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Obits Sheetz, both of Shelton; sister-in-law Connie Ad- Continued from page B-6 ams of Union; brother Evan Adams (Fran) of cabinetry work. His Olympia; numerous step- family said he enjoyed children and step-grand- spending time with them, children form her union watching TV shows and with Buck Smith and nu- goofy horror movies and merous nieces,, nephews taking them hunting, and friends. trail walking, camping She was preceded in and riding quads. The death by her parents and family said he cherished brother Gorden Adams. his three dogs and loved A memorial service will to take the family and be held at 2 p.m. on Sun- dogs out on long walks, day, Nov. 20 at the home The family said he of Joni and Todd Brewer touched the lives of many located at 505 South 8th people with his smile and in Shelton. generous way of always helping someone. Vincent Bernard He is survived by his McNally wife Tanya Joblonski; Vincent Bernard Mc- daughters Ashley, Niccole Nally, 80, died Tuesday, and Trisha Joblonski; Nov. 8, at his home after father Robert Joblonski; a lengthy battle with can- brothers Steve Joblon- cer. He was a resident of ski and Rob Joblonski; Shelton for 33 years. sisters Missy Jones and He was born July 13, Becky Joblonski; in-laws 1931, in St. Anthony, Ida- Tom and Jeanette Kelly, ho to Francis and Leona along with countless oth- (Kimball) McNally. er friends and family. He attended schools in A memorial service will ~: ~":¢/~N Vancou- be held at 11 a.m. on Sat- ~'+ ~.~,~ :~, ~ ~ ver and urday, Nov. 19 at Summit ~i:~ ~'+entered Lake Community Church, ?!ili~i~ ~/ the Army 11545 Summit Lake Road at 16 NW Olympia, Washington after ly- 98502-9402. ing about There will be a potluck his age. after service. All are wel- He was come. honor- McComb Funeral Home Vincent ably dis- of Shelton ishandling the McNally charged arrangements, three years Luanne Smith later. Luanne Smith, 81 He married Gloria died Thursday, Nov. 10, (Mays) in Shelton on at Mother Joseph Reha- March 25, 1978, after bilitation in Olympia. She meeting while working had a stroke on her 81st on a construction project birthday party and later for Simpson Timber Com- died as a result of that pany. stroke. She passed away in She was 2006. a lifelong He also was married to resident Connie (Boiling) Ander- of Shel- sen. ton. The family shared She that he was an Irishman was born through and through. on Sept. They said he enjoyed 23, 1930, drinking good whiskey Luanne to Archie and eating corned beef Smith Dean and and cabbage. Cleota McNally's career was Marie in construction, working (Dritt) Adams in Shelton. for'suCh firms as the Aus- She gtafluated from tin Co., in Seattle. Shelton High School in He worked as a super- 1948. intendent on many con- She married Thomas struction sites across the Gibson in 1948 in Shel- northwest. ton. The marriage ended The family said he in divorce. She married was a gentleman farmer Lacey (Buck) Smith in at his Skokomish Valley the 1970's in Shelton. property where he had a She worked as a cook large garden and raised in the 1970s for Palitos several beef cows. Mexican Restaurant and After selling the farm retired as a cook for the and retiring, he enjoyed Washington State Patrol spending time making Academy. homemade grape, black- She enjoyed gathering berry, raspberry and with the class of 1948 and peach wines at his home the cooks from the Police on Oakland Bay. Academy on a monthly He enjoyed traveling basis. She enjoyed her down the Oregon coast life-long friends and large and spending time with family, his children, grandchil- She is survived by her dren and great grandchil- daughters Suzi Strugar dren. (Ned Kjeldgaard), Ta- He is survived by mara Barrington (Larry) daughters Pamela Pear- of Shelton, Joni Brewer son (Gary) of Olympia (Todd) of Shelton, Jane and Jacki Stracke (Curt) Longan (Leon) of Shelton of Shelton; grandchildren and Patricia Day (David) Missy Smith and Megan of Shelton; son Thomas Shilman of Centralia, Gibson