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Daniel Edward Hester 1947 ~ 2018

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Daniel Edward Hester 1947 ~ 2018

patr Wed, 06/27/2018 - 7:57pm

January 12, 1947-June 6, 2018

Daniel Edward Hester, 71, of Lewiston, Idaho passed away suddenly on June 6, 2018.
He was born on January 12, 1947, in Seattle, Washington, to Earl and Inez Hester.

As a child he enjoyed playing baseball and grew up working at his parent’s retail business, Hester Hardware, in Burien, Washington. Dan graduated from Highline High School in 1965, also in Burien. Later that year, he attended Mt. Vernon Community College.

In 1966 he and his two best friends decided to tour the U.S. in a VW Beetle. They worked short-term jobs throughout the country to support their travels. The trip had a large impact on Dan and he spoke about it fondly and often.

In 1967 Dan returned to Burien and worked at House of Values where a year later he met the love of his life, Jerene Sutterlin, who he married in 1969. House of Values merged with PayLess Drug, and Dan and his family lived in several places while he grew with the company, including Kent, WA; Longview, WA, where daughter Sarah was born; Manteca, CA, where daughter Mary was born; Walla Walla, WA; and eventually settling in Lewiston as Store Manager in 1986. In total Dan had over 35 years of service with the company (PayLess was eventually acquired by Rite Aid) and received many accolades and awards for his management and customer service during that time. The last 6 years of his working career, Dan worked for United Rentals in Lewiston retiring in 2009. In his retirement Dan was a crossing guard for the Lewiston School District.

Dan loved being outdoors, and throughout his life he had a variety of hobbies, including fishing, camping, 4-wheeling, golfing and sitting by his pool. He enjoyed reading non-fiction and poetry, attending Vandal football games, road trips with Jerene, traveling to see his daughters and hanging out with friends and family.

Dan took pleasure in volunteering in the community and was involved in a variety of groups in the various places he lived, including the Eagles, Valley Boys and Girls Club, DECA, Rotary, Clarkston Country Club, Moose, Lewis-Clark ATV and Elks, among others.

Dan is preceded in death by his parents. Dan is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jerene Hester of Lewiston; his daughters, Sarah Hester (Matt Yackell) of Camas, WA and Mary (Charles) Stegner of McCall, ID; his brother, Dave (Nancy) Hester of Covington, WA; as well as two cousins, several brothers-and-sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews and friends.

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Elva LaPlante

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Elva LaPlante

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ELVA JEAN LaPLANTE

Elva Jean LaPlante, born June 11, 1923 in Reubens, Idaho, passed away on October 23, 2016, in Des Moines, Washington, outliving her brother, Louis Heuett, and her sister, Betty Johnson. Elva is survived by her two sons, Brian and Greg, and her daughter, Jeanine; daughter-in-laws, Peggi and Linda; grandsons, Nelson, Brandon and Robert, and only granddaughter, Aubrey, and granddaughter-in-law, April (Nelson). Elva was educated in Cheney, Washington at Eastern Washington State College and earned her Master’s at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Elva taught elementary school in Des Moines for many years. After an early retirement, Elva loved traveling the world, golfing with friends and her grandsons, reading, tending her flower garden, volunteering at her church, Prince of Peace Lutheran, and the U.S.O. at Sea-Tac Airport (which her son Greg, an ex-Marine, found as an honor). She loved being a grandma and gave her grandchildren a love for golf and travel. She was the hub of family gatherings and will be greatly missed. Interment was held at Mountain View Park Cemetery on Saturday, November 5, 2016 where she was laid to rest along-side her husband, Aubrey LaPlante. For additional photos, etc., go to www.bonneywatson.com.

Published in the Highline Times section of the Westside Weekly, November 11, 2016.

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Donald Joseph MASTRO

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Donald Joseph MASTRO

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Born March 16, 1933, the son of the late Dominic Anthony and Dorothy Williscroft) Mastro, Donald Mastro, 82, of Warden, Washington, passed away April 14, 2015. He married Cherie Joyce Flatt February 14, 1953 and they shared over 62 years
together prior to his passing.

