‘ VirgiliManke’ HlZloD Virgil F. Manke Virgil F. Manke, a lifelong resi- dent of Shelton, died of cancer Wednesday, October 25 at Mason General Hospital, He was 65. With his brother, Chuck Man- ke, he owned Manke Lumber Company, He was born January 31, 1935, in Shelton to Elmer and Dorothy (Filler) Manke. He married Joan Kriener on May 5, 1956. Manke Lumber Company was founded in 1953 by Elmer Manke and his sons, Virgil and Chuck. The business started with a small mill the three men built and oper» ated at Lake Cushman for two years. Between 1955 and 1965, they operated a portable mill that cut mostly state timben Virgil Manke was the sawyer and timber buyer for the company, which grew to employ more than 500 workers with operations in Shelton, Taco- ma and Sumner. During the past 40 years, Mr. Manke accumulated more than 40,000 acres of land and timber for the family business. He loved the land and the great outdoors, and remained ac- tive in the business until his death. He loved hunting and fish» ing from the time he was a youth and had lodges in Alaska and Montana. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Manke Survivors include his wife, Joan Manke of Shelton; sons Scott J. Manke of Olympia and Matthew D. Manke of Allyn; daughters Kristie A. Bissel of Bel— levue and Kari M. Lanphear of Shelton; brothers Chuck Manke of Olympia, Jim Manke of Taco— ma and Ray Manke of Tacoma; sisters Bunny Orr of Shelton, Judy Byme of Kennewick and Ar- lene Bac of Holly; and eight grandchildren. A memorial service was held Monday, October 30, at Faith Lutheran Church in Shelton. Bu~ rial was at Shelton Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, 13758 Lake City Way NE, Suite 200, Seattle 98125-3699. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , OCR Text: ‘ VirgiliManke’ HlZloD Virgil F. Manke Virgil F. Manke, a lifelong resi- dent of Shelton, died of cancer Wednesday, October 25 at Mason General Hospital, He was 65. With his brother, Chuck Man- ke, he owned Manke Lumber Company, He was born January 31, 1935, in Shelton to Elmer and Dorothy (Filler) Manke. He married Joan Kriener on May 5, 1956. Manke Lumber Company was founded in 1953 by Elmer Manke and his sons, Virgil and Chuck. The business started with a small mill the three men built and oper» ated at Lake Cushman for two years. Between 1955 and 1965, they operated a portable mill that cut mostly state timben Virgil Manke was the sawyer and timber buyer for the company, which grew to employ more than 500 workers with operations in Shelton, Taco- ma and Sumner. During the past 40 years, Mr. Manke accumulated more than 40,000 acres of land and timber for the family business. He loved the land and the great outdoors, and remained ac- tive in the business until his death. He loved hunting and fish» ing from the time he was a youth and had lodges in Alaska and Montana. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Manke Survivors include his wife, Joan Manke of Shelton; sons Scott J. Manke of Olympia and Matthew D. Manke of Allyn; daughters Kristie A. Bissel of Bel— levue and Kari M. Lanphear of Shelton; brothers Chuck Manke of Olympia, Jim Manke of Taco— ma and Ray Manke of Tacoma; sisters Bunny Orr of Shelton, Judy Byme of Kennewick and Ar- lene Bac of Holly; and eight grandchildren. A memorial service was held Monday, October 30, at Faith Lutheran Church in Shelton. Bu~ rial was at Shelton Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, 13758 Lake City Way NE, Suite 200, Seattle 98125-3699. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,M Last Name,Manke, Virgil F. (1).tif,Manke, Virgil F. (1).tif, Manke, Virgil F. (1).tif