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Jeanne Smith
Jeanne E. Smith
Jeanne Evelyn Smith, a Shel-
ton resident for 25 years, died of
complications from a stroke Sun-
day, May 16, at Fir Lane tiealth
and Rehabilitation Center in
Shelton. She was 75.
Mrs. Smith was born on Au-
gust 8, 1923, in Fairmont, Ne-
braska, to Henry and Alice (Jose)
l_,aschansky.
She married Paul L. Smith on
May 17, 1.941. tie preceded her in
death.
She worked as a clerk-typist
for the Washington State Depart-
ment of Licensing.
Mrs. Smith was an active
member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Her interests included her family
and friends. She was also an avid
reader of mystery novels and puz-
zle books, and she collected dolls.
She had a love of life, her family
said.
She is survived by sons
Michael P. Smith and his wife Pat
of Shelton, William J. Smith of
1,akewood, Thomas K. Smith and
his wite Leslie, and Samuel K.
Smith of She]ton; and daughters
Suzanne K. Smitll of Everett and
Paula ,J. Antonsen and her hus-
band Keith of Shelton.
Also surviving are brother Jer-
ry Laschanzky and his wife Char-
h)tte of Nebraska; sister Janice
Ellis and her husband Ernie of
Roy, Utah; and 13 grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren and nu-
nmrous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held
at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses at 11 West Sentry
Court, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral ttome in Shelton.
Mary E. Anderson
Mary Ellen Anderson, whose
teaching career spanned more
than half a century, died Sunday,
May 16, at SunRise Care and Re-
habilitation for Shelton. She was
92.
She was born December 15,
1906, near the Frazier River in
British Columbia, Canada, to
Karl and Wilhelmina (Lampy)
Helenius, who left Finland aboard
sailing ships, then met and mar-
ried and settled in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
The family, which also includ-
ed her brothers, Karl, Harry and
George, moved to Olympia and
she grew up on the city's west
side in the House of Seven Ga-
bles. She traveled to Seattle by
streetcar and bus to attend Holy
Names School.
She continued her education at
Western Washington State Col-
lege in Bellingham, where she re-
ceived her teaching certificate.
She later earned a master's de-
gree at Western.
She began her teaching career
more than 50 years ago in a one-
room schoolhouse in Tenino. After
she married, she continued teach-
ing in Kitsap County. Her first
teaching position in Mason Coun-
ty was teaching fifth grade at
Bordeaux Elementary School.
And though she had no chil-
dren of her own, Mrs. Anderson
had a tremendous effect on hun-
dreds of children during more
than 50 years as an educator, her
family said. She was also a librar-
ian and spent her later years as
curriculum coordinator for Pierce
County, retiring in 1971.
She had a wide range of inter-
ests in the world around her. She
flew solo, built a boat with her
husband, traveled extensively, co-
ordinated the Mason County For-
est Festival pageant, listened to
Seattle Mariners games and read
widely.
She was a member of many or-
ganizations, including the Audu-
bon Society; the Retired Teachers
Association; Zonta, of which she
was a charter member, and Delta
Kappa Gamma.
She spent the last few years of
her life doing crossword puzzles,
birdwatching and enjoying living
with her sleek cat, Blackie.
She is survived by a niece,
Marge Valley; nephew Don Hele-
nius, cousins Ellen Stokes and
Aili Kenyon of Ladysmith, British
Columbia, Canada; and numerous
great and great-great nieces and
nephews.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Mason County His-
torical Society, 427 West Railroad
Avenue, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
David Oscar Little
David Oscar Little, a Shelton
resident for 25 years, died Thurs-
day, May 13, at the Alpine Nay
Retirement Apartments in Shel-
ton. He was 93,
He was born September 10,
1905, in Wenatchee to William H.
and Beth (Sampson) Little.
He married Eloise Treff in
1926. She preceded him in death
m 1981.
Mr. Little was a former em-
ployee of Simpson Timber Compa-
ny.
He was a member of the Shel-
ton Yacht Club, where he served
as dockmaster and greeter.
Mr. Little was a very social
man who loved people, his son
said. He enjoyed greeting boaters
at: the yacht club as they came
into the marina. He was a three-
year letterman in football at his
high school in Wenatchee and he
lowed to watch the Washington
tluskies play.
tie is survived by his son, Da-
vid T. Little of Ashland, Oregon.
At the request of Mr. Little and
his son, there will be no service.
His ashes will be scattered at a
thvorite spot in the mountains.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Mary Jane Gray
Mary Jane Gray, a Shelton res-
ident for the past 10 years, died of
natural causes Tuesday, May 11,
at Mason General Hospital. She
was 77.
