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George A. Conaway
Nov. 13, 1909 -- Sept. 17, 2004
Port Angeles resident George A. Conaway died in Dungeness Courte Alzheimer's Community, Sequim, at age 94.
He was born in Port Angeles to William Tipton and Anna Mable (Crosley) Conaway.
He was self-employed in tree farming and the logging industry.
Mr. Conaway enjoyed helping people, hiking and camping in the Olympic Mountains, making home brew and dancing.
He is survived by his companion of 40 years, Sara Secor; sister Nova L. Ferguson of Port Angeles; and grandsons David of Shelton and James, who is in the Navy in Japan; nephews Joseph D. Ferguson of Poulsbo and Les Conaway of San Francisco; and nieces Kay Dow of Anacortes and Marilyn Ferguson of Houston.
Mr. Conaway was preceded in death by son Allen, and brothers Earl and Victor.
Services: To be announced. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Rose Louise Dunaway
May 6, 1932 -- Sept. 19, 2004
Rose Louise Dunaway died in her Port Angeles home at age 72.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert L. Duvall
Aug. 21, 1919 -- Sept. 17, 2004
Robert L. Duvall died in his Sequim home at age 85.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Peggy L. Erfle
Dec. 26, 1949 -- Sept. 18, 2004
Peggy L. Erfle died of cardiac failure in her Port Townsend home at age 54.
She was born in Seattle to Fred Russell and Betty Lee (Smith) Struthers.
She graduated from Federal Way High School in 1967.
After moving to the North Olympic Peninsula in 1972, she lived in Sequim/Port Angeles and moved to Port Townsend in 1988.
She married
Darrel M. Erfle in Sequim on Sept. 11, 1976.
Mrs. Erfle worked as a paralegal for the Port Angeles law firm of Platt Irwin Colley Oliver. She owned and operated Pegg's Day Care and was a member of the Washington State Family Child Care Provider Association.
Mrs. Erfle enjoyed family and friends, and spent Monday nights with her crafting group. Other hobbies included stamping, sewing, flower gardening, fishing and reading.
Mrs. Erfle is survived by her husband and daughter, Danika Erfle, both of Port Townsend; son Russell Erfle of Port Angeles; and two grandchildren.
Services: Friday, Sept. 24, open house at 4-7 p.m. at Kosec Funeral Home, 1615 Parkside Drive, Port Townsend.
Memorials: American Heart Association, 4414 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103; or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.
Paul J. Griffin
July 30, 1943 -- Sept. 17, 2004
Sequim resident Paul J. Griffin, 61, died of Hodgkin's lymphoma in Harrison Hospital, Bremerton.
He was born in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Elmer and Eulah Griffin.
Mr. Griffin was an Army veteran.
He married
Cynthia Caddell in Tacoma on Aug. 13, 1983.
Mr. Griffin, who worked for Safeway and owned Paul Griffin Stands, lived in Sequim for 11 years.
He enjoyed working with the Drama Club at Sequim Community Church.
Spending time with his grandchildren, camping, fishing and traveling were among his pastimes.
Survivors include his wife; daughter and son-in-law Jennifer and Michael Sargent; brothers Cleve and John Griffin; and two grandchildren.
Services: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m., memorial in Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim The Rev. Ralph Kieneker will officiate. A reception will follow. Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Office of Donor Services, 1311 Mamaronek Ave., White Plains, NY 10605.
Wanda `Norine' Knoepfle
June 19, 1933 -- Sept. 18, 2004
Wanda ``Norine" Knoepfle died at Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend, at age 71.
She was born to Charles and Eva (Newman) Twiggs in Port Hadlock.
Services: Private inurnment in Laurel Grove cemetery, Port Townsend. Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Corky Morris
Nov. 25, 1934 -- Sept. 16, 2004
Port Townsend resident Corky Morris died of heart failure at University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle. He was 69.
He was born in Port Townsend to Marvin Manule and Irma (Martinsen) Morris, Sr., and graduated from Port Townsend High School.
