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Joseph A. Fischer
A funeral liturgy for Joseph A. Fischer was celebrated Oct. 26 at Sequim Valley Chapel, with the Rev. Thomas Beattie presiding. Committal followed at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Fischer died Oct. 23, 1999. He was 79.
He was born April 12, 1920, in Devil's Lake, N.D., to Nicholas B. and Magdelena Eisenzimmer Fischer.
Mr. Fischer was raised in North Dakota and moved to California in 1941. He was in the Marine Corps in World War II.
He and Kathleen A. Kettwig married Oct. 29, 1949, in Carmel, Calif.
Mr. Fischer worked as an automatic screw machinist for 10 years. In 1957 he started his own business, "Jafco," the Joseph A. Fischer Co., an automatic screw machine company. He dealt with IBM, Hewlett Packard, Mallory, Haws Drinking Fountain Company and many other companies. Jafco is still in operation. He sold the company in 1985 and retired to Sequim Oct. 7, 1985.
Mr. Fischer was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 8455, 3rd Degree.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Fischer is survived by daughters Merle Ann Johnson, of Sequim, Constance "Connie" Lyell, of Fremont, Calif., and Mary Jo Pingree, of Pine Grove, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughter Kathleen Villella, brothers John Eresman, Nicholas and Edward Fischer, and sister Frances Lunak.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Bernard A. Trebon
A funeral Mass for Bernard A. "Bud" Trebon, is planned for 6:30 p.m. today, Oct. 27, at St. Benedict Church in Seattle. Interment will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Shoreline.
Mr. Trebon died Oct. 21, 1999 in Mesa, Ariz. He was 90.
He was born Dec. 1, 1908, to Martin and Susan Tschanhenz Trebon, on their farm near Fairbank, Iowa.
Mr. Trebon graduated in 1928 from Notre Dame High School in Chippewa Fall, Wis. He and Arline Gauthier married in 1930 and had six children: James, Ronald, Robert, Camille, Thomas and Cherie. They lived in the Midwest until 1944 when they moved to Seattle. Mrs. Trebon preceded him in death. In 1964 he and Marian Van Goor Heil married and he became a father to her six children: Mary, Jim, Barbara, Theresa, John and Meg. They had two daughters: Ann Marie and Aimee. Ann Marie is a Sequim resident.
Mr. Trebon worked in retail sales, culminating with 20 years at Frederick and Nelson, from which he retired in 1972.
He and Marian were instrumental in bringing the Marriage Encounter movement to Washington in 1971.
Mr. Trebon was an honorary life member of Knights of Columbus, Council 676.
He lived a full and joyous life, touching the hearts of all who knew him with his warm sense of humor and optimism. He had an unwavering commitment to his Catholic faith, his family and friends.
He will be remembered as an avid reader, carpenter, winemaker, traveler, golfer, fisherman, gardener, storyteller and camper.
In addition to his wife at the family home in Mesa, Ariz., Mr. Trebon is survived by 12 children, 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, daughter Camille; son James; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; his parents and his seven siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Benedict Church, 4811 Wallingford N., Seattle, 98103.
Frederick R. Allen
A memorial service for Frederick R. Allen, of Sequim, is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, at Sequim Masonic Hall.
Mr. Allen died Dec. 14, 1999. He was 97.
He was born May 11, 1902, in Tacoma, to Robert E. and Emily Wells Allen.
His father was a locomotive engineer, and his most prominent memory from childhood was when his father took him up on the train engine. He fell in love with trains. His second love was baseball.
He went to McKinley Elementary School and Lincoln High School in Tacoma, graduating in 1919. During the summers, he worked at the railroad, 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
Mr. Allen studied forestry at the University of Idaho, where he met Catherine Van Valkenburg. They married after his graduation. A back injury cut short his forestry career and he became a teacher in Lester, where he taught sixth, seventh and eighth grades in a four-room school. In 1934 he moved to Napavine, outside Chehalis, and was principal of the school there. He then became principal of junior high schools at Silver Lake and at Woodland.
In 1941, Mr. Allen abruptly quit working for the schools and followed his first love, taking a job as a railroad firefighter. Later in his 28-year railroad career he became an engineer.
