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Laura A. Heman
A memorial celebration of the life of Laura A. Hicks Boyles Heman will be held at 11 a.m. at Gateway Little Chapel of Chimes, 1515 N.E. 106th St., Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Heman died March 5, 1999. She was 84.
She was born in Portland, Ore., on June 1, 1914, and was raised on a farm in Corbett, Ore. She attended Corbett Grade School and graduated from Corbett High School in 1932. She attended Bible college in Eugene, Ore.
Mrs. Heman was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Crown Point Country Historical Society, Eastern Multnomah Pioneer Association and Friends of Crown Point Vista House.
Mrs. Heman moved to Sequim to live with her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter in February 1998.
Mrs. Heman is survived by daughter Marcia L. Mathieu, of Sequim; sons Laurance R. "Larry" Boyles, Clifford "Grant" Boyles, and David A. Boyles, all of Portland, Ore.; stepdaughter Donnajean Davis, of Portland; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and numerous stepgrand and stepgreat-grandchildren.
Mrs. Heman was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Chester A. Heman, who died March 13, 1994. She also was preceded in death by a grandson and stepson.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Leon Green
A memorial service for Leon "Lee" Green, of Sequim, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. March 12 at the Sherwood Manor Regents Room.
Mr. Green died March 4, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Hospital at American Lake. He was 87.
He was born July 14, 1911, in Spokane. Soon after, the family moved to the San Francisco Bay area, where he lived until moving to Sequim 3 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Green graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He served in the Navy in World War II.
Mr. Green lived and loved his music - music of the Big Band era. He found joy in his profession of teaching piano and playing.
Even though he was a victim of Alzheimer's disease, through his friendship with Chaplain Winston De Haven, Mr. Green was able to play for the enjoyment of patients in assisted living and nursing homes in Sequim and Port Angeles.
Mr. Green was a life member of the American Federation of Musicians and a member of ASCAP.
Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Virginia Haig Green; daughters Jennifer Rankin, of Orinda, Calif., and Charlotte Green, of Alameda, Calif.; stepdaughters Kathleen Baker, of Seattle, and Lynn McGuire, of Sequim; and one granddaughter.
Verle W. Miner
A memorial service for Verle W. Miner, of Sequim, was conducted March 3 at Browns Point United Methodist Church in Tacoma. The Revs. Leon Alden and Earl Rice presided. Burial was at New Tacoma Cemetery.
Mr. Miner died on his birthday, Feb. 26, 1999. He was 78.
He was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Allen, Neb., to Harold Jennings and Edith Pearson Miner.
He and Lucille Gleason married May 27, 1944, in Wayne, Neb.
Mr. Miner was a World War II veteran.
He worked for the Boeing Airplane Company and moved to the Sequim area in 1984 following retirement.
Mr. Miner was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Miner is survived by daughters Dana Robinson and Heather MacArthur, both of Puyallup; sister Lorraine Wright; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by son Clarke Miner in 1980.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles 98362.
Albert Noel Martin
A funeral Mass for Albert Noel Martin, of Sequim, was celebrated March 4 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tacoma. Burial was at Tahoma National Cemetery.
Mr. Martin died Feb. 26, 1999, in Port Angeles. He was 78.
He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Brantford, Canada, to Noel and Rose Smale Martin.
Mr. Martin was a high school graduate and served in the U.S. Army.
He lived in Bremerton for 10 years before moving to Sequim two years ago.
Mr. Martin enjoyed working in his yard and gardening.
He was a member of the Catholic Church, the electricians' union, the Eagles and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Marie Flossie Gerhardt
A private family service for Marie Flossie Gerhardt, of Port Angeles, is planned, with burial at Mount Angeles Memorial Park.
Mrs. Gerhardt died Feb. 27, 1999, in Sequim. She was 94.
She was born Sept. 5, 1904, in Emporium, Pa., to Bill and Rilla Stoneham Crick.
She and Roland Gerhardt married Oct. 7, 1922, in Aberdeen. Mr. Gerhardt preceded her in death Jan. 5, 1999
Mrs. Gerhardt moved to the area in 1992, from Olympia, where she lived for 20 years. She owned and operated the Airport Grocery in Shelton from 1955 to 1965. She also lived in Port Orford, Ore.
Mrs. Gerhardt was a bridge club member. She enjoyed doing volunteer work to help people.
Mrs. Gerhardt is survived by daughter Shirley Hardy, of Sequim; sister Edith Holden, of Aberdeen; four grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild.
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.
Benjamin Bennett Creed
A funeral for Benjamin Bennett Creed, of Sequim, was held March 3 at Sequim Valley Chapel. The Rev. Thomas Beattie, of St. Joseph Catholic Church, presided.
Burial was at Dungeness Cemetery.
He was born in Port Angeles Nov. 8, 1998, to Wesley D. and Jacqueline F. Bowers Creed, and died Feb. 26, 1999 at the age of 4 months.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers Russell, Charles and Alexander Creed, of Sequim, and Robert Creed, of Eagle River, Alaska; sister Dannielle Creed, of Sequim; maternal grandparents Bob and Sandy Holt, of Sequim, and Randy Bowers, of Long Beach, Calif.; paternal grandparents Pauline and Wesley Creed, of White Earth, Minn., and Arab, Ala.
Memorial gifts may be made to Childrens Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 5371, Seattle, 98105-0371.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Freda A. Voss
At her request, no service is planned for Freda A. Voss, of Sequim.
Mrs. Voss died March 4, 1999. She was 89.
She was born Oct. 15, 1909, in Kansas City, Mo., to William C. and Ida Henrichs Montgomery.
She moved to Sequim in 1979, from Costa Mesa, Calif., where she had lived since retirement in 1967.
Mrs. Voss retired from the U.S. Foreign Service and had been posted to various embassies abroad, the last being Algiers, North Africa.
Mrs. Voss is survived by a son, Ronald L. Voss, of Sequim; sister Pauline A. Bower, of Costa Mesa, Calif.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers Roy C. and Francis Montgomery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Clallam County Humane Society, 2105 W. Highway 101, Port Angeles 98362.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
