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Mish, Bill Thursday, 20 Apr 2006
Bill Mish died Thursday, April 20, 2006. He was 75 years old.
The family is planning a celebration of his life soon.
Wood, Ted F. Saturday, 22 Apr 2006
Ted F. Wood, a resident in the Assisted Living apartments of the Vashon Community Care Center and a familiar sight around Vashon, died Saturday evening in Seattle following a brief illness. He was 96 years old.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Bonney-Watson Memorial Park in Seatac.
A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Acacia Memorial Park in Bothell.
There will also be a service at the Vashon Community Care Center at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Kirschner, H. William Saturday, 22 Apr 2006
H. William Kirschner died Saturday, April 22, 2006, surrounded by his wife and family. He was 87 years old.
Mr. Kirschner was born May 16, 1918, in Seattle. After graduating from Roosevelt High School he completed his degree from the School of Mining Engineering at the University of Washington in 1939. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
It was at the university that he met his wife Barbara Rankin and they married
in 1940. They lived most of their married
life and raised their family on Vashon Island.
Mr. Kirschner was a charter member of the Vashon Kiwanis Club and the Vashon Island Golf and Country Club and served on the Vashon School Board from 1951 to 1970, when he resigned due to business responsibilities.
It was during the 1950s that Bill created a business with his father and brother designing and building splints for animal fractures and animal cages out of reinforced plastic at their plant on Vashon Island.
In the 1960s he invented the fiberglass ski and founded K2 Corp., which became the largest ski manufacturer in the United States. He retired in 1982.
In 2001 he was inducted into the U. S. National Ski Hall of Fame where he was honored as “one of the great ski entrepreneurs of the 1960s, the golden years of the United States ski business.”
He received the 2005 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Washington School of Engineering.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Barbara, his sons Bill and his wife Susie Kirschner, Bruce and his wife Karen Kirschner, all of Vashon and his daughter Becky and her husband David Pendleton of Vancouver B.C. He also leaves behind his grandchildren Brad, Victoria, Kimi, Kalie, Elly and Greg and five great grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the K2 Ski Corporation on Vashon Island.
Donations may be made to the Vashon Partners in Education or to a charity of your choice.
Gilford, Robert Tuesday, 11 Apr 2006
Robert C. Gifford, formerly of England and Colorado, died April 11, 2006, at a hospital in Colorado. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Gifford had worked for the United Nations Department of Food and Agriculture in Italy until his retirement. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Jean, several children and a brother Jack Gifford and his wife Helen of Vashon.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at Island Funeral Service.
Interment will follow at the Vashon cemetery where he will be laid next to his parents.
Carr, Doris Briemo Wednesday, 05 Apr 2006
Doris Briemo Carr, formerly of Vashon Island, died April 5, 2006, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Hot Springs, Mont. She was 79 years old.
She was born Nov. 25, 1926, in Somers, Mont., to Harold and Lillian Alfreda (Bondenson) Briemo.
She attended school in Hot Springs and graduated in the Class of 1944. She later attended Montana State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and thanks to her persistence, her husband-to-be Donald Carr graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
The two became lifetime alumni of MSU.
She married
Donald L. Carr on Dec. 31, 1947.
They moved to Vashon Island and began to raise their children. They loved Vashon but could not get the love of Montana out of their hearts.
He retired from Boeing, and she retired from Water District 19 after many years of service.
The family lived for many years on Quartermaster Drive.
She was a lifetime member of OES Eastern Star on Vashon Island where she played piano for many years.
Mrs. Carr also loved to do crossword puzzles, listen to music and the radio (especially Paul Harvey). She loved to chat on the telephone and listen to the news on the television.
Throughout her life she loved to garden, shop at thrift stores and be a big part of her families’ lives.
After retirement she decided to move back to Hot Springs so that she could be closer to family and friends.
Her parents, her husband, a brother, Donald Briemo, and two of her four children all died earlier.
