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Ardine June Lewis
Ardine June Lewis passed away Feb. 11, 2015 at Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center in Montesano, Wash. She formerly lived at Westhaven Villa in Aberdeen, Wash. Ardine was born June 30, 1923 to Orrin Lyonal Schwenneker, Sr. and Delilia F. Schwenneker in Avoca, Iowa. She lived in Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina and Washington State. While growing up in Nebraska, she and her brother, Orrin, Jr. happily exercised horses after cleaning stalls at a nearby horse farm. The two alternated summers staying at their paternal grandparent’s farm and maternal grandparents home in town.
In winter when the pond froze Ardine made a deal with her brother. She would be on the boys ice hockey team if he would figure skate with her.
Ardine graduated from Central High School in Omaha, Neb. In 1941. An article in the Central High Register (school newspaper dated 12-20-1940) stated “when five large boys failed to catch a mouse on the loose, Ardine Schwenneger did!” She learned to fly an airplane in her late teens.
Ardine believed in God and her country. She served in a division of the armed forces during WWII. She spoke of it often and had a great respect for men and women serving in the military.
In Raleigh, N.C. at Meredith College for women, Ardine earned her B.A. teaching certificate and began teaching Elementary School. When students needed to earn money, she would accompany them to pick cotton or tobacco.
It was at this time Ardine and Steven Eugene Lewis met. They married
Dec. 21, 1946. Steve was in forestry which brought them to Washington. They were later divorced.
Ardine completed her education at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Luthern University.
Ardine loved horses, dogs and cats; she fed neighborhood cats even though they were already quite plump from their owners care! In 1983, she wrote a poem “Little Grey One” about a special grey kitten she adopted from P.A.W.S when “Grey One” passed away, Dr. Stillion (a local Veterinarian) brought her a very nice black cat. She collected toy stuffed animals.
Ardine enjoyed her home (purchased in 1974), her yard and flowers immensely and liked going on drives to admire other’s yards; visiting friends in town, in the country and on their farms, going to the beach, Quinault Lake, fairs. Eating out and hosting small get togethers were special to her.
Ardine was a longtime member of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for key women in education and served as President for a number of terms in the local PHI Chapter.
She led the book club “Page Turners” through the Montesano Timberland Library for several years and was a member of the “Gung Hoe” garden club.
Hobbies? Oh, yes! Sewing, embroidery, macname, ceramics, woodworking, arts and crafts, painting, gardening, canning, and was an avid book reader.
She supported many charities. She was proud to be a registered voter. At age 90 she didn’t seem as amazed as others did that she had very little grey hair!
Ardine loved music, opera, theater and Broadway shows; locally and travelling from Vancouver BC, Seattle, Olympia to Portland and Ashland, Oregon with friends or taking groups of students to Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival.
But most of all Ardine loved children and young people.
In 1961 she began teaching high school for Montesano School District. She retired July 18, 1994 with a large group of friends helping her celebrate the happy milestone at Karyle Perkins home in Montesano.
“Mrs. Lewis” taught English Composition, English Literature, Art, Home Ec., Drama and was advisor for many years of the Honor Society and ASB. She was known by her students as strict but fair. She expected students to do their best and not be a “smart alec” in her classroom or study hall! She had compassion for shy students and young people struggling through “tough times.” Alumni have said she motivated them and made a difference in their lives.
Ardine is survived by friends, students and coworkers who loved and respected her.
She will be missed by many and remembered by Alumni at Montesano High School class reunions for a lot of years to come.
Ardine was preceded in death by her parents, brother Orrin, and close friends who were like family to her.
Avoca, Iowa, next to her mother will be Ardine’s final resting place. As she requested, there will not be a service.
Donations in Ardine’s memory can be made at Grays Harbor Community Foundation, (Ardine Lewis Scholarship), 707 J. Street, Hoquiam, WA 98550-(360)-532-1600.
Arrangements entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary in Montesano, Wash.
Larry Grant Patnude
Larry Grant Patnude, 63, a resident of Montesano, left this earth Feb. 25, 2015 after a long illness. Larry died at home with his longtime life partner, Kelly M. DuBois, at his side. Larry was born Feb. 12, 1952, to Grant “Buddy” Patnude and Dorothy (Waddle-Patnude) McLeod in Olympia.
