Obituaries
John P. Carrington
July 11, 2019
John P. Carrington, 74, of Beaverton, Oregon, passed away on July 11, 2019 while visiting Ellensburg. Private family services will be held at a later date. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for John's family.
Peter Francis Weir
July 11, 2019
Peter Francis Weir, 72, of Ellensburg, passed away at his home on July 11, 2019. Services were held in Dickinson, North Dakota. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for Peter's family.
Alvin E. Schaenherr
July 10, 2019
Alvin E. Schaenherr, 73, of Kittitas, passed away at Meadows Place Assisted Living on July 10, 2019. Private family services will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery at a later date. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for Alvin's family.
Ismael Colazo Caballero
July 5, 2019
The Rosary will be recited for Ismael Colazo Caballero at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 401 S. Willow in Ellensburg. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m. the following evening, Friday, July 12, 2019 also at the church, with burial proceedings to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family...
Jay Pearson
July 4, 2019
Funeral services for Jay Lloyd Pearson will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 808 S. Magnolia Street in Ellensburg with burial and military honors to follow at the IOOF Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday, July 19 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Steward & Williams...
Bob Kenneth (Speedy) Lawrie
June 30, 2019
Bob Kenneth Lawrie, "Speedy", 77, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 30, 2019. A Celebration of Life was held for family and friends on Saturday, August 17, 2019. For more details please contact the family via email at sunrisegeneral@hotmail.com Speedy was born on May 30, 1942 in Culver City, California, the first of two...
Marly Crowe
June 30, 2019
Obituary Mass of Christian Burial for Marly Anne Crowe will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Ellensburg. A reception will follow the Mass in the Parish Hall. The family will greet friends at a visitation from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Steward &...
Barbara Envick
June 27, 2019
Memorial services for Barbara M. Envick, longtime Ellensburg resident, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Steward & Williams Funeral Home. Mrs. Envick passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the age of 78. Barbara was born on August 28, 1940, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the...
Dr. James E. Luckey
June 26, 2019
DR. JAMES EDWARD LUCKEY, 87, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, of cardiac arrest after a long illness. He passed in Cle Elum, Wash., his beloved summer home, where he umpired the seasonal battle between his tomato plants and local deer. Jim grew up in tiny Wolf Lake, Ind., and assumed the renowned medical mantle of his grandfather, founder of...
Lee A. Howe
June 25, 2019
Graveside services for Lee A. Howe was conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Laurel Hill Memorial Park in Cle Elum. Mr. Howe, a longtime resident of Easton, passed away at the Ruth's Home - Nova House Adult Family Home in Cle Elum on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the age of 83. Lee was born...
David Jacobs
June 21, 2019
Obituary David Cal Jacobs, 73, passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday, June 21, 2019 with his family by his side. David was the first of his family to be born in California hence his middle name "Cal". He grew up in Glendale, CA later attending UC Santa Barbara and then University of Utah, where he received his PhD....
Gilbert L. Rushton
June 20, 2019
Gilbert L. "Gib" Rushton, 90, lifetime Kittitas County resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at home with his family by his side. Gib was born on June 8, 1929 in Roslyn to Edward & Rosella (Aristonik) Rushton. He attended school in Roslyn and Easton, graduating in 1947. He met and eventually married the love of his...
Robert K. Kucherry
June 17, 2019
Robert K. Kucherry, 80, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home on June 17, 2019 with his longtime companion Dora Jean and his son Robbie by his side. At Robert's request, no services will be held. Robert was born on September 5, 1938 in Moyie Springs, Idaho to James & Lois (Goff) Kucherry. He grew up in the...
Theano Haberman
June 13, 2019
Theano C. Haberman, 85, of Ellensburg, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 13, 2019 with her husband by her side. A celebration of life will be held this fall and details will be announced closer to that time. Theano was born on October 18, 1933 in Lomita, California to Victor & Sadie Peterson. She was raised in...
Dr. Norman H. Butler
June 11, 2019
Dr. Norman H. Butler, 89, of Ellensburg, passed away on June 11, 2019 at Fieldstone Memory Care in Yakima. Family services were held in Liberty, Mississippi. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg was entrusted with local arrangements.
Sandra H. Olsen
June 5, 2019
Sandra H. "Sandy" Olsen, 75, of Ellensburg, passed away at the Kittitas Valley Hospital on Tuesday, June 5, 2019. A celebration of her life will be hosted by her family in Burlington, Washington on Saturday July 20, 2019. For further details please email Sandyolsen1943@gmail.com. Sandy was born on August 25, 1943 in Seattle, the first of two children born...
Richard R. Jones
June 3, 2019
Richard was born in Emmett, Idaho to Robert and Dora (Wright) Jones on March 9th, 1924; the oldest of four children. The family moved to Parma, Idaho in 1925 or 1926. His dad worked for J.G. Beery Farms that had locations in Parma and New Meadows, Idaho. The summers were spent in New Meadows; with his dad delivering lettuce...
Jennifer Michelle Zuelzke
June 2, 2019
Jennifer Michelle Zuelzke, 27, of Ronald, passed away on June 2, 2019 in Ellensburg. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with caring for Jennifer's family.
Emma Dehaven
May 31, 2019
Mrs. Emma Ruth DeHaven, loving mom and grandma, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at the age of 99 surrounded by her family. Emma was born on November 15, 1919 in Mason, Illinois to Leo and Gertrude (Macklin) Bushue. Emma was raised on a farm near Effingham, Illinois, the third of eight children. She became a beautician early on...
Redge Desoer
May 28, 2019
A graveside service for Redge W. DeSoer, 74, lifetime Ellensburg resident, was held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the IOOF Cemetery in Ellensburg. Mr. DeSoer passed away at his home on May 28, 2019 from an apparent heart attack. Redge was a one of a kind guy -- unique. God only built one of him!...
