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Egan R. Spindor
Aug. 18, 1911 -- Aug. 16, 2004
Egan R. Spindor, longtime resident of Port Townsend, died in Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, two days before his 93rd birthday.
He was born to Vincent and Frances (Chrobuck) Spindor and grew up in Pe Ell in southwest Washington.
He loved sports and music. As a young man, he played trombone in a dance band called the Harbor Lights.
In the early 1930s, Mr. Spindor moved to Port Townsend, where he met Verna Witzel. They married
Sept. 5, 1937.
He was employed by Crown Zellerbach Paper Corp. for more than 35 years.
Mr. Spindor loved animals, especially cats, and enjoyed growing vegetables, hiking at Hurricane Ridge, walking and watching sunsets at Fort Worden.
He recently moved to Port Angeles to live closer to family.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 67 years; daughter and son-in-law Naomi and Joe Denhart of Port Angeles; and sister Cecelia Newton of Sacramento, Calif.
Services: At his request, none.
Memorials: Memorials for Egan R. Spindor may be sent to Jefferson County Animal Services, c/o Jefferson County Courthouse, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Ralph T. Hulse
Sept. 14, 1916 -- Aug. 14, 2004
Former Port Angeles resident Ralph T. Hulse died in Medford, Ore., at age 87.
He was born in Friend, Neb., to Elmer P. and Verna (Spencer) Hulse.
He married
Helen Byers in Port Angeles on July 1, 1941.
Mr. Hulse was an electrician for ITT Rayonier in Port Angeles, and was janitor at Fairview School for 20 years.
He was a member of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers and St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Mr. Hulse wintered in Yuma, Ariz., before moving to Medford, Ore.
Survivors include his wife, son and daughter-in-law Robert and Dawn Hulse and daughter and son-in-law Mary and Earl Anderson, all of Medford, Ore., as well as daughter Sandi Martin of Seattle and daughter and son-in-law Carol and Chuck Kinzner of Tacoma; brothers Lavern Hulse of Murrieta, Calif., and Raymond Hulse of Port Angeles; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brother Elmer S. Hulse, sister Clara Budnick and grandson Donnie Anderson.
Services: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford, Ore., is in charge of burial.
Tore Jonsson
May 6, 1932 -- Aug. 9, 2004
Sequim resident Tore Jonsson died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease at age 72.
He was born in Jamtland, Sweden, to Georg and Karolina (Dahlberg) Jonsson, and traveled the world as a member of the Merchant Marine.
After immigrating from Sweden to the United States, Mr. Jonsson lived in Anchorage, Alaska, and in Sequim, where he worked as a carpenter and craftsman.
He was a member of the Carpenters Union and Sequim Elks Lodge.
Mr. Jonsson was a master storyteller who entertained his family and friends with humor. He also was an avid sportsman.
He married
Inger Bystrom at San Pedro, Calif., in March 1966. She died last Feb. 21.
Mr. Jonsson is survived by his sister, Margareta Jonasson of Raftalven, Sweden.
He was preceded in death by brothers Erling, Gosta and Olle Jonsson.
Services: At his request, none. Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Charity of choice.
Ellen Viola Kossow
March 26, 1918 -- Aug. 18, 2004
Port Townsend resident Ellen Viola Kossow died at age 86 of complications from surgery and heart failure.
She was born to Oscar and Alma (Christenson) Swanson in Cloquet, Minn.
She worked at a paper mill in Cloquet, and married
Leo F. Kossow there on March 23, 1946.
As a military family, the Kossows lived throughout the nation as well as in Japan and Germany.
Her husband died March 11, 1994.
In 1995, Mrs. Kossow joined her son and his family in Port Townsend.
She was devoted to her family, enjoyed the company of friends and liked to cook.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gregory L. Kossow and Lianne Perron-Kossow, and a grandson.
Mrs. Kossow was preceded in death by brother Arthur Berg, and brother and sister-in-law Oscar and Elaine Berg.
Services: Saturday, Sept. 4, 11 a.m., funeral and reception in Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend. The Rev. Howard Fosser will officiate. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National cemetery, Minneapolis.
Memorials: Jumping Mouse Children's Center, 1729 Spruce St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
Hazel A. Profit
Oct. 21, 1922 -- Aug. 16, 2004
Port Townsend resident Hazel A. Profit died at age 81 following a long illness.
She was born to Oliver and Hazel Alberta (Pebbles) McCaffree in Fall City, where she graduated from high school with honors in 1940.
She married
James Reginald Profit in Vancouver, Wash., on Feb. 22, 1941.
Mrs. Profit considered raising four children her greatest accomplishment.
She enjoyed traveling, which she did extensively in the United States, Canada and Latin America.
She worked for a tax consultant and defense contractor during the 1960s and 1970s, while she her husband lived in the West before returning to the Pacific Northwest and making their home at Cape George.
Mrs. Profit enjoyed reading and stimulating conversation.
Survivors include her husband; sons and daughters-in-law Thomas and Vivian Profit of Redmond and Jerry and Patricia Profit of Visalia, Calif.; daughters Carroll Lee Silvera of Port Ludlow and Patsy Ann Fox of Bremerton; brother and sister-in-law James and Joyce McCaffree of Bellevue; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers Merrill, Walter and Robert McCaffree and granddaughter Darlene Silvera.
Services: Friday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m., memorial service and reception in Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St., Port Townsend. The Rev. Wendell Ankeny will officiate.
