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Rosalie Poppe
Rosalie Poppe, 78, died Sept. 16, 2015 at her home in Ocean Shores, Wash.
Rose was born in Burlington, Wash. on March 22, 1937 to Forrest Clifton and Elsie Mae (Duvall) Markham. Her father worked for Bonneville Power Administration so they moved around throughout her childhood settling in Spokane where she graduated from Rogers High School in 1955.
On April 13, 1957, Rose married
Clarence L. Poppe in Spokane. He resides at the family home.
Rose’s life revolved around family. She also volunteered countless hours to improve her community. In the 1970s she worked with the City of Spokane as a Community Development Liaison. She was instrumental in establishing park improvements at Garry Jr. High and served as a board member during the planning and construction of the Northeast Community Center in Spokane, which serves residents to this day.
Rose and Clarence moved to Seattle in 1989, then to Puyallup in 1990 and finally Ocean Shores in 1999. In retirement they explored the country by RV, visiting every state in the Continental U.S. as well as Canada and Mexico, and making many friends and acquaintances along the way. She enjoyed creating photographs, pencil drawings, paintings, and wood carvings as well as gardening.
Rose is survived by her husband of 58 years, Clarence Poppe of Ocean Shores; sons: Douglas (Dorothy) Poppe of Spokane and Dale (Carol Westergreen) Poppe of Molalla, Ore.; daughter, Jill (Kevin) Loveall of Sammamish, Wash.; grandchildren: Connor and Braden Loveall; brother, George Markham of Spokane. Rosalie was preceded in death by a son, Michael, as an infant and daughter Karen, also as an infant; brothers: Clifton and Jack Markham and sister, Dorothy Linehan.
There will be a celebration of Rosalie’s life on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. in Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Wash.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in her memory to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Wash.
Claribel K. Snider 12/23/1936 - 8/19/2015
Claribel Karshner Snider (“Kebby/Kibby”), 78, surrounded by loving family and friends, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at Bremerton Harrison Hospital.
Ki/ebby, second-born after brother Paul Hodges, Dec. 23, 1936, Aberdeen, Wash., to Edwin Jacob and Caroline (Hodges) Karshner, grew up on Arnold Street and after attending McDermoth Grade and Weatherwax (Aberdeen) High School(s), she graduated in 1955 where she was a cheerleader and voted May Queen as a senior.
After meeting William D. (Bill) Snider (1937-2015) during the summer of 1953 at Aberdeen Lake (instantly knowing he was the one for her, as he became “the love of her life!”), she attended the University of Washington as a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority with her childhood sweetheart, marrying in February, 1957 and having three children prior to moving their young family to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1966, where she lived until 1996 after their 21-year marriage.
She also attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where her favorite class was Criminal Justice, although she later became a teacher’s aide at Chena Elementary School, and finally a para-educator. Eventually she settled permanently in Belfair, Wash. in 1997, where her daughter, Gretchen Claire, and her oldest son, David Paul, moved in 2001, with her youngest William Jacob (“B.J.”) visiting twice, whom she recently saw on a “bucket-list” train trip to Arizona this spring with her daughter. She and her ex-husband remained good friends, seeing him for the last time in September 2014 with his wife of almost 15 years, Diane {Heagy} Snider, of Anchorage, Alaska, “hosting” and her daughter and husband enjoying the “family reunion.”
She did finally finish her two-year Elementary Education degree at Grays Harbor Community College in 1989, with a trip to London, England and surrounding areas as an “exchange student” at age 52, after “backpacking” down the Al-Can Highway from Fairbanks through Canada with her oldest, David, an “avid hitchhiker, ” in 1987, when she was 50. She then “rebuilt” her grandfather’s summer cabin on Hood Canal after the 1996/97 ice storm, where she lived out her remaining years, working for Hood Canal Schools from 2002-2012, after having worked on the Alyeska Pipeline for over 20 years.
Mom will be mostly cherished and remembered for her hard work, her generosity, her love of hiking with family and friends, her devotion to her children, and her love of singing (Sweet Adelines), music, dancing and especially lifetime enjoyment of sports and drama (acting in many plays on Harstine Island), along with maintenance of friendships.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her two aunts (Gretchen Hodges Ellefson and Mary Louise {Karshner} Larson), uncle-in-law (Seibert Larson), cousin-in-law (Hartley Rogers, Jr.), and her brother, Paul, along with numerous Karshner ancestors as noted in the Karshner (Memorial) Museum, 309 4th St. NE, Puyallup, WA 98372.
