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Several Mason ounty
graduates were among those
who received degrees recently
from Seattle Pacific Universi-
ty, the university's public rela-
tions department announced
last week.
Connie Jo Bingham of
Shelton, the daughter of Wil-
liam J. and Cindy E. Bingham,
graduated with a bachelor of
cience degree in biology.
Rebekkah S. Bracken of
helton, the daughter of Rod
and Sherry Bracken of Shel-
t:on, received her bachelor of
arts degree in religious stud-
its
Nicole Hope Morrow of
Sh,lton (,arned her bachelor of
ci(.,nce degree in nursing. She
is the (laughter of Harold anti
Frances Morrow.
Michael Sheehy Settle of
ShHton graduated with a
I)achelor of arts degree in ac-
counting. Michael is the son of"
Benjamin and Lynn Settle.
Leann Virginia Smith of
Seattle graduated with a
bachelor of science degree in
nursing. She is the daughter of
Leon and Cheryl Smith of Bel-
fair.
Christina Yvonne Stabel-
feidt of Seattle graduated
with a bachelor of arts degree
in family and consumer sci-
ence. Her mother is Gwen AI-
verts of Allyn.
Stephen Warner of Shel-
ton graduated with a doctor of
education degree, having com-
pleted the program in the SPU
Doctoral Studies in Education
program. He is the new princi-
pal of Evergreen Elementary.
Three Seattle Pacific Uni-
versity students from Mason
County were included in SPU's
1999 Spring Quarter Dean's
List also released last week.
They were Connie Jo
Bingham of Shelton; Joshua
Eugene Lanman of Shelten,
the son of Eugene and Debra
Lanman; and Janene R.
Shipley of Grapeview, the
daughter of Ronald G. and Es-
ther R. Shipley.
Each of the students on the
list completed at least 12 cred-
its, attaining a 3.50 or higher
grade-point average.
Police seek info on
Railroad bike crash
Police are asking for help in
finding the driver involved in a
hit>and-run bicycle accident Mon-
(lay at the crosswalk of Seventh
Biker hurt
in crash at
Cloquallum
A motorcyclist was injured
Sunday when he struck a parked
t)ickup truck, according to the
Washington State Patrol.
Richard L. McCartney, 25, of
Shelton was southbound on West
Lost Lake ad near the intersec,
ti(m with West Cloquallunl Road
wll(,m h(, struck a pickup truck
legally parked in front ofa resi-
dence, 9/z miles out West Clo-
quallum Road, the state patrol's
investigating officer reported in
the accident memo,
The trooper who responded to
the crash said McCartney was
ej(cted from his 1980 Ilonda mo-
torcycle and came to rest under
the truck.
McCartney was wearing a hel-
met at the time of the crash. The
tr, Jper said he suffered a spinal
injury, a broken tooth and minor
cuts and bruises. There was no
other infi)rmation about his condi-
tion at; the time this paper went
to press.
Damage to the motorcycle was
estimated at $1,000. Damage to
the truck was estimated at
$],ooo.
and Railroad in downtown Shel-
ton.
In an older, red-colored car
with a black stripe, the driver
reportedly was accompanied by
three ostensibly elderly passen-
gers when at approximately 4:30
p.m. he rounded the corner and
struck a mountain bike ridden in
the crosswalk by 15-year-old
Shelton resident Josh Jones.
Shaken but uninjured, Jones
told police the driver stopped only
long enough to ask if he were all
right and then drove away with-
out identifying himself.
The bike - brand-new after the
boy had saved all summer to buy
it, says stepdad Ken Sutter - was
damaged essentially beyond re-
pair ...... ,
Anyone seeing or hearing any-
thing that could help identify the
driver is asked to call the Shelton
Police Department at 426-4441.
Robert W. Carlson
Robert W. "Bob" Carlson, a
Shelton native and former Mason
County Sheriffs Office employee
who was proud of his career in
the Navy, died of lung cancer
Monday, September 20, at his
home in Shelton.
