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Mary Mae Boyd
April 3, 1911 -- Dec. 21, 2004
Mary Mae Boyd died in Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, at age 93.
She was the third of 10 children born to Charles Lehi and Sylvia Emily (Meacham) Randell in Yost, Utah.
She married
Robert Clifford Boyd on March 16, 1935.
The Boyds farmed in Murtaugh, Idaho, and other areas in the southern part of the state for many years.
After the death of her husband on Dec. 24, 1969, she and her son, Ricky, lived in Burley for 25 years before moving to Sequim to be closer to her daughters.
Mrs. Boyd was sealed to her husband on Feb. 10, 1972, in the Los Angeles temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include sons Robert Gayle and Ricky Lynn; daughters Donna Mae Villet and Karen Dee Newman; sisters Mildred Perkins, Bessie Barkes and Ornetta Bailey; 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers Robert, Clarence, Harold and Frank Randell; and sisters Opal Boden and Florence Lee.
Services: Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m., funeral in the LDS Chapel, 23709 U.S. Highway 30, Murtaugh, Idaho. White Mortuary, Twin Falls, Idaho, is in charge
Walter H. Greene
June 22, 1911 -- Dec. 15, 2004
Port Townsend resident Walter H. Greene died of heart failure at age 93.
He was born in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, to Jacob Walter and Bessie Lillian (Brown) Greene.
He served in the Navy.
Mr. Greene operated small-boat fishing charters in Alaska after his retirement. He also worked on the Alaska railroad for about 10 years.
He married
Gladys M. McFall at Friday Harbor in 1979, then moved to Port Townsend.
Mr. Greene, who belonged to Jehovah's Witnesses, studied the Bible and enjoyed discussing it with others. He also enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by his wife of Port Townsend, and sister Lillian White of Salem, Ore.
Services: Jan. 8, 1 p.m., memorial in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 120 Logan St., Port Townsend. Jaime Kozelisky will officiate. A reception will follow at the Town Point clubhouse. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
James Eugene Irvin
Jan. 4, 1934 -- Dec. 23, 2004
James Eugene ``Jim" Irvin died in his Port Townsend home at age 70.
Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
Neva R. Jones
April 16, 1926 -- Dec. 23, 2004
Port Angeles resident Neva R. Jones died in Poulsbo at age 78.
She was born in Raymond to Henry Arthur and Maggie Mae (Cooper) Clapshaw.
Her 1945 marriage to John Downing in South Bend ended in divorce in 1949.
In 1951, she married
George Jones in Olympia. They divorced in 1979.
In Port Angeles, she was a 30-year manager of Elmer's and Roll-Inn trailer courts.
Mrs. Jones, who enjoyed dancing, was a member of Eagles.
She is survived by daughters Linda Chamber, Sandra Downing and Mikki Reidel, all of Port Angeles, Cathy Downing of Tacoma, Teddy Harvey of Sequim and Jackie Winkle of Chandler; sister Lola Ryan of Raymond; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Services: None. Olympic Cremation Association, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Vernon F. Kullowatz
Oct. 2, 1919 -- Dec. 27, 2004
Vernon F. Kullowatz died in his Diamond Point home at age 85.
Services: Inurnment with full military honors in Tahoma National cemetery, 18600 SE 24th St., Kent, at a date to be determined.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Max M. Ling
March 6, 1920 -- Dec. 23, 2004
Sequim resident Max M. Ling died at age 84.
He was born in Little Rock, Ark., to Clifford and Anna Ling.
He married
Helen Schwab in Lakewood, Calif., on April 27, 1947.
Mr. Ling received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Woodbury University at Los Angeles.
He accepted a commission in the Air Force, in which he worked in accounting and finance.
He received additional education at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. He retired in 1975 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Overseas assignments included the Philippines, Japan, Pakistan and Germany. His stateside duty included Alaska, Alabama, California and Washington.
As a civilian, Mr. Ling was licensed as a real estate broker in Florida, Colorado and Washington.
