Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
July 9, 2020     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 32     (32 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 32     (32 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
July 9, 2020
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Page A-32 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, July 9, 2020 Clarence I, Frederick (Fred) Boysen Clarence Frederick (Fred) Boysen passed away on Saturday June 27th of natural causes at the age of 86. He was born on January 27, 1934 to Ruth Evangeline Weirauch (23) and Hen- ry Frederick Boysen (23) in Pierre, South Dakota. Fred arrived along with his mother and brother Bill in Shelton on Nov. 8, 1937 to join his father who had ar- rived earlier. He gradu- ated from Shelton High School in 1951 and then went to work for Simp- son Timber Co at the Mill. Then he joined the Army for two years and then went back to work for Simpson Boom. He then went to work for Manke Lumber Com— pany at the Port Tacoma ~ as a crane operator. He also started a nursery business at Tay- lor Towne. He then went to work in Real estate for several years and then retired. He is survived by his youngest son, Rick James Boysen of Shelton, two brothers Bill and his wife Pam, and Ron Boy- sen of Shelton. One sister Sandy and her husband Pat Carney of Union. Brother-in—law Don Yeck, sister—in-law Sally Cook, Bernie Cline, Betty Bellis and Patty Christian. Sev- en grandchildren and nu— merous great grandchil- dren and one great—great grandson with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Barb of 53 years togeth- er, His oldest son Steve Boysen and his only daughter Terri Bush and youngest grandson, Michael Bush and broth- er-in-law Jack Yeck. As requested no ser— vice will be arranged. Fred requests you do- nate to the Kidney Can- cer foundation in Memo- ry of Barbara Boysen. l l [ . Raymond Lewis Collins, Jr. May 2, 1936- April 30, 2020 Raymond (Ray) Lewis Collins, Jr., age 83, passed away peace— fully at the home of his daughter in Anchor- age, Alaska on April 30, 2020. Ray was born to Raymond Lewis Col- lins, Sr. and Myrtle Anna Frieda (Dittman) Collins on May-2, 1936 in Shelton, Washing— ton. Ray was a man of God and known for his wisdom. His service in the US. Army from November, 1955 to Oc- tober 1958 included a stint in Anchorage, Alaska where he was assigned to surveying the poles and telephone lines along the Alcan Highway. He became a follower of Jesus Christ while attending a young adult meeting at Central Lu- theran Church in An— chorage which set the course _of his life. Upon ending his tour of duty, he went to the Luther- an Bible Institute in Seattle Washington where he met his bride, Sally Jo Bonnett and they were married on June 6, 1959. Together they decided to join the Wycliffe Bible Transla- tors upon graduation and accepted an assign— ment to translate thé Bible into the Upper Kuskokwim Athabas- can language. This as- signment required spe- cialized training in lin- guistics in Oklahoma, a jungle survival train— ing camp in southern Mexico and a brief in- ternship with another Wycliffe couple in Arc- tic Village, Alaska in the spring of 1963 prior to moving to Nikolai, Alaska. In 1971, Ray moved his family to McGrath, Alaska for access to high school for their children. Ray contin- (J) l l l l l \fi am. DEATH NOTICES Michael Lillie, 48, a resident of Belfair, died June 24, 2020, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Teresa A. Griffey, 48, a resident of Belfair, died June 27, 2020, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. William R. McAferty, 84, a resi- dent of Shelton, died June 27 , 2020, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Paul O’Donnell, 89, a resident of Shelton, died June 30, 2020, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wag- ner Family Funeral Home and Crema- tory. ued his work in Nikolai by helping to build the State funded, bi-lingual education program, in- cluding a dictionary and reading primers with the assistance of 3 local leaders. In 2000, Ray and Sally J0 pub- lished “Dichinanek’ Hwt’ana: A History of the People of the Upper Kuskokwim Who Live in Nikolai and Telida, Alaska” for