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Catherine Levette Catherine "Kay" Pearl Levette, 89, died on May 7, 2012, at Shelton Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Sept. 1, 1922, in Munising, Mich., to Avenon and Helena Viger. Her family moved to Shelton in 1929 and she gradu- ated from Irene S. Reed High School. She mar- ried Wil- liam (Bill) Levette in 1940. Catherine She Levette worked for the Washing- ton State Patrol in Lacey, retiring in 1985. She was a lifeguard, Cub Scout den mother, Girl Scout Leader, PTA President and Sun- day school teacher. She loved to travel and cook. She is survived by children Steve (Barbara) Levette of Union, Bar- bara (Dave) Anderson of Olympia and Kitty Lovett of Lacey; brothers Bill and Butch Viger of Union; sister Toni Hurlen of Flor- ence, Ariz.; grandchildren Christopher Sieg, Michael t Sonshine) Sieg, Mary (Brian) Murphy and Becky Slosson; 11 great-grand- children and a great-great grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Jose- phine Rau and Gertrude Batstone" brother Joseph Viger and son-in-law Jim Lovett. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Fri- day at Shelton Memorial Park. A celebration of life will follow at St. Edward's Catholic Church in the parish hall at high noon. Forest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A viewing will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. Remembrances can be left at www. woodlawn-forest.com. Neoma Boyce Neoma B0yce, 81, died on May 2, 2012, at home in Port Orchard. She was born on Dec. 5, 1930, in Taft, Calif. She married Ted Boyce on May 27, 1950, in Taft. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading and traveling in their motor home. She is survived by her husband of Port Orchard, daughters Janice Cordes of Converse, Texas, and Karen Cain of Port Or- chard. Preceding her in death is daughter Linda (Gibson) Gillmor. An inurnment memorial will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Sunnyslope Improvement Association. Scott Keith will officiate. For questions call 874- 7478. Donations can be made to Hospice of Kitsap County. Kenneth Evans Kenneth Lee Evans, 78, died on April 28, 2012. He was a resident of Federal Way. He was born on Dec. 24, 1933, in Shelton, to Ed and Leona (Hunt) Evans. He was raised in Hood- sport and graduated from Shel- ton High School in 1951, where he Kenneth was voted Evans "the best smile." He was mar- ried to Donnagene Paulson from 1953 to 1977, later marrying Lynn Chamber- lin of Seattle. He worked in the auxo- mobile industry retiring from General Motors in Detroit in 1993. He was an avid boater who enjoyed Robe rt; zwaifiCk e:;iarigemets ......................... Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncounty.com. Deadine is 2 p.m. the Tuesday before publication. fishing and crabbing. He joined the Tacoma Yacht Club in 1997 and served as Commodore from 2003- 2004. He loved his grand- son's baseball games and his pet dogs were an im- portant part of his life. He is survived by his wife, daughters Linda (John) Lentz and Karen (Rod) Powell of Olympia, R'honda (Greg) Thom- sen of Seattle and Carol (Dave) Haire of Edmonds, grandchildren Shina Wysocki, Kyle Lentz, Ashley and Alyssa Paw- ell, Sadie Hinklin and Seth and Cody Thomsen and great-grandchildren Mack, Ruby and Liam. He is also survived by his first wife, niece Cindy Kellogg, nephew Gary Co- rey, many friends and his dog Sophie. A celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. on May 18, at the Tacoma Yacht Club. Contributions can be made to the donator's local Humane Society or Food Bank. Allen R. Rogers Allen R. Rogers, 59, 'died on May 4, 2012, at Mason General Hospital in Shelton. He was a resident of Bremerton. He was born on Aug. 4, 1952, in Renton to Albert W. and Dolores (Knowles) Rogers. He graduated from Kent-Meridian High School in 1971 and was never married. He worked at the Bremerton Naval Ship- yard and enjoyed sailing on his sailboat. Surviving are sister Sandy (Robert) Ross and niece Carly Ross of E1- lensburg, and nephew Joel Ross of Portland, Ore. His parents preceded him in death. Per his request, no ser- vices will be held. Memorial donations can be made to : SightLife, 221 Yale Ave., N, Suite 450, Seattle, WA 98109-5490. Arrangements have been made by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Online condolences may be sent to www.mccombfh. com. Neff Evander Neil Edwin Evander, 88, died on May 2, 2012, in Shelton. He was a resident of Al- pine Way in Shelton. He was born on Aug. 7, 1923, in Wheaton, Minn, to Edwin S. (Winnefred) Evander. He graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1941 and re- ceived his BS degree in Pharmacy from Wash- ington State College in 1949. He became a third generation pharmacist following his father Edwin and grandfather Gus Evander. He ar- rived in Shelton in 1949 and worked at a local pharmacy which he lat- er purchased and named Neil's Pharmacy. He was a member of the US Navy from 1942-1946. On Aug. 25, 1948, he mar- ried Kathryn Jean Severin in Longview. He is survived by chil- dren David, Steven and Vera Riveria, six grand- children and 12 great- grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, sister Virgin- ia, son Thomas and Moby, the dog. A graveside service was held on May 4, 2012. Arrangements were made by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Contact David Evander at 427- 9159 with questions. On- line condolences may be sent via www.mccombfh. com. Hartley Alfred Loertscher October 14 th, 1919 - May 2 nd, 2012 Hartley resided in Mason County most of his 92 years. He lived over 60 years on the Loertscher Farm out Cloquallum road. He recently moved to the