Obituaries
Published on Wed, Mar 17, 2010Read More Obituaries
Victor R. Bolon
A memorial service for Sequim resident Victor R. Bolon will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. A reception will follow.
Mr. Bolon died March 7, 2010, at the age of 80 of lung cancer.
He was born Nov. 26, 1929, in Clarkston to Fred and Agnes Westling Bolon. He married Nancy Lou Price on July 28, 1956, in Seattle, and served in the United States Marines and Navy.
He earned undergraduate degrees in biology and education, a Master of Arts degree in education and a doctorate in educational psychology from Northern Colorado University.
He taught psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and was director of student affairs at Olympic College in Bremerton from 1962-1989.
Mr. Bolon was a past national director of the Oregon California Trail Association. He researched, mapped and marked the Oregon Trail throughout Oregon.
He raised black Angus cattle in the Silverdale area before moving to the Olympic Peninsula in 1995.
He was the first president of the homeowners association of Clasen Cove, a cooperative, nonprofit community in Sequim. His contribution to Clasen Cove included filing a first right of refusal with the state in case the park ever was sold and writing the original bylaws with the help of board members.
He enjoyed singing, gardening, traveling and reading.
He was a member of Sequim Community Church and a former member of Straitmen Men's Chorus.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Bolon of Sequim; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Janice Bolon of Bremerton; daughters and son-in-law Amy Jo Bolon of Lakewood and Bonita and Robert Barrows of Belfair; sisters Maxine Schwison of Ritzville; Barbara German of Kennewick, and Beverly and Gene Reeve of Connell; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister Marcella Woody.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah, 84741-9905 or National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, N.Y.
Doris A. Bristol
No service was reported for Sequim resident Doris A. Bristol, who died March 5, 2010, at the age of 96.
She was born March 15, 1913, in Flint, Mich., to Lahman Stanton and Lilas Laura Seddon Bahr.
After she graduated from Flint Central High School, she moved to New York to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She married Robert "Bob" Bristol in 1937 in Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Bristol raised three children in Flint and completed a master's degree in education at Central Michigan University. She taught high school English at Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Mich.
She retired to Mesa, Ariz., where she lived for 10 years. She continued to tutor high school students into her 80s.
She lived in Sequim the past three years.
She is survived by her daughters Sandra Axline of
Sequim; Barbara Spriggs of Eagle River, Alaska; son Robert Bristol of Grand Rapids, Mich.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bristol, and a granddaughter.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Herbert Sidney Johnson
No services were reported for Sequim resident Herbert Sidney Johnson, who died March 10, 2010, at the age of 68.
He was born Aug. 2, 1941, in Charleston, S.C.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Terrence "Tony" Chandler Humphrey,
age 70, made the transition from earth to the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday March 7th, 2010 while at home in Sequim with his wife at his side after a valiant battle with cancer.
Tony grew up in Northridge, Ohio, the eldest son of Chandler Humphrey and Kathleen Welch Humphrey and was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother, Jim and younger sister Karen. Tony is survived by his wife Beverly of 45 years; his only daughter, Terri Festa, son-in-law Robert Festa, two grandchildren, Stephano and Michael; and sister Donna Gapa of Ohio.
In 1957 Tony began his career in the United States Navy as an enlisted Air Controlman 3rd Class. Excelling in his work, he steadily progressed over the next 30 years to his eventual retirement in 1987 as Master Chief, senior enlisted air traffic control advisor on Staff of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC. Tony deployed numerous times on the USS Oriskany and the USS Kitty Hawk during which he did several tours on Yankee Station off the Vietnam Coast.
After retiring from the military, Tony went on to other successful endeavors including consulting to various Department of Defense contractors as a Subject Matter Expert; Church Administrator at Calvary Chapel El Cajon; and Police Services Officer in the Communications and Traffic Divisions of the El Cajon Police Department in California.
In recent years however, one of Tony's greatest joys became serving as a First Responder with the Samaritan's Purse Disaster Response Team. He deployed numerous times serving those in need, with compassion, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other domestic disasters.
His success at everything he put his hand to can be directly attributed to his God-given integrity, work ethic, legendary attention to detail and the discipline and patriotism he learned in the Navy, as friends and family will attest. Tony is already and will continue to be sorely missed.
Memorial Services will be held at Calvary Chapel Sequim, 27 March 2010 at 2:00 PM. (www.calvarychapelsequim.com).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
Calvary Chapel Sequim
PO Box 651
Carlsborg, WA 98324
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County
540 East 8th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000
801 Bamboo Road
Boone, NC
28607
A memorial service for Sequim resident Victor R. Bolon will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. A reception will follow.
