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Donald Briscoe Blakely Jr.
Dec. 20, 1939 -- May 21, 2003
Donald Briscoe Blakely Jr. died in Sequim at age 63.
He was born to Donald Briscoe and Agnes Frankie (Jones) Blakely Sr. in Annapolis, Md., where he was raised.
He married Phyllis Orr in Renton on Nov. 29, 1980.
Mr. Blakely owned a window company and worked for Northwest Aluminum, both in Kent. He, also, was manager of a paint store in Seattle.
The Blakelys moved to Sequim in 1990, where he was a member of Gardiner Country Chapel and the Masonic Lodge.
His pastimes included making clocks and fishing.
Mr. Blakely's survivors include his wife; daughters Sherry Lynn Bryant of Lake Dallas, Texas, Lauren Ruth Miller of Tacoma, and Reisha Marie Swindahl of Graham; stepson Tim Tyson and stepdaughter Lisa Appel, both of Sequim; stepdaughters Diane Bereiter of Kent and Rose Knutson of Puyallup; sister Faye Lane of Ceres, Calif.; 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: Tuesday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitation in Sequim Valley Chapel, 108 W. Alder St.; Thursday, May 29, at 4 p.m., memorial in Gardiner Country Chapel, 342 Guiles Road, Sequim. Pastor John Tollefson will officiate.
Memorials: Northwest Kidney Dialysis Center, 809 Georgiana St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Larry Allen Hampton
Sept. 17, 1950 -- May 20, 2003
Sequim resident Larry Allen Hampton, 52, died in Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, of an aneurysm.
He was born in Lakin, Kan., to Harold Eugene and Frances (Mathews) Hampton Sr.
He graduated from high school in Ulysses, Kan., and worked mostly as a farm hand and truck driver.
Mr. Hampton married Victoria Ruiz in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., on Dec. 26, 1975,
On his birthday in 1986, the Hamptons moved to Sequim, where he was employed at Dungeness Turf Farm.
He later spent three months on a boat in Alaska. He also enjoyed the mountains.
A lifelong interest in pigeons resulted in Mr. Hampton's self-built pens housing a large, hand-tamed flock.
In addition to his wife, survivors include son John Adam Hampton; mother Frances Sloan of Apex, N.C.; grandmother Eva Mathews of Lakin, Kan.; sister and brother-in-law Lois Elaine and Paddy Hescock of Marysville; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, stepfather Dan Sloan, and brothers Harold Eugene Hampton Jr. and Ricky Lynn Hampton.
Services: Sunday, May 25, at 3 p.m., service in The Little Brown Church, 220 Zaccardo Road, Blyn. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Joy M. Helser
March 16, 1936 -- May 22, 2003
Joy M. Helser died of pneumonia in her Sequim home. She was 67.
She was born in Auburn, which remained her home until 1978. She then moved to Kent and, in 1995, to Sequim.
She married Jack E. Helser in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on June 20, 1963.
Mrs. Helser volunteered in food bank and literacy programs, served as a church deaconess, and later in life earned an associate of arts degree in college.
Mrs. Helser was a member of Sequim Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband; sons Jack E. Helser Jr. of Princeton, Ill., and Daniel R. Helser of Kent; daughter Carolyn D. Baker of Seattle; and five grandchildren.
Services: At her request, none. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Memorials: Charity of choice.
Harold James Winters
Jan. 2, 1921 -- May 19, 2003
Lifelong Port Angeles-area resident Harold James Winters died at home at age 82.
He was born in Port Angeles to John Sherman and Lottie Golden (Emery) Winters.
He spent his entire life on the family's Deer Park Road homestead.
He attended Fairview School through eighth grade and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1939.
In addition to being a dairy farmer, he was a school bus driver for 35 years.
He was a singer at local dances during World War II. He was well known for his sense of humor and willingness to help friends and neighbors.
Mr. Winters enjoyed gardening, woodworking and dancing. He was a member of Senior Swingers Dance Group, Fairview Grange and Fairview Bible Church.
He married Velma Mae Beal in Port Angeles on Oct. 24, 1943.
In addition his wife, survivors include sons and daughters-in-law John Winters and Cynthia Stratford and Kenneth and Susie Winters, all of Port Angeles, and James and Patricia Winters of Kedougou, Senegal, Africa; daughter and son-in-law Marcia and Robert Homer of Sequim; brother Emery Winters of Shelton; sisters Gloria Eacrett and Violet Grall, both of Port Angeles; and 11 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughters Darlene and Cheryl Winters and brother Sherman Winters.
