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Anna Benson Anna Belle Benson, 80, a resident of Shelton. died on Sept. 29, 2012, at Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Oct. 4. 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa, to David C. and Myrtle I. (Mitchell) Frazier. She grew up and attend- ed high school in Dunlap, Iowa, and ~moved to Shelton in the late 1950s with her first husband. Don Hollo- way. That marriage Anna ended in Benson divorce. She married Sandra Gardner Sandr~ L~e Gardner; 57~ a ;resident of Union, died on under the direction of Dave Luchs. Sharon Borreli Sharon Lane Borr~ll, 63, a resident of Sheltoni died on Oct. 6, 2012, at home~ Arrangements are by Forest Fu; neral Home of Shel~n Under the direction of Dave Lu- C~S~ Phyllis:A. Savoie, 76, a:resident of Shelton, died on Oct. 8:;:20:!2i at Providence St, !PeterHospital in Olympia, Arrangements are by McGomb Funeral Home of Shel- ton under the direction of Debbie Hurst. of Shelt~n under the direction of Dave Lueas, CliffBenson on June 9. 1966, in Kitsap County. between Hoodsport and Frahmann, brother John She was a homemaker Bellevue, they also enjoyed Frahman and great-grand- and worked on her own many camping adventuresson Gabryel Bostwick. farm. She was also a mem- together. After Llew's death A memorial service will ber of the Silver Spurs in 2007 at the age of 91, take place on Oct. 20 at Riding Club, where she Barbara began living with Mason County Memorial met her late husband Cliff her oldest daughter Rose- Hall. It will be officiated by through their love of horses, mary, where she remained Pastor Rick Enioe of liar- They took horseback riding until her death, bor Christian Center in Gig trips into the North Cas- Barbara was fiercely Harbor. cades to hunt for deer and independent and contin-Arrangements are under elk each year. ued to strive to managethe direction of Forest Fu- Anna's life was based her own affairs until the neral Home of Shelton. around her farm, which end, her family shared. included calves, horses She loved and enjoyed her Corinne Koski and a garden. She also grandchildren and great- Corinne Diane "Bunny" entertained at the area grandchildren, regretting Koski, 75, died on Oct. 6, Girl Scout camp and was a only that she became less 2012, at Fir Lane Health & starting member of Adopt- able to write to them in her Rehabilitation in Shelton. A-Pet in Shelton. later years. She was anShe was born on Feb. 12, She is survived by her avid reader and crossword 1937, in Massillon, Ohio, to stepdaughter Irene Goldsby puzzle whiz, maintain- Ruth and John Brady. (Pete) of Shelton; stepson ing her sharp intelligence Her nickname "Bunny" John Stephens (Patti) of throughout her life. was given to her by her fa- Shelton; sister Edith She is survived by ther as a young girl. Frerichs of Sioux City, daughters Rosemary (Mar- After graduating high Iowa; brothers Ed and Fred tin) McCallum of Port school, she moved to the Frazier of Dunlap, Iowa; Townsend, Jody (Rod) Washington, D.C., area, and seven grandchildren, Mager of Chimacum and . where she met and married 13 great-grandchildren, Beth (Doug) Pope of Hope, John Stratton. They had three great-great grandchil- Alaska; grandchildren Mon- two children -- son Casey dren and numerous nieces, ica McCallum, Natalie Ar- Stratton (Shellee) and son nephews and cousins, tuner, Rowan Hull-Bailey, Patrick Stratton. She was preceded in Sam McCallum, Erica Ellis, In 1972, she married Ken death by her parents, hus- Charles Pope, James Ellis Koski of Kirkland. He was band Cliff and brothers and Matthew Pope; and a father to three -- daugh- Paul and Duanne. great-grandchildren Cyrus, ter Karin Koski, son Steven A private family service Avery and Julianna. Koski and son Kevin Koski will take place at a later She was preceded in (Cathy). She had seven date. death by her daughter Vir- grandchildren -- Dain, Memorial donations can ginia and by husbands Earl Candace, Courtney, Kelsey, be made to Adopt-A-Pet, Crumb and Llew Evans. Drew, Page and Hali. 941 E. Jensen Road, Shel- The family is planning Bunny and Ken were ton, WA 98584. a celebration in honor of longtime owners/operators Arrangements are by Morn/Grandma/Great- of Bob's Tavern in Shelton. McComb Funeral Home of Grandma in November. Bunny