Mary Alice Cummings, 89, a retired teacher and administrator in Seattle Public Schools, on July 25, 2021.
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Obituaries
Mary Alice Cummings - 1977
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.
Jonna Zieber - 1994
Jonna Zieber, 67, retired from Catholic Community Services, on April 11, 2021.
Barbara L. Engman - 1993
Barbara L. Engman, 71, a vocal performer and choir director, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Bellingham.
Walter Schrengohst - 1992
Walter Schrengohst, 69, a retired math instructor at Whatcom Community College, on Jan. 13, 2021.
Lorie Wilkie - 1990
Lorie Wilkie, 68, a retired marriage and family therapist and sociology professor, on March 16, 2020.
Gloria Ellen Wagener - 1990
Gloria Ellen Wagener, a retired teacher, 80, on Feb. 24, 2020.
Nancy Anne Bjerke - 1990
Nancy Anne Bjerke, 62, on Sept. 19, 2021, in Everson.
Maryann Raines - 1989
Maryann Raines, 84, a retired high school teacher in the North Mason School District, on Dec. 23, 2020, in Bremerton.
Julie Sumner Davis - 1988
Julie Sumner Davis, 55, an accountant who became a special education teacher in the Meridian School District, on Dec. 21, 2020.
Jennifer Colyer - 1988
Jennifer Colyer, 74, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Kendall.
Gary David Thompson - 1986
Gary David Thompson, 62, a pilot who flew for Wings of Alaska and ran his own charter business, Admiralty Air Service, on Sept. 16, 2021, in Tenakee Springs, Alaska.
John “Scott” Farquhar - 1985
John “Scott” Farquhar, 70, retired principal of Leota Junior High School in Woodinville, on Oct. 31, 2020, in Shoreline.
Mark Orme - 1984
Mark Orme, 58, a chemist in the pharma/biotech industry, on Feb. 27, 2021.
Alan Scott Christensen - 1984
Alan Scott Christensen, 59, a retired supply chain analyst for Boeing, on Aug. 8, 2021.
Brian W. Wilson - 1983
Brian W. Wilson, 62, a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department who served in London, Belfast, Ciudad Juarez, Guatemala, and Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia.
Timothy Lloyd Wass - 1983
Timothy Lloyd Wass, 61, who worked in finance and credit for ITT Commercial Finance, Deutsche Bank and ATT, on Aug. 25, 2020, in Seattle.
Mark Brodeck - 1983
Mark Brodeck, 64, a retired accountant for the state of Washington, on Aug. 19, 2020.
Jeffrey Prather - 1982
Jeffrey Prather, 74, a retired audit supervisor for the Alaska Gaming Commission, on July 12, 2021.