Esther L. Berry - November 30, 2000
ANACORTES - Esther Louise Berry of Anacortes, who lived in Aberdeen for 53 years, died after a short illness Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Island Hospital in Anacortes. She was 91.
She was born Nov. 22, 1909, at Lawrence, Kan., to Edward and Anna Brown. She was raised in Manhattan, Kan., and attended Kansas State University to study journalism.
On Jan. 8, 1930, she married Robert T. Berry in Manhattan, Kan. They moved to Seattle and a short time later they moved to Aberdeen. Her husband died in 1971.
Mrs. Berry meticulously maintained five acres of rhododendrons around her home, which were the subject of many magazine articles.
She was the first woman to serve on the board of the International Rhododendron Society as executive secretary. She was the director and founder of the society's worldwide Seed Exchange Program.
Mrs. Berry was the president of the Grays Harbor Rhododendron Society and on the editorial staff of the University of Washington Arboretum. She was also on the board of directors for The Rhododendron Species Foundation of Federal Way, Red Cross of Aberdeen, and the YMCA of Aberdeen.
She is survived by a son, Bill of Anacortes; a daughter, Barbara Haddon of Torrence, Calif.; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A son, Robert T. Berry II, died this year.
A service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Evans Funeral Chapel, 1105-32nd St., Anacortes.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 4414 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle, 98103, or the American Rhododendron Society, c/o Sonja Nelson, editor of the Journal, 1278 Josh Wilson Road, Mt. Vernon, 98273.
Arrangements are by the Evans Funeral Chapel.
Henry 'Hank' Kohlman - November 29, 2000
Woodland - Henry H. "Hank" Kohlman, a resident of South Bend for 26 years, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at the Woodland Care Center in Woodland. He was 89.
He was born April 25, 1911, in Grant Township near Marion, Kan., to Adolph and Valeria Ann (Shelton) Kohlman.
He was among four sons and nine daughters growing up on a farm. He worked as a farmer, meat market proprietor, rancher, logger, dairy owner and most recently was employed as a carpenter.
On Dec. 26, 1933, he married Clara S. Shelton. She survives at the Woodland Care Center.
He lived in Kansas and Colorado before coming to Washington. After 26 years in South Bend, he left four years ago due to deteriorating health.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Etta Williams of Woodland and Karen Rice of Fort Collins, Colo.; a son, Jerry L. of Wenatchee; three sisters, Lola Hammer, Verlea Clancy and Pauline Pester, all of Kansas; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A viewing will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at Stoller's Mortuary in Raymond.
Interment
will be at the Grant Township Cemetery in Marion. Arrangements in Kansas are in care of Zeiner Funeral Home at Marion.
Dorothy Hodge - November 30, 2000
South Bend - A Raymond native and lifelong resident, Dorothy M. Hodge, 61, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Willapa Harbor Hospital.
She was born in Raymond on Feb. 2, 1939, to John and Belle (Burns) Mieshbuhler. She graduated from Raymond High School in 1957.
In 1960, she married Robert Hodge in Raymond. He survives at the family home.
Mrs. Hodge was past president of the Pacific Post No. 968 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the Eagles Auxiliary, both at Raymond. She was a member of the South Fork Garden Club and the Willapa Harbor Hospital Auxiliary.
She enjoyed crafts, cooking and flowers.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Rory; her mother; three sisters, Donna Mieshbuhler and Joan Carver, both of Raymond, and Sandy Herbert of Aberdeen, and two grandchildren.
A memorial service is set for 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Stoller's Mortuary in Raymond. Inurnment will be at the Menlo Cemetery.
Joseph Edinger - November 1, 2000
A lifelong resident of Aberdeen, Joseph Y. Edinger, 81, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2000, at the Pacific Care Center in Aberdeen.
He was born March 6, 1919, to Fred and Eva (Shaw) Edinger in Aberdeen. He graduated from Aberdeen High in 1935. He served in the Army Air Corps and lived in Port Townsend from 1945 to 1949.
He was married to Flo-Carol Waterston in Montesano. She died in May of 1991.
Mr. Edinger worked for Evans Products in Aberdeen, Hardell Plywood in Olympia, Elma Plywood and finally the Mayr Bros. sawmill in Hoquiam for 12 years, retiring in 1984.
He enjoyed boating, fishing, hunting and riding motorcycles.
