Obituaries
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Robert V. 'Vic' Walker
A celebration of life for Sequim resident Robert V. "Vic" Walker will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Sequim Valley Chapel, 108 W. Alder St., Sequim. The Rev. Scott Koenigsaecker will preside.
Mr. Walker died Aug. 14, 2009, at the age of 84 of pancreatic cancer.
He was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Superior, Wis.
Upon turning 18 in 1943, he joined the United States Navy and served aboard the carrier USS Enterprise during World War II in the Pacific. He married his wife, Doris Walker, in 1947.
He earned a teaching degree from Wisconsin State College in 1949. He was a high school teacher and coach for several years in Spencer, Wis., until an FBI agent visited the school to recruit high school graduates to work in the FBI's identification division. Walker's was the only application taken that day. He entered the FBI as a special agent in October 1954.
During his 23-year career, he was assigned to field offices in Chicago, New York, Anchorage and Seattle. In 1977, he retired and moved to SunLand.
An avid sportsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, softball, skiing, golf and fantasy football.
He is survived by his wife, Doris.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, 2105 W. Highway 101, Port Angeles, WA 98363 or Peninsula Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382.
Charles O. Jack
A private celebration of life is planned for Sequim resident Charles O. Jack, who died Aug. 23, 2009, at the age of 77.
He was born Dec. 5, 1931, in San Pedro, Calif., to Charles and Mary Radelet Jack.
He served in the Army Air Force.
He married his wife, Rosemarie, on Sept. 21, 1957, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Mr. Jack was a supervisor at Delco Electronics/General Motors for 28 years.
He enjoyed fishing, boating, woodwork and racquetball.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Jack of Sequim; children Robin and Jerry Barham of Bend, Ore.; Toni and Bobby Gutierrez of Lompoc, Calif.; Casey Jack of Solvang, Calif; and Brian and April Jack of San Diego, Calif.; three grandchildren; and five nephews and nieces.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Olympic Medical Foundation Cancer Center, 928 Caroline St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Alex U. Bergeson
Private family services will be held for Port Angeles resident Alex U. Bergeson, who died Aug. 30, 2009, at the age of 70.
He was born Nov. 29, 1938, in Port Townsend to John and Lola Bergeson.
A full obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Richard H. Kreaman
A graveside gathering was held for Port Angeles resident Richard H. Kreaman, who died Sept. 2, 2009, at the age of 71.
He was born Feb. 6, 1938, in Port Angeles to Hugh and Charlotte Dalton Kreaman.
A full obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie E. Denne
Private family services will be held for Sequim resident Marjorie E. Denne, who died Aug. 28, 2009, at the age of 85.
She was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Murphy, Idaho.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
George McCormick
A memorial service to celebrate the life of George McCormick will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the First Congregational Church fellowship hall, 280 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.
Mr. McCormick died Sept. 1, 2009, with his beloved wife, Kass, members of his family, friends and his little dog Latté at his side.
He was born to Ruth and George McCormick in Marion, Ohio on May 31, 1928. An only child, he was named after his father, a career Army man. His mother died in childbirth when George was 5.
The Army afforded young George the luxury of moving often and living in various parts of the United States. He also gained exposure to a lot of American history, from Civil War battlefields to old off-shore Spanish forts near Pensacola, Fla., where he spent a summer as an unofficial tour guide. From then on, he always was interested in delving into local history.
He graduated from Missouri Military Academy and then went to Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, Germany, after high school as a military dependent. He got a strong dose of history-in-the-making during the occupation of Germany, the Berlin Airlift and the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
When he returned to the states, he attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Before he became a reporter, he worked in door-to-door sales, newspaper advertising sales and production, aircraft fixed-base operation, news photography and New Thought ministries.
Throughout his life, he studied local history and religion. In 1970, he become an ordained minister in the Church of Antioch. He also served churches in Richland, Yakima, Whidbey Island and Spokane and he officiated at hundreds of weddings.
During the last 25 years of his life he was a student of "The Course of Miracles." This self-study metaphysical thought system is unique in teaching forgiveness as the road to inner peace, and the remembrance of the unconditional love of God. He tried to live his life true to that philosophy.
