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Mann, Janet A. Monday, 21 Jul 2003
Janet A. Mann died in her sleep at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Monica and Douglas Pellegrini, on July 21, 2003, after a three and a half year battle with colon cancer. Petra Mann, her oldest daughter, was also present. She was 66 years old.
Mrs. Mann was born June 19, 1937, in Seattle. She spent most of her childhood growing up on Alki Beach in Seattle. She graduated from Lake Oswego High School, in Oregon. Shortly thereafter she joined the Navy and was medically retired after three years. She then married
and resided on Vashon Island with her husband and three children. She moved to Seattle in the mid 1970s and returned to school to get her degree in dental hygiene. She worked as a dental hygienist until Feb. 3, 2003.
Janet loved the Puget Sound area and usually lived near the water. She also loved the Seattle rain and was always the first one to welcome it. Janet had many interests, including traveling with friends and family and making quilts with her quilt club, “The Loose Threads.”
She also loved to read and belonged to a book club with some of her closest friends.
Survivors include her two daughters Petra Mann and Monica Pellegrini of Vashon Island, her sister Joan Durbin of Seattle, her aunt Francis Gerlach of Puyallup, her niece Donna Ryan of Ketchikan, Alaska, and her ex-husband and friend Harold Mann.
A son, Mark Mann, died earlier.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Services of Providence Hospital.
Peck, Chester "John" Sunday, 13 Jul 2003
Chester John Peck died July 13, 2003, on Vashon Island. He was 83 years old.
He was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Yakima, Wash., to Roscoe and Violet Rose Peck.
John grew up in the Northwest and Canada, attended Yakima High School through the 10th grade and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He manned a lookout post and was on fire patrol on Mt. Adams and elsewhere in Washington during his service with the CCC.
In 1941 he moved to Oakland, Calif. He married
Patricia Gentry on Jan. 9, 1942, in a double wedding ceremony with Edith Peck, his sister, and his closest friend Donald Forbes Sr.
During World War II, he received parachute packing training in San Diego. He was stationed in the Army Air Corps base at Lemore Field in California, where he rose to the position of superintendent of the Parachute Packing, Canvas and Leather Department. He was transferred to the Santa Maria Army Air Corps base in Santa Maria, Calif.
After World War ll, John and his wife owned and operated a service station in Pismo Beach, Calif., for five years. In 1950 they moved to San Diego, where Mr. Peck managed a large full service station, car rental agency and towing service for 20 years.
In 1973 he was forced into early retirement due to throat cancer. After his larynx was removed he learned to speak again using the esophageal speech method. He and his wife moved to Beaverton, Ore., when she retired to be close to his brother Harold and his family.
Shortly after their move, his wife died, and the next year he moved to Vashon, where he lived for the past 18 years.
Mr. Peck was active in the Vashon Maury Island Senior Center, where he served as a member and co-president of the board. He ran the Saturday night bingo games for 10 years and drove the center’s van for more than 10 years, belonged to the property management committee and frequently worked in the kitchen washing dishes and serving meals. He was known for grilling the best hot dogs on Vashon.
Mr. Peck was also a member of the Grange, where he served as treasurer and in many other capacities. He received the Pomona Grange “Man of the Year” award in 2000. He received other honors including the Volunteer of the Year from King County Senior Services and an award from the American Association of Retired People for community service.
Many seniors are grateful for the assistance they received from him over the past 18 years.
Everyone who knew John loved him, his friends and family say. He was known as a selfless man, a “gentleman’s gentleman, ” who always sought to be of service to others. He loved people and always found the best in everyone he knew. He exuded optimism and a happy “can do” attitude towards life.
Survivors include Luella Lodahl, his loving companion of the last 18 years; his daughter Nancy Reynolds of Kennewick, Wash.; his granddaughter Patricia Reynolds and two great grand children, Jessica and Austin of Pullman, Wash., his sister Edith Wydra of San Diego; his brother Harold Peck of Beaverton, Ore., and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Peck also enjoyed a loving relationship with Luella’s children, Loretta Hoyt, Karen Hoffman, Victor Lodahl and Drew Lodahl.
His wife, parents and brother Vernon Peck died earlier.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vashon Maury Island Senior Center or the Vashon Lutheran Church.
Hakala, Jack Adolph Sunday, 06 Jul 2003
Jack Adolph Hakala died on July 6, 2003, at his home in Port Orchard, Wash., with his family around him. He was 71 years old.
Jack was born in Biwabik, Minn., on Jan. 22, 1932, and grew up in Aurora, Minn.
He also lived in Minneapolis, Seattle, Vashon Island, Manchester and Port Orchard.
He worked for Metro and retired from the City of Bremerton.
Survivors include his wife Winnie Hakala, to whom he was married
for almost 53 years, three daughters, one son and one son-in-law: Sharon and Larry Clark, Elaine Hakala, Barbara Hakala and David Hakala. He had eight grand children and four great grandchildren.