Services: Saturday, May 31, at 2 p.m., Celebration of Life in the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St. Pastor Jack Clapp Jr. will officiate. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Fairview Bible Church, P.O. Box 1281, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or Salvation Army, P.O. Box 2229, Port Angeles, WA 8362.
The family requests no flowers.
Craig D. Norbisrath
Jan. 28, 1954 -- May 22, 2003
Craig D. Norbisrath of Shuwah in the Beaver area died at his home at age 49.
He was born in Forks to Hans and Roberta Katherine (Gravley) Norbisrath and grew up in Beaver, where he played Little League baseball.
After graduating from Forks High School in 1972, he completed specialized training with Can Pacific Engineering Inc. in British Columbia.
Mr. Norbisrath had been a machinist in the Alaskan salmon industry for Peter Pan Seafoods and Icicle Seafoods. He worked in Alaska every summer since graduating from high school until his last season in 2002.
He also worked as a carpenter for Dirk Milici around the Olympic Peninsula.
He lived in Vancouver, Wash., from 1975 to 1977. He married Celine Wagoner in Ridgefield in 1977; they divorced
in 2000.
He enjoyed outdoors activities, especially hunting, fishing, boating and swimming and family outings at Lake Crescent.
Mr. Norbisrath also enjoyed crafting such items as birdhouses and windmills.
He attended St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Forks, and was a member of the International Association of Machinists Local 79 and a life member of the National Rifle Association.
He survived by two daughters, Amber Norbisrath of Bellingham and Natalie Cunningham of Vancouver, Wash.; his mother, Roberta Norbisrath, of Beaver; brothers Hale Norbisrath of Beaver, Mark Norbisrath of Joyce and Evan Norbisrath of Port Angeles; sisters Janet Hamanishi of Bellevue and Elaine Norbisrath of Forks; and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services: Wednesday, May 28, 2 p.m., a Sharing of Memories at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 531 Fifth Ave., Forks; 3 p.m. Memorial Mass. The Rev Kurt Nagel will officiate. A reception will immediately follow the Memorial Mass at St. Anne's Parish Hall. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home of Port Angeles is in charge of arrangements.
James W. Machenheimer
May 18, 1913 -- May 25, 2003
James W. ``Jim" Machenheimer, a lifelong resident of Port Angeles, died at age 90.
He was born in Port Angeles to John Wesley and Claudia (Dunlap) Machenheimer.
HAROLD JAMES WINTERS
Harold James Winters, during a break from doing the yard work he loved, left his loving family to continue on without him on May 19, 2003. Eighty-two years, but not in spirit, he died on the same farm where he was born on January 2nd, 1921.
Born to John Sherman and Lottie Emery Winters -- themselves locally-born children of pioneer families -- Harold was the fourth of five children who survived to adulthood.
Working hard during the countless chores necessary to keep a dairy farm going, he attended Fairview and Roosevelt schools (graduating in 1939), and developed the work ethic and ``pioneer spirit" he held onto until the end.
He met Velma Mae Beal at a dance during the summer before her senior year at Roosevelt High School, and they married a year later, in the fall of 1943. Plans had been in the works to celebrate their 60th anniversary.
They started life together in a small three-room ``skid-house," only 9 feet by 36 feet, situated 100 feet from where 40 demanding females gathered twice a day to be relieved of their milk.
They had a daughter, Cheryl, who died at birth. Marcia came next, followed by Darlene, who died at age 5.
In January of 1951, Harold, Velma and their budding family moved into their new home, situated on a hill overlooking the barn and farmhouse. He built much of the house with the help of a few local carpenters, when farming allowed him time to pound nails.
It was in this household that their family was completed with the addition of three boys, John, James and Kenneth.
Harold took his last breath after crossing the threshold of the back door for the final time.
He started driving school bus as a substitute driver to earn extra money, as many farmers did, becoming a regular driver in 1955 and eventually putting in 35 years.
He and Velma shared their love and home with over a dozen foster children through the years, and things could become rather hectic at times.
The dairy farm was turned over to Harold and his brother, Sherman, in 1969, and they continued to work it until 1981 at which point they gave up the grueling dairy business and ``downsized" raising beef.
In retirement, they began to sell off some of the farm they helped build and grow over the years.
During World War II, Harold sang and yodeled at many of the local dances, reflecting on his fondness both for music and helping others have a good time. He even sang and yodeled when he was milking cows by hand before they got the milking machines. Maybe they gave more milk that way.
For many years, Harold and Sherman were regulars in the Sequim Irrigation Festival Parade, tooling down the street in their ``cherry" 1922 Model-T Ford.
