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Clinton Stephen Delano
April 2, 1932 -- Sept. 22, 2006
Clinton Stephen Delano of Sekiu died of cancer in Port Angeles. He was 74.
He was born in Lincoln, Maine, to Clarence Melbourne and Emogene Alfreda (Lancaster) Delano.
He rose to technical sergeant in the Air Force, in which he was a metallurgy technician who served two tours in Vietnam and one tour in the Philippines.
He also had stateside duty at Otis Air Force Base, Mass.; Roswell, N.M.; Sioux City, Iowa, and McCord Air Force Base, Tacoma, before retiring.
Mr. Delano enjoyed spending his summers fishing in Sekiu and winters golfing in Florida with many family members and friends.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge and of the Grange in Zephyr Hills, Fla.
Mr. Delano married
Lillian Jean Edwards in New Bedford, Mass., on Sept. 5, 1955. She was the mother of his six children. She died Jan. 12, 2000, in Seattle.
He married
Daphyne Deloris Bowers in Dade City, Fla., on April 21, 2003.
In addition to his wife, survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Steve and Karen Delano of Port Angeles and Mike and Kathy Delano of Tacoma; daughters and sons-in-law Debbie and John Baker of Tacoma, Donna and Warren Blakeslee of Forks, Cathy and Tom Lubking of Carbonado; daughter JoAnne Delano of Palo Alto, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law Alfreda and Edward Babino of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; sister-in-law Alice Correia of Fairhaven, Mass.; brothers-in-law Bill Edwards of Fall River, Mass., and David Edwards of New Bedford, Mass.; and 14 grandchildren.
Services: Private inurnment in Mountain View Memorial Park, Tacoma.
Olympic Cremation Association, Port Angeles, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Donations in the name of Clinton Delano to Olympic Medical Center Foundation, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Henry Saichi Fujii
June 12, 1915 -- Sept. 22, 2006
Henry Saichi Fujii died in Sequim of age-related causes at 91.
He was born in Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii, to Kindo Ikemura and Fuji Fujii.
During World War II, he received a Purple Heart for service with the Army's 100th Infantry.
Mr. Fujii married
Mildred Matsuko Miyamoto in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii, on Aug. 30, 1947. She died April 28, 1998.
He worked as an electrician and lived in New Mill, Kauai, Hawaii, and Honolulu before retiring to Sequim,
Mr. Fujii was a member of the American Federation of Labor Hotel and Restaurant Workers and the Golden Arches.
In his youth, he particularly enjoyed fishing; in later years, he shared his military experiences.
Mr. Fujii's survivors include son and daughter-in-law Dennis H. and Pamela Fujii of Honolulu; daughters June Devine of Sequim and Norma F. Lamberti of Bellevue; daughter and son-in-law Fay M. and Michael Foster of Olympia; sister and brother-in-law Happy and Tomid Haraguchi of Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: Memorial in Hawaii to be announced.
Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel was in charge of local arrangements.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., Sequim, WA 98382.
Ruth Theresa Wicklund
The Ultimate Grandma
Ruth Theresa Wicklund was born on Aug. 20, 1910, in Jordan Valley, Oregon. Ruth was the second of five children born to Joseph and Rosella Lessman, homesteaders who raised cattle.
Ruth remembered a childhood which emphasized education and was marked with hard work. She rode in a wagon pulled by the family's horses, Prince and Ned, to attend the one-room schoolhouse.
Ruth enjoyed spelling and studied diligently, graduating from the eighth grade.
Ruth traveled to Gem State Adventist Academy in Caldwell, Idaho, to attend high school. She traveled the 80-mile journey with her sister, Rose, on top of a load of hay a neighbor was delivering to town.
She was the valedictorian of her graduating class.
After high school, Ruth moved to Portland, Oregon, where she got a job working at the Portland Sanitarium and Hospital for a year.
While there, she was encouraged to apply to nursing school. She was accepted into the program.
She promptly moved into the dormitory and began her nurse's training.
After she completed the three-year program, she accepted a position working for the County Hospital in Longview, Washington. The pay was $50 a month and provided room and board.
She made an acquaintance with a couple who became lifelong friends, Gene and Liz Nelson.
The Nelsons introduced Ruth to a handsome young man named Ennis August David Wicklund, who worked at Weyerhaeuser.
David and Ruth fell in love and were married
May 24, 1938. They traveled by bus to New York and met a friend from Ruth's high school days who took the newly married
couple to Radio City Music Hall for a show.
The honeymoon continued, and Ruth and David traveled by ocean steamer to Guttenberg, Sweden.
Finally, a train took the couple to Sundsval and David was able to introduce his new bride to his family.
