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Fay Lindsley Brewer
Fay Lindsley Brewer, 81,
died Friday, June 10, 2011
after a short stay at Capi-
tal Medical Center. He was
a resident of Shelton for 46
years.
He was
born June
12, 1929
in Elma
to Emery
and Ag-
nes (Ray)
Brewer.
Brewer H e
servedin
the U.S.
Army for two years, serv-
ing in Okinawa during the
Korean War.
He married Ruby Tracy.
The marriage ended in di-
vorce.
He was born in Elma
and raised in Porter, one of
eleven children.
He worked for Simpson
Timber Company for 40
years, retiring in 1991.
He was a member of Lo-
cal Woodworkers Union
338. His hobbies included
bowling, hunting and fish-
Central Park in Grays Har-
bor County in 1962.
Her family shared that
family was everything to
her and she enjoyed host-
ing holidays and birthday
parties at her home for her
children and many grand-
children. She and her fam-
ily faithfully participated
in ,the Hunter and O'Neill
family reunions on Hood
Canal for more than 60
years. She enjoyed tak-
ing family vacations and
the monthly cousins' lunch
in Shelton. Another pas-
sion was attending sport-
ing events in which her
grandchildren were partici-
pating. She later became
an avid fan of the Seattle
Mariners, She made baby
quilts, which she donated
to mothers and their new-
born babies in the Grays
Harbor area. As a young
mother, she was active
as a Brownie leader and
helped in many school ac-
tivities. She was a longtime
member of Central Park
Methodist Church and for
the past several years at-
ing. He also enjoyed mu~ie ~ended Central Park Bap-
and sangwith the band tint Church. She was also
Th6" Porter R &blers as: active in the women's Bi-
a young man. In his later
years, he enjoyed going to
the casino.
He is survived by his
son Todd Brewer (Joni)
of Shelton; brothers Wal-
ter Brewer of Elma,
Nathan Brewer (Beverly)
of Auburn, Arland Brewer
of Elms and David Brewer
of the Olympia area; sisters
June Erickson of Elma and
Diane Kinnamon of Elma;
grandchildren Joel, Tom
and ColbyBrewer, Rob and
Brittney Lindsey; great-
grandchildren Stella and
Aaron and numerous niec-
ble study group in Central
Park.
She is survived by her
husband of 66 years, Ar-
chie Dittman of Central
Park; sons Larry Ditt-
man (Ren e) of Snohom-
ish and Robert Dittman
(Cheryl) of Antioch, Calif.;
daughters Jane Dittman of
Humptulips, Joan Dittman
of Montesano and Mary
Cronk (Robert) of Tacoma;
sister LaDonna Cheney of
Shelton; twelve grandchil-
dren', eleven great grand-
children and numerous
nieces and nephews.
music and played the pia-
no.
She is survived by her
husband Leo Montoya of
Olympia, daughter Lind-
suy Haley of Olympia and
brother Mark Haley of Tex-
as.
Her parents Robert and
Norma Haley preceded her
in death.
No service is planned
at this time. McComb
Funeral Home is handling
the arrangements. Online
condolences may be sent
to the family at www.
mccombfh.com.
Larry Edwin Harper
Larry Edwin Harper, 70,
died Saturday, June 11,
2011 peacefully at home in
Shelton. He was a resident
of Shelton for 45 years.
He was born December
1, 1940 to Wilbert and Hel-
en (Zwick) Harper in Cen-
tralia.
He graduated from
Mossy-rock High School.
H e
served in
the U.S.
Navy from
November
1961 to
February
1966 and
Harper was on the
USS En-
terprise
Attack Squadron 93. He
was also on the USS Rang-
er and a Vietnam veteran.
His rank on discharge was
ADJAN (E3).
He married Peggy Harp-
er and they were married
43 years.
Simpson Timber Com-
pany employed Harper for
37 years he retired in 2003.
He was a life member
, es, nephews_and She /w.aa Prec#ded of the VFW Post 1694.
!:-Hia..daug _t@r ,Ki mbe omdeath by slle ed out with many
Brewe -Lindsey; hrot eva sister, Kathleen Laufer; VFWprojects, pl oh g.tlags
Joe and sisters, Joyce and
Naomi, preceded him in
death.