Donald grew up and lived in the Burien – White Center area until 1975 when he moved to Key Center near Gig Harbor. There he built businesses over the years - Bee Proud Apiary, DJ’s Tire and Automotive Center, and DJ’s Minimart along highway 302. After he retired in 1998, the couple toured the country towing a fifth wheel trailer as their mobile residence. In later years they spent summers in Eastern Washington and winters in Arizona and California.

Donald was a member of several civic organizations including Lions Club, Elks Club and Chambers of Commerce. He gladly gave back to the residents of the communities in which he lived. He was a former president of the Washington State Beekeepers Association. He loved to be busy building or fixing things and spent many hours helping his children, grandchildren, and friends with home projects.

Due to his commitment to hard work and keeping his word, Donald was respected and admired for his many accomplishments. He will be deeply missed by those who loved him including his wife, Cherie; siblings, Jerry (Stephanie) Mastro of Burien, WA and Diane (James) Cloutier of Des Moines, WA; four children, Cherilee (Bud) Bergdahl of Othello, WA, Debby (Richard) Liebel of Normandy Park, WA, Stephen (Laurel) Mastro of Long Beach, CA and Cindy (Norris) Johnson of Sumner, WA; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held by the family at a later date. Donald’s ashes will be laid to rest in a custom made beehive fabricated by his grandson, Christopher, amongst the pine trees and forest on family property in the Okanagan region of Eastern Washington.

Condolences may be sent to: stevemastro@sbcglobal.net

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly May 8, 2015

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Jerrold “Jerry” PEACE

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Jerrold “Jerry” PEACE

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Jerry Peace passed away quietly in his sleep on the morning of March 7, 2015. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois July 28, 1926, the third son of Clement and Charity (Sanders) Peace.

He married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Day, June 28, 1947. After graduation from Iowa State University in 1949, they moved to Seattle, Washington, where he started his 30 year career with Boeing.

Jerry was an active outdoorsman, gardener, artist, and family man. He was active in the John Knox Presbyterian Church and Normandy Park City government.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; four children, Jeff, Laurie Morrison, Alison Webb and Margaret Carpenter; 12 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.

Jerry’s memorial service will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015, 3 p.m., at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 109 SW Normandy Rd., Normandy Park, WA. Remembrances may directed to the John Knox Presbyterian Church or the Nature Conservancy.

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly April 10, 2015

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Kyra K. (Penman) MCIVER-KELLY

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Kyra passed away March 20, 2015 in her home in Port Orchard, WA. She was born September 8, 1956 to James Robert “Bob” and Katherine “Katie” E. (Kitchens) Penman in Bremerton, WA. Bob served in the Navy and was stationed at various ports in the US and Canada, which produced many fond memories of these locations. Bob retired in Bremerton, where Kyra graduated from West High School (Wildcats) in 1974. She was married in Port Orchard August 14, 1992.

Kyra held many service-oriented positions including clothing store sales, medical receptionist, and as a para-pro educator. Her favorite job was in education working with special needs students. She was also very active with church, reflecting her love for God.

She is survived by her husband of 22 years, J. Clinton Kelly III; children, TC Ann-Marie Shamra Bulger, Brynnen N.C. McIver, Alexander M.N. McIver, Kristopher D.J. McIver, James C. Kelly IV; and three grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held April 12, 2015, 2 p.m., at Gig Harbor Nazarene, Gig Harbor, WA and April 18th, 11 a.m., at Highline Christian Church (her home church for 20 years), 14859 1st Ave. S., Burien, WA for family and friends in the Highline area.

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly April 3, 2015

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Allen Edward DAVENPORT

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Allen Edward DAVENPORT

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Born in Yakima, WA February 20, 1926, Allen Davenport passed away February 27, 2015 in Des Moines, WA.

After a 40-year technical career at Boeing (Aerospace) in Seattle, Allen retired and embarked on a second career as a Master Gardener and Native Plant Steward. He spent countless hours maintaining and improving the green belt areas of his community, Huntington Park in Des Moines. He volunteered frequently to teach courses on two of his passions – Pruning and Landscaping with Native Plants. Allen was invited to give presentations at the Northwest Flower & Garden show several times between 1993 and 2005. Allen loved learning and sharing by teaching classes.