He was 68 and had been a
Shelton resident for the past 27
years. He was born January 17,
1931 in Shelton to Werner and
Catherine (Harrier) Carlson.
He and Delores (Donscheski)
Carlson were married in Shelton
on March 6, 1967.
He served in the Navy for 27
years, from 1948 to 1973, and
reached the rank of lieutenant at
the time he retired.
Mr. Carlson worked for the
Mason County Sheriffs Office for
five years as a jailer.
His pride in the Navy shone
brightly even on one dark mo-
ment when he escorted a group of
young sailors to the jail after they
were sentenced for a rash of bur-
glaries in the Belfair area. A
newspaper reporter accompanied
them to the old jail atop the Ma-
son County Courthouse.
Mr. Carlson had them face the
walls of the elevator as it crept to-
wards the jail. "Gentlemen," he
said with a note of sadness in his
voice, "this is a real black day for
the Navy." The sailors mumbled
their agreement with that.
He was a member of the Shel-
ton Elks Lodge and enjoyed his
family, gardening and the land.
Mr. Carlson is survived by his
wife of 32 years, Delores L. Carl-
son of Shelton; son Steven R. Re-
hard and his wife Tammy of Ban-
gor; daughter Denise L. Snow and
her husband Michael of Belfair;
and 11 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September
26, at the Shelton Elks Lodge,
741 SE Craig Road.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Washington Elks
Therapy Program, 741 SE Craig
Road, Sheltan.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
AARP sponsors program:
. . [
Rose F. Francis
Former Shelton resident Rose
F. Francis died Sunday, Septem-
ber 19. She was 77 and a resident
of Issaquah.
She was born July 24, 1922 in
Newark, New Jersey, to Fred-
erich and Johanna (Zanelli)
Franchi. She was a Shelton resi-
dent from 1967 to 1990.
Mrs. Francis worked as a fash-
ion model during the early 1940s
and later as a clerk for the City of
Shelton and the Washington
State Department of Revenue.
She married Peter J. Francis
more than 49 years ago at Saint
James Cathedral in Seattle. He
preceded her in death in 1996.
She is remembered as a spirit-
ed, fun-loving soul who was pas-
sionate about her family.
Throughout her long illness, she
maintained a sense of humor and
faith in God, her family said.
Mrs. Francis is survived by her
children, Robin Dyer of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, Patricia Francis-El-
well of Issaquah, Peter Francis
Jr. of Shelton, James Francis of
Chicago, Illinois, and Gall Fran-
cis-Sykes of Longmont, Colorado,
eight grandchildren; and brother
Fred Frank of Kent.
A funeral mass will be cel-
ebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sep-
tember 23, at Saint James Cathe-
dral in Seattle. Burial will be at
Calvary Cemetery in Seattle.
Memorial donations may be
sent to the University of Wash-
inton Rehabilitation Center,
1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle,
98195.
Arrangements are by Hoffner
Fisher & Harvey Chapel of Seat-
tle.
Charles 'Bill' Ashby
Charles W. "Bill" Ashby, a Har-
stine Island resident, died
Wednesday, September 22, at Fir
Lane Health and Rehabilitation
Center. He was 87.
A private family memorial ser-
vige will be held: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to any Har-
stine Island organization.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
-'55 Alive' driving course
set for ()ctober at MGH
The next "55 Alive" driving
course offered by the American
Association of Retired Persons is
scheduled for Monday and Tues-
day, October 18 and 19, in the E1-
linor Room of Mason General
Hospital in Shelton.
The course will deal with driv-
ing situations requiring quick re-
sponse, full vision and interaction
with other drivers. "Research,"
says AARP spokesman Donald
Payne, "shows that normal age-
related physical changes which
affect such situations begin to ac-
celerate at about age 55. Acci-
dents per mile driven by senior
drivers begin to increase at this
Two injured when trucks
go head-on near Mill Creek
Dodge pickup driven by 40-year-
old Joi L. Grimmer crossed the
centerline. The two trucks
crashed just north of Mill Creek
Road, the state patrol report indi-
cated.
