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George F. Wakefield
Feb. 27, 1933 - Sept. 24, 2015
George F. Wakefield passed away at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. He was 82 years old. He was a resident of Port Ludlow, Wash. as well as Scottsdale, Ariz.
George was born in Port Townsend, Wash., to John and Gertrude (Patsey) Wakefield on Feb. 27, 1933. His father died when he was just nine years old. At the age of 22, George’s mother became almost completely paralyzed by debilitating arthritis and remained in bed until her death at age 63. She was able to use her left arm to eat and write. From his childhood into his adulthood, George cared for her, even moving her hospital bed down to the beach for family gatherings. He also cared for his three year old younger brother, Bobby, and he did so much of Bobby’s life. Bobby died Jan. 27, 2011 at the age of 74 in Aberdeen, Wash.
George attended Port Townsend School in his younger years, and in his high school years, he hitchhiked 10 miles every day to Chimacum High and back to his mother’s home in Port Townsend. He liked the sports program better at Chimacum. He was pretty clever; the people at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill were soon picking him up and he got “regular” rides to and from school. He was No. 4 on the football team, and proud of it.
This was also where he met his high school sweetheart, Georgia Marie. The Korean War was going on and it was calling a lot of the young men from the county. So George joined the Navy, quitting school in order to do so. He later finished his schooling with the Navy, graduating, with the class of ‘53 at Chimacum High. This was also the year Georgia graduated. He served four years on the carrier USS Valley Forge, serving in Korea many times. After the Navy, he became a longshoreman, working for over 39 years at ILWU Local 24 in Aberdeen, Wash.
He was an active, longtime member of the Eagles, VFW, the Elks and the Aberdeen Foot Printers. For the past 25 years he went to the Navy’s USS Valley Forge reunions. He was vice president of the Valley Forge West Coast Chapter and was a stalwart in the Local 24 Longshoreman Union.
Sports, especially football, was a mainstay for family and friends over the years. Many happy, fun-filled barbeque parties were spent at his home with seven televisions!
Speaking of families, he always wanted to be from a big family; three marriages brought him 13 step-children. His fourth and last marriage to his high school sweetheart, Georgia, brought him three more step-sons: Terry, Gary and Dee Gaston all of Seattle, Wash. He also had a surrogate daughter, Lisa (Brendan) O’Neil from Cave Creek, Ariz. with twin daughters.
Ironically, he passed away at 6 a.m. on Sept. 24; Georgia’s first husband, Stanley, also passed on Sept. 24, 19 years earlier, at 9 p.m.
George and Georgia traveled and cruised the world together, enjoying each other’s company at ports along the way. They had so many busy years, yet took time for studying the genealogy of their families, going back to the pioneer days of the Patsey and Eldridge families that they were descendants of. They also loved their hobby of photography.
Goodbye my love … We will all miss you.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at the Red Cedar Hall on the Jamestown Tribal campus, at 12 o’clock high noon.
Donald R. Gano
Donald Richard Gano, 76, passed away Oct. 2, 2015, at his daughter’s home in Montesano, Wash.
Don was born Dec. 24, 1938, to Donald (Bud) and Dorothy (Fleming) Gano in Aberdeen, Wash. Don’s early years were spent in Oakville and when he was in the 8th grade the family moved to Elma, Wash. He graduated in 1957 and joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, Calif. In December of 1957 he married
Darlene (Sackrider) Brado. They later divorced. He was honorably discharged from the navy in 1961.
He moved to Seattle and went to work for Boeing Aerospace for a number of years and later went to work at Leckenby Steel as an Iron Worker. When Leckenby went out of business he went back to work for Boeing as a Tooling Coordinator, where he was able to travel the United States in this position. He lived in Puyallup, Wash. until he retired in 2000.
He then split his time between Sun City West, Ariz. and Mason Lake, Wash. After retirement he always said “I don’t know how I ever found the time to work”. He loved golf and considered that his new job 4 days a week. Don had a love for boats from a very young age. He raced Hydroplanes and Runabouts for many years and had a room dedicated to the trophy’s he won. He later bought his first cruising boat, a Tollycraft where he fished and cruised Puget Sound and the inside passage to Alaska. With the move to Arizona brought new hobbies for Don to pursue. He bought his first Harley Davidson at age 63. When he went to visit his daughter and grandkids at the Oregon sand dunes he decided to buy his first YFZ 450 Quad at age 68. He rode the Oregon Dunes, Idaho Dunes and his favorite was Buttercup outside of Glamis, Calif. At age 74 he gave up his quad and bought a Razor 1000 to continue to ride the dunes, he said “with the age comes the cage”.
