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Cecil E. Elliott
At his prior request there will be no formal service for Cecil E. Elliott, who died February 20, 2009, at Modesto, CA. He was 95 years of age.
Mr. Elliott was born in Port Angeles, February 28, 1913 to Hazel Isbell Elliott and Leet R. Elliott. Cecil Elliott's grandparents homesteaded land along the Elwha River and he lived part of his childhood and youth there. He also lived in Port Angeles in a house his father built at the corner of Laurel and Lauridsen Boulevard, which is now occupied by Albertson's grocery. He attended the old Washington School where the Post Office is now located, and graduated from Roosevelt High School, where the courthouse stands.
After high school graduation Mr. Elliott went to Northern California and worked as a logger for a number of years, then as a wholesale distributor for an oil company. In l965 he went to Heald Business College in San Francisco and received an accounting degree. He followed this line of work in the (California) Bay Area until retirement.
Mr. Elliott's lifelong interest and hobby has been music. He played trombone in high school and community bands, but his favorite activity was playing swing music of the Big Band era using his tenor sax. He met his wife, Edith, when they both played in a big band in northern California. They were married November 19, 1949 in Dunsmuir, CA at the home of Edith's parents. They continued playing for several years after marriage. The Elliotts celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November, 1999 in Reno, NV.
Many years later, after retiring to Sequim in 1978, they both played in a small dance band called "The Reminiscers", featuring music of the forties. The band played for many local events and dances in this area for about ten years.
In addition to his wife Edith, now in Vermont, he is survived by two daughters, Arloeen (Skip) Sciaroni of Los Banos, CA, and Susan (August) Elliott of East Calais, Vermont, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. His brother, Robert, preceded him in death.
Memorial gifts may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church,
(of which he was a member), P.O. Box 3697, Sequim, WA.
Nadine Louise Ferguson
Aug. 20, 1927 - Feb. 7, 2009
Nadine L. Ferguson, a lifelong resident of the Port Angeles area died February 7, 2009 in Redmond, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. She was 81 years old.
Nadine was born in Shelton, Washington to Nealan and Ethel Ordway. She graduated from Port Angeles high school in 1945, and retired in 1980 after a 30-year career with the Port Angeles School District offices. She married Allen Ferguson November 26, 1950. After retiring she moved to the Carlsborg area and finally to Sequim where she was a member of the Sequim Presbyterian church for 4 years.
Nadine was a member of United Ostomy Association of America, Sequim Prairie Grange and a charter member of the Olympic Saddle Club, serving as a secretary for many years. She enjoyed horseback riding in the mountains, rodeo events and 4-H projects at Clallam County fair grounds. She was an avid gardener enjoying growing flowers and vegetables.
Nadine was preceded in death by her husband, Allen, on January 21, 2001 and grandson, Nel Henderson on August, 30 1983.
Survivors include one sister, Arlene Pettigrew of Port Orchard, WA, one daughter, Linda Henderson and her husband Donald of Terrebonne, OR, one grandson, Von and his wife Joyce of Port Angeles, WA.
A celebration of her life is scheduled for 2pm March 9, 2009 at the Sequim Community Church, 950 N. 5th Ave. Sequim, WA 98382 (360) 683-4194.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Central Oregon
2075 NE Wyatt Court
Bend, OR 97701
Steven Scott Borland
A celebration of life for Sequim resident and lavender farmer Steven Scott Borland will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Olympic Lavender Farm, 1432 Marine Drive in Sequim.
To honor his deep love and commitment to bicycling, people are welcome to ride bicycles to the celebration.
He died Feb. 24, 2009, at the age of 57 of a glioblastoma brain tumor.
He was born Aug. 16, 1951.
In his early career, Borland was a journeyman lithographer. He later attended Green River College and became an occupational therapist assistant.
In the early 1980s, he and his wife, Mary, moved from Portland, Ore., to Sequim. They were among the first six farmers to establish lavender farming in Sequim, with their Olympic Lavender Farm.
He was a lifetime member of the League of American Bicyclists. He also loved sailing the inland waters of Western Washington.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; mother and stepfather Edna and Darrell Pozel of Molalla, Ore.; sisters Kim Webber of Molalla, Ore., and Shannon Anderson of Black Hawk, S.D.; father Theodore Borland of Vancouver, Wash.; father-in-law and mother-in-law Richard and Yvonne Rook of Portland Ore.; sisters and brothers-in-law Norma and Bob Bleid of Portland, Ore., and Stephen and Laura Rook of Phoenix, Ariz.; three nephews; and six nieces.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or Patient Navigator Program c/o Olympic Memorial Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles, or League of American Bicyclists, 1612 K St. NW, Suite 800, Washington D.C. 20006-2850.