Survivors include her daughter, Marta Barbeau and spouse Adrian of Kauai, Hawaii; a son, D. Andrew and spouse Jennifer of Hot Springs; two granddaughters, Jennifer Quig of Willington, Del., and Samantha Sue Carr of Hot Springs; and two grandsons, Cody Scott and Earl Cook, both of Hot Springs.
A memorial service will be later. Burial was in Lake View cemetery in Polson, Mont.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bunch-Toews Funeral Chapels.
Menish, William E. Tuesday, 28 Mar 2006
William E. Menish died March 28, 2006, after a brief illness from bone cancer. He was 80 years old.
He was born in Elma and raised in Oakville, Wash.
He spent his years working in the logging industry in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and on retirement moved to Vashon, Wash. with his wife Rose, where he lived many years enjoying being with family, friends, doing yard work, cutting wood, playing golf and traveling.
He was in the Navy in World War II and served on the USS Iowa for almost three years, joining the service when he was just 17 and then went to yearly reunions and enjoyed seeing his old ship buddies.
Survivors include his wife Rose of Vashon, daughter Marilyn and her husband Jeff Meucci and their children Hannah and Gina Meucci, son William and partner Julie Schonberg and children Sierra Schonberg and Fritz Menish, all of Petersburg, Alaska. Additional survivors include sister Marlene LaFave and her husband Dave of Bainbridge Island and his brother Joe Menish and his wife Judy of La Conner as well as several nieces and nephews.
His family says he was blessed to have the local hospice group take care of him, and the family thanks each of them as well as Providence Hospice of Seattle.
There will be no funeral service, but a memorial service is planned for later in the summer.
Gielisch, Hans F.G. Friday, 17 Mar 2006
Hans F. G. Gielisch died Friday, March 17, 2006, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Gielisch was born Nov. 28, 1930, in Fuerstenwalde, Germany. He immigrated to Canada as a young man in 1953 where he met and married
his bride and best friend of 51 years.
Together with their small family they settled on Vashon Island in 1969 where he worked for Pacific Telecom-CenturyTel until he retired in 1995.
He spent many happy years in retirement working in his yard, pursuing his hobby and spending time with family.
Survivors include his wife Hanna, two children, Josh Gielisch of Douglas, Wy., and Susan Paulsness of Renton; and eight grandchildren who each have many special memories of him.
Memorial services will be at noon Saturday, March 25, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Vashon Island.
A private family fewing only will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Graveside services will follow for all who would like to attend.
Tietel, Julie Marie (Cusson) Thursday, 09 Mar 2006
Julie Marie (Cusson) Tietel died suddenly on March 9, 2006, after contracting necrotizing fasciitis. She was 52 years old.
Mrs. Tietel was born on Aug. 19, 1953, in Portland, Ore. She moved to Vashon with her family in 1965, and graduated from Vashon High School in 1971. Shortly after high school she moved to Seattle, married
and began her family. She moved to North Tacoma in 1993.
She met and fell in love with Herb, her best friend. They married
in December 2000.
Mrs. Tietel spent the last 20 some years in the mortgage business and had just recently started her own business, Pacific Signing and Notary Service.
Survivors include her husband Herb Tietel, her son, Jed Smith and her daughter, Lindsay Smith and Lindsay’s fiancé Paul Cagle, grandchildren Tyler, Charisma and Gage Smith, all from Tacoma. Other survivors include her parents Arthur and Theresa Cusson of Salem, Ore., brother Mike Cusson and his wife Marilyn of Salem, sisters Patty Davis and her husband Jeff of Bellingham, Wash., Sue Anne Kuk and her husband Michael of Astoria, Ore. and Mary Warren of Salem, Ore., four nieces and five nephews.
Services were Saturday, March 18, at the Valley Bible Church in Sumner.
Robert D. Olson Sr.
