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Willis A. `Bill' Jewell
Jan. 7, 1932 -- Jan. 19, 2004
Port Townsend resident Willis A. ``Bill" Jewell, 72, died in Harrison Hospital, Bremerton, of pneumonia and cancer.
He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., to Archie W. and Katherine (Bruso) Jewell. He was raised in Hamburg, N.Y., where he graduated from high school in 1950.
He served with the New York National Guard in 1949-50 and with the Air Force in 1950-71, retiring as a senior master sergeant who was a missile systems analyst for the Strategic Air Command.
In 1964, Mr. Jewell graduated from Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, Calif.. In 1976, he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Cleveland College in Kansas City, Mo.
His first marriage, to Maxine Flynn, ended with a 1970 divorce. She preceded him in death.
He married
Susan Johnson in New Orleans on Aug. 6, 1971. The couple moved to Port Townsend in 1978.
Most recently, Mr. Jewell enjoyed his work at the Kala Point Clubhouse.
He was drawn to all animals, whether large or small, and particularly enjoyed walking on the beach or driving in the country. He also enjoyed baseball and trains.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Jewell is survived by son and daughter-in-law William and Patti Jewell of Bethalto, Ill.; daughters Katherine Jewell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Pamela Winslow of Chimacum; daughter and son-in-law Carolyn and Bruce Crowley of Somers, Iowa; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by sister Margaret Cooglio.
Services: Saturday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m., graveside service at Fort Worden cemetery, then 11 a.m., memorial in San Juan Baptist Church, 1704 Discovery Road, Port Townsend. Pastor Dan McMillan will officiate.
A reception and potluck will follow the church service. Kosec Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: RED (Rescue Every Dog/Cat), P.O. Box 1937 Belfair, WA 98528; Jefferson County Animal Services Auxiliary, P.O. Box 1466, Port Hadlock, WA 98339.
Thelma Elaine Lopeman
Oct. 18, 1926 -- Jan. 25, 2004
Longtime Jefferson County resident Thelma Elaine Lopeman died in Port Townsend at age 77.
She was born is Cosmopolis to Edgar and Alice (Ulbrikson) Whisnat, and moved to Port Ludlow as a child.
She graduated from Chimacum High School in 1944.
She married
Bill Lopeman On Dec. 6, 1946.
Mrs. Lopeman was postmaster in Chimacum for many years before retiring in 1986.
She enjoyed salmon fishing, and in 1966 was the first woman to win the Port Townsend Salmon Derby. She also enjoyed flowers and gardening.
In addition to her husband of 57 years, Mrs. Lopeman's survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Bill and Colette Lopeman, Randy and Linda Lopeman and Mark and Tammy Lopeman, all of Chimacum; sisters Virginia McCloud of Vancouver, Wash., Marlene Yaunkunks of Salem, Ore., Barbara Barnes of Puyallup, Linda Lacosse of Port Townsend and Mickey Williams of Port Hadlock; and seven grandchildren.
Services: At her request, none. A Celebration of Life will be held in her honor Saturday, Jan. 31, 2-5 p.m., in the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend. Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024; or Washington Elks Child Therapy Program, P.O. Box 110760, Tacoma, WA 98411-0706.
Robert J. Loughead
April 22, 1919 -- Jan. 21, 2004
Robert J. Loughead died of cardiac arrest in his Sequim home at age 84.
He was born in Seattle to William James and Mabel (Chynoth) Loughead.
He entered the Navy on Dec. 7, 1941.
He married
Mary Ross in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 2, 1956.
Mr. Loughead was an electrician with Seattle City Light for 33 years, most of the time as an underground foreman.
He also taught at vocational schools in Seattle before retiring in 1972.
He moved to Sequim in 1973.
Mr. Loughead held a pilot's license. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting.
In addition to being a 60-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Mr. Loughead belonged to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Sequim post of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife; daughter and son-in-law Patty Lynn and Larry Stevens of Belfair; brother James Loughead of Bremerton; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: None. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge.
Marion Anna `Granny' Raef
Oct. 1, 1919 -- Jan. 17, 2004
Marion Anna ``Granny" Raef, died at age 84.