Linde Family Funeral Service in Sequim was in charge of arrangements.
Elinor Blanche Smith
A celebration of life for Port Angeles resident Elinor Blanche Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.
She died Feb. 26, 2009, at the age of 86.
She was born July 21, 1922, in Forest Grove, Ore.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Pete C. Holden
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. March 14 at the Sequim High School gymnasium for Sequim resident Pete C. Holden, who died Feb. 27, 2009, at the age of 60.
He was born May 16, 1948, in Port Angeles.
A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gene 'Whitey'
Wadsworth
No service was reported for former Sequim resident Gene "Whitey" Wadsworth, who died Feb. 27, 2009, at the age of 93.
He was born in 1915 in Oakley Basin, Idaho.
Orphaned as a child, he became homeless as a young boy and was jumping trains as a hobo during the early Depression. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and then as a "powder monkey" and electrician in the Bingham Utah Copper mine.
When World War II started, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard and served as a lighthouse keeper at Mary's Island near Ketchikan, Alaska. He was an electrician on a Navy submarine chaser in the Aleutian Islands and visited Attu immediately after the Japanese were defeated there.
He and Betheen Hale married in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she moved to Sitka, Alaska, until he was honorably discharged in 1945. The Wadsworths then homesteaded 165 acres in Seldovia, Alaska. He drove the Seldovia "mailboat" between Homer and Seldovia for a year before starting commercial fishing.
For many years, his wife and son worked with him on his fishing boat out of Seldovia. He later fished out of Kodiak, Alaska.
In the 1960s, he spent winters in Ben Lomond, Calif., where he worked as an electrician for Lockheed, returning to Seldovia to fish in the summers.
In the 1970s, he moved to Sequim for the winters. He retired from commercial fishing about 1984.
He lived in Sequim until 2007 when he moved to Oakley, Idaho.
He is survived by his son Ray Wadsworth, one sister, five grandchildren and their families.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betheen, in 2006.
At his prior request there will be no formal service for Cecil E. Elliott, who died February 20, 2009, at Modesto, CA. He was 95 years of age.
Mr. Elliott was born in Port Angeles, February 28, 1913 to Hazel Isbell Elliott and Leet R. Elliott. Cecil Elliott's grandparents homesteaded land along the Elwha River and he lived part of his childhood and youth there. He also lived in Port Angeles in a house his father built at the corner of Laurel and Lauridsen Boulevard, which is now occupied by Albertson's grocery. He attended the old Washington School where the Post Office is now located, and graduated from Roosevelt High School, where the courthouse stands.
After high school graduation Mr. Elliott went to Northern California and worked as a logger for a number of years, then as a wholesale distributor for an oil company. In l965 he went to Heald Business College in San Francisco and received an accounting degree. He followed this line of work in the (California) Bay Area until retirement.
Mr. Elliott's lifelong interest and hobby has been music. He played trombone in high school and community bands, but his favorite activity was playing swing music of the Big Band era using his tenor sax. He met his wife, Edith, when they both played in a big band in northern California. They were married November 19, 1949 in Dunsmuir, CA at the home of Edith's parents. They continued playing for several years after marriage. The Elliotts celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November, 1999 in Reno, NV.
Many years later, after retiring to Sequim in 1978, they both played in a small dance band called "The Reminiscers", featuring music of the forties. The band played for many local events and dances in this area for about ten years.
In addition to his wife Edith, now in Vermont, he is survived by two daughters, Arloeen (Skip) Sciaroni of Los Banos, CA, and Susan (August) Elliott of East Calais, Vermont, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. His brother, Robert, preceded him in death.
Memorial gifts may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church,
(of which he was a member), P.O. Box 3697, Sequim, WA.
Nadine Louise Ferguson
Aug. 20, 1927 - Feb. 7, 2009
Nadine L. Ferguson, a lifelong resident of the Port Angeles area died February 7, 2009 in Redmond, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. She was 81 years old.
Nadine was born in Shelton, Washington to Nealan and Ethel Ordway. She graduated from Port Angeles high school in 1945, and retired in 1980 after a 30-year career with the Port Angeles School District offices. She married Allen Ferguson November 26, 1950. After retiring she moved to the Carlsborg area and finally to Sequim where she was a member of the Sequim Presbyterian church for 4 years.