Mr. Bolon died March 7, 2010, at the age of 80 of lung cancer.
He was born Nov. 26, 1929, in Clarkston to Fred and Agnes Westling Bolon. He married Nancy Lou Price on July 28, 1956, in Seattle, and served in the United States Marines and Navy.
He earned undergraduate degrees in biology and education, a Master of Arts degree in education and a doctorate in educational psychology from Northern Colorado University.
He taught psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and was director of student affairs at Olympic College in Bremerton from 1962-1989.
Mr. Bolon was a past national director of the Oregon California Trail Association. He researched, mapped and marked the Oregon Trail throughout Oregon.
He raised black Angus cattle in the Silverdale area before moving to the Olympic Peninsula in 1995.
He was the first president of the homeowners association of Clasen Cove, a cooperative, nonprofit community in Sequim. His contribution to Clasen Cove included filing a first right of refusal with the state in case the park ever was sold and writing the original bylaws with the help of board members.
He enjoyed singing, gardening, traveling and reading.
He was a member of Sequim Community Church and a former member of Straitmen Men's Chorus.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Bolon of Sequim; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Janice Bolon of Bremerton; daughters and son-in-law Amy Jo Bolon of Lakewood and Bonita and Robert Barrows of Belfair; sisters Maxine Schwison of Ritzville; Barbara German of Kennewick, and Beverly and Gene Reeve of Connell; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister Marcella Woody.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah, 84741-9905 or National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, N.Y.
Doris A. Bristol
No service was reported for Sequim resident Doris A. Bristol, who died March 5, 2010, at the age of 96.
She was born March 15, 1913, in Flint, Mich., to Lahman Stanton and Lilas Laura Seddon Bahr.
After she graduated from Flint Central High School, she moved to New York to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She married Robert "Bob" Bristol in 1937 in Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Bristol raised three children in Flint and completed a master's degree in education at Central Michigan University. She taught high school English at Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Mich.
She retired to Mesa, Ariz., where she lived for 10 years. She continued to tutor high school students into her 80s.
She lived in Sequim the past three years.
She is survived by her daughters Sandra Axline of
Sequim; Barbara Spriggs of Eagle River, Alaska; son Robert Bristol of Grand Rapids, Mich.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bristol, and a granddaughter.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Herbert Sidney Johnson
No services were reported for Sequim resident Herbert Sidney Johnson, who died March 10, 2010, at the age of 68.
He was born Aug. 2, 1941, in Charleston, S.C.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Terrence "Tony" Chandler Humphrey,
age 70, made the transition from earth to the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday March 7th, 2010 while at home in Sequim with his wife at his side after a valiant battle with cancer.
Tony grew up in Northridge, Ohio, the eldest son of Chandler Humphrey and Kathleen Welch Humphrey and was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother, Jim and younger sister Karen. Tony is survived by his wife Beverly of 45 years; his only daughter, Terri Festa, son-in-law Robert Festa, two grandchildren, Stephano and Michael; and sister Donna Gapa of Ohio.
In 1957 Tony began his career in the United States Navy as an enlisted Air Controlman 3rd Class. Excelling in his work, he steadily progressed over the next 30 years to his eventual retirement in 1987 as Master Chief, senior enlisted air traffic control advisor on Staff of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC. Tony deployed numerous times on the USS Oriskany and the USS Kitty Hawk during which he did several tours on Yankee Station off the Vietnam Coast.
After retiring from the military, Tony went on to other successful endeavors including consulting to various Department of Defense contractors as a Subject Matter Expert; Church Administrator at Calvary Chapel El Cajon; and Police Services Officer in the Communications and Traffic Divisions of the El Cajon Police Department in California.
In recent years however, one of Tony's greatest joys became serving as a First Responder with the Samaritan's Purse Disaster Response Team. He deployed numerous times serving those in need, with compassion, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other domestic disasters.
His success at everything he put his hand to can be directly attributed to his God-given integrity, work ethic, legendary attention to detail and the discipline and patriotism he learned in the Navy, as friends and family will attest. Tony is already and will continue to be sorely missed.
Memorial Services will be held at Calvary Chapel Sequim, 27 March 2010 at 2:00 PM. (www.calvarychapelsequim.com).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
Calvary Chapel Sequim
PO Box 651
Carlsborg, WA 98324
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County
540 East 8th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000
801 Bamboo Road
Boone, NC
28607
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