Larry spent most of his childhood in Hoquiam. He played Little League when he was young and continued to love sports his entire life. He loved digging razor clams and picking little wild blackberries for pie or cobbler. Larry was a great carpenter, loved to grow a vegetable garden, and always made sure to grow a few flowers on the perimeter like his grandmother taught him.
Larry was liked by everyone and was always ready and willing to help anyone, anytime. He was the guy who really would give you the shirt off his back. He loved animals, especially dogs.
He was in the Hoquiam High School class of 1970.
Larry was preceded in death by his father, Grant L. “Buddy” Patnude; his sister Pamela Patnude; paternal grandparents, George Patnude and Katherine “Kitty” Inmon Patnude and maternal grandparents, Walter Waddle and Lois Schwenck Waddle; and nephews, David Grant Watson and Matthew Thomas McLeod.
Survivors include his life partner Kelly M. DuBois of Montesano; mother Dorothy McLeod, sister Roxanne “Roxie” Patnude-McLeod and brother Mark (Laura) McLeod, all of Lacey; five daughters, Harmony (Adam) Turney of Iowa, Gabrielle Wolcott of Aberdeen, Yvonne Patnude of Guam, and Glory Dove (Javier) Rangel of Texas and Bethany Patnude, Montesano; three aunts, Patricia Keifert of Poulsbo, Linda Patnude Gotovac of Tenino and Sue (Tom Hyde) Patnude of Matlock; 12 grandchildren, Alex, Miles, Taylan, Makenna, Izzabel, Raquel, Gypsy, Jupiter, Chloe, Evan, Cameron and Jase. Larry leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, all of whom loved him dearly.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 14, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at Capital Christian Center, 4431 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA.
Charles William “Chuck” Wertz, a lifelong Grays Harbor resident, passed away peacefully with family on Feb. 24, 2015 at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen at the age of 64.
Chuck was born Sept. 4, 1950 to Frank H. “Cap” Wertz and Doris J. Wertz of Montesano. In 1968 he graduated from Montesano High School, where he met the love of his life, Suzi. He married
Barbara Susan “Suzi” Berglund on Dec. 6, 1969 and cared for her lovingly until her passing in 2012. He is survived by his son, Steven R. Wertz of Aberdeen, daughters, Heidi M. Pflughaupt of Matlock and Heather D. Wertz of Montesano, his brother Frank J. “Jim” Wertz of Montesano, and grandchildren, Kaleb and Lana Riggs and Emily and Ashley Wertz.
He enjoyed fishing with his family and was an avid bowler in his earlier years. His true joy was to simply spend time with his friends and family and to bring smiles and laughter to all those around him. He loved raising his children, watching his grandchildren grow, caring for his many dogs, and being a devoted and loving husband.
His family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Montesano Volunteer Fire Department or P.A.W.S. of Grays Harbor.
A celebration of life will be held in Chuck’s honor at the Brady Grange Hall on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
Jesse Arnold Huglen
RAYMOND — Raymond and South Bend area resident Jesse Arnold Huglen (Hooligan) died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. He was 33.
Jesse volunteered at Habitat House and the food bank.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the New Life Church, in Raymond. A potluck gathering will follow.
Memorial donations will be split between funeral costs and his daughter Jessica’s college fund.
Cremation arrangements were by Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
Karen (Cline) Ferry
WESTPORT — Karen (Cline) Ferry, 61, a 35-year resident of the South Beach, died at her home in Westport, Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
A more complete obituary will appear later in this newspaper.
Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home of Aberdeen.
Robert (“Bob”) Lyle Woods
Bob was born on April 15, 1926, in Aberdeen, Wash. to Bob and Gladys Woods. He passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2015, in Olympia, Wash., at the age of 88.
Bob was the oldest of three children and grew up in the Grays Harbor area where he attended Ocosta High School. Upon graduation in 1944, Bob joined the U.S. Navy. Fortunately, the war ended before he saw action. Upon his return, he married
his high school sweetheart, Dolores (“Dee”) Wade of Westport, Wash.
Bob, Dolores and their three children moved to Seattle in 1953. He worked in the electronics field for the next 25 years until he had a chance to realize a lifelong dream; to own and operate his own fishing vessel. He bought a boat and became a commercial salmon fisherman. Later, he and his wife, Dee, became real estate agents for RE/MAX where they worked together as a team until they retired in 2000 to Westport.
