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Anderson, O. J.
Saturday, 10 Sep 2005 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
O.J. Anderson died on Sept. 10, 2005, surrounded by family, here on Orcas Island.
O.J. and his wife, Mary Creed, started coming to Orcas Island shortly after their daughter, Mimi Anderson, and son-in-law, Steve Diepenbrock, moved here in 1988. O.J. and Mary Creed decided to make Orcas their permanent home in 2003. A memorial for O.J. was held at Victorian Valley Chapel Sept. 14 with the Rev. Craig West officiating.
Born in St.Louis, Missouri in 1928, he attended grade school in Sewickley, Penn. A graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., where he was captain of the football team during his senior year, he went on to establish himself as a formidable presence on the front line of the Yale University varsity squad.
After Yale, O.J. went on to Harvard Business School, earning his MBA in 1956. During the interim, from 1950 to 1954, he served on active duty as a junior officer in the United States Navy. From 1956 to 1960, he was a management consultant with A. & H. Kroeger Associates in New York. Between 1961 and 1984, he was actively involved as a stockholder, officer and director of Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette, Inc. In 1970 he helped organize Alliance Capital Management Corporation, DLJ's investment management subsidiary.
O.J. is survived by his wife, Mary Creed; his daughter, Mimi; his son, Peter; and five grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Lahari Hospice and Respite Care, P.O. Box 50, Deer Harbor, WA 98230.
Lehmann, Reba Luella
Monday, 12 Sep 2005 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Reba L. Lehmann, 99, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 at Where the Heart Is Assisted Living in Burlington.?
She was born Feb. 27, 1906 in Kent, the daughter of Augusta and Sarah (Abbey) Lewis.? The Lewis family moved to Samish Island, Skagit County, when Reba was quite young, and she was raised and educated there.?She attended Samish Grade School and Edison High School.?Later, on a trip to Deer Harbor to visit Marjorie Roney, an older sister, she met Henry Lehmann. They were married
in 1924.?Henry died in an accident in 1965.?For nearly 80 years, Reba lived on Orcas Island.?She was active in community affairs through most of this time, particularly the West Sound Community Club, Fidelis Circle, Garden Club, and The Rebekah Lodge 183.? For many years she served as voter registrar for the West Sound precinct.?Reba and Henry were also charter members of the Orcas Island Yacht Club, and Reba prepared her special clam chowder for many of their gatherings.?She was a member of the Orcas Island Community Church.? For the past few years, her major social outings have been associated with the Orcas Senior Center. Reba rarely missed the noon luncheons.?In June 2003, Reba moved to Burlington.?
Reba was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Marjorie Roney and Helen Lehmann; three brothers, Dick, Frank and Mason Lewis; and her daughter, Melba Bosone, in 2003.? She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Lewis and Mary Lehmann, of Anacortes; her son-in-law, Robert “Buzz” Bosone, of Anacortes; five grandchildren, Ann Bosone Longinotti, Bobby Bosone, Gary Lehmann, Cathy Lehmann, and Marilou Lehmann Smith; and five great grandchildren.?
A memorial service for Reba will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Orcas Island Community Church.? The family suggests memorial gifts be made to the Orcas Island Community Church or the Orcas Senior Center.? Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel, Anacortes and San Juan Islands.? Share memories of Reba and sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com.
Sheedy, John
Wednesday, 14 Sep 2005 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Celebrating the life of our friend John "Jack" W. Sheedy
Jack Sheedy was our most charismatic Orcas islander -- a loving husband, father, grandfather and, most importantly, a tireless devotee to our community.
Jack retired in 1980 and moved to Orcas Island, where he planned to spend the rest of his life. Jack's work in the local community began with his efforts to secure a 50-year loan to finance the Orcas Island Longhouse project. Jack worked on the Longhouse project until its completion and subsequently volunteered to be liaison between management and the residents for 13 years thereafter.
