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Harold Carl 'Bennie' Benson
No service is planned for Harold Carl "Bennie" Benson, of Sequim, who died Oct. 10, 1998. He was 90.
Mr. Benson was born April 5, 1908, in Jamestown, N.Y., to H. Benedict and Alice Thurston Benson. His father was from Jamestown and his mother from London.
Mr. Benson graduated from high school in Jamestown.
He and Dorothy Lawson married and she preceded him in death in 1930. He and Hazel Stark married in Ardmore, Okla., in 1936. She preceded him in death in 1987, after 51 years of marriage. He and Mary Kellett married and she preceded him in death March 11, 1998.
Mr. Benson moved to Washington after retiring in 1971. He had lived in Oklahoma for 30 years, and had been a salesman for Burroughs Corporation -- Office Machinery for 42 years.
Mr. Benson was a member of Ardmore Masonic Lodge 31 in Oklahoma.
In addition to his wives, Mr. Benson was preceded in death by a son, Bennie Carl Benson, on Sept. 12, 1998; five brothers and three sisters.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Louis Scott
A private family graveside service for Robert Louis Scott, of Sequim, was held at the new Tahoma National Cemetery.
Mr. Scott died Sept. 30, 1998. He was 68.
He was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Springfield, Ohio, to Oscar and Ethel May Greaves Scott.
Mr. Scott served as a yeoman third-class in the Navy from 1948-1952.
He worked as a nuclear engineer at Hanford before retiring in 1985 and moving to Sequim in 1994.
Mr. Scott is survived by his wife, Doris, at the family home, and a daughter, Pamela Hobson, of Newport Beach, Calif.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Eric Otto Schulz
A memorial service for Eric Otto Schulz, of Auburn, took place Oct. 17. Mr. Schulz died Oct. 14, 1998. He was 93.
Mr. Schulz was born Nov. 26, 1904, in Germany. He came to North Dakota in 1908, to Canada in 1911 and then to Shelton. In 1912, he moved to Rochester, where he lived until 1994 when he moved to Auburn.
In Rochester, he owned and operated Schulz's Grocery and Gas Station.
Mr. Schulz was a member of the Elks Club, where he was a Tall Elk. He was an avid bowler, enjoyed playing cards, gambling and music.
Mr. Schulz is survived by a daughter, Linda Lee Anderson, of Sequim, son Richard E. Schulz, of Auburn, sisters Helen Terrill, of Auburn, and Hattie Gustafson, of Lacey; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Tall Elks Foundation.
Price-Helton Funeral Chapel of Auburn was in charge of arrangements.
Roy Melvin Mundy
No service is schedule for Roy Melvin Mundy, of Sequim. Mr. Mundy died Oct. 9, 1998. He was 69.
He was born June 24, 1929, in Seattle, to Charles W. and Louise A. Lindermann Shaw.
He grew up in Mineral and attended school in Morton.
He and Betti Chrisman married Sept. 6, 1949, in Mossyrock.
When he was 22, Mr. Mundy started driving log trucks for Swanson Brothers, of Morton. In 1952 he moved to Forks, continuing to haul logs for 30 years. He owned a log truck and built several dump trucks, worked in heavy construction and laid asphalt. He moved to Port Angeles in 1968, where he lived until 1987. Mr. Mundy lived in Roseburg, Ore., until a few months ago when he moved to Sequim to be close to family.
Mr. Mundy was very proud of working on such projects as the repair of Ediz Hook, the widening of Highway 101 and the Port Angeles Speedway. He was a lifelong supporter of stock car racing who helped build cars and often served on pit crews at the Elma dirt track in the 1950s.
After retirement he and his wife became snowbirds, spending several winters camping in the desert outside Quartzite and Yuma, Ariz., where he panned for gold and hunted for treasure. For a time he sold and demonstrated metal detectors.
Mr. Mundy was a member of the Teamsters and Sequim Senior Citizens.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Mundy is survived by sons Logan George Mundy, of Sequim, and Clark Roy Mundy, of Port Angeles; and one grandchild.
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.
Cecil H. Hansman
A celebration of the life of Cecil H. Hansman, of Sequim, is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at 187 East Sequim Bay Road.
Mr. Hansman died of heart failure July 24, 2001. He was 88.
He was born June 27, 1913, in Miles City, Mont., to Henry J. and Iona Easton Hansman. He grew up in Kalispell, Mont., and graduated in 1932 from Flathead High School, where he was very active in football and track.
In 1938 he and Thelma C. Curry married in Port Townsend. Mrs. Hansman preceded him in death in 1990.
He and Frances Ellis married in Port Townsend Aug. 13, 1993.
Mr. Hansman joined the U.S. Navy in 1933. He was stationed in Pearl Harbor during the attack there, and he also witnessed the signing of the surrender, in Tokyo Bay. He retired after 20 years in the service. His family lived in Port Angeles while he was in the Navy.
After retiring from the service, Mr. Hansman worked for 20 years for First National Bank/Seafirst as field manager.
Mr. Hansman was very active in the Port Angeles Community Players, having several leading roles in 10 plays between the 1950s and 1970s.
He moved from Port Angeles to Sequim in 1988.
Mr. Hansman was a member of V.F.W. Post 4760 in Sequim; Elks Lodge 107 in Hadlock; Pleasant Mountain Grange; Fleet Reserve Association Branch 354 and Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Chapter 10.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Hansman is survived by son Robert Hansman, of Cumming, Ga.; stepsons William Ellis, of Sequim, and Tom Ellis, of Port Angeles; daughter Barbara Ellis, of Sequim; stepdaughter Barbara Morger, of Quilcene; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife, Mr. Hansman was preceded in death by brothers Melvin, Harold and Oswald and sister Lillian Schneider.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 2229, Port Angeles, 98362.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Barbara Lee Crosby
No service has been reported for Barbara Lee Crosby, of Sequim.
Mrs. Crosby died of a stroke July 18, 2001. She was 75.
She was born March 28, 1926, in Kalispell, Mont., to Arthur A. and Emma J. Reed Kemp.
She and Glenn B. Crosby married May 15, 1986, in Boise, Idaho. She was married to Gordon H. Lee, of Kalispell, from 1944-1983.
Mrs. Crosby worked as a waitress in addition to being a mother and housewife.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Crosby is survived by sons William A. Lee, of Edmonds, and Richard A. Lee; daughters Margaret, Patty and Linda; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Charlotte Eileen Finden
No service has been announced for Charlotte Eileen Finden, of Sequim.
Mrs. Finden died of lung cancer on July 22, 2001. She was 61.
She was born April 19, 1940, in Blue Earth, Minn., to Milo Charles and Prudence Mary Ogilvie Arndt.
She graduated from Blue Earth High School and attended one year of nurse's training at Methodist Kahler Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
She and Peter Tice Finden married April 14, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minn. They lived in Minneapolis, Bellevue and Albany, Ore., before moving to Sequim.
Mrs. Finden was a homemaker.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Finden is survived by sons David Peter Finden, of Seattle, and Ben Charles Finden, of Aliso Viejo, Calif.; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by son Michael Cass Finden.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
