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William G. Harman
Dec. 6, 1925 -- Jan. 19, 2003
William G. Harman died in his Port Angeles home at age 77. Cause of death is pending.
He was born to William A. and Bernice (Williams) Harman in Seattle.
Mr. Harman was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps.
He was a 20-year fireman in Seattle before moving to Port Angeles 17 years ago. Being outdoors -- whether working on his lawn or salmon fishing -- was his favorite place to spend time.
He married Mary E. Bixby in Seattle in January 1961.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Harman's survivors include sons William A. and Robert Harman, both of Alaska, and stepson Stephen C. Mannell of Pennsylvania; stepdaughter Marianne Timmins of Redmond; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Services: At his request, none. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Memorials: Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, P.O. Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98105-0371.
JAMES (JIM) BEASLER
Aug. 26, 1938- March 10, 2003
James (Jim) Beasler passed away quietly at home with his family by his side at the age of 64 following an extended illness.
Born in Winona, Minnesota, on Aug. 26, 1938, to Tony and Betsy (Hanson) Beasler.
Moved to Port Angeles when he was 16 and graduated from Port Angeles Senior High in 1956.
Married Linda Ranta on Aug. 6, 1960, in Port Angeles, Wash.
Worked as a boat builder and had his own shipyard for years, worked for Crown Zellerbach, was a shareholder at Peninsula Plywood and a shovel operator for Glen Priest, Eclipse Timber, Weyerhaeuser and Dick Hopkins Logging.
He was an avid wood worker and enjoyed working in his home shop making wood items on his lathe. He enjoyed his koi ponds that he and his family built in the backyard.
He was a member of the Port Angeles Elks Club, the Klahanie Koi Club and a member of the Port Angeles Senior Center.
His wife, Linda, survives him. Daughter Darcy Beasler is in Tacoma; Kathy and son-in-law Joe McFarland, grandsons Travis and Joshua McFarland are in Port Angeles; mother, Bess Jacobs and sister Bette Kerrigan are of Port Angeles. His father, Tony, preceded him in death.
The family would like to thank Dr. Mark Fischer and his staff for all the time and care they gave Jim during his illness.
Pappa (Jim) would also like to thank his wonderful grandsons, Travis and Joshua, for all the care and love that they gave him.
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel is in charge with the graveside services at Mount Angeles Memorial Cemetery
on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 1 p.m. with an Elks memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorials to go to Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98105, or to the Peninsula Home Fund in care of the Peninsula Daily News, P.O. Box 1330, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
BERNADETTE SMITH
Dec. 17, 1914- Jan. 12, 2003
Bernadette (Dette) McMahon Smith died Jan. 12, 2003, at the age of 88. She was born Dec. 17, 1914, in Glendive, Montana, to James Malcolm and Anna Minton McMahon.
Orphaned at age 4, she and her siblings separated; she was later adopted and raised by uncle and aunt William and Pearl McMahon at Lake Burien, Washington.
Dette graduated from Highline High School in 1934 and attended the University of Washington. She married her high school sweetheart, Richard Austin (Dick) Smith, on July 29, 1936.
In the 1950s, the Smiths founded a manufacturing firm in the Seattle area. They relocated the business from Seahurst, Washington, to Agnew in 1969. Upon retiring, Dick and Dette enjoyed traveling in their RV, an activity Dette continued after his death in 1983.
Dette was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Lee Smith, in 1995, brother James and sisters Mary and Bernice. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Marilyn and LeRoy Kuest of Agnew, 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Dette was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sequim. There will be a funeral Mass at St. Joseph on March 15, 2003, at 1 p.m. The Reverend Thomas W. Beattie will officiate.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 1551 Broadway, Suite 120, Tacoma, WA 98402.
Lawrence John Crane
Nov. 6, 1929 -- March 10, 2003
Lawrence John Crane died of a heart attack in his Port Angeles home. He was 73.
He was born in Aberdeen to Claire Baird and Valeda (Gauthier) Crane.
Mr. Crane was retired from the Merchant Marine.
