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Bridget Imsdahl
Bridget Claudine
Imsdahl (Olmstead), a
Shelton resident, died
of inflammatory breast
cancer on July 24, 2012,
at Providence St. Peter
Hospital in Olympia.
She was born on Aug.
22, 1970, in Bovey,
Minn., to William Mi-
chael and Mary Jo (Turk)
Olmstead.
She married Christo-
pher M. ~msdahl on July
27, 1991, in Hennepin
County,
~Minn.
The mar-
riage
ended in
divorce in
1994.
Ims-
dahl
worked
as a bar-
Bridget tender at
Imsdahl Pine Tree
Restau-
rant since
2003. Her family shared
that she loved garden-
ing, cooking, canning and
baking.
She is survived by
daughters Andre Lynn
Imsdahl and Chelsey Rae
Irwin.
A memorial and pot-
luck celebration is sched-
uled for 2 p.m. on Aug.
22 at the Pine Tree. In-
urnment was arranged
by Calvary Cemetery of
Duluth, Minn.
Memorial donations
can be made to Cindy
Bennett at the Pine Tree,
102, S. First Street, Shel-
ton, WA 98584. Donations
should be designated that
they are for Bridget and
her family. Proceeds will
be used to cover expenses
and benefit her surviving
children.
Helen May
Helen May, 93, died on
July 28, 2012, in Shelton
at her daughter Patti'S
home.
She was born in Los
Angele.s in 1918. As a
1936 graduate of Hol-
lywood High School, she
spent many early years
working with and playing
tennis with many of the
famous young actors of
that period. She attended
L.A. City College for two
years and held a bachelor
of science degree in biol-
ogy from Columbia Uni-
versity. She also earned
an LVN degree from
Cuesta College.
In 1957, May moved
to Cambria with her six
children and quickly be-
came involved in youth-
related activities in the
community.
She worked at the
Cambria High School li-
brary for three years and
as a county librarian for
17 years, and served on
the committee that chose
the site and design of the
building for Cambria's
present library. She also
helped to catalogue the
library at Hearst Castle.
She worked on the cam-
paign to launch the Cam-
bria Community Services
District in 1976, and
missed by a few votes
making it onto the first
board.
May was appointed
in 197.9 to fill a vacancy
on the CCSD Board.
She served until 1983,
was elected to the board
again in 1993 and served
until the end of 2002: She
also served on the Cam-
bria Community Council
for 20 years; and was
the Cambria Chamber of
Commerce Woman of the
Year in 1984.
For many years, she
was a State Senior Sena-
tor for San Luis Obispo
and Santa Barbara coun-
ties in the California
Senior Legislature. She
worked with the Area
Agency on Aging. For
two years, she managed
the Cambria Senior Nu-
trition Program. She
served for eight years on
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the board of the San LuisFrancesca (Constanzo)
Obispo County Easter Boschetto.
Seals group, was for six He served in the mili-
years a director of the tary from Aug. 1935-Aug.
Tri-Counties Association 1939 and his rank on
of the Developmentally discharge was musician,
Disabled, and workeo to second class.
help Achievement House. He married "Jean"
May was a Neighbor- Floy Dean Radford in
hood Chairperson for June 1953 in Missouri.
the Girl Scouts and was He was previously mar-
for 14 years the chair ried to Ruth Crum from
of the Cambria Youth 1940-1952.
Recreation organization. He worked as a profes-
While living in Glenwood sional photographer at E1
Springs; Colo., with her Segundo Camera.
daughter Patti, she was He served as the presi-
a River Commissioner dent of the Rotary in E1
and a board member with Segundo, Calif., was a
the Mason County Senior member of the Chamber
Activities Association in of Commerce, a com-
Shelton. munity volunteer and a
May had two great photography business
loves - talking every day owner. He enjoyed fish-
on the phone to everyone ing, playing poker and
she knew and watch- was a pilot.
ing her favorite baseball He is survived by his
teams on TV, her family daughter Dana Benjamin
shared. (Boschetto) of Shelton,
She is survived by five his sons Carl Boschetto
of her six children: Rick of Sun City, Calif., Dale
(Lynn), Pam, Roger, Patti Boschetto of Park City,
(Peter) and Bill (Pati); 15 Utah and Allen Boschetto
grandchildren, 23 great- of Washougal; his sis-
grandchildren and one ter Annie Boschetto of
great-great-grandchild. Massachusetts and his
May was preceded 12 grandchildren Steve,
in death by her daugh- Tammy, Robbie, Eli and
ter, Polly May, and her Joseph Boschetto, Bev-
grandson, Richard May erly.King, Sarah Diaz,
Jr. A brief celebration Laura Bronk and Kenny,
of life will be held at 11 Nathan, Brian and Isaac
a.m. on Aug. 7 at the Ma- Benjamin.
son County Senior Activi- He was preceded in
ties Center. death by his wife and his
brothers Joe and Tony.
Fred A. Bosehetto A service will be held
Fred A. Boschetto, at 6 p.m. Friday at Hope
95, a 25-year resident Chapel with Kenneth
of Spencer Lake, died Nielsen serving as the
July 26, 2012, of natural officiant.
causes at Spencer Lake. Forest Funeral Home
He was born on Oct. of Shelton made the ar-
13, 1916, in Lawrence, rangements.
Mass., to Dominic and
Robert Hoit
Robert S. Hoit, 91, of
Union, died at his home
working on his boat on
July 20, 2012.
Holt was born May 27,
1921, to Stuart A. and
Lora C. (Prater) Hoit in
Tacoma.
He graduated from
Eatonville High School
in 1939 and served in the
U.S. Navy, based in Chi-
cago, during World War
II.
He met and married
Kathryn O'Hara in 1941
and relocated to Shelton
in 1946 where he went to
work for Simpson Timber
as a mechanical engineer
until his retirement.
Bob and Kathryn spent
many summers on long
live-abroad cruises to the
San Juan Islands and the
West Coast of British Co-
lumbia aboard their boat,
"The Whitecap III."
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v~ ~ shrimp-
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messing
around
,