Obituary — June 14, 2017 - Sequim Gazette
Jun 19, 2017DuttonSequim resident Jack L. Dutton died of cancer at home on June 4, 2017, at the age of 80. He was born Feb. 27, 1937. No services were announced.Robert J. GibbsSequim resident Robert J. Gibbs died June 5, 2017, in Port Angeles at the age of 74. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. June 14 at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. On June 15, there will be a Rosary at 8 a.m. and a Mass at 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 121 E. Maple St., Sequim, with a reception to follow. He was born April 20, 1943 in Detroit, Mich.Carolyn Marie HempelJanuary 12, 1946 – June 3, 2017Carolyn passed into eternal life with God The Father on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017.She led a full and varied life here on earth. Carolyn was born on January 12th, 1946 in Spokane, Washington as the second of three children to Fred and Lorraine Riese.She spent most of her youth growing up in Richland, Washington during the booming heydays of the Hanford Nuclear Waste Facilities. Though dyslexic, she passed the rigorous testing required to become a stewardess for United Airlines, and was assigned to O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois.She met and married a United Pilot, James Maciejewski in 1967. They proceeded to create a family, having two naturally born sons, Mark and Michael. They also adopted a son, John-Paul and a daughter Teresa. Carolyn and James were married nearly 34 years, divorcing in 2001. James passed away in January 2017 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.In 2001 Carolyn moved from Wisconsin to Seaside Oregon to bravely begin her life anew at the age of 55 years. There she met Richard Hempel in the fall of 2003, and they were joined in marriage under the auspices of the Episcopal Church on June 12th, 2005. She enjoyed a great many activities and endeavors, among them travel, cooking, gardening, tennis, decorating, dancing, and quilting. She also had a life long passion for the art of Iconography.During her lifetime she traveled over much of Europe, some of Asia, to Canada and Alaska; and several times t...