Don is survived by his daughter Kim Pollard, (Mike Simmons) of Montesano, Wash. and a son Kelly Gano, four grandchildren: Riley and Brenner Pollard, Jamie and Kasey Gano; and two great-grandchildren. Don loved life and was like the energizer bunny, (hard to keep up with). We would like to especially thank Dr. Julie Erickson and our Hospice Nurse Sara. Don loved a good party.
Please come help us celebrate his life on Oct. 23, 2015, at the Elma Eagles at 1 p.m.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Ronald “Ron” R. Sperline
Ronald Remon Sperline — husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, educator— passed away peacefully at home in Waterville, Wash., on Aug. 13, 2015.
Ronney was born to Pauline Heer and Clarence A. Sperline in East Wenatchee, Wash., on May 29, 1928, the youngest of four brothers. His father died in a farm accident before Ronney’s first birthday, and Ronney grew up in the East Wenatchee area with his mother and brothers surrounded by his father’s large family; his father was the oldest of 13 children. In 1938 Ronney’s mother married
Harry Erkenbrack and the family moved to Selah, Wash.
An excellent athlete, Ronney played football, basketball, and baseball at Selah High School. In addition to athletics, he served as student body president his senior year. He graduated with the Class of 1946.
Ronney attended Eastern Washington State College in Cheney, Wash., where he played on the college basketball team. Two years into his studies, Ronney trained to fly airplanes as a cadet in the U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadet Training Program at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. After his training, he returned to EWC to complete his education. He married
his sweetheart Lola Ammerman and earned a degree in education.
Ron taught and coached in small school districts in Washington and Idaho before moving his family to the Washington coast to become principal of the Ocosta School District in 1955. Ron and Lola eventually bought their first home in Westport near the high school. Mr. Sperline served as principal at Ocosta for seventeen years leaving a legacy of learning and respect for the students and community through his example of living his life grounded in common sense and honesty combined with his ever-present sense of humor.
Ron earned his U.S. Coast Guard license to operate passenger vessels and spent summers skippering salmon fishing charter boats in Westport, running many boats and owning two. For as many salmon as Ron helped his passengers catch, it was well known that he disliked eating fish—steak and potatoes for him.
After six years as principal of Montesano High School, Ron and Lola settled in Waterville, Wash., in 1978 where Ron served as superintendent of the Waterville School District. When he retired from education, Ron kept busy tending his garden where the raspberries flourished and became the prime ingredient in Lola’s raspberry jam. Year to year, he varied his vegetables, each well-tended and delicious. Along with zucchini, he grew a “Best of Show” pumpkin that was entered in the fair by a neighbor without his knowledge. To the delight of his family and friends, Ron built wooden bird houses, planters, and benches. Retirement for Ron proved to be a fulfilling occupation.
Whether spoofing with his grandchildren or sending someone to buy striped paint, Ron loved a funny story and would joke with a straight face before the laughter broke out. He was a generous friend always willing to stop and chat, help with a project, or merely lend his tools. He enjoyed watching old westerns, rodeo bull riding, and the Mariners on TV.
When asked what he felt was his most important achievement in his life, Ron responded, “helping hundreds of young people with their education and raising five wonderful children.”
Ron is survived by the love of his life, Lola Sperline; his children, Ronda Hull, Marlys (Sylvester) Jaime, Larry (Mari) Sperline, Jerry (Mindy) Sperline, and Celia (Gary) Gilger; two brothers, Les Sperline and Keith Erkenbrack; eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and Rob Duncan, cherished friend and caretaker.
He was preceded in death by his father Clarence A. Sperline, his mother Pauline Erkenbrack, his step-father Harry Erkenbrack, his mother-in-law Ida Ammerman, his father-in-law Arthur Ammerman, two brothers, John and Clarence (Bus), and grandson Adam Sperline.
Ron requested that there be no service.
Arrangements were by Waterville Funeral Home.
