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Beatrice Palmer
June 2, 1916 -- March 7, 2002
World War II Army nurse Beatrice Palmer died in Sequim at age 85.
She was born in Jamestown, N.Y., to Burton J. and and Grace (Carr) Higgs.
On Oct. 25, 1947, she married Ken Palmer.
Mrs. Palmer was the head obstetric nurse at Olympic Memorial Hospital, Port Angeles, from the time it opened until she retired in 1978.
Survivors include her husband; son John Palmer of Port Angeles; daughters Carolyn Graebener of Carson City, Nev., and Patti Barlow of Longview; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services: None. Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
John Franklin Spaulding
March 8, 1925 -- Feb. 26, 2002
A World War II veteran of the Rainbow Division, John Franklin Spaulding of Sequim died at age 76.
He was born to Archibald H. and Mabel (Agnew) Spaulding in Hingham, Mass., where he attended public school before graduating from Thayer Academy in 1943.
He immediately enlisted in the Army and, after serving with the Coast Artillery, was transferred to the infantry -- 42nd Rainbow Division, 222nd Regiment -- where he participated in the Battle of the Bulge on Jan. 24-25, 1945, losing his left leg above the knee. Mr. Spaulding was honored with both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star as well as a Presidential Citation ``for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an armed enemy."
On Dec. 27, 1947, he married his wife, Ann.
Harvard University honored the football scholarship it offered while he was a high school senior and, in 1949, Mr. Spaulding graduated with a degree in economics.
For a number of years, Mr. Spaulding was associated in family businesses that centered on printing, publishing and providing copy services: Spaulding-Moss, Spaulding Co., Semline and, its spin-off, Semco.
He retired to the life of a farmer at Landgrove, Vt., in company with his wife Ann, who died in February 1986, and son.
In November 1986, he married Melissa Baker Goehring of Chimacum and, in 1989, they built a home in Sequim he had designed.
Mr. Spaulding continued his ongoing interest in carpentry and in raising sheep, hay, fruit and vegetables. He also enjoyed playing bridge with Cards for Cardiacs.
In addition to his wife Melissa, Mr. Spaulding's survivors include son George Spaulding of Andover, Vt.; son and daughter-in-law Jack and Lynda Spaulding of Longmont, Colo.; daughter and son-in-law Martha and Charles Martin of Concord, Mass.; stepsons Edward Goehring of San Francisco and David Goehring of Mount Vernon; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law Jennifer and Norris Johnson of Port Townsend; sisters Marian Ffield of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Amy White of Norwell, Mass.; grandchildren Ethan, Amy and Susan Martin and Kathy and Jim Spaulding; and step-grandchildren Trevor Huntingford and Joel Johnson. He was preceded in death by brothers Archibald and Charles Spaulding.
Services: Sunday, April 14, informal appreciation of Mr. Spaulding's life -- among the orchards he planted and buildings he planned -- at 285 Clover Lane, Sequim.
At a later time, Community Church in Landgrove, Vt., will host a memorial service. The Neptune Society provided burial
arrangements.
Memorials: Friends of the Fields Foundation, 18 Camelot Road, Sequim, WA 98382.
Robert `Bob' W. Staunton II
June 8, 1924 -- March 1, 2002
Robert ``Bob" W. Staunton II passed away peacefully in Forks at age 77.
He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., to Robert W. and Emily M. (Smith) Staunton and served with the Marine Corps before entering the University of California, Berkeley, in 1946.
While pursuing a career in public relations, he settled in Seattle, where he promoted scuba diving as family entertainment and founded the Boeing Diving Seahorses.
In 1962, he was closely involved with the World's Fair in Seattle, working with Japanese pearl divers. He also wrote, directed and produced the television series ``Adventures in Skin Diving" for KCTS public television.
Mr. Staunton served two terms as president of the Washington Council of Skin Diving Clubs and was honored as Diver of the Year.
In 1968, he wrote, directed and produced ``Something Cool," in which 15 entertainers toured the Far East for three weeks, entertaining troops in Japan and Korea.