Harold loved to tinker in his woodshop when time allowed him, building some of the furniture that is still used by the family. He also loved to pass the time visiting with anyone and everyone.
He was never too busy to share a joke or lend a helping hand. He grew up with little during the Depression, and required little during his final years. He loved people, animals and the farm he spent 82 years on -- cherishing the memories of the simple pleasures of his past. He was content to go to church, garden, putter around the house and take Velma out dancing once a week.
He leaves behind sisters Violet Grall and Gloria Eacrett, both of Port Angeles, brother Emery of Shelton, wife Velma, daughter and son-in-law Marcia and Robert Homer of Sequim, sons and daughters-in-law John Winters and Cynthia Stratford, Kenneth and Susie Winters, all of Port Angeles, and James and Patricia Winters of Senegal, West Africa, eleven grandchildren and countless nieces and nephews and cousins. They will all miss him, his good humor, and his good heart.
A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held a the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., on Saturday, May 31st, at 2 p.m.
The family would be honored if those attending would bring a favorite memory or two to share in writing in case we run out of time to share them all aloud.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Fairview Bible Church, P.O. Box 1281, Port Angeles, WA 98362, or the Salvation Army at East Second and Peabody streets.
Ada Bortolot
Jan. 28, 1918 -- May 21, 2003
Sequim resident Ada Bortolot died in Harborview Hospital, Seattle, from a head injury. She was 85.
She was born in San Vito, Italy, to Louis and Pauline De Lotto.
She married Andrew Bortolot in Clifton, N.J., on Feb. 15, 1941.
Mrs. Bortolot was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Sequim.
Survivors include her husband, son Robert Bortolot, daughter Brenda Branchflower, brothers Mario De Lotto and Hugo De Lotto, and four grandchildren.
Services: Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m., funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 121 E. Maple St., Sequim. The Rev. Thomas Beatty will preside. A reception at the church will follow the service. Mountain View Funeral Home, Tacoma, is in charge of arrangements.
Charlotte Ann Norton
March 25, 1933 -- May 24, 2003
Charlotte Ann Norton died of lung cancer in her Port Angeles home at age 70.
She was born in Glendale, Calif., to George Anthony and Jane Marie (Andrews) Montgomery.
She married Fredrick Donald Norton in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 12, 1953.
Mrs. Norton was a homemaker who liked cooking and traveling as well as watching football and ice hockey.
She was a member of Republican Women of Clallam County and attended St. Anselm's Anglican Church of Sequim.
Survivors include her husband; sons Bruce Norton of Chesapeake, Va., and Gene Norton of Port Angeles; mother Jane McAfee of Victorville, Calif.; brother Don McAfee of Apple Valley, Calif.; sister Susan Tague of Costa Rica; and three grandchildren.
Services: Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m., memorial in St. Anselm's Anglican Catholic Church, 152 W. Maple St., Sequim. The Rev. George Brown will officiate. Cremation was under direction of the Neptune Society.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Coraetta Martha `Dolly' Renskers
Nov. 7, 1919 -- May 22, 2003
Coraetta Martha ``Dolly" Renskers died in her Quilcene home at age 83.
She was born to Albert J. and Ruth A. (Robberson) Cameron in St. Marie's, Idaho. The family lived in Lewiston, Idaho, and Yakima before it moved to Shelton, where Dolly graduated from high school.
She married John ``Jack" Renskers on Aug. 25, 1940.
The Renskers moved to Quilcene in 1951 and built house in which they lived the rest of their lives.
During her lifetime she knitted and crocheted hundreds of afghans, socks and sweaters, as well as doing beadwork and gardening. She was known for loving her cat, Kylee, and collecting cat figurines, salt-and-pepper shakers and ``dime-mond" pins.
Mrs. Rensker was recognized with awards for volunteer work at the Quilcene Senior Center and Quilcene Historical Museum. She was past president of the Quilcene Garden Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Royal Neighbors of America.
She also served as an election official, and was a member of Quilcene Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law William E. and Vera Renskers of Spanaway; sister Alberta ``Muggens" Frambes of Lakewood; three grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Her husband died in 2000. She was also preceded in death by her son, Robert, and brother, James Cameron.
Services: Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m., memorial in Quilcene First Presbyterian Church, 294433 Highway 101. The Rev. Becky Anderson will officiate. Following the service there will be a luncheon in the church hall. Inurnment of cremains will be private at Quilcene Cemetery. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Quilcene Historical Museum or Quilcene First Presbyterian Church, both at the same address: P.O. Box 387, Quilcene, WA 98376.
