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Jackie Walker
At the family's request, no service is planned for Jackie Walker, of Port Angeles.
Mrs. Walker died Sept. 7, 1998. She was 79.
She was born June 4, 1919, in Johnstown, Colo., to Dio Ray and Jennie Marie O'Leary Hamilton. She was raised in Longmont, Colo., and moved to Sequim in 1940.
She married J. Stanley Walker, who preceded her in death in 1989.
Mrs. Walker worked on the Boeing assembly line during World War II. She retired as business manager of Seahurst Medical Center in Burien, moving to Sequim in 1974 and to Port Angeles in 1997.
Mrs. Walker was past president of Dungeness Golf Club and champion of the Women's Golf Association. She was a member of Sequim Senior Center.
Mrs. Walker is survived by a son, James H. Walker, of Longmont, Colo.; a daughter, Linda R. Chapman, of Wilmington, Del.; sisters Helen Ellis, of Chino, Calif., and Caryle Pringle, of Denver; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Olympic Memorial Hospital Foundation, 115 E. Railroad Ave., No. 302, Port Angeles 98362.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Rudolf "Rudi" F. Minning
A celebration of the life of Rudolf "Rudi" F. Minning, of Sequim, will be held at a later date.
Mr. Minning died Sept. 11, 1998. He was 84.
He was born May 8, 1914, in Stettin, Germany, to Franz and Margarete Kassler Minning.
He and Senta Heyne married June 4, 1938, in Greifenhagen, Germany.
Mr. Minning was an original member of Werner Von Braun's team of engineers who developed the V-1 and V-2 rockets during World War II. He came to Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1945 under contract to the U.S. Army and worked on the U.S. rocket and space program in Texas and Huntsville, Ala.
In 1954 Mr. Minning entered private industry, working for Firestone in Los Angeles; a privately funded "think-tank" in Santa Barbara, Calif.; and as a consultant to Boeing. Mr. Minning retired from SOLAR, a division of International Harvester in San Diego in 1978, when he moved to Sequim.
Mr. Minning was a lifetime avid sailboat racer. He built a 36-foot sailboat and rebuilt an 8-meter sloop. He was a member of San Diego Yacht Club and Sequim Bay Yacht Club.
He enjoyed woodworking and creating metal sailboat sculptures.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Minning is survived by a daughter, Helga McGhee, of Sequim; a son, Fred Minning, of Walnut Creek, Calif.; two grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and 11 step-great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy M. McCart
At the family's request, no service is planned for Dorothy M. McCart, of Port Angeles.
Mrs. McCart died Sept. 12, 1998. She was 92.
She was born Sept. 30, 1905, in Philadelphia, to William and Sue Shaub Bewley. She grew up in Davenport, Ohio, and attended two years of business college. Around 1928 she worked in a glass factory in Long Beach, Calif. She moved to Alaska in the early 1930s, where she worked as a cook for gold miners and at schools.
She and Dennie McCart married Aug. 20, 1944, in Seward, Alaska. Mr. McCart preceded her in death in 1990.
Mrs. McCart moved to Hawaii in 1969 and to Port Angeles in 1978.
She was a member of First Christian Church.
Mrs. McCart is survived by a sister, Marg Gross, of Jefferson City, Tenn.; and nieces Ellen Gault and Cora Cockerill, both of Sequim, and Lyla Reed, of Jacksonville, Ore.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Mary Bertha Lankford
At the family's request, no service is planned for Mary Bertha Lankford, of Port Angeles.
Mrs. Lankford died Sept. 13, 1998. She was 71.
She was born July 24, 1927, in Seattle, to John E. and Laverne Capel Krnoull. She attended schools in Everett, Silver Lake and Bothell during World War II and worked for many years as a restaurant cook. She was head cook in the late 1970s for the Donut Depot in Moses Lake.
She and Lewis Lankford married in November 1973, in Sequim. Mr. Lankford preceded her in death Sept. 26, 1996.
Mrs. Lankford moved to Port Angeles in 1992.
Mrs. Lankford is survived by sons Steven A. McGrew, of Alaska, and David Scott McGrew, of Washington; a daughter, Mary Jo Ellen Duville, of Alaska; a brother, O.J. Jack Krnoull, of Sequim; sisters Edith D. Anders, of Port Angeles, and Dorthy Ullrich, of Seattle; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Gail McInerney Harkness
A memorial service for Gail McInerney Harkness, of Colorado Springs, Colo., is scheduled for Oct. 3 in Saratoga, Calif.
Mrs. Harkness died Sept. 15, 1998. She was 77.
She was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Berkeley, Calif., to Marjorie and Joseph McInerney. She graduated from Stanford University in 1942, where she was associate editor of the Stanford Chapparal Magazine.
She married Richard Thomas Harkness, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who preceded her in death in 1993.
Mrs. Harkness was a former staff writer for the San Jose Mercury Herald, a dispatcher for the California Division of Forestry and Civil Defense Bomb Warden for Santa Clara County during World War II. She was one of the first female firefighters in the Department of Forestry and was active in community affairs in California and Colorado.
Mrs. Harkness was vice president of Starlite Homes, in Milpitas, Calif., in the 1950s-'70s. She was a member of the Saratoga Tennis Club for many years and was a ranked seniors tennis player and member of the Brookside Tennis Club.
She and her husband moved from Saratoga, Calif., to Indian Wells, Calif., in 1981, and she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1995.
Mrs. Harkness is survived by a son, Richard Paul Harkness, of Colorado Springs; a daughter, Marny Harkness Hannan, of Sequim; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Pikes Peak Hospice, 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 302, Colorado Springs, Colo.; the Special Olympics; or a favorite charity.
Pryce Francis Poole
At the family request, no service is planned for Pryce Francis Poole, of Sequim. Mr. Poole died Aug. 24, 1998. He was 84.
He was born Feb. 1, 1914, in Racine, Wis., to William J. and Jennie B. Poole.
His wife, Zada Poole, preceded him in death in 1993.
Mr. Poole lived in Carlinville, Ill., before moving to Southern California in 1941, and to Sequim in 1979. He was in the house-painting business until retiring in 1978.
Mr. Poole was a member of Sequim Lion's club.
Mr. Poole is survived by brothers Bill Poole, of Sequim, and Robert Poole, of Austin, Texas.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Lee James Sneath
A memorial service for Lee James Sneath, of Sequim, was held Sept. 4 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Sequim.
Mr. Sneath died Sept. 2, 1998. He was 69.
He was born July 6, 1929, in San Mateo, Calif., to Lee James and Margaret Mirk Sneath.
Mr. Sneath served in the U.S. Army from 1951-52, during the Korean War.
Mr. Sneath worked as an automobile dealer for 27 years in Aptos, Calif. He also had owned a travel agency and was a former resident of Watsonville, Calif.
He and Catherine Clapp married May 9, 1981, in Monterey, Calif.
He retired to Sequim in 1992.
Mr. Sneath was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Sequim Elks, SunLand Golf and County Club and Sequim Kiwanis Club.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Sneath is survived by a son, Lee Sneath, of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Shirley Kelly, of Menlo Park, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