She is survived by children David Snider of Union, Wash., Gretchen Snider-Bassett and her husband Scott Edward Bassett of Vaughn, Wash. (step-grandson Nicholas John Bassett and his fiance’, Chelsea Oliver of Browns Point, Wash., and step-great grandson, Cameron Scott Bassett of Montgomery, Louis.), and William (Bill) Snider and his long-term girlfriend of 15 years, Elvira Tsosie of Tempe, Ariz.; niece Karen (Shaun) (Karshner) Tabor, and nephews Kenneth Karshner and Don (Roxanne) Karshner, all of Calif.; cousins Adrianne (Ellefson) Rogers of Winchester, Mass., Jane Ellefson of Columbus, Neb., and John and Elaine Ellefson of Albuquerque, N.M., John and Jean Larson of Pacific Beach, Wash., and Kris (Larson/Shama) Sims and her significant other “Graeme” of Vail, Colo.; second cousins Ryan (Trina) Shama of Newport, Ore., and Lindsay (Ryan) (Shama) Olson of Folsom, Calif.; third cousins Theresa (Karshner) Ueland of Grayland, Wash., Diane (Nason) Karshner of Gig Harbor, and Gary Karshner of Seattle; sister-in-law Martha Karshner of Gig Harbor and two brothers-in-law and their wives, Gene and Marge Snider of Portland, Ore. and Ken and Angela Snider of Shelton (Harstine Island), Wash.
A celebration of life and potluck commences at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at the New Community Church of Union, 951 E. Dalby Rd., to be held at District 6 Fire Hall Station, 50 E. Seattle St., Union, Wash. 98592. From Alderbrook Restaurant, west on Hwy. 106, left on McReavy Rd., right on 3rd Ave.
Donations in her name were suggested in her Will to be given to the American Cancer Society or will also be accepted at her New Community Church of Union for the service and/or new building.
Following are links to the online obituary and guest books; please write condolences as the families will appreciate any memories and thoughts on Claribel “Kebby/Kibby” Snider:
Mary Jo Jones
Mary Jo Jones, 52, Elma resident and cashier at Astro’s Chevron in Elma, died Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 2015 at Summit Pacific Hospital in Elma.
Mary Jo was born in Aberdeen on Oct. 28, 1962 to Russel Carl and Eleanor Betty (Pick) Fredericks. She attended school in Hoquiam.
Mary Jo worked at Elma’s Astro’s Chevron for the last year and before that had worked at Walmart for 13 years, leaving in 2010. Before that she worked at Grays Harbor Health and Rehab Center in Aberdeen from 1991 to 2000.
Mary Jo married
Ron L. Jones on July 8, 1995. He resides at the family home.
She liked to go to garage sales, casino’s to play the slots, Bingo, hunting and fishing.
Mary Jo is survived by her husband of 20 years, Ron Jones of Elma; a son Edward Bowman of Brady, Wash.; daughters: Angela Jones of Cosmopolis, Wash., Jennifer Jones of Aberdeen, Wash., and Melissa (Tyson) Forrest of Shelton, Wash.; brothers: Ben Fredericks and Michael Fredericks; sisters Lorie Jenson of Airway Heights, Wash. and Pamela Bond of Olympia, Wash.; five grandchildren: Ashlee, Alek, Taylor, Dakota and Jordynn.
There will be a celebration of her life at her daughter Melissa’s home, 30 E. Barnsby Place, Shelton, Wash. on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.
Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Robert Stallo
BREMERTON — Former Aberdeen resident Robert H. Stallo of Bremerton died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Bremerton. He was 57.
The family suggests donations to the Cancer Society.
A service will be held at a later date and details will be announced in The Daily World.
Karroll A. Aldridge
Karroll Ann Aldridge, a resident of Neilton, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 79.
There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Coleman Mortuary Chapel in Hoquiam. The family will then have a scattering ceremony and meet for a no-host dinner at the Lucky Dragon Restaurant in Ocean Shores at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Kevin J. Howse
WESTPORT — Kevin James Howse, a resident of Westport since 1995, died at his home in Westport, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. He was 50.