Lester"Les" Wayne Smith
May 28, 1930 - December 27, 2010
Les had lived in Wenatchee for 39 years and had been a district claims manager for Unigard Insurance in Wenatchee for 30 years. A Celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Survivors include his wife Denise Palmer-Smith of Wenatchee, his children, Doug Smith of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Jennifer Davis of Wenatchee and Jeff Smith of East Wenatchee; his sister, Barbara Simpson of Florida.
Claudia Lynnette Poole
Claudia Lynnette Poole, age 79, of Ocosta, Wash. passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. Claudia was born on Sept. 18, 1936 in Seattle, Wash. to Floyd and Maude (Bowman) Ruggles. She lived in Hobart, Wash. until she was three years old. The family moved to Ocosta where she was raised with her three siblings. She attended high school at Ocosta through the 10th grade. However, she earned her GED in 1985.
On July 23, 1952, Claudia married
Stanley Poole in Garberville, Calif. and they celebrated their 63rd anniversary this year. Throughout most of her life, she was a homemaker, but did work in the canneries on the South Beach for years.
Claudia was a member of the VFW Auxiliary #3057 in Westport and the Eagles Auxiliary in Aberdeen. She collected numerous trivets which fills a wall in the kitchen of the family home and also loved her angel figurines. Her favorite collection was Winnie the Pooh. This collection took over most of the back bedroom and always made her smile and happy. She enjoyed frequenting casinos and playing Bingo and Keno. Mom will be remembered for her laugh, her singing and her perseverance. It was her vision and resolve to buy the home that she lived in for over 50 years.
Left to honor Claudia and remember her love, is her husband Stan Poole of the family home in Ocosta, her three sons, Tom (Milinda) Poole, Ted (Cathy) Poole of Ocosta and Tim (Pam) Poole of Montesano, grandsons, Bryon, Matthew and Randy Poole and three great-grandchildren, Jaeden Poole, Kypton Poole and Trevin Soley. She is also survived by her brother Floyd A. Ruggles of Ocosta and her sister Catherine A. Nelson of Othello, Wash. Claudia was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Arta.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Claudia’s life will be held on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Ocosta Recreation Hall.
Helen M. Pohl
Helen Mae Pohl, 89, longtime Elma resident, homemaker and a close friend to many neighbors, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia.
Helen was born on Aug. 4, 1926, in Lewistown, Mont. to Andrew Edward and Florence (Messenger) Lewis. The family moved to Elma when Helen was 12 and she graduated from Elma High School in 1945.
On Dec. 16, 1947, Helen married
Nelson Pohl in Elma, Wash. He was a career officer in the U.S. Air Force part of Strategic Air Command, Helen followed Nelson throughout his entire career with the Air Force. Colonel Pohl retired in 1974 and they moved from Barksdale, La., to Washington. Nelson passed on Feb. 7, 2012, and will rest alongside his beloved wife, Helen.
Besides being a professional seamstress, she was a bank teller in Elma when she was younger.
Helen enjoyed traveling, cooking, bowling, golf and sewing. She dearly loved her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an avid gardener, loved her pets and enjoyed every moment with her friends.
Helen is survived by three sons: Steven Edward Pohl of Elma, Galen David (Kim) Pohl of Lake Tapps and Alan Robert Pohl of Satsop; three grandchildren: Katie Marie Pohl, Jennifer Elizabeth (Michael) Schober and Brock Dustin Pohl; two great-grandchildren: Isaac and Niko Schober. She was preceded by a brother Edward Lewis and a sister Donna Jean Lewis.
There will be a graveside service at Odd Fellows cemetery, Elma on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at noon followed by a celebration of life at the Stay-Beyond Hotel in their Brown Conference Room.
The family suggests donations be made to the Disabled American Veterans at DAV.org.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
George E. Bennett
George Earl Bennett, 84 years of age and a longtime Harborite, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, surrounded by family. He was born on May 13, 1931, at the Oakville family home, to Carl and Mary (Elton) Bennett.
He attended the Wishkah schools and there he graduated from the Wishkah High School in 1950. He served with the United States Air Force from Jan. 3, 1951, until Dec. 17, 1954, when he was honorably discharged.
He was employed by Hayes Dairy in Hoquiam, Carnation in Centralia and retired from Darigold in Olympia and was a member of their teamster union. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and woodworking.
