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HAZEL LOUISE SPRAGUE
Hazel Louise Sprague passed away December 7, 2004, at Crista Nursing Home, almost two months after her 100th birthday.
She was born to George and Matilda Earl on October 15, 1904, in Longmont, Colorado.
In 1920, she moved to Port Angeles, where she lived off and on.
She was divorced from Harold Parks and Guy Mathews, and predeceased by Newell Sprague.
She retired from Lyle Beans & Co. in 1982.
In 1989, she moved to Edmonds to be near her daughter.
Her survivors are Gerald Parks, Pat Vail, eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service was held at Ocean View cemetery. Memorial service will be held January 15, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Bethany Pentecostal Church, Fifth and Francis streets, Port Angeles.
Pastor Omar Vigoren will officiate.
Rosa E. Achziger
March 31, 1949 -- Dec. 18, 2004
Rosa E. Achziger died surrounded by family in her Port Angeles home at age 55.
Services: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., rosary at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 11th and Oak streets, Port Angeles.
Memorial Mass on Thursday, Dec. 23, 11 a.m., at Queen of Angels.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
VERDA MURDOCK NOBLE CVETAN
July 18, 1919-Dec. 11, 2004
Verda Murdock Noble Cvetan passed away at her Port Angeles home of complications from lymphoma on December 11, 2004.
She was born in Rexburg, Idaho, to John and Lois (Hill) Camphouse. Her childhood and school years were spent in Sugar City, Idaho.
She married
Leland Murdock in the LDS Salt Lake City Temple and lived during the years of this marriage near Sugar City, Idaho, and in Toppenish, Washington. Her daughter Linda was born in St. Anthony, Idaho.
Her marriage ended in divorce, and she raised her children in Yakima and Kennewick, Washington, supporting the family doing clerical work.
In 1962, she married
Ray Noble in Kennewick and moved to the West End of Clallam County, where they lived for seven wet years logging and employed by the M&R Pysht Tree Farm.
In 1970, they moved to a home on Mount Pleasant Road, near Port Angeles. During her years on Mount Pleasant Road, Verda worked for the State of Washington and in log yard offices for Dant and Russell, Eclipse Timber and Weyerhaeuser.
In 1980, Ray experienced death by cancer. And in 1984 her daughter, Linda, died in an Oregon automobile accident. Verda retired from work in 1984.
In 1987, she married
Edward J. Cvetan, who she now leaves. The best years of her life had been saved for the last as she and Ed traveled widely and often, and shared similar interests.
Verda studied throughout her life, taking many courses at various colleges including courses in Botany at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, a quarter of classes at the University of Washington, and a number of courses at Peninsula College, including very meaningful work in writing and literature with Professor Jack Estes.
Her study and practice, combined with her eloquent and expressive mind and love for literature and the arts, contributed to her ability as a public speaker and her success in creative writing.
After her union with Edward, who as also a developing writer, the two enrolled in a number of summer writing workshops. They also benefited from music-listening sessions led by the late Nico Snel.
Verda completed five novels, and her last one, Snow Cherries, was published under the auspices of Tiffin Publishing and produced by Morris Printing of Kearney, Nebraska, in 1999.
In the year 2000, the Idaho State Talking Book Library asked her to record the novel in her own voice, which she did in June of 2000, traveling to Boise for a number of recording sessions.
Snow Cherries is now available in the catalog of that agency for Idaho state residents who are limited in their ability to read printed material.
This is a most appropriate expansion of the volunteer work Verda enjoyed doing in the early 1950s in Yakima, Washington, where she went to individuals' homes and read for the blind.
In 2001, she and Edward published a joint volume of poetry, Carnations and Carbuncles, again under the auspices of Tiffin Publishing. Another collection of her poetry is in manuscript form and due for publication next year.
One of Verda's ambitions was to perpetuate the memory of friends and neighbors she grew up with. She has written over 65 composed biographies in the voice and vernacular of each of these people. She called her effort to memorialize these beloved Sugar City neighbors her ``soliloquies."
This is a highly creative and unusual work. Verda's family enjoyed many evenings listening to her bring voice to a people and a time now long past.
Aside from her interest in writing, and the arts in general, she traveled widely in Europe, as well as the United States and Mexico.
Verda is survived by her husband, Edward; her son, Bruce Murdock; her daughter-in-law, Alice Derry-Murdock; and her granddaughter, Lisel Murdock, all of Port Angeles.
A grandson, Tim Bell of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has presented her with three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two nieces and one nephew.
Her one brother, Vernon, and two nephews preceded her in death.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362, or to any other charity.
Burial of her cremated remains will be accomplished in 2005 at the Dungeness cemetery adjoining her daughter Linda's burial site.
A memorial service, officiated by Bishop Brent Basden, will take place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Port Angeles First Ward, 591 Monroe Road, on Saturday, December 18, at 11 a.m.
Bertie L. Garniet
Feb. 5, 1914 -- Dec. 8, 2004
Bertie L. Garniet of Port Angeles died in Port Angeles Care Center at age 90.
She was born in Daysville, Tenn., to Samuel Columbus and Nancy Armeldia (Mallicote) Golliher.
She married
Angelo Intorre. He preceded her in death.
She later married
Aubrey Garniet, who also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Garniet worked for the Chrysler Corp. for 28 years before retiring on June 30, 1972.
She was a member of the Federal Way Baptist Church and active in the Federal Way Senior Center before moving to Port Angeles.
She was preceded in death by brothers Ira, Paul, Willard and Arthur Golliher; and sisters Edna Davis, Ethel Ezell, Alice Honeycutt, Martha Carter, Lucinda Golliher, Macel Hamby and Jennie Golliher.
