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Pamela J. Lowe
Pamela Jane Lowe, a longtime
waitress at the Ming Tree Cafe in
Shelton, died of cancer Sunday,
October 10, at her home in Shel- : ......
ton. She was 41.
She was born April 11, 1958 at
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to Carroll
and Jean (Moffatt) Ellingsworth.
She graduated from Shelton
High School in 1976. She married
Bradford Lowe on June 10, 1978
in Riverton.
Mrs• Lowe had worked at the
Ming Tree Cafe for the past 23
years. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church of Shel-
ton and also taught Sunday
school.
She became a volunteer and
member of the Parent-Teacher-
Student Organization at Bor-
deaux Elementary School starting
when her children were younger.
A rhododendron will be planted at
the main entrance to the school at
9 a.m. Saturday, October 16, in
her memory. She also volunteered
at Shelton Middle School.
She enjoyed camping, the out-
doors and children. Her family
said she always looked forward to
serving and visiting with her cus-
tomers and friends at the Ming
Tree Catb. She was also a mem-
ber of the 13ayshore Golf Club.
She is survived by her husband
Brad R. Lowe, her son Kyle J.
Lowe and her daughter Cassan-
dra L. Lowe, all of the family
home in Shelton; brother Glenn
Ellingsworth of Shelton; and two
half-sisters in Oregon.
Also surviving are her parents,
Carroll and Jean Ellingsworth of
Shelton; parents-in-hlw Sonny
and Vera Lowe of Shelton; grand-
parents Helen Moffatt of Shelton
and Eva Ellingsworth of" Indepen-
dence, Oregon; and one niece and
four nephews.
A funeral service will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 14,
at the United Methodist Church
of Shelton. Burial will be at Sbel-
ton Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to the United Methodist
Church of Shelton, 1900 King
John Shipocot
John V. Shipocot
Shelton resident John V. Shi-
pocot died Tuesday, October 5, at
his home. He was 92.
He was born March 26, 1907 to
Adolf and Rose (Werum) Shipo-
kat. He was raised with the Yaks-
ma Indians, for whom he had
much fondness, his family said.
He married Minnie Hart on
June 2, 1932. She preceded him
in death in 1998.
His first job was that of
sheepherder. He also worked as a
farmer. During World War II he
worked at the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton. In 1943,
he worked on the Alcan ttighway.
tie retired from the Washington
State Department of Transporta-
tion in 1963.
He loved to fish and hunt, gar-
den, hike and collect rocks. He
also enjoyed picking huckleber-
ries with one of his nieces.
His son, John Shipocot Jr., pre-
ceded him in death in 1960.
He is survived by his stepson,
Dallas Turner of Reno, 'Nevada;
numerous grandchildren, nieces
and nephews; and special friends
Jerry and Tberese Frye of Shel-
ton with whom he spent his last
Maso year .....
Fr:aiiuervices were held on
North Ninth Street, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Robert Coates Jr.
Former Shelton resident Rob-
ert W. Coates Jr. died of a heart
attack Thursday, October 7, at
his Port Angeles home. He was
79.
He was born June 7, 1920 in
Corona, California, to Robert W,
Sr. and Vera Mac (Chambers)
Coates.
He married Hazel Morgan in
Shelton in 1945. She preceded
him in death in 1979.
Mr. Coates served in the Army
during World War II.
tie worked as a diesel mechan-
ic for Northwest Construction in
Bellevue. He retired in 1982.
Other than when his work took
him to other areas, he had been a
Shelton resident since 1928. After
his wife died in 1979 he moved to
Port Angeles, where he enjoyed
fishing and the outdoors.
He is survived by his son, Rob-
ert W, Coates IIi of Shelton;
daughters Hazle Ferguson of
Littlerock and Madelyn Hamblin
of Puyallup; brother John Coates
of Shelton; sister Ruth Chambers
Friday, Octbber 8, at Saint Ed-
ward's Catholic Church in Shel-
ton. Burial was at Tahoma Ceme-
tery in Yakima on Monday, Octo-
ber 11.
Memorial donations may be
sent to Providence SoundHome-
Care, 3706 Griffin Lane SE,
Olympia, 98501.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Forest Funeral Home
in Shelton.
Birdie M. Woods
Shelton resident Birdie Mary
Woods died of a stroke Sunday,
October 10, at Fir Lane Health
and Rehabilitation Center. She
was 90 and had lived in Shelton
for the past six years.
