Nicholas Payne, 77, on May 4, 2021, in Bellingham.
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Obituaries
Nicholas Payne - 2011
Andrew Rainey - 2008
Andrew Rainey, 36, a teacher and telented musician, on March 16, 2021.
Anne Mikkelsen - 2006
Anne Mikkelsen, 76, a professional cook, innkeeper, author, guardian ad-litem and active community volunteer, on Nov. 29, 2020, in Bellingham.
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.