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Lloyal R. Zander
A service of remembrance for Lloyal R. Zander will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Faith Lutheran Church. Pastor Michael Kasting will officiate and burial will be Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Zander died Aug. 16, 1998. He was 83.
Mr. Zander was born April 14, 1920, in Chinook, Mont., to Julius R. and Grace Viola Wunderlich Zander. He attended a one-room elementary school and graduated from Harlem High School in 1937. He then attended Montana State University at Havre from 1938-40. He moved to Tacoma in 1941 and joined the Army Air Corps in 1942. Mr. Zander served on a B-24 bomber crew and flew 53 combat missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters.
He and Mary Kathryn Adams Aug. 21, 1943, in Sacramento.
Mr. Zander went to work for the Federal Aviation Administration in 1945, serving as an air traffic controller until he retirement in 1942.
The Zanders moved to Sequim in 1973, building their own home and planting an orchard. Mr. Zander enjoyed square dancing, duplicate bridge and gardening.
He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Sequim Fruit Club, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and an investors group.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Zander is survived by his children Rick Zander of Sequim, Bonnee Zander of Puyallup, Julie Zander of Seattle; siblings Bob Zander, Kenneth Zander, Frank Zander, Clayton Zander and Orma Fairbank, all living in Montana and Utah; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, or Faith Lutheran Church, 354 W. Cedar St., Sequim, 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Elaine Virginia Welch
A memorial service for Elaine Virginia Welch, of Sequim, was held Dec. 1 at Faith Lutheran Church, following a graveside service at Sequim View Cemetery. The Rev. Michael Kasting presided.
Mrs. Welch died Nov. 28, 1998. She was 81.
She was born Oct. 27, 1917, in Clayton, to Gistle and Rundina Jerpeck Hanson.
She graduated from Dayton High School, then worked as a bookkeeper/accountant with a grocery store, later transferring to their administrative offices.
She and Truman F. Welch married May 29, 1939, in Clayton.
Mrs. Welch loved gardening and worked at various flower shops. She became a full-time housewife and taught Sunday school and was a scout leader in Connell.
Mrs. Welch was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Altar Guild.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Welch is survived by a daughter, Julie A. Lyckman, of Sequim; sons David T. Welch, of White Salmon, and Jack L. Welch, of Texas; brothers Emil Hanson, of Spokane, and Edwin C. "Bobby" Hanson, of Los Angeles; and a sister, Thelma Renner, of Tacoma; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 925, Sequim 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Dwight "Bud" Allison
A funeral for Dwight "Bud" Allison, of Sequim, was held Nov. 24 at Sequim Valley Foursquare Church. Burial was at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Allison died Nov. 18, 1989, at Big Bear Lake, Calif. He was 79.
He was born March 14, 1919, in Wolsey, S.D., to Edmund and Emma Allison.
He and Christine Goubert married Jan. 3, 1941, in Madera, Calif.
Mr. Allison was a World War II veteran.
Mr. Allison moved to Alaska in 1964, where he worked as an equipment operator rebuilding roads.
From 1972-1981, he found his second love, raising hundreds of juvenile delinquent boys in a group home. He earned many honors, including national recognition for being the most successful group home in Alaska for many years.
Mr. Allison continued to build home upon retirement.
He was a member of Sequim Valley Foursquare Church.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Allison is survived by daughters Linda Dotson, of Sequim; Beverly Allison, of Fresno, Calif., and Constance Allison, of Destin, Fla.; son Allen Allison, of Big Bear Lake, Calif., a sister, Alma Schuler, of Dos Palos, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Edmund James Allison.
Lola Mae Young
At her request, no service is planned for Lola Mae Young, of Sequim.
Mrs. Young died Nov. 22, 1998. She was 93.
She was born May 27, 1905, in Seattle, to John H. and Flora E. Wolfe Bullock. She grew up in Seattle, attended schools there and graduated from Garfield High School. She worked for the Bell Telephone Company and was a homemaker.
She married Leonard G. Young, who preceded her in death in January 1989.
Mrs. Young moved to Sequim in 1973.
Mrs. Young is survived by sons Dean L. Young, of Sequim, and Richard G. Young, of Seattle; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a nephew and a niece.
Nancy Madine Jay
No service is planned for Nancy Madine Jay, of Sequim.
Mrs. Jay died Nov. 23, 1998. She was 96.
She was born July 24, 1902, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Charles F. and Louise Lamaureux Hunt.
She attended schools in St. Johnsbury, where she graduated from high school, and worked there for 37 years for a dry cleaning company. She retired and moved to Sequim in 1970.
She and Albert F. Jay married in September 1921 in St. Johnsbury. Mr. Jay preceded her in death in 1954.
Mrs. Jay was a Catholic.
She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Archer, of Sequim; a sister, Christine Kilbourne, of Sequim; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Jay was preceded in death by one grandson.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Mabel H. Valaske
A funeral for Mabel H. Valaske, of Sequim, was held Nov. 24 at Faith Lutheran Church. The Rev. Michael Kasting presided. Inurnment was at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Menomonie, Wis.
Mrs. Valaske died Nov. 20, 1998. She was 83.
She was born June 24, 1915, in Elk Mound, Wis., to Ewald and Sophie Sonnenberg Klukas. She grew up in Elk Mound.
She and Albert Valaske married May 28, 1938, in Stillwater, Minn. Mr. Valaske preceded her in death in 1968.
In 1965 Mrs. Valaske moved to Sequim from Menomonie, Wis.
She owned and cooked at the Country Inn, now known as Las Palomas, which was built in Sequim in the late 1960s.
Mrs. Valaske was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Sequim Senior Center, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Sequim and Menomonie, Wis.
Mrs. Valaske is survived by sons Richard Valaske, of Sequim, and Merlin Valaske, of Anchorage; daughter Janet Nehrbas, of Sequim; brother Melvin Klukas, of Eau Claire, Wis.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Valaske was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.
Memorial gifts may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 925, Sequim 98382.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Casey Beau Gooch
A memorial service for Casey Beau Gooch, of Sequim, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Sequim Assembly of God Church.
Mr. Gooch died Sept. 14, 1998, after a series of strokes. He was 16.
He was born Feb. 26, 1982, in Seattle, to Michael Everett and Linda Guerin Gooch.
He attended Loyal Heights Elementary School in Seattle and moved to Sequim with his family in 1990. He attended Helen Haller Elementary School, Sequim Middle School and Sequim High School.
Mr. Gooch loved being with friends, hanging out, skateboarding, camping or being anywhere there was water. When he was not with his friends he was in the workshop creating something or in the sewing room making a new article of clothing. His dream was to someday build and live in a treehouse and have a bulldog. He was very close to his brother, Patrick, and was unable to cope with his passing on Aug. 28.
Because of the multiplied loss, the family appreciates prayers but requests that their need to be alone at this time be honored. Please do not call, visit the home or leave flowers at the property.
Mr. Gooch is survived by his parents; a sister, Megan Korstad, of Hillsboro, Ore.; maternal grandparents, Raymond and Donna Guerin, of Edmonds; and paternal grandmother, Peggy L. Gooch.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Pat and Casey Gooch Memorial Foundation for the Salvation of Souls, Lighthouse Christian Church, 304 Viewcrest Ave., Port Angeles, 98362.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