He is survived by a son, Jim of Aberdeen; four daughters, Carol of Olympia and Eva Brigman, Sandy McFadden and Barb, all of Aberdeen; a brother, Ray Milbert of Montesano; a sister, Ruthe Milbert of Montesano; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
His brothers Jimmey, Tony and Red died before him.
A visitation is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. There will be no funeral. Arrangements are in care of the Whiteside Family Mortuary at Aberdeen.
Donations are suggested the American Cancer Society at P.O. Box 743, Aberdeen, 98520.
Trevor R. Frank - November 29, 2000
Tacoma - Trevor Raven Frank, the 2-month-old son of Calvin and Terra Frank of Raymond, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma.
He was born Sept. 30 at Aberdeen.
Surviving in addition to his parents are three brothers, Colin, Jesse and Jordan, all at the family home in Raymond; his grandparents, Gwen Snodgrass and Rich Palo, both of Bay Center, and Karl and Gretchen Gunderson of Raymond, Joyce and Tom Lugibihl of Nemah, Willard and Ellen Frank of Bay Center and Bob Woodard of Seattle; his great-grandparents, Jane Nyland of Bay Center and Harriett Lewis of Vancouver, Wash.
A graveside service is set for 1 p.m. Monday at the Menlo Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Stoller's Mortuary.
Muriel Knute - December 2, 2000
Montesano - A Grays Harbor resident for 77 years, Muriel Knute died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at the Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center in Montesano. She was 82.
She was born June 23, 1918, at Foster, Ore., to Harrison and Laura (Phillips) Hunley. Her family moved to the Newton area in 1923 and then to Chenois Creek, where she started school. When the school closed, she attended the school at Newton until it closed in 1930. She then attended schools in the Hoquiam School District, graduating from Hoquiam High School in 1936.
After high school, she worked at the Aloha Lumber Mill and as a rural mail carrier. She was married to Sylvester T. Bodey. They later divorced. In 1965, she married Oiva A. Knute in Centralia. He died in 1992.
In 1955, she began a long career driving a school bus. She first drove for the Newton School District and remained a school bus driver when the district consolidated with the Hoquiam School District. She retired in 1982.
When she first started driving a bus, she worked seven summers as a fire lookout for the Department of Natural Resources.
Mrs. Knute enjoyed her home, working in the garden and having her grandchildren around.
She is survived by a son, Bruce Bodey of Hoquiam; a daughter, Trudy Benzak of Cordova, Alaska; three brothers, Earl B. Hunley, O.C. Hunley and Phillip Hunley, all of Hoquiam; two sisters, Veta Chabot and Iva Rushton, both of Hoquiam, and four grandsons.
Graveside services of inurnment will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam. Memorials can be made to the Memorial Fund at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center at 800 Medcalf Lane N., Montesano, 98563.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
Ed Wandell - November 30, 2000
Ed Wandell, a lifelong Hoquiamite and a former owner of Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, after a short illness. He was 87.
He was born at the Hoquiam General Hospital on Jan. 13, 1913, to George and Florence (Grosser) Wandel. He graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1931 and from Oregon State College in 1937 with a degree in pharmacy.
In 1941, Mr. Wandell was drafted into the Army, later saying "the wagon came and we all got on." While in the Army, he was first stationed in Melbourne, Australia. He said the only action he saw there was "the battle of Collins Street" that he described as an altercation between Aussie and American soldiers over the attentions of Australian girls.
Later, he was shipped to Morotai, an island near present Indonesia. While stationed on Morotai, Mr. Wandell was attached to the 155th Station Field Hospital.
In Australia, Mr. Wandell met and married Pat Knowles on Aug. 18, 1944.
At the war's end, he returned to the states, departing from Brisbane, Australia, on a troop ship in November of 1945. The trip home took three weeks. Mrs. Wandell followed her husband to the U.S. in 1946 on a passenger ship with 970 other "war brides."
Ed and Pat Wandell initially settled in Forks where they bought Forks Drug in 1946. In 1948, the couple sold the store and moved to Hoquiam to enter into a partnership with George and Kathryn Wandel in Harbor Drug. The drugstore flourished and in 1965 the Wandel brothers opened a new drug store as part of Hoquiam's urban renewal initiative. An interesting side note about the Wandel brothers was their insistence on spelling their last names differently - Ed Wandell and George Wandel.
