The Rev. Anna Maria Korathu, 71, former rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Lake City, on April 9, 2018.
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Obituaries
Anna Maria Korathu - 1991
Jim “Jamie” Blevins - 1991
Jim “Jamie” Blevins, 56, who was a doctoral student in anthropology at the University of Utah and taught for many years at Salt Lake Community College, on May 21, 2019, in Salt Lake City.
Teresa Birkeland-Roebke - 1990
Teresa Birkeland-Roebke, 53, on July 8, 2019.
Robert Alan Robinson - 1989
Robert Alan Robinson, 61, a skilled boater and U.S. Navy veteran who established and ran Signature Yachts on Seattle’s Lake Union, on Sept. 15, 2019, in Seattle.
Steve Milward - 1989
Steve Milward, 63, on July 18, 2019.
Mark Amano - 1989
Mark Amano, 61, a water treatment chemist, on Dec. 11, 2019, in Mount Vernon.
Roger Flotre - 1988
Roger Flotre, 81, who worked at Georgia Pacific and at WWU, on Feb. 16, 2019.
Patricia A. Sanders - 1986
Patricia A. Sanders, 87, a former judge for the city of Hamilton, Montana, on Feb. 9, 2020, in Phoenix.
Janis L. Harnden - 1986
Janis L. Harnden, 58, on Dec. 12, 2019.
Stanley Sakamoto - 1985
Stanley Sakamoto, 58, a U.S. Air Force veteran, on July 29, 2019.
Curtis Clayton Jacobson - 2002
Curtis Clayton Jacobson, 39, a flight instructor, regional training manager in Boeing’s pilot development program and former vice president of the Boeing Employee Flying Association’s board of directors, on Dec. 8, 2019.
Kimberly Bickle Richardson - 2001
Kimberly Bickle Richardson, 49, on January 27, 2019.
Jennifer Lamonica - 2000
Jennifer Lamonica, 44, a speech pathologist in the Concrete and Sedro-Woolley school districts, on Nov. 15, 2019.
Victoria Collier - 1998
Victoria Collier, 71, who worked in communications for environmental organizations such as the Sonora Institute in Arizona and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies on Colorado, and volunteered for the Democratic Party, on Feb. 2, 2020, in Boulder, Colorado.
Timothy R. Kirchgatter - 1996
Timothy R. Kirchgatter, 51, on Dec. 6, 2019, in Blaine.
James Werle - 1995
James Werle, 47, executive director of the Community Anchor Program at Internet2, on Sept. 19, 2019.
Phillip I. Bakke - 1994
Phillip I. Bakke, 49, a FEMA regional manager and state liaison, on Nov. 26, 2019, on South Whidbey Island.
Thomas Keith - 1993
Thomas Keith, 56, who ran Flickers Coffeehouse in Helena, Montana, and later worked for Conduent, on Dec. 4, 2019.
Judy Robards Taylor - 1975
Judy Robards Taylor, 68, a retired teacher, counselor and high school psychologist who also was a veterinary assistant for the World Canine Health Organization, on Dec 16, 2019.
Maxine Strege - 1970
Maxine Strege, 71, who worked for 35 years in education in Washington and Minnesota, on March 19, 2020, in Little Falls, Minnesota.