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Lilly Mae Sebring
Lilly Mae Sebring was born January 1, 1911, in Roscoe, Montana, and passed away at home in Sammamish, WA, at the age of 91.
She is survived by her sister Hallie Praye, of Laurel, Mt; two sons, Walter R. Sebring, of Sammamish, WA, and John W. Sebring; granddaughters, Michele Bateman, Kim Haynes and Rene Mauseth; grandson John Hayworth; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Lilly was a longtime resident of Tahuya, Belfair and Poulsbo, where she was employed as a cook for the Poulsbo School District.
Lilly was very loved by her family. We will miss her sweet smile and beautiful blue eyes. At her request, there will be no services.
Remembrances may be made to Evergreen Hospice, 12822 124th Lane NE, Kirkland, WA 98034.
John Wallace Adams
John Wallace Adams, 82, architect and sailor, died June 8 at his Bainbridge Is. home following a long illness.
Adams was born Nov. 11, 1919, son of Seattle architect Harold and Elizabeth Adams. He attended Rolling Bay School until his family moved to Seattle, living aboard their 50-foot powerboat, MARGARET, on Portage Bay during the Depression.
At Montlake School, Adams met Bill Garden, who became a lifetime friend and famous naval architect. Garden recalls, "We were both boat crazy!" Adams, Garden and Jack Kutz spent summers in boats in Port Madison and seeking out stories from former tall ship sailors who'd jumped ship there during lumber mill days. John made his first sailboat there from a lifeboat bought for $20 from Alaska towboat pioneer, Boyer Halvorsen.
Adams drew sailboats on homework assignments and graduated from Roosevelt HS in 1937. Artistic, like his father, he studied architecture at the UW. Before WW II, he and Kutz worked at the Winslow Shipyard and met legendary builder of wooden ships, Charlie Taylor.
Adams served as Navy Lieutenant on infantry landing crafts in Africa, Europe and the Pacific during the war. Afterwards, he sailed around Vancouver Is. with friends on Garden's schooner, GLEAM; passed the state's architecture exams; and married
Sara "Jane" Atkinson.
His career followed the sea, specializing in shoreline architecture. He designed Sagstad Marina and Vic Franck's Boat Yard on Lake Union. He left his imprint on PNW waterfront everywhere. John was architect for friend, Ivar Haglund, receiving special awards for Ivar's Salmon House.
Adams was a founder and Commodore of Port Madison Yacht Club, happiest sailing their 14-foot Port Madison Prams (designed by Garden and built by Taylor), his AFRICA, WESTRI, and a lifetime of other sail craft in all seasons.
John had fond memories of a sail down the Straits from Cape Flattery before dawn in a mighty westerly on the 100-foot, two-masted schooner, GRACIE S - spray flying, rig singing, hull creaking and groaning - as a full moon set into towering seas astern and the sun rose over the distant Cascades ahead!
Adams was preceded in death by his wife, Jane, in 1967, and sister Margaret in 1996. He is survived by best friend and longtime companion, Betty Hall; his daughter, Laurie Adams Phillips & husband, Bob; his son, Tom, & wife Holly of Hansville; his nephew, Andy Goodwin & wife Sue; four grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
Friends will share a wake and celebration of Adam's life, 4 PM, Sat., June 15 at PMYC. Remembrances: to a charity of choice.
Arthur Knutsen
Arthur I. Knutsen, 88, of Bremerton died June 6, 2002, of Parkinson's disease at Belmont Terrace Convalescent Center.
He was born May 24, 1914, in Seattle to Amund and Ingabor (Knutsen) Knutsen. He graduated from Ballard High School in 1932 and from the University of Washington in 1936.
He married
Edna Jonasen on Jan. 20, 1940 in Seattle. They were married
for 62 years.
Mr. Knutsen worked as an electrical engineer for 25 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, retiring in 1974.
He was a member of the Sons of Norway and Bremerton Elks Lodge 1181. He enjoyed travel, dancing and gardening.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, John Knutsen and his wife, Winona, of Tacoma and Don Knutsen and his wife, Sherie, of Portland, Ore.; five grandchildren, Kimberly, Bryan and his wife, Carolyn, Kristin, Keith and his wife, Lisa, and Kaileen; and five great-grandchildren, Amanda, Henry, Elijah, Danial and Lilly. He was preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Whitman and a brother, Clarence Knutsen, both of Seattle.
A private family inurnment service will be held. Inurnment will be at Forest Lawn cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Kitsap County, P.O. Box 3416, Silverdale, WA 98383-3416 or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Addie Weller
Former Hood Canal resident Adeline "Addie" Weller, 86, of Federal Way died June 3, 2002, after a battle with heart disease.