A celebration of life, at
4 p.m. on Tuesday, june
21, at the home of Todd
and Joni, 505 South 8th St,
Shelton.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling the
al~rangemente. Online
condolences may .be sent
to the family at www.
mccombfh.com.
brother, Thomas O'Neill;
granddaughter, Kimberly
Dittman; grandson, Brian
Dittman; and daughter-in-
law, Marilyn (Murnen) Dit-
tman.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. on Sat-
urday, June 18, 2011, at
the Central, Park Baptist
• Church,:6308 Central Park
Drive, Aberdeen.
The family suggests that
memorial contributions be
made to the Central Park
Jeanette Dittman Lions Club.
Arrangements are by the
Jeanette Dittman, 87, Coleman Mortuary, 422 -
died Monday, June 6, 2011, 5th Street, Hoquiam, WA
at Grays Harbor Commu, 98550,
nity Hospital surrounded~ Please take a few
by l~er family: She was a moments to record your
resident of Central 'PaTk thoughts for the family by
in Grays signing the online register
H a r b or at www.colemanmortuary.
~imty. net,
She
was.born Lisa Ann Haley
to Shelton "
pioneers
D o n
Dlttman ald and
Gladys
(Huntbr)
ORNeill.
She was raised in Shel-
ton and graduated from
Shelton High School in
1941. She then attended
business college in Port-
land and worked at the
courthouse in Shelton for
several years.
On April 21, 1945, she
and Archie Dittman were
married in Hoodsport. The
couple made their home
• in Shelton until moving to
Lisa Ann Haley,. 48, died
Monday, June 13, 2011 at
Mason General Hospital in
Shelton. She was a resident
of Olympia for 38 years.
Prior to moving to Olym-
pia, she resided in Shelton.
She was born on July 18,
1962 to Robert and No.rma
(Christensen) Haley in
Downey, Calif.
She graduated ~ from
Downey High School,
Downey, Calif. and attend-
ed South Puget Sound Col-
lege.
She married Leo Mon-
toys in Olympia.
She enjoyed listening to
around the town during
special holidays and the
poppy project. He served
on the cemetery board and
was a side walker for Hap-
py Trails. He enjoyed fish-
ing, hunting and picking
wild blackberries for pies.
He is survived by his
wife Peggy of Shelton; son
Tom Harper (Tammy) of
Fairbanks, Alaska; sister
Nancy of Mossyrock; an
aunt, cousins and many,
many friends.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, son
Tracy and brother Ralph.
In lieu of flowers, please
make memorial donations
to the VFW Post1694 in
memory Of Larry Ha'rper.
: McComb Funeral" Home
of Shelton is handling
the arrangement~. Please
contact them for service
information. Online
condolences may be sent
to the family at www.
mccombfh.com.
Donald E. Lynn, Sr.
Donald E. Lynn, Sr., 80,
died June 2, 2011 in Olym-
pia. He was a resident of
Shelton all of his life.
He was
bern on
June 22,
1930 to
Walter
and Lu-
cille (Fisk)
Lynn in
Lynn Shelton.
He was
educated
through ninth grade at
Skokomish Grade School.
He served in the Korean
conflict and was discharged
as private 1.
He was a heavy equip-
ment operator for Simpson
Timber Co.
Lynn was a member of
the VFW and American Le-
gion in Shelton.
He is survived by his son
Donald E. Lynn Jr. (Mar-
tha) of Glenmora; stepson
Grog Mattocks of Yelm;
stepdaughters Brenda
Cleveland of Shelton, Lin-
da Kilgrove of Olympia and
Debts Watters of Brady;
grandchildren Shane, Hol-
ly and Karen and namer-
ous great-grandchildren.
His brothers James and
Kenneth, and sisters Jen-
nette and Delpia preceded
him in death.
Services will be held at a
later date.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling the
arrangements. Online con-
dolences may be sent to the
family at www.mccombfh.
corn.
Dennis Collins Marshall
Dennis Collins Marshall,
70, died of cancer Wednes-
day, June 8, 2011 at his
home in Mason Lake. He
was a resident of Mason
Lake for 12 years.
He was born April 24,
1941 in Seattle to Wal-
ter Marshall and Corrine
(Gregg) Marshall.
Mar-
shall
in 1971; the marriage ended
in divorce.
He immigrated to Can-
ada in 1974 and became a
naturalized Canadian citi-
zen in 1978.