She was born January 19,
1922, in Manhattan, Kansas, to
Loren Jack and Mary Isabelle
(Davies) Stevenson.
Mrs. Gray was a hairdresser.
After retiring, she volunteered for
Senior Information and Assis-
tance (a referral service for senior
citizens) in Olympia.
She loved beachcombing and
making arts.and-crafts pieces
from things she found on beaches.
She also loved spring flowers.
She is survived by her son,
Gregory Gray, of Felton, Califor-
nia; daughters Jeni Gray of
Hoodsport, JoDee Austin of Law-
son, Missouri, and Roberta Coker
of Independence, Missouri; broth-
er Harold Stevenson of Santa
Barbara, California; six grand.
children and three great-grand-
children.
A family gathering will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22.
Friends and family may call 877-
6308 for more information.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
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Joseph Kirk
Joseph L. Kirk
Joseph L. "Papa Joe" Kirk, a
Shelton resident since 1916, died
Wednesday, May 12, at Fir Lane
Health and Rehabilitation Cen-
ter. He was 84.
He was born May 3, 1915, in
Puyallup to Delbert E. and Em-
maline (Daggett) Kirk.
He married Margaret Bliss on
December 22, 1940, in Matlock.
She preceded him in death in
April of 1997.
Mr. Kirk was employed as a
driver at Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton for 22
years, retiring in 1979.
He loved talking to his many
friends and telling stories. His fa-
vorite hangouts were the Mason
County shop, Denney's Restau-
rant, the A&W Restaurant and
the Fred Meyer store. He also
loved driving his car, and knew
every car on the road, his family
said.
He is survived by his son,
George D. Kirk of Kent; daugh-
ters Edith M. Willis and Dorothy
R. Lantto, both of Shelton; and 11
grandchildrgh, 19 great-grand-
children and numerous nieces
and nephews.
A memorial service was held
Saturday, May 15, at Hope Chap-
el in Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
made to Parkinson's Disease Re-
search, Division of Neurology,
1969 Pacific Street, RG-27, Seat-
tle, 98195.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
John R. Pede Sr.
John Ronald Pede Sr., a fi)rmer
security volunteer at Timber-
lakes, died of natural causes Mon-
day, May 17, at his home in Mon-
tesano. He was 71.
He was born May 25, 1927, in
Seattle. He married Elsie (Lizen)
Pede in 1950. She preceded him
in death.
Mr. Pede served in the U.S.
Army from 1945 to 1976. He re-
tired from the Army and, later,
from Mason County Security.
He loved his security job and
volunteered with the Mason
County Sheriffs Office, his family
said. He received plaudits fre-
quently from the Mason County
Commission and the sheriffs of-
fice for his work on behalf of the
Timberlakes community.
He also was "a very spontane-
ous person" who loved jokes and
going to the ocean, family mem-
bers said. He had a collection of
numerous medals from his time
in the service.
He is survived by his son, John
R. Pede Jr. of Shelton; daughters
Sanna Watts, Joann Zenger and
Ruth Whiteley, all of Shelton;
brother Chuck Pede of Shelton;
10 grandchildren, two great-
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at
Tahoma National Cemetery in
Kent.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Damon M. LaJune
Harstine Island resident Dam-
on M. LaJune, 71, died Monday,
May 17, at Saint Peter Hospital
in Olympia. A full obituary will
appear in The Journal next week.
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Alvina Kimball
Former longtime Shelton resi-
dent Alvina Polda Layton Kim-
ball died of Alzheimer's disease
Wednesday, May 12, in Tacoma.
She was 93.
She was born October 22, 1905,
in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, the
ninth of 12 children of Tom and
Anna Polda.
She came to Washington as a
bride in the early 1920s, when hy-
droelectric dams were first being
built. She and her husband, A1
Layton, arrived in Potlatch in
1929 when construction was just
starting on the Cushman Dam
project.
She remained a Shelton resi-
dent for 59 years, outliving two
husbands. In 1988, she entered a
nursing home in Tacoma to be
near her family.
During all of her years in Shel-
ton, she worked out of the home
for only a short time, concentrat-
ing on homemaking, helping with
family business ventures and
raising her only child.
Life was not always kind to
Mrs. Kimball, but her spirit al-
lowed her to overcome her obsta-
cles and eventually find peace,
her family said.
