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Robert Neil Cook
At his request, no service is planned for Robert Neil Cook.
Mr. Cook died March 25, 2000. He was 77.
He was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Tacoma, to John and Mabel Cook.
Mr. Cook served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943-1945, and
he and Bernice J. Peterson married Nov. 21, 1945, in Tacoma.
Mr. Cook graduated from the University of Washington in 1949.
He had a 35-year career in sales and management with United States Steel. After retirement in 1978, he and Mrs. Cook moved from Alamo, Calif., to Sequim.
Mr. Cook was an avid golfer and a longtime member and past-president of SunLand Golf Club.
In addition to his wife of 55 years, Mr. Cook is survived by daughter Connie Goss, of Redmond; brothers Walter Cook, of Sequim, and Charles Cook, of Yuma, Ariz.; sister Estelle Brown, of Tacoma; and two grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Evergreen Hospice Services, 12822 124th Lane N.E., Kirkland WA, 98034.
Laura M. Bendell
A memorial service for Laura M. Bendell, of Sequim, is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Dungeness Meadows. A funeral Mass was celebrated March 8 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with The Rev. Thomas W. Beattie presiding. Inurnment is at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mrs. Bendell died March 6, 2001. She was 75.
She was born July 30, 1925, in Camden, N.J., to Guido and Elizabeth Marini. She graduated from Camden Catholic High School and Rutgers Business College.
She and Sidney Bendell married Oct. 1, 1949, in Camden, N.J. Mr. Bendell preceded her in death Jan. 7, 1998.
Mrs. Bendell was an executive secretary for David Sarnoff, president of RCA Corporation. When RCA was pioneering television in 1947 and 1948, Mrs. Bendell worked as the model in the front window of NBC for two days. NBC received such positive response that they created what has become the TODAY show. Mrs. Bendell always felt she was the inspiration for the success of this idea.
Mrs. Bendell was a member of Sequim Friends of the Library, Dungeness Meadows Womans Club and St. Joseph Catholic Church.
She is survived by sons James Bendell, of Port Townsend, and David Bendell, of Sequim; and two grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Preston Elton Mathers, of Sequim, was held March 12 at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Mathers died March 8, 2001, in Beaverton, Ore.
He was born March 24, 1921, in Silver, Texas, to Russ Leigh and Bessie Conner Mathers.
He and Elaine Doris Williams married Aug. 1, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Mathers preceded him in death Feb. 12, 2001.
Mr. Mathers worked as a carpenter in Southern California. The Matherses moved to Sequim 27 years ago, where Mr. Mathers built Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park before retiring.
He loved to fish and to play golf. The family says he was a completely devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.
Mr. Mathers was a member of the Port Angeles Church of Christ.
Mr. Mathers is survived by daughters Anita Finch, of Las Vegas, Ronel Shecklen, of Canyon Country, Calif., and Rhea Buckelew, of Aloha, Ore; and five grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Helen P. Boscola
No service has been announced for Helen P. Boscola, of Sequim.
Mrs. Boscola died March 2, 2001. She was 75.
She was born March 1, 1926, in Skowhegan, Maine, to Orin Dinsmore and Mary Ella Hanson Parkman.
Mrs. Boscola worked as an accountant in San Francisco prior to retiring and moving to the Sequim area. She had volunteered as bookkeeper for the Sequim Boys & Girls Club and was a member of the Sequim Prairie Grange.
Mrs. Boscola is survived by brothers Charles Parkman, of Port Angeles, and Malcolm Parkman, of Foster City, Calif.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Wilma George Gordon
No service has been announced for Wilma George Gordon, of Sequim.
Mrs. Gordon died March 5, 2001. She was 81.
She was born March 27, 1919, in Baxter Springs, Kan., to Hayden Dickson and Mary Alpha Mitchelson Brewer.
She attended two years of college in Kansas before she and Raymond H. Gordon married on Oct. 17, 1943, in Washington, D.C.
They lived in Washington, D.C., until 1946, when they moved to Santiago, Calif. They moved to Sequim in 1991.
Mrs. Gordon was a member of Sequim Presbyterian Church and was president of P.E.O. organizations in California and Sequim.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Gordon is survived by son Gerald Gordon, of Moscow, Idaho; sister Marthelle Harman, of Rogers, Ark.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marvin L. Thoen
A memorial service for Marvin L. Thoen, of Sequim, was held March 8 at Drennan & Ford Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Rosas, of First United Methodist Church in Port Angeles, presided.
Mr. Thoen died March 5, 2001. He was 89.
He was born Dec. 8, 1911, in Gladstone, Ore., to Oscar and Kit Pace Thoen.
He and Lena Gallacci married April 1, 1933, in Port Angeles.
Mr. Thoen served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
He lived in Port Angeles from 1927-1955 and later lived in Oregon and in California. From 1974-1990, the Thoens spent seven months each year in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
In 1990, they moved back to the Olympic Peninsula and settled in Sequim.
Mr. Thoen worked as a cabinetmaker, a locksmith and as foreman for the parks and recreation maintenance department with the city of Santa Rosa, Calif.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Thoen is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association, 4414 Woodland Park North, Seattle 98103, or the American Cancer Society, Clallam Unit, P.O. Box 861, Port Angeles, 98362.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marvin L. Thoen
A memorial service for Marvin L. Thoen, of Sequim, is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Drennan & Ford Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Rosas will preside.
Mr. Thoen died March 5, 2001. He was 89.
Alexander S. Van Santvoord
No local service has been announced for Alexander Seymour "Rick" Van Santvoord Jr., of Sequim. Interment was Feb. 24 at East Hillside Cemetery in Brookville, N.Y.
Mr. Van Santvoord died Feb. 2, 2001. He was 65.
He was a son of Alexander S. and Wilma Van Santvoord Sr.
He attended Friends Academy as a high school student and later did student teaching there. Mr. Van Santvoord attended Oriel College at Oxford University in England and Hofstra University in New York. He received many educational degrees, including bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in literature and a master's degree in social work. He taught at Oyster Bay High School and James H. Vernon Middle School, also in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Mr. Van Santvoord also taught college courses at Hofstra University.
He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Mr. Van Santwoord played piano, tuba and the pipe organ for many years at Glen Cove Methodist Church and St. Paul's Church, both in Glen Cove, N.Y. He conducted school bands for more than 20 years.
Mr. Van Santvoord was faculty advisor for the Vernon school newspaper for over 15 years. He also volunteered his time while in Washington for mental health counseling. After the loss of a leg, he continued doing so, at a lesser extent, over the telephone.
He was secretary-editor of the Robert Hoe Branch since 1986 and vice-president of the Alexander Glazounov Society.
Mr. Van Santvoord was a member of the Religious Society of Friends in Locust Valley, N.Y.; Sons of the Revolution of the State of New York; and a member of the Holland Society of New York.
Mr. Van Santvoord is survived by his wife, Irena, and son Alexander. He was preceded in death by brother Peter Luyster Van Santvoord, a noted historian.
Memorial gifts may be made to Glen Cove, N.Y. Police Department or Glen Cove Public Library Historical Room.
