Obituaries
Heather Paris (Mcdaniel) Bolden
December 7, 2019
Heather Bolden, 27, of Ellensburg, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held in early 2020 and a complete obituary is forthcoming. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for Heather's family.
Thomas L. Seed
December 3, 2019
Thomas L. Seed, 77, of the Fairview area of Ellensburg, passed away at his home on December 3, 2019. At Tom’s request, no formal services will be held.
Tom was born on December 28, 1941, the first of five children born to John & Dorothy (Welch) Seed. The family moved to Olympia when Tom was two years...
Gordon E. Whitlow
November 30, 2019
Gordon E. Whitlow, 91, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in Ellensburg. He will be honored in a service at Willamette National Cemetery next spring.
Gordon was born in 1927 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the youngest of ten children born to Clifford & Hertha (Hurd) Whitlow and his family eventually settled in the Oregon City...
Donna E. (Jacobson) Nylander
November 28, 2019
Teacher, dramatist, playwright, child advocate, community organizer, environmentalist, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and mentor. Donna Elaine Nylander was all of these. Donna passed away November 28, 2019 in Ellensburg with her family by her side.
She was born to Sidney and Margie Jacobson on March 6, 1930 in Curtiss, Wisconsin and graduated from high school in...
Thomas F. Flanagan
November 27, 2019
Thomas F. Flanagan, 66, of Cle Elum, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service and reception will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Putnam Centennial Center, 719 E. 3rd St. Cle Elum, WA.
Tom was born on July 29, 1953...
D. Elroy Lauer
November 20, 2019
Daniel “Elroy” Lauer, 79, passed away Nov. 20, 2019, in Ellensburg, Wash. He was born Dec. 14, 1939, to Joseph and Rosemary Arnzen Lauer, in Winona, Idaho.
Elroy attended area schools before starting work for the Hoene Implement Co. He married Shirley Nuttman on June 22, 1963, in Keuterville. Following their marriage, they moved to Grangeville, where...
Sharon Duncan
November 19, 2019
Sharon Duncan peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on the evening of November 19th, 2019 at the age of 84.
Sharon was born on May 5th, 1935 in Ripon, CA to Manuel and Rose Andrade. Sharon grew up in small town Durham, California riding horses; where she graduated from Durham High school and continued her education...
Carrie L. (King) Pentin
November 18, 2019
Carrie L. Pentin, 81, passed away at her home in Easton on Monday, November 18, 2019. Arrangements have been entrusted to Cascade Funeral Home of Cle Elum.
Terry M. Sample
November 18, 2019
A Celebration of Life reception for Terrance M. “Terry” Sample will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Steward & Williams Funeral Home. Private family burial will precede the service at the IOOF Cemetery. Terry, longtime Ellensburg resident, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Prestige Care & Rehab Center at the age...
Andrew J. Jager
November 16, 2019
Andrew J. Jager, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Kittitas Valley Hospital.
Andy was born in Mount Vernon, Washington on April 12, 1965. He grew up in Skagit Valley with his two sisters, Roseann Jager Anderson and Marti Lynn Jager. He moved to Melba, Idaho during his high school years and later...
Lois Marie (Todd) Rose
November 12, 2019
Lois Marie Rose, 90, of Wenatchee, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.
Walter R. Carlson
November 11, 2019
Walter Carlson Sr., Lifelong Cle Elum resident died peacefully at home Monday night, November 11, at the age of 88. His companion of many years, Jennifer Armstrong, was by his side. He was born in Ellensburg on July 18, 1931. Walt lived on Hungry Junction Road with his family until the age of 6, attending the Woldale Grange School. ...
Marco G. Bicchieri
November 11, 2019
Marco G. Bicchieri died peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on November 11, 2019. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1928, to Leone Andrea Bicchieri, an Italian diplomat, and Anna Yelitch, the daughter of a Croatian railway contractor. He received his early schooling at a Barnabite academy in Florence, Italy, and then later at an international school...
Dumitru N. Dirdala
November 9, 2019
Dumitru N. Dirdala, 70, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home on November 9, 2019. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.
Mary Jane (Mckibben) Fossatti
November 5, 2019
Mary Jane Fossatti, 83, of Cle Elum, passed away at the Belair Adult Family Home in Cle Elum on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Arrangements have been entrusted to Cascade Funeral Home of Cle Elum.
Stanley L. (Stan) Gray, Sr.
November 5, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial for Stanley L. Gray, Sr. will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Ellensburg with burial and military honors to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening also at the church. Mr. Gray, a longtime Ellensburg resident and business...
Lee Roy Gerean
November 4, 2019
Lee Roy Gerean, 81, longtime Ellensburg resident, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Kittitas Valley Hospital. Private family services will be held. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for Lee's family.
Jean Smith
November 2, 2019
Our dear mother, Jean Smith (nee Lucille Jeanette Pugh) passed from our midst on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Lake Ridge Care Center in Moses Lake, Washington at the age of 94.
Mom was born on May 25, 1925 in Moscow, Idaho to Lawrence R. & Margaret (Smock) Pugh and grew up during a blessed childhood...
Richard Henry (Rich) Baker, Jr.
November 1, 2019
Richard Henry “Rich” Baker, Jr. passed away suddenly on November 1, 2019 at 67 years of age. He was born February 3, 1952 to Richard H Baker Sr. and Jean (Keesler) Baker at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois. After his father’s military service, the family returned to their home in Santa Cruz, California.
Rich graduated...
Robert M. Envick
October 30, 2019
Memorial services for Robert M. “Bob” Envick will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Steward & Williams Funeral Home with burial and military honors to follow at the High Valley Cemetery. Dr. Envick, a longtime Ellensburg resident and professor at CWU, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October...