She is survived by daughter
Bernadine Whitt, called Babe by
the family and known as Bernie
to her friends, and her husband
Chuck Whitt of Tacoma; grand-
sons Jay "Skip Jones and his
wife Sue of Lyrmwood, and Jeff
Whitt and his wife Joyce of Taco-
ma; great-grandchildren Mark,
Danny and Zachary Jones, and
Jeffery Whitt Jr. and Joanna
Whitt, all of Tacoma; and great-
great grandchildren Michelle and
Sean Jones of Mukilteo.
A celebration of life service was
held Monday, May 17, in Tacoma.
Fletcher P. Mathis
Fletcher P. Mathis, a veteran
who landed on Omaha Beach on
D-Day during World War II, died
of leukemia Saturday, May 15, at
Alpine Way Retirement Apart-
ments in Shelton. He was 83.
He was born November 20,
1915, in Sulphur Springs, Texas,
to Aud and Lorena (Childs)
Mathis.
He married Mae Mettauer on
October 5, 1947, in Yuma, Arizo-
na.
Mr. Mathis served in the Army
during World War II after enlist-
ing in 1939. After landing on
Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6,
1944, he came under the com-
mand of General George C. Pat-
ton and fought through France,
Belgium and Germany. He was
wounded and received a Purple
Heart.
After his discharge from the
Army in 1945, he worked at a
roofing plant in Compton, Califor-
nia. In 1954, he moved to Moreno
Valley, California, where he start-
ed a radiator and welding busi-
ness. He retired in 1977 and
moved to Allyn in 1980, where he
enjoyed clearing his land, work-
ing in his garage and gardening.
His is survived by his wife,
Mae Mathis of Allyn; son James
Mathis of Riverside, California;
daughter Monette Jenney of Shel-
ton; and grandchildren Jeremy
Ordofiez, Elizabeth Shefler and
Marshall Shefler, all of Shelton.
A memorial service will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 20, at
Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street,
Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
MONEY DEPOT
Formerly Shelton Pawn and Loan
Storewide Liquidation
of unclaimed pawned items.
Up to 50 % off
328 West Railroad Avenue
Lou Wilder
Lou Wilder
Union resident Lou Wilder
died of complications from a
stroke Monday, May 17, in Olym-
pia. She was 78.
She was born February 23,
1921, in Seattle to Daniel B. and
Lulu (Beach) Wilder.
She graduated from Queen
Anne High School in Seattle and
from Seattle Pacific College, now
Seattle Pacific University. She
then earned a master's degree
from Washington State Universi-
ty.
She taught home economics in
the Highline School District for
30 years, retiring in 1986. While
she was a teacher, she escorted
five groups of high-school stu-
dents on trips to Europe.
She lived in the Alderbrook
Golf and Country Club since her
retirement and enjoyed playing
golf and entertaining her many
friends from around the world.
She remained an active member
in Sigma Rho and the Electrical
Women's Round Table:-
She is survived by her brother,
Bob Wilder of Grapeview; sisters
Danna Davis of Seattle, Betty
Jordan and Joyce Wilder-Jones of
Warm Beach; and her uncle,
Howard Wilder of Union.
A memorial service will be held
at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 210 West Shelton Valley
Road, Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
sent to the Shelton Presbyterian
Church, P.O. Box 1891, Shelton
98584, or Seattle Pacific Universi-
ty Scholarship Fund, 3307 Third
Avenue West, Seattle 98119.
Andrew D. Miller
Shelton resident Andrew David
Miller died Tuesday, May 11, at
Mason General Hospital. He was
19.
He was born January 7, 1980,
in Olympia to Janet (Estvold)
Miller and Bernard "Bert" Miller.
He was a student at South Pu-
get Sound Community College in
Olympia.
He was a former member and
Life Scout of the Boy Scouts and
was a member of Faith Lutheran
Church in Shelton.
He loved the outdoors and en-
joyed hunting, fishing, 'downhill
skiing, music and recording mu-
sic. He was very athletic, was a
good swimmer and played soccer.
He also had a talent for writing.
He is survived by his brother,
Mark Miller of Allyn; his mother,
Janet Miller of Shelton; his fa-
ther, Bernard Miller of Shelton;
grandparents Randolph and
Katherine Estvold of Shelton, and
Sarah Miller of Aberdeen; and
numerous aunts, uncles, cousins
and one niece.
A funeral was held Friday,
May 14, at Faith Lutheran
Church. Burial at Shelton Memo-
rial Park followed the funeral.
Memorial donations may be
made to Faith Lutheran Church,
1212 Connection Street, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Richard L. Boney
A memorial service for Richard
Lee Boney, 60, a Union resident,
who died on February 20 at his
winter residence in Deltona, Flor-
ida, will be held at 2 p.m. Satur-
day, May 29, at the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 210 West Shel-
ton Valley Road, Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Shelton Presbyterian
Church at P.O. Box 1891, Shelton
98584, or Providence Sound-
HomeCare and Hospice Services,
2505 Olympic Highway North,
Suite 150, Shelton 98584.
