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Obits resided in Shelton from and she worked at the Hoquiam ; grandchildren, 1991 until 2010. Hoquiam Rayonier Paper William J. Newman and Continued from page B-6 She was born on May Mill as an accountant Jeffrey L. Newman both 17, 1926, in Yelm to and also worked for the of Hoqudam. Service in Oregon. Franklin and Jonette Rayonier Timber Divi- Her parents, both He married ArleetaAnn (Thompson) Moore. Her sion until she retired in husbmads, her compan- Shell, from Prineville, grandparents were pin- 1987. ion Oscar Utheim, son Ore., on May 12, 1962. neers to the Elma and Her family said she William M. Newman They relocated to Shelton Yelm areas. Her fam- enjoyed traveling, her fa- and brother Harold in 1966 upon a job trans- ily shared that she was vorite place was Hawaii Moore preceded her in fer with the U.S. Forest proud of her Norwegian and her companion Os- death. Service. heritage, car Utheim and she had A celebration of her Slusher enjoyed work- In 1944 she graduated traveled to every state,life will be held at 3 p.m. ing with the youth in the from Irene S. Reed High She enjoyed sports and Sa'gurday, Nov. 5 at the summer at the Youth School in Shelton. She liked to watch the Se- Mount Olive Lutheran Conservation Corps with then attended a busi- attle Seahawks and Se- Church, 206 East Wyan- the Forest Service. Upon ness college in Olympia attle Mariners on televi- d,otte Avenue in Shelton. taking early retirement, for a year. During Worldsion, and attended many Frivate inurnment will he worked several part- War II she worked at of their games. She be held at the Odd Fel- time jobs and spent time the Sanderson Naval Air enjoyed dancing, yard lows Cemetery in Turn- traveling with his wife. Station in Shelton. work, gardening, walkingwater. His hobbies included go- She married Leroy and playing bingo. Her The family requests karting, snowboarding Newman on April 22, license plate was LUV 2 donations to Harbors and skeet-shooting. He 1944, in Shelton. He died LAF. She was a member Home Health and Hos- spent time doing activi- in 1963. She married Royof Mount Olive Luther- pice, 201 - 7th Street, ties with his family and A. Snider in 1978 he died an Church of Shelton, Hoquiam 98550. his dogs. in 1988. the Calvary Lutheran Coleman Mortuary in He is survived by his From 1950 to 1955 Church in Aberdeen and Hoquiam is handling the daughter, Lori A. Finlay she worked at the Shel- was a lifetime member ofarrangements. (Jeff) of Lincoln, Ala., ton Safeway. She next the Aberdeen Veterans Online condolences can and their three daugh- worked at the Rayonier of Foreign Wars Auxil- be sent to the family at ters. mill in Shelton until itiary and KOPS (Keep Off www.colemanmortuary. He was preceded in shut down in 1957. She Pounds Sensibly). net. death by his wife Arleeta then worked for one of She is survived by in 2004 and daughter, their research labs until her daughter Linda S. Vicki A. Peck in 2005, 1961. Farrimond (Harvey) of who resided in Rath- In 1962, her family Shelton; daughter-in- drum, Idaho with her moved to Central Park law Cookie Newman of husband Michael and their two boys. No memorial service is planned at this time. C. Marguerite "Maggie" Snider C. Marguerite "Mag- gie" Snider, 85, died on ~ Wednes- day, Oct. 26, at Grays Harbor Health and Reha- bilitation Center Maggie in Aber- Snider deen. She was a longtime resident of Grays Harbor and Mason counties. She "Ihank You The family of William R. "Bill" Nolte would like to thank the many people who gave us comfort and support during; Bill's ordeal with cancer. Special thanks to Pastor Brian Weinberger at Faith Lutheran Church for officiating at the service, Pastor Jeff Bursch for the beautiful music, ~ Post 318 from Olympia and the National Guard from Joint Base Lewis-McChord for their part in the Military Honors. Our love and gratitude to the caring staffat Alpine Way Retirement and Assisted Living, your kindness vdll always be remembered. We will be forever grateful to Providence Hospice for being there with us through this difficult time. Lastly we would like to thank our many friends and extended family for their caring and support. The cards,, flowers, food and just being with us meant so much. May God Bless you all. -- Tanya Nolte and Family Kenneth Melvin Neher Bom May 22, 1915 in the small town of Graham. Washington; on October 27. 