In addition to visiting his children's families and caring for Buttons, his dog, Mr. Crane enjoyed travel.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law Clare ``Steve" and Evelyn Crane of Carlsborg; daughters and sons-in-law Valeda and Kevin King of Edmonds and Kathy and Dave Riviera of Whidbey Island; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: Monday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to noon, visitation at Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, 260 Monroe Road, Port Angeles, preceding the 1 p.m. graveside service in Dungeness Cemetery, Sequim. Chaplain Winston DeHaven will officiate.
James Albert Engstrom
Feb. 21, 1937 -- March 7, 2003
Sequim resident James Albert Engstrom died from injuries received in a car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Lake Sutherland. He was 66.
He was born to John and Nora (Townshend) Engstrom in Butte. Mont.
He was a corporal in the Army from 1956 to 1958, then received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Montana School of Mines in Butte, and law degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Mr. Engstrom was a logger, miner, construction worker and country lawyer. He enjoyed reading and gardening. Most recently, he was an author and proprietor of Twenty Penny Press.
In 1965, he married Janet Verner in Carmel, Calif.. They divorced in 1985.
He married Claudette Lynch in Port Angeles on Nov. 23, 2000.
In addition to his wife, in Sequim, Mr. Engstrom's survivors include sons Michael and John Engstrom, both of New York and David Engstrom of Denmark; mother of Lynnwood; brother John Engstrom of Briar; sister Margaret Cooper of Tucson, Ariz.; and one grandchild.
Services: Memorial was held on March 13 in Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, with the Rev. Dr. Scott Koenigsaecker of Sequim Presbyterian Church officiating.
Floyd D. Howe
June 4, 1933 -- March 1, 2003
Port Hadlock resident Floyd D. Howe died in Port Townsend after lengthy illness. He was 69.
The son of Hubert Acey and Lenna M (Tilley) Howe, he was born in Port Townsend and graduated from Chimacum High School.
He married Sylvia M. Goiburn in Port Townsend on June 14, 1958.
Mr. Howe's employment spanned a spectrum that included employment as logger and steeplejack, and working for Crown Zellerbach, a Vancouver, Wash., school, Jantzen Woolen Mills and the county road department.
Mr. Howe is survived by his wife, at home; daughter Barbara Howe of Camas; mother Leona Worthington of Port Townsend; brother Gene Howe of Port Hadlock; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Peggy Hudson, and father.
Services: None. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge.
Memorials: Fire Department, District No. 1, Chimacum, WA 98325.
Willie Kenneth Knoepfle Sr.
Oct. 16, 1919 -- March 11, 2003
Port Hadlock resident Willie Kenneth Knoepfle Sr. died in the Washington State Veterans Home at Retsil. He was 83.
His obituary will be published later.
Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home, Bremerton, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry W. Miller
Jan. 3, 1926 -- March 12, 2003
Lifelong Port Townsend resident Henry W. Miller died of heart failure at age 77.
He was the son of Henry J. and Magdaline (Gray) Miller.
Mr. Miller served with the Army's Asiatic-Pacific Theater in 1944-46.
He married Patricia E. Stevens in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, on Jan. 19, 1957.
He was a plumber at Fort Worden for 27 years.
Mr. Miller was a 50-year member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he was a lay reader, and 20-year commissioner of Fire District No. 6, for which the fire hall built in 1944 was named Henry Miller Station No. 62.
His pastimes included viewing wildlife, including birds, farming and gardening.
Survivors include his wife, son and daughter-in-law David W. and Cheryl Miller, and daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth and Doug Jones, all of Port Townsend; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Catherine.
Services: Monday, March 17, at 2 p.m., memorial in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1032 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. The Revs. Gail Helgeson and Dr. Buzz Stevens will officiate. A reception will follow in the parish hall. Burial will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 753, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Marilyn G. Rose
Aug. 27, 1927 -- March 12, 2003
Lifelong Port Townsend resident Marilyn G. Rose died in Jefferson General Hospital of ovarian cancer at age 75.
