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ROY LUCIEN BIEHLER
Roy Lucien Biehler passed away December 23, 2003.
He was born May 17, 1926 to Anthony F. A. Biehler and Elizabeth A. Biehler (Myer) in Everett, Washington. Roy attended school in El Cajon, California.
He served on the ship USS Sioux in the Navy during World War II.
Roy married
Barbara Shutler in 1951 in Shelton, Washington. Roy and Barbara had two daughters Jacqueline and Danon Biehler.
Roy and family moved to Salt Creek in 1959, transferring to the ITT Rayonier Mill in Port Angeles from Shelton.
Roy worked for ITT Rayonier as a boom man, sawyer and tugboat operator for close to 40 years. He retired to take care of Barbara, who was terminally ill.
Roy was a rock hound and a collector of many other artifacts and treasures.
He was a skilled outdoorsman. His daughter, Jackie, was his hunting and fishing partner and was later joined by her two sons, Travis and Elijah.
Dad's last hunting trip was exciting. Roy, his son-in-law Jeff Hunter, and friend Steve Daily all got deer on the first day of hunting season. Dad's deer was the largest, a four-point.
Dad passed on his love of life and nature to his family. Danon and daughters Christine and Molly, Jacqueline and sons Travis and Elijah, and his family will remember always.
Roy was a good husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa. He will live in our hearts forever.
Roy Biehler's second wife Susan, her daughter, Jennifer, husband and two sons live in Port Angeles.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at one of Roy's special places on a beach. His nephew, Charles Butterfield, will preside.
CARRIE ISABELLE MAHONE
April 23, 1919 -- December 31, 2003
Carrie Mahone, 84, died of complications associated with a rare brain disease.
Carrie's parents, Harold and Isabelle (Allabush) Ides of Neah Bay, married
in 1917; Carrie was their first child. Siblings include Julius Ides, Doris Secor, Mattie McClintic, Mabel Smith, Genevieve Ides and also the late Philip Ides (1992) and half-sister Edna Mack (1987). Two of Carrie's brothers died from tuberculosis as teenagers: Albert (1940) and Howard Ides (1941).
Carrie married
Lawrence ``Cooney" Mahone on July 25, 1933, and enjoyed a marriage that spanned over four decades.
Their first child was Loretta Rose, followed by William Lawrence, Eileen Kay (1992), Eugene Harold (1965), Christine Erma and Ruth Carolyn. Ruth was the only child born in a hospital; Coast Guard doctors and midwives in Neah Bay delivered all of the other children.
Carrie completed schooling through the third grade. For having only a limited formal education, she could read and write extremely well. She developed her own system for recording recipes, and also read the newspaper daily.
Carrie was a world-class housewife and baker. She was most famous for her pies and had a host of regular customers, including the local restaurants.
Carrie additionally worked packing cans at Butler's Cannery from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s.
She and her husband worked for a couple years in Game Control -- patrolling the beaches and checking the hunting grounds. Around 1969, they worked as nighttime security when HUD began construction on Diaht housing until 1973.
After Cooney passed away in 1979, Carrie's life extended beyond Neah Bay with travels to Canada, Reno and even a few trips to Hawaii. She began busing regularly to Port Angeles, and also took trips with the Senior Citizens program.
Carrie was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, champion baker and pillar of family strength.
Survivors are children Loretta Cooke, Bill Mahone, Christine Moniz and Ruth Hahn; five siblings previously mentioned; and many grandchildren.
Although she will be missed dearly, the thought that she gets to rejoin her parents, husband, two of her children, and many others who passed before her is comforting to many.
Services will be held on Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at the Assembly of God Church in Neah Bay at 1 p.m. with Richard Butler and Margie Urvine officiating. Burial will be at the Neah Bay cemetery, with dinner to follow.
Jill Marjorie Henry
Jan. 7, 1994 -- Dec.30, 2003
Forks resident Jill Marjorie Henry died Tuesday at age 9.