Nygaard was taken to Mason
General with cuts and a chest in-
jury and Grimmer was taken to
Mason General with cuts and in-
ternal injuries, troopers said.
There was no other news about
their condition by the time this
OR
Two Shelton residents were
taken to Mason General Hospital
Tuesday with injuries following a
collision between two pickup
trucks on State Route 3 south of
Shelton Tuesday.
The crash occurred about 9:30
p.m. September 21 near Mill
Creek Road, according to the
Washington State Patrol.
Troopers said Joseph H. Ny-
gaard, 69, was northbound in a
1998 Chevy pickup when a 1985
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Both trucks were totally de-
stroyed. Troopers said Nygaard
was wearing a seat belt and that
they don't know whether or not
Grimmer was as well.
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same age."
So the "55" does not refer to
the speed limit but to the age 55,
Payne said. The class will include
a review of driver skills, defen-
sive-driving techniques, recent
changes in traffic laws and tips
on safe vehicle operation.
The eight-hour course runs
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days,
and attendance is required on
both days to receive a certificate.
It is open to drivers age 50 and
older. They need not be members
of AARP.
Those completing the course
may be eligible for a reduction in
their automobile insurance pre-
miums, Payne noted.
Tuition is $8 per person, and
preregistration is required. Call
426-3240 to register. Payne, who
will teach next month's class, will
also have information available at
426-0590.
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Vincent "Jim" Santamaria
'Jim' Santamaria
Vincent "Jim" Santamaria, a
former Shelton police officer who
retired in 1974 after a 24-year ca-
reer with the department, died of
natural causes Friday, September
17, at his home in Shelton.
He was 78 and had been a
Shelton resident for the past 52
years.
He was born July 31, 1921 in
New York City to Giuseppe and
Theadora Giuseppina (Falcons)
Santamaria. He grew up in the
Bronx and moved to the Pacific
Northwest in his early twenties.
He married Eva D. (Carson)
Santamaria on June 5, 1943 in a
military chapel at Fort Lewis,
and the couple headed for New
York. But his military duty
wasn't over until 1945.
During World War II, Mr. San-
tamaria served as an Italian in-
terpreter in the Army in the Ha-
waiian Islands and achieved the
rank of sergeant before he was
discharged. Back in New York, he
went through police training. He
vorked for the Washington State
Patrol as a licensing examiner
and an inspector for the state
fisheries department.
The couple settled in Shelton
in 1947. Mr. Santamaria joined
the Shelton Police Department in
1950, having placed first in the
testing for the post. At the time,
the department was a six-officer,
one-dispatcher force whose office
shut down at 5 p.m. A red light on
the corner of the downtown Shel-
ton Hotel alerted officers to an
emergency, and a call to the op-
erator would reveal its nature.
He retired in 1974 at the rank
of lieutenant, second in command
in the changing department
which had 11 officers and four
dispatchers by the time he left it.
He was well known for his
community service and served on
the Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission for 12 years. And after he
retired from the police depart-
ment, he worked for a while in se-
curity for the state senate.
Time spent with his family was
a high priority for him. He en-
joyed Italian cooking, and his
spaghetti sauce was featured in a
state capital cookbook compiled
while he worked in security.
Travel, cars, movies and his
grandchildren were also major in-
terests for him, his family said.
He was a member of Saint Ed-
ward's Parish.
Mr. Santamaria is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Eva Santa-
maria of Shelton; son Joe Santa-
maria and his wife Lori of Au-
burn; daughter Kathleen Lee and
her husband Ron of Lynnwood;
four grandchildren, one great-
grandson and three sisters, Virgi-
nia Beltran of California, Helen
Bruno of Florida and Amelia
Scholz of California.
