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Janke Cornelia Kolff
Nov. 5, 1913 -- Feb. 25, 2006
Janke Cornelia Kolff died of injuries received in a fall while gardening at her Port Townsend home. She was 92.
She was born on Java, Indonesia, to Albert and Walradine (Krusemann) Huidekoper.
At age 13, she moved with her family to the Netherlands, where she became a medical technician.
She married
Willem Kolff, a physician, in the Netherlands on Sept. 4, 1936.
The couple had five children and survived the Nazi occupation.
In 1950, the family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, so that Dr. Kolff could advance his career in the development of artificial organs.
When they moved to Salt Lake City in 1965, Mrs. Kolff became curator of malacology at the Utah Museum of Natural History. Over the years she collected and cataloged more than 10, 000 species of shells and helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for the permanent collection.
Mrs. Kolff's hobbies also included creative dance, gardening and birdwatching.
She and her husband moved to Port Townsend in 1997 to be near their son, Kees, and daughter-in-law, Helen.
The couple divorced in 2001.
Mrs. Kolff had a close friendship with her caregiver, Una Salvatore.
In addition to Kees and Helen Kolff, Mrs. Kolff's survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Jack and Patricia Kolff of Villanova, Pa., Albert and Claire Kolff of Fairfield, Conn., and Therus and Lisa (Ardary) Kolff of Atlanta, Ga.
Also surviving are daughter and son-in-law Adrie and Jeremy Burnett of Falmouth, England.
Services: No services are planned. Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory in Port Townsend, coordinated cremation arrangements.
Memorials: The Boiler Room, P.O. Box 1659, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
The family requests no flowers.
Lita Malone
Aug. 14, 1931 -- Feb. 23, 2006
Lita Malone died in her Port Angeles home of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 74.
She was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Jess and Helen (Aaragon) Nealy.
She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1949.
She married
Layton Malone on Oct. 14, 1949, in Bremerton.
In addition to being a homemaker, Mrs. Malone worked as a bookkeeper at Sears in Port Angeles for three years in the late 1960s.
In her spare time, she enjoyed camping, fishing and reading.
Survivors include her husband, son Robert Malone and daughter Christine Malone, all of Port Angeles; brothers Oliver Nealy and Jack Nealy; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by sister Virda Flanagan and grandson Jeremy Wegener.
Services: Friday, March 3, 2006, funeral in Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, 260 Monroe Road, Port Angeles. Her son will officiate.
Burial will follow in Ocean View cemetery, 3127 W. 18th St., Port Angeles.
Grover C. McDaniel Jr.
Feb. 25, 1916 -- Feb. 24, 2006
Grover C. ``Mac" McDaniel Jr. died in his Sequim home of age-related causes. He was 89.
He was born in Amarillo, Texas, to Grover C. and Gertrude (Long) McDaniel.
He married
Evelyn Whiteside in Alpine, Texas, in 1938.
Mr. McDaniel, who served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, was a radio operator and mechanic in Europe. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge.
Mr. McDaniel graduated from Sul Ross State College, Alpine, Texas, with master's degrees in music and economics. He played in a dance band in Texas.
He began his banking career in Colorado and continued to Bellevue, Poulsbo, Port Townsend and Sequim. He was a state bank examiner for several years.
Mr. McDaniel, who also was a master woodworker, enjoyed house remodeling with his wife to suit their growing family.
Together, Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel created the intarsia doors at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim -- where he was a member -- and plaques at the Northwest Eye Surgeons office.
His wife died in 1994.
Mr. McDaniel's survivors include special friend Enid Russell of Sequim; daughters and sons-in-law Jill and Dave Blake and Penny and Skip Dorothy, all of Sequim; daughter and son-in-law Patti and Bob Kuth of Port Angeles; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: At his request, none. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Hospital Guild, P.O. Box 487, Sequim, WA 98382; PEO Chapter EP Scholarship Fund, 102 Falcon Road, Sequim, WA 98382.