In 1980 Mr. Wandell retired from the drug store. He was an avid fisherman who favored the Humptulips and Quinault Rivers. With family, Mr. Wandell also enjoyed fishing on the Kenai River in Alaska and clam digging at Ocean Shores. The brothers also had adjoining properties on Hood Canal where they gardened, fished, shrimped and oystered. Their Hood Canal houses were the center of summertime activities for family and friends.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Wandell is survived by his three sons, Dr. Mike Wandell of Mercer Island, Bo Wandell of Seattle and Dr. Tim Wandell of Central Park, and seven grand children.
The family will host a reception at the Polson Museum to celebrate his life. It will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Grays Harbor YMCA Building Fund at 703 Emerson, Hoquiam, 98550.
William T. 'Bill' Doyle Jr. - November 29, 2000
Aberdeen resident William Thomas "Bill" Doyle Jr., 54, a counselor and girls basketball coach at Aberdeen High School, died at home Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, after a long battle with cancer.
He was born Jan. 12, 1946, to William and Alfreda (Cecula) Doyle in Lewiston, New York. He was raised there and in 1964 graduated from Porter Central High School in Youngstown, New York.
In 1968, he earned his bachelor of arts degree at St. Martin's College in Lacey. He served in the Air Force from 1968 to 1972, earning the rank of E4. He then attended Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma part-time, earning his master's degree in 1975. He lived for a time in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Doyle served as a counselor at Yelm High School; the sports information director and women's basketball coach at St. Martin's College; the athletic director at Pierce College from 1984 to 1987; the regional director of Value Checks Inc. from 1987 to 1988; and finally at the Aberdeen School District. He later became an Aberdeen resident in 1995.
While coaching girls basketball at the high school, his 1995 team won the Southwest Washington District Championship and a fourth place finish at state. His career record at Aberdeen was 118-56. He resigned as coach last April after an examination revealed that cancer had spread to his liver.
He was a member of the Olympic Lions Club at Olympia, the Clover Park Rotary Club, the Lakewood Community Center Association; the Tacoma Athletic Commission, the National High School Coaches Association and the Aberdeen Eagles. He also coached youth football, basketball and baseball in Olympia.
Mr. Doyle enjoyed reading, boating, traveling and spending time with friends. He loved coaching and relaxing on the beach.
He was divorced from Diane Ferderer.
He is survived by two sons, Brian of Vancouver and Casey of Othello, and by a granddaughter.
A visitation is set for 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Whiteside Funeral Chapel at Aberdeen.
A funeral mass is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen. He will be entombed in New York City.
O'Dean B. Barnes - December 1, 2000
Elma - O'Dean Blanche Barnes, an Aberdeen resident who previously lived in Raymond, died at her granddaughter's home in Elma on Friday, Dec. 1, 2000. She was 73.
She was born March 10, 1927, to John C. and Stella M. (Webb) Head at Watson, Okla. She graduated from Richland High School at Shafter, Calif., and lived in Porterville, Calif., until 1986. She then moved to Raymond and later moved to Aberdeen.
For more than 15 years, she worked at Beckman Instruments, a medical technology company in Porterville, retiring in 1986 as a supervisor.
On June 18, 1946, she married Edward Henry Barnes in Las Vegas, Nev. He survives in Elma.
Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Porterville Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing cards, gardening and crotchet.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Linda Johns of Bakersfield, Calif.; a sister, Onetta Bradshaw of Priest River, Idaho; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A brother, Dillard Head, and a sister, Dorthea Head, both died before her.
There will be no service.
Arrangements are in care of the Whiteside Mortuary at Elma.
Edward Muhlhauser -- December 3, 2000
Lifelong Hoquiamite Edward A. Muhlhauser, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in Hoquiam.
Mr. Muhlhauser was born June 30, 1921, at Hoquiam to Eugene and Mary (Kreifelt) Muhlhauser.
In 1937, he began working for the Posey Manufacturing Co. of Hoquiam.
On June 5, 1942, he married Gladys May in Hoquiam. She survives him at the family home.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Muhlhauser enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served from 1942 to 1945. He then returned to the Harbor and to work at Posey's. He retired in 1983 after a total of 43 years with the company.
Mr. Muhlhauser loved baseball. While working for Posey, he was a pitcher on the company team. For a number of years, he umpired Little League games.
