Dec 28, 2019

With great sadness, the family of Sherry McDonald of Ellensburg announced that she lost her short battle with cancer on Saturday, December 28, 2019 when she passed away at her much-loved home. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in Ellensburg and Sherry was laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Sherry was born March...

Dec 25, 2019

Margaret Cruse, “Marge”, of Ellensburg, Washington, passed Wednesday, December 25, 2019. She was 93 years old. Margaret was born to William and Sarah Price, May 5th, 1926 in Runcorn Cheshire, England.  She married Willard “Bill” Cruse in 1946.

Bill and Marge met at the Salvation Army’s Serviceman’s Club, where Marge was a hostess during World War II....

Dec 19, 2019

Virginia Ruth (Strasbaugh) Woody, 79, of Ellensburg, passed peacefully at home on December 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Virginia was born in Boise, Idaho to Ernest & Edna (Rodda) Strasbaugh. The Strasbaugh family lived in Boise, Vancouver, WA and Portsmouth, OH before finally setting in Seattle...

Dec 11, 2019

Guadalupe Jiroco “Lupe” Tainaka, 82, longtime Mattawa area resident, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Bonaventure Assisted Living Community in Richland, Washington.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Ellensburg with a reception and celebration of life to follow.  Viewing will be one...

Dec 9, 2019

Rick Henderson, 62, a lifelong resident of Cle Elum and Roslyn, passed away on December 9, 2019 at Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Rick was born at the Ellensburg Community Hospital on December 8, 1957 to Charles and Jennie Henderson. He was the second child born and arrived 11 months to...

Dec 7, 2019

Heather Bolden, 27, of Ellensburg, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  A Celebration of Life will be held in early 2020 and a complete obituary is forthcoming. Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg has been entrusted with caring for Heather's family.

Dec 3, 2019

Thomas L. Seed, 77, of the Fairview area of Ellensburg, passed away at his home on December 3, 2019.  At Tom’s request, no formal services will be held.

Tom was born on December 28, 1941, the first of five children born to John & Dorothy (Welch) Seed.  The family moved to Olympia when Tom was two years...

Nov 30, 2019

Gordon E. Whitlow, 91, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in Ellensburg. He will be honored in a service at Willamette National Cemetery next spring.

Gordon was born in 1927 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the youngest of ten children born to Clifford & Hertha (Hurd) Whitlow and his family eventually settled in the Oregon City...

Nov 28, 2019

Teacher, dramatist, playwright, child advocate, community organizer, environmentalist, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and mentor. Donna Elaine Nylander was all of these. Donna passed away November 28, 2019 in Ellensburg with her family by her side.

She was born to Sidney and Margie Jacobson on March 6, 1930 in Curtiss, Wisconsin and graduated from high school in...

Nov 27, 2019

Thomas F. Flanagan, 66, of Cle Elum, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service and reception will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Putnam Centennial Center, 719 E. 3rd St. Cle Elum, WA.

Tom was born on July 29, 1953...

Nov 20, 2019

Daniel “Elroy” Lauer, 79, passed away Nov. 20, 2019, in Ellensburg, Wash.  He was born Dec. 14, 1939, to Joseph and Rosemary Arnzen Lauer, in Winona, Idaho.

Elroy attended area schools before starting work for the Hoene Implement Co. He married Shirley Nuttman on June 22, 1963, in Keuterville. Following their marriage, they moved to Grangeville, where...

Nov 19, 2019

Sharon Duncan peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on the evening of November 19th, 2019 at the age of 84.

Sharon was born on May 5th, 1935 in Ripon, CA to Manuel and Rose Andrade. Sharon grew up in small town Durham, California riding horses; where she graduated from Durham High school and continued her education...

Nov 18, 2019

Carrie L. Pentin, 81, passed away at her home in Easton on Monday, November 18, 2019.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Cascade Funeral Home of Cle Elum.

Nov 18, 2019

A Celebration of Life reception for Terrance M. “Terry” Sample will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Steward & Williams Funeral Home.  Private family burial will precede the service at the IOOF Cemetery. Terry, longtime Ellensburg resident, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Prestige Care & Rehab Center at the age...

Nov 16, 2019

Andrew J. Jager, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Kittitas Valley Hospital.

Andy was born in Mount Vernon, Washington on April 12, 1965.  He grew up in Skagit Valley with his two sisters, Roseann Jager Anderson and Marti Lynn Jager.  He moved to Melba, Idaho during his high school years and later...

Nov 12, 2019

Lois Marie Rose, 90, of Wenatchee, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.

Nov 11, 2019

Walter Carlson Sr., Lifelong Cle Elum resident died peacefully at home Monday night, November 11, at the age of 88. His companion of many years, Jennifer Armstrong, was by his side. He was born in Ellensburg on July 18, 1931. Walt lived on Hungry Junction Road with his family until the age of 6, attending the Woldale Grange School. ...

Nov 11, 2019

Marco G. Bicchieri died peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on November 11, 2019.  He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1928, to Leone Andrea Bicchieri, an Italian diplomat, and Anna Yelitch, the daughter of a Croatian railway contractor.  He received his early schooling at a Barnabite academy in Florence, Italy, and then later at an international school...

Nov 9, 2019

Dumitru N. Dirdala, 70, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home on November 9, 2019.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Steward & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Ellensburg.

Nov 5, 2019

Mary Jane Fossatti, 83, of Cle Elum, passed away at the Belair Adult Family Home in Cle Elum on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Cascade Funeral Home of Cle Elum.