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VIRGINIA KANTERS
Virginia Kanters, age 81, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, died Saturday, December 31, 2005, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.
She was born on March 1, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Charles and Frances (nee Brengle) Vickery.
After becoming a registered nurse, Virginia served in the Cadet Nurse Corps.
She moved from Omaha to Waukesha in 1946 and worked at the Veterans Hospital.
Shortly thereafter, she met her future husband, John Kanters. They married
on August 23, 1947.
Virginia also worked at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in psychiatric nursing. She made many lasting friendships with her co-workers.
At one time she also served as the City of Waukesha Coordinator of the annual Halloween UNICEF collection.
She moved to Port Angeles, Washington, in 1986.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and volunteered at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Food Pantry and the Visitor Center.
She was also on the Board of Directors for the Port Angeles Senior Center and the Board of Family Planning.
Virginia was an extensive world traveler. She moved back to Waukesha in 2001.
She is survived by her loving children: David (Maureen Driggers) Kanters of Port Angeles; Janine (James) Voruz of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Steve (Anne) Kanters of Sequim; Judy (Robin) Thomas of Waukesha and Roger Kanters of West Bend, Wisconsin.
She was a cherished grandmother to Marissa Kanters, Ana (Bryan) Swanson, Matthew Kanters, John Voruz, Sarah Voruz, Davis Kanters, Nathan Thomas, Kristen Thomas, Adam Thomas, Emily Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, Brian Kanters and Rachel Kanters; and a great-grandmother to Nathaniel Brown.
She is also survived by her sister, Mildred ``Mimi" Elsasser, her former daughters-in-law, Jessica Kanters, Jan Anderson and Paula Smith, her longtime traveling partner, Florence Ninke, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John, on November 25, 1985, and her sister, Patricia Ryan.
Visitation for Virginia was held on Wednesday, January 4, 2006, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Randle-Dable Funeral Home in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
The funeral service was held on Thursday, January 5, 2005, at 10 a.m. at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Waukesha. Interment followed at Prairie Home cemetery.
If desired, memorials are suggested to the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or Port Angeles Family Planning, P.O. Box 927, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
For more information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit online at www.randledablefuneralhome.com.
Depending on what part of Virginia's life you knew her from, you would have known her as Ginny, Vicki or Virginia.
Regardless of the name you called our mom, you knew her as a strong woman with a dry sense of humor. She was a ``straight shooter" and also a classy dresser.
Right now we can hear her reminding us, ``This too shall pass."
We would like to extend a special thank you to all of Mom's personal caregivers at Lindengrove in Waukesha for their loving care and to the Waukesha Memorial ER and 4NW staff who so compassionately cared for mom in her final hours.
KAY WYMAN
November 16, 1909-December 30, 2005
Kay Wyman died peacefully at home in Bellingham early December 30, 2005, with her daughter, Shirley Gillespie, by her side.
Kay was 96 years old.
She joins her loving husband, Austin Wyman, and son, Jim Holland, in heaven.
She is survived by her 101-year-old sister, Emma Gronnestad, of Red Deer, Alberta; daughters Shirley Gillespie of Bellingham and Betty Breivik of London, Ontario; daughter-in-law, Arlene Holland of Hanley, Saskatchewan; grandchildren, John and David Gillespie, Susan Carroll, Elaine Klimosko, Betty Lynn Peek, Leanne Rose, Rod Holland, Jody Lipke, Kevin Breivik, Joan Snyder and their spouses; 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her stepson, Lee Wyman; stepdaughters Nancy Hilt, Sue Lidster, all of Port Angeles, and Ester Repp of Sequim and their spouses; 17 step-grandchildren, 30 step-great-grandchildren, and special friends Irene Wyman and Janet Herschlip.
Kay was born November 16, 1909, in Hartley, Iowa, to German immigrants John and Mary Greggerson.
At age 5, her family moved to Strongfield, Saskatchewan, a small farming community on the prairie.
She and daughter Shirley moved to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1945, and it was there that she met her husband, Austin.
They were married
in 1950 in Port Angeles and Kay lived there until 2001. She worked at Peoples Department Store and Singer Sewing Machines for many years.
Kay and Austin shared a love of the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, clamdigging, boating, camping and traveling with their trailer in tow.
Kay also loved gardening and cooking. She was an excellent seamstress and she crocheted or knit most nights of her life. She made thousands of colorful winter hats for homeless people.
Kay was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church and the Dorcas Guild of Port Angeles. She was devoted to her family and her many friends.
Everyone who knew Kay will miss her deeply.
Remembrance services in Port Angeles are pending. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Whatcom Hospice or charity of choice.
Sandy Bailey
Longtime county fair manager Sandy Bailey dies
PORT ANGELES -- Sandy Bailey, 59, manager of the Clallam County Fair since 1983, died Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer.
``She was the embodiment of the county fair, " said Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman.
``I personally will miss her greatly. The fair will never be the same.
``Sandy was an incredible asset to the county and she certainly will be missed.
``She put her heart and soul into the fair, making it a great event. She can't be replaced. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family."
Legacy of great fairs
Chapman said Bailey leaves a legacy of making the Clallam County Fair one of the best in the state, winning awards every year from the state Fair Commission.