He was a 33rd-degree Mason.
He is survived by his wife of Sequim, son Steve Ling of Seattle and one granddaughter.
Services: None. Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel, Sequim, is in charge of arrangements.
Maxine M. Tiedemann
April 15, 1931 -- Dec. 25, 2004
Maxine M. Tiedemann died in Sequim at age 73.
She was born in the Phillipines to Valerjano and Emelia (Torrion) Majestrad.
After coming to the United States, where she became a citizen, she lived in North Dakota, California and Texas before moving to Washington.
Mrs. Tiedemann was a homemaker and nurse's assistant
She was also a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Randol Dan and Tamara Schmidt of Sequim; sisters Claudia M. Martin and Ludy Warner, both of Abilene, Texas; sister and brother-in-law Felicidad and George Wilder of Decatur, Mich.; and three grandchildren
Her husband, Wayne Tiedemann, preceded her in death.
Services: Tuesday, Dec. 28, 4 p.m., funeral Mass in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 121 E. Maple St., Sequim. Burial will be in Lamoure, N.D.
Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Phyllis Alvina `Toni' Hurtado
Sept. 12, 1920 -- Dec. 23, 2004
Sequim resident Phyllis Alvina ``Toni" Hurtado died at age 84.
She was born in Forest Lake, Minn., to Cody H. and Olga (Leidene) Hoekstra, and came to the Peninsula about two years ago.
No service is scheduled. Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge.
William McPherron Sim
March 18, 1925 -- Dec. 22, 2004
William McPherron Sim died at Kah Tai Care Center in Port Townsend at age 79.
Mr. Sim was born to John Grant and Margaret Milicent (McPherron) Sim in Peshastin.
Services: None. Kosec Funeral Home & crematory is in charge of arrangements.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITHS RAAUM
Mom was born in Seattle, Washington, on September 24, 1924, to Clarence W. and Nell (Allsop) Taylor.
Shirley died on December 3, 2004, at the age of 80, due to heart failure.
Her childhood years were spent in West Seattle with her parents and older brother, Robert.
She was a graduate of West Seattle High School (1942) and continued her education at the University of Washington.
From an early age, Shirley had a strong interest and good talent for the piano, which she enjoyed throughout her life. She passed on this love and performing skill for music to her sons and grandchildren, but especially to her oldest son, Brandel, and granddaughter, Katie.
Shirley was the granddaughter of A.N. Taylor, who taught at the Dungeness Schoolhouse and was the superintendent in the early years of the 20th century.
She and her brother, Robert, also spent time in Sequim at the family farm on what was then named Taylor Road. Over the course of her lifetime, the farm in Sequim would remain a focal point. Mom fondly recalled exploring in the woods of the farm (where SunLand is) with her grandfather, A.N. Taylor.
She especially enjoyed spending time with her Uncle Stan Taylor and Uncle Jess Taylor, not anticipating that some 56 years later her son and his family would be living in the same farmhouse.
Mom was at the University of Washington during the early war years, and began training as a transport pilot to ferry Army Air Corps planes overseas. She completed her single-engine aircraft instruction and soloed, but the program was cut back before she went on to advanced multi-engine instruction.
Mom had a special friend in school named Audry Jensen, who belonged with Mom to the famous Girl Scout Troop 65 of West Seattle. The friendships formed there last to this day, and one resulted in Audry Jensen meeting Shirley's brother, Robert, and becoming Shirley's sister-in-law and our Aunt Audry.
Mom then met our Dad, Alfred M. Sundt, through her brother.
Both were working for Alaska Steamship Lines in the 1940s, and Mom rode up to Bellingham to meet her brother's ship. They gave this young, good-looking Deck Officer a ride to Ballard, and the courtship soon followed.
Shirley and Al were married
on January 24, 1945, at the University Lutheran Church in Seattle.
During the 1950s and early 1960s, our family lived in Port Angeles, where Shirley worked as a secretary at the high school (1956-57) and later as a secretary and administrative assistant for the Clallam County Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Harold Ruthruff, from 1957 to 1964.
