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Damien Scott Anderson
June 23, 1985 -- March 27, 2004
Damien Scott Anderson, 18, died from injuries received when a car in which he was riding plunged off state Highway 112 into the Pysht River.
He was born in Port Angeles to David Swan and Vicki Lynn (Hilt) Anderson.
Mr. Anderson, who was a cook at The Cove restaurant in Sekiu, played football at Clallam Bay High School, from which he graduated last year.
Survivors include his parents, brother Derek S. Anderson, and grandparents Rusty and Valerie Hilt, and Donna and Dave Herson.
Services: Today, April 1, 3-7 p.m., visitation in Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, 260 Monroe Road, Port Angeles.
Graveside services Friday, April 2, 10 a.m., in Mount Angeles Memorial Park, Monroe Road and U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles. Mr. Anderson's grandfather, Alfred David ``Dave" Herson Jr., will officiate.
Memorials: Youth Sports Program, Clallam Bay High School, P.O. Box 337, Clallam Bay, WA 98326.
Jerome J. `Murph' Moniz
April 17, 1946 -- March 31, 2004
Sequim resident Jerome J. ``Murph" Moniz died of heart failure at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. He was 57.
He was born to John Lopes and Vivian Moniz-Lopes on Maui, Hawaii.
He married
he married
Victoria U. Browne on Maui on Sept. 25, 1971.
Mr. Moniz was an auto mechanic in California and worked in construction in Hawaii. In Sequim he was known to many as ``Murph" from Aloha Automotive.
Survivors include his wife; sons Scott Moniz of Port Angeles and Dennis Moniz of Sequim; son and daughter-in-law John Moniz and Emily Hines of Sequim; father John Lopes of Hawaii; sisters Shirley Ann Lopes and Teresa Lopes, both of Maui; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Services: Sunday, April 4, 2 p.m., reception at Aloha Automotive, 164 Sawmill Road, Sequim. Sequim Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
John Anthony Hubble
1983 -- March 27, 2004
John Anthony Hubble, 20, died of injuries received in the state Highway 112 wreck.
Services: Today, March 31, at 3:30 p.m., memorial service in Clallam Bay School (see above).
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is assisting the family with arrangements for transporting the remains to California.
Cassidy James Hunter
Feb. 26, 1988 -- March 27, 2004
Clallam Bay resident Cassidy James Hunter died at age 16 from injuries received in the car wreck on state Highway 112.
Services: Today, March 31, at 3:30 p.m., memorial service at Clallam Bay School (see above).
Graveside services Thursday, April 1, 2004, in Forks cemetery, Forks. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Erik Michael Kroeger
Aug. 9, 1985 -- March 27, 2004
Erik Michael Kroeger, 18, of Clallam Bay died of injuries in the Highway 112 wreck.
Services: Today, March 31, at 3:30 p.m., memorial service in Clallam Bay School (see above).
Saturday, April 3, at 1 p.m., graveside in Mountain View cemetery, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Tacoma.
Elizabeth C. Flippin Banks
Jan. 12, 1926 -- March 27, 2004
Peninsula homemaker Elizabeth C. Flippin Banks, 78, died of cancer in her Port Angeles home.
She was born in Pasadena, Calif., to Andrew H. and Sarah B. (Noffsinger) Eberhart.
She married
Maryland ``Tex" Flippin on June 26, 1945, in California. He died Dec. 30, 1977.
In 1988, she married
Glenn Banks, also in California. He died in June 1999,
Mrs. Flippin Banks, who was a member of the Eagles in Bell Gardens, Calif., came to Port Angeles in May 2002.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Marilyn and Bob Love of Port Angeles; sons and daughters-in-law Don and Gretchen Flippin of Las Vegas; Clayton and Dawn Flippin of Bullhead City, Ariz.; Mark and Marie Flippin of Paramount, Calif.; Richard and Sandra Flippin of Topeka, Kan.; and Andy and Julie Flippin of Bakersfield, Calif.
She is also survived by sisters Hazel, Anna and Lois; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services: Inurnment in Park Lawn cemetery, Bell Gardens, Calif. Olympic Cremation, Port Angeles, is in charge of local arrangements.
Delmar `Del' Murray
Nov. 16, 1923 -- March 28, 2004
Delmar ``Del" Murray died in his Sequim home at age 80.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Elmer E. Statler
Feb. 21, 1914 -- March 27, 2004
Elmer E. Statler died in Sequim at age 90.
He was born in Sedgewickville, Mo., to Argie Thurmon and Elizabeth Rosie (Barks) Statler.
He married
Elva Cronkhite in Yuma, Ariz., on June 8, 1941.
Mr. Statler served in the Army Air Corps in 1942-45, including duty in England with the 8th Air Force.
Beginning in 1949 and continuing for 35 years, he established gas stations in Porterville and Lindsay, Calif.
The Statlers moved to Sequim in December 1983.
He enjoyed gardening and was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, daughter Harveen Statler and son-in-law Ernie Nelson, all of Sequim; sisters Pearl Montgomery of Festus, Mo., and Alma Clouser of Fredericktown, Mo.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by brother Leo Statler and sister Ethle Kieser.
Services: Saturday, April 3, 2004, 1 p.m., graveside services in Sequim View cemetery. Sara Johnson will officiate. Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Charity of choice.
ROBERT `BOB' JAMES BIRD JR.
July 20, 1962 March 27, 2004
Robert ``Bob" James Bird Jr. passed away on March 27, 2004.
The son of Marjorie DeWitt and the late Robert Bird Sr. was born in Tampa, Florida, on July 20, 1962.
Bob was married
for 14 years; he adored his wife, Tonia Lee. He loved coming home to her and his puppy, Pepper.