A graveside service will be held at the Forks Cemetary at 1 p.m. Saturday. A gathering will take place a the Forks Elks Lodge following services.
Fava R. Cairns
Oct. 2, 1901 -- Nov. 25, 2003
Sequim resident Fava R. Cairns died in Olympic Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was 102.
Born in Macks Creek, Mo., to William M. and Emma (Lea) Seaton, she lived most of her life in Nevada, Mo., before moving to Seattle in 1975 and to Sequim in 1991.
She was a member of First Baptist Church.
She married
Dean Fergueson Cairns on Dec. 31, 1925. They later divorced.
Mrs. Cairns' survivors include son and daughter-in-law William D. and Joyce Cairns of Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law Jaynne C. and Charles L. Gott of Sequim; sister Neta Newton Of Cape Cod, Mass.; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by daughter Viola Cairns, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: Private family graveside service will be held later. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Georgiana Dunlap
Jan. 16, 1935 -- Nov. 25, 2003
Port Ludlow resident Georgiana Dunlap died in Kindred Hospital, Seattle, of complications from diabetes. She was 68.
She was born to Harold and Marguerite (Lewis) Heisterman in San Pedro, Calif.
She married
Richard Dunlap in San Pedro on Nov. 5, 1955.
Mrs. Dunlap was an accountant for Hughes Aircraft Corp. in Torrance, Calif., before her retirement in 1989.
In addition to volunteering with the Port Townsend Police Department, she was a member of Daughters of the Nile and of the Order of Eastern Star. She was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star Grand Representative Association of Southern California.
Mrs. Dunlap is survived by her husband of Port Ludlow; daughter and son-in-law Cindy Lee Ann and Jerry Christofferson of Port Ludlow; daughter and son-in-law Cheryl Lynn and Thomas Tombyll of Bullhead City, Ariz.; daughter Chris Jean Dunlap of Long Beach, Calif.; brother and sister-in-law Robert and Karen Heisterman of Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by son Richard Arlen Dunlap.
Services: None. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
Oliver L. Hickles
April 14, 1918 -- Nov. 28, 2003
Oliver L. Hickles died in Port Ludlow of congestive heart failure at age 85.
He was born to Osie and Emma (Walker) Hickles in McCaskill, Ark.
He married
Lydia F. Earl in Birmingham, Ala., on March 27, 1941.
Mr. Hickles served with the Army in 1949-69 before retiring as a master sergeant.
As a civilian, he was a postal clerk and a transit bus driver in Seattle.
After moving to Port Ludlow in 1977, he was a school bus driver in Chimacum and a foster parent to many children in Jefferson County.
His favorite pastimes included gardening and fishing.
He was an active member of Emanuel Apostolic Church in Bremerton.
Mr. Hickles' survivors include his wife and daughter Olivia Hickels-Porter, both of Port Ludlow; daughter Cassandra G. Hickles-Gonzalas of Brooklyn, N.Y.; son and daughter-in-law Louis V. and Davida Hickles of Vancouver, Wash.; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brother Lynn Hickles.
Services: Thursday, Dec. 4, 4-8 p.m., visitation in Kosec Funeral Home, 1615 Parkside Drive, Port Townsend.
Funeral on Friday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m., in Bethel Christian Church, 200 24th Ave. S., Seattle, with Pastor Lawrence Robertson officiating. Burial following at 2 p.m. in Tahoma National cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. Observances will conclude with return to Bethel Christian Church for a reception following the committal service.
Memorials: Hospice of Jefferson County, 834 Sheridan Ave., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
James Daniel Lee
May 27, 1943 -- Nov. 25, 2003
James Daniel Lee of Port Angeles died in University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, from complications of leukemia at age 60.
He was born in Blytheville, Ark., to Ralph Delmer and Wylodean Eura (Hardy) Lee.
The family moved to Washington in the late 1940s, first to Rochester, then to Port Angeles, where Mr. Lee remained.
As a young man on the Peninsula, he split cord wood and harvested cascara bark and salal before being hired setting chokers for a logging company.