George E. Bennett was married
to Margaret Louise Blindheim in 1958 and she preceded him in death on Sept. 29, 2013. A daughter, Debra Christenson also died before him.
George E. Bennett is survived by: his son, Ron (LeAnn) Bennett of Hoquiam; his daughters, Sandra (Jim) Brooks of Ellensburg and Sheryl (Brian) Roose of Hoquiam; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren with two more on the way; a sister, Mary Kane of Tennessee; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
At his request there will be no formal funeral service.
Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.
Diane M. Fournier
OCEAN SHORES — Longtime Ocean Shores resident Diane Marie Fournier died at her home on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. She was 63.
She worked as an LPN for many years.
Arrangements are pending through Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Jeffrey Catterlin
McCLEARY — Jeffrey Catterlin, a resident of McCleary, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at his home. He was 56.
Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home of Shelton.
Bruce L. Davis
Bruce Leroy Davis of Aberdeen died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen. He was 56.
Arrangements are by Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.
Donald R. Dobbin
Donald Ray Dobbin was born in Caldwell, Idaho in 1935. His father, Dale and mother Norma were starting a farming implement business in Marsing, Idaho. Don grew up in Marsing and graduated from Marsing High School in 1953. He went to college for a short time at the University of Idaho and eventually, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Don served his country as a Petty Officer in the Atlantic, and had toured throughout Europe and the Middle East during his service years. He met Betty McNaboe, his first wife, during naval time in New York City. They married
in 1959 and moved to Marsing to join his parent’s business. Don worked there for a few years and had four children: Tammy, Cathy, Philip and Sean. The Dobbin Family then, moved to Chehalis, Wash., where Don took a management position with Purina Feed Store. Don eventually, took interest in the Insurance Business and, the family moved to Aberdeen, Wash. in 1969. There Don and Betty had their fifth child Steve.
Don continued with the Insurance Business until he was introduced to real estate. Don thrived in the Real Estate and property management business until his death.
Don was an avid reader, loved belonging to the Elks Lodge, the Lions Club and was a volunteer for many community and church events.
Don married
his second wife Barbara Dewess in 1995. They joyously shared their lives and families throughout their 20 years together. In addition to living on the Harbor (Grays Harbor), they both were attracted to the desert environment and community of Palm Springs, Calif. They spent many seasons in: Aberdeen, Mason Lake and Palm Springs until his death on Oct. 9, 2015. Don will be dearly missed by his family, coworkers, community and many, many others. Don unfortunately, suffered from lung disease that ultimately, took him from us all. Don was 80-years old when time of his passing.
He is survived by his wife Barbara Dewess Dobbin, his sister Judy Malmberg and her husband Bob, daughter Tammy Fahlstrom and her husband Terry, daughter Cathy Dobbin, son Philip Dobbin and his wife Vicki and his granddaughters Molli and Emily; son Sean Dobbin and his wife Keri, grandson Conor and granddaughter Kate, son Steve Dobbin and his wife Toni, grandson Scott, stepdaughter Jennifer Cotton and her husband Curt and granddaughters Grace and Megan.
Funeral arrangements and celebration of life will be announced at a later date.
Arthur E. Erickson
Longtime harbor resident, Arthur Edwin Erickson, age 81, passed away on Sept. 27, 2015. He was born on Oct. 22, 1933, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Edwin Erickson and Violet (Osborn) Erickson.
On May 11, 1956, Arthur married
Betty (Sellers) Erickson. They had five children.
Arthur was a Veteran of the Korean War and served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-1954. He retired from Weyerhauser in 1996. He and his wife spent their retirement traveling in their motorhome throughout the U.S.
Arthur is survived by his wife Betty, sons Mike Erickson and Debbie and Ron Erickson, daughter Vicki (Bob) Rasmussen, grandchildren, Kelsey (Jason) Fox, Aaron Erickson, Lyndsey Erickson and Dakota, Jordan Erickson, Mark Rasmussen, brother-in-law Tim (Bobbie) Sellers, daughter-in-law Dawn M. Erickson, special friends Matt and Shannon Horton, along with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Betty Erickson and two sons Robert and Art Jr. Erickson.
