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[argaret Pauline ldrich Margaret Pauline AI- rich, 88, died Saturday, ugust 27, 2011 peace- lily at home in Shelton. he was a resident of helton for 78 years. She was born July 28, 923 to James S. and Ida qimrick) Crowell in Ta- )ma. She graduated from apowsin High School nd Knapp's Business ollege, in Tacoma. She married Ralph W. ]drich on November 24, 943 in Tacoma. Margaret Aldrich She worked nine years as a secretary for IWA Local 38 in Shel- ton and retired in 1982 as a medi- cal claims examiner for the tate of Washington, Dis- bility Insurance Section a Olympia. She was an active lember and secretary/ reasurer of 15 years ,ith the Mason Coun- y Widow and Widow- rs Support Group, a aember of the Ameri- an Dahlia Society, the [orth American Gladi- lus Council, the Ber- ien, Michigan, Jeffer- on Counties and Mason ',ounty Genealogical ocieties, the Shelton Mnealogy Study Group, he Mason County Se- ior Activities Associa- ion and the AFSCME .... but left early to join the war after Pearl Harbor. He proudly defended our country in the Army-Air Corps. He is survived by daughters Shelly, Tamra and Christy as well a.s honorary daughters Mi- chelle, Terry, and Linda, ........ five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great grand- child. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn and son Thomas. Clarence Lester ......... Wermer Clarence Lester Werm- to 1962. Department at the same Larsen married Jac- time. He received nu- queline Coggin on May merous awards and ac- 24, 1963 in Lake Stevens. commodations including He was employed by Officer of the Year. the Washington State Pa- He spent three years trol, Peninsula Plywoodas an EMT volunteering and Taylor Shellfish. in his offduty time to the He was a volunteer Mason County citizens, firefighter for 43 years responding to emergen- a peace- maker, loving mother, sister and friend, always quick to help and dedicat- Marita ed to her Worrall s p e c i a 1 needs daughter. She enjoyed her com- puter, music and visiting with friends and family. Her daughter Natasha Melissa Renee Fadder; sisters Lorraine Renee Whitwam; Michelle Gunt- er and Meagan Blythe; fi- ancd Charles Howe and best friend Sara Kaylor survive her. A potluck wake to cele- brate her life will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 1700 2nd Ave South in Shelton. The family re- quests that photos and memories be shared. in Central Park, Port cy calls and backing up Angeles and Shelton. He emergency crews when- enjoyed fishing, travel- ever needed. He formed ing, his grandchildren SAFELIFE, a personal and helping his children security company. He with projects, his family taught safety'and de- shared, fense classes to person- He is survived by his nel involved with emer- wife Jacqueline Larsen gency medicine, mem- of Shelton; daughters bets of the Deptartment Angels Larsen (Hector of Social and Health Ser- Torres) of Fort Lauder- vices, outside security dale, Fla., Heidi Simp- agencies and the general son (Ken) of Port Angeles public. and Nicole Otero of Fort Lauderdal e, Fla.; son Kent Larson of Shelton; daughter-in-law Patti Larsen of Sequim; broth- ers David Larsen (Lin- da) and Edward Larsen (Brenda); grandsons Nick, Matt, Julian; Ste- yen, Eric and Adrian and etiree Program. She great-grandchildren Ed- ras a flower gardener,ward and Virginia. articularly dahlias and A memorial will be Ton boxes of ribbons and held at 1 p.m. on Satur- orticulture trophies (21 day, Sept. 3, at, the Shel- After retiring from the police department he was employed by Little Creek Casino and Resort, first as the training officer and then he was promoted to Assistant Chief of Secu- rity. He became a Mason County Commissioner on Jan. 1, 2011, and served until his death. He was involved with the fraternal organiza- tion of Masonry since 1978 and was recently er, 92, died Sunday, Au- gust 28, 2011 at his home in Shel- ton. He was a res- ident for 35 years. H e was born October 24, 1918 to Dul- Clarence cie Har- Wermer din and Gustan Wermer in Lima, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1936 to 1939 on the USS Lexington and again during WWII from 1944 to 1947. He married Catherine Kiley in 1937 and Ruth Boysen in 1977. He was employed at Puget Sound Naval Sta- tion