Robert L. Burnett, 75, a former journalist for the Seattle Times, Associated Press, Wenatchee World and Columbian and a retired writer for Boeing, on July 21, 2021, in Bothell.
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Obituaries
Robert L. Burnett - 1972
Charles Robin Newland - 1971
Charles Robin Newland, 79, a retired teacher and school administrator, on July 17, 2021, in Dayton, Ohio.
Catherine E. Kunzmann - 1971
Catherine E. Kunzmann, 72, a retired counselor for the Employment Security Department in Bellingham and the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation in Wenatchee, on Feb. 15, 2021.
Deryn Fulton - 1971
Deryn Fulton, 73, a former teacher who ran recreation and travel businesses and was very active in community parks and recreation activities in Snohomish, on Feb. 28, 2021.
Stacey Edwin Eskelin - 1971
Stacey Edwin Eskelin, 74, on Sept. 1, 2020.
Kenneth Kandoll - 1970
Kenneth Kandoll, 73, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and carpenter, on July 19, 2021.
Mary Ann Alderson - 1970
Mary Ann Alderson, 72, retired from the Washington State Office of Employment Security, on June 1, 2020, in Sedro-Woolley.
Fred D. Petersen - 1969
Fred D. Petersen, 93, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired teacher and coach at Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham, on June 11, 2021, in Ellensburg.
Jerry Price - 1968
Jerry Price, 74, an analytical chemist who funded two chemistry scholarships at Western, on April 25, 2021, in Bellingham.
Ethel Lee Williams Mitchell - 1976
Ethel Lee Williams Mitchell, 89, retired area manager for King County Superior Court and a tireless advocate for justice and equality for Black people, on Aug. 4, 2021.
Gerrit Byeman - 1976
Gerrit Byeman, 79, who ran a graphic design and print shop, on Sept. 7, 2021, in Lynden.
Roland Brecek - 1976
Roland Brecek, 69, of Rescule, California, on Dec. 16, 2020.
Robert W. Elder - 1975
Robert W. Elder, 94, a U.S. Navy veteran who retired from the federal government as a draftsman and architect, on Aug. 28, 2019.
Jay Aust - 1975
Jay Aust, 69, a retired associate professor at University of Kansas School of Education, on Jan. 21, 2021.
Preston Wort - 1974
Preston Worth, 71, a Marine Corps veteran, a member of the first U.S. Rugby Team, and founder of PR Worth Inc., an excavation, demolition and utilities contractor, on Dec. 7, 2020, in Longview.
Lorne Turner - 1974
Lorne Turner, 73, a retired high school teacher who ran an adult hockey school, on June 28, 2020.
Don Petersen - 1974
Don Petersen, 76, a U.S. Navy veteran who taught elementary school in New Mexico and adult Sunday school and served as a park naturalist, on Aug. 15, 2021.
Andrew Edward Harlin - 1978
Andrew Edward Harlin, 66, on March 2, 2021, in Bellevue.
Steve Wolden - 1977
Steve Wolden, 67, a retired social worker for Washington State DSHS, adjunct faculty member at Lower Columbia College, and judge for the American Kennel Club, on July 9, 2021, in Longview.
Karen Ostrander Underwood - 1977
Karen Ostrander Underwood, 67, retired manager of the Boeing healthcare account at Regence Blue Shield, on April 7, 2021, in Kirkland.