Washington Veteran's Home in Retsil near Port Orchard where he died of pneumonia Tuesday May 2nd. Hartley was born October 14th. 1919 in Olympia, Washington. He was a son of Ernest A. (Bony) and Thelma (Brown) Loertscher of Goose Prairie out ttighland Road. H. A. Loertscher served six years in the Coast Guard during World War II. He spent some time in Alaska and 1 1A years in the Central Pacific Theater. The Coast Guard was under the command of the Navy and involved in all amphibious invasions. Loertscher was the chief commissary steward on a 327-foot LST. a landing ship that carried 700 troops. He was in charge of the food supply and cooking. He was Chief Petty Officer when he was discharged in 1945. In 1941 Hartley married Lola Cox of Elma, in California when he was stationed at Point Reyes. They had 2 children, Dennis and Kay. As a civilian, he worked in the Simpson Mill and later ran his brother. Ernie's lumber mill at Buck's Prairie. In the 1960's. he was assistant food manager for the Washington Corrections Center. Later he transferred to Green Hill School in Chehalis as food manager of the institution. He retired in 1979. Hartley enjoyed farming his 40 acres in the Isabella Valley for 60 years. He milked cows. had a few beef, and grew fruits and berries, which became the center of his wine making hobby. He made 17 different kinds of wine from apple to zin. The family favorite was a sparkling raspberry. Hartley Loertscher worked with the Salmon Enhancement Group to re-establish the return of the salmon to Gosnell Creek. which ran though his farm. He managed a salmon egg incubator on a side stream there. Hartley and Lola traveled in their camper extensively thropghout North America. He was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and United States LST Association-Washington State Chapter. Once Hartley moved to the retirement home to give Lola. his wife, a vacation from 60 years of farm chores, he waged war on scotch broom. He eliminated several acres of it by hand around Shelton. The Mason County Commissioners and the Noxious Weed Control Board honored him for his efforts on his 90th birthday. Hartley was the patriarch of the Loertscher Family. He was preceded in death by his siblings. Ruth Blundon. Rudolf. Bernard and Ernest Loertscher and his great-grandson, Samuel Bamford. Hartley Loertscher is survived by: Lola Loertscher, his wife. They celebrated their 70th Anniversary last June. Lola now lives in the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil. His two children: Dennis and his wife, Sandi (Mattson) of Shelton. Kay and husband Harry Hibler of poulsbo. Washington. Dennis' 5 children: Tony Loertscher and Sara Vasquez of Shelton. Robin and husband Bill Spencer of Big Lake. Alaska. Heidi and husband Jan Bamford on mssion in the Philippines. Andrew and wife, Lyrissa Loertscher of Ketchikan, Alaska. Kay's daughter Katrinka Hibler and her partner Nia Wellman of Trout Lake, Washington. Hartley had 17 great-grandchildren: Anna. Jacob. Katie. Andrew, Daniel, and David Spencer of Big Lake, Alaska. Emily, Eli. MacKenzie and Kirsten Loertscher of Shelton. Charlie Bamford of Idaho, James Bamford of Oregon, and Carrie and Thomas Bamford of the Philippines. Lola and Lily Vasquez of Shelton And Juan Hibler of Trout Lake. There will be a Memorial Gathering at the Loertscher Farm at Noon on August 12, 2012. Hartley was a loving husband, wonderful father and good neighbor. Memorial donations may be made to the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group at www.hcseg.org or an organization of your choice. Paid Obituary Notice I I l:i::!:p::f:iy::::c0tWage frailies to irmlude heir loved T//0: J ro!e :f0 :d :in happy t5 pin informatioU on the lives=0f deli[ aiidf6rmer::irdstdeiasi free of charge; Wesley E. Johnson Wesley E. Johnson. 85. of Skokomish Valley, Washington, passed to the Lord on Friday, May 4th. Wes was born October 8. 1926. in Shelton. WA. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1944. Seattle Pacific College in 1950. and Arizona State University in 1964. He married Peggy Wright in 1950. and they raised their four children in Edmonds, WA, while Wes served as a teacher and administrator in the Seattle Public Schools. He retired from education in 1982. and returning to the Skokomish farm where he was raised, pursued a second career in fanning and public service. Among his many activities and interests, Wes served as an elder at First Baptist Church of Shelton. on the boards of the Peninsula Credit Union and Mason County Christian School. and as Mason County Commissioner. While in Edmonds, he served as a deacon and Superintendent of a Sunday School of 800 students at Esperance Baptist Church, and as a director of the Greater Seattle Sunday School Association. He loved and served the Lord and his family above all. He is survived by his four children. Kathleen (Bruce) Arnold. of South Hadley, MA. Gary (Linda) Johnson. of Edmonds. Wes (Kathryn) Johnson, of Everett. WA and Rick (Alyson) Johnson. of Matlock; 10 grandchildren. 5 great-grandchildren, his sisters Edith Johnson of Shelton, Francis (Carl) King of Selah. WA. Esther (Don) Cunningham of Union, WA, and brother Haldane (Pat) Johnson of Skokomish Valley and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Johnson. his parents. Arvid and Alvina Johnson. sister Evangeline Miller, brother Stanley Johnson, and grandson Jeremy Johnson. A family graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12th. followed by a public memorial service at First Baptist Church of Shelton at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Shelton and Mason County Christian School o:r your favorite charity. 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