Larry C. Anderson
Larry Charles Anderson, 62, of
Shelton, died Sunday, May 16, at
his home. A full obituary will ap-
pear in The Journal next week.
There will be no service.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Donald D. Tooke
Donald Dean Tooke, who man-
aged the meat departments at
two Shelton grocery stores, died
of natural causes Monday, May
17, at Mason General Hospital.
He was 68 and had been a Shel-
ton resident for 23 years.
He was born April 26, 1931, in
Dunseith, North Dakota, to Walt-
er and Anna (Torgerson) Tooke.
He married Dorothy (Boehm,
Cruze) Tooke on November 1,
1965.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Tooke then worked as the
meat department manager at the
Shelton Safeway and Super Valu
grocery stores.
He was a member of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks in Seattle and Meat Cutters
Union Local 81.
He loved playing golf, riding
motorcycles, Ford Thunderbird
cars, his family and cutting fire-
wood at Phillips Lake. His family
described him as a warm and
gentle person who loved the
sound of the ocean and meeting
people.
He is survived by his wife, Dor-
othy Tooke of Shelton; sons David
Michael Chapman of Mobile, Ala-
bama, and Bradley Chapman of
Germany; daughter Patricia
Cooke of Mobile, Alabama; broth-
er Kenneth Tooke of Dunseith,
North Dakota; sister Edna Van-
dale of Bottineau, North Dakota;
nine grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at
Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street,
Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
sent to a charity of the donor's
choice.
Arrangements are under the
direction of McComb Funeral
Home in Shelton.
Engelmann
will perform
organ works
Visiting.organist Lyle O. En-
gelmann of Walnut Creek, Cali-
fornia, will perform a recital for
the public on the tracker organ at
Faith Lutheran Church in Shel-
ton at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening,
May 25.
Engelmann, a schoolmate of
Vern Morgus in Southwest Wash-
ington, was the piano accompan-
ist for all the vocalists and operet-
tas the high school put on. He
taught himself to play the organ
while in the Army, and began for-
mal organ study at Willamette
University in Oregon, continuing
his studies after moving to the
San Francisco Bay area.
His recital will include ba-
roque, classical and contemporary
works.
The church is at 1212 Connec-
tion Street, just off North 13th
Street in Shelton's Mountain
View neighborhood.
ERA sale
to benefit
MDA,
Employees at
Stream Realty will
end annual parking
benefit the Muscular
Association (MDA)
Kids" during the
ers' Car Show Off on
Highway North this
The event will be
Olympic Highway
the car show from 10
p.m. All proceeds go
Anyone with items to
the event can call 4
pickup.
Mary Ellen
Anderson
Dec. 15, 1906 °
May 16, 1999 .o1
Chapter One - K.a!'.'ll
Wilhelmina Lampy HeL,ing
left Finland aboard sa'.,l
ships, only to travel the '
seul "
and meet, marry and. ,,=,
Vancouver, BC. Kan, r_'T.r
Geor e and the little s,:, r
MarygEIlen were born
i1
the Frazier River.._ ...,,. _.w
Two-
Chapter
moved to Olympia anu-- ,'- ",a
Ellen rew UD in the House
g .... We'
Seven Gables on me--
Side. She traveled to Se=a..,
by streetcar and bus to a "='
Holy Names School. - k'l"
Chapter Three - MarY .
len continued her edut
in Bellingham where Sheoaig. !'-
ceived her teaching ¢"(;orv
cats. Years later she ,_..
h r education at W.,P.',
tlnued e ,,,,.,
em Washington State,,t',a';es
by completing her n,,,-
degree.
Chapter four -
began her teaching
more than
one room
nine. After her
continued to teach
dren" in Kitsap
Ellen's first
County was teac
grade at Bordeaux
Chapter Five
though she had
her own, Mrs. Ands
a tremendous
dreds of children
fifty years in the
field. She was a
also spent her
curriculum
Pierce County,
1971.
Chapter Six - M
had so much to offer
of her wide range
ences and
world around her
solo, built a
band, traveled
coordinated the
val Pageant, listen
Mariners, read,
read. Over her
was a member of
ganizations
dubon Society,
Teachers
charter member
Kappa Gamma
few. The last few
spent doing c;
zles, bird
with her sleek cat,
Memorial
made to the
Historical Society.
ments by McC
Home. .gy .