A Rosary was held Tuesday,
September 21, at Saint Edward's
Catholic Church in Shelton; a fu-
neral mass was held Wednesday,
September 22, at Saint Edward's
Catholic Church. Burial was at
Shelton Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to Saint Edward's Parish,
322 North Third Street, Shelton;
the American Heart Association,
4414 Woodland Park North, Seat-
tle, 98103; or the Northwest Kid-
ney Centers, 600 Broadway, Suite
300, Seattle, 98122.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Gilberta K. Seatz
Gilberta K. "Gibbie" Seatz, who
retired from the U.S. Air Force at
the rank of lieutenant colonel,
died of cancer Thursday, Septem-
ber 16, at Capital Medical Center
in Olympia. She was 73 and had
been a Shelton resident the past
five years.
She was born October 14, 1925
in San Diego, California, to
Clarence Hewitt and Charlott
Mae (Potter) King.
She graduated from San Diego
State University with a bachelor's
degree in psychology.
She married now retired Air
Force Colonel Owen H. Seatz on
December 20, 1955 in Japan.
Mrs. Seatz also worked as a so-
cial worker for the State of Neva-
da. She served as liaison officer in
the Air Force Reserves in Las Ve-
gas and interviewed potential ca-
dets for the U.S. Air Force Acade-
my from throughout Nevada.
She was a member of the Gam-
ma Phi Beta sorority and the
Women's Air Force organization
and was active in the drive for a
memorial at Arlington, Virginia,
commemorating women veterans:
She enjoyed gardening, travel
and a senior citizens' group.
Mrs. Seatz and her husband
retired from Las Vegas and
moved to Port Townsend, then to
Shelton.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Colonel Owen H. Seatz of
Shelton; sons David O.H. Seatz of
Federal Way and Frank Edward
Seatz of Kellogg, Idaho; daughter
Andrea Lee Partington of Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho; 10 grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are brothers
Matt W. King of Hawthorne, Ne-
vada, Sam H. King of Bishop,
California, and Burt Lake King of
Reno, Nevada; sisters Alja Mary
Reay of Hoquiam, Jacquelyn A.
Hartman of Simi Valley, Califor-
nia, and Sandra Jean Essenpreis
of Hawthorne, Nevada.
A funeral service was held
Tuesday, September 21, at Taho-
ma National Cemetery in Kent.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 2120
First Avenue North, Seattle,
98109.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
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Several Mason ounty
graduates were among those
who received degrees recently
from Seattle Pacific Universi-
ty, the university's public rela-
tions department announced
last week.
Connie Jo Bingham of
Shelton, the daughter of Wil-
liam J. and Cindy E. Bingham,
graduated with a bachelor of
cience degree in biology.
Rebekkah S. Bracken of
helton, the daughter of Rod
and Sherry Bracken of Shel-
t:on, received her bachelor of
arts degree in religious stud-
its
Nicole Hope Morrow of
Sh,lton (,arned her bachelor of
ci(.,nce degree in nursing. She
is the (laughter of Harold anti
Frances Morrow.
Michael Sheehy Settle of
ShHton graduated with a
I)achelor of arts degree in ac-
counting. Michael is the son of"
Benjamin and Lynn Settle.
Leann Virginia Smith of
Seattle graduated with a
bachelor of science degree in
nursing. She is the daughter of
Leon and Cheryl Smith of Bel-
fair.
Christina Yvonne Stabel-
feidt of Seattle graduated
with a bachelor of arts degree
in family and consumer sci-
ence. Her mother is Gwen AI-
verts of Allyn.
Stephen Warner of Shel-
ton graduated with a doctor of
education degree, having com-
pleted the program in the SPU
Doctoral Studies in Education
program. He is the new princi-
pal of Evergreen Elementary.
Three Seattle Pacific Uni-
versity students from Mason
County were included in SPU's
1999 Spring Quarter Dean's
List also released last week.
They were Connie Jo
Bingham of Shelton; Joshua
Eugene Lanman of Shelten,
the son of Eugene and Debra
Lanman; and Janene R.
Shipley of Grapeview, the
daughter of Ronald G. and Es-
ther R. Shipley.
Each of the students on the
list completed at least 12 cred-
its, attaining a 3.50 or higher
grade-point average.