He had been a commercial fisherman on the West Coast and Alaska. He had been in ill health for some time.
There will be no formal services.
Cremation arrangements are by Fern Hill Funeral Home, Aberdeen.
Margaret “Betty” (Pratt) Rogers
OLYMPIA — Margaret “Betty” (Pratt) Rogers of Westport died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. She was 75.
She had been a business owner in the maintenance industry
Arrangements are by Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Lacey.
Donald R. Gano
Donald Richard Gano, former Elma resident and tooling rupervisor for Boeing Aerospace, died Friday morning, Oct. 2, 2015, at his daughters home in Montesano. He was 76.
A celebration of his life is being planned and details will follow in The Daily World.
Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Emmy Lou Mehlhoff
On Sept. 2, 2015, The Heavens embraced the gentle soul of Emmy Lou Mehlhoff.
Emmy was born to Jenny (Hesten) and Jacob Hesteness on Dec. 22, 1927 in Woodworth, N.D. While growing up in nearby Pettibone, she spent her school years attending a one-room school house. Upon the completion of her final exams, Emmy returned to the little schoolhouse to teach 8th grade English.
On Aug. 4, 1946, Emmy married
her sweetheart, Dellas Eugene Mehlhoff, from nearby Tuttle, N.D. They moved shortly, thereafter, to Hoquiam and then to Aberdeen, where they permanently resided.
Emmy was quick to make friends. Her circle was large and varied. It was an inclusion of the many people with whom she had worked over the course of 50 plus years, as well as those she had encountered through her hours of volunteer work.
Throughout the fifties, she had been employed by West Coast Fish Company. When the sixties approached, Emmy made a change and worked at S.H. Kress. It was then that she began her career in retail sales.
Emmy specialized in children’s clothing. Throughout the seventies and early eighties, she was employed by Pearson’s Department Store in Aberdeen, as head buyer and manager of their children’s clothing department. Her expertise was highly regarded and made for long time customers, many of whom became longtime friends. Upon the store’s closing, she went to work at Lamont’s in Aberdeen, until her retirement in 1992.
As a member of the local Retail Clerks Union, Emmy had also proudly served as a union representative. Her skill and stalwartness throughout the mediating process earned her great respect amongst her colleagues on both sides of the negotiation table.
Emmy was passionately committed to her family and friends. No one ever went away from her table hungry, and she selflessly volunteered her time, where needed, to ensure everyone’s well-being.
In the fifties and sixties, she had been very active in Little League, Babe Ruth, and P.T.A. Emmy had even played the position of point guard for the P.T.A’s all-women basketball team.
She was very proud of her Norwegian heritage, and her membership in The Sons of Norway. She gave a lot of her time to serving dinners and in making lutefisk and lefsa for the club.
Emmy was warm company to the many senior citizens whom she transported to and from their medical appointments. She shared her laugh and her gentle touch with the nursing home residents at GHCH East Campus, as she pampered them weekly with haircare services.
Emmy and Dellas enjoyed dancing at the Aberdeen Eagles. They also enjoyed dancing at the Aberdeen Elks Lodge #593, where Dellas was an active member. Emmy was a charter member of The Ladies of the Elks (L.O.E.) and donated countless hours in raising money for the various events the club has sponsored throughout the years.
Kind, caring, loving, nurturing. This mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, friend, Emmy L. Mehlhoff, was preceded in death by her brothers Gerald Hestness and Donald Hestness; her sister Doris Weichel; her nephew, Brett Mehlhoff, Jr.; and her husband of 55 years, Dellas E. Mehlhoff.
Emmy is survived by her adoring family: daughter, Marilyn (Russ) of Beaverton, Ore.; sons Brett (Carol) Mehlhoff of Jacksonville, Fla., Donovan (Betty) Mehlhoff of Tacoma, Wash., and Craig (Pamela) Mehlhoff of Aberdeen, Wash.
She is also survived by 11 cherished grandchildren, 10 treasured great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Celebration of Emmy’s life will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Aberdeen Elks Lodge #593, 1712 S. Boone St., Aberdeen, Wash.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Ladies of the Elks, 1712 S. Boone St., Aberdeen, WA 98520.