After a three-month honeymoon, the couple returned to Longview where David built a new home that they would enjoy throughout their long and happy marriage.
While living in Longview, Ruth worked the night shift at County Hospital. Her work included admitting patients, sterilizing equipment, assisting in obstetrics and helping with anesthesia during surgery.
From 1940 to 1972, she specialized in obstetrics at Cowlitz General Hospital and St. John's Hospital.
David and Ruth had three children: Gary Wicklund and wife, Betty, of Damascus, Oregon; Linnea Balkan and husband, Mike, of Sequim, Washington; and Nancy Parkins and husband, Ray, of Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia.
Grandchildren brought a newfound joy for the couple and they proved to be amazing grandparents.
Ruth was the ultimate grandma. Their grandchildren would visit them often and cry when they had to leave. There was never enough time with grandma.
In 1972, Ruth retired from nursing but not from her strong tradition of hard work.
She continued to sew, crochet, garden and can fruit, tomatoes and green beans for her family.
In 1992, David passed away in the family home with Ruth at his side.
Ruth moved to Sequim in 1994 and shared the home of her daughter, Linnea, and son-in-law, Mike Balkan.
Ruth's hands were seldom idle as she crocheted pillowcases, doilies, pieced quilts and made countless baby blankets, continuing until just weeks before her death.
She was able to baby-sit her great-grandchildren and remained an avid writer, staying in touch with her family and friends.
Ruth's life created a foundation on love and service that touched everyone she met. That history continues in the lives of her three children, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She is survived by a sister, Alice Lessman of Enterprise, Oregon.
After 96 years of living well, Ruth died at home on September 21, 2006.
She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Saffia Morkely.
Donations in Ruth's memory may be made to the Adventist Community Services, 30 Sanford Lane, Sequim, WA 98382, or Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Lillian Louise Haugen
April 4, 1909 -- Oct. 8, 2006
Lillian Louise Haugen died at Kah Tai Care Center in Port Townsend. She was 97.
Services: Sunday, Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m., memorial service at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend, with the Rev. Howard Fosser officiating.
Inurnment will be at Laurel Grove cemetery in Port Townsend.
Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pauline H. `Polly' Johnson
Aug. 7, 1920 -- Oct. 5, 2006
Long time Port Angeles resident Pauline H. ``Polly" Johnson died of age-related causes in Bellevue. She was 86.
Mrs. Johnson was born to Barney and Josephine (Shubic) Hren in Port Angeles.
She married
Richard Wolfe in 1941. He was killed at Okinawa during World War II in 1945.
She married
Harold Johnson after the war. He died in 2002.
Mrs. Johnson graduated from Port Angeles High School in 1939. She went to work for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. as an operator in Port Angeles and retired after 25 years of service when the Port Angeles office was closed.
Until recently she enjoyed attending the monthly luncheons with the ladies from the telephone company.
The Johnsons enjoyed traveling, especially annual trips to Las Vegas.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Larry and Della Wolfe of Redmond and Dale and Christine Johnson of Wenatchee; daughter and son-in-law Terri and Dan Dailey of Bellevue; sister Helen Galloway of Port Angeles; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by brothers Bernard, William, and George and sister Josephine Williams.
Services: Thursday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m., funeral Mass at Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church, 209 W. 11th St., with the Rev. Kurt Nagel presiding.
Burial will be at Mount Angeles Memorial Park.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wauneta A. Johnston
Sept. 22, 1915 -- Oct. 6, 2006
Wauneta A. Johnston of Port Angeles died of age-related causes surrounded by her family. She was 91.
She was born to Bert and Daisy S. (Cory) Larsen in Nebraska.
She married
Lester Johnston on Sept. 5, 1935, in Goldendale. He died Dec. 27, 1991.
Mrs. Johnston worked as a welder during World War II.
Before settling in Port Angeles, she had lived in the Midwest and on the West Coast.
She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and collected teddy bears and owl figurines.
Survivors include son Thomas Johnston; daughters and sons-in-law Raema and Lee Roark and Arlene and Doug Eacrett; daughter Elaine Osborne; brother and sister-in-law Cecil and Mary Larsen; brother Virgil Larsen; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1 p.m., graveside service at Ocean View cemetery, 3127 W. 18th St., Port Angeles. Pastor John Fodge will officiate.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Richard Gardiner Richardson
July 12, 1927 -- Oct. 7, 2006
Richard Gardiner Richardson died at his Quilcene home. He was 79.
His obituary will be published later.
Services: Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m., visitation until the start of the funeral service at 11 a.m. in Quilcene First Presbyterian Church, 294433 Highway 101, Quilcene, with the Rev. Becky Anderson officiating.
Interment will follow at Quilcene cemetery.
There will be a potluck luncheon after the burial in the church hall.
Kosec Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