Jack touched the lives of many people and supported countless causes in the community that he care so much about. Jack was the commander of the Pole Pass Power Squadron (1986-87), and president of the Spring Point Homeowners Association (1982-84). He also served on the Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island Vestry (1990-93), was a representative from the 41st district on the Washington State Senior Citizens Legislative Intern Program (1988), and did so much more.
While Jack will be remembered for his many tangible accomplishments and contributions to our community, it will be his engaging personality and never-ending sense of humor that we will all miss the most. Fight on, Jack!
A private celebration of Jack's life was held on Sept. 10. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island, PO Box 8, Eastsound, WA 98245; or the Red Cross.
Lindholm, Roxanne Jean
Saturday, 20 Aug 2005 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Roxanne Lindholm passed away suddenly at her home in Colorado.
Roxie was born and raised on her beloved Orcas Island, where she lived most of her life. Those fortunate enough to know her found themselves in the company of a beautiful person. Roxie was a kind and giving woman who never asked for anything in return. During her lifetime she held several different jobs, but her true joy was working at her sewing machine as a professional seamstress.
Recently, Roxie moved to Colorado to be closer to her daughter Cherie (Frank) Gomez, grandchildren A.J. Brandon and Cisco, daughter Adrienne Razo, grandchildren Dalton and Jordan of Riverdale, Calif., her mother Cherie (Bill) Carlson, brother Eric (Jean) Lindholm, sisters Mary Sue (Sonny) Thompson and Rainey Lindholm, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Roxie was preceded in death by her father Art Lindholm and sister Cindy Swanson.
She will be dearly missed.
A memorial will be held at the Lindholm residence Saturday, Sept. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Alexander, Ken
Monday, 08 May 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Long-time Shaw Island resident Kenneth M. Alexander, 94, died Monday, May 8 at the home of his son Michael, in Seattle. Ken was born August 14, 1911 in the University District of Northeast Seattle. He was the oldest of four children of May (Pope) and Ira Alexander. Ken’s two younger brothers also lived in the San Juan Islands, the late Loren Alexander lived on Lopez from 1981 to 2001, and Daniel Alexander served two years on Stuart Island for the Coast Guard, 1949-51, assigned to lighthouse duty at Turn Point on the Northwest end of Stuart Island. Ken’s cousin Alan Pope also lived on Lopez.
Ken worked began work for Seattle City Light in 1942, then served three years in the U.S. Army in World War II, stationed in India and Burma. He returned to City Light in 1946 and worked there until retiring in 1971. Ken first heard about the San Juan Islands from his brother Dan. Ken and Gladys, his wife of 57 years, were married
in 1949, the same year younger brother Dan married
Gloria, his Canadian-born wife of 57 years (and counting). The pair of newlyweds often met on remote Stuart Island from 1949 to 1951, as Ken and Gladys learned to love the island lifestyle. Throughout the 1950s, Dan and Ken often sailed the islands or hunted for deer, while Ken searched for a retirement haven.
Ken and Gladys Alexander bought a parcel of land on Blind Bay, Shaw Island, in the 1960s, to which they moved full-time in 1973, two years after Ken’s retirement. In the following 30 years, Ken and Gladys enjoyed many happy — sometimes tumultuous — times on Blind Bay. (Shaw Islanders know what we mean). Ken was in the volunteer fire fighting group on Shaw and Gladys was instrumental in establishing the Enchanted Quilters of Shaw and Lopez, as well as the local fund-raising organization called “Shaw Ink” (inc.). When age and health conditions required access to long-term care, Ken and Gladys sold their Shaw home in 2003 and bought a new home in Sedro-Woolley.
Ken is survived by his wife Gladys and son Michael, of Seattle, and younger brother Daniel, of Olympia.
Cervo, Leoleon Alice
Saturday, 13 May 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Leoleon Alice “Pat Wagness” Cervo, 87, of Lopez Island, died Saturday, May 13, 2006.
She was born Sept. 10, 1918, in Twining, Mich., to Harry and Alice Babcock March. The family then moved to Stanwood, Wash.