of Shelton; Jack Stracke of Suweon, grandchildren Leslie Van South Korea and Joe (Joe) of Seattle, August Baginski of Tacoma and and Dominic Fantozzi five great grandchildren. of Japan, Caleb Strugar He is preceded in death (Tenaya), Sadie Ballard by his wife, Gloria, his of Seattle, Mario Fantozzi parents, brothers and sis- of San Diego, Calif., Joel ters and great grandson, Brewer (Jen) of Seattle, Mackey Baginski. Tommy Brewer of Shel- A memorial service ton, Colby Brewer (Rose) will be held at 2 p.m. on of Shelton, Amanda Lon- Saturday, Nov. 19 at the gan of Shelton, Carly Hope Chapel, 421 West E Longan of Olympia, Jame St., Shelton. Lee Evans and Jacob Memorial donations Evans of Shelton; great- can be made to the grandchildren Carter TEARS Foundation, and Kyra and Ethan 11102 Sunrise Blvd. E., Van of Seattle, Sophia Suite 102, Puyallup, WA Rose Brewer and Gracie 98374, who assist be- Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing o Pre-Arranged Planning reaved parents with fu- neral expenses after the loss of a child. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the arrangements. John Heelen O'Connor John Heelen O'Connor, 89, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Alpine Way Assisted Living in Shelton. He was a resident of Shelton for 10 years. He was born Aug. 15, 1922, to Cecil Heelen and Edna Marie (Stickley) O'Connor in Brunswick, Md. He earned his bach- elor's of science degree at Shepard College, Martinsberry, W.Va. and master's of science degree at Illinois State Univer- sity at Normal, Ill. O'Connor served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and retired from the Reserve as a Major in 1962. He married Natalie Os- terhaudt on April 6, 1946, in Brunswick, Md. He taught history in junior and senior high school in Illinois for 10 years. He was then a sales representative for the Rand McNally Company in Colorado and in Wash- ington for 15 years. He was a member of the Marine Corps League. He enjoyed trains, his- tory, fishing and cruising in Alaska, Mexico and the Caribbean. He is survived by his daughter Michael Krieg- baum (Rich) of Allyn and Connie Salmen (Wayne) of Longmont, Colo.; son Thomas O'Connor (part- ner: Roberto Espinoza) of San Francisco; six grand- children and 13 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his par- ents Cecil and Edna O'Connor, wife Natalie O'Connor and son John P. O'Connor. A memorial service will be held at Ft. Logan Na- tional Cemetery in Den- ver, Colo., at a later date. Memorial donations can be made to Marine Corps League, C/O David Bell, 5226 Yearly Dr. NE, Lacey, WA 98516-2252 or Assured Hospice, 2102 Carriage Dr. SW Suite D, Olympia, WA 98502. McComb Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments. Online condo- lences may be sent to the family at mccombfh.com. Wallace (Wally) J. Welander Wallace (Wally) J. We- lander, 67, died Nov. 9 at Puget Sound Care Center in Olympia: He was a life long resi- ldent of Shelton. He was born on Jan. 16, 1944, to Wal- ter and Elizabeth Wallace (Jean) Welander We- lander in LaMoure N.D., he moved to Shel- ton with his family as a young boy. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1962. Shortly after grad- uating he was called to service in the U.S. Army. After returning from the Army he began work- ing for Simpson Timber Company and married wife Katherine (Kathy) Filbert on Jan. 26, 1968, in Shelton. He left Simpson after 18 years as a general foreman and began his long haul trucking career. His family said it was a joy for him to spend his time on the open road, es- pecially when his family could tag along with him. He was a member of the 40 et 8 Voiture 135, the American Legion, the VFW and was a charter member of the F.O.E 3862. He is survived by his wife Kathy of Shelton; children Michael (Silvia) of Shelton, Jennifer Re- necker (Steve) of Shelton and Kevin (Laurie) of Tucson, Ariz.; grand- daughters Grace and , Chloe Renecker; sisters Linda Berglund (Ken) of Peoria, Ariz. and Tracy Lovato (Pete) of Shelton; brother Don Welander (Lisa) of Shelton and nu- merous nieces and neph- ews. He is preceded in death by his parents Walter and Jean and sisters Beverly and Gloria. A memorial service was held on Sunday Nov. 13, at the 40 et 8. Memorial donations can be made to the 40 et 8 nurses train- ing in his honor. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton handled the arrangements. Warren James Zeitler Warren James Zeitler, 69, died on Oct. 30 from cancer at Hospice Care Center in Bremerton surround by family and friends. He was born on March 4, 1942, to Clyde and Elizabeth Zeitler in Sioux City, Iowa. The family moved to Shelton and he graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1960. He at- tended WSU. He was a member of U.S. Navy until 1965. He married his wife Judith in 1964. The family moved to Bremerton where he worked at PSNS Peri- scope Shop until 1979. He worked at Bangor and retired in 1995. After retirement he worked at the Admiral Theatre in maintenance until 2010. He enjoyed road trips in the motor home, trav- eling to see family and the sights, gardening, movies and spending time with family. He enjoyed yard work, remodeling, restoring his '58 Corvette and enjoyed playing craps and sports. His wife of 48 years Judith; mother Elizabeth; brother Robert; daughter- in-law Patty; son-in-law Chad; grandchildren James, Justine, Janis, Cody, Sydney, Derek, Samantha and Madyson; nieces and nephews sur- vive him. A memorial service was held on Nov. 10 in Kitsap. Donations in his name can be made to Hospice Care Center in Bremer- ton in lieu of flowers. Funeral Alternatives offers a variety of simple, cost-effective options. Direct Cremation Robert E. Zeller Robert E. Zeller, 84, died Saturday, Jan. 12, at Pacific Care in Hoquiam. He was a resident of Ho- quiam and had a cabin on Arcadia Shores Road in Shelton. Zeller was born on Jan. 17, 1927, in Seattle, to George and Isis (LaCour) Zeller. ~ He was raised on a farm south of Issaquah and graduated from Is- saquah High Robert School in Zeller 1945. Three days at"- ter his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS Bronx during World War II, which traveled to the Orient and transported troops back home. He was honorably discharged on July 30, 1946, at the rank of Quartermaster. He then served eight years in the Navy reserve. In 1951, he gradu- ated from the University of Washington with a degree in forest manage- ment and began to work for ITT Rayonier as a photogrammetrist and timber cruiser. He retired in 1983 as a regeneration forester. He then worked for the Bureau of Land Man- agement until 1986 and continued working as a surveyor until age 80. On July 12, 1958, he married Gloria Christian in Aberdeen. Zeller served on the board of directors for Grays Harbor Rayonier Federal Credit Union for 19 years, was a member of Northwest Forest Tree Seed Certifiers Associa- tion, Industrial Forest- ing Association Nursery Committee and Tree Seed Council. In addition he was a member of the Hoquiam Elks and Lions Clubs. The family said in ad- dition to his passion for forestry, he enjoyed boat- ing in Puget Sound, fam- ily functions, photogra- phy, gardening, crossword puzzles, helping his sons with house projects and traveling. He particularly en- joyed spending the winter months in Lake Havasu City. He is survived bY his wife Gloria in Hoquiam; sons Bruce Zeller of Shel- ton and Scott (Cheri) Zeller of Olympia; grand- daughters Erica and Kady; brother Jim Zeller of Wenatchee and numer- ous nieces and nephews. His parents and two sisters, Karen Trader of Everett and Phyllis Hars- tam of Issaquah, preced- ed him in death. A funeral service with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. on Satur- day, Nov. 19, at the Cole- man Mortuary Chapel in Hoquiam. The family suggests that remembrances be made to the Memorial Fund at Hoquiam Presby- terian Church. Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam is handling the arrangements. 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