A celebration of Jack’s life was planned.
Memorial donations and remembrances may be sent to Chief Kitsap Lion’s Club or Hospice of Kitsap County.
Smith, Harvey Ward Saturday, 28 Jun 2003
Harvey Ward Smith, a former islander, died June 28, 2003, at his son’s home in Port Townsend, Wash., of heart failure. He was 92 years old.
Mr. Smith was born Oct. 21, 1910, in Tacoma, Wash., to Peter and Helen (Stafford) Smith. He grew up in Tacoma and had to drop out of school in ninth grade to help support the family because of his father’s poor health. His primary professions were upholstery and ice cream making.
On June 6, 1944, he married
Mabel Hayes in Tacoma, Wash., and moved to Vashon the same year. He lived on Vashon until 1991. Mabel died in 1971.
Mr. Smith later married
Phanoy Crisler Engles, who died in 1992.
Mr. Smith did not serve in the military because of a 62-foot fall from a building in 1937. He coined the phrase, “Old upholsterers never die. They just keep recovering.”
He enjoyed painting with water colors and drawing with charcoal.
His brother Robert, sister Mary Helen and his two wives died earlier.
Survivors include his sons Bruce Smith of Port Townsend and Harvey Norman Smith of Anchorage, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A private burial was on Vashon.
Memorials are suggested to Jefferson County Hospice, 834 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, Wash. 98368 or Special Olympics, Washington State Chapter, 2150 N. 107th St. Suite 220, Seattle, Wash. 98133-9009.
Katsirubas, Andrew Owen Wednesday, 28 May 2003
Andrew Owen Katsirubas of Vashon Island, died on May 28, 2003, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 37 years old.
Mr. Katsirubas was born on Nov. 18, 1965, in Melrose, Mass. He attended Trinity Episcopal School in New Orleans, La.; Stoneham Junior High in Stoneham, Mass.; and Bredon School in Bushley-near-Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
He was a pentathlon athlete at Bredon School, and was the first foreigner and first American to become Head Boy at that prestigious boarding school. He was the valedictory speaker at Bredon’s 1984 year-end ceremonies.
In 1984, Mr. Katsirubas came to Seattle to serve as the galley cook on the F/V Smaragd, captained by his uncle, Gary Asgeirsson, who nurtured his love for, and guided his competency in, commercial fisheries.
Mr. Katsirubas worked his way from the galley through the processing plant to netman, deck boss and bo’sun. In 1999 he earned his Master Mariner’s license and was certified by the U.S. Coast Guard as mate of ocean uninspected fishing industry vessels of not more than 5, 000 gross tons.
At the time of his death, he was a well-respected Second Mate, safety officer and ship’s medic on the F/T Pacific Glacier, under Captain Olaf Vagen.
Mr. Katsirubas played the flute and was learning guitar. He was a fearless athlete and while in England, he played rugby for Gloucester County as well as for Bredon School.
He enjoyed gardening, camping, hiking, skiing and snowboarding. He liked to cook. He loved to play cribbage with his grandfather, James R. White. He was adept at major home renovations as well as finish carpentry and puttering around.
He loved classic cars – especially Mustangs — and classic rock — especially The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin.
But most of all, he loved the sea and wrote several poems about a fisher’s life.
His smile lit up the room.
Survivors include his 12-year-old daughter, Andrea Lisa, and 7-year-old son, Cory Alexander; his friend and partner Lisa A.. Pullen and her family; his mother and step-father, Judith W. and Ken Hughes, of Bremerton; his sister, Christina C. King, of Stoneham, Mass. and her family; his aunt, Lucia C. Udlinek, of Moses Lake; his uncle, James F. White, of Chelsea, Mass.; his grandmother, Chiara M. White, of Stoneham, Mass.; his great aunts, Mickey Walker of Wakefield, Mass., and Alice Fitzgibbons Del Rossi, of Stoneham, Mass.; his cousins, Lee Walker and Derek White Conant; his friend and ex-wife, Lisa B. Katsirubas of Bremerton; and a large and loving extended family as well as friends.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized.
His family says the action is beyond understanding.
Andrew was purchasing a new home to be closer to his children and looking forward to sharing activities with them. He was advancing in his profession and preparing to leave for the Bering Sea pollack season with a captain and crew who loved and respected him. By all accounts, his life was moving in a positive direction.
His suicide has forever changed the lives of all who knew him.
A service of remembrance is planned for October. Details will be available in September through Reneé J. Vargas, Director of Human Resources, at Glacier Fish Company, 1200 Westlake Avenue North, AGC Building, Suite 900, Seattle, Wash. 98109; telephone 298-3120.