She was born October 13, 1908
in Amarillo, Texas, to Frank and
Mary Cox.
She married Jack Woods. He
preceded her in death,
Mrs. Woods enjoyed collecting
items from the Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, area and lik ! to mail
"Birdie boxes" to her fbiends and
relatives in the Northwest, her
family said.
She is survived by her son,
Vern Morgus, and his wife, Mar-
Brent W. Homer
Shelton resident Brent Walter
Horner, age 43, died Thursday,
October 7, at Mason General Hos-
pital. The cause of his death is
pending an investigation by the
Mason County Coroner's Office.
He was born July 9, 1956 in
Dorm Lake, Iowa, to Donald Low-
el and Vivian Alice (Hilton) Horn-
er. He was a Shelton resident for
some 10 years.
He was married to Renie Da-
vies. That marriage ended in di-
vorce.
Mr. Horner worked as a gar-
dener and landscaper. He enjoyed
gardening, loved horses and will
be dearly missed, his parents
said.
He is survived by his sons,
Chad Horner of Boise, Idaho, and
Andy Horner of Huntington
Beach, California; brothers Brian
Horner of Colorado, Bradley
Homer of Idaho and Bruce Horn-
er of Texas; sisters Jacqueline P.o-
meroy of Huntington Beach, Cali-
fornia, Pat Merry of Newport
Beach, California, Sue Budna of
Huntington Beach, California,
Kathy Steele of Trabuco Canyon,
California and Debbie Nibeel of
Huntington Beach, California;
and parents Vivian and Donald
Horner of Huntington Beach, Cal-
itbrnia.
A private family gathering will
be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
John P. Wynne
Former Simpson Timber Com-
pany employee John Patrick
Wynne died of natural causes
Wednesday, October 6, at his
home in West Thurston County•
He was 86.
He was born January 12, 1913
in Tacoma to Dominick and
Madgelena (Foley) Wynne.
He served in the Army during
World War II in the South Pacific,
where he was a squad and pla-
toon leader and searched for land
mines.He earned several medals,
inc}dlng he VicFy M.dal, two
Br0ze: tars and e Aatic Pa-
cific Service Medal.
He worked for Simpson Timber
Company from 1939 to 1942. He
owned and operated L'Hrueruex
& Wynne Logging Company. He
finished his logging career in
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Mr. Wynne loved to read, fish,
the outdoors and baseball. During
the Great Depression, he played
on the local Schneider Prairie
baseball team. He was a member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his nephews,
Tom Wynne of Olympia and Bill
Wynne, John Wynne and Jim
Wynne, all of Tacoma; nieces Lor-
etta Whitt of Olympia, Pat Nino
of Tacoma and Ann Baker of
Shelton; brother Henry Bdward
Wynne of Olympia; sisters-in-law
Blanche Wynne of Olympia and
Grace Wynne; and numerous
nieces and nephews•
A funeral mass will be held at
noon Friday, October 15, at Saint
Edward's Catholic Church in
Shelton. Burial at Shelton Memo-
rial Park will follow the mass.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Washington Talking
Book and Braille Library, 2021
Ninth Avenue, Sdattle, 98121.
Arrangements are by McComb
Maxine Stroshine
Maxine Stroshine
Maxine (Gormley) Stroshine,
72, a former teacher at Mountain
View Elementary School, died of a
heart attack Wednesday, October
6, at her home. She had lived in
Shelton for the past 32 years•
She was born September 7,
1927 in Wenatchee to Raymond
and Amanda (LeMaster) Gorm-
ley. She married Carroll
Stroshine on August 15, 1949.
Mrs. Stroshine taught for
many years at Mountain View
School and was a member of the
National Education Association.
Her family said she loved mu-
"sic, her family and God. She also
enjoyed traveling overseas doing
missionary work.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Carroll Stroshine of Shel-
ton; sons John Stroshine of Mon-
roe and Bob Stroshine of Shelton;
daughters Judy Montezdeoca of
Lakewood, Janet Miller of Olym-
pia and Deborah Stroshine of
Vancouver; sister Lois Markham
of Redding, California; and four
grandchildren and six nephews.
A graveside service was held
Thursday, October 7, at Shelton
Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home i Shelton.
