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Ward Eldon Clark
A graveside service for Ward Eldon Clark, of Sequim, was held Dec. 24 at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Clark died Dec. 18, 2001, at 82.
He was born July 16, 1919, in Milo, Iowa, to Clyde and Sarah Lancaster Clark, and he was raised in Iowa.
During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy as a chief commissary steward on the USS Helm.
After the war, Mr. Clark started in the restaurant business in Los Ba–os, Calif. In the late 1950s, he moved to Bakersfield, Calif., where he was a partner in Tiny's Restaurant. Later, he became the sole owner of Tiny's and of Corkey's Restaurant. He retired in 1986 and moved to Sequim.
Mr. Clark enjoyed fishing and gardening.
He was a member of the Kern County Shrine and of Masonic Lodge 224 in Bakersfield, Calif., and the Olympic Peninsula Shrine in Port Angeles.
Mr. Clark is survived by sons Mike Clark and Mark Clark, both of Bakersfield, Calif.; daughter Carol Ann Barfield, of Mount Holly, N.J.; brother Lloyd Clark, of Des Moines, Iowa; sister Marjorie Avenell, of Merced, Calif.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death in 1992 by his wife, Patricia.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Vern Stanley Young
Service plans for Vern Stanley Young, of Sequim are pending.
Mr. Young died Dec. 20, 2001, at 88.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Miller
No service has been reported for Richard "Dick" Miller, of Sequim.
Mr. Miller died Nov. 13, 2001, at 84.
He was born Sept. 17, 1917, at Shovel Lake, Minn., to Nathan and Daisy Smith Miller.
He grew up in Aberdeen, S.D., where he graduated from high school. He moved to Seattle and attended the University of Washington.
He and Helen Thomas married July 10, 1964, in Seattle
Mr. Miller owned a TV repair shop and worked for United Control. He retired in 1982 from Sunstrand Control Corporation.
He moved to the Olympic Peninsula in 1984.
Mr. Miller enjoyed trap shooting and was a member of the Port Angeles Gun Club.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Miller is survived by son Lance Miller, of Covington; daughters Dolly J. Creasey, of Sequim, Lynne Hoverson and Loretta J. Woodward, both of Seattle.
Memorial gifts may be made to 9-1-1, Peninsula Communications, c/o P.O. Box 1150, Port Angeles, 98362.
Fredrick Lloyd
A graveside service for Fredrick Lloyd, of Sequim, was held Nov. 26 at Oceanview Cemetery in Port Angeles.
Mr. Lloyd died Nov. 20, 2001, at 83.
He was born Sept. 12, 1918, in Spokane, to Clement and Barbara Fenton Lloyd. He grew up in Portland, Ore., where he attended Colton High School.
He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1936 and served aboard the USS Lexington aircraft carrier for two years. He served overseas during World War II.
He and Alice Tracy married July 7, 1942, in Astoria, Ore.
After his discharge from the service, Mr. Lloyd lived in Astoria, where he worked as a rural route carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and was a mink farmer. He retired in 1973.
Mr. Lloyd loved fishing, rock hounding and golf.
He was a member of the Rural Carriers Association, the Masonic Lodge, the Lexington Club and the V.F.W. He was a life member of Netel Grange in Astoria, serving as master for 11 years.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Lloyd is survived by son John Lloyd, of Sequim, and two granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by brother Neal Lloyd, during the 1944 D-Day Landing in France, and son Fredrick Lloyd Jr., in 1993.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond J. Boedigheimer
At his request, no service is planned for Raymond J. Boedigheimer, of Sequim.
Mr. Boedigheimer died Nov. 19, 2001, at 95.
He was born July 22, 1906, in Perm, Minn., to Albert and Elizabeth Koezenderfer Boedigheimer. He spent his young years on the family farm and moved to Chicago in 1929. Helen Banko moved to Chicago in 1930. They met in March 1934 and married there on Sept. 15, 1934. Helen and Ray would meet at the Aragon Ballroom in La Salle, Ill., southwest of Chicago, where they would dance to Wayne King's music. Mrs. Boedigheimer says the men had to wear ties, the women would dress up, and bouncers on the floor would throw you out for inappropriate dancing. Mrs. Boedigheimer says the ballroom dancing was elegant, and she and her husband danced throughout their marriage, which she describes as "made in heaven."
Mr. Boedigheimer worked for Borg Warner as an engineer and designer for transmission and engine components.
He was a very talented man, a perfectionist in every thing he did.
Mr. Boedigheimer was a fine photographer, taking many baby and wedding photographs. There were 500 members when he was in the Green Brier Photography Club in Chicago, and he was No. 1.
Mr. Boedigheimer retired in 1971 and they moved to Sequim. He finally had more time to pursue his interests.
When he was 50, he had taken a class in clock repair and he repaired antique clocks for 25 years as a hobby. Mr. Boedigheimer was known as the best "clockman" on the Olympic Peninsula.
He loved sports: golf, sailing, pool and bowling. He bowled with Helen until he was 91.
Mr. Boedigheimer was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sequim.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Boedigheimer is survived by nephew Donald Blommer, of St. Cloud, Minn., and three sisters in law, two in California and one in Chicago.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Clara Blommer.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Sequim Senior Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim, 98382, or St. Joseph's Catholic Church, P.O. Box 1209, Sequim, 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
John R. Merchant
A memorial service for John Reid Merchant, of Sequim, is planned for a later date.
Mr. Merchant died Nov. 21, 2001, at 88.
He was born Oct. 27, 1913, in Alpha, to Rev. Grant and Mary Reid Merchant.
He attended school in White Salmon, graduating from high school in 1931, in Bellvue, Idaho. He attended Park College in Parksville, Mo.
He and Armenta Elam married April 7, l939 in Chattanooga, Okla.
During World War II he served in the Army from July 17, 1943 to Feb. 13, l946. He also worked as a civilian with the Department of the Army from 1941 to 1971. Mr. Merchant worked at Fort Sill, Okla., and the Presidio at San Francisco, Calif.
Upon retirement he and his wife moved to Sequim. They enjoyed many years of travel throughout the United States and Canada, as well as boating, fishing and hiking in the Puget Sound area.
Mr. Merchant was a member of Sequim Presbyterian Church and served many terms as an elected elder in Oklahoma, California and Sequim. He was a commissioner to the 1978 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in San Diego, Calif.
Mr Merchant is survived by his wife.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362, or Sequim Presbyterian Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim, 98382.