Services: Monday, Feb. 2, 1-4 p.m., memorial in Granny's Restaurant, 234414 Highway 101 W., at Indian Valley. Her brother, Richard Vargas, will officiate. Cremains were forwarded to Hawaii with Peoples Memorial Association, Seattle, in charge of arrangements.
Carmen Rivera
Dec. 12, 1913 -- Jan. 6, 2004
Carmen Rivera died in her Sequim home of age-related causes. She was 90.
She was born to Gideon and Florida (Poulin) Montminy in Waterville, Maine, where she resided until age 22.
She moved to San Diego in 1935, and married
Harry Damian in 1939. The couple were living at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, were he was stationed in the Navy, on Dec. 7, 1941.
She was a caregiver in San Diego.
She was a widow when she married
Albert Rivera in 1968. He died in 1985.
In 2000, Mrs. Rivera came to Sequim, where she was living with her son and daughter-in-law, Harry and Eileen Damian, at the time of her death.
She is also survived by son and daughter-in-law Jim and Marilyn Damian of San Diego.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Services: On Jan. 15, rosary and memorial services were held in South Dakota. Cremains will be interred at Fort Rosecrans National cemetery in San Diego, where her husband's are buried. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Ellen C. `Ellie' Starks
Aug. 28, 1932 - Jan. 26, 2004
Sequim resident Ellen C. ``Ellie" Starks of Sequim died in Olympic Medical Center at age 71.
She was born in New York City to Otto and Friedel (Mouss) Schmidt.
Her first husband, Royce Clayton, preceded her in death.
On Jan. 18, 1973, she married
C. Robert ``Bob" Starks Jr. in Denver, where she was a cardiology technician at Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hospital.
The Starks moved to Sequim in 1989.
In addition to her husband, survivors include son Roger Clayton of Los Angeles; stepson Rob Starks of Denver; daughter Laura Stiewe of Port Angeles; stepdaughters Julia Martiss of Albuquerque, N.M., and Nancy Plute of Rochester, Minn.; and several grandchildren.
Services: Thursday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m., memorial in Sequim Valley Chapel, 108 W. Alder St. Chaplain Dennis Niva will officiate. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Donna Mae Walken
July 26, 1916 -- Jan. 23, 2004
Former Beaver homemaker Donna Mae Walken of Poulsbo died in Bremerton at age 87.
She was born in Kelso to Myron and Mabel (Bigelow) Lawrence.
She married
Frank Walken on July 24, 1935. He died in October 1995.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Jerilynn and Dale LaBelle of Banning, Calif., and Pharen and Charles Locuito of Bremerton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by sisters Beverly Aarde and Vira Konopaski.
Services: Memorial to be held later at Martha & Mary in Poulsbo and inurnment in Mount Angeles Memorial Park, U.S. Highway 101 and Monroe Road, Port Angeles. Stone Chapel at Cherry Grove, Poulsbo, is in charge of arrangements.
ARTHUR C. DUNKER
October 17, 1930 -- December 31, 2003
Longtime Port Angeles resident Arthur C. Dunker passed away peacefully from cancer in Sandpoint, Idaho, at the age of 73.
He went to the Sandpoint area to spend Thanksgiving with his daughter, Sandi Bailey, and while there became very ill and was not able to make it home to Port Angeles. All of his children were able to be together for Christmas and spend quality time with their father and grandfather.
He was born in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, to Clarence Arthur and Nellie Gertrude (Coan) Dunker. Interestingly, his family lived across the road from the Fawcett family and his future wife, Carol, until he was 6 years old.
Art's family moved many times in his youth, both within Canada and the United States. They finally settled in the Port Angeles area in 1945.
Art graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949. He attended Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, for one year.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in October 1950, training as an aircraft mechanic, and later receiving permanent flight status as crew engineer. He was stationed in Cold Bay, Alaska; Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage; finishing out his enlistment at Biggs Air Force Base in El Paso, Texas.
Art married
Carol S. Fawcett in Lacombe, Alberta, on Nov. 20, 1954. They moved to Seattle, where Art attended the University of Washington until 1956, when they moved to Port Angeles.