Edward Dean Sickels
Edward Dean Sickels, 73, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2015, at the family home in Montesano surrounded by his wife, Myrna, and daughter, Susan.
He was born on April 18, 1942, in Cromwell, Iowa, to Charles and Elpha Sickels.
He found the true love of his life, Myrna in 1995 while he was assistant manager of Ernst Hardware in Aberdeen Ed hired Myrna as a cashier. They married
in 1999. She survives him at the family home. He is also survived by four sons, Randy (Jennifer), Rodney (Karen), Desmond (Jana) and Quentin Sickels, all of Iowa, a daughter Susan (Steve) Slycord of Iowa, a stepdaughter, Teasha (Robert) Bundy of Elma and a stepson, Tyler Griffin of Aberdeen, brothers Sydney (Rita) and Terry of Iowa and Charles of Wash., sisters, Corlee Romines and Sharon (Richard) Gustin of Wash., 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
His working career was mainly in the construction industry and building custom homes. His hobbies included building custom furniture, “Rock Hounding” and camping. He will always be remembered for his “knack” for finding four-leaf clovers.
There will be a viewing at Harrison Family Mortuary located at 311 West Market Street in Aberdeen from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a graveside service at Sunset Memorial Park in Hoquiam on Friday, Oct. 16.
Harold Marion Hobi
Harold Marion Hobi, a lifetime Pacific County resident, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at his home in South Bend at the age of 70. He was born June 25, 1945 in Raymond, Wash. to Stephen and Myrtle (Hudson) Hobi. His father passed away doing what he loved, logging timber, when Harold was only 16 years old. Later, his mother Myrtle met and married
Harold’s step-father, Frank Hall.
Harold’s life story is an example and tribute to working hard, playing hard and most importantly loving hard. He spent his childhood in Nemah, raised Catholic, a pillar to his quiet faith, belief and inner strength. He valued work ethic at an early age, beginning with chores on the family farm before working on a dairy farm in Naselle during his high school days. He was one of the charter Nemah Ridge Runners, a lifetime friendship among God-fearing men who were known for playing hard and raising Cain.
Harold graduated from Naselle High School in 1963, and began his professional life passion of working in the office with the best view in the world, the forest. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Army as a Paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Screamin’ Eagles Parachute Division. He was honorably discharged and awarded an air medal for heroism for his acts as a gunner of an army UH-1D helicopter. His heart for service carried on as a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion and a charter member of the Forks Elks Lodge.
On September 10, 1982 Harold married
the love of his life, Laurie Gibbons. She survives him at the family home. He is survived by four children, from oldest to youngest, daughter Andrea “Andy” Shoffner and her husband Mike of Burlington, N.C., daughter Christina Edwards and her husband Pat of Raymond, Wash., son Justin Hobi of Buckley, Wash., and son Todd Hobi of Menlo, Wash.; four siblings, sister Clarissa Miller and her husband Don of Forks, Wash., sister Rosalie Eaton and her husband Bob of Rosburg, Wash., brother Steve Hobi of Klawock, Alaska, step-brother Thomas Hall and his wife Nancy of Olympia, Wash. and step-sister Lorraine Scripture of Burien, Wash.; and two sister-in-laws Rhonda Westlund and her husband Alan Stewart of Olympia, Wash., and Teresa Olsen and her husband Brian of Bremerton, Wash., and brother-in-law Steve Gibbons of Shelton, Wash.
Harold is also survived by his father-in-law Mel Gibbons, five grandchildren from oldest to youngest, Hunter Shoffner, Paige I. Johnson, Tylar Hobi, Patrick Edwards, and Chase Shoffner, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Stephen and Myrtle, his step-father Frank Hall, his mother-in-law Frances Gibbons, and his granddaughter Tori C. Johnson.
Harold was a sports “fan”atic, enthusiastic about his teams the Mariners, Huskies, Duke Basketball, everything in between, and especially the Seahawks. To honor and celebrate his life, Seahawk-clad family and friends whom he loved and loved him, are welcome to attend graveside services with military honors at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo, followed by a gathering at the Elks Lodge at 1 p.m. located at 326 3rd Raymond, Wash.
Memorial donations may be made in Harold’s name to the Willapa Harbor Helping Hands at Box 597 South Bend, WA 98586. Arrangements are in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond, Wash.