He was in the Navy in 1954-58.
Mr. Morris married
Barbara Heiman on June 12, 1968.
He retired from the Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill as a supervisor of pipefitters.
Mr. Morris enjoyed coaching Little League baseball and football, and was a high school wrestling referee and 4-H leader. He was particularly proud of having a four-generation family picture taken at the Port Townsend alumni gathering in June.
He was a life member of Elks and belonged to the American Legion. He enjoyed cooking and woodworking.
Survivors include his wife; daughter and son-in-law Veronica and Jim Nakano of Port Townsend; son Joey Morris of Irondale; sons and daughters-in-law Danny and Charlotte Morris of Vancouver, Wash., and Denny and Kristie Morris of Port Hadlock; brothers and sisters-in-law Skip and Delia Morris of Bremerton, Jess and Janet Morris of Bellingham and Max and Michelle Plattner of Port Townsend; sisters and brothers-in-law Nancy and Danny Moraldo of Bremerton, Kristy and James Billingflea of Virginia Beach, Va., and Becky and Doug Prichard and sister Jo Pouter, all of Port Orchard; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services: Saturday, Sept. 25, 2-4 p.m., celebration of life in the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend. Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Port Townsend Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, c/o Eleanor Stickney, 1433 Ninth St., Port Townsend, WA 98368; or Elks Lodge No. 317, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Francis L. Rimple
Nov. 27, 1926 -- Sept. 20, 2004
Francis L. Rimple died in Olympic Medical Center at age 77.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Elizabeth `Peggy' Semmler
Aug. 21, 1918 -- Sept. 11, 2004
Margaret Elizabeth ``Peggy" Semmler died in her Sequim home at age 86.
She was born to Olaf Emery and Lulu (Hubert) Caskin in Seattle, where she graduated from Queen Anne High School and from the University of Washington with a degree in art.
She was as a commercial artist, and worked at the Boeing Co. during World War II.
She married
Jesse Wilkins in Seattle in 1941.
During the war, the daily letters she sent to him in the Pacific Theater were enclosed in illustrated envelopes that remain in a collection.
The couple and their four children lived on Mercer Island, and she was active in civic and church activities.
The couple divorced in 1965.
She married
Bill Semmler in Seattle on July 3, 1966. The couple moved their combined family to Yakima, where he worked for Boise Cascade Corp.
After her husband's retirement in 1983, the couple moved to a condominium in Sequim.
Mrs. Semmler continued her interests in golf, water aerobics, bridge and painting. She also was active in the SunLand Hilltoppers, PEO Chapter HM, and the Dungeness Bonsai Society.
She attended Sequim Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Semmler is survived by daughter Wendy Flerchinger of Lewiston, Idaho, who was her caregiver the past year; daughter-in-law Barbara Wilkins of Kenmore; son Jesse Wilkins III of Seattle; sons and daughters-in-law Mark and Katy Haigh Wilkins of Lynnwood, Chris and Diane Wilkins of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., William and Kathy Semmler of Spokane; sister Jacqueline MacRae; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Her husband died Sept. 22, 2003.
Services: Saturday, Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m., memorial in Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., followed by a light meal and sharing of memories in the fellowship hall. Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home in Bremerton, through People's Memorial, handled the cremation.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or Sequim City Band, 9411 Old Olympic Highway, Sequim, WA 98382.
Virginia Wolf
July 1, 1924 -- Sept. 17, 2004
Port Townsend resident Virginia Wolf died of cardiac failure in University Medical Center, Seattle, at age 80.
She was born in the home of her parents, Paul Henry and Ora Sarah (Jones) Wolf, in Morristown, Ind.
She graduated from Westtown (Pa.) School in 1942 and from Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., in 1946. At Earlham, she was student body president and later was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
She received her master's degree from the University of Colorado and was in the doctorate program at the University of Iowa before teaching at the University of Washington.
Ms. Wolf's career as a physical education teacher and coach included positions at Colorado College and Sam Houston, Penn State and Idaho universities.