Nina Herrick
Longtime Harbor resident, Nina Herrick, died at her home in Montesano, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at the age of 80. Nina was born in Grand Junction, Colo. on April 2, 1935, the daughter of Eli Howard and Lorrene (Hake) Harvey. She came with the family to Aberdeen and then to California when she was 13 to help her sister, Melba, move back to Grays Harbor.
While in California, she met Herbert L. Herrick and on a lark they went to Tijuana, Mexico. They were married
there on Jan. 17, 1948, in what they thought was a phony marriage ceremony only to find out later that it was completely legal. Thus began a marriage that lasted for 62 years, ending in Herb’s death in 2010. Herb had been a Grays Harbor County Undersheriff.
Nina was a homemaker and a stay-at-home mom. She did serve as a matron for the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Department in the 1960s, did security work for Vessey & Sons and she and Herb managed Evergreen Mobile Estates in Montesano.
She was a member of the Montesano Assembly of God Church and enjoyed gardening, yard work, sewing and being a care giver for her husband, Herb. The house was always full of kids and she was “Granny” to every one of them.
Nina is survived by two daughters: Vicki Herrick and Julie and husband George Wade, both of Montesano; a son: Herbert L. Jr. and wife Joetta, Montesano; son-in-law Robert Freeman, Roy, Wash.; a sister: Naomi Harvey, Montesano; eight grandchildren: Jeff “Bodine” McGrath, Michael “Monk” Troupe Jr., Jeremy “Bean” Herrick, Tonya “Stinky” and Jessica Herrick, Bryan “Dude” and Tonya Herrick, Dawn “Duck” and John Delmar, Jordyn Wade and Ryan Wade; and also three great-grandchildren: Austin “Turd Bird” Kugan, Kylie “Goose” Herrick and Layla “Bug” Herrick. Nina was preceded in death by a sister, Melba Foster in 2013 and two brothers, Avery Harvey at age 2 and Melvin P. “Sonny” Harvey in 1948.
At her request there will be no formal memorial services. Inurnment will take place with her husband, Herbert, in the Black Hills National cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home, 2208 Roosevelt St., Aberdeen.
Olive Laurie Morley
Olive Laurie Morley, 96, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died at Westhaven Villa, Aberdeen, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. She was born in Aberdeen on Aug. 19, 1919, the daughter of Laurie O. and Blanche J. (Bent) Fielding.
Olive graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1936 and then DeWitt Beauty School in Aberdeen. She and her mother operated a beauty shop in Pacific Beach during World War II.
She had married
Vern Morley in Montesano in 1938 and they would later make their home in Aberdeen. Olive was a homemaker and raised the children. She would also clerk at Sears and Penney’s. Vern died in Aberdeen in 1992.
She loved her dogs and always had some dogs about the home.
Olive is survived by a son: Don Morley, Aberdeen; a daughter: Jeanette Knutson, Elma; and also three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and three great-great-grandchildren. A sister, Elaine Lauterback, preceded her in death.
A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in the chapel at Fern Hill Funeral Home. A reception will follow in the Dorothy Mann Reception Room at the funeral home. Private burial will take place in Fern Hill cemetery.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home, 2208 Roosevelt St., Aberdeen.
Marie C. (Rand) Lyons Walsh April 18, 1926 Sept. 25, 2015
Marie Walsh, 89, recently of Hillsboro, a former resident of Portland, and before that, of Aberdeen, Wash., passed away Sept. 25, 2015. A funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave., Portland, OR 97212.
Arrangements by Zeller Chapel of the Roses.
Claribel “Kebby/Kibby” (Karshner) Snider
BREMERTON — Aberdeen native Claribel “Kebby/Kibby” (Karshner) Snider of Belfair died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at Bremerton’s Harrison Hospital. She was 78.
She had been a para-educator in Belfair.
A memorial service and potluck will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at Church of Union. In the case of inclement weather, the service will be held at District 6 Firehall Station in Union.
Arrangements are by Tuell-McKee Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Bremerton.
Karroll A. Aldridge
Karroll Ann Aldridge, a resident of Neilton, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen. She was 79.
There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Coleman Mortuary Chapel in Hoquiam. The family will then have a scattering ceremony and meet for a no-host dinner at the Golden Dragon Restaurant in Hoquiam at approximately 4 p.m.
