Donald John Overmiller II, 62, a pharmacist, on Nov. 4, 2019.
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Obituaries
Donald John Overmiller II - 1981
Stacy Jo (Lindgren) Rapp - 1980
Stacy Jo (Lindgren) Rapp, 61, who worked in the banking industry, on Dec. 31, 2019, in Everett.
Gretchen A. Ludwig - 1980
Gretchen A. Ludwig, 70, a retired teacher and administrator in public and Catholic schools, on Jan. 8, 2019 in Inverness, Illinois.
Lee Lowe - 1980
Lee Lowe, 95, a retired elementary school teacher in Everett schools, on July 21, 2019.
Katherine Ann Graves - 1980
Katherine Ann Graves, 94, an artist and signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society, on Jan. 27, 2019, in Redmond.
Gilbert Erickson - 1980
Gilbert Erickson, 62, who worked for Holland America Cruise Line for 35 years, on Nov. 17, 2019, in Coupeville.
Douglas W. Taylor - 1978
Douglas W. Taylor, 65, on Sept. 26, 2019.
Catherine Rose Mesich - 1977
Catherine Rose Mesich, 67, who worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation, on June 11, 2019, in Vancouver, Washington.
Betty Merner Chamberlin - 1976
Betty Merner Chamberlin, 94, who worked in human services, on July 25, 2019.
Michael Swanson - 1975
Michael Swanson, 77, a U.S. Army veteran, on Dec. 18, 2019.
Olga Beth “Betty” Anderson Speer - 1975
Olga Beth “Betty” Anderson Speer, 91, a retired teacher in Seattle, on June 17, 2019.
Jan Susan Zidell-Dahl - 1974
Jan Susan Zidell-Dahl, 67, a 40-year teacher in the Bethel School District, on Nov. 15, 2019.
Ronald Lee Martini - 1974
Ronald Lee Martini, 67, a retired elementary school teacher in Wyoming, Utah, and the Las Vegas Valley, on Nov. 26, 2019.
Charles C. Doughty - 1974
Charles C. Doughty, 72, on April 9, 2019., 72, on April 9, 2019.
Jim Folsom - 1972
Jim Folsom, 72, a longtime resident of Henderson, Nevada, on April 6, 2019.
Richard Lyle Boyd - 1972
Richard Lyle Boyd, 68, a longtime art teacher and coach in Port Angeles who later ran a bed and breakfast inn with his wife, on Jan. 7, 2019.
Clarence Zylstra - 1971
Clarence Zylstra, 89, a U.S. Army veteran, dairy farmer, 38-year faculty member at Whatcom Community College, and former board member of Lynden Christian School, the Lynden Pioneer Museum and other organizations, on Dec. 7, 2019.
Roge Roush - 1971
Roge Roush, 75, an actor, ESL teacher and casino worker, on Nov. 12, 2019.
Lance Harris - 1985
Lance Harris, 60, a painting contractor who sometimes worked as a stuntman in the entertainment industry, on Feb. 1, 2019.
Larry Keith Jones - 1983
Larry Keith Jones, 67, who ran a newspaper distribution business in Whatcom County and wrote a book about his humanitarian work in El Salvador, on June 14, 2019.