As an award-winning reporter, photographer and editor for the Sequim Gazette and the Forks Forum for 18 years (he retired in 2006,) he wrote numerous historical pieces, usually for special sections such as Olympic View Publishing's Visitor Guide and the Forum's Fourth of July and Heritage Day sections.
He also received a number of awards for his articles about schools, including some from the Washington Educational Association and the Washington State School Directors' Association.
George said some of his proudest achievements were the awards he won during his newspaper career from the Washington State Newspaper Publisher's Association. Some of those awards were for photography and for his "By George" column. He also earned two community service awards while editor of the weekly Forum and, in 1988, he won the Washington State "Tourism Writing" award for an article about Olympic National Park.
George met Kass in Spokane in 1976 and the two married after just three weeks of dating. Soul mates and partners in life, they worked together so much people sometimes had difficulty separating them in their minds. They were named Citizens of the Year by one of the Granges in the Sequim area and were honorary grand marshals in both the Sequim Irrigation Festival parade and the Quileute Days parade. George and Kass were charter members of the New Dungeness Lighthouse Association when the group took over the New Dungeness Lighthouse in 1994. They did a one-week light keeping stint out there in May 1995, cleaning the beaches on Dungeness Spit and escorting visitors to the top of the tower. Rarely did you see George without his little dog Latté, whom he loved from the moment he saw her, proclaiming, "She looks just like the foam on a latté!"
George was past president of Kiwanis International, a lieutenant governor for Toastmasters and a featured speaker all over the country. At the time of his passing, he was the northwest regional editor for the monthly newspaper The Seniors Sunset Times and a Realtor at Lundsford & Associates in Forks.
His first book, "By Gones by George," a collection of "By George" columns and local history articles, was published in 2007. His second book, "A Course in Parallels" was in production for publication this fall when he suffered a stroke in July.
He is survived by his wife, Kass; his daughter Ruth; and his stepchildren Monty, Melanie, Michael, Clinton and Mary, who viewed him as their father; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Kathy.
A celebration of life for Sequim resident Robert V. "Vic" Walker will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Sequim Valley Chapel, 108 W. Alder St., Sequim. The Rev. Scott Koenigsaecker will preside.
Mr. Walker died Aug. 14, 2009, at the age of 84 of pancreatic cancer.
He was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Superior, Wis.
Upon turning 18 in 1943, he joined the United States Navy and served aboard the carrier USS Enterprise during World War II in the Pacific. He married his wife, Doris Walker, in 1947.
He earned a teaching degree from Wisconsin State College in 1949. He was a high school teacher and coach for several years in Spencer, Wis., until an FBI agent visited the school to recruit high school graduates to work in the FBI's identification division. Walker's was the only application taken that day. He entered the FBI as a special agent in October 1954.
During his 23-year career, he was assigned to field offices in Chicago, New York, Anchorage and Seattle. In 1977, he retired and moved to SunLand.
An avid sportsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, softball, skiing, golf and fantasy football.
He is survived by his wife, Doris.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362; Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, 2105 W. Highway 101, Port Angeles, WA 98363 or Peninsula Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382.
Charles O. Jack
A private celebration of life is planned for Sequim resident Charles O. Jack, who died Aug. 23, 2009, at the age of 77.
He was born Dec. 5, 1931, in San Pedro, Calif., to Charles and Mary Radelet Jack.
He served in the Army Air Force.
He married his wife, Rosemarie, on Sept. 21, 1957, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Mr. Jack was a supervisor at Delco Electronics/General Motors for 28 years.
He enjoyed fishing, boating, woodwork and racquetball.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Jack of Sequim; children Robin and Jerry Barham of Bend, Ore.; Toni and Bobby Gutierrez of Lompoc, Calif.; Casey Jack of Solvang, Calif; and Brian and April Jack of San Diego, Calif.; three grandchildren; and five nephews and nieces.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Olympic Medical Foundation Cancer Center, 928 Caroline St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Alex U. Bergeson
Private family services will be held for Port Angeles resident Alex U. Bergeson, who died Aug. 30, 2009, at the age of 70.