the Denali National Park and Pre- serve. In 2010, Ray and Sally J0 were formally inducted into the Niko- lai Edzeno’ Tribe as rec- ognition of their years of service. Ray was a founding member, pastor and helped design and build the McGrath Commu- nity Church where he continued serving as a fill-in pastor to the date of his death. Over the' years, Ray officiated at many weddings and fu- nerals for community members of McGrath, Nikolai and Telida. His interest in edu- cation and community service continued over the years as he served for over 40 years on the Board of the Iditarod Area School District and worked as coordi- nator of the McGrath Center of the Univer- sity of Alaska where he taught anthropology and linguistics to stu- dents all over the state. He was a member of the Alaska Humanities Fo- rum, State Bilingual/ Bicultural Advisory committee and helped the villages of Nikolai and Telida in filing for Native claims and allot- I matory. Cemetery. Crematory. tory. ments as well as served on the McGrath Plan- ning Commission for the City of McGrath. More recently, he served on many state and federal fish and wildlife committees for the Western Region, and Upper Kuskokwim up through the date of his death providing specialized knowledge of the traditional sub; s‘iStenc‘e lifestyle and uses of various areas by the Upper Kuskokwim Athabascan people. He is survived by his wife, Sally Jo (Bonnett) Collins of McGrath; daughter Christine (Bill) Barrington of Anchorage; sons: Joel Collins of McGrath and Nathan (Terri Gab— bert) Collins of Anchor- age; his sister Sandra McCord and brother, Gary Collins both of Surprise, Arizona; his grandchildren: Hope (Gus- Strick) Collins, Jacob Collins, Wil- liam (Audrey Starbird) Barrington, Nickalaus Collins, Raymond Bar- rington; his great— grandchildren: Grace Strick, Rally Strick, Alaric Barrington, Kenzie Strick, Warren Barrington and many nieces and nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Myrtle Collins. A memorial service was held in Anchor- age on June 12, 2020 and funeral service in McGrath on June 17, 2020. Cards can be sent to: Sally Jo Collins, Box 75, ,McGrath, AK 99627. Steven Sage, 66, a resident of Shel- ton, died July 1, 2020, at home. Ar- rangements are by McComb & Wag- ner Family Funeral Home and Cre- Dixie Lee Singer, 83, a former resi- dent of Shelton, died July 2, 2020, at home in Olympia. Arrangements are by Forest Family Funeral Home & Max Woolman, 80, a resident of Belfair, died July 4, 2020, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Julie Reuf, 63, a resident of Union, died July 5, 2020, at home. Arrange- , ments are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crema- Jerri Sisson- Kenyon Jerri Sisson—Kenyon, 48, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 25, 2020, in Shelton, WA, .at her home, of natural causes. She was born Septem— ber 20th 1971, in Shelton, WA. She enjoyed watch- ing movies and spending time at home with her family and her cats, Hen- ryetta and Manno. She is survived by her daughter Felisha Fager- gren, sons, Cody and Kyle Wright, grandchildren, Kayleb Sisson-Giles, Bethany Gordon, Kacelee Escoto-Wright, and Em- bree Escoto, parents Ron and Maxine Giles, sib- lings Roy Sisson and Rac- quel Giles, and numerous nieces and nephews. A small celebration of life will be held with close friends and family. She is truly missed. Larry J. Jones Larry J. Jones, a resi- dent of Shelton, died May 22, 2020, at age 74 at Providence St. Peter Hospital. He was born May 31, 1945, in Oldham, South Dakota to Gordon and Grace (Eads) Jones. He is survived by his brother Keith, wife Cathy and daughter Jamie, and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by daughter Randi, brothers Claude, Leroy and Rod'-' ney, as well as hisparents. Larry was renowned for his sense .of humor, often regaling his friends and family around the card table for hours. He ' also enjoyed spending time on his fishing boat and riding lawnmower. ,There will be a cel- ebration of life held at a later time, at his per- sonal residence. OREST FUNERAL HOMES Available 24/7 Kathleen Blancheue Quality Services at V Affordable Prices «J Three Generations of Family Funeral Service Experience (360) 427—8044