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|. ./ Warren Shannon Allen Warren Shannon Allen, 36, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at home in Omak as a result of an accident, He was born April 10, 1975 in Tacoma to Vivian Galley. He worked as a fishorman. Allon enjoyed fishing, swim- ming, outdoor family and tnl el gatherings, artwork, family and friends. He is survived by his broth- ers William J. Marobant of Shel- ton, Anthony Allen of Tacoma, sisters Marcie Allen of Shelton, Gwen Allen of Omak, Jackie Al- len of Shelton and Tanya Cultee of Shelton. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Harold and Isaac Aller A memorial service was held on Wednesday July 20 at the Skokomish Assembly of God. Memorial donations can be sent to Tanya Cultee at 351 N. Hwy. 106, Sheltom Forest Funeral Home. of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. Fred merwalxl Fred Bierward, 75, died July 18, 2011 at St. Peters Hospital from heart failure. He was a resident of Shelton. He was born Dec. 16, 1935 in Centralia to Walter and Wanda Bierward. He mar- fled Marie Dahl on Nov. 26, 1955. H e served in the Nation- al Guard and was Bieward a lifetime member of Elks in Ocean Shores, and Centralia He was a member of the Ameri- can Lemon and re ,ee of Lo- cal 76 IBEW for more than 50 years. He was umpire of little league baseball and referee for little league football His hobbies included playing member of the Esgtes where he played bage every week, and a member of the 40 et 8. onjoy spending Fleming time with his fi-iends, family and his little dog Scooter. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Lynn. Survivors include his broth- er Roy Fleming (Carolyn) of Gilbertsv~e, Pa.; son Lance Fleming of Union; daughters Nicole Hinton of Shelton" Lon- na (Fleming) Nichols of Kent; grandchildren, Sarah Hinton and Angel Hinton of Colo., Tla and Madison Fleming of Shel- ton, Hannah and Morgan Nich- ols of Kent and numerous great- grandchildren, nephews, nieces and cousins. A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, July 31. Alan Harry Ford Alan Harry Ford, 83, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Ma- son General Hospital in Shel- torL He was bern February 19, 1928 to Harry and Alice (Ander- son) Ford in Lake Preston, S D. He graduated from Eastern High School in Madiso S.D. and attended South Dakota State College in Brooking,, for two years. He was a member of the South Dakota National Guard from 1947 to 1949 and in 1950 he joined the U.S. Army and was in Japan and Korea He served in the Army National Guard from 1956 to 1960. He mar- ried Marjo- tie Olson an Mamh 25, 1953. He returned to school at South Da- kota State College and baseball and sofllmll. He was , graduated invulved in Th~-l~ints Pardr£ - ' : Ford -~ :--in 195@wibh foo~ bat~ in b~dtoli and @i~ft "*'~ ........ a~Srof the Lake Limerick Country science de- Club. Bierward enjoyed gay- grey in journalism. dening, feeding and giving to He worked as a reporter for the needy and community. He the Dakota Farmer in Aber- started the garden at the Mason deen, S.D. and as a reporter and County Fairgrounds, said the news editor for the Madison family, and he found pleasure Daily Leader in Madison, S D. working in his greenhouse and In 1960 he moved the family providing many community ser- to Pasco where he worked as a vices throughout his years, farm and general assignment He enjoyed spending time reporter for the Tri-City Her- with his family, al& In June of 1962, he moved He is survived by his wife to Shelton to accept a job at the Marie Bierward, married for Shelton Journal. He worked for 56years; sister, Jo Cusick-Syl- the Journal for 31 years as a vester, children I)ebbie Schafer reporter, news editor and pho- (Mark) of Omaha, Neb., Teresa tographer before retiring in Oc- Morley (David) of Centralia toberof1993. and Anterm Bierward (Car- He was a member of the tie) of ~ grandchildren Shelton-Mason County Cham- Landon Blanchsrd (Amy) of ber of Commerce for many Omaha, Nob., Courtz Mor- years. He was a member of the ley- (Vince) of COn- VFW. He spent time helpinghis tmlia, Allison Zuniga (Mike) of wife raise and show dogs and Kennewick, Micholle Bierward supporting his children with of Kennewick, Riley Schafer of theirmany 4-Hprojects. Heen- Omaha, Nob. and Nick Sohofer joyed reading fiction, mysteries of'Jefferson City, Mo.; great- and the daily newspaper. He grmaddRldren Brooks and No- had been a reporter for nearly lan Blanchard, Sayds Machado 