Robert D. Olson Sr. was born January 7, 1934, to Alfred and Yetive Olson of Burton. He died June 30, 2007, in Centralia, Wash.
After graduating from Vashon High School, Olson served a tour of duty in the U.S. Army. When he returned to Vashon, he became a resident King County Deputy Sheriff from 1957 to 1963.
He moved to Alaska in 1963 and joined the Alaska state police. He was a state trooper until 1969, when he was appointed United States marshal for the district of Alaska. He served there until 1977.
In 1978, Olson became security inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration. When he retired from that post in 1991, he returned to Washington and accepted a post as manager of the Kelso-Longview Regional Airport. He worked there until 2004.
Olson is survived by his daughter Dana of Longview, Wash., his son Robert Jr. of Portland, Ore., and stepson Ron Martin of Mentone, Calif. Other survivors include his sisters Peggy Cory of Ronald, Wash., and Joyce Johnson of Cle Elum, Wash., and his brothers Ted of Vashon, and Clifford of Olympia. Olson’s grandchildren are Samantha, Tamara, David and Melissa, and his great grandson is Trenton.
At Olson’s request, there will be no services. Following cremation, his ashes will be taken to Alaska and scattered along the Yukon River.
Remembrances may be made to the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association, of which Olson was a lifetime member.
Steen, Ray Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007
Ray Steen, a 1950 graduate of Vashon High School, died April 11, 2007, in Walla Walla, Wash. He was a graduate of the U.S. Maritime Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, and then served five years as a pilot in the Navy. Following military service, he worked for the Post Office in Seattle.
In retirement, he moved several times, settling in Walla Walla nine years ago. His brother Pete of Las Cruces, New Mexico, survives him.
Cynthia Keen
Cynthia Marie Keen, former Islander, was born to Bruce and Helen Keen on Nov. 24, 1956. She died suddenly on March 28, 2007.
Cindy was born in Seattle and raised in West Seattle where she attended West Seattle High, graduating in 1975, and later graduated from the University of Washington. She became a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and was awarded both a degree in English and a teaching certificate.
Cindy went on to teach at St. Benedict’s school in Seattle before pausing her career to raise her family, first her daughter Kimberly then welcoming twins Joe and Molly. Cindy was a devoted mother, using her teaching skills as she raised them to be intelligent, curious and loving individuals.
She had a big, loving heart, her family says. Whether she had just met someone — and she loved meeting people and making new friends — or had known someone for years, she would go out of her way to help or do some thoughtful gesture to brighten their day. Cindy had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed telling stories to make people laugh. Always a kid at heart, she used her creativity with gusto to decorate and cook for any and all holidays. In her spare time, she liked to garden and scrapbook.
Cindy’s mother Helen Keen died earlier. Additional survivors include her children Kimberly, Joe and Molly Aigner (Bellevue), her father Bruce Keen of Vashon and stepmother Elaine of Sammamish, her sister Catherine Keen-Conway of Port Orchard and her many close friends.
A memorial service was held at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in West Seattle on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Private graveside services preceded the memorial on Vashon.
Ramquist, Amos Homer Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007
Amos Homer Ramquist was born at Alki Point, West Seattle, on Feb. 21, 1910, and died March 21, 2007, one month after his 97th birthday.
He grew up on Vashon Island, the sixth of seven children born to an early Seattle resident and merchant tailor, Oscar and Lydia Ramquist.
After graduating from the University of Washington, Amos had a long career as a mechanical engineer, which included working on reliability for the Apollo rockets and various programs for Boeing.
Family and friends say they will remember Amos for his love for Christ, his quick wit, his passion for etymology and his genius in creating or repairing anythingmechanical.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Lynne, four children and their spouses, 11 grandchildren and an older sister Mayreld Parker of Seattle.
Memorial services were held March 31 in Bellevue. Donations may be made to Northwest Missionary Haven, 12915 S.E. 18th Street, Renton, Wash. 98058.