Dale q00imber' Buel
Dale "Timber" Buel, 33, who
owned his own tree service, died
following a traffic accident
Wednesday, October 6, on High-
way 101 at Milepost 348. He had
lived in Olympia for 10 years.
He was born April 13, 1966 in
Roseburg, Oregon, to Ted and
Louella (Edmunds) Buel.
Mr. Buel loved his daughter
and the outdoors, his family said.
He had a special way with ani-
mals and was described as a very
loyal and loving person.
He is survived by his daughter,
Britney Dawn Buel of Yelm;
brothers Rich Buel of Shelton and
Mitch Black of Roseburg, Oregon;
sister Debbie Mican of Roseburg,
Oregon; parents Ted Buel of
Haines, Alaska, and Louella Buel
of Olympia; and grandparent Vi
Buel of Haines, Alaska.
A memorial service was held
Tuesday, October 12, in Shelton.
Memorials may be sent to Wolf
Haven, 3111 Offut Lake Drive
SE, Tenino, 98589, or Olympic
Wildlife Rescue, 120 Union Ave-
nue SE, Olympia, 98501.
Arrangements are by McComb
Bertha Pegg
Longtime Shelton resident
Bertha Pegg died of renal failure
Tuesday, October 12, at Sun-
Bridge Care & Rehabilitation for
Shelton. She was 71 and had
lived in Shelton the past 33 years•
She was born November 2,
1928 in Aalst, Belgium, to Ser-
aphein and Maria Vermoesen.
She married Harvey Pegg Sep-
tember 21, 1980 in Reno, Nevada.
She was a housewife and loved
gardening and her flowers. Her
greenhouse was her second home,
her family said, and she truly en-
joyed her grandson, T.J. Barn-
hardt.
Mrs. Pegg was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, Aerie
3862 Fraternal Order of Eagles
and the Loyal Order of Moose in
Shelton.
She is survived by husband
Harvey Pegg of Shelton; son Har-
ry Baeton of Shelton; stepsons
Harvey Pegg of Everett and Gary
Pegg of Rainier, Oregon; daughter
Maria Simcox of Shelton; step-
daughters Phylis Tyler and Caro-
lyn Caines, both of Portland, Ore-
gon; brothers Theophil Vermoe-
sen, Remi Vermoesen and Jun
Vermoesen, all of Belgium; sisters
Leontine Vermoesen, Leonie Ver-
moesen and Honorine Timerin,
all of Belgium; grandson T.J.
Bernhardt of Shelton, and nu-
merous nieces and nephews
Visitation will be from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, October 18, at
McComb Funeral Home in Shel-
ton. A graveside service will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October
19, at Shelton Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home.
Floyd R. Savage
A memorial service for Shelton
resident Floyd R. Savage, a form-
er Skokomish Valley logger who
died in Shelton on September 26
at the age of 92, will be held at 3
p.m. Saturday, October 16, at the
Skokomish Valley Grange.
Dress for the service will be in-
formal. For more information, 'hll'
Sonya Savage at 482-87. !!
Mr. Savage's obituary ap-
peared in the September 30 issue
of The Journal.
To avoid 'digital dustbowl:'
Fiber optics
(Continued from page 1.)
Mountain Gems, a Port Orchard
firm, has closed its storefront
there and moved to Gig Harbor,
taking with it $1.5 million in
business a few miles closer to Pu-
getopolis and in an area with
high-speed Internet service.
And so far, nobody's bringing
fiber-optic service to rural areas,
McGary said. Among the blank
areas on service maps is a broad
swath across the Northwest
United States between the major
cities being excluded from the
world of instantaneous, high-ca-
pacity communications.
But Mason County PUD has
been celebrating 60 years of elec-
trical service to rural Mason
County this year, and Blakemore
and his staff view the project's po-
tential to help equalize the dif-
ference between rural and urban
areas as a repeat of the public
utility's historic role.
EXPLAINING HOW the tech-
nology works, PUD 3 Power Sup-
ply Manager Wyla Wood notes
that the minute, hair-sized glass
fibers of fiber-optic cables are
sheathed in flexible plastics to
keep light waves from escaping. A
slim bundle of fibers can carry the
equivalent of over a million tele-
phone connections•
The difference between tradi-
tional wire service and fiber-optic
service, McGary said, is a combi-
nation of speed and capacity. Us-
ing the metaphor of the informa-
tion superhighway, he noted that
because of its immense capacity,
information can travel fast on the
broad-band transmission; speed
and capacity of current service
combine to slow the transmission
of information like I-5 at rush
hour.