After numerous jobs in Port Angeles, including selling Prudential Insurance for many years, Art became a building contractor.
He was a member of the North Peninsula Building Association since 1977. He was a strong advocate of the building industry. He served consecutively as a building director for NPBA since the early 1980s and represented the Association at the State level on several committees, including the Legislative Policy Committee and the Washington Affordable Housing Council.
In 1995 Art was voted ``Remodeler of the Year" by his peers within the Building Industry Association of Washington, not only for his professional craftsmanship as a remodeler/builder, but also for his commitment to the building industry in Clallam County. Art achieved Life Director Status with the NPBA in 2001.
Art had many interests and talents. He studied the history of Egypt for years, and finally was able to achieve a lifelong dream and visit Egypt in 2001. Art shared his knowledge of Egypt with many in the Port Angeles area, including a Sequim classroom during their Egyptian studies.
He also enjoyed precision woodworking and making wooden toys he enjoyed as a child, such as yo-yos and Lincoln Logs.
He is survived by his three children: son, Rick (Cheryl) Dunker, grandchildren, Andrea and Keri of Fort Collins, Colorado; married
grandson Timothy Sean (Gina) Dunker, great grand-daughter Kayla Sangenito of Bend, Oregon; daughter, Sandi (Brent) Bailey, grandchildren Lindsey, Rachel and Sarah, of Sagle, Idaho; son Bruce (Karen) Dunker, grandchildren Kristen, Lyndsey and Ryan, of Tyrone, New Mexico; sister, Donna (Bob) Thienpont, North Delta, British Columbia; and niece Debbie McEachern of Thunder Bay Ontario.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, and grandson Bradley Dunker.
Services: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, 2 p.m., Memorial at First Baptist Church, Port Angeles. The Revs. George Boudet and Dick Powell officiating. A reception following the service will be held at the church.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or First Baptist Church Video Projector Fund.
MARION ANNA `GRANNY' RAEF
Marion Raef died Jan. 17, 2004, at her son David L. Izatt's home. She was born on Oct. 1, 1919, in Salinas, Calif.
A California native, she eventually lived in Bothell, Washington. She worked at the Navy Exchange from 1965 to 1975.
Marion moved to Port Angeles in November 1975, and purchased the Indian Valley Café and Motel on Highway 101. Along with the running of the café, she and her son also took care of her elderly father, Louis Vargas. David continued his care until his death in 1977.
The café was known for homecooking dishes like Granny Baskets, three-meat breakfasts, homemade soups and enchiladas.
She built the business by hard work and long hours. Even in the winter, a passer-by could stop and get warm food and a hot drink before the long drive to Forks.
She taught her employees how to cook and operate a business. The upshot was that most of her employees and customers became like family.
This café gave her a place in which to actualize her passion of doing the kind of things she loved, which was just being with people. Tourists, locals and loggers became frequent visitors to ``Granny's Café " through the ever-presence of her good home cooking, conversation and friendship.
During those good times, her son, David, took his mother to Amsterdam and Brussels for her 75th birthday. She also got to see David complete his Master's degree in Clinical Psychology.
Marion adopted the name ``Granny" rather reluctantly. She didn't mind children and younger adults calling her that, but when an older man tried to help her out of a car, he said, ``C'mon, Granny." She responded, ``I'm NOT your granny."
Marion was known to be a bit testy and argumentative, and liked the business run her way.
Marion hoped to retire next door in her house near the café and sit in her usual chair.
Marion sold the café and motel in May 2000 to Terry and Carol Roszatycki. Unfortunately, she suffered a stroke in November of 2000. By April of 2001, her health was not receiving the right treatment and she went to live with her son in Seattle.
David L. Izatt provided long-term care and comfort for almost three years, and was by her side on the day of her death.
Arrangements were made through The Peoples Memorial Association of Seattle and, according to her wishes, she will be cremated at Bleitz Funeral Home in Seattle.
Marion was 84. Her remains will be taken to Maui, Hawaii, to be set free in a private ceremony there.
Her brother, Richard Vargas, will be having a memorial service, to be announced at a later date as to place, date and time in Port Angeles for all of her friends.