Nadine was a member of United Ostomy Association of America, Sequim Prairie Grange and a charter member of the Olympic Saddle Club, serving as a secretary for many years. She enjoyed horseback riding in the mountains, rodeo events and 4-H projects at Clallam County fair grounds. She was an avid gardener enjoying growing flowers and vegetables.
Nadine was preceded in death by her husband, Allen, on January 21, 2001 and grandson, Nel Henderson on August, 30 1983.
Survivors include one sister, Arlene Pettigrew of Port Orchard, WA, one daughter, Linda Henderson and her husband Donald of Terrebonne, OR, one grandson, Von and his wife Joyce of Port Angeles, WA.
A celebration of her life is scheduled for 2pm March 9, 2009 at the Sequim Community Church, 950 N. 5th Ave. Sequim, WA 98382 (360) 683-4194.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Central Oregon
2075 NE Wyatt Court
Bend, OR 97701
Steven Scott Borland
A celebration of life for Sequim resident and lavender farmer Steven Scott Borland will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Olympic Lavender Farm, 1432 Marine Drive in Sequim.
To honor his deep love and commitment to bicycling, people are welcome to ride bicycles to the celebration.
He died Feb. 24, 2009, at the age of 57 of a glioblastoma brain tumor.
He was born Aug. 16, 1951.
In his early career, Borland was a journeyman lithographer. He later attended Green River College and became an occupational therapist assistant.
In the early 1980s, he and his wife, Mary, moved from Portland, Ore., to Sequim. They were among the first six farmers to establish lavender farming in Sequim, with their Olympic Lavender Farm.
He was a lifetime member of the League of American Bicyclists. He also loved sailing the inland waters of Western Washington.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; mother and stepfather Edna and Darrell Pozel of Molalla, Ore.; sisters Kim Webber of Molalla, Ore., and Shannon Anderson of Black Hawk, S.D.; father Theodore Borland of Vancouver, Wash.; father-in-law and mother-in-law Richard and Yvonne Rook of Portland Ore.; sisters and brothers-in-law Norma and Bob Bleid of Portland, Ore., and Stephen and Laura Rook of Phoenix, Ariz.; three nephews; and six nieces.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or Patient Navigator Program c/o Olympic Memorial Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles, or League of American Bicyclists, 1612 K St. NW, Suite 800, Washington D.C. 20006-2850.
Linde Family Funeral Service in Sequim was in charge of arrangements.
Elinor Blanche Smith
A celebration of life for Port Angeles resident Elinor Blanche Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.
She died Feb. 26, 2009, at the age of 86.
She was born July 21, 1922, in Forest Grove, Ore.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Pete C. Holden
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. March 14 at the Sequim High School gymnasium for Sequim resident Pete C. Holden, who died Feb. 27, 2009, at the age of 60.
He was born May 16, 1948, in Port Angeles.
A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gene 'Whitey'
Wadsworth
No service was reported for former Sequim resident Gene "Whitey" Wadsworth, who died Feb. 27, 2009, at the age of 93.
He was born in 1915 in Oakley Basin, Idaho.
Orphaned as a child, he became homeless as a young boy and was jumping trains as a hobo during the early Depression. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and then as a "powder monkey" and electrician in the Bingham Utah Copper mine.
When World War II started, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard and served as a lighthouse keeper at Mary's Island near Ketchikan, Alaska. He was an electrician on a Navy submarine chaser in the Aleutian Islands and visited Attu immediately after the Japanese were defeated there.
He and Betheen Hale married in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she moved to Sitka, Alaska, until he was honorably discharged in 1945. The Wadsworths then homesteaded 165 acres in Seldovia, Alaska. He drove the Seldovia "mailboat" between Homer and Seldovia for a year before starting commercial fishing.
For many years, his wife and son worked with him on his fishing boat out of Seldovia. He later fished out of Kodiak, Alaska.
In the 1960s, he spent winters in Ben Lomond, Calif., where he worked as an electrician for Lockheed, returning to Seldovia to fish in the summers.
In the 1970s, he moved to Sequim for the winters. He retired from commercial fishing about 1984.
He lived in Sequim until 2007 when he moved to Oakley, Idaho.
He is survived by his son Ray Wadsworth, one sister, five grandchildren and their families.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betheen, in 2006.
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