A glass fiber, Wood added, can
transmit multiple messages si-
multaneously because of its ca-
pacity to transmit waves of vary-
ing breadth•
The local utility has committed
$26,000 to the startup effort. The
local utility's share of the in-
stalltibn blae BPA*r@I ild
be about 10 percent of the $5- to
$1O-million total once it's actually
time to string cable and create a
downloading facility. The good the west side of
things about the investment, Port Angeles. it¢,l:l/1
Pi Blakemore indicated, is that the Greg Marney, tho; '|l
oneer c,,e, themselves and the trans- telecommunications v #S"
mission technology are long-last- association, said the .lJ
puts two and that the PUD already expected tobe in 0€
has the poles and the right-of-way earl 2000, with inte- ,
• Y countY € e ;i:
for transmission lines, points in every .,
WltU ' '
ns on The technology at the down- fiber now runs L, :llc
loading point will go on changing, two years. _. o¢I@! e
Blakemore and Wood agreed. But " ;o
The areas the [Illat#
ItS recor whets also changing is the whole will serve are sma. '-1 ill
communications business: every- gel rural areas _.,wl10il' ll
The Pioneer Eagles ran their thing, they agreed, is converging, casesY don't represw.,:." .tvt
record to 2-0 in flag football the and the point of convergence is Il
vestment opport.U,d ItYJ
last two weeks with victories over Internet protocol, the binary Inn-
utilities associaW,fl
Mary M. Knight and Grapeview. guage of broad-band communica-
lieve the project °e# i
Coaches lauded the perfor- tions.
tunity for P -ides-,4
will prey
manGes of defenders Casey West, FIBER OPTICS and its po-
one who _.,o ;,
those areas at a re" S
James Sobotka, Shawn Sowers tential for telecommunications
said Jack RobertS:;;.
and Matt Plant and offensive applications open the door to ex-
stalwarts Robbie Hayes, Philip pand a number of areas, McGary BPA deputy a dram'°
and Wood said this
local schools
fiber optics, but the sa
ities can link local scha
worldwide network anO
abilities can be used f0
learning, according t
S°eeth.care benefits i
consultation, h0S
remote
:ommunication I
hospital c traS#, |' I
and instantaneoUS
of images.
Library and
government
tourism and
and lodging, marketing
news and weather
search and devel
services, fir
software
ing, the arts and tec
port services of all
fit from the rapid
mation and
proponents
McGary ir
Central Washington
tomer who's ready to
instant the
to the public•
age business with
formation than the
Congress,"
businesses are be
community, he
they're
merous C]
scale.
wage . ' ': tll
THE LocAL uti
ly to become a p.urv lak.,:,
Internet servsce, '
McGary and Wo :
the utili Y ss---ucsl:l['th
poweredInstead' to lease exce t-4: '
needs to l. ll '1'
after its own bsta I° I i
ply sources and su
met. lines illi '
The fiber-optic
hance utility operatio','
available lineswill al°l'g,"])'I:
the wider corn,," , {:1
PUD manager::d,
a committee
the ublic
; ment of P .-,,
cations network. 'h
- t's envisioned.-
rout"e'tlat will run;' t
to Aberdeen and a, ,.u'V-ltt )iati
north throug?(] # .
ing
Hou"
Brown, West and Dylan Pierce
and note that a strong running
game has aided the Eagles behind
the blocking of Cliff Petheram
and Mike Baker.
Backs Sobotka and Plant have
been solid ground-gainers, they
added, and Plant has hooked up
twice with West for long gains via
of Shelton; seven grandchildren, cells, of Shelton; granddaughters Funeral Home in Shelton. Funeral Home in Shelton. the haltback pass.
13 great-grandchildren and nu- Geaneece Chace of Edmonds and
merous nieces and nephews. Mary Brisky of Reno, Nevada; I ............
Visitation will be from 8 a.m, great-grandsons Michael Chace I '
to7 p.m, Friday, October 15, at and Brian C hace; and many i MC __
McComb Funeral Home in Shel- nieces and nephews.
ton. Agraveside service will be,, A family gathering will be held ] 'ii1 IT ]
held at I p•m. Saturday, October at a later date.
