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Robert
Alexander
Blackburn
Robert Alexander Black-
burn, 84, died April 17, 2011.
He was born January 24,
1927 in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada to Richard (of Leeds,
England) and Mary. Leigh-
ton (of Montrose, Scotland)
Blackburn. He was proud
of his heritage, the family
states.
In 1946,
he enlisted
in the Roy-
al Cana-
dian Navy
and served
as a Chief
Petty Offi-
Robert cer.
Alexander He mar-
Blackburn ried Den-
his (Light-
foot) in
1949.
He worked as a machin-
ist for the Canadian Pa-
cific and Canadian National
Railroads. In 1965, seek-
ing greater opportunity and
quality of life, Blackburn em-
igrated with his family from
Vancouver, B.C. to Califor-
nia, becoming a citizen and
later settling in Port Ange-
les to raise his four children
while working as a machinist
at Peninsula Plywood Com-
pany from 1970 to 1983. His
family shared that he was an
entrepreneur with a tireless
work ethic who enjoyed in-
vesting in real estate.
He was an energetic,
driven man who had numer-
ous interests and hobbies
his family said. In his ear-
lier years he was a licensed
pilot who enjoyed flying
his Cessna airplane on the
weekends. He enjoyed read-
ing and had many anecdotes
to tell his friends and family,
often with hilarious commen-
tary. He was an avid sports
and commercial fisherman,
so after his retirement in
1983, he and his wife moved
to the ood Canal area to
pursue his joy of the ocean
and outdoors. Traveling in
his motor home with his wife
and friends was one of his fa-
vorite pastimes. As a father
and grandfather, he was im-
mensely proud of and devot-
ed to his family.
He was a dedicated mem-
ber of the Bremerton Valley
Scottish Rite, Canal Court
No. 79 Order of the Ama-
ranth and a 36-year Free
Mason. He was raised as a
Master Mason in Port An-
geles, Lodge No. 69, in 1974.
In 2000 he was elected and
served as Worshipful Mas-
ter (president) of Union City He graduated from Bain-
Lodge No. 27, near Shel- bridge High School in 1957.
ton. That same year, he also He served in the United
affiliated with Mt. Moriah States Navy from 1958 to
Lodge No. 11. His brother 1962, during which he made
Masons commented, "Scores two Far East trips on the
of fellow Masons strove to aircraft carrier USS Ranger
follow his example, he lived and cruised on the USS Lex-
respected and dies regret- ington from San Diego, Calif.
ted." He was proud to be as- to Norfolk, Va.
sociated with the family of In 1975 he earned a bach-
Masonic organization and elor of fine arts degree in
felt along with his own faro- Industrial design from the
ily it was one of his greatest University of Washington in
accomplishments. Seattle. He worked for vari-
His family states that he ous companies in the Seattle
will always be remembered area including the Kenworth
for his positive outlook on Company as a designer
life and his endearing hu- draftsman; this was before
mar. "Everyone who met computers, John Fluke and
him came away with a joke the Xerox Corporation. He
and chuckle. Even when his also served in the Coast and
medical problems became Geodetic Survey, aboard the
difficult for him, he never Explorer, now National Oce-
wavered from his humorbus anic and Atmospheric Ad-
take on life." ministration.
He cared deeply for his He was a skilled wood-
supportive family, attentive worker. His last employment
caregiver Gloria from Lake was with a cabinet shop. In
Serene Adult Family Home retirement, he enjoyed de-
and all the doctors and nurs- signing and creating projects
es at Everett Group Health and home improvement. He
who provided such wonderful also enjoyed volunteering
care to him over the years, with Habitat for Humanity
He is survived by his three and the Hood Canal Lions
sons, Richard, of Olympia, Club. He was a member of
Robert W. (Connie) of Keizer, the Church of Jesus Christ of
Ore. and David (Cheryl) of Latter Day Saints in Shelton.
Port Angeles; daughter Bev- He is survived by his
erly Blackburn Lueth (Bri- long-time cherished friend
an) of Everett; 11 grandchil- Kathy McCord; brother
dren and four great-grand- Wes Brubacher and friend
children. Bobbi Chamberlain of Gey-
He was preceded in death serville, Calif.; sister Alice
by his beloved wife of 55 Thorn (Rod)of San Jose, Ca-
years, Dennis, in 2004 and lif.; niece Lisa Thorn (Jason
his eldest son, Randy, in Brown) of Santa Cruz, Calif.;
1965. nephews Michael (Thorn)
A memorial service honor- Hannaford (Hosanna) of
ing his life is scheduled from Carmichael, Calif. and Ada-
1 to 3 p.m. on May 22, 2011 men Brown and three grand-
at the Union City Masonic nieces Machen Brown, Aria
Lodge 27 in Shelton. and Audrey Hannaford.
