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Sam M. Krahenbuhl
July 9, 1940 — February 24, 2026
Cle Elum, Washington
Sam M. Krahenbuhl, 85, lifetime Upper County resident and retired Chief of the Cle Elum Police Department, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Viewing will be Thursday, March 5 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Johnston & Williams in Cle Elum. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6 at the Cle Elum Community Church with military honors and burial to follow at Laurel Hill Memorial Park. A reception will be held at the Cle Elum Senior Center that afternoon following the formal services. A complete obituary will be published soon.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Johnston & Williams.
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Viewing
Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory
Funeral Service
Cle Elum Community Church
Burial and military honors to follow at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Cle Elum.
Reception
UKC Centennial Senior Center
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