Dwight Lunceford
1942-2005
Dwight E. Lunceford, 63, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died Dec. 21, 2005, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He was born Aug. 12, 1942, in Aberdeen to Earl and Mildred (Jenkins) Lunceford. His parents preceded him in death.
Dwight was honorably discharged from the Army in 1964. Other than the few years in the service, he lived and worked on the harbor. Most of his working years were devoted in one form or other to logging which is illustrated effectively by his impressive collection of books depicting the logging industry. He ended his career as Log Yard Manager of Quinault Logging.
Hunting and fishing were his main hobbies. He loved the outdoors and by his request his sons will scatter his ashes at his favorite spots in North River.
He was his wife, Junes best friend. They celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Dec. 19, 2005. She remains at the family home in Aberdeen.
Dwight was so very proud of his children, Lori Kanz of Olympia, David Lunceford of Lake Oswego, Ore.; Bruce of Maple Valley, Wash., and James Lunceford of Hoquiam. His love for his children extended ten-fold when it came to the grandchildren, Lina, Blake, Rachel, Sandra, Adam and Brandon. The grandchildren thought their grandpa, Dwight was a genius, as given enough time, he could fix almost anything. He was very proud of successfully fixing his ex-daughter-in-laws car before going to the hospital. Joni has remained a part of the family.
Dwight touched many lives during the last 16 years of living life one step at a time. He believed in the program and patterned life accordingly as best he could. His kindness and willingness to help whenever asked will be missed by many.
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Terry G. Swan
1941-2005
Retired long haul truck driver. He worked as a mechanic for 15-16 yrs.
Terry is survived by his wife Jean of 41 yrs. Daughters Kimberly Miller (Robert), Jodi Young (Duke), Cindy Helms (Kevin), 6 grandchildren, brother David Swan (Millie), and parents Harry and Maxine Swan.
Now he can build his wife the masion on the hill!!
We will love him forever!
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Dave Perkins
1942-2005
Dave Perkins, 63, died at his home in Central Park unexpectedly from an internal hemorrhage Saturday, October 22, 2005. Dave was born in Olympia, WA. March 19, 1942 to Alfred G. and Rachel (Rasanen) Perkins. He was raised in Aberdeen and attended Weatherwax High School.
At age 16, he traveled to Europe with his grandfather and spent a month in Finland.
As a young man he worked in shake mills, a tuna cannery and at Harbor Plywood. In 1965, he became employed as a laborer in the electrical department with the City Of Aberdeen, working his way up to Electrical Inspector. He retired in 1995, at age 53, as Transportation Systems Manager, after which he worked four years as deputy coroner. In March 1966, he began a 25-year career with the Central Park Volunteer Fire Department, serving as captain and first aid officer. He taught first aid classes for Labor & Industries as well as the Red Cross. Dave was the first EMT in Grays Harbor county after completing classes in Olympia in 1977, and went on to teach EMT classes for many years as lay coordinator with Dr. Juris Macs as physician coordinator.
He was an avid fisherman, who loved his Wooldridge Jet Sled.
In the late 1950’s, he bought his first motorcycle, joined the Grays Harbor Motorcycle Club and enjoyed racing at Graham and Castlerock. Many years later, after retirement, Dave purchased a Harley-Davidson, which he and his wife logged over 95,000 mile on over a four-year span. In the spring of 2004, they rode 11,000 miles, traveling to 35 states in 45 days.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, JoAnn (Capriotti); his daughter, Tanya Murray, grandchildren Michael and Ashley Murray, all of Aberdeen; a sister Lee Bickle of Olympia; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a grandson and granddaughter.
Donations may be made to the Central Park Fire Department. A memorial service will be held Friday, October 28, 2005 at 1 p.m. at Whiteside Family Mortuary in Montesano. Friends and family are invited to share memories and sign the online guestbook at www.whitesidefamilymortuaries.com.
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Kenneth G. Anderson
1941-2004
Lifelong Aberdonian Kenneth G. Anderson, 62, known for his carpentry craftsmanship, died Friday morning, Nov. 19, 2004, at home.