Police seek info on
Railroad bike crash
Police are asking for help in
finding the driver involved in a
hit>and-run bicycle accident Mon-
(lay at the crosswalk of Seventh
Biker hurt
in crash at
Cloquallum
A motorcyclist was injured
Sunday when he struck a parked
t)ickup truck, according to the
Washington State Patrol.
Richard L. McCartney, 25, of
Shelton was southbound on West
Lost Lake ad near the intersec,
ti(m with West Cloquallunl Road
wll(,m h(, struck a pickup truck
legally parked in front ofa resi-
dence, 9/z miles out West Clo-
quallum Road, the state patrol's
investigating officer reported in
the accident memo,
The trooper who responded to
the crash said McCartney was
ej(cted from his 1980 Ilonda mo-
torcycle and came to rest under
the truck.
McCartney was wearing a hel-
met at the time of the crash. The
tr, Jper said he suffered a spinal
injury, a broken tooth and minor
cuts and bruises. There was no
other infi)rmation about his condi-
tion at; the time this paper went
to press.
Damage to the motorcycle was
estimated at $1,000. Damage to
the truck was estimated at
$],ooo.
and Railroad in downtown Shel-
ton.
In an older, red-colored car
with a black stripe, the driver
reportedly was accompanied by
three ostensibly elderly passen-
gers when at approximately 4:30
p.m. he rounded the corner and
struck a mountain bike ridden in
the crosswalk by 15-year-old
Shelton resident Josh Jones.
Shaken but uninjured, Jones
told police the driver stopped only
long enough to ask if he were all
right and then drove away with-
out identifying himself.
The bike - brand-new after the
boy had saved all summer to buy
it, says stepdad Ken Sutter - was
damaged essentially beyond re-
pair ...... ,
Anyone seeing or hearing any-
thing that could help identify the
driver is asked to call the Shelton
Police Department at 426-4441.
Robert W. Carlson
Robert W. "Bob" Carlson, a
Shelton native and former Mason
County Sheriffs Office employee
who was proud of his career in
the Navy, died of lung cancer
Monday, September 20, at his
home in Shelton.
He was 68 and had been a
Shelton resident for the past 27
years. He was born January 17,
1931 in Shelton to Werner and
Catherine (Harrier) Carlson.
He and Delores (Donscheski)
Carlson were married in Shelton
on March 6, 1967.
He served in the Navy for 27
years, from 1948 to 1973, and
reached the rank of lieutenant at
the time he retired.
Mr. Carlson worked for the
Mason County Sheriffs Office for
five years as a jailer.
His pride in the Navy shone
brightly even on one dark mo-
ment when he escorted a group of
young sailors to the jail after they
were sentenced for a rash of bur-
glaries in the Belfair area. A
newspaper reporter accompanied
them to the old jail atop the Ma-
son County Courthouse.
Mr. Carlson had them face the
walls of the elevator as it crept to-
wards the jail. "Gentlemen," he
said with a note of sadness in his
voice, "this is a real black day for
the Navy." The sailors mumbled
their agreement with that.
He was a member of the Shel-
ton Elks Lodge and enjoyed his
family, gardening and the land.
Mr. Carlson is survived by his
wife of 32 years, Delores L. Carl-
son of Shelton; son Steven R. Re-
hard and his wife Tammy of Ban-
gor; daughter Denise L. Snow and
her husband Michael of Belfair;
and 11 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September
26, at the Shelton Elks Lodge,
741 SE Craig Road.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Washington Elks
Therapy Program, 741 SE Craig
Road, Sheltan.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
AARP sponsors program:
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Rose F. Francis
Former Shelton resident Rose
F. Francis died Sunday, Septem-
ber 19. She was 77 and a resident
of Issaquah.
She was born July 24, 1922 in
Newark, New Jersey, to Fred-
erich and Johanna (Zanelli)
Franchi. She was a Shelton resi-
dent from 1967 to 1990.
Mrs. Francis worked as a fash-
ion model during the early 1940s
and later as a clerk for the City of
Shelton and the Washington
State Department of Revenue.
She married Peter J. Francis
more than 49 years ago at Saint
James Cathedral in Seattle. He
preceded her in death in 1996.
