Colleen R. Feeney-Griffith, 69, an early childhood educator and mentor teacher, on May 11, 2021, in Ellensburg.
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Obituaries
Colleen R. Feeney-Griffith - 1985
Kathleen Fae Wilson - 1984
Kathleen Fae Wilson, 59, retired computer systems specialist for San Juan County, on Sept. 27, 2020.
John S. Williams - 1983
John S. Williams, 60, on March 27, 2020, in Post Falls, Idaho.
Gerald Evans Morrow - 1982
Gerald Evans Morrow, 91, a former civil engineer at Boeing and a retired junior high school math and science teacher, 91, on July 26, 2020.
Philip Randall mason - 1982
Philip Randall Mason, 66, on Dec. 24, 2020, in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Cathryn Holden - 2004
Cathryn Holden, 57, a former juvenile probation officer, on April 26, 2021.
Chris Fabry - 2001
Chris Fabry, 53, a field biologist who helped found Ecological Methods LLC, on May 10, 2021, in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Andrew David Koller - 1998
Andrew David Koller, 53, a high school French teacher in Richland and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 2021.
Sharon Marie Ward - 1996
Sharon Marie Ward, 56, on Sept. 3, 2020.
Richard J. Toft - 1996
Richard J. Toft, 80, who completed his master’s degree at Western after retiring as captain in the U.S. Navy, on May 4, 2021, in Oak Harbor.
Andrea Chapman - 1995
Andrea Chapman, 69, a former social worker, choir singer and poet, on Oct. 18, 2020.
Ron Morrison-Smith - 1993
Ron Morrison-Smith, 66, a retired special education teacher, on Jan. 17, 2021, in Kennewick.
Daniel E. Cleator - 1993
Daniel E. Cleator, 50, an avid adventure traveler who spent many years working in management, on July 21, 2020.
Loretta Backstrom - 1993
Loretta Backstrom, 62, who taught skiing, wind surfing and accounting, on Feb. 23, 2021.
Tom Evans - 1990
Tom Evans, 53, who worked for the state Department of Enterprise Services, on Feb. 9, 2021, in Olympia.
Jerry Tegarden - 1989
Jerry Tegarden, 72, a musician and songwriter in Bellingham, on Feb. 1, 2021.
Dale B. Drewry - 1989
Dale B. Drewry, 54, a land surveyor, on Sept. 19, 2020.
Jamie Frances Beck - 1989
Jamie Frances Beck, 54, a former flight attendant in graduate school for a master’s degree in high school counseling, on Dec. 26, 2020, in Issaquah.
Karen Wayerski - 1988
Karen Wayerski, 78, a retired elementary school teacher in Bellingham, on Nov. 15, 2020.
Richard Grendon - 1988
Richard Grendon, 73, a retired millwright and supervisor, lecturer and x-ray technologist, on June 13, 2020, in Bellingham.