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Chandler, Edward Lynne Wednesday, 02 Oct 2002
Edward Lynne Chandler, an islander since 1945 when he and his wife Gloria moved to the island, died suddenly the morning of Oct. 2, 2002. He was 88 years old.
Mr. Chandler was the only child of John Edward and Ella (Lynne) Chandler. He was born in St. Luke’s hospital (now Group Health Central) in Seattle on Jan. 5, 1914.
He was a graduate of the West Seattle High School class of 1931. During World War II, he was in the US Coast Guard Reserves.
His profession was that of a master mechanic and machinist. His special expertise was in putting together asphalt and crushing plants in places such as Alaska, Japan, Samoa and many more. Also, he was the one who designed, worked on and installed bag houses for these plants to curb environmental degradation.
The family remembers him as a loving family man, one who fixed most anything for many people on the island. His hobbies included building miniature steam engines, tractors and heavy machinery.
Survivors include two sons, Douglas Lynne Chandler and his wife Joyce of Seattle, Bob Chandler and his wife Sharon of Shelton; daughter Cathy Chandler of Vashon; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
There will be a family memorial at a later date.
Arrangements were entrusted to Island Funeral Service.
Roberts, Eldrid Turmo Tuesday, 01 Oct 2002
Eldrid Turmo Roberts, an island resident for more than two years, died Sept. 23, 2002, in Seattle. She was 83 years old.
She was born in Clifford, N.D., on July 29, 1919, to Olaf and Ellen (Thompson) Turmo.
She and Perry Roberts married
April 18, 1942, in Norfolk, Va. He was a career Navy man. They were stationed in many different places. During these years, Eldrid was a nurse. Commander Roberts died about three years ago.
Mrs. Roberts is said to have loved all animals. Quilting was another pleasure. The family says she was also a seamstress extraordinaire.
Survivors include two daughters, Kay Arthur-Farris and husband Jim of Vashon, and Ann Wilson and husband Dave of Sultan, a son Joe Roberts and wife Deidre of Edmonds, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A graveside committal service will be held in Tahoma National cemetery at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4. Eldrid will be in inurned there with her husband. The cemetery address is 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, Wash. 98042.
For those who wish, the family suggests remembrances to Vashon Island Pet Protectors.
Arrangements were entrusted to Island Funeral Service.
Wheat, Kelly Wednesday, 25 Sep 2002
Kelly G. Wheat died in his sleep Sept. 25, 2002, at his home of 50 years on Vashon Island.
He was born July 20, 1916, to Alfred and Helen Voland. Mr. Wheat moved to Vashon with his family in 1951. He retired from King County Public Works in 1978, where he drove road equipment.
Kelly was a man who wore many hats. He was a captain in the then newly-formed Seattle Police Reserve Unit in the late 1940s and 1950s. He held a commission in the King County Sheriff’s Department. He was appointed State Game Protection Officer in the late 1950s for Vashon.
He was fire commissioner for Fire District #13 in the 1970s. He was the past member of the the Mark P. Waterman Masonic Lodge and past president of the West Seattle Shrine Club.
He was also a Charter Member of the Ocean Shores/North Beach Elks, a member of the Vashon Eagles, a member of the Vashon Golf and Country Club and the Vashon Sportsman’s Club.
His wife Olga died earlier.
Survivors include a son Michael and his wife Dianne, step daughter Karen Calhoun and her husband Richard; sister Naomi Buzard and her husband Gene, seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial will be later.
The family requests that any remembrances be in the form of contributions to the Shrine Hospitals.
Quall, Philip Stanley Tuesday, 24 Sep 2002
Philip Stanley Quall died on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, in Seattle.
Mr. Quall was born on Oct. 5, 1928, to Arnt and Clara Quall in Mount Vernon, Wash.
As his father, a Methodist minister, moved with the church, Philip was raised in Bellingham, Nooksack, Vashon Island and Tacoma. He graduated from Puyallup High School.
Survivors include a nephew, Mike Quall, of Vashon and a niece, Diane More, of Vashon.
A memorial service was on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Everett Church of the Nazarene in Everett.
John, Joshua Friday, 20 Sep 2002
Joshua John, a Vashon Islander for 18 years, died Sept. 20, 2001, in Punta Banta, Mexico. He was 56 years old.
Mr. John was born April 29, 1946.
In the last 10 months of his life, he found happiness along the coast of Mexico, his friends say. Before moving to Mexico, he made Vashon Island his home for 18 years.
His mother, Marian Shallenberger, died earlier as did his best friend, Lizzie, his pet corgi.
Survivors include his many extended family members on Vashon Island and in the Pacific Northwest as well as family and friends in Mexico, Maryland and California.
Friends say he will be remembered for his intelligence, quick wit, sarcastic sense of humor and search for truth in all of life’s relationships. His presence and influence touched many, his friends say.
An event to celebrate his life will be set later.
Luxton, Signe Wednesday, 18 Sep 2002
Signe Luxton died Sept. 18, 2002, in Portland, Ore. with her children and husband by her side. She was 48 years old.
She was born Signe Alldredge Sept. 10, 1954, in Seattle.
Her talents included bead work and making jewelry. And some of her passions included the freedom of Leonard Peltier, saving Tibet, Native American culture, music, the beach, and her children.
Survivors include her mother Holly Swartz of Camano Island, sibblings Kim Alldredge, Jim, Cindy, and Summer, and children Joshua Ezra Alldredge of Olympia, Wa., and Hauna Lisa DeFaccio of Vashon Island. Grandchildren include Ezra Alldredge of Olympia, and Makena DeFaccio of Vashon, and her husband, David Bruce, who cared for her during her illness.