She enjoyed her work with the schools, and found time to volunteer in assisting with the groundwork for what would become known as the Diversified Industries Program, which provided employment for special-needs adults.
In 1963, Mom served as secretary for the United Cerebral Palsy Association for the state of Washington. Shirley also continued to volunteer for special needs youth and adults when she lived in Aberdeen from 1964 to 1970, assisting with Special Olympics programs.
During those years, Mom worked as the secretary to the manager of engineering at Lamb Grays Harbor, and later as an executive secretary for Aiken and Sanders, CPAs.
Shirley was active in several professional businesswomen's organizations, including Zonta, and maintained her support of musical arts in the local Pro Musica club.
Throughout her life, Shirley remained an active supporter of scholastic assistance for her University sorority, Alpha Chi Omega.
Her husband, Capt. Alfred Sundt, died on Feb. 2, 1967, while piloting a Japanese freighter inbound from the ocean to the port of Grays Harbor.
From 1970 to 1989, Shirley lived in Seattle and worked for Moss Adams Accountants and the law firm of Ryan Swanson and Cleveland. She was Mr. Cleveland's executive secretary and throughout her retirement remained good friends with Mr. Cleveland and his wife, Nancy.
On April 13, 1979, Shirley married
Capt. Graham Griffiths. They enjoyed traveling and hosting visits from Gray's Welsh family. Gray died in May of 1995.
Mom began living in SunLand on Hilltop Drive in 1989, and formed many friendships with immediate neighbors and others in the community. She especially enjoyed looking out her window and viewing the Taylor farmhouse where her son, Mark, daughter-in-law, Leilani, and grandson, Kiehl, live.
Shirley had the good fortune to meet Dick Raaum in the late 1990s, and a romance quickly blossomed. Both had lost their spouses, and a SunLand wedding soon followed.
Their marriage on December 16, 1999, was a very happy occasion for both of the blended families.
Shirley and Dick were both realistic and knew their time together could never be as long as they would want. So Dick and Mom had a unique way of celebrating their wedding anniversary.
They considered each month to be a year. Therefore, they would have been married
``60" years on Dec. 16.
Mom and Dick were an excellent match and complemented each other. Mom said she had never been happier, and it was quite apparent that was the case.
Shirley and her ``Viking" were quite the team. The first few years of their marriage, they were able to be quite active, traveling around the western U.S. and to the Scandinavian countries to visit Dick's family (especially daughter, Mette, her husband, Tomas, and granddaughter, Jenny) and friends.
We will miss her sharp intellect, keen sense of humor, compassion for others and, most all, her endless love and support for those of us in her family, extended family and her community.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Dick Raaum of Sequim, son Brandel and daughter-in-law Elaine of Port Angeles; granddaughter Kristine (husband Bill) Wardlow and Shirley's great-grandson Django, in San Diego, California; granddaughter Katie of Seattle; son Mark and daughter-in-law Leilani, grandson Alfred Graham ``Kiehl" Sundt of the family farm in Sequim; brother Robert A. Taylor and wife Audry of Seattle, their daughter (niece) Kaye and husband Andy Hall of Everett; and their daughters (great-nieces) Kerstin, Elise, and twins Kari and Anna.
She was preceded in death by her nephew, Tom Taylor (son of Robert and Audry Taylor), in 1998.
Aunt Elsie McFarland of Port Angeles survives; also, cousins Anne (husband Lynn) Petersen and family of Springfield, Oregon; Brooke (wife Diane) and family from Port Angeles; cousin Dr. Peter L. Taylor and family, from Sun Valley, Idaho.
Husband Dick Raaum's family also survives, and especially close to Shirley were son Scott and daughter-in-law Nancy and their children, Jessica, Allison, and Spencer of California.
In Sweden, daughter Mette Raaum, her husband, Tomas Lind, and granddaughter Jenny Lind survive.
