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Lillian J. R. Alderman Kuffler
A memorial service for Lillian J. R. Alderman Kuffler, of Sequim, was held Nov. 26 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mrs. Kuffler died Nov. 22, 2001, at 89. Burial is at Parsons, Kan.
She was born Lillian Jeannette on Sept. 14, 1912, in Nowata, Okla., to Charles A. and Pearl Thomson Riggs.
She grew up in California and Kansas and graduated from Coffeyville High School in Kansas.
She and George H. Alderman married Feb. 2, 1932, at Holy Name Church in Coffeyville, Kan. In 1939 they moved to Parsons, Kan., where they owned and managed Aldermans, an implement and hardware store. Mr. Alderman preceded her in death June 14, 1966.
Mrs. Alderman was active in parish affairs at St. Patrick's in the Garden Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution in Parsons.
She and Joe A. Kuffler, of Renton, married in March 1968 in Parsons. Mr. Kuffler preceded her in death April 28, 2001.
The Kufflers lived in Renton, traveled, then moved in 1975 to Sequim, where they became members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mrs. Kuffler was a member of the Sequim Pioneer Garden Club.
Mrs. Kuffler is survived by sons Paul Alderman, of Minotou Spring, Colo.; Jim Alderman, of Kerrville, Texas; Frank Alderman, of Westminster, Colo.; stepdaughter, Kathleen Mance, and stepson, Michael Kuffler, both of Enumclaw; 13 Alderman grandchildren; 19 Alderman great-grandchildren; five Kuffler grandchildren and one Kuffler great-grandchild.
In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by son George, in 1995, and daughter E. Patricia, in 1955.
Memorial gifts may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church or the Pioneer Garden Club.
Naomia Leola Kirner
A memorial service for Naomia Leola Kirner, of Sequim, was held May 8 at Sequim Masonic Lodge. Members of the Order of the Eastern Star presided. Private interment is at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mrs. Kirner died May 1, 2002. She was 93.
She was born Sept. 17, 1907, in Farmington, to Hugh and Bessie Blodgett Goforth.
She and Conrad Z. Kirner married April 23, 1927, in Shelton. Mr. Kirner preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1998.
Mrs. Kirner was named a Sequim Irrigation Festival grand pioneer in 2000. She had lived in the Sequim valley since she was 10 years old. She graduated from Sequim High School and was a 69-year member of Sequim Eastern Star No. 157, serving as worthy matron and 10 years as secretary.
She was a 50-year member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 4760, serving as president and treasurer. She received the Department Publicity Award for her outstanding work.
The Kirners purchased their first home in Sequim next to the railroad tracks on the corner of Third Avenue and Prairie Street. Later they developed 110 acres north of Woodcock Road, where Mrs. Kirner spent many hours piling and burning brush piles. She designed homes as a hobby, including two she and her husband built.
She loved to garden and care for her many houseplants.
Mrs. Kirner is survived by daughter Evelyn M. Stringer, of Sequim; sons Joseph H. Kirner, of Ferndale, and Harry L. Kirner, of Port Angeles; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Kirner was preceded in death by son Bon A. Kirner.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Jean Belarde
A memorial celebration of the life of Jean Belarde, of Dungeness, is planned for 2 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Sequim Valley Chapel, preceded by viewing at 11 a.m. A graveside memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Washington Memorial Park in SeaTac.
Mrs. Belarde died of cancer at home with her family on May 3, 2001. She was 76.
She was born July 3, 1924, in Portland, Ore., to Howard Roy and Melba Grace Jenkins Kasch and graduated from Highline High School in Burien.
She and her husband, Arthur, moved to Dungeness in 1984. Mr. Belarde preceded her in death.
In addition to her love of home and family, Mrs. Belarde loved her friends, her animals, the ocean and life itself. She believed every day was a day not to be taken for granted but appreciated from sunrise to sunset.
Mrs. Belarde is survived by daughters Sandra Ferguson, of Bothell, Janet Williams, of Burien, Beatrice Grow, of Sequim; brother Donald Kasch, of Oregon; nephews, nieces and cousins; former son-in-law Dick Williams; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Belarde was preceded in death by grandson Mark.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362, or the American Cancer Society, 1551 Broadway, Suite 200, Tacoma, 98402.
