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Bradburn, Dorce A'Lee Myron Saturday, 13 Apr 2002
Dorce A’Lee Myron Bradburn died April 13, 2002, on Vashon. She was 76 years old.
She was born June 25, 1925, to Eli Myron and Pauline Emes.
She married Bob Bradburn and they had four children.
She was fond of saying it took her 10 years and three children to finish her degree. She always admonished her children to finish college before marrying.
Her children remember her as a teacher who could play any instrument.
While a missionary to Thailand, she taught band, orchestra, piano, violin, and cello. She also led Bible studies, taught English as a second language, used her majorette experience to establish a flag twirling corps in the Christian girls’ school, led vacation Bible schools in countless tiny villages, and represented Christianity in an overwhelmingly Buddhist land.
In the U.S., she established outstanding string programs in elementary and middle schools. She said being assigned to teach music to a class of 7th grade boys was her biggest challenge. She reached her students by using music of the Beatles and other contemporary bands to demonstrate musical principles.
She enjoyed Caribbean cruises, trips to Victoria, touring the Grand Canyon, visiting Fort Worth to stay with her grandson.
As her physical abilities lessened, she gave up favorite activities and found new ones within her capabilities.
Survivors include her children Pamela Ochs and her husband John of Seattle, Paul Bradburn and his wife Paulette of Fort Worth, and Robbin Bradburn and his wife Doris of Seattle, and grandchildren Monica and her husband Ed of Fort Worth.
A son David Bradburn died in Thailand. Her husband, Bob, also died earlier as did her brothers Bill and Hugh Myron.
The family acknowledges the help of Dr. Stephen Ginsberg and her many friends and family and hospice caregivers.
A celebration of her life was held previously.
Arrangements were entrusted to Island Funeral Service.

Wright, Murray Saturday, 06 Apr 2002
Murray Wright, formerly of Vashon, died April 6, 2002, at home in Yuma, Ariz. He was 78 years old.
Mr. Wright was born Nov. 27, 1923, the 10th of 13 children born to Arthur and Nora Macdonald Wright.
The family migrated to the United States in 1925. He lived his early years in Seattle.
During World War II, he served in Germany and in the Battle of the Bulge effort.
A son, Gordon “Corky” Wright, died in 1975.
Mr. Wright lived 35 years on Vashon Island before moving to Quilcene and Yuma in 1994. He was a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
His greatest pleasure was his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Over the years, he was active in the Vashon Saddle Club, the Vashon High School Booster Club, the Boy Scouts and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Survivors include his wife Frances of Yuma, three brothers, George, Erick and Reg Wright, all of the Seattle area, and one sister, Myrtle, of Vancouver, British Columbia; two sons, Larry of Federal Way and Richard of Tacoma; three stepchildren, Sandra Hood and her husband Steve of Elmer City, Wash., Brian George and his wife Carrie of Quilcene, Wash. and Kirk George of Seattle. He left three grandchildren, Michael and Reno Wright and Rainy Six; seven step-grandchildren, Reagan and Blues Wright, Reno and Lauren Wright, Alix Little and Madeline and Emma Jean Six.
His ashes will be interred in Riverton Crest cemetery with his son Corky at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11.

Ruble, Steve Friday, 10 Oct 2003
Steve Ruble died Oct. 10, 2003, in Reno, Nev., from diabetes. He was 42 years old.
Mr. Ruble was born in Albuquerque, N.M. on Jan. 20, 1961, and moved to Vashon Island when he was 15 to be with his aunt, Mary Smith.
He attended Vashon High School, where he lettered in cross country and basketball.
Mr. Ruble was an avid basketball player and sportsman, especially fishing and camping. He was employed by America West Airlines, which allowed him to travel.
It was his goal to visit every major league ballfield in the United States. While he was working at America West, he met and married his wife Sharon. As Steve’s health declined, he continued to be cheerful and loving and was known for his kindness, his friends and family say.
Survivors include his wife Sharon and father Roland (Skip) Ruble of Albuquerque; his sisters Patti Howk and Sandy Ryan; three sons, Trevor, Zachary and Logan; granddaughters Raven and Madison; aunt Mary Smith and cousins Roland and Barbara Smith, Rebecca Calahan-Klein and Kenny Calahan.
Services were Oct. 16 in Reno, Nev.

