Obituaries
Nicholas Lee Schoolcraft
August 15, 2020
Nicholas Lee Schoolcraft, 65, of Ellensburg, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 15, 2020 following a short battle with lung cancer. Private family services have been conducted.
Nick was born on January 30, 1955 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania to John Wilber & Esta Fae (Clemons) Schoolcraft. Following his graduation from high school, he joined the...
Grace (Mcbean) Gibson
August 15, 2020
Grace Gibson, 82, longtime Ellensburg resident, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 15, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Viewing for family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Johnston & Williams Funeral Home in Ellensburg. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, August...
Kenneth Beatty
August 1, 2020
Kenneth "Gummer" Beatty, 72, passed away peacefully at his home in Ellensburg on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Services will be announced at a later date.
Kenny was born in Bremerton, Washington on September 29, 1947 to George and Mildred Beatty. He was raised in Poulsbo, Washington with his sisters Carol, Barbara and Brenda.
Kenny lived...
Patricia Ann Martindale
August 1, 2020
Patricia A. Martindale, 96, formerly of Ellensburg, passed away at Touchmark Assisted Living in Spokane on Saturday, August 1, 2020. A private family graveside service will be held at the IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.
Morgan James Thomas
July 30, 2020
Morgan J. Thomas, 36, of Ellensburg, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Viewing for family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory in Ellensburg.
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Edward Lee Parkins
July 24, 2020
Edward Lee Parkins, 68, of Yakima, passed away at his home on Friday, July 24, 2020. Arrangements have been entrusted to Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.
John Joseph Krahenbuhl
July 23, 2020
John Joseph Krahenbuhl, 70, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 23, 2020. A procession and drive-by memorial celebration will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2020, starting from the Cle Elum-Roslyn High School parking lot and going past the family home on Second Street. Those who wish to participate should begin to gather at...

Shirley Lou (Smith) Oare
July 23, 2020
Shirley Lou (Smith) Oare, 88, called Sally by her Ohio family, passed away Thursday July 23, 2020 at 8:24 pm, 9 days from her 89th birthday. She resided at Pacifica in Ellensburg, Washington. Her primary cause of death was COVID-19 though she also suffered from dementia.
Shirley was born August 2, 1931 at home in Millersburg, Ohio...
Doris Anne (Jaderlund) Maras
July 22, 2020
Doris Anne (Jaderlund) Maras, 91, of Ronald, Washington, passed away on July 22, 2020 at Prestige Post-Acute & Rehab Center, Ellensburg, WA.
She was born to parents Lawrence and Gertrude (Lindberg) Jaderlund, September 18, 1928 in Roslyn, WA.
Doris grew up and lived most of her life in Roslyn & Ronald, WA. Except for a...
H. Leroy Heppard
July 21, 2020
Hughes LeRoy Heppard, 73, of Ellensburg, passed away at the Kittitas Valley Hospital on July 21, 2020. He will be laid to rest in a private family ceremony at the Riverton Crest Cemetery in Tukwila.
LeRoy was born on January 9, 1947 in Sullivan, Indiana to Delmar & Lysabeth (Morehead) Heppard. His family lived in Missouri during...
Donald F. Mansfield
July 21, 2020
Donald F. Mansfield was born on May 2, 1943 in Tacoma, WA and passed away on July 21, 2020 in Ellensburg, WA at the age of 77. Don was raised in Tacoma and spent several years involved in the Sea Scout program on board the S.E.S. Charles N. Curtis. He graduated from Stadium High School in the Class of...
Vincent L. Romeo
July 20, 2020
Vincent L. Romeo, 99, of Ellensburg, entered Heaven on Monday, July 20, 2020. Due to current restrictions, private family services will be held.
Vincent was born on June 11, 1921 in New York City, New York. He married the love of his life, Frances Militto, on November 17, 1946. As a member of the Greatest Generation, he...
Ronald "Buck" Mckinney
July 19, 2020
Ronald “Buck” McKinney passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Prestige Nursing Home where he has lived since November 2019. Buck had endured a 22 year fight against Multiple Sclerosis, which caused many other health issues. These health issues were ultimately exacerbated by the recent COVID outbreak in his facility. Services will be held when the COVID problem...
Sharon Jean Wies
July 18, 2020
Sharon Jean Wies, 77, of Ellensburg, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 18, 2020. A private scattering ceremony of Sharon’s ashes will be held at a later date.
Sharon was born on February 11, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington to Robert & Grace (Chrittenden) Wies. She grew up in Tacoma and graduated from...
Kyle Christopher Nelson
July 17, 2020
Kyle Christopher Nelson, beloved son, brother, and uncle suddenly left all those who loved him following a drowning accident on the Wenatchee River on Friday, July 17, 2020. He was 39 years old.
Born in Redmond, WA on March 5,1981, Kyle was the son of Guy and Victoria Nelson, and younger brother to Jennifer (Nelson) Hoyt. The...
Reeves "Butch" A. Thielen
July 10, 2020
Reeves A. “Butch” Thielen passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at the age of 81. He was born April 21, 1939 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the son of a farmer and a farmer’s wife. His sister, Barbara, arrived three years earlier. From a young age he was known as Butch – everyone called him Butch.
As the...
Johnny Arnold Cresto
July 5, 2020
John A. Cresto, 86, passed away at his home in Easton, Washington on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
He was born to Ronald and Vadie Cresto on October 15, 1933 in Easton, Washington. John and his family lived in Easton, Washington where he graduated from Easton High School in 1952.
John met the love of his...
Scott M. Gress
July 1, 2020
Scott M. Gress, 61, of Thorp, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 after a two-plus year battle with esophageal cancer. Due to current restrictions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date. He will be laid to rest next to his daughter Cody at the High Valley Cemetery in Ellensburg.
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Jaymes Cady
June 29, 2020
On Monday, June 29, 2020, the world became a little less bright when Jaymes Cady passed away from an unexpected aortic aneurism at his home in Ellensburg.
Jaymes was born on April 12, 1969 in Pendleton, Oregon to Connie (Rupp) Cady. His father, Donald E. Cady, passed away unexpectedly two months before he was born. His early...
Robin Knox Little
June 22, 2020
Robin Knox Little died peacefully in his home of sixty-five years in Normandy Park, Washington, on June 22, 2020. A private family graveside service will be held at the Swauk Cemetery.
He was born in Yonkers, New York, on November 17, 1928. He grew up primarily in Summit, New Jersey, the eldest of six children. While in...