A celebration of her life will be Sept. 28 at the home of Tom and Hauna DeFaccio.
Remembrances can be made to Hopwell Hospice House, 6171 S.W. Capitol Way. Portland, Ore. 97239
Fisher, William Monday, 16 Sep 2002
William R. Fisher, an island resident for more than 30 years, died suddenly the evening of Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. He was 81 years old.
Mr. Fisher was born March 31, 1921, in Seattle into the family of William and Judith (Bennett) Fisher. He grew up in West Seattle, graduating from West Seattle High School in the class of 1940. He served in the Army in Alaska during World War II.
His occupation was that of a technician for Pacific Northwest Bell, working in their switch rooms.
Mr. Fisher was an avid collector of just about any and everything. He almost lived to go to garage sales. His collection ranged from an old fire truck to bulldozers and many things in between.
He lived next to Fisher’s Pond located just off Bank Road. He had donated much of that real estate to the Vashon-Maury Land Trust.
His parents and a sister, Clara Norton of Burton, died earlier.
Survivors include a sister, M. Isabel Stein of Kingston, Wash.; two nieces, Liz Phelps and her husband Larry of Sequim and Mary Stein of Kingston; three nephews, Paul Stein and his wife Jayne of Vancouver, Wash., Paul Norton of Vashon and Chris Norton and his wife Gloria of Laveen, Ariz.; two grand nephews and one grand niece.
A memorial celebration will be at Fisher’s Pond from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29.
The family suggests memorials to the Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Medic One Program, care of Chief Jim Wilson, P.O. Box 1150, Vashon, Wash. 98070.
Arrangements were entrusted to Island Funeral Service.
Schweitzer, Louella Tuesday, 10 Dec 2002
Louella Schweitzer died Dec. 10, 2002, at Providence Mount St. Vincent in West Seattle. She was 91.
She was born Aug. 18, 1911, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Louella and Dell, her husband of 67 years, lived on Vashon Island from 1980 until 1999, when Dell suffered a stroke and they moved to West Seattle.
Her husband Dell and grandson Billy Magee died earlier.
Survivors include three daughters: Joan Ashbrook, Carol Magee and Susan Gallego, all of California, and son Dell Schweitzer of West Seattle, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Services were Dec. 17 at the Providence Mount St. Vincent Chapel.
Remembrances can be made to the Providence Foundation. Arrangements were made by Island Funeral Service.
Hadenfeldt, Gary G. Saturday, 07 Dec 2002
Gary G. Hadenfeldt died Dec. 7, 2002, at Kindred Hospital in Seattle. He was 58 years old.
Mr. Hadenfeldt was born Sept. 2, 1944, to Ervin and Virginia Hadenfeldt in Martinez, Calif.
Mr. Hadenfeldt was self-employed as a groundskeeper for many island residences.
He also had many interests, including sports, gardening, cars and raising his grand nephews.
His family recalls he was the kind of person who you could call on for help day or night and he would always say “I’ll be right there.” He had many friends and truly enjoyed them all. He especially love to hear their stories because he had some of his own to tell.
But perhaps his greatest joy was being able to help anyone who needed it.
He and his wife Fran were married
for 37 years and have lived on Vashon since 1985.
The couple took in a grand nephew who was in need of a home six years ago. Before that, he took in his mother-in-law whose only family was her daughter. Without question, he knew what had to be done, his family says.
Survivors include his wife, Fran of Vashon, a grand nephew Ray Thompson of Vashon, mother Virginia Hadenfeldt of California, sister Joan Neely and her husband Richard of California, brothers Ervin and Mark Hadenfeldt, both of California, and his mother-in-law Jo Alongi of Vashon, two nieces, four nephews and nine grand nieces, all of California.
Services were officiated by Pastor Richard Neely, his brother-in-law, at the Island Funeral Services Chapel on Vashon on Dec. 9.
Johansen, Bertha Sorenson Tuesday, 03 Dec 2002
Bertha Sorensen Johansen, formerly of Vashon Island, died Dec. 3, 2002. She was 89 years old.
She was born July 3, 1913, in Astoria, Ore.
She lived the last seven years at Hearthside of Lynnwood, after moving with her husband from their home on Vashon Island.
Bertha had many interests and enjoyed gardening, shopping, sports, and her nursing career at Vashon Nursing Home and Mt. St. Vincent’s in Seattle for many years.
Her parents, Sigvald and Emilie Sorensen, husband Barton Johansen, and sister Borghild Stavney, all died earlier.
There were numerous survivors, including her children and grandchildren.
Graveside services were held followed by a reception at the home of Clifford and Laura Andersen.
Memorials are suggested to Lutheran World Relief or World Concern.
Rumburg, Patricia Carlough Sunday, 01 Dec 2002
Patricia Carlough-Rumburg died in her sleep Dec. 1, 2002, on Vashon Island. She was 47 years old.
She was born Jan. 13, 1955, in Seaside, Ore.
She lived in several different locations, including Alaska and Mexico. But the majority of her life she spent on Vashon Island.
She was well known and loved by strangers, friends and family alike.
Friends and family say Patti was intelligent, kind, loving, headstrong and cleaver. She always loved helping and solving other people’s problems and conflicts.
Despite her disability, she always stayed active on taking care of her friends and family, living life as any person would.
Throughout her life, she was always socializing and laughing.
Her last wishes will be followed, and her ashes will be spread in her favorite place in the world, Hacher Pass, Alaska. She will be loved and missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her three children Michael, Jeffrey and Brenna Rumburg of Vashon Island.
A memorial will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at the home of Gary and Lorraine Rumburg, 8114 S.W. Dilworth Road.