Mr. Staunton managed the King County Fair in Enumclaw for three years and managed the Diablo Resort, located at Diablo Dam, as well as managing various country clubs and Elks lodges in both Washington and Oregon.
He was involved with Veterans of Foreign Wars; the Elks; was an active member of the Marine Corps League; and a former member of the Seattle Seafair Pirates.
In 1992, Mr. Staunton retired to Forks, where he is survived by his wife, Beverly.
Also surviving are son and daughter-in-law Paul and Cheryl Staunton of California; son Robert Staunton III of Seattle; daughter and partner Terri Pickering and Eric Cisar of Seattle and daughters and sons-in-law Cynthia and Gar Carter of Baton Rouge, La., and Karen and Craig Renfrew of Seattle; sister Joyce Lovey of Cataldo, Id., and sister and brother-in-law Nancy and Bob Arno of Martinez, Calif.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Alice, and his younger brother, Paul.
Services: Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m., memorial at Naval Elks, 131 E. First St., Port Angeles. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Memorials: Forks Senior Power, c/o Eleanor Thornton, 1123 Bogachiel Way, Forks, WA 98331.
David Wayne Davis
Born: Feb. 26, 1983
At about age 18, transient Forks resident David Wayne Davis died of unknown causes. Investigation is pending.
He was born in Aberdeen to David and Suzanne (Chapman) Davis.
His survivors include mother Suzanne Dick of Forks; and brothers Allan Charles Irvine of Seattle and Jason Andrew Irvine.
Services: Saturday, March 16, 1 p.m., memorial in Assembly of God Church, Third and Fort streets, Forks. Mount Olympus Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harold C. Kupers Jr.
Feb. 16, 1944 -- March 11, 2002
At age 58, Harold Claus Kupers Jr. died in Forks of a heart attack.
The only child of Harold and Agnes Kupers Sr., he was born in Hawaii.
In 1978, he was hired at Clallam Bay Corrections Center and was a unit supervisor at the time of his death.
Mr. Kupers enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and rebuilding his house.
On Aug. 24, 1991, he married Candy Torneby in Forks.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Kupers' survivors include four children and six grandchildren.
Services: At his request, none. Bleitz Funeral Service, Seattle is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Clallam Bay Corrections Center Employees Fund, c/o L. Fletcher, 1830 Eagle Crest Way, Clallam Bay, WA 98326. Please, no flowers.
Harry W. Minaker
April 28, 1929 -- March 11, 2002
Lifelong Port Townsend resident Harry W. Minaker died in Harrison Hospital, Bremerton, at age 72.
Son of Harry and Isabelle (Seeley) Minaker, he had a passion for open water and a commitment to hard work that took him into canneries and onto fishing boats before he bought his own boat, The Venture, in 1963. Mr. Minaker sold this boat in 1994, when he retired from fishing. Before this, in 1992, he retired from work as a longshoreman.
He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman.
On March 2, 1957, he married Evelyn Marie Johnson in Clallam County.
Mr. Minaker's survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Barbara and Steve Harrold of Port Orchard and Cindy and Dean Kobetich of Port Townsend; and one brother. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years on July 4, 2000, and by his son Sam in January 1976.
Services: April 27, Celebration of Life at a location yet to be announced. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
William Franklin Campen
Feb. 11, 1905 -- March 12, 2002
Sequim resident William Franklin Campen died at age 97.
Born in Wrangell, Alaska, to Walter and Cecelia Gertrude (Shawver) Campen, he retired from being a longshoreman in Alaska.
He greatly enjoyed fishing but also was a jack-of-all-trades.
Mr. Campen was noted for his gentlemanly nature and sense of humor.
He married Selene Pauline Wick on June 26, 1954, in Juneau, Alaska; she died Oct. 16, 1974. He also married four other times.
Mr. Campen's survivors include daughter Randa Relyea of Kennewick; grandsons Derek Macomber of Fairbanks, Alaska, Andrew Macomber of Kennewick, Pat Lyman of LaGrande, Ore., and Sam Lyman and Ron Lyman, both of Portland, Ore.; and granddaughters Kristina Nievuhr of Clovis, Calif., Nikki Relyea of Kennewick and Lorna Lyman of Monmouth, Ore.