Chapter Seven "-"'-'"u,..te
len will be missed nopl? i
niece Marge ValleY, eroU-
Don Helenius, n:;",l,
great and great-gin ,0t!'-=
and nephewS, he,r ille:
from Ladysmith, _.,,nP lip
Stokes and Aili Kent"
many beloved
Final Chapte
came from
scribed as =sturdy
lived her life with
and dignity
same way.
kindness will be
bered by her
ends.
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Jeanne Smith
Jeanne E. Smith
Jeanne Evelyn Smith, a Shel-
ton resident for 25 years, died of
complications from a stroke Sun-
day, May 16, at Fir Lane tiealth
and Rehabilitation Center in
Shelton. She was 75.
Mrs. Smith was born on Au-
gust 8, 1923, in Fairmont, Ne-
braska, to Henry and Alice (Jose)
l_,aschansky.
She married Paul L. Smith on
May 17, 1.941. tie preceded her in
death.
She worked as a clerk-typist
for the Washington State Depart-
ment of Licensing.
Mrs. Smith was an active
member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Her interests included her family
and friends. She was also an avid
reader of mystery novels and puz-
zle books, and she collected dolls.
She had a love of life, her family
said.
She is survived by sons
Michael P. Smith and his wife Pat
of Shelton, William J. Smith of
1,akewood, Thomas K. Smith and
his wite Leslie, and Samuel K.
Smith of She]ton; and daughters
Suzanne K. Smitll of Everett and
Paula ,J. Antonsen and her hus-
band Keith of Shelton.
Also surviving are brother Jer-
ry Laschanzky and his wife Char-
h)tte of Nebraska; sister Janice
Ellis and her husband Ernie of
Roy, Utah; and 13 grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren and nu-
nmrous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held
at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses at 11 West Sentry
Court, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral ttome in Shelton.
Mary E. Anderson
Mary Ellen Anderson, whose
teaching career spanned more
than half a century, died Sunday,
May 16, at SunRise Care and Re-
habilitation for Shelton. She was
92.
She was born December 15,
1906, near the Frazier River in
British Columbia, Canada, to
Karl and Wilhelmina (Lampy)
Helenius, who left Finland aboard
sailing ships, then met and mar-
ried and settled in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
The family, which also includ-
ed her brothers, Karl, Harry and
George, moved to Olympia and
she grew up on the city's west
side in the House of Seven Ga-
bles. She traveled to Seattle by
streetcar and bus to attend Holy
Names School.
She continued her education at
Western Washington State Col-
lege in Bellingham, where she re-
ceived her teaching certificate.
She later earned a master's de-
gree at Western.
She began her teaching career
more than 50 years ago in a one-
room schoolhouse in Tenino. After
she married, she continued teach-
ing in Kitsap County. Her first
teaching position in Mason Coun-
ty was teaching fifth grade at
Bordeaux Elementary School.
And though she had no chil-
dren of her own, Mrs. Anderson
had a tremendous effect on hun-
dreds of children during more
than 50 years as an educator, her
family said. She was also a librar-
ian and spent her later years as
curriculum coordinator for Pierce
County, retiring in 1971.
She had a wide range of inter-
ests in the world around her. She
flew solo, built a boat with her
husband, traveled extensively, co-
ordinated the Mason County For-
est Festival pageant, listened to
Seattle Mariners games and read
widely.
She was a member of many or-
ganizations, including the Audu-
bon Society; the Retired Teachers
Association; Zonta, of which she
was a charter member, and Delta
Kappa Gamma.
She spent the last few years of
her life doing crossword puzzles,
birdwatching and enjoying living
with her sleek cat, Blackie.
She is survived by a niece,
Marge Valley; nephew Don Hele-
nius, cousins Ellen Stokes and
Aili Kenyon of Ladysmith, British
Columbia, Canada; and numerous
great and great-great nieces and
nephews.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Mason County His-
torical Society, 427 West Railroad
Avenue, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
David Oscar Little
David Oscar Little, a Shelton
resident for 25 years, died Thurs-
day, May 13, at the Alpine Nay
Retirement Apartments in Shel-
ton. He was 93,
He was born September 10,
1905, in Wenatchee to William H.
and Beth (Sampson) Little.
He married Eloise Treff in
1926. She preceded him in death
m 1981.
Mr. Little was a former em-
ployee of Simpson Timber Compa-
ny.
He was a member of the Shel-
ton Yacht Club, where he served
as dockmaster and greeter.