She was born in Tacoma to John Lester and Marguerite Cathrine (Marque) Van Valkenburg.
She married Kenneth L. Rose on June 16, 1946.
Mrs. Rose was fiscal officer for Port Townsend School District for 25 years before retiring Jan. 1, 1986. She was also a 10-year member of the School Board.
A passionate reader since age 8, she accumulated an extensive library, which she shared generously. It inspired her volunteer work with Friends of the Library, for which she was co-president.
Mrs. Rose is survived by son and daughter-in-law Gary K. and Diana Rose of Riverside, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law Karen R. and Warren Erickson of Port Townsend and Kathy L. and Lee Cook of Greenville, S.C.; sisters Shirley Van Valkenburg of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Jackie Johnson of Whidbey Island; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Services: Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m., funeral in Kosec Funeral Home, 1615 Parkside Drive, Port Townsend. Burial will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Memorials: Jefferson County Home Health and Hospice, 834 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Helen Louise Wilke
Nov. 29, 1920 -- March 12, 2003
Helen Louise Wilke died in her Port Angeles home at age 82.
She was born in Milwaukee, Wis., to Fred and Mary (Lunk) Braun Sr.
Mrs. Wilke was employed in highly classified federal civil service, and was widowed about 30 years ago.
She is survived by niece Barbara Ford of Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Services: Private services will be held later. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
GLEN E. ARCHER
Glen E. Archer, 77, of Port Townsend, Wash., and Palm Springs, Calif., formerly of Seattle, died March 9, 2003, at his home in Port Townsend after a brief illness, surrounded by his family of friends and beloved cat Lil' Missy Archer.
Born on Sept. 8, 1925, to Glen E. and Freda Runes Archer in Seattle, he was a graduate of Highline High School and attended the University of Washington as well as Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
While serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he received the Word War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
Along with his mother and partner Frank L. Dameron, he owned and operated Travel Advisor's Inc., one of the Pacific Northwest's leading travel agencies. He was a member of the Seattle Executives Association and the American Society of Travel Agents, and served as President of each. He was a longtime member of the Washington Athletic Club as well as the Seattle Yacht Club.
Glen was a pioneer in Port Townsend's historic preservation effort. In the late 1970s, Port Townsend was just beginning to realize the importance and value of our historic buildings. In 1978, Glen purchased and immaculately restored the Siebenbaum Building on Water Street.
This effort resulted in a Certificate of Appreciation from the Jefferson County Historical Society in 1980. In 1982, he received an award from the Washington State Trust for Historic Preservation and the Mary Johnson Historic Preservation Award.
Glen was extremely philanthropic and generous. In recent years he made significant gifts to many local organizations, including Centrum, the Northwest Maritime Center and Jefferson County Animal Services. The Northwest Maritime Center has named a classroom in his honor.
Friends, relatives and acquaintances benefited from Glen's generosity. He helped those temporarily down on their luck or in need of start-up capital for a new business venture or a first home. When Glen sold a car or a piece of property to a friend, the price reflected his friend's ability to pay. He quietly replaced a sentimental piece of jewelry that had been stolen in a burglary at the home of a longtime friend.
Glen is survived by his longtime partner, Frank L. Dameron; sister Eleanore Archer Aldrich of Kirkland, Wash.; niece Meredith Aldrich of Seattle; nephew Murray Aldrich of Duvall; great-nephew Ryland Aldrich of Nagano, Japan; cousin Gary Runes of Tiburon, Calif.; as well as numerous friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private interment is to be held at Acacia Cemetery in Seattle. A memorial is planned for Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Bonney-Watson, 1732 Broadway, Seattle. Friends are invited to an open house Saturday, March 22, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at his home in Port Townsend to celebrate Glen's life.
Glen contributed to many charitable and cultural organizations in Port Townsend, Seattle and Palm Springs. He will best be remembered as a gracious neighbor, staunch advocate of the arts, lover of pets, collector of vintage automobiles and a generous and kind friend. In lieu of flowers, Glen requested donations to Jefferson County Animal Services.