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Pamela J. Lowe
Pamela Jane Lowe, a longtime
waitress at the Ming Tree Cafe in
Shelton, died of cancer Sunday,
October 10, at her home in Shel- : ......
ton. She was 41.
She was born April 11, 1958 at
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to Carroll
and Jean (Moffatt) Ellingsworth.
She graduated from Shelton
High School in 1976. She married
Bradford Lowe on June 10, 1978
in Riverton.
Mrs• Lowe had worked at the
Ming Tree Cafe for the past 23
years. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church of Shel-
ton and also taught Sunday
school.
She became a volunteer and
member of the Parent-Teacher-
Student Organization at Bor-
deaux Elementary School starting
when her children were younger.
A rhododendron will be planted at
the main entrance to the school at
9 a.m. Saturday, October 16, in
her memory. She also volunteered
at Shelton Middle School.
She enjoyed camping, the out-
doors and children. Her family
said she always looked forward to
serving and visiting with her cus-
tomers and friends at the Ming
Tree Catb. She was also a mem-
ber of the 13ayshore Golf Club.
She is survived by her husband
Brad R. Lowe, her son Kyle J.
Lowe and her daughter Cassan-
dra L. Lowe, all of the family
home in Shelton; brother Glenn
Ellingsworth of Shelton; and two
half-sisters in Oregon.
Also surviving are her parents,
Carroll and Jean Ellingsworth of
Shelton; parents-in-hlw Sonny
and Vera Lowe of Shelton; grand-
parents Helen Moffatt of Shelton
and Eva Ellingsworth of" Indepen-
dence, Oregon; and one niece and
four nephews.
A funeral service will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 14,
at the United Methodist Church
of Shelton. Burial will be at Sbel-
ton Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to the United Methodist
Church of Shelton, 1900 King
John Shipocot
John V. Shipocot
Shelton resident John V. Shi-
pocot died Tuesday, October 5, at
his home. He was 92.
He was born March 26, 1907 to
Adolf and Rose (Werum) Shipo-
kat. He was raised with the Yaks-
ma Indians, for whom he had
much fondness, his family said.
He married Minnie Hart on
June 2, 1932. She preceded him
in death in 1998.
His first job was that of
sheepherder. He also worked as a
farmer. During World War II he
worked at the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton. In 1943,
he worked on the Alcan ttighway.
tie retired from the Washington
State Department of Transporta-
tion in 1963.
He loved to fish and hunt, gar-
den, hike and collect rocks. He
also enjoyed picking huckleber-
ries with one of his nieces.
His son, John Shipocot Jr., pre-
ceded him in death in 1960.
He is survived by his stepson,
Dallas Turner of Reno, 'Nevada;
numerous grandchildren, nieces
and nephews; and special friends
Jerry and Tberese Frye of Shel-
ton with whom he spent his last
Maso year .....
Fr:aiiuervices were held on
North Ninth Street, Shelton.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
Robert Coates Jr.
Former Shelton resident Rob-
ert W. Coates Jr. died of a heart
attack Thursday, October 7, at
his Port Angeles home. He was
79.
He was born June 7, 1920 in
Corona, California, to Robert W,
Sr. and Vera Mac (Chambers)
Coates.
He married Hazel Morgan in
Shelton in 1945. She preceded
him in death in 1979.
Mr. Coates served in the Army
during World War II.
tie worked as a diesel mechan-
ic for Northwest Construction in
Bellevue. He retired in 1982.
Other than when his work took
him to other areas, he had been a
Shelton resident since 1928. After
his wife died in 1979 he moved to
Port Angeles, where he enjoyed
fishing and the outdoors.
He is survived by his son, Rob-
ert W, Coates IIi of Shelton;
daughters Hazle Ferguson of
Littlerock and Madelyn Hamblin
of Puyallup; brother John Coates
of Shelton; sister Ruth Chambers
Friday, Octbber 8, at Saint Ed-
ward's Catholic Church in Shel-
ton. Burial was at Tahoma Ceme-
tery in Yakima on Monday, Octo-
ber 11.
Memorial donations may be
sent to Providence SoundHome-
Care, 3706 Griffin Lane SE,
Olympia, 98501.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Forest Funeral Home
in Shelton.
Birdie M. Woods
Shelton resident Birdie Mary
Woods died of a stroke Sunday,
October 10, at Fir Lane Health
and Rehabilitation Center. She
was 90 and had lived in Shelton
for the past six years.