Predeceased by his son, Paul Robert Davenport, in 1985, Allen is survived by his wife of 44 years, Joy Constance (Solberg) Davenport; five children, Edward Allen Davenport in New York, Ann Marie Cates in Washington, David Jim Davenport in Washington, Judith Irene Davenport in Indiana and Kathryn Patricia Davenport in Washington; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren (so far).

Allen will be greatly missed for his curious, generous, and loving Spirit.

Published in The Highline Section of The Westside Weekly March 13, 2015

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Leslie Shelburne Hill

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Leslie Shelburne Hill

sharah Fri, 02/15/2013 - 2:41pm

Oct. 4, 1919 ~ Dec. 28, 2012
Leslie Hill, a founding member of West Seattle Totem Theatre, died recently at the age of 93. She was Totem Theatre’s first treasurer, and secured federal non-profit status for the fledgling arts organization in 1982. Totem Theatre went on to become the thriving multi-arts organization now known as ArtsWest.
Born in Louisville, KY, Leslie was the daughter of C. Leslie Hill, an editor for the Associated Press, and Saida Stodghill. Her father died before she was born, so her mother raised Leslie with her Stodghill cousins —Wes, John and Bill—nearby. When Leslie earned her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Louisville in 1941, her cousins considered her the most brilliant one of the bunch. Her uncle had different values and wouldn’t let her attend art school in New York as a post graduate on a full tuition scholarship. Even then, her passions were theatre and ballet and she saw much of both when the "Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo" and touring Broadway shows came through town. Leslie and her mother eventually made their home in Missouri.
Leslie met her friend, Dorothy Hackenyos when they each worked for the Metropolitan YWCA of St. Louis—Dorothy as manager of the Y’s residential apartments, and Leslie as an accountant. Dorothy also sang jazz in a local club. Upon Leslie’s retirement in 1981, she and Dorothy pared down their belongings, traded their VW bug for a van and headed to Seattle with Leslie’s two African Grey parrots, Marcus and Nigel.
Once settled, they responded to a notice in the Herald to come to a meeting about a new community theatre forming in West Seattle. They offered the use of their phone as the information number for the new organization. They also ran the box office for the first two years.
When her partner Dorothy was diagnosed with metastatic cancer, Leslie nursed her at home with hospice help. Dorothy succumbed within two months in 1988.
Her parrot, Marcus, became even more of a companion to Leslie after Dorothy’s death. He was every bit as literate and sassy as she was, and jealous of anyone he considered an interloper.
Leslie once told an interviewer that she didn’t come to Seattle “to be a wart on the sidewalk.” She wanted to make a difference in her adopted community. And well she did, volunteering countless hours for the Seattle Audubon Society; also for Totem Theatre, New City Theatre, Intiman, and Seattle Children’s Theatre.
She loved to go, bombing around the Puget Sound area in her little yellow Subaru Outback as well as elder-hosteling five times in Europe. She
stayed in touch with friends all across the country with little hand-lettered witty notes and phone calls. She was fun to spend time with as she had such varied interests. She was direct, her humor irreverent, and she could turn a phrase almost effortlessly.
The earthly vessel that was her increasingly painful body has now been reduced to ashes and placed with those of Dorothy at Forest Lawn Cemetery’s mausoleum as she wished. Family survivors are cousin Bill’s wife, Nancy Stodghill of Louisville, KY, and cousin John’s wife, Marsha Stodghill of San Diego, CA and their families.
A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, February 24, 2013, 1 p.m. at Merrill Gardens of West Seattle, 4611 35th Avenue SW. Please dress casually and prepare to enjoy sharing memories with her many friends.
For more information and to send memories please see her online guestbook at www.Howden-Kennedy.com.

Published in The West Seattle Herald February 22, 2013

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June M. Buckles

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June M. Buckles

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Born to Frances and Maude (Shearer) Buckles November 25, 1920 in Nehalem Oregon, June Buckles, 92, died at home Monday February 4, 2013 in Moxee, WA.
June was well known as the owner of Burien Pet & Supply then later, co-owner of Burien Pet Center. She served in the Navy Waves during WWII and on the Board of Directors of Highline Community Hospital.
June is survived by her sisters, Jean Wheeler of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Patricia Santos of Moxee; nephew, Gary Santos (Wenatchee); neices, Linda Kallen (Moxee) and Peggy Leonard (Coeur d'Alene); and many great-nieces and nephews.