2011 he went to sleep and left to join his loving wife Florence, his sons Michael and Thomas and grandson, Michael who had preceded him in death. Ken wets born into a large family to Melvin and Laura Neher. He had six sisters and three brothers. After a short time in Graham the family moved to Tacoma. Wa where Ken graduated from Lincoln High School in 1934. Soon after high school he met the love of his life. Florence Fonville, at a church choir event held at a local radio show. Ken and Florence married in 1937 and had two sons, Michael and Thomas. After getting married, Ken worked for a local pharmacy before being drafted into the US Army in 1942, where he learned to drive heavy trucks and tanks, eventually becoming a radio operator. After being deployed to the European front, he attended Captains' School and was in the front lines of the Battle of the Bulge in St. Vith. After his discharge from the US Army, Ken came back 'to Tacoma where he was director of his Baptist Church Camp for several years. Moving to Seattle in 1954, he eventually took a job as salesman for SK Tools. travelling throughout the Northwest. He eventually retired from SK Tools, moving with his wife back to Tacoma in 1987. After losing his beloved Florence to illness, Ken moved with his son Michael to Alderbrook Golf Course in Union, WA. Ken is survived by three grandchildren, Jeff and Max Neher and Noelle Sieffert and three great-grandchildren, Dakota and Aspen Sieffert and Sarah Neher. Memorial services wilt be held at the Celebration of Life Center at Mountain View Funeral Home in Lakewood, WA on November 9 at 1:00 p.m. Scattering of his ashes will take place on November 10 in the Rose Garden of Remembrance where a rose bush was planted in memory of his beloved Florence. His wishes are that remembrances be made to Franciscan Hospice, 10731 A St South Suite B Tacoma, Wa 98444 or Village Green Retirement Campus, 35419 First Ave S, Federal Way 98003. -- Paid Obituary Notice -- r fi Helen K. Hanson Helen K. Hanson (age 95) passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 25, 2011 in Rochester, WA. She was born August 16, 1916 in Shelton, WA to Anne and Guy Kneeland. She graduated from Irene S. Reed High School and married Gene Hanson. They were married 68 years before Gene's death in 2005. After graduating, she worked for the Shelton Journal shortly and after the boys (Gary, Ted and Rick) were a little older, she worked for several years for Mason Co. Health Department. Ted preceded her in death in 1983 and her sister Carol Pierce Fredson in 2002. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Barbara Mallory, sons Gary (Judy) and Rick Hanson. Helen leaves six grandchildren, Shawn Squier (Kevin), Ted Hanson, Brett Hanson (Nena), Scott Hanson (Loft Ann), Wade Hanson (Stacy) and Heidi Hanson, nine great grandchildren, and nieces Jill Metcalf (Craig) and Joan Hagist (Jerry). Helen spent the last few ,years living and lovingly cared for at Le Chateau Adult Care Center in Rochester, WA. The family thanks the entire staff for their wonderful care of their Mother. There will be a small graveside gathering at the Shelton Cemetery on November 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Please leave remembrances at www.FuneralAltematives.org. Arrangements are with Funeral Alternatives of Washington 360-753-1065. -- Paid Obituary Notice -- ~_ Send obituaryinformation to: obits@masoncou nty.com. Deadine is 2pm the tuesday before publication. EST A Reputation Built on Service Shelton - (360) 427-8044 Olympia- (360) 943-6363 for weddings, Funeral Alternatives offers a variety of simple, cost-effective options. Direct Cremation Delivery t Your !oeal full-service florist Mason an Vema Liles, Thurston Owner 360427-7500 counties Located by Kneeland Park at 421 S, 1st St., Shelt0n Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning AENONA PAULINE(NONIE) SWANSON May 25,1919 - October 28, 2011 Nonie Swanson. longtime Shelton resident, retired teacher, wife. mother. grandmother and friend to many died peacefully Friday evening at her final home near her family in Yakima. She was 92. Born to Alfred and Effie Friedrich in the family house located in Hartline. Washington. Nonie's early years were spent growing up in a difficult, but nurturing environment. The family homesteaded their land in the late 1800's and farmed a complete section of dry land wheat. The work Was difficult