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United Way's Retired and Se- inviting presentations that will week with well-behaved pets. tivities Center -- A Ravishing nior Volunteer Program (RSVP)be seen by the public. • Saint's Pantry -- Food Receptionist: Work at a recep- is seeking volunteers. • Community Kitchen -- for Thought: Work at an area tion desk at the senior center. The program, which connects Kitchen Confidence: Prepare food bank. Help pack boxes and Greet visitors, give information residents 55 years and older with meals at a kitchen that feedsdistribute donated goods to peo- and answer the phone. volunteer opportunities in their the needy. Help cook food from ple in need. • Mason County Senior community, has the following po- scratch in large quantities. Pro- • Faith in Action -- Home Activities Center -- Nifty sitions available: vide and serve meals. Improvement: Be a volunteer Thrifty: Volunteer at a thrift • Sound Learning -- AnAr- • Adopt-A-Pet -- Dog Walk- handyperson. Help elderly andstore. Help sort donated goods tistic Window: Create window ing: To ensure that dogs up for people with disabilities withfor pri'cing. Work with custom- displays for a literacy program, adoption get good exercise be a projects around their homes, ers and help raise money for the Use your artistic talent to make dog walker. Spend a few hours a • Mason County Senior Ac- senior center. • Harmony Hill -- Say It With Flowers: Be a volunteer flower arranger at an activ- ity center. Create arrangements with allotted materials. Take re- quests and fill orders. To sign up or learn more, call Jennifer Thompson, RSVP volunteer coordinator, at 943- 2773, ext. 21, or visit www. unitedway-thurston.org and click on RSVP. ,t Kenneth Aitken refurbishing axes. He also Kenneth Murray Ait- loved auction sales, cars, ken, 54, died Dec. 20, car shows and sports. 2012. He is survived by his He was born June 15, wife, Mary Fletcher, of 1958, to Rollin and Myrna Shelton; parents Harry Aitken. He was the young- and Bertha Fletcher est of three children, of Shelton; sons Jim He married the love of Fletcher (Susan) of Shel- his life, Mari Morken, on ton, Jason Fletcher of June 19, 1982. They had Olympia, Daniel Fletcher four children: Teresa Lynn (Joann) of Lacey, Darren was born April 8, 1981; Ford of Kamilche and Michele Rae was born Oct. Don L. Whitener of Ka- 6, 1982; and Melissa Hel- milche; daughters Teresa ena and Megan Corrine Ford of Shelton, Rachel were born July 13, 1984. Ford of Kamilche, Re- His family said Kenneth beckah Ford of Kamilche, was a devoted family man Tammy Ford of Shelton, who worked hard to pro- Judy Aldridge of Shelton vide for his children and and Barbie Rockholm of wife. Vancouver, Wash.; sister He enjoyed hunting, Carolyn Hoosier (Gene) fishing, spending time on of Shelton; 18 grandchil- boats, water skiing, snow dren and numerous niec- skiing, eating oysters, es, nephews and cousins. woodworking and spend- A service took place ing time with his children Dec. 19 at the Squaxin Is- and family, land gymnasium. He is survived by wife Memorial donations can Mari Aitken; daughters be made to the American Teresa (Brian) Morton, Mi- Cancer Society, attn: me- chele (Shane) Scheihing, mo~ials, 2120 First Ave. Melissa (Russell) Haag N., Seattle, WA 98109, or and Megan (Jeremy) Gou- The Northwest Parkin- let; grandchildren Dylan son's Foundation, P.O. and Madison Morton, Box 56, Mercer Island, WA Rylee Rae .~nd Savannah 98040. Martin, Nick, Tristain, Alexis, Colton and Gar- Donald Fourre rett Schpihing, Ayden and D~ld E. Fourre, 73, a Chloe Haag, and Eliza- resident of Sumner, died . beth Goulet; sister Debi Dec. 16, 2012, of lung can- Wells-Aitken; father Rollin cer. Aitken; nephews Matthew He was born April 15, (Erin) Aitken, Douglas 1939, in Shelton to Emma (Kristen) French and Saw- Hancock. yer Wells; nieces Kristina He served in the Wash- (Rex) Phillips and Nicole ington National Guard Wells; and numerous niec- for eight years, and was a es, nephews, aunts, uncles master sergeant upon dis- and cousins, charge. He was preceded in He married Kathy Her- death by his mother, Myr- na Aitken; brother Ricky Aitken; grandson Tyler Martin; and brother-in-law David Wells. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Irvin Fletcher Irvin Louis Fletcher, 71, a resident of Kamilche, died Dec. 14, 2012. He was born Aug. 17, 1941, to Harry A. and Ber- tha O. (Daniel) FJetcher. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1959. He married Mary Whit- ener on Dec. 9, 1998, in Reno, Nev. He was previ- ously married to Christine Clark and Linda Logan. Both marriages ended in Irvin Fletcher divorce. Irvin was a welder at the Sremer- ton Naval Shipyard and also taught welding courses at Olympic College. His hobbies included welding, building boat and car trailers, fireworks stands and fishing com- mercially on his boats: "The Green Toad" and "The Little Green Toad." His love of welding in- cluded making the wet forks for clam digging for other Squaxin Island tribal members. He also enjoyed cutting and stack- ing wood, and refinishing his furniture. His latest hobby was collecting and zog on June 28, 1958, in Shelton. He worked at Sowe's, an indepen- denL auto parts dis- tributor, and was a milk transport- Donald er. Fourre Donald enjoyed coaching youth athletics, boating, camping, golf and cross- country skiing. He served several school district levy committees. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Fourre, of Sumner; son Kurt Fourre of Yelm; daughter Trisha Fourre of Tacoma; brother Glen Fourre of Shel- ton; stepbrother Garry Fourre of Olympia; grand- daughters Kara and Ka- lista Fourre of Yelm; and daughter-in-law Charlotte Fourre of Yelm. A service will take place at 10 a.m. on Dec. 29 at Calvary Community Church in Sumner. The service will be officiated by pastor Mark Edwards. Inurnment will take place at the Sumner Cem- etery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fourre family. Memorial donations can be made to local youth athletics or cancer fighting organizations. Shelton Memorial Park includes an attractive casket and ~rofessional service: Shelton Memorial Park ex ,enses are additional Stanley Lien Stanley Lien, 57, died Dec. 9, 2012, in Maricopa, Ariz. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and grew up in Stillwater, Minn. Stanley was well-known in Mason County through his career in the gaming industry. He is survived by his mother, Ardith Lien; son Stanley Lien Jr. and part- ner Kim- berly Jean Duncan; siblings Steve, Sandy, Stuart, Spencer, Sherry, Shannon Stanley and Stacie and their Lien families. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Lien. A celebration of life and scattering of his ashes will be held at a later date in Stillwater. Charlitta Luke Charlitta A. Luke, 59, died Dec. 14, 2012, at Shelton Health & Reha- bilitation Center. She was born Nov. 4, 1953, in Baton Rouge, La., to Emma Luke (Rivette) and Felix Wills. She ~owned a children's consign- ment shop. She is sur- vived by her son, Nicholas Charlitta B. Luke of Luke California and broth- er Michael G. Luke of Inverness, Fla. Charlitta's ashes will be mailed back to Florida. Arrangements are by Mc- Comb Funeral Home of Shelton. Memorial donations can be made to a hospice of your choice. Kathlee~ Woodward Kathleen Merriam Woodward, 88, died Dec. 10, 2012, at Fir Lane Health & Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. She was born Jan. 15, 1924, in Baton Rouge, La., to William and Lillian (Os- borne) McCoy. She married Stanley G. Woodward in Shelton. They were married for 42 years. She was previously married to William S. Johnson. That marriage ended in divorce. Kath- leen was a home- maker, who had seven children from her first mar- riage and blended Kathleen children Woodward from her second• marriage to create a family of 12. Her family said she was a devout Christian and loved the Lord. Her hob- bies included crocheting and quilting by hand. She had just completed a king- size quilt that took her seven years to make. She enjoyed cooking, canning and being outside. Once a week, she and her daugh- ter would go to the casino and spend their allotted $20 on keno -- no more, no less. It was there that she enjoyed watching people. She read her Bible daily. She is survived by daughters Donna Mathews (George) of Shelton, Peggy Ellingson of Ho- quiam, Phyllis Nicalaysen (James) of Pasco, Brenda Rios of Arizona and Am- ber Taylor of Mississippi; sons Stanley Woodward Jr. of California, Robert Woodward of Washington and Richard Woodward of California; sister Faye Decan of California; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cous- ins. She was preceded in death by her husbands; sister Betty; brother Al- bert; and children Leslie, Linda, Christine and Al- bert. A service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Shelton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions can be made to the homeless or hungry. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mccombfh.com. Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning Funeral Altematives proudly serves all faiths, venues and cemeteries Special Burial & Cremation Packages for Families using Shelton Memorial Park A Reputation Built on Service A Full Service Funeral Provider Direct Cremauon $777.00 Shelton - (360) 427-8044 Olympia - (360) 943-6363 Max Schmidt Jr. Max Schmidt Jr. died on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Shelton, WA. He was 92 and a lifetime resident of Shelton. Max was born on May 16, 1920 to Max and Pearl (Wyatt) Schmidt Sr. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1937 and attended Stanford in 1938. In 1949 he graduated from the University of Washington School of Forestry. Max served in WWII as a captain in the US Army 291 st Combat Engineers. He was in the Battle of Bulge and was wounded building the bridge over the Remagen River in Germany. On June 28, 1946 he married Louise Berry in Shelton, WA. Max was employed by Simpson Timber Company as a log bucker, forester, logging manager, and Washington Timberlands Manager from 1946 to 1984. He was a member of the Bayshore Golf Club, Shelton United Methodist Church, Toastmasters, Washington Forest Protection Agency (WFPA) and was President of the Olympic Logging Congress. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Schmidt and his brother, Todd Schmidt. Max is survived by his sons, Clay Schmidt (Janis) of Gig Harbor, WA and Mark Schmidt (Sheila) of Shelton, WA; daughter, Marlene Bacon (Larry) of Shelton, WA; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two nephews and four nieces. Memorial donations may be sent to Shelton United Methodist Church, 1900 King Street, Shelton, WA 98584. A memorial service will be held at Shelton United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 2:00 pm. McComb Funeral Home is honored to serve this family. -- Paid Obituary Notice -- Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 - Page B-5 r.