Mr. Little was a very social
man who loved people, his son
said. He enjoyed greeting boaters
at: the yacht club as they came
into the marina. He was a three-
year letterman in football at his
high school in Wenatchee and he
lowed to watch the Washington
tluskies play.
tie is survived by his son, Da-
vid T. Little of Ashland, Oregon.
At the request of Mr. Little and
his son, there will be no service.
His ashes will be scattered at a
thvorite spot in the mountains.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Mary Jane Gray
Mary Jane Gray, a Shelton res-
ident for the past 10 years, died of
natural causes Tuesday, May 11,
at Mason General Hospital. She
was 77.
She was born January 19,
1922, in Manhattan, Kansas, to
Loren Jack and Mary Isabelle
(Davies) Stevenson.
Mrs. Gray was a hairdresser.
After retiring, she volunteered for
Senior Information and Assis-
tance (a referral service for senior
citizens) in Olympia.
She loved beachcombing and
making arts.and-crafts pieces
from things she found on beaches.
She also loved spring flowers.
She is survived by her son,
Gregory Gray, of Felton, Califor-
nia; daughters Jeni Gray of
Hoodsport, JoDee Austin of Law-
son, Missouri, and Roberta Coker
of Independence, Missouri; broth-
er Harold Stevenson of Santa
Barbara, California; six grand.
children and three great-grand-
children.
A family gathering will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22.
Friends and family may call 877-
6308 for more information.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
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Joseph Kirk
Joseph L. Kirk
Joseph L. "Papa Joe" Kirk, a
Shelton resident since 1916, died
Wednesday, May 12, at Fir Lane
Health and Rehabilitation Cen-
ter. He was 84.
He was born May 3, 1915, in
Puyallup to Delbert E. and Em-
maline (Daggett) Kirk.
He married Margaret Bliss on
December 22, 1940, in Matlock.
She preceded him in death in
April of 1997.
Mr. Kirk was employed as a
driver at Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton for 22
years, retiring in 1979.
He loved talking to his many
friends and telling stories. His fa-
vorite hangouts were the Mason
County shop, Denney's Restau-
rant, the A&W Restaurant and
the Fred Meyer store. He also
loved driving his car, and knew
every car on the road, his family
said.
He is survived by his son,
George D. Kirk of Kent; daugh-
ters Edith M. Willis and Dorothy
R. Lantto, both of Shelton; and 11
grandchildrgh, 19 great-grand-
children and numerous nieces
and nephews.
A memorial service was held
Saturday, May 15, at Hope Chap-
el in Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
made to Parkinson's Disease Re-
search, Division of Neurology,
1969 Pacific Street, RG-27, Seat-
tle, 98195.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
John R. Pede Sr.
John Ronald Pede Sr., a fi)rmer
security volunteer at Timber-
lakes, died of natural causes Mon-
day, May 17, at his home in Mon-
tesano. He was 71.
He was born May 25, 1927, in
Seattle. He married Elsie (Lizen)
Pede in 1950. She preceded him
in death.
Mr. Pede served in the U.S.
Army from 1945 to 1976. He re-
tired from the Army and, later,
from Mason County Security.
He loved his security job and
volunteered with the Mason
County Sheriffs Office, his family
said. He received plaudits fre-
quently from the Mason County
Commission and the sheriffs of-
fice for his work on behalf of the
Timberlakes community.
He also was "a very spontane-
ous person" who loved jokes and
going to the ocean, family mem-
bers said. He had a collection of
numerous medals from his time
in the service.
He is survived by his son, John
R. Pede Jr. of Shelton; daughters
Sanna Watts, Joann Zenger and
Ruth Whiteley, all of Shelton;
brother Chuck Pede of Shelton;
10 grandchildren, two great-
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at
Tahoma National Cemetery in
Kent.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Damon M. LaJune
Harstine Island resident Dam-
on M. LaJune, 71, died Monday,
May 17, at Saint Peter Hospital
in Olympia. A full obituary will
appear in The Journal next week.
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Alvina Kimball
Former longtime Shelton resi-
dent Alvina Polda Layton Kim-
ball died of Alzheimer's disease
Wednesday, May 12, in Tacoma.
She was 93.
She was born October 22, 1905,
in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, the
ninth of 12 children of Tom and
Anna Polda.
She came to Washington as a
bride in the early 1920s, when hy-
droelectric dams were first being
built. She and her husband, A1
Layton, arrived in Potlatch in
1929 when construction was just
starting on the Cushman Dam
project.
She remained a Shelton resi-
dent for 59 years, outliving two
husbands. In 1988, she entered a
nursing home in Tacoma to be
near her family.
During all of her years in Shel-
ton, she worked out of the home
for only a short time, concentrat-
ing on homemaking, helping with
family business ventures and
raising her only child.