She graduated from Stanwood High, then went on to Junior College in Mount Vernon. She continued her education at Western Washington University in Bellingham, graduating with a teaching degree.
Pat taught school for 25 years at the Highline School District in Seattle; most of those years teaching third-grade children.
Pat and her husband Ken moved to Lopez Island in the mid-1960s. Kenneth Wagness died in April 1999, and Pat remained at the family home on Lopez. She married
Gordon A. Cervo Oct. 26, 2003.
She is survived by her husband, Gordon, of Lopez Island; sons Harry Wagness, of SeaTac, and John Wagness, of Anacortes; daughter and son-in-law Patricia and Wayne Crinklaw, of Portland, Ore.; brother Wayne March, of Vacaville, Calif.; sisters and brothers-in-law Nina and Bill Babcock, of Terre Haute, Ind., and Marian and Ray King of Camano Island; grandchildren Matthew and Stephanie Crinklaw, of Sammamish; Ken and Sarah Crinklaw, of Redland; and Jeff and Katie Crinklaw of Portland, Ore.; and great-grandchildren Blake, Allison and Bailey Hoppe Crinklaw.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Stanwood, with burial in the Anderson cemetery in Stanwood.
Memorials may be made to Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation or to the Catherine Washburn Memorial Association, care of the Lopez Island Clinic, Lopez Island, WA98261.
Washburn, Louis A.
Tuesday, 09 May 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Louis Angelo Washburn, 100, a longtime resident of Lopez Island, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his home on the island.
He was born April 22, 1906, in Sanger, Calif., the son of Charles and Mamie (Maggini) Washburn. Louis moved to Lopez in 1943 to be a dairy farmer after 11 years in California as a college chemistry professor. He taught school at Lopez Consolidated School from 1943 to 1967 and also served as the district superintendent and principal. He started Lopez High School in 1947.
He was a member of Masonic Lodge #175, Lopez Lions Club, Lopez Community Church, Lopez Grange and the Dowser Society. His interests were farming and gardening, rock hounding and lapidary, photography and dowsing for water.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred; three children, Louis G. Washburn of Lake Stevens, LouAnne Boles of Mountlake Terrace, and Charlie Washburn of Lopez Island. Louis has 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by his family. He will be missed by all.
Donations in memory of Louis may be made to the Catherine Washburn Memorial Association. A funeral service was held Tuesday, May 16, at the Lopez Community Church, with burial following at Lopez Union cemetery. A reception took place following the burial at the Lopez Community Church Fellowship Hall.
Pastor Jeff Smith officiated, with Masonic Burial Rites performed at the graveside by Masonic Lodge #175, of Friday Harbor.
Nason, B. Ross
Monday, 08 May 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
B. Ross Nason died May 8, 2006 at age 88. He was born in Bangor, Maine on Feb. 7, 1918, the only child of Fern and Carl Nason. He grew up in Old Town Maine where, in 1940, he married
his high school sweetheart, Bernice Brooks. He was a proud graduate of the University of Maine with BS degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and an MS degree in Chemical Engineering.
Ross had a rewarding career of more than 40 years in the chemical industry. After a series of management and engineering positions in Monsanto, Ross joined Mobay in 1961 as director of manufacturing and engineering. He was elected president of Mobay in 1965 and chairman of the board in 1975. He often described the years he spent growing and guiding the fledgling company as among the most exciting of his life.
After his retirement in 1978, Ross and Bernice moved to Orcas Island, where they enjoyed sailing and exploring the waterways as far north as Alaska. Avid downhill skiers, they continued to enjoy holidays on the ski slopes. Ross' many talents included woodworking and macrame, but his masterpieces may well have been the beautiful needlepoint tapestries he created, including reproductions of a number of magnificent Cluny tapestries. He loved walking in the woods and managed to walk a mile or two every day until his final illness. Ross enjoyed cruising and never quit hoping he would be able to make one last cruise.
