James (Jim) Anthony Longin, 78, died peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2020, surrounded by family in his Port Angeles, Washington home. He fought briefly through the end stages of cancer with strength, humor, relentless positivity.  Jim was born to Charles Longin and Ann (Vavrosky) Longin on September 8, 1941, in Lewistown, Montana.  His young life consisted of school at St. Leo’s, lots of baseball, and some good punches and lots of love for his brothers, Tom and Ed. ...

Martin Anderson passed away on February 22, 2020 in Port Angeles, WA. He was born in Bellingham, WA on April 2,1931. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elias & Ida Anderson, and his wife, Maureen Sanford Anderson. Martin graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1949, attended Washington State College and the University of Washington. He served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1956 followed by a career in the timber industry.   He is survived by his brother...

On February 19, 2020, Melvin Charles Swegle crossed the river of life at Forks Community Hospital and Long Term Care. We give our thanks to the staff at Forks Community Hospital and Long Term Care, for the wonderful care he received in his last days.  Melvin Charles Swegle was born in Sequim, WA to Charles and Bernice Swegle. He was a fun-loving man. He served his country in the Korean War as a transporter of officers. When he returned home from Korea, he worked with his father as a...

Madelyn was born November 22, 1940 in Port Angeles, Washington to Virgil Connoly Layton and Estella Ilean Moniz. Madelyn was the granddaughter of Joseph J. and Isabel Constance Goncalves Moniz, both of whom immigrated from Portugal in 1889 to settle in Blyn, Washington on Chicken Coop Road. Madelyn had no siblings or children of her own. She grew up on the family homestead in Blyn and graduated from Sequim High School in 1958. Clubs she belonged to were the Ever-ready 4H Club,...

Ho-tze “Jerri”, “Yoriko” Johnson, 88 of Bremerton, WA got her wings on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born in Tokyo, Japan she was the eldest of 7 children. She worked as an OB nurse until moving to the United States and proudly became an American citizen. She retired early from Duty Free International Sales in Honolulu, HI to help raise her grandsons. Beloved mother of Tei Habenicht of Bremerton, WA and Kevin Johnson of Honolulu, HI. She is survived by her cherished...

Francis Lynn Bawden passed away surrounded by family, due to natural causes, on 02/02/2020 in Port Angeles, WA, a few days shy of his 87th birthday.  Lynn and his late sister Barbara were born to the late Francis Richard and Fay Leslie (Lerch) Bawden in Oakland, CA, where he was an accomplished athlete in high school, lettering in both track and football.  His love for nature was ignited when he was introduced to Yosemite National Park by his parents in the mid 1940s on a...

Gary Bruce Leavitt passed February 1, 2020 due to cancer related illness. He was born August 31, 1938 in Port Townsend to parents William and Neila (Alexander) Leavitt.  Gary was raised in Quilcene and throughout his life Jefferson County remained his home, stating that it was the most beautiful place in the country. He was preceded in death by parents William and Neila Leavitt, brother LaMoine Leavitt, sisters LaVerle Leavitt Ackerman and Wanda Leavitt McCone Olin. He is...

Lois Schaefer, piccolo and flute player for the Boston Symphony Orchestra; photographer; environmental activist; master gardener; adventurous traveler; tennis player; hiker, died at home on January 31, 2020 in Sequim, Washington at the age of 95. Ms. Schaefer, born in Yakima, Washington, grew up away from the musical hotbeds of the time and struck out on her own to study with the principal flutist of the BSO, Georges Laurent, at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  Upon...

Delphine (Del) May Novatney was born to John Novatney and Emily Crooks in Seattle because there were no hospitals in Yakutat, Alaska. Del joined her older sister, Jackie. Her father John was fisherman. The Novatney family moved to Wrangell when Del and Jackie came of school age. Their family moved to Albany, Oregon  where Del and Jackie graduated from High School. Del found her first secretarial job with a bean Packing Company in Oregon. Del later moved to Sacramento,...

Terry was a good man. We love him and we miss him. He may be known to his friends in Sequim as an avid birder, but his life before retirement was wonderfully varied. He was born in 1949 near Bainbridge, Georgia, the eldest son of Joan Louise Nelson, née Austin. Terry and his three younger siblings grew up on military bases across the USA, as his stepfather, Delbert, made a career with the US Marine Corps. He briefly held the high jump record at his high school. He discovered the joy...