Life was not always kind to
Mrs. Kimball, but her spirit al-
lowed her to overcome her obsta-
cles and eventually find peace,
her family said.
She is survived by daughter
Bernadine Whitt, called Babe by
the family and known as Bernie
to her friends, and her husband
Chuck Whitt of Tacoma; grand-
sons Jay "Skip Jones and his
wife Sue of Lyrmwood, and Jeff
Whitt and his wife Joyce of Taco-
ma; great-grandchildren Mark,
Danny and Zachary Jones, and
Jeffery Whitt Jr. and Joanna
Whitt, all of Tacoma; and great-
great grandchildren Michelle and
Sean Jones of Mukilteo.
A celebration of life service was
held Monday, May 17, in Tacoma.
Fletcher P. Mathis
Fletcher P. Mathis, a veteran
who landed on Omaha Beach on
D-Day during World War II, died
of leukemia Saturday, May 15, at
Alpine Way Retirement Apart-
ments in Shelton. He was 83.
He was born November 20,
1915, in Sulphur Springs, Texas,
to Aud and Lorena (Childs)
Mathis.
He married Mae Mettauer on
October 5, 1947, in Yuma, Arizo-
na.
Mr. Mathis served in the Army
during World War II after enlist-
ing in 1939. After landing on
Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6,
1944, he came under the com-
mand of General George C. Pat-
ton and fought through France,
Belgium and Germany. He was
wounded and received a Purple
Heart.
After his discharge from the
Army in 1945, he worked at a
roofing plant in Compton, Califor-
nia. In 1954, he moved to Moreno
Valley, California, where he start-
ed a radiator and welding busi-
ness. He retired in 1977 and
moved to Allyn in 1980, where he
enjoyed clearing his land, work-
ing in his garage and gardening.
His is survived by his wife,
Mae Mathis of Allyn; son James
Mathis of Riverside, California;
daughter Monette Jenney of Shel-
ton; and grandchildren Jeremy
Ordofiez, Elizabeth Shefler and
Marshall Shefler, all of Shelton.
A memorial service will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 20, at
Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street,
Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
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Lou Wilder
Lou Wilder
Union resident Lou Wilder
died of complications from a
stroke Monday, May 17, in Olym-
pia. She was 78.
She was born February 23,
1921, in Seattle to Daniel B. and
Lulu (Beach) Wilder.
She graduated from Queen
Anne High School in Seattle and
from Seattle Pacific College, now
Seattle Pacific University. She
then earned a master's degree
from Washington State Universi-
ty.
She taught home economics in
the Highline School District for
30 years, retiring in 1986. While
she was a teacher, she escorted
five groups of high-school stu-
dents on trips to Europe.
She lived in the Alderbrook
Golf and Country Club since her
retirement and enjoyed playing
golf and entertaining her many
friends from around the world.
She remained an active member
in Sigma Rho and the Electrical
Women's Round Table:-
She is survived by her brother,
Bob Wilder of Grapeview; sisters
Danna Davis of Seattle, Betty
Jordan and Joyce Wilder-Jones of
Warm Beach; and her uncle,
Howard Wilder of Union.
A memorial service will be held
at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at
the Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 210 West Shelton Valley
Road, Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
sent to the Shelton Presbyterian
Church, P.O. Box 1891, Shelton
98584, or Seattle Pacific Universi-
ty Scholarship Fund, 3307 Third
Avenue West, Seattle 98119.
Andrew D. Miller
Shelton resident Andrew David
Miller died Tuesday, May 11, at
Mason General Hospital. He was
19.
He was born January 7, 1980,
in Olympia to Janet (Estvold)
Miller and Bernard "Bert" Miller.
He was a student at South Pu-
get Sound Community College in
Olympia.
He was a former member and
Life Scout of the Boy Scouts and
was a member of Faith Lutheran
Church in Shelton.
He loved the outdoors and en-
joyed hunting, fishing, 'downhill
skiing, music and recording mu-
sic. He was very athletic, was a
good swimmer and played soccer.
He also had a talent for writing.
He is survived by his brother,
Mark Miller of Allyn; his mother,
Janet Miller of Shelton; his fa-
ther, Bernard Miller of Shelton;
grandparents Randolph and
Katherine Estvold of Shelton, and
Sarah Miller of Aberdeen; and
numerous aunts, uncles, cousins
and one niece.
A funeral was held Friday,
May 14, at Faith Lutheran
Church. Burial at Shelton Memo-
rial Park followed the funeral.