She was born October 13, 1908
in Amarillo, Texas, to Frank and
Mary Cox.
She married Jack Woods. He
preceded her in death,
Mrs. Woods enjoyed collecting
items from the Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, area and lik ! to mail
"Birdie boxes" to her fbiends and
relatives in the Northwest, her
family said.
She is survived by her son,
Vern Morgus, and his wife, Mar-
Brent W. Homer
Shelton resident Brent Walter
Horner, age 43, died Thursday,
October 7, at Mason General Hos-
pital. The cause of his death is
pending an investigation by the
Mason County Coroner's Office.
He was born July 9, 1956 in
Dorm Lake, Iowa, to Donald Low-
el and Vivian Alice (Hilton) Horn-
er. He was a Shelton resident for
some 10 years.
He was married to Renie Da-
vies. That marriage ended in di-
vorce.
Mr. Horner worked as a gar-
dener and landscaper. He enjoyed
gardening, loved horses and will
be dearly missed, his parents
said.
He is survived by his sons,
Chad Horner of Boise, Idaho, and
Andy Horner of Huntington
Beach, California; brothers Brian
Horner of Colorado, Bradley
Homer of Idaho and Bruce Horn-
er of Texas; sisters Jacqueline P.o-
meroy of Huntington Beach, Cali-
fornia, Pat Merry of Newport
Beach, California, Sue Budna of
Huntington Beach, California,
Kathy Steele of Trabuco Canyon,
California and Debbie Nibeel of
Huntington Beach, California;
and parents Vivian and Donald
Horner of Huntington Beach, Cal-
itbrnia.
A private family gathering will
be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home in Shelton.
John P. Wynne
Former Simpson Timber Com-
pany employee John Patrick
Wynne died of natural causes
Wednesday, October 6, at his
home in West Thurston County•
He was 86.
He was born January 12, 1913
in Tacoma to Dominick and
Madgelena (Foley) Wynne.
He served in the Army during
World War II in the South Pacific,
where he was a squad and pla-
toon leader and searched for land
mines.He earned several medals,
inc}dlng he VicFy M.dal, two
Br0ze: tars and e Aatic Pa-
cific Service Medal.
He worked for Simpson Timber
Company from 1939 to 1942. He
owned and operated L'Hrueruex
& Wynne Logging Company. He
finished his logging career in
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Mr. Wynne loved to read, fish,
the outdoors and baseball. During
the Great Depression, he played
on the local Schneider Prairie
baseball team. He was a member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his nephews,
Tom Wynne of Olympia and Bill
Wynne, John Wynne and Jim
Wynne, all of Tacoma; nieces Lor-
etta Whitt of Olympia, Pat Nino
of Tacoma and Ann Baker of
Shelton; brother Henry Bdward
Wynne of Olympia; sisters-in-law
Blanche Wynne of Olympia and
Grace Wynne; and numerous
nieces and nephews•
A funeral mass will be held at
noon Friday, October 15, at Saint
Edward's Catholic Church in
Shelton. Burial at Shelton Memo-
rial Park will follow the mass.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Washington Talking
Book and Braille Library, 2021
Ninth Avenue, Sdattle, 98121.
Arrangements are by McComb
Maxine Stroshine
Maxine Stroshine
Maxine (Gormley) Stroshine,
72, a former teacher at Mountain
View Elementary School, died of a
heart attack Wednesday, October
6, at her home. She had lived in
Shelton for the past 32 years•
She was born September 7,
1927 in Wenatchee to Raymond
and Amanda (LeMaster) Gorm-
ley. She married Carroll
Stroshine on August 15, 1949.
Mrs. Stroshine taught for
many years at Mountain View
School and was a member of the
National Education Association.
Her family said she loved mu-
"sic, her family and God. She also
enjoyed traveling overseas doing
missionary work.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Carroll Stroshine of Shel-
ton; sons John Stroshine of Mon-
roe and Bob Stroshine of Shelton;
daughters Judy Montezdeoca of
Lakewood, Janet Miller of Olym-
pia and Deborah Stroshine of
Vancouver; sister Lois Markham
of Redding, California; and four
grandchildren and six nephews.
A graveside service was held
Thursday, October 7, at Shelton
Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Forest
Funeral Home i Shelton.
