Obituaries
Oliver Wilgress - ST
Oliver Wilgress, 82, who earned a master’s degree in geography in 1969 at Western and retired from Western’s Facilities Planning department in 2000, on Nov. 21, 2020, in Bellingham.
Walter Everett Springer - ST
Walter Everett Springer, 76, a longtime security officer at Western and a member of the class of 1965, on June 22, 2020.
Thaddeaus H. Spratlen - FAC
Thaddeaus H. Spratlen, a prolific business marketing and development scholar who was the first Black faculty member at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and the first Black male faculty member at WWU, on May 18, 2021. Dr. Spratlen established the Spratlen Diversity and Inclusion Grant at Western to honor his late wife Lois and to thank the community that welcomed his young family in the 1960s.
Erling Freeberg - 1959
Erling Freeberg, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, retired Eastmont School District teacher and Wenatchee Police Department reserve officer who later published children’s educational art books, on Aug. 7, 2021
Katherine Grace (Tweten) Smith - 1958
Katherine Grace (Tweten) Smith, 85, retired principal of Scootney Springs Elementary School in Othello, on Sept. 2, 2021, in East Wenatchee.
Arthur Mafli - 1958
Arthur Mafli, 88, a retired teacher who established two endowments at Western, in November 2019.
Franklin Carlson - 1958
Franklin Carlson, 85, retired director of Special Services for the Marysville School District, on June 26, 2021.
William D. Reinard - 1957
William D. Reinard, 89, a U.S. Army veteran and retired biology teacher at Sedro-Woolley High School, on July 28, 2021.
Glenn Eugene Greathouse - 1955
Glenn Eugene Greathouse, 88, a retired teacher and coach in the Sequim School District who served five years on the Sequim City Council, on Aug. 11, 2020.
Donna Mae Cooper - 1954
Donna Mae Cooper, 90, a retired teacher and counselor for the Camas School District, in November 2020.
Beatrice Lillian Wyatte - 1948
Beatrice Lillian Wyatte, 93, a retired teacher, on March 22, 2020, in Mukilteo.
Lorna June Dayton - 1947
Lorna June Dayton, 91, on March 2, 2021.
Daniel Warner - 1966
Daniel Warner, 82, a military veteran who in retirement volunteered for the Seattle Aquarium and the Museum of Flight, on June 27, 2021.
Brian McCollough - 1966
Brian McCollough, 77, an Air Force veteran who worked as a science, history and math teacher, real estate agent, and managing partner with New York Life, on Sept. 21, 2020.
Dave M. “Mal” Woods - 1965
Dave M. “Mal” Woods, 85, on Nov. 5, 2020.
Richard Charles Little - 1965
Richard Charles Little, 78, a retired teacher, administrator and coach, on Feb. 1, 2021, in Bellingham.
Trudy Ada Kindler - 1964
Trudy Ada Kindler, 79, on March 23, 2021, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Patricia Ann Baldwin - 1964
Patricia Ann Baldwin, 79, a retired Blaine Elementary School teacher, on July 8, 2021.
Edwin Vadset - 1961
Edwin Vadset, 83, a retired longtime teacher and coach in Anacortes and summertime charter boat skipper of the Sandi L in Westport, on July 25, 2021.
Richard Farrington Canfield - 1961
Richard Farrington Canfield, 81, a retired elementary school teacher and principal in Anacortes, on Jan. 23, 2021.