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Frances Allen Frances Allen, 99. died on Aug. 14, 2012. She was born Frances Fern Gilbert on Jan. 19, 1913, in Lake Stevens to Alton E. Gilbert and Fran- ces M. Gilbert. After living in British Columbia as a child, she moved to Shelton when she was 9. She married Walter "Gene" Allen and the two were to- gether for 69 years until his passing in 2001. She lived on Little Skookum Frances Bay most Allen of her life, where the couple raised their daughter Joan Allen (Haas). Her family shared that she liked life on the bay with her family, which included her grand- children Shirley Chappell (Fox), Linda Chappell (Ma- bey) and Maralee Hass. She was a member of the Skookum Bay Ladies Club. Kamilche Progress Grange and Silver Sthr Riders• She loved to cook. hunt, fish and ride her horses• She was an avid gardener with her hus- band, and worked beside him in their oyster business -- Skookum Bay Oyster Company -- for 19 years• She played guitar with friends and played for the local grange dances. She also played cribbage. She is survived by brothers Donald Gilbert of Arlington and John Gilbert of Las Vegas. Her great-grandchildren include Walter Allen Fox, Marshall Paul Fox, Jessica Maybe (VanWoerkoml and Erica Mabey. She also had five great-grandchildren. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Forest Funeral Home. Clinton Kruger Clinton Dean Kruger, 55, died on Aug. 15, 2012, at Mason General Hospital• He was a resident of Shel- ton. He was born on Oct. 4, 1956. to Pete Kruger Sr. and Donna Pierce. He attended Weather- wax High School in Aber- deen. Kru- /~ger was married to Cherie Moore Kruger and Sadie Lorentz Kruger. Both mar- Clinton riages Kruger ended in divorce• He was a roofer with OK Roofing and with family-owned Kru- ger Roofing for 12 years. He was a member of the Squaxin Island Tribe and enjoyed hunting, fishing, clamming, baseball, softball. beading and playing pool. Kruger is survived by fa- ther Pete (Lillie) Kruger Sr. of Shelton; son Dustin Kru- ger of Olympia; daughters Misty Kruger of Shelton and Janessa and Shawnee Kru- ger of Chiliwack, B.C.; broth- ers Michael, Pete Jr. and Tully Kruger of Shelton" sis- ters Kathi Nielsen of Enum- claw and Michelle Buechel of Olympia; step-sisters Rene Klusman and Treasa Ryan of Olympia; three grand- children, numerous nieces. nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by brother Eric Kru- ger and mother Donna DeCoy. A service was held on Aug. 20 at Squaxin Island Tribal Cemetery in Ka- milche. Arrangements are under the direction of Mc- Comb Funeral Home. Donations can be made to the charity of the donor's Paul Thielman Paul M. Thielmani 59. a resident of Shelton. died on Aug. i2, 2012, at Providence St. Peter H0spital in Olympia. Ar- rangements :are by Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Lacey under the direction of Andrew Kill• Robert =Smith Robert M. Smith, 93, of Shelton. died on Aug. 21, 2012, at Alpine Way ~tirement Center AiTangements are by Me- Comb Funeral Home under the direction ofDebbie Hurst. Martha Lawson rangements are by McComb Funeral Home under the di- rection of Debbie Hurst. Richard Johnson Richard Lyle Johnson, 86, of Shelton. died on Aug. 21, 2012, at Shetton Health & Rehabilitation. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home under the direction of Dave Lucas. choice. Clarence Fairbanks Clarence Wilbur "Miff' Fairbanks, 91, died on Aug. 16, 2012, at his home in Shelton. He was born on Aug. 23, 1920, in West Concord. Minn., to Lewis and Marie (Knobel) Fairbanks. He married Donna L. Hanson. He originally enrolled in the University of Min- nesota to study medicine. During World War II. he left college and enlisted in the U.S• Army• He spent the majority of his active duty as a medical corpsman in the South Pacific. He concluded his service at the rank of Mas~er Sergeant. He spent most of his working life as an employee of the Hormel Company, headquartered in Austin. Minn. He worked there for 37 years and progressed from livestock buyer to plant manager and retired as vice president of the live- stock buying division. The couple moved to Shelton in 1982. They were active at St. David's Episco- pal Church and attended a number of church functions, including volunteering at the local food bank. He also had a short stint in the real estate business. As a young man, Clar- ence aspired to play the trombone, his family shared• He was often com- pared in jest to Irving Miff Mole -- a great jazz trom- bonist. The name stuck and he was known to many as "'Miff' Fairbanks. He is survived by his wife Donna of Shelton: son Charles Fairbanks !J~c- elyn); grandsons Dusty, Landon, Alex, Nick and Cody; and granddaughters Stacey and Stephanie. He was preceded in death by his parents and son Bill. A celebration of life was held on Aug. 18 at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church in Shelton. Arrangements were under the direction of Mc- Comb Funeral Home. Memorial donations can be made to St. David of Wales Episcopal Church• 324 W. Cedar St., Shelton. WA 98584 in Memory of Clarence (Miff) Fairbanks. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.mccombfh.com. Rodney Flakus Rodney Flakus died on July 22, 2012. He was born to Rudy and Gladys Flakus in 1938 in Morton. He spent his early years in Bellingham with his mother, Gladys, who com- pleted her education to be- come a teacher. The family then moved to Shelton. where Flakus graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1956. "He served a tour in the Army, with most of his service time spent in Ger- many. After his military commitment ended, he at- tended Western Washing- ton University in Belling- ham. He spent his summers working in construction to pay expenses, most often Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Fern Hill Cemetery in Menlo. with luncheon to fol- low at the Willapa United Church. Arrangements are in care of Steller's Mortuary in Raymond. as a roofer for a company owned by his father. Rudy, in Shelton. After 10 years, he graduated. Flakus moved back to Shelton and Hood Canal. where he lived the last 30 years of his life. He lived across the street from his mother and helped her maintain her indepen- dence. • He is survived by broth- ers Merlyn (Ruth) Flakus and Richard (Carol) Flakus; nephew Mike (Su- san ~ Flakus; nieces Susan Flakus and Kathy (Flakus) and Judd Hardy; and nu- mereus cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and 16 of his 18 aunts and uncles. A celebration of life will take place from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday at the Robin Hood Restaurant and Pub in Union. A remembrance cruise will also occur on the Lady Alderbrook at 5 p.m. on Monday. All are in- vited to attend one or both events. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Habitat for Hu- manity. Margaret Warren Margaret Addle War- ren. 86. former Willapa Harbor resident, died Aug. 18. 2012. at her home in Shelton. Margaret was born on Robert Stotler Robert Stotler, 77, died on Aug. 13• 2012. He was born on Feb. 4, 1935. in Chelan and raised in Seattle• He was educated at Roos- evelt High School, where he was the owner of a band that in- I cluded the University of Wash- ington music pro- fessor. He served with the U.S. Air Robert Force in Stotler the control tower of Korea, got married on his 21st birth- day and became a husband for 26 years and a father of five children. He worked as a computer programmer/analyst and was the CEO of 13 Sea Gal- ley restaurants and Star- liner Camper Co. He then designed and wrote the software program for Rx Net of Northwestern Drug Co. He re-married in 1985 for 27 years and parented two stepchildren• He com- pleted his career managing national and international sales at Sims Vibration Laboratory / Steven Sims Inc., then retired on Lake Limerick Golf Course m Shelton. He was a softball coach for more than 30 years• He showed interest in all sports, favoring golf, bowl- ing, basketball, football and baseball. He was a dedicat- ed UW season ticket holder for 30-plus years, as well as a Mariners and Seahawks fan. He contributed to his community in Shelton with season tickets and never missed a horne game of Feb. 21. 1926. in Willapa high school football, where to Walter he supported and was loved ~lScott and Flora El- len (Ells- worth) Al- exander. Mar- garet graduated from Wil- Margaret lapa Val- ley High Warren School. She married her husband of 65 years, Ray Warren on Aug. 20. 1947. in Seattle. Margaret and Ray owned and operated Warren's Jewelry, retiring when she was 78. She was a member of the Willapa Ladies Aid, Wil- lapa Valley Booster Club and in years past taught Sunday school at the Wil- lapa Methodist Church. She was a fabulous cook and loved to sew. her fam- ily shared. She also enjoyed spending time in her flower garden. Hawaii was her favor- ite vacation spot and she talked about the beautiful islands often. She lived on Phillips Lake. where she loved to swim. She is survived by her husband Ray: son Buddy (Janice) Warren of Ray- mond: daughters Geraldine I Jim) Kaech of Mount Ver- non. Kathleen Warren of Olympia and Colleen War- ren of Shelton: sister Ger- aldine Huffer of Milwaukie. Ore.: many nieces and nephews: nine