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John Howard McDonald
No service is planned for John Howard McDonald, of Sequim. Mr. McDonald died Dec. 19, 1998.
He was born in Bartlesville, Okla., to Joseph Bonaparte and Anna Wilhite McDonald.
Mr. McDonald attended four years of college and served in the U.S. Navy.
He and Bettie Klausmeier married July 12, 1950, in Waukegan, Ill.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. McDonald is survived by daughters Jo Yount, of Port Townsend, and Dee Lewis, of Evergreen, Colo.; a sister, Mary Margaret King, of Dallas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Memorial gifts may be made to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 337 W. Spruce St., Sequim 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Margaret C. Birch
A funeral Mass for Margaret C. Birth, of Port Angeles, will be celebrated Dec. 28 at Spokane's St. Thomas Moore Church, followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Spokane.
Mrs. Birch died Dec. 17, 1998. She was 89. She was born March 17, 1909, in Great Falls, Mont.
She and Robert W. Birch married Dec. 28, 1931, in Havre, Mont. Mr. Birch preceded her in death on May 21, 1976.
Mrs. Birch is survived by a daughter, Esther Anthony, of Sequim; a brother, Edward Zeffring, of Great Falls, Mont.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the University of Notre Dame scholarship fund, South Bend, Ind.
Edna Christine West
A private family ceremony is planned for Edna Christine West, of Sequim.
Mrs. West died Dec. 30, 1998. She was 71.
She was born March 24, 1927, in Long Beach, to Edwin and Grace Melissa Maxwell Shay.
She had an eighth-grade education.
She and Hays K. West married Feb. 11, 1951, in Yuma, Ariz.
Mr. West preceded her in death in 1984.
Mrs. West was the owner of "Edna's" restaurant in Sequim in the 1960s. She and her husband founded the first taxi service in Sequim.
Mrs. West loved to fish.
She was a member of Sequim's First Baptist Church.
Mrs. West is survived by sons Douglas West of Sequim, Kenneth West, of Port Angeles, George West, of Stockton, Calif., and Hays K. West Jr., of New York; daughters Darleyne West, of Port Angeles, and Sharon Turner, of Parker, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Harold "Bud" Corcoran
A memorial service for Harold "Bud" Corcoran, of Sequim, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, on the Elwick homestead. A potluck follows the service and ends at 3 p.m.
Mr. Corcoran was born Dec. 5, 1925. and died Jan. 1, 1999, at 74.
He married Thelma Naas, who preceded him in death in 1991, and Lela Elwick, who preceded him in death in 1998.
Mr. Corcoran is survived by a son, Craig Corcoran; stepchildren John Elwick, Tom Elwick, Jean Kelson and Jane Elwick; two grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; a brother, Jack Corcoran; and sister Madeline Hamm.
Kenneth Dean Sage
A memorial service for Kenneth Dean Sage, of Sequim, is scheduled for noon Saturday, Jan. 16, at Sequim Valley Chapel. A private burial service will be at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Sage died Jan. 9, 1999. He was 73.
He was born June 2, 1925, in Auburn, to Hugh Roscoe and Lorena May Hollar Sage.
Mr. Sage served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He graduated from gunnery, bombadier and navigation schools and trained in B-25 South Pacific.
He and Patricia L. Parkhill married Aug. 31, 1946, in Auburn. Mrs. Sage preceded him in death Aug. 23, 1995.
Mr. Sage graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's degree in 1952, a bachelor's degree in education in 1953 and a master's degree in education in 1955.
Mr. Sage was an educator with Tacoma Public School System No. 10, where he worked as teacher, counselor, coach and assistant principal/administrator. He retired in 1982.
Mr. Sage was a member of American Legion 0062; Phi Delta Theta fraternity at University of Puget Sound; Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Phi; S.E. Tacoma Lions Club and Tacoma Elks.
Mr. Sage is survived by sons Terry B. Sage, of Sequim, and Jerry L. Sage, of Gig Harbor; daughters Elizabeth A. Sage, of Tacoma, and Nancy J. Sage-Dorsey, of Puyallup; brothers Darwin R. Sage and Roy L. Sage, both of Sequim; a sister, Dorothy M. Richter; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles 98362.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements
Ralph George Kerschner
A memorial service for Ralph George Kerschner, formerly of Port Angeles, was held Jan. 9 at Gardiner Community Church with the Rev. John Morgan presiding.
Burial was at Dungeness Cemetery.
Mr. Kerschner died Dec. 29, 1998, in Etowah, Tenn. He was 83.
He was born May 19, 1915, in Junction City, Kan., to Edgbert C. and Clairsse Anna Clowe Kerschner. Mr. Kerschner worked before and after school until the sixth-grade, when he left school to work full time.
He and Jessie Rosalie Kelly married Oct. 31, 1939, in Junction City, Kan.
Mr. Kerschner worked throughout the West Coast and Midwest for CCC projects, including logging, masonry, carpentry, highway, bridge and dam construction.
In World War II he became a naval-certified ships welder working on topside superstructure, radar towers and masts at U.S. Navy shipyards on the East and West coasts. After the war Mr. Kerschner did residential construction.
Mr. Kerschner moved to Port Angeles in 1957. He worked on government and military construction projects through the U.S.
He enjoyed woodworking, mechanics, inventing, drafting, reading, hunting, vacation travel and teaching others.
Mr. Kerschner was a nondenominational church member.
Mr. Kerschner is survived by sons Russell Kerschner, of Sequim, Richard Kerschner, of Forks, Ralph Kerschner, of Marysville, and Ray Kerschner, of Enumclaw; daughters Susan Kerschner, of Sequim, and Pamela Bentz, of Madisonville, Tenn.; a sister, Naomi Burns, of Ocean Springs, Miss.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; a daughter, Muriel Dee-Ann Kerschner, and one grandson.
Memorial gifts may be made to Mount Olympus Kidney Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles, 98362, or the American Diabetes Association.
Lyle William Clayton
A memorial service for Lyle William Clayton, of Port Orchard, was held Jan. 9 at Sequim VFW 4760.
Mr. Clayton died Dec. 25, 1998, at Port Orchard. He was 94.
He was born July 13, 1904, at Newkirk, Okla., to John and Maime Wheeler Clayton, and grew up in Plainview, Texas.
Mr. Clayton served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a pistol expert and served in Shanghai, China, from 1927-1929.
He retired from the Lentz Company.
Mr. Clayton was a member of the Eagles Club and a lifetime member of VFW.
Mr. Clayton is survived by a companion, Ginny, of Port Hadlock; daughters Betta Gregory, of Arizona, and Delores Kupa, of San Diego; a brother, John Clayton, of Plainview, Texas; a sister, Betty Hays, of Canyon, Texas; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife and two sons.
Rill Chapel of Port Orchard was in charge of arrangements.