She was born April 3, 1916, in Poulsbo to Clara and Abe Larson. She grew up in the family home (an early settler's cabin) on the shores of Hood Canal and moved to Seattle in 1935.
This childhood home inspired her life-long respect for and enjoyment of the environment. Her adult life was devoted to her family.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Art Weller; her children, Everett and Lloyd Weller and Beverly Weller Semon; her sister, Irene Hagen; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by siblings, Mildred McDonald, Francis Whitney, Elvera Melton and Lloyd and Ernie Larson.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn cemetery, 6701 30th Ave. SW in West Seattle. Arrangements are under the direction of Howden-Kennedy Funeral Home of West Seattle.
Lloyd Hovermale
Lloyd Carl Hovermale, 80, of Port Orchard died June 5, 2002, of a heart attack at his home.
He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Eden, Idaho, to Melvin and Lula (Davis) Hovermale. He attended school in Eden.
He married
Delores Marie Ecklund on Aug. 9, 1948, in Ephrata.
Mr. Hovermale served in the Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
He later worked as a freight handler with Yellow Freight for 20 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Teamsters Union.
Mr. Hovermale enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Other interests included fishing, hunting and mechanics.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Carl of Marlin, Wash., and Steve, Melvin and Dale, all of Port Orchard; a daughter, Sandy Lovik of Sekiu; a brother, Roy Hovermale of Oregon; and two sisters, Eugenia and Shairl, both of Moses Lake; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Hovermale of San Dimas, Calif., and two brothers, Ralph of Moses Lake and Alvin of Eden.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home at Rill Chapel. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Lane cemetery in Port Orchard.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98121-1213.
Tom Bauermeister
Thomas A. "Tom" Bauermeister, 37, of Belfair died May 25, 2002, in Big Bend, Calif., after a year-long battle with leukemia.
He was born Feb. 6, 1965, in Seattle to Robert and Janice (Clarke) Bauermeister. He graduated from Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor in 1985.
Mr. Bauermeister had worked as a truck driver for seven years with companies in Renton and Seattle.
He was devoted to his four-year-old son, Nicolas. He was also an avid downhill snow skier.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Janice and Bill Shaw of Manchester; a son, Nicolas Bauermeister and his mother, Kristine Eddy, both of Kent; two brothers, Matthew and Paul Bauermeister, both of Olalla; a sister, Rebekah Kakuk of Redding, Calif.; an uncle, Walt Bauermeister of Bellevue; and two aunts, Mildred Perl and Charlotte Rondo, both of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was preceded in death by his father.
A memorial ring bearing Mr. Bauermeister's name will be placed on his father's gravesite at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. June 16. His ashes will be scattered at a later date.
Harold Cronce
Harold E. Cronce, 79, of Port Orchard died June 6, 2002, at Port Orchard Care Center.
He was born Oct. 23, 1922, in Mattoon, Wis., to John and Nattie (O'Hergert) Cronce. He attended high school in Clintonville, Wis.
He married
Darlene Ione Schuman on June 16, 1951, in Bremerton.
Mr. Cronce was employed as a cook in Tacoma for a time. He then worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a security officer during World War II and later as a welder, retiring in 1967.
He enjoyed billiards, cribbage and fishing. He was affiliated with the Lutheran faith.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jack and Robin Cronce, both of Port Orchard, and Gary Cronce of Grapeview; a daughter, Laurie Boyer of Port Orchard; a brother, Stanley Cronce of Wausau, Wis.; a sister, Beatrice Neely of Clintonville; and eight grandchildren, Jessica, Preston, Kelsey, Sarah and Danielle Cronce, and Carrie, Mandy and Jamie Boyer. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Katholine Joy Cronce, and by nine siblings.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home at Rill Chapel. A graveside service follows at 2 p.m. at Sunset Lane cemetery in Port Orchard.
Memorial donations may be made to American Lung Association of Washington, 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98121-1213.
Vetral Robins
Former Bremerton resident Vetral Ruby (McCollum) Robins, 88, of East Wenatchee died May 17, 2002, at Highline Convalescence Center in East Wenatchee.
She was born Feb. 28, 1914, in Wideman, Ark., to Garland and Nora (Long) McCollum. She was raised and educated in Wideman.
She married
Flavil H. Robins on April 1, 1933, in Salem, Ark. They farmed for several years in the Wideman area, then moved in 1936 to Wenatchee, where Mrs. Robins worked at various jobs related to the fruit industry.
The Robins family lived in Bremerton from 1940 to 1966. After Mr. Robins' retirement from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, he and his wife returned to the Wenatchee Valley and developed a fruit orchard in partnership with their children.
