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Marcellite Nystrom
A service for Marcellite Nystrom, of Sequim, was held April 17 in Elk Point, S.D. Burial was in Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
Mrs. Nystrom died April 12, 1999. She was 86.
She was born Nov. 15, 1912, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Emil and Jennie Johnson Erickson. She graduated from East High School in 1931 and attended the National Business Training School.
She worked as a stenographer in Sioux City until her marriage to John William "Bill" Nystrom on June 1, 1936. Mr. Nystrom preceded her in death in 1994.
She and her husband farmed near Elk Point, S.D. beginning in 1951. They attended Sioux City Hiking Club events for 51 years, until the group disbanded in 1985. In Union County, S.D., they were involved in Farm Bureau and Republican Party activities.
Mrs. Nystrom was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church; organist of Wynoka Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star 107; and a former officer of Rose Croix Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star in Sioux City. She also was a member of the M.Y.N., a Homemaker's Extension Club.
Mrs. Nystrom moved to Alcester, S.D. in 1991 and to Sequim in 1997, where she lived at Sherwood Manor Assisted Living.
Mrs. Nystrom is survived by daughter Eleanor Olin, of Sequim; 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 local arrangements.
Leon Raymond Bertoliatti
A private family service is planned for Leon Raymond Bertoliatti, of Sequim.
Mr. Bertoliatti died April 11, 1999. He was 81.
He was born May 9, 1917, in Paris, France, to Joseph Ernest and Marguerite L. Lemarechal Bertoliatti.
He and Ellen Lape married Feb. 2, 1962, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Mr. Bertoliatti trained as a chef in Switzerland and Belgium and worked as a chef in several hotels in Switzerland, Bermuda, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. He retired as a chef for the Faculty Club at the University of California in Santa Barbara in 1983.
Mr. Bertoliatti moved to Sequim from Santa Barbara one and a-half years ago. He enjoyed the Olympic Peninsula's similar appearance to Switzerland.
Mr. Bertoliatti was a member of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church and the Santa Barbara Swiss Club.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Bertoliatti is survived by son David Bertoliatti, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; stepsons Lyle Lape, of Las Vegas, Nev., and Jeremy Lape, of Santa Barbara; stepdaughters Linda Lape-French, of Sequim, Barbara Boe, of Seattle, and Valerie Lape, of Sylmar, Calif.; one grandchild and 12 stepgrandchildren.
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.
Marion Joy Heath
A funeral for Marion Joy Heath, of Sequim, was held April 14 at Sequim Valley Chapel. The Rev. Darrell Bebe presided. Burial was at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mrs. Heath died April 9, 1999. She was 75.
She was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Salem, Ore., to George and Susan Joy Richardson. She attended four years of college.
Mrs. Heath was a registered nurse. She worked as nursing supervisor at Sequim Nursing Center and Sherwood Manor until retirement in 1995.
She was former state Parent Teacher Association president.
Mrs. Heath is survived by son Michael Heath, of Kent; daughters Patricia Hovenden, of Vancouver, Wash., and Ellen Smith, of Gresham, Ore.; brothers Joe Richardson, of Redmond, and Don Richardson, of Seattle; sisters Roberta Hambleton, of Seattle, Minerva Richardson and Patricia Richardson, both of Yuma, Ariz.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brother Bill Richardson.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Easter Seals or Cerebral Palsy associations.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
William Arnold
A funeral for William "Bill" Arnold was held April 14, at Acacia Funeral Home in Bothell.
Mr. Arnold died April 7, 1999, in Ballard.
Mr. Arnold owned Bill's Barber Shop in Ballard for many years.
He was very involved with Spice Program for Seniors.
He married Sequim native Amber Smith Ripley in the 1940s and was stepfather to her children. Mrs. Arnold preceded him in death in the late 1980s.
Mr. Arnold is survived by stepson Jim Ripley, of Sequim, and stepdaughters Lois Ripley Hill and Ruth Ripley Tift, of Sequim, Thelma Ripley Carr, of Sun City, Ariz., and Dorothy Ripley Easley, of Stockton, Calif.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Arnold was preceded in death by stepsons Robert Ripley, Todd Ripley, Delbert Ripley and Harold "Bud" Ripley.
Memorial gifts may be made to Spice Program, 1810 N.W. 65th, Seattle, 98117.
Rose Lindh
Service plans are pending for Rose Lindh, of Sequim, who died April 16, 1999.
Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Ellsworth Shaffer
Service plans are pending for Ellsworth Shaffer, of Sequim, who died April 18, 1999.
Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Jeffery Dean Kenney
A graveside service with full military honors for Navy Aviation Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Dean Kenney will be held at 2 p.m. today, June 2, at Dungeness Cemetery. The Rev. Thomas W. Beattie will preside.
Mr. Kenney died of a coronary thrombosis May 25, 1999, in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 39.
He was born April 18, 1960, in San Fernando, Calif., to William "Bill" and Sharyn Lee Gossage Kenney. He grew up in Kingsburg, Calif., and after graduation from Kingsburg High School he joined the U.S. Navy on Dec. 27, 1978.
After completing basic training and advanced aviation training, Mr. Kenney served at naval bases in San Diego, Point Mugu, Moffet Field and Santa Clara, Calif., Memphis, Tenn., and Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Kenney received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal twice, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal three times, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Navy Aircrew Award, the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Award and numerous other commendations, awards, ribbons and medals.
He was on active duty with the Navy, in charge of electronic repair and maintenance of P3 antisubmarine aircraft at the time of his death. He held the highest rank for Navy enlisted personnel.
Mr. Kenney is survived by his father, William "Bill" Kenney, of Sequim; mother Sharyn Woods, of Kingsburg, Calif.; daughter Stephanie Kenney, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and grandparents Loral and Cleora Gossage, of Sequim.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Lynn Kenney Cook, Aug. 5, 1995.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Peter Bernard Britch
No service has been announced for Peter Bernard Britch, of Sequim.
Mr. Britch died May 22, 1999. He was 84.
He was born Dec. 10, 1914, in Hazelton, Pa., to Peter and Magdelena Britch.
In the mid-1930s Mr. Britch worked in stained glass in New York City and was the concert master of the Roxy Theater. He then traveled the Atlantic Ocean on a cruise ship, playing the violin in a quartet.
He joined the Army in 1938 and played the French horn for the National Symphony Orchestra.
In 1941, after his military service, Mr. Britch moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to join his brother there.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor Mr. Britch re-enlisted in the Army and saw duty in Germany, the Aleutian Islands and Guam. He returned to Anchorage in 1945, where he worked in civil service at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
In 1946, Mr. Britch was one of the founders of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. He served as its conductor for 11 years.
He and Margo Haley Freeman, the symphony's harpist, married in 1949.
In Anchorage, Mr. Britch owned a business school and a construction company, trapped, taught music and worked in civil service. He spent much of his time at his cabin on the Susitna River, at the mouth of the Yetna River. "Susitna Pete" gained a reputation for gardening, cooking and being the first one out and the last one back each season.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Britch is survived by daughters Margo Cornell, of Tacoma, and Patricia Campbell, of Soldotna, Alaska; and three grandchildren.