Mr. Anderson was born Dec. 21, 1941 in Aberdeen, the son of Swen Gerhard and Helen Frances (Trask) Anderson. He was a Boy Scout and played Little League baseball for the Copeland Painters.
In high school, he was a state champion wrestler, lettered in football and helped found the Throttle Jockeys Car Club. After graduating from Aberdeen High School in 1960, he went to work at Swanson’s grocery as a meat cutter. He later managed the meat department at Dick’s ShopRite at Ocean Shores.
He formed Anderson-Parbon Builders with Bill Parbon, and Olympic Builders in the 1960s constructing homes in areas including the Bell Addition of Cosmopolis and Bryrwood in Central Park. He later formed Coast Construction with Harry “Bud” VanOgle. They worked on new construction and remodeling projects throughout the Harbor.
Mr. Anderson liked fishing and camping and took pride in coaching his sons’ baseball teams. He coached the Aberdeen Lions Little League and Aberdeen Police Babe Ruth baseball teams during the 1970s and ’80s. he was nominated as Citizen of the Year in the 1980s because of his volunteer efforts rebuilding the Little League grandstands and concession stands at Pioneer Park in South Aberdeen.
He is survived by three sons, Greg of Olympia, Pat of Aberdeen, and Ryan of Elma, and five grandchildren.
His sister, Doris, died in 1985.
A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the Hoquiam First Baptist Church. Private inurnment will be in Aberdeen’s Fern Hill Cemetery.
Donations in his memory are suggested to the Aberdeen Little League Baseball Association, P.O. Box 1631, Aberdeen, 98520.
Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home of Aberdeen. A card of condolence can be sent to the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com
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Mike Kauno
1942-2004
Michael L. Kauno, 61, of Mountlake Terrace, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at Pinehurst Park Terrace nursing home in Shoreline.
Mr. Kauno was born Sept. 9, 1942, in Aberdeen to Leo and Olivia Kauno. He graduated from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School in 1960. He attended Grays Harbor College and the University of Washington. He worked for Safeway for more than 38 years, until he retired in April 2003.
He was an active member of Redemption Lutheran Church in Lynnwood and the Aberdeen Eagles.
He enjoyed gardening, bowling, traveling, camping and coaching various sports.
Mr. Kauno is survived by his wife of 35 years, Kathy; his mother of Olympia; two sons, Ken of Lynnwood and Grant of Seattle; a daughter, Lauri Harless of Kirkland; a sister, Joyce Poukkula of Central Park; and four grandchildren.
A funeral took place Wednesday, 25 Feb. 2004 at 1 p.m. at Redemption Lutheran Church.
Memorial donations are suggested to Redemption Lutheran School, 20120 24th Avenue West, Lynnwood, WA. 98036.
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Sharon (Womer) Malone
1942-2003
Lifelong Aberdeen resident Sharon K. Malone, 60, of the Wishkah Valley, died of cancer Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at her home.
Mrs. Malone was born July 12, 1942, in Aberdeen to James and Etta (Lentz) Womer. She graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1960.
On Aug. 29, 1958, she married Almon “Huey” Malone in Aberdeen. He survives her in the Wishkah Valley.
Mrs. Malone worked for Evergreen Sales of Hoquiam.
She belonged to a pinochle club in Aberdeen and also enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and playing bingo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Gary and Donnie, both of Aberdeen; a sister, Carol Kramer of Aberdeen; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
A son, James, and a brother, Donald Womer, both died before her.
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Ron Moody
1938-2003
Ronald Ted Moody, 64, of Aberdeen died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, in Grays Harbor Community Hospital at Aberdeen.
Mr. Moody was born Sept. 23, 1938, in Aberdeen’s St. Joseph Hospital to Virginia and John Moody Sr. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen in 1960.
He served in the Marine Corps and had worked for Weisfield Jewelers at Aberdeen, the Boeing Co. in Renton and Hoquiam Plywood.
Survivors include three brothers, John of Panama, Sam of Hoquiam and James in California, and a sister, Christine Yeager of Central Park.
Another sister, Betty Whittenberg, died in 1987.
A memorial service with an honor guard is being planned for May and will be announced later.
Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home of Aberdeen.