Ross was preceded in death by his beloved wife Bernice. He is survived by his two sons, Steven Brooks Nason and James Carl Nason, and by his granddaughter Patricia Brooks Nason. He leaves behind a large community of friends and family who loved him. He will be greatly missed.
Memorial gifts should be sent to the University of Maine, c/o Donna Keirstead, One Alumni Place, Orono, ME, 04469-5725.
A memorial reception will be held on May 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Shelter Bay Club House, Shelter Bay, LaConner.
Smith, Raymond
Saturday, 29 Apr 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Raymond Smith was born in Seattle on May 16, 1926 and passed away on April 29, 2006.
He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1944 and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He attended Washington State University and Central Washington University, earning several athletic and scholastic awards. He married
his wife Joanne (Yeoman), had two children, and graduated with a B.A. in education in 1950. Ray taught and coached football at Foster, Renton, Highline and Evergreen high schools between 1950 and 1968. From 1968 to 1985 he owned and operated two successful businesses.
In 1985 he moved to Orcas Island where he taught, was the athletic director, and finally retired. Ray composed his life around his family, friends, sports, fishing, boating, and the outdoors with compassion, integrity, and curiosity.
It is with great love and respect that his family -- Joanne Smith, Gayle Smith, Terry Smith, Sara Smith, John Wade, Terra Campbell, Darrin Campbell and Ryland Aldrich -- thank him.
A memorial service will be held on May 20 at 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Everett.
Inch, Patricia B. Thursday, 20 Apr 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Patricia B. Inch of Eastsound, formerly of Philadelphia, Penn. and a long-time resident of Nantucket, died April 20, 2006 in Memphis, Tenn. after a long illness. She was 82.
She is survived by her husband John, children Deborah and Rob, grandchildren Christen, Rebecca and Joshua, and her sister Barbara. She is preceded in death by her son, Christopher. Patricia is a graduate of Germantown Friends School and Wellesley College. She was the Lower School librarian at Chestnut Hill Academy for 15 years, and a volunteer with Hospice after retirement.
Until recently, she was a member of St. Thomas Church Whitemarsh and Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island. A service was held at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish on April 29.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hospice or a charity of choice.
Gropper, Gladys L. Tuesday, 18 Apr 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Gladys L. Gropper of Orcas Island was born in Wray, Colo. on April 18, 1920. She passed away Thursday May 4, 2006, the day of her and her husband's 60th wedding anniversary.
Gladys gave over 50 years of volunteer services to the Orcas Island Library, starting when she was the librarian at the present location of Windermere Real Estate.
She is survived by her husband Robert F. Gropper of Orcas, three step-sons and their wives, three nieces and their husbands, four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandkids.
Please send any memorials to the Orcas Island Library in Gladys’ name.
Southern, Helen
Wednesday, 12 Apr 2006 Islands Sounder Eastsound, WA
Helen Southern, of Hutchison, Kansas, died April 12 at her home in the Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers.
She was born Dec. 18, 1920 in Portland, Ore., the daughter of Ernest and Ida Elizabeth Heidkbrink.
She has been residing in Hutchinson since 2001. Her previous residences were Wichita and Ellinwood, Kansas, as well as Portland.
Her occupation was secretary and tax clerk with the Sedgwick County Treasurer's office. Her hobbies included playing bridge and golf, painting landscapes and still lifes, and making personal greeting cards.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wichita, served in the Altar Guild, and taught Bible School.
She married
William S. Southern in 1942. He died March 20, 2001.
Surviving her are a son, William S. Southern Jr., of Hutchinson; Joan Pivonka, of Ellinwood; and Nancy Southern, of Deer Harbor; and a brother, Bill Heidtbrink, of Portland; plus four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by sisters Esther Fort and Ruth Phipps.
A service was held for her in the chapel in Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. There was also an interment service in Ellinwood.
Suggested memorials are to the Wesley Towers Employee Scholarship Fund or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements were by Kimple Funeral Home of Ellinwood.