Services: Monday, Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m., memorial in Laurel Park Assisted Living Center, 1133 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles. Burial will be in Washington Memorial Park, Seattle.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, 12721 30th Ave. NE, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98125.
Roy Leland Baker
April 21, 1933 -- Dec. 11, 2004
Roy Leland Baker died at his Port Angeles home, in the presence of his family, at age 71.
He was born in Seattle to Roy and Evelyn (Hargett) Baker.
He married
Marilyn Caruthers in 1952.
The Bakers lived in the Seattle-Tacoma area until 1969, when they moved to Poulsbo.
Mr. Baker owned and operated a beverage distribution company in Bremerton until 1976, then moved to Sequim in 1979.
He restored the former Sequim railroad station and operated it as the Old Sequim Depot Restaurant and Dinner Theater until 1988.
Later, this property was purchased by the Department of Transportation for the Sequim bypass of U.S. Highway 101.
In 1989, Mr. Baker moved to Port Angeles, where he owned and managed residential properties.
After many years of struggling with congestive heart failure, he received a heart transplant from the University of Washington Medical School organ donor program in 1999.
Mr. Baker loved working with his hands, especially sharing tools on projects with his son.
Survivors include his wife; sons and daughters-in-law Mark and Sue Baker and Doug and Francie Baker, all of Port Angeles; son Jeff Baker of Poulsbo; son and daughter-in-law Steve and Fay Baker of Poulsbo; mother of Port Angeles; sister Shirley Woessner of San Jose, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father and sister Charlotte Tanner.
Services: Saturday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., memorial in Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel, 105 W. Fourth St., Port Angeles. The Rev. Dr. Mike Jones will officiate. A reception will follow at the home of Mark and Sue Baker, 420 E. 11th St., Port Angeles.
There will be no burial as Mr. Baker donated his body to the University of Washington Medical Center organ donor program.
Memorials: Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; or UW Medical Center Organ Donor Program, University of Washington Gift Processing, Cunningham Hall, AJ-55, Seattle, WA 98195.
Sherwood K. Booth
Dec. 10, 1910 -- Dec. 5, 2004
Port Ludlow resident Sherwood K. Booth died of kidney disease at age 93.
He was born in Pen Argyl, Pa., to Chester G. and Anna Mary (Bray) Booth and grew up in Stroudsburg, Pa. before moving to Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, where he worked for the Federal Highway Administration.
Mr. Booth, who was attached to Naval Intelligence and the Judge Advocate General Corps, was on active duty in the Navy in 1942-46, then continued in the Reserve until 1970. He retired with the rank of captain.
After graduating from Pennsylvania State University and George Washington University School of Law, he served at the Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. In 1972, he retired as assistant general counsel.
Mr. Booth, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, served as consultant to the Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences and as town commissioner in South Bethany Beach, Del.
Mr. Booth enjoyed playing marimba and organ, dancing, and humor.
He married
Jane Roddy in Frederick, Md., on July 13, 1940.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law John W. and Sharon Booth of Martinsburg, W.Va.; daughter and son-in-law Joanne and Keith McConnell of Port Ludlow; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, who died Aug. 23, 2004, Mr. Booth was preceded in death by sister and brother-in-law Helen and Charles Hardin.
Services: Memorial and reception were held on Dec. 10 at his daughter's home. Burial was in Forest Hills cemetery in Swansonville.
Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, was in charge of local arrangements.
Gail Louis Garbrick
March 28, 1941 -- Dec. 11, 2004
Gail Louis Garbrick of Carlsborg died in Port Angeles due to emphysema at age 63.
He was born in Philomath, Ore., to Kenneth Eugene and Alberta Louise (Ball) Garbrick.
He married
Donna Myers.
When the Garbricks lived in Forks, he worked as a logger, auto body mechanic and part-owner of Canal Pumps.
Mr. Garbrick enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Lions Club, Elks Lodge and Fairview Grange.
He is survived by his wife; sons Randy Garbrick of Seattle and Tim Garbrick of Everett; daughter Michelle Card-McGilvray of Everett; stepdaughters Heather, Holly and Haley Myers, all of Sequim; his mother; brother Verl Garbrick of Tucson, Ariz.; sisters Caroline Wasankari of Sequim, Susan Nordstom of Forks, Florence Smith of Oak Harbor and Maureen Reynolds of Port Angeles; and 12 grandchildren.
Services: Saturday, Dec. 18, 11 a.m., memorial in Lighthouse Christian Center, 304 Viewcrest Ave., Port Angeles. The Rev. Eldon Officer will officiate. A potluck reception will follow the service.
Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Donations to Fail Garbrick Memorial Fund, First Federal Savings & Loan, P.O. Box 351, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Carl Gitchel
Aug. 13, 1928 -- Dec. 12, 2004
Port Angeles resident Carl Gitchel died of kidney failure at age 76.
He was born in Crystal, Kan., to Carl Grafton and Mary Lucile (May) Gitchel.
As a young man, he worked as a long-haul truck driver for Western Steel in Aberdeen.
He married
Betty June Key on June 26, 1945.
The family moved to Port Angeles in 1958 and he went to work for Merrill & Ring timber as the head mechanic.
In 1971, he was employed by Weyerhaeuser/Eclipse timber as the head mechanic for heavy equipment until his retirement.
Mr. Gitchel enjoyed working in his shop, where he built and maintained small equipment, and being in the outdoors, where he took care of his yard.
He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Sequim.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years; daughters and sons-in-law Carla and Rod Janssen, Meredith and Dan Dougherty and Tammy and Guy Wooldridge, all of Port Angeles; daughter and son-in-law Marsha and Ken Schilke of Everett; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services: Private family service today, Dec. 15, with Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Northwest Kidney Center Foundation, P.O. Box 3035, Seattle, WA 98114.
