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.
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Obituaries
Glenn Eugene Greathouse - 1955
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.
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.
Bill Wright - 1960
Bill Wright, 84, the first Black person to win a US Golf Association title and one of the first people inducted into Western’s Athletics Hall of Fame, on Feb. 19, 2021, in Los Angeles.
Nancy Carolyn Neisinger - 1959
Nancy Carolyn Neisinger, 83, a retired elementary school music teacher, on Nov. 28, 2020, in Aberdeen.
Margurite J. Ellis - 1959
Margurite J. Ellis, 84, a retired teacher and preschool founder, on April 26, 2021.
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.
Larry Thomas Stewart - 1967
Larry Thomas Stewart, 76, a retired teacher and coach, on March 2, 2021.
Burnell Sparks - 1967
Burnell Sparks, 81, retired science teacher at Meridian High School, on April 3, 2021, in Bellingham.
Marilynn Beyl - 1967
Marilynn Beyl, 80, a retired elementary school teacher in Longview, on March 1, 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.