retired from Safe- Shelton. Online condolences way in 2002 after 15 years. may be sent to the family at Lester Frahmann Her family shared she www.mccombfh.com. Lester Clyde Frahmann, was a soccer referee, karate 76, a resident of Shelton, student, bowler and a ca- Barbara Evans died on Sept. 28, 2012, at sino aficiaonado. Barbara Jean (Crumb) home. A message of condolence Evans, 91, died on Aug. 20, He was born on Dec. 5, or a memory can be left for 2012, at Jefferson Health- 1935, to Herman and Sylvia the family at BunnyKoski@ care in Port Townsend. (Smith) Frahmann in Holo- outlook.com. She was born on Feb. way, Wisc. 15, 1921, to Charles and He served in the U.S. Mary Benson Georgia Rude in Portland, Army from July 7, 1955, to Mary Catherine Benson, Ore. She lived in Portland June 30, 1963, and was a 93, a 34-year resident of until her marriage to Earl SpecialistShelton, died on Oct. 5, WorldferedrecoveredL. Crumb in 1943, after he inwar New from II.Guinea The wounds young during suf- ~~ discharge. (SP3) He on 23, Hospital. 2012, at Mason General She 1919, was to born Peter°nc. Feb. and ~ couple married Catherine (Burda) Burda in moved Annette Oakdale, Pc. to Wash- (Thieme) She graduated from Oak- ington, :~iii!il Frahmann dale High School in 1937 ~::f~!i': on Oct. 4, and attended South Side living in Quinault, Lester 1957, in Hospital School of Nursing Curtiss, in Pitts- hamBelling-and Frahmann Wisc. ~ burgh. Lilliwaup Les- ~ Mary before set- ter was a timber faller for enlisted Barbara tling in Simpson Timber and did in the Evans Hoodsport,maintenance for apartment U.S. Navy where and mobile homes in Cali- in 1944, they fornia until returning to where she raised their four daugh- Shelton in 1997. worked as ters. Ear! taught school He enjoyed fishing, hunt- a nurse and Barbara worked in theing and his children, his Mary during Hoodsport office of the U.S. family shared. World War Forest Service. He is survived by wife Benson II. After Earl and daugh- Annette of Shelton; daugh- She ter Virginia died in a car ter Debbie (Keith) Lerewmarried Bradley J. Benson accident in 1968, Bar- of Fox Island; son Larryon Dec. 9, 1950, in Vallejo, bara returned to school and Frahman Sr. of Lacey; Calif. earned a degree in sociol- brother Bill Frahman of She and her husband ogy from St. Martin's Col- Wisconsin;sisters Lois Ni- lived in California until lege in Olympia. She then emi, Irene Meyer and Linda they retired and moved to moved to Seattle where she Williams of Wisconsin; and Shelton. worked for the federal gov- grandchildren Larry (Sara) Mary's hobbies included ernment until her retire- Frahman Jr. of Lacey, Tori gardening, dog breeding ment., (Royan) Giffin of Centralia, and training, traveling, In 1990, after 22 years Vauny (Josh) Bustwick ofbaking and getting together of widowhood, Barbara fell Yelm, Jason (Stephanie) with and entertaining in love with Llewelyn Ev- Lerew of Washington and friends. ans, a longtime Hoodsport Kimberly (Nick) Carter of She was active at St. resident and retired Forest Washington. Edward's Catholic Church, Service ranger, and they He was preceded in where she served on the A1- were married on Aug. 8, death by his parents Her- ter Society and as an ACCD 1990. Splitting their time man and Sylvia (Smith) teacher. She is survived by nieces Andrea Roskov (Bernin) of Pittsburgh, Diane Baldinger of Pittsburgh and Jane Frahm (Bob i of Benning- ton. Neb.: great-nieces Lisa Lamolinare (Dave) of Pitts- burgh, Kristen Roskov of Pittsburgh and Amy Mild- ward (Kip) of Blaire, Neb.: great-nephew Andy Frahm of Bennington, Neb.; great- great-nieces Sienna Lamolinare of Pittsburgh and Madyson Mildward of Blaire. Neb. She was preceded m death by her parents Pe- ter and Catherine Burda: husband Bradley Benson; sisters Estelle Ekiert and Julia Suba, and nephews Mark Baldinger and Ken- neth Baldinger. A funeral mass will take place at 11 a.m. on Thurs- day at St. Edward's Catho- lic Church. Burial with military hon- ors will take place at Shel- ton Memorial Park after the service. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Memorial donations can be made to Marks Smile. 114 Carol. Pittsburgh, PA 15227. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mccombfh.com. Brenda Merritt Brenda Lee Merritt, 39, a Shelton resident for the past eight years, died on Oct. 1, 2012, at Providence St. Pe- ter Hospital in Olympia. She was born on Nov. 8, 1972, in Oceanside, Calif., to Katherine Matthews and Mark Stevens. She graduated from Vista High School in Vista, Calif., in 1990. She ~married Tim Mer- ritt in Las Vegas on Oct. 12, 1992. Bren- da's fam- ily shared Brenda that she Merritt was a lov- ing wife, mother, daughter and friend. She was a security guard and financial manager, as well as a mother and wife. Her hobbies included reading, wildlife, horror movies and criminal inves- tigation/mysteries. She is survived by hus- band Tim Merritt of Shel- ton; daughter Nora Merritt of Shelton; mother Kathy Matthews of Shelton; sisters Magen Houle of Lacey and Amy Stevens of Shelton; brother John Stevens of Shelton; aunt Vikki Om- dahl of Shelton; uncle Max Omdahl of Shelton; mother- in-law Diane Merritt of California; Mike and Gail Merritt of Florida; Allen and Kenneth Merritt of Califor- nia and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. :Complete obituary information is not only an appropria~ tribute ;to the deceased but a part of historyi We e age families to include their loved ones' interests, memberships and activities, as well as survivors~ in ohituariesi: The Journal provides Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncou nty.com. Deadline is 2 p.m. the Tuesday before publication. She was preceded in Diabetes Association and death by grandparents the National Kidney Foun- Jack and Nora and John dation. and Edna Lumpkin" father Arrangements are by Mark Stevens: and stepfa- McComb Funeral Home of ther Paul Matthews. Shelton, A celebration of life for Online condolences can family and friends will take be sent to the family at place on Oct. 14. www.mccombfh.com. Memorial donations can be made to the American See Obituaries on page B-6 Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning Funeral Alternatives proudly serves all faiths, venues and cemeteries Special Burial & Cremation Packages for Families using Shelton Memorial Park S T A Reputation J3uilt on Sewice Shelton - (360) 427-8044 943-6363 JOAN ELIZABETH RENN JOAN ELIZABETH RENN, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Pullman,WA on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Joan was born Jan. 20, 1929 in Staten Island, New York to James & Katherine (Gormley) McKay. Joan grew up and received her education following which she began her adventuresome life. She was a successful entrepreneur in Kent, Union and Shelton, Washington. Her endeavors' included raising prize winning horses, managing the FBO for Sanderson Airfield with a successful charter air-taxi service and flight school, and owning a Bed & Breakfast with additional bakery and catering businesses. She operated Shelton Air flight from 1974 to 1986 followed by Joan's Catering until 2004. In addition to being a world traveler, artist and chef, Joan was active with the League of Women Voters, enjoyed being a part of book and bridge clubs; the OPUS pottery club and the Ninety-Nines international women pi[ol's association to name a few. Joan was an advocate for both women and children. She served as a court bailiff and court appointed child's advocate for many years and worked to establish the first Domestic Violence Safe house program in Shelton: She was a most loving mother, grandmother, aunt and sister who will be missed by all. Joan is survived by her daughters Sandra O'Keefe and husband Michael Neff of Pullman; Branda Brown- Matson and husband Jesse Matson of Olympia,WA; Andrea Haltaman and husband Joe of Garden Ridge, TX; her grandchildren Alexandra & Samantha Neff of Pullman; Desarae Vesey & husband Jonathon of Eden, GA; Da×tor~ Funkenbusch and wife Shannon of Renton, WA; three sisters Judith Buckley of Portland,OR; Janet McDnnnell of Memphis, TN; Joyce McKay of Staten Island, NY; and three brothers James McKay and wife Dorothy of Kansas City, MO; Joel McKay of Heightstown, NJ; Peter McKay and wife Peggy of Staten Island, NY. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Kimball Funeral Home of Pullman, WA is caring for the family. Online condolences may be sent to www.kimballfnneralhome.com -- Paid Obituary Notice -- Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Oct. 11,2012 - Page B-5 '1 I I