Margurite J. Ellis, 84, a retired teacher and preschool founder, on April 26, 2021.
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Obituaries
Margurite J. Ellis - 1959
Roland Quinn - 1960
Roland Quinn, 86, a Shelton resident, on April 17, 2021.
Carol Lynne Peterson - 1968
Carol Lynne Peterson, 74, a retired teacher, on Sept. 8, 2020.
Nile Kinnick Clarke - 1968
Nile Kinnick Clarke, 74, a retired teacher and coach in Mercer Island and Seattle, on Jan. 19, 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.
Larry Thomas Stewart - 1967
Larry Thomas Stewart, 76, a retired teacher and coach, on March 2, 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.
Burnell Sparks - 1967
Burnell Sparks, 81, retired science teacher at Meridian High School, on April 3, 2021, in Bellingham.
Dave M. “Mal” Woods - 1965
Dave M. “Mal” Woods, 85, on Nov. 5, 2020.
Ronald Ivan Milton - 1974
Ronald Ivan Milton, 70, artistic director and one of the founders of Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest on Bainbridge Island, on April 29, 2021.
Doris B. Davis Maley - 1974
Doris B. Davis Maley, 82, a retired teacher and principal in Marysville, on July 20, 2019, in Meridian, Idaho.
Larry Kuznetz - 1974
Larry Kuznetz, 68, a lawyer who served as assistant attorney general for the state of Washington and in private practice in Spokane, on Sept. 22, 2020.
Bonnie Lou Sharp - 1973
Bonnie Lou Sharp, 70, retired transportation specialist for the U.S. Postal Service, on Feb. 18, 2021.
Walter Kent Seldal - 1973
Walter Kent Seldal, 73, a retired pastor and clinical chaplain in Ashland, Oregon, on Sept. 25, 2020.
Charleen (Renshaw) Relyea - 1973
Charleen (Renshaw) Relyea, 81, a retired elementary school teacher and community volunteer, on Dec. 23, 2020, in Mount Vernon.
Ronald Main - 1973
Ronald Main, 73, a retired lobbyist and government relations consultant, on Jan. 25, 2020.
R. Daniel Whyte - 1972
R. Daniel Whyte, 75, a musician and teacher, on Aug. 21, 2020, in Longview.
Christian Starks - 1972
Christian Starks, 70, a hair stylist, artist, singer/songwriter, dancer, poet, painter, Lummi Island resident, and longtime volunteer for Whatcom Hospice, on May 24, 2021.
Helen Kermoade - 1972
Helen Kermoade, who taught kindergarten and first grade and helped found the Washington Native Plant Society Salal Chapter, on April 30, 2021, on Fidalgo Island.
John Hura - 1972
John Hura, 75, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired head chemist for the Midway Sewer District, on June 7, 2021, in Tacoma.