Irene Culbertson
No services were reported for former Sequim resident Irene Culbertson, who died Oct. 25, 2011, of respiratory illness at the age of 88.
She was born Nov. 18, 1922, in British Columbia, Canada, to Linus and Violet Ward Lindros.
She married Russell Culbertson. She lived in California, Oregon, Snoqualmie, Issaquah and Sequim before she moved to Chula Vista, Calif., in 2009, when she moved in with her sister Mary Johnson.
She had a glass-engraving business, ran a farm and had a passion for gardening wherever she lived. She was an avid knitter, still creating small items in the last year. She loved animals, enjoyed cooking and played cards and Yahtzee.
She is survived by her son, Neil Culbertson; daughter Betty Culbertson; two grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.

Melba M. Williams
No service was reported for Sequim resident Melba M. Williams, who died Nov. 1, 2011, at the age of 75.
She was born March 20, 1936.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Orville G. Allen
No services were reported for Sequim resident Orville G. Allen, who died Nov. 2. 2011, at the age of 83.
He was born June 12, 1928, in Milledgeville, Ill.
A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the
Sequim Gazette.
Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Elizabeth Dobbs
Sequim resident Joyce Elizabeth (Ryan) Dobbs died Oct. 29, 2011, after fighting cancer for several years. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date.
She was born to William Frances and Helen Cook Ryan on May 24, 1935, in Wanaque, N.J.
A devout Christian, she married her childhood sweetheart Richard Farrand Dobbs on Sept. 18, 1954. They raised four children and recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary.
Many in Sequim will remember her from Spacecopies, a printing business she and Richard ran for more than a decade. She also served as registrar for the Sequim Museum & Arts Center and secretary for the local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla.
She is survived by her husband, Richard; her brother, John; sisters Janet, Margaret, and Mary and their families; her sons Bob, Dave and Jeff Dobbs of California and daughter Lynda Perry of Sequim; as well as many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

 

Helen Marie Bollen
A service for former Sequim resident Helen Marie Bollen will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2011, at Oak Harbor Christian Reformed Church, 1411 Wieldraayer, Rd, Oak Harbor  She died Oct. 26, 2011, at the age of 77.
She was born May 21, 1934, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Raymond and Leonora Marie DeVincenzi.
She married Jack Ray Bollen on Aug. 24, 1955, in Hollywood, Calif.
Helen and Jack raised their family in Hacienda Heights, Calif. Helen served in the Hacienda Heights Christian Church as secretary, Sunday school teacher, children’s choir director and host of a home Bible Study.
During this time, she was also employed as a freelance court transcriber and secretary at Cal Poly Pomona.
They lived briefly in Iran, immediately prior to the overthrow of the Shah. They then moved to Fairfax County, Va., where she worked as a secretary at TRW.
She attended Calvary Christian Church and served there as children’s choir director and host of a home Bible study.
The next move was to Lawndale, Calif., where Helen worked as an executive secretary at TRW. She served in the University Christian Church, where she also helped lead home Bible studies.
Helen and Jack then made their retirement home in Sequim, where they served in the Dungeness Community Church, leading and participating in Sunday and weekday Bible classes, missions committee and visiting new members.
Following Jack’s death in 2004, Helen moved to Whidbey Island to be closer to family. She continued to be faithful in attending church and Bible studies through Christ the King churches in Oak Harbor and Coupeville.
Helen is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Greg and Ginette Bollen of Malaga, Spain, and Dave and Michelle Bollen of Grass Valley, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law Laurel and Randy Jew of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Ann and Don Jaques of Oak Harbor; sister Nancy Lindgren of Placerville, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. 
Memorial contributions may be made to Frontiers: www.frontierusa.org/site/PageNavigators/give/give; or to the National Parkinson’s Foundation: www.parkinson.org. Family and friends are encourage to visit http://whidbeymemorial.com where they may share memories and extend condolences.