She is remembered as a spirit-
ed, fun-loving soul who was pas-
sionate about her family.
Throughout her long illness, she
maintained a sense of humor and
faith in God, her family said.
Mrs. Francis is survived by her
children, Robin Dyer of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, Patricia Francis-El-
well of Issaquah, Peter Francis
Jr. of Shelton, James Francis of
Chicago, Illinois, and Gall Fran-
cis-Sykes of Longmont, Colorado,
eight grandchildren; and brother
Fred Frank of Kent.
A funeral mass will be cel-
ebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sep-
tember 23, at Saint James Cathe-
dral in Seattle. Burial will be at
Calvary Cemetery in Seattle.
Memorial donations may be
sent to the University of Wash-
inton Rehabilitation Center,
1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle,
98195.
Arrangements are by Hoffner
Fisher & Harvey Chapel of Seat-
tle.
Charles 'Bill' Ashby
Charles W. "Bill" Ashby, a Har-
stine Island resident, died
Wednesday, September 22, at Fir
Lane Health and Rehabilitation
Center. He was 87.
A private family memorial ser-
vige will be held: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to any Har-
stine Island organization.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
-'55 Alive' driving course
set for ()ctober at MGH
The next "55 Alive" driving
course offered by the American
Association of Retired Persons is
scheduled for Monday and Tues-
day, October 18 and 19, in the E1-
linor Room of Mason General
Hospital in Shelton.
The course will deal with driv-
ing situations requiring quick re-
sponse, full vision and interaction
with other drivers. "Research,"
says AARP spokesman Donald
Payne, "shows that normal age-
related physical changes which
affect such situations begin to ac-
celerate at about age 55. Acci-
dents per mile driven by senior
drivers begin to increase at this
Two injured when trucks
go head-on near Mill Creek
Dodge pickup driven by 40-year-
old Joi L. Grimmer crossed the
centerline. The two trucks
crashed just north of Mill Creek
Road, the state patrol report indi-
cated.
Nygaard was taken to Mason
General with cuts and a chest in-
jury and Grimmer was taken to
Mason General with cuts and in-
ternal injuries, troopers said.
There was no other news about
their condition by the time this
OR
Two Shelton residents were
taken to Mason General Hospital
Tuesday with injuries following a
collision between two pickup
trucks on State Route 3 south of
Shelton Tuesday.
The crash occurred about 9:30
p.m. September 21 near Mill
Creek Road, according to the
Washington State Patrol.
Troopers said Joseph H. Ny-
gaard, 69, was northbound in a
1998 Chevy pickup when a 1985
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paper went to press.
Both trucks were totally de-
stroyed. Troopers said Nygaard
was wearing a seat belt and that
they don't know whether or not
Grimmer was as well.
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same age."
So the "55" does not refer to
the speed limit but to the age 55,
Payne said. The class will include
a review of driver skills, defen-
sive-driving techniques, recent
changes in traffic laws and tips
on safe vehicle operation.
The eight-hour course runs
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days,
and attendance is required on
both days to receive a certificate.
It is open to drivers age 50 and
older. They need not be members
of AARP.
Those completing the course
may be eligible for a reduction in
their automobile insurance pre-
miums, Payne noted.
Tuition is $8 per person, and
preregistration is required. Call
426-3240 to register. Payne, who
will teach next month's class, will
also have information available at
426-0590.
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Vincent "Jim" Santamaria
'Jim' Santamaria
Vincent "Jim" Santamaria, a
former Shelton police officer who
retired in 1974 after a 24-year ca-
reer with the department, died of
natural causes Friday, September
17, at his home in Shelton.
He was 78 and had been a
Shelton resident for the past 52
years.
He was born July 31, 1921 in
New York City to Giuseppe and
Theadora Giuseppina (Falcons)
Santamaria. He grew up in the
Bronx and moved to the Pacific
Northwest in his early twenties.
He married Eva D. (Carson)
Santamaria on June 5, 1943 in a
military chapel at Fort Lewis,
and the couple headed for New
York. But his military duty
wasn't over until 1945.