Memorial donations may be
made to Faith Lutheran Church,
1212 Connection Street, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Richard L. Boney
A memorial service for Richard
Lee Boney, 60, a Union resident,
who died on February 20 at his
winter residence in Deltona, Flor-
ida, will be held at 2 p.m. Satur-
day, May 29, at the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 210 West Shel-
ton Valley Road, Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Shelton Presbyterian
Church at P.O. Box 1891, Shelton
98584, or Providence Sound-
HomeCare and Hospice Services,
2505 Olympic Highway North,
Suite 150, Shelton 98584.
Larry C. Anderson
Larry Charles Anderson, 62, of
Shelton, died Sunday, May 16, at
his home. A full obituary will ap-
pear in The Journal next week.
There will be no service.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Donald D. Tooke
Donald Dean Tooke, who man-
aged the meat departments at
two Shelton grocery stores, died
of natural causes Monday, May
17, at Mason General Hospital.
He was 68 and had been a Shel-
ton resident for 23 years.
He was born April 26, 1931, in
Dunseith, North Dakota, to Walt-
er and Anna (Torgerson) Tooke.
He married Dorothy (Boehm,
Cruze) Tooke on November 1,
1965.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Tooke then worked as the
meat department manager at the
Shelton Safeway and Super Valu
grocery stores.
He was a member of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks in Seattle and Meat Cutters
Union Local 81.
He loved playing golf, riding
motorcycles, Ford Thunderbird
cars, his family and cutting fire-
wood at Phillips Lake. His family
described him as a warm and
gentle person who loved the
sound of the ocean and meeting
people.
He is survived by his wife, Dor-
othy Tooke of Shelton; sons David
Michael Chapman of Mobile, Ala-
bama, and Bradley Chapman of
Germany; daughter Patricia
Cooke of Mobile, Alabama; broth-
er Kenneth Tooke of Dunseith,
North Dakota; sister Edna Van-
dale of Bottineau, North Dakota;
nine grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at
Hope Chapel, 421 West E Street,
Shelton.
Memorial donations may be
sent to a charity of the donor's
choice.
Arrangements are under the
direction of McComb Funeral
Home in Shelton.
Engelmann
will perform
organ works
Visiting.organist Lyle O. En-
gelmann of Walnut Creek, Cali-
fornia, will perform a recital for
the public on the tracker organ at
Faith Lutheran Church in Shel-
ton at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening,
May 25.
Engelmann, a schoolmate of
Vern Morgus in Southwest Wash-
ington, was the piano accompan-
ist for all the vocalists and operet-
tas the high school put on. He
taught himself to play the organ
while in the Army, and began for-
mal organ study at Willamette
University in Oregon, continuing
his studies after moving to the
San Francisco Bay area.
His recital will include ba-
roque, classical and contemporary
works.
The church is at 1212 Connec-
tion Street, just off North 13th
Street in Shelton's Mountain
View neighborhood.
ERA sale
to benefit
MDA,
Employees at
Stream Realty will
end annual parking
benefit the Muscular
Association (MDA)
Kids" during the
ers' Car Show Off on
Highway North this
The event will be
Olympic Highway
the car show from 10
p.m. All proceeds go
Anyone with items to
the event can call 4
pickup.
Mary Ellen
Anderson
Dec. 15, 1906 °
May 16, 1999 .o1
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by streetcar and bus to a "='
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len continued her edut
in Bellingham where Sheoaig. !'-
ceived her teaching ¢"(;orv
cats. Years later she ,_..
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tlnued e ,,,,.,
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by completing her n,,,-
degree.
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began her teaching
more than
one room
nine. After her
continued to teach
dren" in Kitsap
Ellen's first
County was teac
grade at Bordeaux
Chapter Five
though she had
her own, Mrs. Ands
a tremendous
dreds of children
fifty years in the
field. She was a
also spent her
curriculum
Pierce County,
1971.
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had so much to offer
of her wide range
ences and
world around her
solo, built a
band, traveled
coordinated the
val Pageant, listen
Mariners, read,
read. Over her
was a member of
ganizations
dubon Society,
Teachers
charter member
Kappa Gamma
few. The last few
spent doing c;
zles, bird
with her sleek cat,
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made to the
Historical Society.
ments by McC
Home. .gy .
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len will be missed nopl? i
niece Marge ValleY, eroU-
Don Helenius, n:;",l,
great and great-gin ,0t!'-=
and nephewS, he,r ille:
from Ladysmith, _.,,nP lip
Stokes and Aili Kent"
many beloved
Final Chapte
came from
scribed as =sturdy
lived her life with
and dignity
same way.
kindness will be
bered by her
ends.