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Loris Victor Crosasso
A funeral for Loris Victor Crosasso, formerly of Sequim, was held Jan. 14. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Lake City Community Center in Seattle. Burial was at Blyn Cemetery.
Mr. Crosasso died Jan. 10, 1999, in Seattle. He was 71.
He was born July 8, 1927, in France, to Victor and Isa Breacco Crosasso. He graduated from high school in Italy and moved to Sequim in 1951.
He and Phyllis Messenger married April 10, 1954, in Vancouver, Wash.
Mr. Crosasso moved to Seattle in 1958, where he worked for Boeing for 32 years, retiring in 1990.
Mr. Crosasso was a member of the Catholic Church; Lake City Lions Club and MD 19 Pin Traders Club.
In addition to his wife at the family home in Seattle, Mr. Crosasso is survived by sons Renato Crosasso, of Torino, Italy, and Gary Crosasso, of Seattle; daughters Lorena Crosasso, of Mount Lake Terrace, Susan Sterne, of Lynnwood, and Dee Dee Adams, of Brier; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Annette Crosasso.
Memorial gifts may be made to Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th NE, Seattle, 98125.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Myrtle Bowman
A funeral for Myrtle Bowman, of Sequim, was held Jan. 18 at Sequim Valley Chapel with the Rev. Charles Milliman presiding. A graveside service will be held Jan. 21 at Prairie View Cemetery in Grangeville, Idaho.
Mrs. Bowman died Jan. 12, 1999. She was 101.
She was born Aug. 7, 1897, in Denver, Idaho, to August Frederick Nicholas and Martha Amelia Rogge VonBargen.
She married Lewis Bowman Oct. 5, 1915, in Denver, Idaho. Mr. Bowman preceded her in death in September 1965.
Mrs. Bowman was a midwife, assisting numerous mothers, babies and families over the years. She moved to Sequim in 1993.
Mrs. Bowman loved to read. In the five years she lived in Sequim she read more than 550 books.
Mrs. Bowman was a member of First Christian Church of Sequim; the grange; Lady Elks; bridge clubs and Christian Womens Fellowship.
Mrs. Bowman is survived by daughters Fern Manning, of Sequim, Joyce Oleson, of Port Angeles, and Doris Welker, of Vancouver; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association, 4414 Woodland Park N., Seattle, 98103.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Ruth A. Howell
A memorial service for Ruth A. Howell, of Sequim, was held Jan. 19 at Faith Lutheran Church. The Revs. Michael Kastings and Steve Eaton presided.
Mrs. Howell died Jan. 14, 1999. She was 82.
She was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Williston, N.D., to Alec John and Anna Amelia Strand Alleckson.
She graduated from high school.
She and Max Howell married March 4, 1938, in Missoula, Mont.
Mrs. Howell lived in Idaho, Arizona and Washington before retiring to Sequim, where she worked in her flower garden and for her church. She took an active part in the lives of her nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Howell was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Ladys Guild of Faith Lutheran Church.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Howell is survived by sisters Tressa Van Dyke, of Monroe, Geraldine Vandermay and Annette Brown, both of Seattle.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles 98362, or Faith Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 925, Sequim 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Lena Emily Goucher
Lena Emily Goucher, of Freeland, died Jan. 12, 1999, in Sequim. She was 93.
Mrs. Goucher was born Nov. 8, 1905, to Gustav and Pauline Christine Schnider Holtz.
She and Barney Goucher married in 1941 in Seattle. Mr. Goucher preceded her in death in 1977.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Richard "Dicky" Jung
A memorial service for Richard "Dicky" Jung, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the Port Angeles Moose Lodge, 809 S. Pine St., Port Angeles.
Mr. Jung died Jan. 22, 1999.
Robert W. Hooker
No service is scheduled for Robert W. Hooker, of Sequim.
Mr. Hooker died Jan. 20, 1999. He was 77.
He was born July 26, 1921, in Bloomington, Ill., to Delbert H. and Bertha Inez Coyle Hooker.
Mr. Hooker served in the Army at the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He and Sheila Astley married in 1971, in San Francisco.
Mr. Hooker was a glider pilot in the San Francisco area until his retirement. He moved to Sequim in 1989.
He enjoyed woodworking, especially making furniture.
Mr. Hooker had been a member of Kiwanis and Elks.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Hooker is survived by a son, David Hooker, in Germany; and a daughter, Darby Asheman, of Long Beach, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his former wife, Margot.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles 98362.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Leo M. Seamands
A funeral for Leo M. Seamands, of Sequim, was held Jan. 23 at Sequim Valley Chapel. The Rev. Graham Hutchins, of Port Angeles Methodist Church, presided.
Burial was at Mount Angeles Cemetery.
Mr. Seamands died Jan. 19, 1999. He was 90.
He was born March 23, 1908, in Hettinger, N.D., to Charlie and Nellie Powell Seamands.
He was a high school graduate.
He and Lillian Skogen married Aug. 18, 1934, in Hettinger, N.D., came to Sequim on their honeymoon and lived here ever since.
Mr. Seamands farmed and later became a millwright for Carlsborg Mill, where he worked for 15 years. He then became a millwright for Merrill & Ring. Following an industrial accident, Mr. Seamands worked as a log scaler until retirement.
Mr. Seamands enjoyed machinery. He continued to make or fix all the equipment for his 7-acre minifarm following retirement.
Mr. Seamands was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and a woodworkers organization. He was known as a family man.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Seamands is survived by daughters Kay Seamands, of Sequim, and Coleen Cameron, of Port Townsend; a sister, Eleanor Robinson, of Seattle; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