During World War II, Mr. San-
tamaria served as an Italian in-
terpreter in the Army in the Ha-
waiian Islands and achieved the
rank of sergeant before he was
discharged. Back in New York, he
went through police training. He
vorked for the Washington State
Patrol as a licensing examiner
and an inspector for the state
fisheries department.
The couple settled in Shelton
in 1947. Mr. Santamaria joined
the Shelton Police Department in
1950, having placed first in the
testing for the post. At the time,
the department was a six-officer,
one-dispatcher force whose office
shut down at 5 p.m. A red light on
the corner of the downtown Shel-
ton Hotel alerted officers to an
emergency, and a call to the op-
erator would reveal its nature.
He retired in 1974 at the rank
of lieutenant, second in command
in the changing department
which had 11 officers and four
dispatchers by the time he left it.
He was well known for his
community service and served on
the Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission for 12 years. And after he
retired from the police depart-
ment, he worked for a while in se-
curity for the state senate.
Time spent with his family was
a high priority for him. He en-
joyed Italian cooking, and his
spaghetti sauce was featured in a
state capital cookbook compiled
while he worked in security.
Travel, cars, movies and his
grandchildren were also major in-
terests for him, his family said.
He was a member of Saint Ed-
ward's Parish.
Mr. Santamaria is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Eva Santa-
maria of Shelton; son Joe Santa-
maria and his wife Lori of Au-
burn; daughter Kathleen Lee and
her husband Ron of Lynnwood;
four grandchildren, one great-
grandson and three sisters, Virgi-
nia Beltran of California, Helen
Bruno of Florida and Amelia
Scholz of California.
A Rosary was held Tuesday,
September 21, at Saint Edward's
Catholic Church in Shelton; a fu-
neral mass was held Wednesday,
September 22, at Saint Edward's
Catholic Church. Burial was at
Shelton Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to Saint Edward's Parish,
322 North Third Street, Shelton;
the American Heart Association,
4414 Woodland Park North, Seat-
tle, 98103; or the Northwest Kid-
ney Centers, 600 Broadway, Suite
300, Seattle, 98122.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Gilberta K. Seatz
Gilberta K. "Gibbie" Seatz, who
retired from the U.S. Air Force at
the rank of lieutenant colonel,
died of cancer Thursday, Septem-
ber 16, at Capital Medical Center
in Olympia. She was 73 and had
been a Shelton resident the past
five years.
She was born October 14, 1925
in San Diego, California, to
Clarence Hewitt and Charlott
Mae (Potter) King.
She graduated from San Diego
State University with a bachelor's
degree in psychology.
She married now retired Air
Force Colonel Owen H. Seatz on
December 20, 1955 in Japan.
Mrs. Seatz also worked as a so-
cial worker for the State of Neva-
da. She served as liaison officer in
the Air Force Reserves in Las Ve-
gas and interviewed potential ca-
dets for the U.S. Air Force Acade-
my from throughout Nevada.
She was a member of the Gam-
ma Phi Beta sorority and the
Women's Air Force organization
and was active in the drive for a
memorial at Arlington, Virginia,
commemorating women veterans:
She enjoyed gardening, travel
and a senior citizens' group.
Mrs. Seatz and her husband
retired from Las Vegas and
moved to Port Townsend, then to
Shelton.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Colonel Owen H. Seatz of
Shelton; sons David O.H. Seatz of
Federal Way and Frank Edward
Seatz of Kellogg, Idaho; daughter
Andrea Lee Partington of Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho; 10 grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are brothers
Matt W. King of Hawthorne, Ne-
vada, Sam H. King of Bishop,
California, and Burt Lake King of
Reno, Nevada; sisters Alja Mary
Reay of Hoquiam, Jacquelyn A.
Hartman of Simi Valley, Califor-
nia, and Sandra Jean Essenpreis
of Hawthorne, Nevada.
A funeral service was held
Tuesday, September 21, at Taho-
ma National Cemetery in Kent.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 2120
First Avenue North, Seattle,
98109.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
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