Joyce Grace Munden Zimmerman, 89, a longtime elementary teacher in the Shelton and North Thurston school districts, on Aug. 11, 2019.
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Obituaries
Joyce Grace Munden Zimmerman - 1964
Steven Keith Aspden - 1964
Steven Keith Aspden, 77, a longtime teacher and administrator in the Peninsula School District, on June 16, 2020 in Chandler, Arizona.
Judith “Lane” (Ecker) Parker - 1961
Judith “Lane” (Ecker) Parker, 80, a longtime elementary school teacher in Central Kitsap, on Feb. 5, 2020, in Surprise, Arizona.
Edward Carney - 1961
Edward Carney, 86, who owned and operated a construction company in Friday Harbor for many years, on Aug. 19, 2020, in Anacortes.
Donald “Ted” Nesheim - 1958
Donald “Ted” Nesheim, 87, a U.S. Airforce veteran and a retired industrial arts teacher at Lakota Junior High in Federal Way, on Jan. 20, 2020.
L. Dennis White - 1957
L. Dennis White, 89, who taught biology at Auburn High School and Green River College, on July 17, 2020.
William Francis Theodore Karwacki - 1957
William Francis Theodore Karwacki, 88, a U.S. Army veteran with a long career in education as a teacher, coach, psychologist, principal and superintendent, on Sept. 28, 2020, in Moses Lake.
Kevin Marc Montgomery - 1979
Kevin Marc Montgomery, 62, a retired auditor for the state of Washington, on Oct. 7, 2019.
Joel Mark Fearn - 1979
Joel Mark Fearn, 63, on Nov. 11, 2019, in Friendship, Maine, where he had served as town clerk for 20 years.
Georgie “Jean” Matthews - 1978
Georgie “Jean” Matthews, 77, retired director of the Human Services Department at Skagit Valley College, where she received a Teacher of the Year award and served as faculty union president, on Jan. 13, 2020, in Bellingham.
Richard Edwin VanCooten - 1977
Richard Edwin VanCooten, 78, a U.S. Army veteran and retired shop teacher who once restored a 1929 Ford coup and drove it over the Rocky Mountains, on April 10, 2020.
Patricia Ann Sigler - 1976
Patricia Ann Sigler, 75, a retired elementary school teacher in Edmonds and Lake Stevens, on April 26, 2020, in Camano Island.
Lance Lee McIntyre - 1976
Lance Lee McIntyre, 75, a retired school psychologist, on Jan. 30, 2020, in Cañon City, Colorado.
Charles Arthur “Bud” Davis - 1976
Charles Arthur “Bud” Davis, 66, a longtime math, science and driver’s ed teacher and coach, on Feb. 11, 2020.
John Michael “Mike” Elmer - 1973
John Michael “Mike” Elmer, 71, a retired school psychologist in the East Providence School District in Rhode Island, on Feb. 23, 2020.
Frank DeFreytas - 1973
Frank DeFreytas, 76, who ran a bed and breakfast in Bellingham, on Jan. 11, 2020.
Judy Smith - 1972
Judy Smith, 68, who taught special needs children and piano, and later worked in management at Horizon Airlines, Zellerbach, the city of Bellevue and World Vision. on Dec. 30, 2019.
Susan J. Vaughn - 1999
Susan J. Vaughn, 52, who held leadership positions in Catholic Charities and Youth Care in the Seattle area, on Feb. 9, 2020, in Lake Stevens.
Keith Bloch - 2000
Keith Bloch, 62, a designer who worked in computer products and accessories and in the oil refining industry, on Dec. 18, 2020.
Stephen Thomas Hardie - 1996
Stephen Thomas Hardie, 46, on Feb. 10, 2019.