Published in The Highline Times February 22, 2013

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JoAnn Bolender

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JoAnn Bolender

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JoAnn Graney was born December 19, 1930 in Lancaster, Wisconsin. She grew up on a fairly primitive family farm with two brothers, 10 ½ and 14 years older. Her first eight years of education were spent in a one room country school. In high school JoAnn was elected as Prom Queen, Homecoming Queen, and in 1947 she was her county’s candidate for the Wisconsin Dairy Queen contest. In 1952 she earned a degree in Home Economics Education from the University of Wisconsin. Later that year she married John Bolender and relocated to the Pacific Northwest. She intended to teach but in the following years she focused on raising her children; Jean Ann, Steven John, Mark Josef, and Robert James.
Although she was busy raising a family, JoAnn still found time and energy to share her talents with the Des Moines Methodist Church, Ryther Child Center, the Diversified Divas, Water District 75, and Wesley Homes. Other activities included the Seattle Corvair Club and the Boeing RV Club. For a few years in the late 50s she fulfilled the role of a Naval Officer’s wife.
Through JoAnn’s last months, she maintained her upbeat attitude with the family, church, and neighbors in spite of the burden of her illness. She celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary in July 2012. She departed quietly on January 31, 2013 to catch up with her folks and her two brothers.
A Service was held February 14, 2013 at Des Moines United Methodist Church, Des Moines, WA.

Published in The Highline Times February 22, 2013

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Mary Emma (Painter) Hibbard

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Mary Emma (Painter) Hibbard

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Mary Emma (Painter) Hibbard
Mary Emma, 93, died January 19, 2013, at the Wesley Homes in Des Moines, Washington. Mary Emma was born in 1919 in Poplar Ridge, New York, to Margaret (Hardin) and Levinus Painter. She grew up in small communities in New York State and Vermont in which her father served Quaker congregations. She graduated from Northfield Seminary (high school) and Ohio Wesleyan College and did graduate studies in social work at Western Reserve University.
She married Gene Hibbard June 13, 1943. She embraced her role as minister’s wife by being a true partner with him in the churches and communities they served in Ohio, Manson and Summit (Tacoma), Washington, and Kellogg, Idaho. She not only taught Sunday School classes, but also trained teachers and published monthly articles for small church school programs. Her major accomplishment was raising their five children, encouraging creativity through craft projects, music and puppets and a love of nature through walks through woods and camping.
Later, she became very active in organizations that promoted peace and international understanding. She was instrumental in starting the Western Washington American Youth Hostel Council, establishing hostels in the region, and serving on the Western Regional and National AYH Boards. She hosted international travelers through SERVAS and provided leadership in the organization locally and nationally. She was an active member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Methodist Church Women United, and CROP Walks for Hunger. The Quaker values of her earlier years guided her throughout her life in her relations with others and her commitment to social justice.
She was an exuberant traveler, expanding from family cross-country trips to becoming a world traveler and advocate for international understanding. She and Gene organized and led 5 tour groups to China, where Gene had grown up, and a SERVAS tour to New Zealand and Australia, in addition to travel to Egypt, Costa Rica, Cuba, Japan, and Europe.
Predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Gene (Eugene) Hibbard, Mary Emma is survived by her 5 children, Aileen (Allan) Nettleton of Madison, Wisconsin, Nancy (Don) Michlitsch of Rapid City, South Dakota, Larry Hibbard (Mary Murphy) of Manson, Washington, Dianne Hibbard of Vancouver, Washington, and Allen (Nora) Hibbard of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; grandchildren, Anna Forsberg, Greg Nettleton, Gretchen, Michael and Mark Michlitsch, Laura and Linda Hibbard, Dashiell and Alexandra Hibbard; 8 great-grandchildren, Elliot Forsberg, Jasper, Violet and Finn Nettleton, Kirsten Hillary, and Mason, Cody and Brooklyn Michlitsch; and her brother, Robert Painter.
A memorial service was held at the Wesley Terrace Auditorium, February 4, 2013. Memorials may be made to the American Friends Service Committee, AFSC Development, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or to the service project of your choice.

Published in The Highline Times February 8, 2013

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