Dale q00imber' Buel
Dale "Timber" Buel, 33, who
owned his own tree service, died
following a traffic accident
Wednesday, October 6, on High-
way 101 at Milepost 348. He had
lived in Olympia for 10 years.
He was born April 13, 1966 in
Roseburg, Oregon, to Ted and
Louella (Edmunds) Buel.
Mr. Buel loved his daughter
and the outdoors, his family said.
He had a special way with ani-
mals and was described as a very
loyal and loving person.
He is survived by his daughter,
Britney Dawn Buel of Yelm;
brothers Rich Buel of Shelton and
Mitch Black of Roseburg, Oregon;
sister Debbie Mican of Roseburg,
Oregon; parents Ted Buel of
Haines, Alaska, and Louella Buel
of Olympia; and grandparent Vi
Buel of Haines, Alaska.
A memorial service was held
Tuesday, October 12, in Shelton.
Memorials may be sent to Wolf
Haven, 3111 Offut Lake Drive
SE, Tenino, 98589, or Olympic
Wildlife Rescue, 120 Union Ave-
nue SE, Olympia, 98501.
Arrangements are by McComb
Bertha Pegg
Longtime Shelton resident
Bertha Pegg died of renal failure
Tuesday, October 12, at Sun-
Bridge Care & Rehabilitation for
Shelton. She was 71 and had
lived in Shelton the past 33 years•
She was born November 2,
1928 in Aalst, Belgium, to Ser-
aphein and Maria Vermoesen.
She married Harvey Pegg Sep-
tember 21, 1980 in Reno, Nevada.
She was a housewife and loved
gardening and her flowers. Her
greenhouse was her second home,
her family said, and she truly en-
joyed her grandson, T.J. Barn-
hardt.
Mrs. Pegg was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, Aerie
3862 Fraternal Order of Eagles
and the Loyal Order of Moose in
Shelton.
She is survived by husband
Harvey Pegg of Shelton; son Har-
ry Baeton of Shelton; stepsons
Harvey Pegg of Everett and Gary
Pegg of Rainier, Oregon; daughter
Maria Simcox of Shelton; step-
daughters Phylis Tyler and Caro-
lyn Caines, both of Portland, Ore-
gon; brothers Theophil Vermoe-
sen, Remi Vermoesen and Jun
Vermoesen, all of Belgium; sisters
Leontine Vermoesen, Leonie Ver-
moesen and Honorine Timerin,
all of Belgium; grandson T.J.
Bernhardt of Shelton, and nu-
merous nieces and nephews
Visitation will be from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, October 18, at
McComb Funeral Home in Shel-
ton. A graveside service will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October
19, at Shelton Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by McComb
Funeral Home.
Floyd R. Savage
A memorial service for Shelton
resident Floyd R. Savage, a form-
er Skokomish Valley logger who
died in Shelton on September 26
at the age of 92, will be held at 3
p.m. Saturday, October 16, at the
Skokomish Valley Grange.
Dress for the service will be in-
formal. For more information, 'hll'
Sonya Savage at 482-87. !!
Mr. Savage's obituary ap-
peared in the September 30 issue
of The Journal.
To avoid 'digital dustbowl:'
Fiber optics
(Continued from page 1.)
Mountain Gems, a Port Orchard
firm, has closed its storefront
there and moved to Gig Harbor,
taking with it $1.5 million in
business a few miles closer to Pu-
getopolis and in an area with
high-speed Internet service.
And so far, nobody's bringing
fiber-optic service to rural areas,
McGary said. Among the blank
areas on service maps is a broad
swath across the Northwest
United States between the major
cities being excluded from the
world of instantaneous, high-ca-
pacity communications.
But Mason County PUD has
been celebrating 60 years of elec-
trical service to rural Mason
County this year, and Blakemore
and his staff view the project's po-
tential to help equalize the dif-
ference between rural and urban
areas as a repeat of the public
utility's historic role.
EXPLAINING HOW the tech-
nology works, PUD 3 Power Sup-
ply Manager Wyla Wood notes
that the minute, hair-sized glass
fibers of fiber-optic cables are
sheathed in flexible plastics to
keep light waves from escaping. A
slim bundle of fibers can carry the
equivalent of over a million tele-
phone connections•
The difference between tradi-
tional wire service and fiber-optic
service, McGary said, is a combi-
nation of speed and capacity. Us-
ing the metaphor of the informa-
tion superhighway, he noted that
because of its immense capacity,
information can travel fast on the
broad-band transmission; speed
and capacity of current service
combine to slow the transmission
of information like I-5 at rush
hour.