Mrs. Robins was also a homemaker and had been an elementary school cook for many years. She enjoyed her Christian faith and serving her church. Other interests were sewing, quilting and visiting the sick.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1987. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Beverly of East Wenatchee, Jess and Bernice of Vancouver, Wash., and Jerry and Lorna of Port Orchard; her half-sister and half-brother, Mildred and Hayden Kankey of Wideman; four grandchildren, Gary, Carrie, Cathy and David; six great-grandchildren, Katie, Amanda, Cara, Clinton, Kyle and Toni; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
A private family graveside service was held June 1 at Sunset Lane cemetery in Port Orchard. Arrangements were under the direction of Telford's Chapel of the Valley in East Wenatchee.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a church of the donor's choice or to an Alzheimer's research program.
Lynne Grass
Former Poulsbo resident Lynne L. Grass, 52, of Coulee City died June 2, 2002, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee after a three-year battle with cancer.
She was a 1968 graduate of Rainier Beach High School. She married
Jeff Grass in 1978.
Mr. and Mrs. Grass had owned and operated the Blue Lake Resort in Coulee City since 1995.
Mrs. Grass also served as a volunteer firefighter and a radio operator with Fire District 7, Blue Lake Station. She became a certified emergency medical technician in 1997.
Survivors include her husband; her children, Lynnette Louise Post and her husband, Phillip, of Port Hadlock, Sonja Marie Kindred of Kingston and Doug Johnson Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Kingston; her father, Owen Ludholtz of Virginia; her sisters, Ida Schaefer of Burien, Aletha Ludholtz of Virginia and Cassandra Schaefer of Seattle; her brother, William Schaefer of Pennsylvania; her grandchildren, Brandi Kindred, Andrew Post, Tristian Bugge and Ashlyn Tejano; her brothers-in-law, Steven and his wife, Lynda, and Richard; her mother-in-law, Marilyn Grass; and a special friend, Vivian Moore. She was preceded in death by her mother, Louis Schaefer; a brother, Charles Ludholtz; and her father-in-law, George Grass, of Blue Lake Resort.
Visitation will be at Nichole's Funeral Home in Ephrata from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Valley View Memorial Park in Soap Lake with a reception following at the Methodist church in Ephrata.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Swedish Tumor Institute in her honor, 1221 Madison St., Seattle, WA 98104 or to JJ Jim Moore Ministries, 32456 Moore Road NE, Coulee City, WA 99115.
Jerrold Funke
Jerrold Funke, 57, of Bainbridge Island died May 8, 2002, of colon cancer on Bainbridge Island.
He was born Feb. 22, 1945, in Bremerton to Theodore and Zelma (Kratczik) Funke. He graduated from Bremerton High School in 1963.
Mr. Funke served in the Army as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam era. He was awarded a Bronze Star and an Air Medal.
He later worked for 30 years in real estate and in the maritime industry. He retired in 2001.
Mr. Funke enjoyed sailing and cooking.
Survivors include his companion, Sue Fowler of Bainbridge Island; a daughter, Lelaine Keith and her husband John of Belfair; two brothers, Dennis Funke of Federal Way and William Funke of Spokane; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Aaron, in 1990.
A memorial service will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 23 at Seabold Hall on Bainbridge Island. Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home on Bainbridge Island.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Kitsap County, P.O. Box 3416, Silverdale, WA 98383-3416.
Dury Fox
Dury Albert Fox, 90, a 27-year resident of Rockaway Beach on Bainbridge Island, died May 20, 2002, at Jacobsen House in Seattle.
He was born March 25, 1912, in Snohomish to Hiram Fox and Charlotte Payne. He was raised in Glacier near Mount Baker and graduated from Maple Falls High School.
During the Great Depression, Mr. Fox was working toward a bachelor of arts degree in education at Bellingham Normal School (now Western Washington University) when he was asked to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in Fernwood in Snohomish County.
While teaching in Fernwood, he met and soon married
Harla Seeberg. They were married
for 65 years.
Mr. Fox completed his degree and continued teaching in Oak Harbor, Prosser and, for 31 years, in the Renton School District. He taught carpentry and woodworking.
During World War II, he organized a major expansion of the Renton district's industrial arts facilities and later served as director of the industrial and fine arts department. In 1973, the American Industrial Arts Association named Fox "Outstanding Teacher of the Year for Washington State."
Mr. Fox had been active with Bainbridge Island Concerned Citizens and was a member of the East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue. He enjoyed his beach life and boats as well as photography, rowing, fishing and field trips with the Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest.
Survivors include his wife; three children, Mauris, Michael and Julia Heneghan; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A family memorial gathering is planned.
Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, the Poulsbo Marine Science Center or to a charity of the donor's choice.