Mfltenberger worked
as a professional forester,
communications consul-
tant, commercial fisher-
man, sport-fishing guide,
petroleum industry regula-
ter, adventure tourism and
wilderness guide, and small
business owner/operator.
He was a registered British
Colambia professional for-
ester and founding partner
of Steelhead Valhalla Lodge
in 1984.
The family shared that
he loved outdoors, espe-
Bussing and John Tanner
and her daughter Delcie
Van Wormer preceded her
in death.
Her inurnment is being
handled by Funeral Alter-
natives, and by her wishes
there will be no memorial
service.
Ransom (Fritz) Winder
graduated cially salmon and steelhead
from Lin- fishing, caribou and moose
coin High hunting and flying.
School in He is survived by his
1959 and brothers Scott Miltenberg.
he com- er of Chehalis and David
Marshall pleted two Miltenberger Of Henderson,
years at Nev.;, siste~ ]~tey Miltem~, Business Communications
.... Everett bergerofS~e;serm~ :Inc., both were printing
Community College for art
studies.
He married Glenda Mar-
shall. They were married
35 years until he was wid-
owed in 1999.
He was retired from
Inchcape Shipping as Pa-
cific Northwest Regional
Operations Manager.
He was a member of Yes-
teryear Classic Car Club
and Mason Lake Milfoil
Committee. He enjoyed tin-
kering and wintering in Ari-
zona.
He is survived by his life
partner Donna Sowers of Al-
lyn, son Gregg Marshall of
Gig Harbor, grandsons Jor-
dan and Andrew Marshall
• of Gig Harbor.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and wife
Glenda Marshall.
A memorial service will
be had at a later date at the
Mason Bensen Club.
Miltenberger of Nanaimo,
British :~hnnbia :~ Torg-:
er Mil~rger. of Victo-
ria, Britmh Colmnbia
daughter Svea "Mfltenberger
of Whitehorse, Yukon, Can-
ada.
His parents Joseph and
Juanita Miltenberger of
Shelton preceded him in
death.
As per his wishes, there
will be neither memorial
nor funeral services. Do-
nations in remembrance
of him may be made to the
University of Washington
College of Forest Resources.
Lael Utter Tanner
Lael Utter Tanner,
93, died Sunday, June 5,
2011 after a brain hemor-
rhage. She was a resident
at Fir Lane Nursing home
for three years and had
lived here in Shelton for a
total of six years prior.
Ransom (Fritz) Winder,
92 died Tuesday, June 7,
2011 of in Bremerton, of
heart failure. He was a resi-
dent of Mason Lake for 10
years.
He was born August 18,
1918 in Rigby, Idaho.
He served in the military
from 1938 to 1948 during
WWII and was discharged
at the 'rank of major.
He married Jeanne Alle-
gandro in Tacoma.
Winder worked at Pio-
neer Business Forms and
later retired from his firm,
businesses.
Hewas a lifetime mem-
ber of Tacoma Elks, a mem-
bor of Allenmore Golf Club
and Lake Limerick Golf
and Coun-
try Club.
He shot
his age 22
consecu-
tive years•
He was
a bowler
Winder who main-
tained a
200 aver-
age and he operated many
bowling alleys including
the Tacoma Elks.
He is survived by his
sons Robert Winder (Lori)
of Tacoma and Randy
Winder (Miehelle) of Taco-
ma; 'Companion of 10 years
Anne Wooten of Grape-
view; daughter in law Doris
Winder of Del. and many
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
She was born on June 11, by his parents, wife and son
Terry Winder.
A celebration of life will
be held at 3 p,m. on July 16,
at the Mason Benson Club
at Mason Lake.
Memorial donations can
be made to the American
Heart Fund or the Kidney
1918 in Sumus.
She is survived by her
four sons, James Jr., Da-
vid, Harvey, Bill Bussing,
as well as 16 grandchildren
and numerous great- and
great-great-grandchildren.
Two sisters, one brother,
two husbands James Lewis Foundation.
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Gary Wayne
Mfltenberger
Gary Wayne Miltenberg-
er, 61, died May 23, 2011
in Meziadin Lake, British
Columbia. He was raised
on a small family farm near
Shelten.
He was bern February 13,
1950 in Seattle to L. Joseph
Miltenberger and Juanita
G. Miltenberger of Shelton.
He graduated from Shel-
ton High School class of
1968 and University of
Washington College of For-
est Resources class of 1972.
He married Dawn A. Olli
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