She was tenured on the faculty of the University of Idaho.
After retiring to Port Townsend, Ms. Wolf was a supporter of Centrum and the arts. She was a past member of Soroptimist International and past president of the Port Townsend Chapter of American Association of University Women.
She was a lifelong Democrat noted for her efforts to improve the quality of life for women.
Survivors include brother William H. Wolf of Greenfield, Ind.; and sisters Joan Barth of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Marian Thoms of Whittier, Calif.
Services: Saturday, Sept. 25, 1:30 p.m., graveside service in Asbury cemetery, Morristown, Ind., followed by a gathering for family and friends in a Morristown restaurant.
On Oct. 9, 3-6 p.m., a celebration of life will be held at Public House Grill & Ales, 1038 Water St., Port Townsend. Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Memorials: AAUW Scholarship Fund, c/o Linda Kostenbader, 46 Nantucket Place, Port Townsend, WA 98368; Earlham College, 801 National Road W., Richmond, IN 47374-4095.
Leslie Georgina McCleary
Nov. 17, 1914 -- Sept. 12, 2004
Port Townsend resident Leslie Georgina Andrews McCleary died of cancer at age 89.
Mrs. McCleary was married
on Oct. 19, 1940, and was raised on the Andrews family farm at Crocker Lake.
She sang in her church choir and retired in 1994.
Services were held Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Port Townsend.
GERALDINE KUTTING BEELER
The summer of 1913 brought the arrival of Geraldine Irna Helen Kutting, to begin life and reach goals.
Her first was to become a wonderful, nurturing elementary school teacher. Her pathway as a student led to graduating in 1929 from Stadium High School in Tacoma and receiving her Teacher's Life Diploma in 1933 from Washington Normal School in Ellensburg.
Miss Kutting's first teaching assignment in Toppenish, Washington, required her at that time to remain unmarried
and not only "light the fire" in students daily, but also in the schoolhouse!
In Ventura, Calif., (during WWII) and Port Angeles, Washington, (post-war) hundreds of students enjoyed the teaching, love and art projects shared with energetic Mrs. Beeler.
Geraldine continually collected files and resources not only for her own use, but to share as she mentored new teachers until her retirement in 1975.
"Mrs. Beeler" met her future husband Harold on a train which stalled on their way back to Washington Normal School. She offered him chocolate cake and he later offered her a wedding ring in 1937.
When Harold was recruited to Guadalcanal with the Navy's SeaBees, Geraldine was allowed to teach as Mrs. Beeler.
During their 65 years of marriage, music was an integral part of the household. A frequent sound was duets being played, Geraldine on the piano and Harold on the guitar. A talented pianist, Geraldine played for recreation as well as accompanying church and school interests.
In the 1960's, the Beelers began enjoying annual summer trips to historic areas around the U.S., Canada and Mexico in their Airstream; Geraldine would transform highlights of the trips into classroom learning experiences.
Europe, and relatives, welcomed them in 1987 as they visited Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Geraldine put family and friends first and endlessly provided love, encouragement and generosity. Her loyalty and readiness to listen and give support in times of need could be well documented by everyone blessed to know her. Each one of her grandchildren was adored and she showered with individual attention from "Mudder" or "Grammie" who actively loved them and taught them of the love of the Lord.
In 1996, Geraldine and Harold moved from their home of 50 years in Port Angeles to Mount Vernon to be closer to family and make more friends.
On September 6, 2004, her life's journey ended as she was freed from a long-standing illness. Geraldine is now reunited with her granddaughter Lindsey Odell (1984) and husband Harold (2002).
Those family members remaining, who will celebrate Geraldine's life at a future memorial service, are her daughters Judy Odell, Carole Myers and husband Bruce; beloved grandchildren Cary and Rachel Buller, Nancy and Craig Hawley, Brandon Odell and Jeff Odell.
Memorial donations may be made to a local hospice organization.
Arrangements are under the care of Hawthorne Funeral Home, 1825 E College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