grandchil- dren: 12 great grandchil- dren and was expecting her first great-great grandchild in January. She was preceded in death by a brother Floyd and sisters Jeane, Dixie and Shirley. by many student athletes. families and staff• He loved music and all forms of in- struments, favoring the piano, the saxophone and big bands. He is survived by his brother Rod; sister Char- maine; first wife Carolyn and their children Roger, Russell (Valaurie p, Randy (Michelle), Roberta (Steven) and Roxanne (Jerry); sec- ond wife Dee and two step- children Stacy and Mike; grandchildren Laurie, Tasha. Shawna. Bryanna, April, Michael, Alisha, Robbie, Jessica, Amanda, Jacob, Bradley and Kiana; and great-grandchildren Caleb, Kaleah and Jessa. He was preceded in death by his parents Wal- lace and (Eva) Stotler, mother Rose Johnson and brother Richard Stotler. Memorial and funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Acacia Me- morial Park, 14951 Both- ell Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155. It will be open to all his family and friends• Richard Simms Richard E. Simms. 78. died July 23. 2012, in Marysville. He was a Lake Stevens resident. He was born on June 19, 1934. in Tacoma to Freda Simms ~ Benneckerl and Er- nest Simms• He graduated from North Kitsap High School. where he met his wife. Don- na, in 1953. Simms was employed as an air balancing technician for most of his career, work- ing for several orgamza- tions. He raised his family of five children in Poulsbo, with the exception of the time he spent in Alaska in Bingay of Camano Island: the mid-1960s, children Rich (Ingrid) He and his family were Simms of Mukilteo. Don long-time members of Simms of Poulsbo, Dean the North Kitsap Baptist (Beth) Simms of Hansville. Church and the Eagles Club. DeeAnn (Steve) Varner of They spent time at Tim- Marysville and Doug (Mei- ber Lake. near Shelton, ka) Simms of Rochester: where the family spent a 11 grandchildren and five number of weekends and great-grandchildren. holidays. He was preceded in Simms was an avid Se- death by his wife Donna, attle sports fan. especially his brother Bob Simms and of the University of Wash- his parents. ington Huskies and Seattle A service will take place Seahawks. in September in Ocean He is survived by sisters Shores. Janice (Jerry) Minear of Camano Island. Judy (Dick) See Obituaries on page B-6 Evalyn Kretschmar Evalyn Kretschmar died at her home on August llth 2012 after a short battle with cancer. Born May 2nd. 1918 in Tamms. Illinois. The daughter of Tulla and May(Lee) Dillow. She is survived by her son David Kretschmar of Boise. Idaho. daughter-in-law Paula Kretschmar of Columbia. SC. Grandchildren Kimerie Joye (Rodney), Kendall Kretschmar also of Columbia SC.. and Kevin Kretschmar of Dallas. TX. Great grandchildren Channing Joye and Carlie Joye. She is also survived by her brother Carl Dillow (Galen) of Tallahassee. F1. and several nieces and nephews, Evalyn was predeceased by her husband Oscar Kretschmar, son Carl Kretschmar. brother Harold Dillow. sisters Rosena Oldin, and Ruth Johnson. Evalyn attended Southern Illinois University and earned a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree from The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. WA. where she also served as a lecturer in Comparative English Literature until her retirement. During retirement Evalyn and Oscar traveled extensively having visited England, France, Germany, Italy. Australia. New Zealand. China. Japan, Egypt and Greece. Prior to moving to Tallahassee. Evalyn mad Oscar enjoyed golf at Fircrest Country Club in Tacoma and the Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club in Union. WA. Evalyn was an avid bridge player and enjoyed countless hours of friendly competition at the bridge table with her many friends. She was a member of the United Methodist church in Shelton. Wash. and the Fellowship Presbyterian church of Tallahassee, F1. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Tacoma. Washington, Big Bend Hospice of Tallahassee, Florida. or the charity of the donors choice. Interment will be at a later date at New Tacoma Cemetery, University Place, Washington. -- Paid Obituary Notice ~__ Worthy of • Your Trust Comoetitive Pricing o Pre-Arranged Planning OREST A Reputation Built on Service Ptb zid:er • :Custom Funerals fo D rect Cremation $777.00 Shelton - (360) 427-8044 Funeral Alternatives proudly serves all faiths, venues and cemeteries Special Burial & Cremation Packages for Families using Shelton Memorial Park ERAL 'W~e~ ~ U www.FuneralAlternatives.org • 360.426.6044 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 - Page B-5