Marian Alys Skinner
A private service was held at Mount Angeles Memorial Park for Marian Alys Skinner, formerly of Sequim. Mrs. Skinner died April 20, 2001 in Boise, Idaho. She was 89.
Mrs. Skinner was born at Clear Lake, Iowa. She lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 1949-1965, in Sequim from 1965-1999 and at Summer Wind Residence in Boise since November 1999.
In Sequim, she was a member of PEO sisterhood, the Sequim-Dungeness Museum, Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild, Sequim Friends of the Library and Trinity United Methodist Church. She enjoyed Sequim's lecture-discussion groups.
Mrs. Skinner is survived by son Bill, of Canyon City, Ore.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, in 1990 and her sister Helen, in 1998.
Memorial gifts may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church or Sequim Friends of the Library.
Lawrence Edward Shaughnessy
A memorial service for Lawrence Edward Shaughnessy was held May 4 in Sumner.
Mr. Shaughnessy died April 29, 2001, in Puyallup. He was 63.
He was born Nov. 8, 1937, in Port Angeles to Theodore and Beaulah Sampaire Shaughnessy.
His passions were fishing, camping, hunting and his family.
Mr. Shaughnessy is survived by his mother, Beaulah Klint; children Cassie Shaughnessy; Eddie Kay Grote, Sandy Dorsey, Jerry Callahan, Cindy Carlson, Larry Shaughnessy, William Shaughnessy, Brent Shaughnessy and Lani Lanning; brothers Ted Shaughnessy and Gene Shaughnessy; sisters Nita Tucker and Crystal Parker; companion Stella Nutter; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; father Ted Shaughnessy Sr.; and brothers Neil and Ben.
Powers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gladys H. Becker
A funeral for Gladys H. Becker, of Sequim, was held May 5 at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Steve Eaton presiding. Burial was at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mrs. Becker died May 2, 2001. She was 81.
She was born Jan. 28, 1920, in Chicago, to Frank P. and Ottilie Schwerin Aichinger. She attended Lutheran parochial schools through the 12th grade in Chicago.
She married Harley E. Evans June 28, 1941, in Chicago. Mr. Evans preceded her in death in October 1963.
She and Charles H. Becker married Oct. 11, 1968, in Seattle.
Mrs. Becker worked as a secretary at the Seattle Engineering Department and at Beacon Lutheran Church. She retired to Sequim in 1996.
Mrs. Becker loved singing, reading, needlework and salmon fishing with her husband.
She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Becker is survived by sons Clifford H. Evans, of Ventura, Calif., and Leonard J. Evans, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; and sister Ethel Burton, of Irvine, Calif.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Gilbert M. Nordquist
An informal memorial service for Gilbert M. "Gil" Nordquist, of Sequim, was held May 6 after the Church of Religious Science service at Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse. The Rev. Lynn Osborne presided. A second memorial service is planned for May 22, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Seattle, where he served for many years.
Burial is at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.
Mr. Nordquist died of leukemia April 29, 2001. He was 82.
He was born May 21, 1918, in Seattle to Swedish immigrants Carl Gunnar and Matilda Charlotte Ingelson Nordquist and attended the University of Washington.
He and Dorothy Bowman married in 1940. That marriage ended in divorce in 1977, and she died in 1999.
He and Ida Mary Shepard married Aug. 12, 1989, in Seattle. they moved to the Sequim area in August 2000.
Mr. Nordquist served as a seaman 1st class signalman with the U.S. Navy at Jefferson County's Indian Island from April 1945-March 1946.
Mr. Nordquist was a lumberman, export trader and assistant secretary of Pacific Lumber & Shipping Co., in Seattle, for 37 years. His work took him to England, Ireland, Scotland and Japan.
Mr. Nordquist was an avid golfer. He belong to Seattle's Sand Point Golf and Country Club for 27 years. In Sequim, he joined the SunLand Golf Club.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and attended the Church of Religious Science in Sequim.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Nordquist is survived by son Kenneth W. Nordquist, of Sequim; daughter Gloria Folsom, of Seattle; brothers Robert Nordquist, of Seattle, and Kenneth Nordquist, of Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Connie.
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.