Bob is preceded in death by his wife, Dolores and two grandchildren, Tara and Devin.
Bob is survived by his brother Gene Woods; sister, Verna Benedict; son, Bob Jr. and wife, Mary; son, Greg and wife, Carolynne; daughter Valarie Matinjussi and husband, Robert; three grandchildren, Danielle, Emmet and Delaine and two great-grandchildren, Dillon and Dakota.
Bob was a devoted husband to Dee for 66 years. He was hard working, fun loving and a great example to his children. One could always find him playing with the grandkids at family get-togethers. Bob was well loved by all and will be greatly missed.
A graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. at the Wynooche cemetery in Montesano, Wash. on Saturday, March 14. A memorial lunch will be served following the service at the Water Street Cafe in Olympia. Everyone is invited to attend.
Ruth M. Hammock
Lifelong Grays Harbor resident Ruth Madeline Hammock died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Westhaven Villa in Aberdeen. She was 94.
A graveside service is being planned and will be announced later in The Daily World.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary of Montesano.
Robert Shelton
Longtime Westport resident Robert Shelton died at his home on Saturday, March 7, 2015, with his wife at his side. He was 67.
Arrangements are by the Harrison Family Mortuary in Aberdeen.
Wilbur (Wib) D. Morris
Wilbur (Wib) D. Morris passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at his home in Shelton, Wash.
Wilbur was born Aug. 27, 1930, to Earl D. and M. Jane (Posey) Morris in Aberdeen. He served in the Marine Corps as Private First Class and was a Boot Camp Instructor from 1949-1957. Following his military service, he was a lifelong self-employed logger throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Wilbur is survived by his wife, Martha of Shelton; daughters Karen (Doug) Kelly of Cosmopolis, Dana (Leo) Dipola of Olympia and Linda Johnson Symington of Shelton; sons Kevin (Jill) Morris of Shelton and Dean (Susan) Johnson of Hoquiam. He was preceded in death by a son, Randall Morris, and a daughter, Mary Johnson.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 1 p.m. at The Christmas Village Clubhouse in Shelton.
John Emery Ford
Jack Ford, a Long Beach, Wash. resident died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Willapa Harbor Health & Rehab Center in Raymond. Jack was born June 20, 1928, in Longview, Wash., to Emery and Catherine (Smith) Ford.
Jack was a graduate of Raymond High School and attended the University of Portland where he was a three-sport athlete. While at UP Jack was on the receiving end of the longest touchdown pass in collegiate history, a 99 yard scoring play. A record that still stands today. After getting married
to Peggy Vatne in 1948, he went to work as an electrician with his father at Ford Electric in Raymond. In 1975 they relocated the business to Long Beach.
While in Long Beach Jack was also the owner of Ford’s Go-Kart Track and Peggy’s Monogram Shop. In his retirement years Jack loved to travel with Peggy and visited the Soviet Union, South Korea, Egypt and Israel among many other places. Together they spent many summers at Summit Lake and winters in Arizona with family and friends. He loved golfing, practical jokes, and entertaining. Jack enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren’s sporting events and was an avid Washington Husky fan traveling to many home and away games.
Jack was a past Exalted Ruler of the Raymond Elks Lodge #1292. He also was a long time member of the Knights of Columbus, the Moose Lodge, and the Eagles. He served as a member of the Raymond High School Board in the early 1960’s.
He is survived by three sons, Gene Ford and his wife Kris of Long Beach, Mark Ford and his wife Sharon of Aberdeen and Gregg Ford and his wife Mary of Ridgefield; a daughter Sherry Sowa and her husband Jerry of Monument, Colo.; 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two sisters, Shirley Hoffer and Lois Brown both of Raymond. Jack was preceded in death by his wife Peggy in 1999.
Memorial services will be held at 1 .m. Saturday, March 21, 2015, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Raymond with a Celebration of Life to follow from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Raymond Elks Lodge. Arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Raymond Schools Foundation. Contact Raymond Schools Foundation for information: (360) 942-5230 P.O. BOX 345 Raymond, WA 98577.
Evelyn M. Scoggins Patterson
Evelyn Mae Scoggins Patterson passed peacefully in her sleep on March 3, 2015, at her home in McCleary, Wash.