and everyone was expected to do their share. Nonie learned to do chores and help in any way she could. This strong work ethic remained with her throughout her life. She entered the Hartline school system in 1925 and immediately excelled in academics. She learned to read before the second grade and became extremely fond of literature and poetry. Her memoirs detail oratory contests in which she participated. She also became a skilled writer, a talent would serve her well for the rest of her life. As she grew into adolescence, she wrote hundreds of compositions and essays for school and thousands of letters to her siblings to keep in close touch in an era when telephones were a luxury. During her early years, she learned to play the was not unexpected as everyone in the Friedrich family played at least one instrument, and they all sang. Nonie was able to sight read most music and had the unique knack of hearing a tune once or twice, then playing it from memory at the drop of a hat. She had a baby grand later in life that she played strictly for the pure enjoyment of the music. Nonie enrolled in college at Cheney Normal School (which later became Eastern Washington University) after graduating from Hartline High 1937. She was inspired by her older sister, Alice, to become a journalist. During her first year at Cheney, she met a young, dapper, man-about-campus named Jack Swanson. Their relationship blossomed into love, and the two were married in Cour de Alene, Idaho on September 23, 1939. With World War II looming, the couple moved to Seattle where they both got jobs working for the Boeing Airplane Company. Nonie and Jack were offered teaching positions in the Pribilof Islands, home to the Aleut tribe, in the middle of Alaska's Bering Sea at the end of WWII. Nonie wrote letters, diaries, and articles for her hometown newspaper that detailed life on St. Paul Island and the warm, friendly people who welcomed them into their culture. Many of those writings were donated to the University of Alaska as part of the Alaska State archives in 2009. After two years in Alaska, the Swanson's returned to Washington State and settled in Shelton. where Jack was hired as a principal and Nonie as a teacher. Nonie started teaching at the Shelton Airport while Evergreen Elementary was being built. In 1950. she moved to the then new Bourdeaux School where she taught until 1956. The ensuing ten years were spent teaching back at Evergreen, and in 1966 she made her final career move to Mountain View School. Nonie had been teaching under a provisional certificate because she had not finished college, so she would return to college each summer to continue studying toward her degree. She finally completed this long journey in June, 1966 graduating nearly 30 years after she started. She continued teaching at Mountainview until her retirement in 1979. Life took on new meaning for Nonie and Jack in 1951- they were blessed with a daughter, Nancy. Bright, inquisitive, and something of a tomboy, Nancy and Nonie shared many early childhood experiences. A strong mother-daughter bond was formed that lasted up until Nonie's passing. Nancy married Ed Stolarik in 1972, and Nonie's sole granddaughter, Mara, was born in 1978. Nonie lived in Shelton for 50 years and made thousands of friends. There were the folks at Stetson's cove on Hood Canal where Nonie tended a beautiful rose garden; the congregation at the Shelton United Methodist Church which she helped erect in the early sixties; the women of the Mason County Hospital Auxiliary, where she was a member for over thirty years; and all of the students to whom she so passionately dedicated her career. Of special note is the close bond she had with her three closest friends, Opal Shimek, Georgia Oliver and Kathy Rhodes. Together, these women supported and loved unconditionally. Surviving family members include her daughter Nancy, son-in-law Ed Stolarik, their daughter Mara, nieces Karen Laymance, Carol Nordling and Magil Greenwood, nephew Donald Friedrich and several second, third and fourth generation relatives spread across America. A private family service will be held, and Nonie will be buried in the family plot just outside her beloved birthplace, Hartline, Washington. At her request, please send memorials to the Mason County Hospital Auxiliary. -- Paid Obitualy Notice -- Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 - Page B-7