He was born Nov. 29, 1938, in Port Townsend to John and Lola Bergeson.
A full obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Richard H. Kreaman
A graveside gathering was held for Port Angeles resident Richard H. Kreaman, who died Sept. 2, 2009, at the age of 71.
He was born Feb. 6, 1938, in Port Angeles to Hugh and Charlotte Dalton Kreaman.
A full obituary will appear in a later edition.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie E. Denne
Private family services will be held for Sequim resident Marjorie E. Denne, who died Aug. 28, 2009, at the age of 85.
She was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Murphy, Idaho.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
George McCormick
A memorial service to celebrate the life of George McCormick will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the First Congregational Church fellowship hall, 280 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.
Mr. McCormick died Sept. 1, 2009, with his beloved wife, Kass, members of his family, friends and his little dog Latté at his side.
He was born to Ruth and George McCormick in Marion, Ohio on May 31, 1928. An only child, he was named after his father, a career Army man. His mother died in childbirth when George was 5.
The Army afforded young George the luxury of moving often and living in various parts of the United States. He also gained exposure to a lot of American history, from Civil War battlefields to old off-shore Spanish forts near Pensacola, Fla., where he spent a summer as an unofficial tour guide. From then on, he always was interested in delving into local history.
He graduated from Missouri Military Academy and then went to Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, Germany, after high school as a military dependent. He got a strong dose of history-in-the-making during the occupation of Germany, the Berlin Airlift and the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
When he returned to the states, he attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Before he became a reporter, he worked in door-to-door sales, newspaper advertising sales and production, aircraft fixed-base operation, news photography and New Thought ministries.
Throughout his life, he studied local history and religion. In 1970, he become an ordained minister in the Church of Antioch. He also served churches in Richland, Yakima, Whidbey Island and Spokane and he officiated at hundreds of weddings.
During the last 25 years of his life he was a student of "The Course of Miracles." This self-study metaphysical thought system is unique in teaching forgiveness as the road to inner peace, and the remembrance of the unconditional love of God. He tried to live his life true to that philosophy.
As an award-winning reporter, photographer and editor for the Sequim Gazette and the Forks Forum for 18 years (he retired in 2006,) he wrote numerous historical pieces, usually for special sections such as Olympic View Publishing's Visitor Guide and the Forum's Fourth of July and Heritage Day sections.
He also received a number of awards for his articles about schools, including some from the Washington Educational Association and the Washington State School Directors' Association.
George said some of his proudest achievements were the awards he won during his newspaper career from the Washington State Newspaper Publisher's Association. Some of those awards were for photography and for his "By George" column. He also earned two community service awards while editor of the weekly Forum and, in 1988, he won the Washington State "Tourism Writing" award for an article about Olympic National Park.
George met Kass in Spokane in 1976 and the two married after just three weeks of dating. Soul mates and partners in life, they worked together so much people sometimes had difficulty separating them in their minds. They were named Citizens of the Year by one of the Granges in the Sequim area and were honorary grand marshals in both the Sequim Irrigation Festival parade and the Quileute Days parade. George and Kass were charter members of the New Dungeness Lighthouse Association when the group took over the New Dungeness Lighthouse in 1994. They did a one-week light keeping stint out there in May 1995, cleaning the beaches on Dungeness Spit and escorting visitors to the top of the tower. Rarely did you see George without his little dog Latté, whom he loved from the moment he saw her, proclaiming, "She looks just like the foam on a latté!"
George was past president of Kiwanis International, a lieutenant governor for Toastmasters and a featured speaker all over the country. At the time of his passing, he was the northwest regional editor for the monthly newspaper The Seniors Sunset Times and a Realtor at Lundsford & Associates in Forks.
His first book, "By Gones by George," a collection of "By George" columns and local history articles, was published in 2007. His second book, "A Course in Parallels" was in production for publication this fall when he suffered a stroke in July.
He is survived by his wife, Kass; his daughter Ruth; and his stepchildren Monty, Melanie, Michael, Clinton and Mary, who viewed him as their father; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Kathy.
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