``I will never go to the county fair again without thinking of her, " he said.
``It was a honor to work with her and an honor to know her."
2005 Fair Board President Carol Johnson said she heard the news of Bailey's death when a group gathered to work on the fair theme for 2006-07.
``I was totally shocked, " Johnson said.
``She just e-mailed me about a meeting next week. Obviously we're devastated to have someone like that go away and not get a chance to say good-bye."
Bailey had just returned from the National Finals Rodeo, held Dec. 2-11 in Las Vegas, she said.
The fair board decided to hold its regular meeting Wednesday because that is what Bailey would have wanted them to do, Johnson said.
But it was a somber meeting, with some fair board members hearing the news just before the meeting started, she said.
Bailey's daughter, Jaymie Van Gordon of Port Angeles, said her mother loved her job and lived it even at home.
``I grew up on a 15-acre farm and we had horses and cows and dogs, " Van Gordon said.
``She was what was considered a superintendent since I was born. She's been fair manager since I was 5."
Van Gordon said her mother didn't want any of them to mention the cancer because she didn't want people to think it got the best of her.
Fair blood in her veins
Clallam County Public Works Director Craig Jacobs said he worked with Bailey directly for 15 years.
The county fair became part of county government in 1991, Jacobs said.
Before that it was managed by a nonprofit association appointed by county commissioners, he said.
Bailey was the association's manager from 1983-91 and before that was involved as a superintendent and volunteer, Jacobs said.
``County fair blood ran deep in her veins, " Jacobs said.
``She was committed to the fair industry and the 4-H and Future Farmers of America programs.
``It was a long tradition for her. She lived that very fully. It was her passion."
Clallam County Administrator Dan Engelbertson said a successor to Bailey hasn't been discussed at this point.
According to family members, services are pending.
Steven Grant Corra
Dec. 26, 1949 -- Jan. 2, 2006
Steve Corra died in Jefferson Healthcare hospital after a 14- month battle with mantle cell lymphoma. He was 56.
Mr. Corra was born in Chicago to Clarence and Patricia (Mudd) Corra. He was raised in Libertyville, Ill.
He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he met Bonnie Brewer and married
her on May 15, 1971.
The Corras moved to Port Townsend in 1974.
He worked for the Port Townsend School District for several years, then began working for the Port Townsend Parks Department in 1982.
Mr. Corra played in many different musical groups, mentored young musicians with Rhythm Planet for the past six years.
Survivors include his wife of Port Townsend; daughter and son-in-law Shanta Corra Martinez and Ruben Martinez of Seattle; daughter Alyssa Corra of Port Townsend; his mother of Vernon Hills, Ill.; mother-in-law Peg Brewer of Port Townsend; brother Peter Corra of Paradise, Mich.; and sisters Kathy Corra of Santa Rosa, Calif. and Edith Corra of Brooklyn, N.Y.
His father preceded him in death.
Services: Saturday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m., memorial at Fort Worden State Park Commons, 210 Battery Way, Port Townsend.
Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: City of Port Townsend Memorial Fund for Parks, Waterman-Katz Building, 181 Quincy St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Judie A. Stading-Skinner
May 6, 1938 -- Dec. 30, 2005
Former Port Angeles resident Judie A. Stading-Skinner of Woodburn, Ore., died at age 67.
She was born to Lyle and Claudine (Leonard) Madison in Port Angeles, where she graduated from high school.
Her 1956 marriage to Andy Stephens ended in divorce.
She married
Clinton Skinner in 1980; he preceded her in death in 1988.
Mrs. Stading-Skinner lived in Port Angeles until she moved to Seattle, and later to Woodburn and Palm Desert, Calif.
Survivors include son John Stephens of Palm Desert, Calif.; daughter Amy Daniels of Port Angeles; brother Lyle Madison of Sequim; and one granddaughter.
Services: Private interment will be in Belle Passi Memorial Mausoleum, Woodburn, Ore.
Cornwell Colonial Chapel, Woodburn, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 537 Roy St., Lower Level, Seattle, WA 98109; National Federation of the Blind, Washington Chapter, P.O. Box 2516, Seattle, WA 98111; Make-A-Wish Foundation, 107 Cherry St., Suite 305, Seattle, WA 98104.
Beverly Thompson
June 26, 1926 -- Dec. 20, 2005
Sequim resident Beverly Thompson died of leukemia in Olympic Care & Rehabilitation Center at age 79.
She was born in Spokane to Clinton and Eva (Snyder) Taylor.
She married
M.E. Reid of Las Vegas in 1945. They divorced in 1969.
Her marriage in March 1970 to Gerald Tommy Thompson in Seattle ended with his death in August 1983.
Mrs. Thompson moved to Carlsborg from Bothell. She shared summers in Westport, where she did commercial fishing with Mr. Thompson.
She also had worked as a retail clerk.
Her hobby was crocheting. She created the ``Worry Bug" and the poem that accompanied it.
Mrs. Thompson was affiliated with St. Joseph's Parish in Sequim.
Survivors include son Michael J. Reid and daughter Carolyn A. Redenbaugh, both of Port Angeles.
Services: None. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles is in charge of arrangements.