To honor the memory of Andy Katsirubas, donations for the benefit of his two children to the AOK Memorial Fund, 8283 Saddle Trail NW, Bremerton, Wash. 98311-9120, or to the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial Committee, P. O. Box 17356, Seattle, Wash. 98107, would be more appropriate than flowers.
Covert, Robert Charles Sunday, 11 May 2003
Robert Charles Covert of Vashon died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at his home. He was 73 years old.
Mr. Covert was born on Coldspring Farm in Mundelein, Ill., March 24, 1930, to David Clellan and Emma Lilly Clift Covert.
He married
Joanne Elizabeth Brubaker on July 29, 1950. The couple lived in Waukegan, Gurnee and Grayslake, Ill., before moving to Vashon in 1978.
Mr. Covert served in the Illinois National Guard and was called to active duty during the Korean War. He served as an aerial observer, ultimately receiving several military honors.
His occupations included printer, insurance salesman, builder and handyman. He was well-known for being a hard worker and was happiest when working outside.
Mr. Covert had a strong faith and was always active in churches in the communities where he lived. His friends say he was a very giving person; if there was a need to be filled or a job to be done, he was the first to jump in without being asked.
One friend describes him as “a rock solid human being and the most responsible person I know.”
He came to Vashon in 1978 to help create the Wesleyan Christian Community Church and Retreat Center.
Survivors include his wife Joanne, children Sara and her husband Mark Schemmel of Vashon, John Covert of Chicago, and Kathleen (Greg) Jensen of Mountain View, Ariz.; grandchildren Marla (Douglas) Spencer, Eva and Luke Schemmel and great grandchildren Elsa and Sydney Spencer, all of Vashon; grandchildren Justin and Jonah Bass of Oak Island, N.C., and Jesse, Jasmine Grace and Jaimee Jensen, all of Mountain View.
Also surviving are sisters Phyllis (Gordon) Thomas of Sebring, Fla; Colleen (Harry) McIntire, of Pilesgrove, N.J.; and Marilyn Wilson, of Lola, Wis.
Friends report that Mr. Covert also left many people who consider him their “adopted” father or grandfather.
A memorial service was on Saturday, May 17, at Burton Church.
Mr. Covert was laid to rest on Friday, May 16, after a private ceremony with full military honors at the Tahoma National cemetery in Kent. Burial arrangements were made by Bleitz Funeral Home of Seattle.
In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to: USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1414 Eastlake Ave., Room 8302, Los Angeles, Calif. 90033, Attention Carmy Peters.
Memorial funds received will benefit the Lung Cancer Research Program of Dr. Ite Laird who is doing research on early detection of lung cancer.
DeHope, Betty Thursday, 08 May 2003
Betty DeHope died May 8, 2003, after a brief illness at the Weatherly Inn in Tacoma. She was 82 years old.
Born Christmas day 1920 in Mitchell, South Dakota, she was raised on a farm in nearby Stickney by her parents Paul and Gladys Cooper. She attended college at Dakota Weslyan University and graduated with a teaching degree.
In 1940 Betty began her teaching career in Alcester, S.D. She taught primary education. It was in Alcester that she met and married
her beloved Hank DeHope.
Thus began a truly fairytale relationship.
In the fall of 1947 the couple moved to a faraway place called Vashon Island.
Coming to Vashon was a significant change for the girl who had grown up surrounded by corn fields.
“Probably the largest body of water I had seen was in a big bathtub, and to come to this area completely surrounded by water was a shock, ” she once said. However, it only took her one month to adapt.
Mrs. DeHope taught first grade for a while, but will long be remembered by hundreds of Vashon Island kids as “Mrs. DeHope, my kindergarten teacher.” Betty always told kids to keep love in their hearts and think about other people.
The DeHopes raised two sons, first on the Burton Peninsula and later on Kingsbury Beach.
Mrs. DeHope loved music of all kinds and had a wonderful voice. She also was fond of ballroom dancing. She and Hank enjoyed dancing at the Tacoma Elks Club.
After her retirement in 1981 from the Vashon School District, they traveled the world, but always treasured the sunsets most from their home looking west across Quartermaster Harbor.
Mrs. DeHope was a career member of Vashon Education Association, Washington Education Association, and National Education Association. She was active until her death in PEO. She was proud of her 50 year pin in Eastern Star as well as being an original life time member of the Vashon Island Golf & Country Club.
She loved her church, the Vashon Presbyterian Church. She sang in the choir for years.
Pastor Dr. John Neal was a great source of inspiration for the family as she recovered from the stroke she suffered five years ago.
A son Paul DeHope died earlier.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years Hank, son Don DeHope and his wife Marla of Victor, Wash.; grandchildren David DeHope of Seattle and Kathryn DeHope of San Diego.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Presbyterian Church.
A memorial in her name has been established at the church.
Arrangements were entrusted to Island Funeral Service.
