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Mary Watson died Oct. 22 at her home on Rocky Creek on the Key Peninsula. She was 93 years old. She was a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and a member of the Tacoma congregation for …
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12/6/19
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Richard A. “Dick” Dixon died Oct. 3 after a year plus bout with cancer. He was born May 2, 1935, in Natick, Massachusetts, to Arthur and Avis Dixon.
Dick relocated to Washington …
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11/1/19
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Elsie Vezzani of Gig Harbor died Sept. 8, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Colton, Washington, the youngest daughter of Frank and Teresa Busch. Elsie graduated …
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11/1/19
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Virgil Iverson was born in Bellingham, Washington on April 17, 1934 and died Sept. 3, 2019. He grew up in the town of Snohomish and graduated from Seattle Pacific University and Bethel …
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10/1/19
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Louis M. Padilla died July 30, 2019, following a five-week battle with cancer. He was 76 years old.
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10/1/19
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Bill was born May 26, 1950, to Clarence and Virginia Vanlaanen, and lived 69 years on the Key Peninsula until his death June 16. While growing up, he worked at his dad’s gas station …
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10/1/19
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Obituaries
Myrna Jean Williams died peacefully September 9. She was a 20-year resident of the Key Peninsula area. Prior to that she lived in Seattle and worked for various television and radio …
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10/1/19
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Born March 13, 1945, to John and Marie Chakirian in Bryan, Texas, Voski grew up in Cashmere, Washington. She died peacefully in her home in Lakebay June 9.
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9/1/19
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Born June 20, 1934, in Neah Bay, Washington, a community he talked about throughout his life, Richard Allan Van Cise died peacefully July 25. He treasured his family, each of whom he …
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9/1/19
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Longtime Key Peninsula resident Ruth Chambers, 85, died June 25. She was born March 1, 1934, in Yankton, South Dakota, to Roy and Anna Walling. She had three siblings: Madaline, Paul …
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8/1/19
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Born June 29, 1962, Kathlene A. Dalton died peacefully June 10 at her home in Gig Harbor.
Kathy worked as a respiratory therapist for over 20 years and volunteered for many years …
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8/1/19
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Known locally as “the jam man,” Warren Edward Ensor died in a car crash near his Lakebay home July 6. He sold homemade jellies, horseradish and bread to benefit Ashes, the …
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8/1/19
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Dorothy Bouvia Lusby died June 3 at Comfort Haven Adult Family Home in Midland, Washington. She was 108 years old.
Born Dorothy Mary Keck March 13, 1911 in Biggsville, …
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7/1/19
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Donald Wayne Mills, born February 27, 1935, died peacefully at his fifth-generation family home June 4, 2019. He was the grandson of Helen and Dominic Mills, a pioneer family of the …
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7/1/19
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Born Randolph James Viers, Aug. 17, 1944, to parents Ray and Marjorie Viers in North Hollywood, California, Randy died Dec. 10, 2018, at Hospice House in Tacoma surrounded by his …
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7/1/19
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Wally Lorisch died peacefully March 17 with his wife Karen, son Nick and daughter Amie holding his hand. He was an amazing man that made it clear how important his family was …
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5/1/19
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Delores “Dee” Rose died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family Nov. 17, 2018. She was 88 years old.
Born and raised in Seattle, Dee was the oldest of four children. …
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5/1/19
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Jean Yanity was born Lanetta Jean Tatro, Oct. 29, 1941, and died Oct. 24, 2018, five days shy of 77. She was born to a Stillaguamish mother, Lavaun Tatro.
During an unintended …
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3/1/19
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Katrina (Lewis) Brickles died from an unexpected illness Jan. 12, 2019 at the age of 36. Born May 1, 1982 to Steven and Dora Lewis, she grew up and fell in love with Matthew Brickles …
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2/1/19
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Steven Merrill Kramer, 64, a longtime resident of Herron Island and the KP, passed away Jan. 6, 2019, after a series of illnesses. Born to Robert and Anita Kramer and raised in Renton, …
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2/1/19
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