He married a college friend, Marguerite, in 1946, and they traveled extensively with their railroad pass privileges. Mrs. Allen preceded him in death in April 1999.
Mr. Allen retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad and they moved to Sequim in February 1969. Mr. Allen was an active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church for more than 25 years. He also volunteered as a reading tutor for children and worked at the Sequim Visitors Center. He enjoyed playing the violin.
Mr. Allen was a 77-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 50-year member of the Shrine. He attained high levels of leadership in both organizations.
Mr. Allen is survived by a granddaughter, Cathy Rawlins, of Sequim; grandson, Jim, of Wishram; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his daughter, Emily, in May 1993.
Memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be made to a favorite charity or to the Masonic Lodge Foundation, P.O. Box 1500, Sequim 98382, c/o Lewis Kastner.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Marie Johnston
A memorial service for Marie Johnston, of Sequim, is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at Sequim Senior Center.
Mrs. Johnston died Dec. 18, 1999. She was 95.
She was born Jan. 9, 1903, in Kentucky, to Homer and Matilda Carson Hampton. When she was 3, the family moved to a farm in Wray, Colo., where she was raised with eight brothers and sisters.
In the 1920s, she moved to California, becoming a waitress in Hollywood, where she developed friendships with actors such as John Carradine, John Barrymore and Mickey Rooney.
She and Glen Johnston, a noted musician and instrument repair professional, married April 8, 1941. They lived in the same Hollywood Hills home for 52 years. Mr. Johnston preceded her in death in 1993, and with her own health declining Mrs. Johnston moved to Sequim to live with her daughter Oleta and son-in-law Richard Holdsworth.
Mrs. Johnston lived in the Garden Grove Adult Family Home in Sequim for the final four months of her life, receiving wonderful care. Mrs. Johnston had emphysema.
Mrs. Johnston was a third cousin to Kit Carson, an early American scout, and was a descendent of General Wade Hampton, of the Civil War.
Mrs. Johnston is survived by daughters Oleta Holdsworth, of Sequim, Lola Bell, of Port Angeles, and Viola Smith, of Seattle; stepson Richard Johnston, of Westminster, Calif.; sister Betty Cavin, of Independence, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Johnston was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.
Because she was an extremely caring person, she will be missed by many loving friends, and especially by a very close friend, musician John William, of Orangburg, S.C., who is with the Count Basie Orchestra.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
David H. Bagley
A memorial Mass for David H. Bagley, of Sequim, is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Thomas W. Beattie presiding.
Mr. Bagley died Dec. 16, 1999, after a long illness. He was 83.
He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Josephine McEvoy and William R. Begley (the name was later changed to Bagley). In 1916 his mother's stepfather Capt. Robert Monteith got involved in the Easter Rebellion and the family escaped to America. In 1928, together with two younger sisters, Lillian and Rhona, the family settled in Detroit. In 1936 a brother, Billy, was born.
Mr. Bagley grew up in Detroit where he attended the Henry Ford Trade School and worked in their River Range and Highland Park plants.
Mr. Bagley became a seaman on the Great Lakes for a few years. He also worked for Vickers and Excello.
He met Ruth Shirley Bates in 1939 and they married Dec. 30, 1939.
Mr. Bagley opened up a bookstore near Wayne University in 1949 and then another near the University of Detroit.
In 1955, he moved to California where he worked as an inspector and machinist and opened up two more bookstores in Costa Mesa, Calif.
When Mr. Bagley reached retirement age, the couple discovered Sequim and they moved here in 1983.
Mr. Bagley joined the Elks Club and enjoyed the company of his brothers there.
The Bagleys enjoyed traveling. In 1966, they toured the British Isles and visited Bally na Hinch, near Tralee, where a monument honoring Monteith and Casement was being started on the 50th anniversary of the uprising. Later they traveled to Australia to visit their son and his family, then to Hawaii where there was a reunion with all the children. Other trips, to California, Michigan and Tahiti fulfilled a lifetime wish.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Bagley is survived by sons Richard Monteith Bagley, of Costa Mesa, Calif; Conrad William Bagley, of Gold Coast, Australia, and David Charles Bagley, of Washington, Calif.; daughter Kathleen Ruth Casteneda, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother Billy in 1998.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Sequim Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army or St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangments.