Christiansen, Perry N. Saturday, 27 Sep 2003
Perry N. Christiansen of Vashon Island, died Sept. 27, 2003, surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old.
Born Feb. 7, 1923, to Perry Christiansen and Mary Embree in Mukilteo, Wash., he was the grandson of Mukilteo’s first lighthouse keeper. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in Seattle in 1941 and began his career in the U.S. Coast Guard that same spring where he rose to the rank of LCMD.
During World War II, he was involved in the landings in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy where his was the first ship to land troops on the beach. He retired from the Coast Guard in 1961, but was called back to active duty during the Vietnam War.
Following his Coast Guard years, Mr. Christiansen developed a second career in education and church music. He served the communities in which he lived in many ways, but his life centered on his family, his church, and music.
He was a member of, and directed, many church choirs. When stationed in Hawaii, he sang with the Honolulu Opera Chorus. He also enjoyed traveling by land as well as sea and was always eager to swap a good story. For many years an elder in the Presbyterian Church, he held positions in the North Puget Sound and the Seattle Presbyteries, and the Synod of Alaska NorthWest.
In 1952 he married Audrey Friesen, who died in 1994 after a long illness.
He married Billie Reposa Hoglund in Sequim in 1995.
Survivors include his wife Billie of Vashon, sons Ron Christiansen and his wife Dawn of Tulare, Calif; Perry N. “Chris” Christiansen and his wife Jan of Woodridge, Va.; daughters Shari Steffensrud of Tacoma, Robin Briganti and her husband Paul of Monroe, and stepchildren Holly Sharrow and her husband Kelley of Wasilla, Ak., John Hoglund and his wife Carolina of Portland; Amy Sassara and her husband Rick of Vashon; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also surviving is Perry’s loving canine companion, Sassy.
A memorial service was Oct. 4 at the Vashon Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Christiansen’s ashes will be delivered to the sea by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Memorial donations may be made to the Vashon Presbyterian Church, the Leukemia Research Foundation of the A.L.S. Association.

Ma, Kwong Ngai Thursday, 25 Sep 2003
Kwong Ngai Ma died Sept. 25, 2003.
Mr. Ma was born Aug. 24, 1951, in China to parents Ying Man Ma and Wai Sem Wong.
He and his first wife Marie were the owners of Happy Garden from 1981 to 1996.
A son, Kevin Ngai Ma, died earlier.
Survivors include his wife Chong Ma, son Jerry Sawyer, grandson Anthony Sawyer, sisters Lillie, Miely, Lilay, Lemei and brother Man, four nephews and six nieces.
A memorial service will be Oct. 12 at the Eagles Club.
Call the club office for the time.

Lane, Gladys Monday, 22 Sep 2003
Gladys M. Lane died Sept. 22, 2003, of natural causes on Vashon Island. She was 101 years old.
Mrs. Lane was born near New Haven, Conn., on Nov. 13, 1901, to James Cumming and Ruby Ella Fletcher.
Although she did not attend college, she walked through the campus of Yale University when going to high school each day, so she jokingly told people she “went through Yale.”
On Sept. 10, 1921, she married John Albert Lane, a Harley Davidson dealer. On their honeymoon, they traveled to Niagara Falls on a motorcycle with a sidecar.
Mrs. Lane worked as a bookkeeper in a Massachusetts hospital before retiring to her cabin in the woods in Friendship, Maine, and her trailer in Jupiter, Fla., driving back and forth between the two.
Mrs. Lane lived at Wesley Gardens retirement home in Des Moines, for more than 23 years and moved to a Vashon Island adult family care home.
Her parents, siblings, husband, son John Lane of Texas and daughter-in-law Sara Gay Lane of Des Moines, Wash. died earlier.
Survivors include sons, Russell E. Lane and his wife Agnes of Columbus, Ohio, Roger W. Lane of Vashon, 11 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Wesley Gardens, 815 S. 216th St., Des Moines, Wash.
Burial will be at Vashon cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wesley Homes Circle of Concern or the American Red Cross.