A glass fiber, Wood added, can
transmit multiple messages si-
multaneously because of its ca-
pacity to transmit waves of vary-
ing breadth•
The local utility has committed
$26,000 to the startup effort. The
local utility's share of the in-
stalltibn blae BPA*r@I ild
be about 10 percent of the $5- to
$1O-million total once it's actually
time to string cable and create a
downloading facility. The good the west side of
things about the investment, Port Angeles. it¢,l:l/1
Pi Blakemore indicated, is that the Greg Marney, tho; '|l
oneer c,,e, themselves and the trans- telecommunications v #S"
mission technology are long-last- association, said the .lJ
puts two and that the PUD already expected tobe in 0€
has the poles and the right-of-way earl 2000, with inte- ,
• Y countY € e ;i:
for transmission lines, points in every .,
WltU ' '
ns on The technology at the down- fiber now runs L, :llc
loading point will go on changing, two years. _. o¢I@! e
Blakemore and Wood agreed. But " ;o
The areas the [Illat#
ItS recor whets also changing is the whole will serve are sma. '-1 ill
communications business: every- gel rural areas _.,wl10il' ll
The Pioneer Eagles ran their thing, they agreed, is converging, casesY don't represw.,:." .tvt
record to 2-0 in flag football the and the point of convergence is Il
vestment opport.U,d ItYJ
last two weeks with victories over Internet protocol, the binary Inn-
utilities associaW,fl
Mary M. Knight and Grapeview. guage of broad-band communica-
lieve the project °e# i
Coaches lauded the perfor- tions.
tunity for P -ides-,4
will prey
manGes of defenders Casey West, FIBER OPTICS and its po-
one who _.,o ;,
those areas at a re" S
James Sobotka, Shawn Sowers tential for telecommunications
said Jack RobertS:;;.
and Matt Plant and offensive applications open the door to ex-
stalwarts Robbie Hayes, Philip panda number of areas, McGary BPA deputy a dram'°
and Wood said this
local schools
fiber optics, but the sa
ities can link local scha
worldwide network anO
abilities can be used f0
learning, according t
S°eeth.care benefits i
consultation, h0S
remote
:ommunication I
hospital c traS#, |' I
and instantaneoUS
of images.
Library and
government
tourism and
and lodging, marketing
news and weather
search and devel
services, fir
software
ing, the arts and tec
port services of all
fit from the rapid
mation and
proponents
McGary ir
Central Washington
tomer who's ready to
instant the
to the public•
age business with
formation than the
Congress,"
businesses are be
community, he
they're
merous C]
scale.
wage . ' ': tll
THE LocAL uti
ly to become a p.urv lak.,:,
Internet servsce, '
McGary and Wo :
the utili Y ss---ucsl:l['th
poweredInstead' to lease exce t-4: '
needs to l. ll '1'
after its own bsta I° I i
ply sources and su
met. lines illi '
The fiber-optic
hance utility operatio','
available lineswill al°l'g,"])'I:
the wider corn,," , {:1
PUD manager::d,
a committee
the ublic
; ment of P .-,,
cations network. 'h
- t's envisioned.-
rout"e'tlat will run;' t
to Aberdeen and a, ,.u'V-ltt )iati
north throug?(] # .
ing
Hou"
Brown, West and Dylan Pierce
and note that a strong running
game has aided the Eagles behind
the blocking of Cliff Petheram
and Mike Baker.
Backs Sobotka and Plant have
been solid ground-gainers, they
added, and Plant has hooked up
twice with West for long gains via
of Shelton; seven grandchildren, cells, of Shelton; granddaughters Funeral Home in Shelton. Funeral Home in Shelton. the haltback pass.
13 great-grandchildren and nu- Geaneece Chace of Edmonds and
merous nieces and nephews. Mary Brisky of Reno, Nevada; I ............
Visitation will be from 8 a.m, great-grandsons Michael Chace I '
to7 p.m, Friday, October 15, at and Brian C hace; and many i MC __
McComb Funeral Home in Shel- nieces and nephews.
ton. Agraveside service will be,, A family gathering will be held ] 'ii1 IT ]
held at I p•m. Saturday, October at a later date.
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