Mr. Lee worked the woods for many years, then became an oiler in the engine room of the ferry MV Coho.
Love of the outdoors and skill with heavy equipment led Mr. Lee back to the logging industry, where he worked for MRGC, a joint venture between Merrill and Ring Inc. and Green Crow Corp..
He later purchased and operated his own log truck for several years and did long-haul for other companies.
In 1992, he returned to the log yards and operated heavy equipment. His last job, before an injury forced him into early retirement, was transporting and setting up rock-crushing equipment.
As a retiree, Mr. Lee focused on his farm, where he raised buffalo, emu, pheasants, swans and cavies. He also refinished and rebuilt collector guns, which was a lifetime hobby.
One of his favorite pastimes was target practice with his family and friends. Also in retirement, he returned to motorcycle riding, which had been a passion in his youth.
Mr. Lee was a guitar player for several bands and entertained at local clubs, parties and special events. In 1995, he and others made a comeback as The Variations, before disbanding in 1996.
He married
Conni Fae Schlichting on Nov. 19, 1961. They divorced eight years later.
On March 28, 1970, he married
Sandra Colleen Virginia, who died in December 1993.
After a surprise reunion with his first wife -- planned by his daughter in November 1994 -- the couple remarried
May 27, 1995, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Mr. Lee's survivors include his wife; sons James D. Durham of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and stepson T.J. Durham of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; daughter Tonni Myrick and stepdaughter Pam Helpenstell, both of Port Angeles; father of Centralia; brother Robert Lee of Centralia; grandmother Christina Lee of Centralia; sister Sarah Bos of Forks; and seven grandchildren.
His infant son died at birth in September 1962. He was also preceded in death by stepson Daniel Windsheimer in August 1994, sister Martha Monnot in 1975, and his mother in 1994.
Services: Saturday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m. Celebration of Life, memorial service and potluck will be held at Black Diamond Grange, 322 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles. Pastor Chuck Hyatt will officiate. Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle, was in charge.
Paul John Miller
March 30, 1914 -- Nov. 21, 2003
Quilcene resident Paul John Miller died in Tacoma of Alzheimer's disease at age 89.
He was born in Rolfe, Iowa, to Joseph and Margaret (Leming) Miller.
He married
Mildred Neimann in Medolands, Minn., in 1935.
He worked for railroads in Minnesota and Alaska before moving to Quilcene in 1961, where he and his wife operated the Quilcene Cafe.
He belonged to the Quilcene Lions Club.
Mr. Miller moved to an Alzheimer's care center in 2002.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Clellis and Karen Miller of Eagle River, Alaska; Robin and Connie Miller of Fox, Alaska; Leland Miller and Sally Holm of Port Townsend; and Ralph and Alvia Miller of Bremerton; plus eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
His wife preceded him in death in 2001.
Services: No public service. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
Hilda Nielsen
June 22, 1917 -- Nov. 26, 2003
Port Townsend resident Hilda Nielsen died in Jefferson General Hospital at age 86.
She was born in Bennington, Idaho, to William and Charlotte (Law) Perkins.
She married
Niles Vincent Nielsen on May 17, 1936.
Mrs. Nielsen helped her husband with drafting home plans and construction. She also was a seamstress who made her own patterns and crafted more than 200 quilts.
Mrs. Nielsen also enjoyed landscaping and flower arranging, as well as singing in a trio.
She was a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints in Chimacum.
Mrs. Nielsen's survivors include sons and daughters-in-law William and Gail Ann Nielsen and Dean and Gail Nielsen of California; daughter and son-in-law Sherie Lee and John Worth of California; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Her husband died in 1998. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Services: Thursday, Dec. 4, visitation from 10 a.m. until the noon service in Kosec Funeral Home, 1615 Parkside Drive, Port Townsend. Bishop Brad Flickinger of the Chimacum LDS church will officiate. Burial will be in Laurel Grove cemetery. A family luncheon will follow the service.