Contributions in his memory are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 743, Aberdeen, 98520.
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Linda (Hedin) Phillips
1942-2002
Aberdeen native Linda Phillips, 60, who had lived at Petersburg, Alaska, since 1968, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Phillips was born Oct. 23, 1942. She married William Phillips after moving to Petersburg. He survives there.
Mrs. Phillips enjoyed the outdoors, digging for old bottles, fishing, rock hunting, collecting antiques, panning for gold and rattlesnake hunting in Arizona. She is remembered for helping and not judging others. Many people who were not her children called her Mom. Her children considered her their best friend. She was a long-standing member of the Moose Lodge in Petersburg.
Besides her husband, survivors include her children, Candi Henriksen of Coos Bay, Ore., and Tom and Greg Lutton, Jeanette Phillips and Deanna Bridges, all of Petersburg; a brother, Ken Hedin “Whitey” of Friday Harbor; two sisters, Gwen Tjernberg of Aberdeen and Lenelle Wold of Elma, and six grandchildren.
A celebration of her life took place Friday, Dec. 6, at the Moose Lodge in Petersburg. Arrangements were by the Ketchikan and Roesel Mortuary in Ketchikan. Memorial donations are suggested to Moose Lodge No. 1092, P.O. Box 222, Petersburg, Alaska, 99833.
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Linda (Hedin) Phillips
1942-2002
Aberdeen native Linda Phillips, 60, who had lived at Petersburg, Alaska, since 1968, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Phillips was born Oct. 23, 1942. She married William Phillips after moving to Petersburg. He survives there. Mrs. Phillips enjoyed the outdoors, digging for old bottles, fishing, rock hunting, collecting antiques, panning for gold and rattlesnake hunting in Arizona.
She is remembered for helping and not judging others. Many people who were not her children called her Mom. Her children considered her their best friend. She was a long-standing member of the Moose Lodge in Petersburg.
Besides her husband, survivors include her children, Candi Henriksen of Coos Bay, Ore., and Tom and Greg Lutton, Jeanette Phillips and Deanna Bridges, all of Petersburg; a brother, Ken Hedin “Whitey” of Friday Harbor; two sisters, Gwen Tjernberg of Aberdeen and Lenelle Wold of Elma, and six grandchildren.
A celebration of her life took place Friday, Dec. 6, at the Moose Lodge in Petersburg. Arrangements were by the Ketchikan and Roesel Mortuary in Ketchikan. Memorial donations are suggested to Moose Lodge No. 1092, P.O. Box 222, Petersburg, Alaska, 99833.
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David M. Said
1942-2002
Native Harborite David Mark Said, 59, of Olympia died Thursday, April 25, 2002 at home after a four-year battle with cancer.
He was born August 26, 1942 to Jesse and Leona (Lemmon) Said in Aberdeen.
Said was raised in Grays Harbor County and graduated from Aberdeen High School. The family also lived in Aloha and Quinault.
He married Lyn Erwin in Idaho on Aug. 1, 1964. They lived in Seattle, Olympia, Aberdeen, Ellensburg and returned to Olympia where they lived almost 30 years.
He owned Triad West Performance, a Porsche shop in Olympia. He also worked for Lakeside Industries from which he retired. He loved racing his Porsche and was an acitve member in the Porsche Club of America. He coached his daughters’ fast-pitch teams. He happily attended all Aberdeen High School reunions and enjoyed visiting with friends. He was a big Mariners’ fan, often coordinating his cancer treatments in Seattle so he could catch a ball game.
Survivors include his wife of the family home; two daughters, Kristin Kappl of Redmond and Corinn of Lacey; two sisters, Marge Potter of Tumwater and Bonnie Troupe of Silverlake and six grandchildren.
A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Mt. View Nazarene in Tumwater. A lunch will follow at the family home, 4630 Black Lake Belmore Road SW, Olympia.
Donations are suggested to the Said Memorial Fund, TCCU-144720, P. O. Box 718, Olympia, 98507. Money will be donated to the Providence Hospice Fund and the Virginia Mason Medical Center’s Infusion Center.
Arrangements are by Olympic Funeral Home of Olympia.
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