Paul Arnold Quantz
July 27, 1929 -- Feb. 27, 2006
Sequim resident Paul Arnold Quantz died in Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, at age 76. The cause of death is pending.
He was born in Alpena, Mich., to Ernest Clayton and Anna (Lockwood) Quantz.
Services: None. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Helen Thomas
Oct. 27, 1918 -- Feb. 27, 2006
Helen Thomas died in her Port Angeles home of age-related causes. She was 87.
She was born in Redmond to Henry and Zola Guthrie.
She married
Dale Thomas in Blyn on Sept. 24, 1939.
In addition to being a homemaker, skilled seamstress and gardener who belonged to the Lincoln Heights Garden Club, Mrs. Thomas enjoyed salmon fishing and camping.
Survivors include her husband of 66 years of Port Angeles; son and daughter-in-law Dan and Shelly Thomas and daughter Sharon Nott, all of Port Angeles; brother-in-law William Kase of Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by son Ronald Thomas and sister Doris Kase.
Services: At her request, none. Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Assured Hospice of Clallam County, 720 E. Washington St., Suite 104, Sequim, WA 98382.
Allen T. Van Ness
July 29, 1937 -- March 1, 2006
Allen T. ``Skip" Van Ness died in his Port Angeles home of pancreatic cancer. He was 68.
Born in Everett to Martha (Stockdale) and Albert Steuber, he was close to his stepfather, Roy ``Van" Van Ness.
He graduated from Sequim High School in 1955.
Mr. Van Ness was a technician with Boeing Electronics in Seattle in 1960-68, a sawmill operator in Port Angeles in 1973-79, and employed by Rasco Rings in Port Angeles in 1984-89 and 2005.
In Sequim, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Model Railroaders and the Personal Computer Users Group. In Sequim and Port Townsend, he belonged to chapters of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Mr. Van Ness' marriage to Julianne Keith ended in a 1965 divorce.
He married
Rachel Ann Huard in Port Angeles in 2001.
In addition to his wife, survivors include parents-in-law Gary and Carol Huard; brother-in-law John Huard and sister-in-law Cindy Bidegary.
Services: To be announced. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or Swedish Cancer Institute, 1560 N. 115th, Suite G-16, Seattle, WA 98133.
Rev. Joseph Carney
1929—2014
The Rev. Joseph Carney passed away peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Aug. 19, at the age of 84.
He was born in Vancouver, B.C. and attended various schools before graduating from Vancouver College Prep School in 1948. He then pursued his long-time desire to enter the priesthood by enrolling in the Roman Catholic Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, B.C.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 and a Degree in Theology in 1957. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 6, 1957. He served in various Vancouver area parishes as assistant priest and editor of the Diocesan newspaper of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
After much soul searching he knew that he wanted marriage to be part of his life, and in November 1965 he married
his wife, Tanya Dournovo. The marriage was followed by a brief stay at Huron College, University of Western Ontario, and Joe was received into the Anglican Communion in December 1966.
In October 1967, Joe, Tanya and their infant son, Rex, emigrated to the United States. Joe entered the U.S. Episcopal Church through the Diocese of Olympia and was assigned to St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island and its satellite mission churches in Poulsbo and Port Gamble.
Over the next several years he oversaw the independence of the Poulsbo and Port Gamble congregations, the building of a church in Poulsbo and considerable congregational growth. He also served on boards of many community organizations and Diocesan committees.
In 1986 he received his Master of Ministry degree from Seattle University.
He resigned as Rector from St. Charles parish in Poulsbo in 1989 and became Vicar of St. Bede’s Mission, Port Orchard, where he served until 1995, at which time he retired.
He and his family enjoyed sailing the San Juans and Canadian Gulf Islands for many years, so he was happy to come out of retirement in 1997 to serve as part-time Vicar of Grace Church, Lopez Island. He retired for the second time in 1999.
