Stephen Moline Bowers
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Sequim Masonic Hall, 700 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim, for Sequim resident Stephen Moline Bowers.
Mr. Bowers died Feb. 12, 2012, at the age of 60 of esophageal cancer.
He was born June 14, 1951, in Chicago Heights, Ill., to Harold and Irene Moline Bowers.
He married his wife, Deborah, on April 29, 1978, in Long Beach, Calif.
He was past master of Masonic Lodge 343 in San Fernando, Calif., and a lifetime member of Sequim Masonic Lodge 213.
He worked as a maintenance mechanic machinist at Inter-lake Steel, Stauffer Chemical, Union Oil and Monsanto. He ended his career in 1996 at Anheuser-Busch in Van Nuys, Calif., and was a former owner of Mombasa Coffee in Port Angeles.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah; son Stephen Michael Bowers of Sequim; daughters and sons-in-law Stacy Bowers and Rick Watzka of Two Rivers, Wis., and Shelly Marlene Bowers-Myers and Michael Myers of Bowie, Ariz.; four grandchildren; three nephews; two nieces and many cousins.
 Carol Keeler Bolduc
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel, 108 W. Alder St.,
Sequim, for Sequim resident Carol Keeler Bolduc. Mrs. Bolduc died March 8, 2012, at the age of 79.
She was born Dec. 26, 1932, in Seattle to George Hammond and Marguerite Nelcena Christensen Keeler.
She married John Edward Bolduc on May 25, 1963, in Seattle.
She worked as a beautician in Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s.
She enjoyed horseback riding, muscle cars and car shows.
She also enjoyed raising wolf dogs and was involved in the Sequim Pioneer Association.
She is survived by her husband, John Edward Bolduc; son Joseph Edward Allen Bolduc; and brother and sister-in-law Joseph and Sandra Keeler, all of Sequim.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, 2105 W. Highway 101, Port Angeles WA 98362, Peninsula Friends of Animals, PO Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382; or Welfare for Animals Guild, PO Box 3966. Sequim, WA 98382.

John T. Labbe
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, March 17, at Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel, 108 W. Alder St., Sequim, for Sequim resident John T. Labbe.
Mr. Labbe died March 8, 2012, at the age of 47.
He was born July 22, 1964, in Bremerton to William and Carol Lindstrom Labbe.
A Sequim resident since 1974-1975, he graduated from Sequim High School.
He worked in construction and was a truck driver for a local company.
He is survived by his mother, Carol Labbe of Sequim; sons John Labbe of Port Angeles and Jake Labbe of Sequim; daughter Christy Labbe of Sequim; and four grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Karen J. Rexrode
A service was held for Port Angeles resident Karen J. Rexrode, who died March 4, 2012, at the age of 61.
She was born May 28, 1950.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Fred Bedford
March 9, 1923  - February 29, 2012

Fred Bedford was called home February 29, 2012, after nearly 89 years of life on earth.  He was born on March 9, 1923, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Edgar and Gladys Bedford.  The second oldest of four, he graduated from West High School in 1941.  He then attended Ripon College for the next three years, until called to duty by the Army Air Force (AAF) in the summer of 1944.  In the AAF he became a second Lieutenant Flight Control Officer specializing in meteorology.  His assignment was to help planes take off and land in less-than-ideal weather. 
Once discharged in the summer of 1946, Fred resumed his studies – this time at University of Minnesota earning a Bachelor’s degree in 1948 and then a Medical degree in 1956.  Fred started his medical practice as a general practitioner in Rangley and Norwood CO, and Minneapolis, MN, then went back for training in anesthesiology in Milwaukee, WI.  On becoming an anesthesiologist, he practiced at Emanuel Hospital for 10 years, then at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, NM, for 9 more.
Fred was married to Nancy Ann Glezen for 59 years, until she died last year.  He is also preceded in death by two sisters, Lois and June, and survived by his third sister, Janet.  He is also survived by his three children, Stephen, Andrew, and Jennifer; and nine grandchildren, Stephen, Jack, Harrison, Savannah, Anne, Katherine, Sarah, James and Alexander. 
Fred Bedford exemplified all the qualities of the Greatest Generation and WWII veterans.  He was very dedicated to serving his country, his family, the Methodist church and helping others. Fred went on several mission trips including Mercy Ships, Honduras, and Oaxaca, Mexico, and he helped make parts for Personal Energy Transportation (PET) bicycles for amputees.  He was on the board of the local Habitat for Humanity in Sequim. Fred’s one enduring hobby was his love of sailing; begun as a boy on the lakes in Minnesota and continuing through his retirement.
 All of us loved Fred and will miss him very much.
A memorial service will be held for Fred Bedford on March 17th at 1:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Fred’s name to Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave, Sequim, WA, 98382.