Services: At his request, none. Disposition will be in Wrangell, Alaska. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Clay Clithero
Dec. 10, 1947 -- March 14, 2002
Clay Clithero died in his Clallam Bay home at age 54.
He was born in California to William and Patricia Ann (Studiger) Clithero.
Services: At his request, none. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry V. Henserling
June 5, 1907 -- March 15, 2002
Henry V. Henserling died in the long-term care unit of Forks Community Hospital at age 94.
He was born in Portland, Ore., to Henry V. and Anna (Campbell) Henserling and served with the Army.
In 1962, he married Eileen Blair in Seattle.
Mr. Henserling worked for the telephone company and made his home in Forks.
He enjoyed fishing and carpentry.
He is survived by his wife and stepdaughters Sharlene Arden and Sue Slack, all of Forks.
Services: None. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Harold P. Johnson
April 7, 1920 -- March 14, 2002
Lifelong Port Angeles resident Harold P. Johnson died at age 81 of Lou Gehrig's disease.
The son of Archie and Angele (Gales) Johnson, he enlisted with the Navy in 1942 and served on a landing ship transport in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.
On June 7, 1947, he married Polly H. Wolfe in Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Port Angeles.
Mr. Johnson worked as a machinist at Fibreboard Paper Mill for 32 years, until it closed. Then, he was with Crown Zellerbach until 1982.
He was a people-oriented helper and liked to spend time in the outdoors, whether fishing, hunting or traveling. Mostly, though, he enjoyed riding his motorcycle and the annual Turkey Run of Olympic Peninsula Motorcycle Club. The club honored his 18 consecutive years of participation with a trophy.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife of 54 years; sons Larry Wolfe of Redmond and Dale Johnson of Aberdeen; daughter Theresa ``Terri" Dailey of Bellevue; grandchildren Anita Wolfe Miller, Colin and Ryan Johnson, and Christopher and Whitney Dailey; and great-grandchildren Jason and Ashley Miller.
Services: Tuesday, March 19, at 11 a.m., funeral Mass in Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles, with the Rev. Kurt Nagel celebrating. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Irene G. MacDermott
Oct. 8, 1931 -- March 11, 2002
Irene G. MacDermott died in Port Angeles at the age of 70 of cancer.
Mrs. MacDermott was born to James and Irene (Cottrell) Ashmen in Almonesson, N.J. She married James G. MacDermott on April 10, 1954, in New Jersey. He died July 6, 1991.
Mrs. MacDermott graduated in 1951 from Gloucester City High School in Gloucester, N.J. She lived in Renton for 25 years and in Federal Way for three years. Four months ago, she moved to Port Angeles.
Mrs. MacDermott was a member of Fairwood United Methodist Church.
Survivors include son Bret MacDermott of Des Moines; daughters Jamye Wisecup of Sequim, Glynis Young of Port Angeles, and Heather Havey of Pullman; brothers Marvin Ashmen of Celebration, Fla., Stanley Ashman of New Jersey, and Eddie Ashmen of Florida; sister Doris Hartstein of Florida; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991 and brothers George, Ken, and James Ashmen.
Services: Memorial service from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at Community Bible Fellowship Church, 11227 S. Fenton Ave., Renton. Mount Angeles Memorial Park & Crematory, Port Angeles, is in charge of arranements.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 861, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or Association for Retarded Citizens.
John `Jack' Mason
Feb. 11, 1923 -- March 14, 2002
At age 79, John ``Jack" Mason died in Olympic Care and Rehabilitation Center at Sequim of Alzheimer's disease.
He was born to Charles and Mildred (Donnely) Mason in Inglewood, Calif., where he married Katherine Bradley on May 4, 1944.
During World War II, he was with the Navy for six years. After this, Mr. Mason was a firefighter for in Los Angeles, retiring in 1978 with 28 years service.
He moved to Sequim in 1983.
Mr. Mason was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Reseda, Calif. He enjoyed air travel, hunting, fishing, camping and golfing.
He is survived by his wife.
Services: None. Drennan & Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association, P.O. Box 26920, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