40 years and he wanted to keep and UrijahZuniga, and his dog up with current events locally Wizzar(L and nationally. He was pmceled in death by He is survived by his wife his parents Walter and Wanda of 58 years, Marjorie of Shel- Biorward, ~ T~y Bier- ton; sons Steven Ford (Dana) of ward, sister Darlene Bierward Olympia and Tim Ford of Shel- and his dog Hans Bierward. ton; daughters Liana Jones- Memorial contributions can Smith (Daniel Smith), Tami be made to The Saints Pan- Ford, Toni Wharton (Joseph), try, PO Box 1064 Sholton, WA Teri Miller (Jay Stillwell) and 98584 or to the kidney or heart Krista "Cricket" Carter (Mi- associalions, chad) all of Shelton; brother Services were held on July Robert Ford of Madison S~D.; 24 at Faith Lutheran Church in 12 grandchildren and 12 great- SheltorL grandchildrerL He was preceded in death by Leon Richard Fleming his parents, brother John Ford Leon Richard Fleming, 70, and sister Marjorie Cross. died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at A celebration of his life will his home in ~ Lake from me- be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, sothelioma. July 30 at Saint Davids Hall, He was born September 29, 218 N 3rd Street, SheltorL 1940 to Otis and Alma Fleming McComb Funeral Home of in Hot Springs, Ark. Shelton is handling the arrang~ Fleming served in the U.S. ments. Memorial donations can Army for two years beginning be made to the American Lung in 1960. Association. He married Geraldine Need- ham en August 21,1964 in Will- George Clair Purves ingten, Calif. He was previously George Clair Purves, 81, died married to Kay McCoy. Saturday, March 17 in Casa He worked in the drywall Grande, Ariz. from cancer. and painting business for 35 He was born on June 30, years. 1929 to Helen & (Petemon) He enjoyed the outdoors, Fowler and Clair G. Purves in camping and fishing. He was a Seattle. He served in the U.S. Army in the late 40s and 50s and was stationed in Japan after World War II. In 1951 he married Hazel scot the marmge ended in divorce. In 1969 he married Jerrine (Deer) Remsburg. They lived in Shelton during their marriage with times spent in Alaska, California and later in Coolidge Am. While in Shelton, he worked for Tacoma City Light at Cush- man I)an~ I~ter both he and his wife traveled all over the country during his long haul trucking career. Retirement lead them to Coolidge, Ariz. where she died in 2002. He married Carol (Peck) in 008 and they lived in Coolidge until his deattL He is survived by his wife Carol (Peck) Purves of Ariz.; daughters Linda Pear- son (Ster- Iton and Karen Saw- yer (Tim) of PenrL; sis- ters Gayle Callahan of Purves Utah, Don- na Dickey of Ariz. and Margaret Jackson of Olympia; brothers Neff G. Fowler (Faye) of Calif. and Robert Purves (Debbie) of Port Orchard; grand- children Ken Pearson of Arkan- sas, Daniel Pearson (biar~) of Tumwater, Stacie Pearson of Sammamish, Stephen Norris (Trisha) of California and Ryan Norris currently serving in the Army National Guard in South Carolina; great-gnmdd dren Kyndal and Korbin Pearson, Julian and Elijah Norris and Peyton Norris; step children Cindy (Remsburg) Amadio of California, Julie (Remsburg) Brown of Shelton, Bret and Scott Remeburg of Seattle. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Jerrine Purves and daughter Victoria H. Purves. There was a private memorial held on July 9. The family has re- quested donations be made to the American Cancer Society or local hospice in George's memory. Richard William Radtke Richard William Radtke, 75, ther and stepfather. He is survived by his wife Betty J. Radtke of Shelton; brothers Russell, Ozzie and Walter Jr.; sisters Patricia Le- upold, Marilyn Radtke, Kay Jackson, Natelh Lubenski and Gloria Swedesky;, son William Radtke; daughters Peggy Gul- Icy and Dianna DonneR; step children Tamora Brown, Kim- berly Lightner and Deborah Metzensr, 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Raymond Jay Sperry Raymond Jay Sperry, 59, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at home in Allyn of natural causes. He was born March 11, i952 in Bremerton to Marjorie (Briggs) and Thomas Sperry. He served in the U.S. Air Force in 1972 and was honor- ably discharged at the rank of El. He married Kara Weiden- bach in Jammry of 1982 in Be]fair. The marriage ended in divorce. He worked as a carpenter, contractor and entrepreneur. He was an artist. He is survived by his sons Aaron Willowbrook-Sperry of Port Orchard and Dylan Wil- lowbrook of Seattle; sisters Robin Keehn of Bremerton, Lowleen Denerd of Belfair and Arvita Sperry of Eatonvilh and brother Mark Bergin-Sperry of Lakewood. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 1 at Lewis Funeral Home in Bremerton. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 1 at Twin Firs in Belfair. Lewis Funeral Home of Bremerton will be handling the arrangements. Memorial dona- tions can be made to the North Mason Food Bank. Ronald Gene Mathews Ronald Gone ~Tead" Mathews, 66, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 of natural causes. He was a resident of Belfair. He was born May 29, 1945 in Bremerton to Chester and Irene Mathews. He attended North Mason High School and joined the Army at the age ofl7. He joined the Navy after he married and served in Vietnam as a Sea- Bees. He received an honorable Calvin "Larry" Calvin "Larry" Peterso , 61, died Saturday, July 16, 2911 in Skokomish from a heart ttack. Hc was a resident of Sko omish. He was born February 1950 in Sbelton to Arline WiI r- Pcterson and Douglas La lak. Tbe family said that Andrew Pcterson was his "daddy.I' Hc mamcd Roberta Pc y in the early 1980 s in Skok0mish. Peterson He had two previous mai Mona Hawk in 1976. Peterson worked as a n tribe and as a fisherman, He enjoyed beadwork, n; my Children" and opera. of his title Rez Grandpa grandchildren, dad Andy He is survived by his d Amber Hawk-Suttrelict ( Phillip (Soaring) Peterso Peterson of Shelton and ] dages; Geraldine Williams in 1971 and aintcnance person for the Skokomish :lam harvester and logger. tire studies, reading, watching "All The family shared that he was proud aad enjoyed spending time with his Peterson and his brother Andy. mghters Trudy Schuyler of Skagit and f Olympia; sons Larry Lee, Trevor and I all of Shelton; brothers Andrew P. )oug LaClair of Seattle; sisters Elena Miller and Darlyn Warre9 both of Shelton; father Douglas LaClair of Sheiton; gran lchildren Darryl and Janellc Schuyer of Skagit, Rochelle lee Peterson, Troy Larry Peterson and Jeremy Drake Peterson all of Sk; Trevor Peterson, Stacia F Peterson and Jayden Pet He was preceded in de; Arline Wilbur-Peterson a A service was held on W Shaker Church. Forest Funeral Home c ~! ~ ~:~LivingLe°n waS abwaters tgit, Deidrah Sutterlict of Olympia, eterson, Naylnne Peterson, Atreyu rson all of Shelton. ah by his dad Andrew Peterson, mother ad son Darryl Lee Peterson. ;dnesday, July 20 at the Skokomish f Shelton is handling the arrangements. Paid Obituary Notice -- In Loving Memory of Richard Fleming n again Christian, baptized in water at the Church of i Olympia. I invite everyone who loved Leon to spend Lord Jesus Christ and join Leon in the family of God. t in heaven, hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, , on Earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead ug not trot deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom, aod power and the glory, forever, Amen. ttt o EST A Reputation B ilt on Service " , With Love, from His Family F~ Shelton Olympia : i (360) 427-8044 - (360) 943-6363 Competitive I " Pry-Arranged Planning Funer often a varletT of simple, options. died July 1, 2011 from leuke- discharge. * mia. He married Janie Ander- w2e was bern in Waupaca, son on May 20, 1967 in Ceeur • d'Alene, Idaho. • He wasa He joined the Teamsters[ * L |S~ Keman War where he worked at Lincoln gT vete and and hc family of loyd H. Gruvcr wishc ~ U.s.ServedMarineas a frem Ace Paving after 30 years.Mathewsenjoyed fam.y | to thank all those who sent cards, II eng,neerand .semorf g.and theH outdoors,fan yhuna.gshared thatand ] flowers, & n cssagcs in our time of II 1 technician he liked making people laugh. Io ' We 1 at the Puget He is s .'vived by wife of ] e,rievingall.T, greatly appreciate the Sound Na- 44 years, Janie Mathews; chil- Radtke val Shil> drenJudiguten(Keith),Ron-/ c°mmunitylsupp°rtsh°wnt°us" II Ya~He mar- Joshnie MathewsMathews;(Jennifer)grandchildrenand k~--Love, Jane_t Sandra, Shari, Sheila, & Suzi ried Betty J. Radtke.Mathew, Michael, Natalie, He r red in Shelton and Jake, Riley and Taylor. His parents preceded him in death. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.n~. on Saturday, July 30 at the Belfair Assembly of COd Churc An online memorial is avail- able at www.rill.com. continued to work delivering for the Olympic Bakery throughout Mason and Kitsap counties. He enjoyed riding horses and was a member of the Silver- spurs riding dub many years ago. 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