Edmund F. Rightmyer
June 5, 1926 -- Aug. 6, 2004
Edmund F. Rightmyer died in Port Townsend at age 78.
He was born in Totowa Borough, N.J., to Harry and Ethel Esther (Von Dwingelo) Rightmyer.
As a Marine in 1943 to 1946, he served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II.
After the war, Mr. Rightmyer worked as an aircraft engineer. Before moving to Washington, he lived in California, Colorado and Nevada.
He enjoyed animals -- especially horses -- and liked to handicap thoroughbreds. He also appreciated fine cars and once owned a Jaguar roadster and one of the first Ford Thunderbirds.
Mr. Rightmyer, who served as an altar boy in the Episcopal Church in his youth, liked to support endeavors such as Boys Town, Disabled American Veterans and St. Jude's Hospital.
He also valued fine wines, good books and wooden boats.
He married
Theresa Scarpelli, in New Jersey on May 23, 1948. They later divorced.
Mr. Rightmyer's survivors include sons Karl and Kurt Rightmyer; daughters Lynn Gathman, Laura Rightmyer and Debbie Hogan; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services: Friday, Aug. 27, 12:30 p.m., military memorial service at Tahoma National cemetery in Kent. Kosec Funeral Home, Port Townsend, is in charge of arrangements.
Harriett Ann `Sue' Swim
Jan. 4, 1925 -- Aug. 21, 2004
Sequim resident Harriett Ann ``Sue" Swim died in Messenger House on Bainbridge Island at age 79.
She was born in Willoughby, Ohio, to Harry and Harriett A. (Wicker) Caswell.
Her family moved to California, where she married
Bruce Swim, a career Army officer, on Sept. 11, 1946.
When the Swims retired, they returned to California where she worked for the La Ca^pbada School District, near Los Angeles, in 1963-70.
They moved to Monterra in Port Angeles in 1989. Mr. Swim died in 1991.
In 1994, Mrs. Swim met Lowell Brown, who became her companion. They moved to Sequim in 2000, where they attended both the United Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
Mrs. Swim enjoyed volunteer work, animals and travel.
In addition to her companion, survivors include son and daughter-in-law Norm and Melinda Swim of Hacienda Heights, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law Pam and Michael Dick of Sequim; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jim Caswell.
Services: At the request of the family, none. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, 12721 30th Ave., NE, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98125; or National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Puget Sound Chapter, 2328 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98121. The family requests no flowers.
Marvin Leo Conn
Nov. 30, 1915 -- Aug. 17, 2004
Marvin Leo Conn of Sequim died in Kai Tai Care Center, Port Townsend, at age 88 of complications following hip surgery.
He was born in Muncie, Ind., to Bernard Leo and Gladys Melinda (Simpson) Conn.
During World War II, he served in the Army in the China-Burma Theater and in India with Armed Services Radio Network.
Mr. Conn continued in communications after the war, working as a radio broadcaster and television sportscaster. He also spent time acting and in sales management.
In addition to living in Indiana, he made his home in Virginia, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Wyoming before retiring as co-owner of a furniture store in Rosenberg, Texas, and moving to Sequim about 1984.
While in Sequim, he was married
to the former Pauline Harris, who preceded him in death.
Mr. Conn was active in Elks and as a member of the Masonic Lodge, of which he was a Past Grand Master in Sequim.
In his younger years, he enjoyed outdoor activities including hunting and fishing.
Survivors include son Mike Conn of Muncie, Ind.; daughters Catherine Conn of Port Angeles and Sandra Conn of Texas; and sisters Peggy Buis of North Webster, Ind., and Dottie Bump of Muncie, Ind.
His son, Patrick Conn, died in 1987.
Services: Tuesday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m., memorial in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth St., Sequim. The Rev. Robert Rhoads will officiate. Interment in Sequim View cemetery will be at a later date. Olympic Cremation Association, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Olympic Discovery Trail, c/o David LeRoux, 64 S. Eldridge Road, Sequim, WA 98382.
Robert T. McDonald
Aug. 25, 1916 -- Aug. 17, 2004
Sequim resident Robert T. ``Bob" McDonald died of Alzheimer's disease in Dungeness Courte at age 87.
He was born in Ulen, Minn., to Thomas A. and Helen (Koefod) McDonald. He was a graduate of University of Minnesota with a degree in animal husbandry.
In 1942, he married
Lorraine Isakson in Minnesota, then relocated to Great Falls, Mont., where he operated Montana hatcheries for many years.
He and his wife owned and operated a real estate business until 1979, when they retired and they moved to Sequim.
Mr. McDonald was an avid duck and pheasant hunter who, after retirement, became an accomplished wildlife carver.
His passion for gardening and flowers led him to create a noted landscape at his former Sequim residence in Woodland Heights.
His wife, Lorraine, died in 1993.
Mr. McDonald later married
Helen Kolimas Hack.
Mr. McDonald's survivors include his wife; son and daughter-in-law James and Linda McDonald of Great Falls, Mont.; daughters and sons-in-law Terry and Bill Barrett of Aurora, Colo., and Susan and Jim Voegele of Great Falls, Mont.; brother Roger McDonald of Maryland; sister Frances Hendricks of Great Falls, Mont.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: None. Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge of burial.
Memorials: Assured Home Health and Hospice, 720 E. Washington St., Sequim, WA 98382.
