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Opal M. Roning
A graveside service for Opal M. Roning, formerly of Sequim, was held Jan. 21 at Park Hill Cemetery in Vancouver, Wash.
Mrs. Roning died Jan. 17, 1999, in Vancouver. She was 83.
She was born July 6, 1915, in Gales Creek, Ore., and lived in Clark County most of her life. She owned and operated Travel Burger in Vancouver for 20 years.
She married Elmer "Red" Roning, who preceded her in death in 1988.
Mrs. Roning lived in Sequim from 1978-1988, where she directed a senior citizen association.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Mrs. Roning enjoyed genealogy, hunting, fishing and square dancing.
Mrs. Roning is survived by a brother, Fred McNamer, of Medford, Ore., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
Memorial Gardens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Liselotte "Lisa" Johanna Hughes
A private family gathering for Liselotte "Lisa" Johanna Hughes is planned for a later date.
Mrs. Hughes died Jan. 21, 1999. She was 73.
She was born Dec. 3, 1925, in Germany, to Maximillian and Johanna Hothe Fleischer.
She moved to the U.S. when she was 5.
She and Jack Hughes married in May 1946 in Illinois.
Mrs. Hughes' hobby was loving and caring for everyone.
She lived in Sequim for the last eight years.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Hughes is survived by daughters Stacy Hughes, Lisa Carline and Rose Hughes, all of Sequim, and Aleta Sewell, of Bellevue; a brother, Alfred Fleischer, of Indiana; a sister Deanna Jahnka, of Illinois; and two grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Loris Victor Crosasso
A funeral for Loris Victor Crosasso, formerly of Sequim, was held Jan. 14. 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; his mother Isa Morris 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.
Frank Cody Jordan
A private family service is planned for Frank Cody Jordan, of Sequim.
Mr. Jordan died Dec. 29, 1998. He was 81.
He was born Feb. 8, 1917, in El Dorado, Okla., to Matthew Houston and Callie Ann Patman Jordan.
Mr. Jordan joined the Army mechanized cavalry at Fort Huachuca Ariz. in 1935, serving until 1938. He served in the South Pacific with the Marine Corps 1st Division from 1942-1945, and in 1946 completed Navy flight training at Pensacola, Fla. His Navy career included service from 1947-1952, in Korea, Japan, Europe and Africa, from 1955-1963 in the U.S., Alaska and Newfoundland, Canada. He served in Okinawa and Vietnam in the 1960s. He retired from the Navy in 1974, as an AMHC, after 31 years of service throughout the world.
Mr. Jordan earned a bachelor's degree in industrial arts from the University of San Tomas, Manila, Philippines, in 1968, and attended college in San Jose, Calif.
Mr. Jordan earned numerous medals, including two Purple Hearts and presidential citations.
In addition to his military career, Mr. Jordan worked in civil service and as manager of a mobile home park.
He and Sharon Lee Chapman married Jan. 1, 1984, in Yakima. He had previously married Thelema E. Jordan.
Mr. Cody moved to Sequim from Chimacum in May 1997.
He was a 50-year member of Sam R. Hamilton Masonic Lodge in Grand Prairie, Texas, a member of Port Townsend Elks Lodge since 1989 and a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Jordan is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Jordan Langarica, of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Honey Spanjian, of Clovis, Calif.; and one grandchild.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Richard Wayne Beal
A graveside memorial service for Richard Wayne Beal, of Sequim, will be held in May.
Mr. Beal died Dec. 24, 1998. He was 77.
He was born July 19, 1921, in Veradale, to Guy R. and Lily Esther Lantzy Beal.
He and Elizabeth "Betty" Hale married Jan. 24, 1942.
They moved to Alaska in January 1944.
Mr. Beal served with the Merchant Marines and became a commercial fisherman in Alaska after World War II.
He later became a journeyman electrician and worked for an electrical company.
Mr. Beal was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; the American Legion; the B.P.O.E. Elks Pioneers of Alaska, Veradale Congregational Church and the Sequim Senior Center.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Beal is survived by sons Richard William Beal, of Petersburg, Alaska, and David Wayne Beal, of Sequim; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith Marilyn Beal Pullar, on Sept. 4, 1988.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Clell 'Buck' Newsham
A memorial service for Clell "Buck" Newsham, of Sequim, will be held at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 6, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles.
Mr. Newsham died Dec. 23, 1998. He was 93.
He was born Nov. 25, 1905, in Fillmore, Maine, to Edward and Bertha Barto Newsham.
Mr. Newsham was a star baseball player at Cashmere High School and Washington State College and played with a semi-pro team in Wenatchee. He also played basketball and football at Washington State College and played two years of professional baseball.
Mr. Newsham worked for ITT Rayonier and coached and umpired community sports for many years.
He was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and for many years he transported children to church activities.
Mr. Newsham was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and the 1970 Rayonier bowling league.
Mr. Newsham is survived by three grandsons.
He was preceded in death by a son, Darryl Dwight Newsham, in 1979.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