He also enjoyed bowling and had been a member of various Harbor leagues.
He belonged to the Aberdeen Eagles, Coastal Teamsters Retiree Club and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. He had volunteered at the Hoquiam Senior Center for more than 17 years.
Mr. Muhlhauser was an avid bingo player and called as many as five games a week for many years.
Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Michael E. of Aberdeen and Robert A. of Hoquiam; a daughter, Kathleen A. Williams of Aberdeen; a sister, Genevieve M. Williams of Hoquiam; a brother, John G. of Lacey Springs, Ala.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Eugene and Albert, and a sister, Mary Jane, died before him.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
A funeral is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Interment
will follow in Hoquiam's Sunset Memorial Park.
The family suggests memorial donations to the Grays Harbor/Pacific County American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 743, Aberdeen, 98520; or the American Parkinson's Disease Information & Referral Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, RG-27, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195.
Thomas Spellman - December 2, 2000
Thomas M. Spellman, 88, of Aberdeen died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in the Grays Harbor Community Hospital Long Term Care facility at Aberdeen.
Mr. Spellman was born Feb. 29, 1912, at Seattle to Grace and Thomas Spellman. He moved to Grays Harbor as a small child. He graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1931.
From 1942 to 1946, he served in the 349th Airdrome Squadron of the Army Air Corps in the China Defensive and Central Burma and India Burma theaters.
Mr. Spellman worked for the E.C. Miller Lumber Co. of Aberdeen for many years and retired in 1975.
He was a life member of the Aberdeen Veterans of Foreign Wars and had been secretary of the International Association of Machinists Woodworkers W2 in Aberdeen.
He was also instrumental in starting the Alano Club in Aberdeen and had served on its Board of Trustees, as well.
Mr. Spellman loved traveling, gardening and helping others.
He is survived by his wife, JoAnn of the family home; two stepdaughters, Debbi Burk of North Bend and Diane Lorenz of Okeene, Okla.; three stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
There will be no funeral.
Arrangements are by Cascade Services of Washington at Aberdeen.
Contributions in his memory are suggested to the Union Gospel Mission of Grays Harbor, 405 E. Heron, Aberdeen, 98520.
Brianna W. McMillan - December 2, 2000
LACEY - Former longtime Elma resident Brianna Wilma McMillan, 53, of Lacey died of cancer Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. McMillan was born Dec. 7, 1946, at Shelton to Roy Samuel and Dorothy Mae (Betsworth) Bolduc.
On June 27, 1964, she married Alfred Lyle McMillan. They later divorced.
Survivors include two sons, Tyler Jay of Tumwater and Bryan Christian of Lacey; her mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Floyd Viall of Wenatchee; a brother, Leroy Bolduc of Wenatchee; two sisters, Bonnie Schumacher of Shelton and Donna McMillan of Seabeck, and seven grandchildren.
A daughter, Kristina Marie, died in 1971.
A celebration of her life is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Elma Eagles Hall.
Arrangements are by American Memorial Funeral Directors of Olympia.
Jose L. Torres Vazquez - December 2, 2000
Aberdeen resident Jose Luis Torres Vazquez, 19, a victim of homicide, died of multiple gunshot wounds Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Grays Harbor Community Hospital at Aberdeen.
A funeral Mass is planned for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church in Hoquiam.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
Josephine R. Oliver - December 4, 2000
Josephine Rose Oliver, 92, of Aberdeen died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at her home. She had also lived at Pacific Beach for many years.
Visitation will begin Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Marlene Dixon, 1807 Bel Aire Ave., in Aberdeen.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam.
LeRoy 'Dutch' Pearson - December 3, 2000
OLYMPIA - LeRoy H. "Dutch" Pearson, 85, a resident of McCleary since 1939, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in the Providence St. Peter Hospital at Olympia.
A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, in the McCleary Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Whiteside Family Mortuary in Elma.
Astrid Anderson - December 2, 2000
Longtime Aberdonian Astrid M. Anderson, 91, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at Hoquiam.
Mrs. Anderson was born Feb. 1, 1909, at Worcester, Mass., to John Fredrick and Anna Matilda (Nikkola) Lindquist. She moved to Aberdeen from Worcester at the age of 3 months.
On March 2, 1927, she married Andrew Mervin Anderson in Montesano. He died in 1996.