In lieu of flowers, dana- A service was held on
tions may be made to the Wednesday Apri127, 2011 at
Union City Masonic Lodge the Church of Jesus Christ of
27, P.O. Box 1614, Shelton, Latter Day Saints in Shelton.
WA98584. Funeral Alternatives of
Washington in Lacey are
George Wa Iter handling the arrangements.
Brubacher Clarence E,
George Walter Brubacher, (Bud) Dooms
74, died April 22, 2011 at
• Providence St. Peter Has- Clarence E. (Bud) Dooms,
pital in 88, died April 19, 2011 at
Olympia. Mason General Hospital of
He was a natural causes. He lived in
resident of Shelton twice in his life, the
Shelton. second time for 14 years.
He was He was bern November
born Feb- 22, 1922 in Hebron, Me. to
ruary 2, Earnest Hardin Dooms and
1937 in Matilda Jane (Davis) Dooms.
George Sunnyside He attended school
Walter to Rev. through grade nine in Mis-
Brubacher Isaac M. souri. After leaving Hebron,
Brubacher he moved to Centralia,
and Ruth Hodgson Brubach- where he met Mildred Inez
er. Jones. They were married in
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Centralia April 9, 1944.
In 1955, he and Mildred
moved to Shelton, where
he built the Hut Drive-In
and operated it until 1965,
when he sold it. He owned
Tommy's Tavern, in Elma for
several years until he went
to work for Simpson Timber
Company
in Shelton.
He was
an avid
hunter
and fisher-
man. One
of his fa-
vorite fish-
Clarence ing places
E. (Bud) was Cur-
Dooms leT Lake
in Eastern
Washington. Alr retire-
ment, he and Mildred moved
to Republic, Wash. where
they lived for seven years.
In 1998, they moved back to
Shelton to be near family.
He is survived by daugh-
ter-in-law, Donna Kinnaird
and her husband Paul Kin-
naird; grand-daughter Mi-
chelle Schut and his beloved
great-grandchildren, Calvin
Schut, Cameron Schut, and
Christopher Schut; sister,
Trilba Cable in Mountain
Grove, Me.; cousin Thelma
Cheney and her husband
Charles of Centralia and nu-
merous cousins, nieces and
nephews in Centralia.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, son Charles
(Rusty) Dooms, wife Mildred,
sister Julia Bucholtz of Mis-
souri and brother Clyde of
Centralia.
At his request there will
be no services. A celebration
of his life will be held at a
later date, notification will
be published in the Journal.
Ronald N.
Forbes
Ronald N. Forbes, 64, died
April 18, 2011. He was a resi-
dent of Tahuya.
He was born January 30,
17 to Glenn and ¥i0lct
Forbes.
}f!
He was a veteran and be-
gan his filefighting career
in the United States Navy.
He served on the USS Ban
Homme Richard and at Chi-
na Lake Naval Base. After
an honorable discharge he
continued as a firefighter at
Puget Sound Naval shipyard,
Bangor, Hunters Point and
Treasure
Island.
He mar-
ried Joyce
in 1986
and lived
in Vallejo,
Calif. be-
fore mov-
Ronald N. ing to Ta-
Forbes huya. They
renewed
their vows
earlier this year in honor of
their love.
Forbes enjoyed woodwork-
ing, gardening and was an
avid outdoorsman. In earlier
years, he rode motorcycles
and participatel in races
with his brother.
He is stawived by his
wife, Joyce; children Steven
Gunderson (Shelley) of Valle-
jo, Calif., Jennifer Morgado
(Mickey) of Fairfield, Calif.,
Brenda Hines (Manny) of
Allyn, Glenn Hines of Man-
chester, Michelle McBride
of Rochester and Heather
Forbes of Ariz.; brother Floyd
Forbes (Linda) of Bremerton;
sister Glenna Forbes (Lee) of
Port Orchard; 12 grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child on the way.
