Preston Worth, 71, a Marine Corps veteran, a member of the first U.S. Rugby Team, and founder of PR Worth Inc., an excavation, demolition and utilities contractor, on Dec. 7, 2020, in Longview.
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Obituaries
Preston Wort - 1974
Lorne Turner - 1974
Lorne Turner, 73, a retired high school teacher who ran an adult hockey school, on June 28, 2020.
Don Petersen - 1974
Don Petersen, 76, a U.S. Navy veteran who taught elementary school in New Mexico and adult Sunday school and served as a park naturalist, on Aug. 15, 2021.
Maryann Raines - 1989
Maryann Raines, 84, a retired high school teacher in the North Mason School District, on Dec. 23, 2020, in Bremerton.
Julie Sumner Davis - 1988
Julie Sumner Davis, 55, an accountant who became a special education teacher in the Meridian School District, on Dec. 21, 2020.
Jennifer Colyer - 1988
Jennifer Colyer, 74, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Kendall.
Gary David Thompson - 1986
Gary David Thompson, 62, a pilot who flew for Wings of Alaska and ran his own charter business, Admiralty Air Service, on Sept. 16, 2021, in Tenakee Springs, Alaska.
John “Scott” Farquhar - 1985
John “Scott” Farquhar, 70, retired principal of Leota Junior High School in Woodinville, on Oct. 31, 2020, in Shoreline.
Mark Orme - 1984
Mark Orme, 58, a chemist in the pharma/biotech industry, on Feb. 27, 2021.
Alan Scott Christensen - 1984
Alan Scott Christensen, 59, a retired supply chain analyst for Boeing, on Aug. 8, 2021.
Brian W. Wilson - 1983
Brian W. Wilson, 62, a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department who served in London, Belfast, Ciudad Juarez, Guatemala, and Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia.
Timothy Lloyd Wass - 1983
Timothy Lloyd Wass, 61, who worked in finance and credit for ITT Commercial Finance, Deutsche Bank and ATT, on Aug. 25, 2020, in Seattle.
Mark Brodeck - 1983
Mark Brodeck, 64, a retired accountant for the state of Washington, on Aug. 19, 2020.
Jeffrey Prather - 1982
Jeffrey Prather, 74, a retired audit supervisor for the Alaska Gaming Commission, on July 12, 2021.
David Shane Keegan - 1980
David Shane Keegan, 64, who worked at Endobiologics in Montana, on June 2, 2020, in Corvallis, Oregon.
Nancy Tallman Hurley - 1980
Nancy Tallman Hurley, 65, a volunteer for Childhaven serving children who have experienced trauma and adversity, on March 23, 2021.
Thomas Hohman - 1980
Thomas Hohman, 65, who worked at Fiberglass Structural Engineering, on Aug. 1, 2021.
David James Marich - 1979
David James Marich, 66, a tile contractor, on March 5, 2021.
Ann Louise Brady - 1979
Ann Louise Brady, 64, a retired real estate agent, on Aug. 26, 2020, in Fort Valley, Virginia.
Jonna Zieber - 1994
Jonna Zieber, 67, retired from Catholic Community Services, on April 11, 2021.