During this time he oversaw the building of the new Grace Church in the village. He also served on the original board of the newly forming Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support.
Upon retiring from Grace Church, he and Tanya decided to make Lopez their permanent home. From there he worked as supply priest at St. David’s Parish, Friday Harbor and Emmanuel Parish, Eastsound.
Joe loved anything to do with boats, particularly his sailboat, “Grace, ” and he and Tanya were active members of the Lopez Island Yacht Club, from 1999. He was also an avid crab fisherman and would be one of the first ones to put out a pot when the season opened.
Back in his single days, he had obtained a private pilot’s license and owned and flew a Piper Cub. He always missed flying and after moving to Lopez bought an Ercoupe, which gave him great pleasure flying and commuting to his duties in Eastsound.
Joe was loved by everyone who knew him for his ready smile, his sense of humor and the joy and kindness he exuded. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Tanya, sons Rex (Jennifer) and Brent Carney, grandchildren Brennan, Casey, Chloe and Dillon, his sister-in-law Verlie Carney, brother-in-law Martin Dournovo (Virginia) and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Robert and Nora Carney and brothers Robert and Fred.
A celebration of his life will be held at Grace Episcopal Church on Sept. 6, at 11:30 a.m., with a luncheon reception following in the Parish hall.
Memorial donations may be made to the following: Community Food Bank, c/o Grace Episcopal Church Outreach Committee or Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support.
— Family of Joseph Carney
Victor Prescott
December 4, 1922 — August 17, 2014
Our father, Victor Prescott, peacefully passed away in his sleep on Aug. 17, 2014, at the San Juan Island home of his son and daughter-law, Rick and Torrey Prescott, where he had lived for the past three years.
Born in Los Angeles on Dec. 4, 1922, Victor spent his 91 years full of curiosity about the world around him. He shared his excitement about science, math, history and ideas with his children, Viki, Rick, Larry and Colleen, and he instilled in each a dedication to learning throughout life.
He often said to each one, “I love you more than you’ll ever know.”
The truth is we did know, and he gave us rich lives full of childhood experiences that have shaped each one of us and his seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, with another on the way.
In addition to being a wonderful father, Victor, was a World War II veteran. He piloted a B-17G, one of the famous Flying Fortresses.
Based in southern Italy, he flew missions to destroy Nazi supply lines, ammunition depots, and oil refineries. Early on in his service, his plane was hit by anti-aircraft flack and crash-landed in Hungary. All the crew survived and shortly after their return to the air base, they resumed flying until the end of the war.
He also volunteered to fly on the final heavy bombardment of Berlin, a mission that was deemed so dangerous that the US Army Air Corps only accepted volunteers. He was decorated for that mission and received a presidential citation.
In 1951-52 he was called up from the National Guard reserves to serve again in Germany, where he was a communications specialist and pilot.
In civilian life, Victor had a long and varied career with Pacific Telephone, in the Los Angeles area. He started as a lineman and retired after having spent many years in management and engineering.
After retirement, Victor and Teresa moved to Orcas Island, where he served on the Olga water board along with his good friend, David Sofaer. He was also active in the building of St. Francis Catholic Church on Orcas.
Victor was predeceased by his first wife, Gwendolyn, in 1963, son Larry, in 1970, and by his second wife, Teresa, in 1995.
He always said he had been so lucky to have had two wonderful marriages. And we are so grateful to have had such an amazing father, grandfather and great-grandfather
Victor’s funeral will be held at St. Francis Catholic Church in Friday Harbor on Aug. 21, 2014 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Catholic cemetery, where he will be laid to rest next to his wife, Teresa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Victor's name to Hospice of the San Juans, P.O. Box 1434, or St. Francis Church, P.O. Box 1489, or Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 946, or San Juan EMS, P.O. Box 2178, FH, WA, 98250.
—Family of Victor Prescott