in Bremerton as a ship fitter. He was a member of the Masons, Mt. Moriah Lodge, Amerath Canal Court No. 79, Scottish rite, Shiners, and Le- gion of Honor. His fam- ily said he was an ac- complished electrician and carpenter and could fix anything. A Reputation Built on Service • Free removal from place of death; in'serVice: area f them) at the Mason ton Yacht Club, 701 Z. installed as the Senior He is survived by his Shclton - (360)427-8044 ',ounty Fair. Her fam- P Grhnd Warden of the d illht r q!a n Perez [y shared that she was donations, Most ,Worshipful Grand Of Shelt tn;*stepda ghter Olympia - (360) 943-Q,363 dedicat@d gen ogi t " ea Im ;made ,to Mason Masonic Lodg@ of ,o / " ughnd compiledand organizedVery thor-fam, associationC°unty Fire "Angels'District IVat iningt°n'numerousHe WaScharities.involved Billsteps°nSBoysenFredandB°ysen'Ron :':!! { : : 'g: : [y tree books for the 2970 SE Arcadia, Shel- His family said that itBoysen of Shelton and aembers of her family,ton, WA 98584. Forest was his honest approach, numerous grandchil- lhe enjoyed birds, espe- Funeral Home of Sheltonwarm smile and genuine dren. ially her talking myna, rows, cockatiels, turtle- eves and pigeons. She is survived by her on Ralph Aldrich (Ben- Lie) of Shelton; sisters $2,995 Simple Graveside Service includes an attractive casket and professional services of the funeral director and staff laomi Swanson of Po- atello, Idaho, Betty Phil- [ps of Aberdeen, Carolyn Lnivila of Port )rchard, Nancy Severn Roger) of Quilcene and )arlene Reiter of St. ~aul, Minn.; brothers obert Crowell (Clau- .ette) of Brinnon and richard Crowell o f lilverdale; three grand- hildren, eight great- xandchildren and five Teat-g.reat-gr andchil- Lren and numerous niec- S. She was preceded in leath by her parents, hus- ,and Ralph, infant son [onald, grandson Wesley aldrich and brothers Don Jim "Bud" Crowell. A service was held on tugust 31 at the Calvary ellowship Church. McComb funeral home ,f Shelton is handling the :rrangements. Online ondolences may be sent o the family at mccomb- h.com. robert N. Larsen, Jr. Robert N. Larsen, Jr., '0, died Monday, Aug. 22, in Shel- ton from cardiac arrest. He was a resident of Shel- ton for 14 years. He was Robert born May 27, 1941 Larsen to Robert N. Lars- !n and Resells (Werner) ,arsen in Phelps, Wis. He was a sergeant in he U.S. Army from 1959 is handling the arrange- ments. Jerald Keith Lingle Jerald Keith Lingle, 57 died Friday, August 19, 2011. He was born March 25, 1954 to Earl Bernard and Alberta Mac (Downs) Lingle in Herrin, Ill. H e gradu- ated from North Thur- ston High School in 1972 and Jerry attended Lingle St. Mar- tin Uni- versity. He married Joyce Maye on Oct. 24, 1992 at the courthouse in Shelton by Judge Sawyer. He became a member of the Shelton Police De- partment in 1984 and was promoted to patrol sergeant in 1990. Dur- ing the span of his 24- year career, he was as- signed to WestNet, was the detective sergeant for the criminal investi- gations division, he pro- vided unarmed defen- sive tactics instruction for both the police and sheriffs department, op- erated as the reserve co- ordinator for tile Mason County/Shelton Reserve Academy and he acted as the school resource officer for the Shelton School District. He was presented with a com- mission card from the Mason County Sheriff Department resulting in Lingle being the only officer commissioned by both the Shelton Po- lice Department and the Mason County Sheriffs respect for all people that drew people to him and were the qualities that everyone will miss. He is survived by his wife Joyce Lingle; broth- ers Dennis Lingle (De- nise), Roger Lingle (Rita), Steven Lingle (Cheri) and Rick Lingle (Rita); daugh- ters Sara Stalcup (Bob), Alicia Lingle and Melissa Budge (Ben); sons Joseph Cavallero and Franklin Lingle; granddaughters Allora Cavallero and Isa- belle Aldrich; immediate family Missy, Michelle and Scan Bone and Rayel Simpson; numerous niec- es, nephews, grandnieces and nephews and cous- ins. His parents and broth- ers Clifford, David and Delbert Lingle preceded him in death. The memorial service was held Aug. 28 at Little Creek Casino and Resort event center. A full fire and law enforcement pro- cession preceded the ser- vice, he was honored by the Grand Masonic Lodge of Washington, the two commissioners and Sher- iff Casey Salisbury, with personal sharing by his daughter Sarah, his wife Joyce and his son Frank, followed by a release of balloons outside the cen- ter. D.M. Satra D.M. Satra, 89 died Monday, August 8. He lived in Mason County. Satra, was a full-blood- ed Norwegian and multi- generational northwest logger. His grandfather, T.C. Satra, was one of the original founders of Pacific Lutheran Univer- sity. He attended the Uni- versity of Washington on a football scholarship He was preceded in death by his parents, wives Catherine and Ruth Wermer and broth- ers Russell and Glen. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Hood Canal Community Church, 81 North Finch Creek Rd., Hoodsport. Marita Kay Worrall Marita "Rita" Kay Worrall, 40, died-Satur- day, Aug. 6, 2011 at Prov- idence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia from renal failure. She was a resi- dent of Shelton for more than 10 years. She was born Jan. 1, 1971 to Katherine Mc- Goyne and Duane Wet- rail in Loma Linda, Calif. She was a homemaker. The family said she was Affordable Funeral Services Funeral Altematives proudly serves all faiths, venues, and cemeteries Locally-Owned, Affordable, Full-Service Funeral Provider Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning In Loving Memory of Tom Simmons who worked so tirelessly and so enthusiastically c~T~?~./~'y~fi;Y'g~ ~.~ to innovate and support wonderful events on behalf o fall downtown. Joseph Thomas Simmons was born April 21, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan. When he was 2, the family moved to Kentucky, then to Missouri, and then to Kokomo, Indiana, near his grandparents. Tom remembered good times around the woodstove, carrying water to the house, and using an outdoor privy. Later the family moved to Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona, spending the summer in tents until his father, a carpenter and contractor, built a house in Phoenix. His sister married there, and Tom's brother and brother-in-law both enlisted to serve in World War II. The Simmons family's last move was to Santa Ana, Califomia. While he lived there, Tom's brother, Bob, gave him a book of Frank Lloyd Wright, kindling Tom's desire to learn more about architecture. He mowed lawns and worked in an aquatic park, saving his money to start his collection of books on Wdght. Tom was pleased when Disneyland was built nearby, and he celebrated a birthday with a ride on the teacups• Tom and his nephew, Terry, shared a birthday and developed a tradition of buying ice cream bars or a cake and distributing the treats to neighbors. Even this year, his wife recalls, he bought cupcakes and shared them with downtown merchants. While he was still in California, Tom was drafted into the Army, and served at Fort Lewis. A journeyman carpenter, he was assigned to a facilities group of civilian contractors. His first big job was in Needles, Califomia, building 10-hole outhouses. While working at Fort Lewis, Tom fell off roofs twice and was nicknamed "Twinkle Toes?' At a Christian Science Church service on the base, Tom met his wife, Many. When his tour of duty was over, they were married. Tom attended Tacoma Community College, then ~e University of Washington, where he graduated with a bachelOr of arts degree in architecture. Tom was licensed and practiced design for the Boeing Company. A guardhouse, a gymnasium, and several office buildings in Bellevue bear his design. His last big project was o~/erseeing other architects on a 26-acre building at the north end of SeaTac Airport which houses spare parts for Boeing planes. When Tom retired, he workedwith Many in their apparel and antiques business, using his skills to design interibrs for their stores. He loved to garden with her, and the day Before he died, he planted 12 flowers and five shrubs. He also took over much of the cooking at home, a learning situation for a man whose family idsisted he once tried to mash potatoes hefore cooking them. Tom was the moving force behind the Shelton Doffntown Merchants, coming up with events and contests tO help promote hometown businesses. :' ' He will be greatly misse~ and his shoes impossible to fill ~- Shelton Downtown Merchants Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 1,2011 - Page B-5