She was born on April 24, 1932, in McCleary, Wash. to Karl L. and Marian G. (Richards) Church.
Evelyn married
the love of her life, Irvin Doye Scoggins, on July 1, 1950. He passed away in 1995. She then married
Bert Patterson in 1996. He passed away in 2002.
She is survived by her daughters, Candis Gordon (Gary) of Elma and Cheryl West of Centralia; son, David Scoggins of Reno, Nev.; sisters, Laura Reynolds of McCleary and Jeannette Klauk of Henderson, Nev.; brothers, Richard Church of McCleary and Jerry Church of Salome, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, Wendy Martin, Wesley Spencer, Shawna Sturges, Kristi Miller, Misty Lyons, James Scoggins, Ian Scoggins and Laura Mae West, and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Douglas Scoggins, in 2004. She was also preceded in death by her sisters Edna Arnott, Marge Adams, Grace Brundage, Lenore Ransom, Ruth Smith and Hazel Crump.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at the McCleary cemetery. A reception will follow at Northwest Life Center in Elma, Wash.
Jack D. Calvin
Jack D. Calvin, 85, died March 5, 2015, with his family by his side at his home in Westport, Wash.
Jack was born Nov. 7, 1929 in Kelso, Wash., to Ed and Blanch Calvin. Jack served in the United States Army during the Korean War as a combat engineer. Jack moved to Renton, Wash., where he married
his wife, Linda. After retiring from the Renton School District, Jack and Linda moved to Westport, Wash. where they resided for 19 years. Jack was an active member of the Westport VFW, post 3057, where he served as their Senior Vice Commander for two terms.
Jack is survived by his wife of 35 years, Linda Calvin and children, Lynette Singer (Don), Bill Drager (Nicole), Lance Calvin (Maria), Debbie Livingston (Bill), Teresa Anderson (Monty), Brent Calvin, Wade Calvin (Jackie), 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all of their close friends for the caring and support provided over the past several months.
At the families’ request, a memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 12, 2015, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Westport, Wash.
Fern Garnet Hranac
Fern Garnet Hranac born Fern Garnet West in Foreston, Minn. on July 5, 1925 passed away Feb. 28, 2015. Fern married
William Hranac on Jan. 10, 1946, celebrating 64 years of marriage until his death in May 2010. Mom was the beating heart of our family. All were welcome in her home with open arms and open heart. Kindness abounded, food plentiful and laughter unlimited. She will be missed by too many to name. She is survived by her four children, Judi (Don) Hirschman, Tom (Lynn) Hranac, Terri (Jim) Reinmiller, Debbie (John) McManus, 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and one on the way. Our Angel Mother is now cradling her 10th great-grandson in her arms. We would like to extend an invitation for a celebration of life potluck at the family home on April 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. The family requests a donation to your favorite charity in honor of Fern Hranac.
Paul Niemcziek Jr.
Paul Niemcziek Jr., a lifetime resident of Frances, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home. He was born March 16, 1921, in Frances to Paul Sr. and Mary Kocik.
Paul graduated from the Lebam High School in 1940. He served in the United States Army in the Philippines and Japan, until being honorably discharged.
Paul worked in the logging industry in the Willapa Hills and also on the railroad section crew from Pluvius, Wash. to Green Creek, Wash. He was also a hard working farmer of poultry and beef. He was a member of the VFW, enjoyed gardening, and playing solitaire.
Paul was preceded in death by his wife Billie, his parents, and by his six brothers, Joe, Stanley, Russell, Anthony, Victor and Florian. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Lula Pierog and Blondina Bowns (Thompson).
He had a very special set of caregivers, his nephew Victor Niemcziek Jr. and niece Jennie Niemcziek and helper “The Little Guy” Oren Fetters Jr.
He is also survived by his step-daughters Judy Landsidel, Charlotte Davis and Mrs. Grace (Florian) Niemcziek.
Memorial donations may be made to the Raymond Ambulance Fund in Paul’s name at 212 Commercial Street, Raymond, WA 98577.
Graveside services will be held Friday, March 20, at 1 p.m. at the Fern Hill cemetery in Menlo where military honors will be accorded. A gathering will follow at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Raymond. Arrangements were in care of Stoller’s Mortuary in Raymond.