We will remember Bob with his boyish grin, his laughter, love of life and family.
As a student of the Bible, Bob loved the truths it held, and teaching these to others.
His deep appreciation for creation and his love for the outdoors included wakeboarding, tropical fish, motorcycling and hanging flower pots.
Bob enjoyed his truck, playing cribbage and horseshoes.
He is survived by his wife, Tonia Bird; his mother, Marjorie DeWitt of Port Angeles; brother and sister-in-law Lyndell and Mary Bird of Battle Creek, Michigan; brothers Von Bird of Battle Creek and Ron Bird of Port Angeles; sister and brother-in-law Lynette and Billy Sumpter of Colcord, Okla.; nephews Michael Bird of Port Angeles, Nathan Bird of Redding, California, Jalen Abuan of Lakewood, Washington, and Blake Sumpter of Colcord, Oklahoma; and niece Lorenda Sumpter of Colcord, Oklahoma.
The memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 3, at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1714 S. N St., Port Angeles. Talk to be given by Rob Standley.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CASSIDY JAMES HUNTER
Feb. 26, 1988 March 27, 2004
Cassidy James Hunter of Lake Ozette, Washington, was a caring and compassionate young man who loved family, friends and fishing.
Cassidy will be remembered for his kind spirit, athletic talent and love of all things fish. He spent every moment of his life fishing or thinking about how and when he would go fishing next.
Cassidy is survived by his mother, Janet Hunter; stepfather Rodney Haberman; father Craig Hunter; brother Joseph Bell; and sisters Scarlet Hunter and Stella Haberman.
A memorial service for Cassidy and his friends, Erik Kroeger, Damien Anderson and John Hubble, will take place at Clallam Bay School on Wednesday, March 31, at 3:30 p.m.
A graveside service for Cassidy will take place at Forks cemetery on Thursday, April 1, at 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Cassidy will always be in the hearts of his family and friends. Cassidy, you will be truly missed.
Dorothy Loftus
July 5, 1924 -- March 26, 2004
Former Port Angeles resident Dorothy Loftus died of cancer in her Dwight, Ill., home. She was 79.
She was born in Dwight to Valentine and Elsie (Calhamer) Weis.
She married
Jim Loftus in Streator, Ill., on Jan. 19, 1951. They later divorced.
Mrs. Loftus moved from Florida to Port Angeles about 1998.
Mrs. Loftus' survivors include her former husband and sons Mark and Kevin, all of Deland, Fla.; son John of Dwight, Ill.; sons and daughters-in-law Jim and Mary of Lilburn, Ga., and Mikel and Vivian of Port Angeles; sister and brother-in-law Louise and Tom Tock of Dwight, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by an infant brother, Louis, and a sister, Marian Riley.
Services: April 9, 3 p.m., memorial in the home of Louise Tock, 410 W. Delaware Ave., Dwight, IL 60420. Hager Memorial Home, Dwight, is in charge.
Memorials: Peninsula Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382; or Clallam County Humane Society, 2105 Highway 101, Port Angeles, WA 98363.
Merland Leonard Moseson
Dec. 11, 1920 -- March 26, 2004
NASA pioneer and Port Ludlow resident Merland Leonard Moseson died in Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, of a stroke. He was 83.
At the time of his retirement in 1982f rom the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mr. Moseson had a 97 percent success rate for the 135 U.S. spacecraft on which he had played a key role.
Mr. Moseson was born to Gus and Clara (Arneson) Moseson in Howard, S.D., on the farm that had been homesteaded by his Norwegian-born grandfather, Nils Moseson.
He was accidentally shot and blinded in one eye by a visiting pheasant hunter who he was guiding at age 13.
Mr. Moseson attended Augustana College, and earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State University.
He received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio.
Because the accidental blinding disqualified him from a pilot's career, Mr. Moseson turned his interest in flight into designing flying machines.
His initial project involved jet propulsion turbines, but the 1957 launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik I, man's first artificial satellite, changed that.
As lead mechanical design engineer for what would become Project Mercury, he moved from the Lewis Flight Research Center in Ohio to Washington, D.C., as one of NASA's original team.
His career titles at NASA included head of spacecraft systems (1959-1965), systems review office chief (1965-1976), and director of flight assurance (1976-1981).
He was president of Aerospace Consultants Inc. from 1982 to 1997.
His professional awards included a fellowship into the American Astronautical Society, U.S. Government Senior Service Executive Service Bonus Award, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
He married
Serene Tonning in Sioux Falls, S.D., on March 24, 1943. The couple observed their 61st wedding anniversary two days before Mr. Moseson's death.
Bolstered by a love of boating, Mr. Moseson and his family explored the Great Lakes in a small lapstrake outboard, and Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by power and sail.
They also traveled the Atlantic from Maine to Bermuda. He and his wife became expert sailors, using celestial navigation.
After coming to Port Ludlow -- where he and his wife designed their home overlooking the water -- they continued to cruise the San Juan Islands and piloted his son's boat to Alaska.
He was a lifelong communicant of the Lutheran Church. At the time of his death, he was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Port Townsend, where his wife serves as deacon.
Survivors include his wife of Port Ludlow; sons and daughters-in-law Eric and Debra Moseson of Pasadena, Md., and Dane and Bertha Alicia Moseson of Longview; daughter Diana Brown of Ellicott City, Md.; daughter and son-in-law Kristi and Louis Pagano of Woodinville; brother and sister-in-law Darrel and Marilyn Moseson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: Wednesday, March 31, 2 p.m., memorial and reception in Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., Port Townsend. Private interment at Forest Hill cemetery in Port Ludlow. Kosec Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Endowment Fund, First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., WA 98368.
