Dennis Patrick Shirk, 52, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Univer- sity of Washington Medi- cal Center in Seattle from complications from an auto accident on December 2, 2010. He was a resident of Silverdale. He was born July 15, 1959 in Port An- geles to Allan E. Shirk and Ardis ~McL~an) Shirk. He grew up in Bel- Dennis fair where Patrick his fam- ily main- Shirk tained a home and treasured summers on the North Shore of Hoods Ca- nal until the year 2000. He attended North Ma- son schools, beginning in kindergarten and gradu- ating from high school in 1977. He was Student Body President, represented his high school at Boy's State, and was the recipient of the Good Citizenship Award. He was an athlete, play- ing four years each in foot- ball and wrestling. Dennis twice made it to the State wrestling tournament. As a high school senior, he was nominated to compete for the role of Paul Bunyan in the Mason County For- est Festival. He attended Central Washington University and graduated from the South Seattle Community College Culinary Arts pro- gram. He married Sherida "Sheri~ Norris on August 8, 1992 in Belfair. He worked in the Cen- tral Market for 11 years as the seafood manager and in other roles from the com- pany. He helped to design the company's shoreline store. Shirk was featured in TV commercials as "Su- per Dennis." He worked for Larry's Markets, Anthony's Restaurants as dinner chef for seven years, Sea Gal- ley Restaurants and in food and hospitality industry in Alaska. He enjoyed fishing, do- ing home projects such as landscaping and playing and caring for his dogs. He is survived by his wife Sherida (Sheri) Shirk of Silverdale; stop-daughter Andrea Slye (Josh) of Bel- levue; grandsons Fin and Smith Slye of Bellevue; sis- ters Terri Hjelm (Michael) of Vancouver, Wash., Di- ane Hansen (Bob)of Rent- on, Sue Chandler (Greg) of Snohomish; brother Mi- chael Shirk (Betsy) of Al- pharetta, Ga. and sister-in- law Andrea Perry (George) of Bothell. His father Allan E. Shirk preceded him in death. A is memorial is planned at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 30 at The Stone Cha- pel, 22272 Foss Road NE, Poulsbo, WA with a recep- tion to follow. Rilrs Life Tribute Center in Port Or- chard is handling the ar- rangements. Memorial donations can be made to North Kitsap Fishline Food and Emer- gency Services at P.O. Box 1517, Poulsbo, WA 98370 or Kitsap humane Society, 9167 Dickey Road NW, Sil- verdale, WA 98383, or the charity of your choice. James Emmet Waltman James Emmet Waltman, 89, died Monday, April 18, 2011 at his home in Shel- ton. He was a resident of Shelton for 25 years. He was born June 11, 1921 to Frank W. Walt- man and Margaret James (Daily) Emmet " Waltman. H e Waltman served in the Unit- ed States Army as a para- trooper from 1942 to 1945 during the European cam- paign. He was a technician fifth grade at discharge. He married Johanna E. Lazarus in 1981 at Hot Springs, S.D. He was a sheriff of Daw- son County in Chadron, Neb. for many years, and then he began working for United Pacific Railway. He was self-employed as a big game guide after leaving the railroad in Wyoming, which is where he left his heart his family stated. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He volunteered for many years with the local food bank lo- cated at the armory here in Shelton. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and the Eagles. He was a mem- ber of St. Edwards Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Johanna "Ellie~ Walt- man of Shelton; sons Rich- ard Waltman of Whitman', Neb., Steven Waltman of Lincoln, Neb., Gordon" Zulauf of Keunewick and Michael Zulauf of Corval- lis, Ore.; brothers Clayton Luther of Mesa, Ariz. and Frank Waltman of Chad- ron, Neb.; 16 grandchil- dren, seven great-grand- children and one great- great-grandchild. His parents preceded him in death. Forest Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncou nty.com. Deadine is 2pm the tuesday before publication. The She~ton-Mason County Journal does not charge for obituaries that run in its news columns. However, we reserve the right to treat obituaries as news and publish them written in newspaper style. Occasionally that is not acceptable to someone seeking to place an obituary, who insists it must be published word-for-word as submitted. That person has the option of buying an advertisement that includes the text of the obituary. The ad will be placed within proximity of other obituaries in the newspaper. Thank You ( ttt OREST Basic Cremation $777.00 Shelton - (360) 427-8044 Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing * Pre-Arranged Planning Funeral Alternatives offers a variety of simple, cost-effective options. Direct Cremation Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 21,2011 - Page B-7