Bremer, Roberta Lee Saturday, 20 Sep 2003
Roberta Lee Bremer, formerly of Vashon Island, died on Sept. 20, 2003. She was 41 years old.
As a young girl Roberta moved to Seattle and then to Vashon in the mid 1970s. In 1983, she moved off the island, but Vashon remained in her heart.
She loved to cook and bake pies. She was a generous person with an open heart and an open home when people were in need. She always signed her cards, “Luck, Love and Laughter.”
Survivors include her three children: Tad Bremer of Olympia, Stacy Bremer of Aberdeen and Tyler Bremer of Elma, Wash. Additional survivors include her parents Robert and Dorothy Bucher and Elizabeth Scott of Vashon and her brothers and sisters: Elizabeth Edmonds and her husband Dennis of Fort Jones, Calif; Marie Williamson and her husband Dean of Puyallup; Kate Bard and her husband Sam of Vashon; Charles Bucher of Vashon, Jackie Bucher of Vader, Wash.; step-sister Vicky Umbernetti of Des Moines, Wash.; and step brother Wayne Anderson of Burbank, Calif.
Services were Sept. 27 at the Church of the Holy Spirit on Vashon.
Island Funeral Service of Vashon was in charge of the arrangements.

Joyce Corry Smith, 71
Joyce Corry Smith died Sept. 9, 2002, on Vashon Island in her sleep. She was 71 years old.
Mrs. Smith was born June 14, 1932, and live most of her life in Weddington, N.C.
She grew up in Oakman, Ala., one of seven children. She received her nursing degree at the University of Alabama and her master’s at the University of Washington. She was working at the Veteran’s Hospital in Birmingham when she was set up on a blind date with her future husband. They settled in North Carolina.
In the big house where she and her husband raised five children, she welcomed everyone. She was happiest sitting at the table surrounded by food, family, friends and unexpected guests, telling and listening to stories and laughing until she cried. Friends say you weren’t just her friend, but a new family member and she let people know it with a hug every time she saw her new friends.
Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Dr. J. Roderick Smith, sons Rod Smith Jr., Michael Smith, Sam Smith, and Jonathan Smith, daughter Sally Smith Aichele, granddaughter Sarah Hager, grandson Matt Smith, granddaughter Anna Smith and grandson William Aichele.
A memorial service was Sunday at the Weddington United Methodist Church.
The family asks that donations be made to either the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation at 7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 1050, Bethesda, Md., 20814, the American Heart Association National Center/Women and Cardiovascular Disease at 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas, 75231, or the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease/Woman Heart at 818 18th St. N.W. Suite 730, Washington D.C. 20006.

Gregory Todd Collins, 39
Gregg Todd Collins died Sept. 7, 2003, shortly after finishing a 20-mile run in Seattle. He was 39 years old.
Mr. Collins was born Nov. 13, 1963, in Seattle, and raised in Monroe, Bellevue, and Oak Harbor. He graduated from Bellevue Christian High School in 1982, served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1982-1987, attended the University of Cologne in Germany in 1989, and graduated from American University in Washington D.C. in 1992.
Until recently he was the West Coast Director of Vignette Professional Services, a software consulting company based in Austin, Texas.
He had been training for the Chicago marathon.
Mr. Collins was an avid sailor, basketball player, gourmet cook, cyclist, world traveler, skilled handyman, computer technician, telemark skier, runner, and general lover of the outdoors.
His passion for adventure led him abroad many times, including to Europe, Asia, the South Pacific, Central America, and the North Pole.
An avid outdoorsman, he was happiest at the helm of his boat, Osprey, or taking to the open road in his camper van with his wife, baby daughter, and pet Siberian Husky Tenakee.
Additional hobbies included boat building, home remodeling and investing, cooking, and attending off-beat cultural events. Most of all, he loved spending time with family and numerous close friends.
Friends and family say they will remember him as a father, husband, brother, son, and loyal friend.
Survivors include his wife Allison Ellis and his baby daughter Elizabeth (Liza) Collins, who was born last October. His sister Christi Collins, of Los Angeles, Calif., father Todd Collins, of West Seattle, mother Judy Henkens, of Silverdale, Wash., stepmother Katie Pratt of West Seattle, and grandmother Betty Collins of Bellevue also survive him.
A memorial service was last Sunday at Daybreak Cultural Center, Discovery Park, Seattle.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the NextGen College Investing Plan FBO Elizabeth Ellis Collins, P.O. Box 96063 Bellevue, Wash. 98009-9663.

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