His ,parents, Glenn and
Violet Forbes and children,
Daniel Forbes, Joanna
Forbes and Michael Gunder-
son preceded him in death.
No service will be held.
The family would like to
thank the Hospice of Olym-
pia and requests that dona-
tions be made to the hospice.
Donald Duane
Holey Sr.
Donald Duane Holey, Sr.,
73, died of natural causes
on April 22, 2011 at home in
Shelton. He was a resident
of Shelton for eight years.
He was born August 9,
1937 in Petersburg, Neb. to
Lars Holey and Mary (Bish-
• oP) Holey.
He served in the U.S.
Navy from September 22,
1955 to September 18, 1959
and discharge at the rank of
EN3.
He married Patricia How-
ington June 6, 1981 in Se-
attle.
He worked as a carpet in-
staller for Nielsen Brothers
Carpets in Seattle and re-
tired from there.
He enjoyed fishing and go-
ing camping with family and
friends. He enjoyed garden-
ing raising tomatoes was his
specialty his family shared.
He was a member of the
lgle. nd he O et 8,
He is survived by his wife
Patricia (Howington) Holey
in Shelton; daughters Diane
Adams of Seattle and Kathy
Depiro of Mt. Vernon; sons
Mark Holey of N.C., Don
Holey, Jr. of Seattle and
Gary Slick of Bonney Lake;
brother Robert Holey of Mil-
waukee, Wis.; sisters Mar-
garet Stahl for Fergus Falls,
Minn., Anna Fjaud of Fergus
Falls, Minn., Verna Stahl of
Breckenridge, Minn., Nancy
Haugen of Breckenridge,
Minn. and Mary Inybretson
of Libby, Mont.
His parents preceded him
in death.
A service with a potluck is
scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sat-
urday May 7, 2011 the Shel-
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South First Street, Shelton,
WA 98584.
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William L.
Merifield Jr.
William L. Merifleld Jr.,
64 died unexpectedly on April
17, 2011, of cardiac arrest. He
struggled with Alzheimes.
He was born to William
Sr. and Virginia Merifield on
February 28, 1947 in Rich-
mond, Va.
He attended Shelton High
School and Green River Com-
munity
College,
•where
both of his
parents
taught. He
earned
his under-
graduate
WilliamL. degree
Merifield Jr. while he
was there
and he continued to play in
his rock band that he had
started in high school. He
was an excellent 12-string
guitar player. He went on to
Washington State University
where he received his teach-
ing degree.
It was also in these col-
lege years where he joined
the Army and was honorably
discharged after two years
before Vietnam due to severe
allergies.
He married Vicki Reiman
on August 24, 1968. After 24
years of marriage they sepa-
rated then divorced. In 2002,
he met Cathy Neth through
a friend. They were married
October 15, 2004.
After teaching in Virginia
for one year he moved to
Shelton where he was hired
at Southside School as the
seventh grade teacher. He
continued his education at
Lesley University where he
received his masters degree
in Education. He was forced
into taking an early retire-
ment after 19 years of teach-
ing at Southside School when
a new superintendent came.
He enjoyed collecting an-
tiques, re-finishing old fur-
niture, teaching, driving,
tmv01mg, th0 0utd0or and
sports. favorite teams
were the: Redskins: aid he
Mariners. He drijoyed being
with family and friends. He
enjoyed singing and playing
his guitar, watching sci-fi
movies, westerns, and the
history channel and collected
baseball cards. He dreamed
of someday having a 1957
Chevy Bel Air, baby blue and
white. This was his favorite
car in the whole world. He en-
joyed music from The Eagles,
The Beach Boys, The Doobie
Brothers, and Air Supply.
He is survived by his wife,
Cathy Merifield of Shelton;
his ex-wife Vicki Merifield
of Shelton; daughters, Dava
Wharton, Melissa Yost, and
Alicia Binder all residing in
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; step-
son, Jesse Lytle of Shelton;
brother David Merifield of
Olympia and five grandchil-
dren, Ashley, Alissa, Alexis,
Brandon, Jessica and anoth-
er due in December.
His parents preceded him
in death.
A Memorial Service will
be held at the Shelten at 2
p.m. on April 20, 2011 at the
Christian Church on Arcadia
and South First Street near
five corners. In lieu of any
gifts or flowers, please make
donations to the Alzheimer's
Organization to help with re-
search for this life-changing
disease at alz.org.
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