From 1939 to 1941, Mrs. Anderson worked at Aberdeen General Hospital. She then worked as a riveter for the Boeing Co. in Aberdeen until about 1945. From 1946 until retiring in 1969, she was employed as a clerk by Pearson's Dry Goods in Aberdeen.
She was a member of Zora Temple No. 5, United Finnish Kaleva Brothers & Sisters No. 9 and the Rhododendron Chapter No. 45, Order of the Eastern Star, all in Aberdeen.
Survivors include a daughter, Adrienne Abrahamson of Montesano; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
A granddaughter died in 1979, and a brother, Fred Lindquist, died in 1995.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in Aberdeen's Fern Hill Cemetery.
Steven K. Schuler - December 3, 2000
SEATTLE - Former Aberdeen resident Steven Kyle Schuler, 16, of Shelton died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in the Harborview Medical Center at Seattle, as the result of an automobile accident.
Steven, who had lived in Shelton for two years, was born Jan. 9, 1984, in Aberdeen to Kevin and Shelly (Jones) Schuler. He lived in Aberdeen for 13 years.
An 11th grader at Shelton High School, he enjoyed camping, fishing, drawing and trucks, including his pickup.
He is survived by his parents of Shelton; a brother, Kevin Andrew of Shelton; a sister, Samantha Tashelle of Shelton, and his grandmother, Lois Schuler of Olympia.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, and 8 a.m. to noon Thursday at the McComb Funeral Home in Shelton.
A funeral is planned for 4 p.m. Thursday in the Hope Chapel at Shelton.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Steven Schuler Memorial Fund at any Simpson Employees Credit Union.
Ralph 'Bill' Owen - December 2, 2000
SOUTH BEND - Sixty-five year Raymond resident Ralph W. "Bill" Owen died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in the Willapa Harbor Hospital at South Bend. He was 81.
Mr. Owen, who had lived in the Twin Harbors area all his life, was born Jan. 26, 1919, at Doty to Ralph and Abigail Owen.
His first wife, the former Edith Moore, to whom he had been married for 38 years, died in 1982.
He then married Doris Petit, who survives him at the family home.
Other survivors include a son, Milton Moore in California; two sisters in California; a grandson and two great-granddaughters.
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at St. John's Episcopal Church in South Bend.
A celebration of his life will follow in the church's reception room.
Arrangements are by Cascade Services of Washington at Aberdeen.
Victor E. Nordloh - November 30, 2000
WESTPORT - Longtime Westport resident Victor Eugene Nordloh, 78, died after a long illness Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at home.
Mr. Nordloh was born Aug. 22, 1922, on the family farm outside Strasburg, Colo., to Victor N. and Blanche Mae (Kier) Nordloh. He graduated from Strasburg High School in 1941.
He served in the Army Air Corps in England, where he was a member of the 568th Bombardment Squadron. He was discharged in 1945.
On Dec. 2, 1945, he married Margaret Roselyn Uhrich at Strasburg. They lived in Strasburg, where Mr. Nordloh worked digging wells and septic tanks and hauling wheat.
In 1950, they moved to Encampment, Wyo., and Mr. Nordloh worked as a carpenter and hunting guide.
He also worked as a carpenter after moving to Fort Collins, Colo., in 1957.
In 1976, they moved to Westport, where he worked as a carpenter and cabinet maker. He retired in 1984 but continued his cabinet-making and carpentry. One project was the model of the former Coast Guard station in Westport, which is on display at the Westport Maritime Museum.
Mr. Nordloh was a life member of Gen. James H. Doolittle South Beach Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3057 in Westport. He served several terms as senior vice commander.
He also belonged to the Krazy Krabs Pup Tent No. 1 of the VFW's honor organization, the Cooties, and was one of 10 members of the Westport American Unit of the German Green Berets.
He enjoyed fishing, clam digging, hunting, storm watching and, in earlier years, arrowhead and rock hunting.
Besides his wife at the family home, survivors include two sons, Pastor Martin Nordloh of Chelan and Lynn of Tenino; a daughter, Patricia Sweet of Westport; three brothers, Jim of Glasgow, Mont., Robert of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Paul of Oklahoma City, Okla.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Twin Harbor Baptist Church in Westport.
Arrangements are by the Whiteside Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Memorial donations are suggested to the VFW, P.O. Box 1077, Westport, 98595; or Krazy Krabs Pup Tent No. 1 at the post.
