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Obituaries

Norma Gray

Norma Gray

Jun 18, 2018

Norma Jean (Annas) Gray, 69, of East Wenatchee, Washington and formerly a long-time resident of the Puyallup area passed away peacefully on June 18th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27 at Powers Funeral Home, 320 W. Pioneer Ave. in Puyallup. Private family urn committal will...

Michael Fischer

Michael Fischer

Jun 13, 2018

Michael J. Fischer, 73, resident of Thorp, passed away at his home on June 13, 2018. Private family services will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery at a later date.

Mike was born on May 25, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, the second of two children born to Edward & Pauline (Hart) Fischer. He spent his early years...

Frances Chmelewski

Frances Chmelewski

Jun 9, 2018

Frances Paddack Chmelewski (née Wagner) passed away on June 9, 2018 at the age of 56. A memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 in the concert hall of the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building on the Central Washington University campus.

Fran, as she was known to friends, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...

Richard Miller

Richard Miller

Jun 7, 2018

I was born in Roslyn, Washington, on November 11, 1929, weighing 11 pounds, 11 ounces-pretty big. I was the son and grandson of coal miners and carpenters and had the deep, proud Scottish roots of my ancestors. As a kid, my buddies and I would be gone for hours on the sand rocks above town wearing holes in our...

Avelino Nambo

Avelino Nambo

May 31, 2018

Avelino Nambo, 59, resident of Ellensburg, passed away at the Virginia Mason Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Viewing was at Steward & Williams Funeral Home from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 9 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Ellensburg ...

Evelyn Cichowski

Evelyn Cichowski

May 15, 2018

Evelyn M. Cichowski, 97, died May 15, 2018 with family at her side at Meadows Place Senior Living in Ellensburg after a bout of pneumonia. She was a resident there for two years. Prior to that, she lived in her home in Rosewood Adult Living. She lived alone in her own home until the age of 94.

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Betty Hayden

Betty Hayden

May 12, 2018

Betty Lou (Hepburn) Hayden, 85, of Ellensburg, passed away at Prestige Care & Rehab on Saturday, May 12, 2018.

Viewing was held Friday, May 18 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Steward & Williams Funeral Home in Ellensburg. Graveside services were conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the Ellensburg IOOF Cemetery.

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Fredrick Schaan

Fredrick Schaan

Apr 30, 2018

Fredrick Joseph Schaan, 82, of Ellensburg and formerly of Zillah, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 30, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.

The Rosary will be recited on Sunday, May 6th starting at 10:30 AM and viewing continuing until 2:00 PM at Steward & Williams Funeral Home in Ellensburg. A celebration of life...

Julia May (Kozelisky)  Wallgren

Julia May (Kozelisky) Wallgren

Apr 29, 2018

Julia May (Kozelisky) Wallgren, 99, lifetime Kittitas County resident, passed away on April 29, 2018 at Hearthstone Cottage Assisted Living in Ellensburg. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 12 noon on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Roslyn. Burial followed at the Roslyn Cemetery,a reception followed at the Sunset Café in Cle Elum. Julia...

Brett Eason

Brett Eason

Apr 25, 2018

Brett Jay Eason, 47, lifetime Ellensburg resident, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from apparent natural causes. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church a reception followed. Burial took place at 2:00 p.m. the same afternoon at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Brett was born on...

Shirley Nelson

Shirley Nelson

Apr 24, 2018

Shirley Nelson of Ellensburg, Washington passed peacefully from this life on April 24 at the age of 96.

Shirley Grace Nelson was born on January 3, 1922, the youngest child of John and Clara Nelson (Schmidt) of St. Charles, Illinois. They preceded her in death as did one brother, Norman and one granddaughter, Emily Wickwire.

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Debbie Clapper

Debbie Clapper

Apr 21, 2018

Debra Kay Clapper, 61, longtime resident of Ellensburg, passed away at the KVH Hospital on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

Debbie's celebration of life was held at the Red Lion Hotel in Ellensburg starting at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. A light lunch was served.

Debbie was born on February 17, 1957 in Newport, Washington...

Allan L. Upton

Allan L. Upton

Apr 17, 2018

Allan L. "Bud" Upton, 76, of Cle Elum, passed away at his home in Cle Elum, WA on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Bud was born on April 7, 1942 in Long Prairie, Minnesota to H.A. "Uppie" & Josephine (Bertzcyk) Upton. He grew up in the Lake Crystal area and graduated from Lake Crystal High School with the class of...

Louis Kollmeyer

Louis Kollmeyer

Apr 14, 2018

Louis A. Kollmeyer, 103, longtime resident of Ellensburg, passed away on April 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in Diggins, Missouri on December 6, 1914.

Louis is survived by his three sons, Shannon (Cris), Douglas (Gerry), and Mark. He had seven grandchildren, Aaron, Kelly, Dorri, John, David, Kit, and Ben, and six great grandchildren. He...

Kayden John Adams

Kayden John Adams

Apr 8, 2018

Kayden John Adams, 15, lifetime upper county resident, passed away at his home in Cle Elum on April 8, 2018. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Cle Elum-Roslyn elementary school gym. Kayden was born on September 29, 2002 in Ellensburg to Aron Jones and Alexis Adams. He grew up in...

Dr. Raymond Hall

Dr. Raymond Hall

Apr 7, 2018

Dr. Raymond Anthony Hall died peacefully at home on April 7, 2018 in Ellensburg, WA at the age of 69.

He was born on March 18, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to James and Roberta Hall. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Dr. Hall was also a...

Mike Brunner

Mike Brunner

Apr 6, 2018

Cheers to Mike's Life With a valiant fight, Mike's light was extinguished on April 6. Husband, dad, grandfather, and "Poppy",

Michael Raymond Brunner was born July 14, 1951 to Gerald and Elizabeth (Wood) Brunner in Cheyenne, WY. Moving to the Kittitas Valley in 1963, Ellensburg is where Mike would make his lifelong home. Mike graduated from Ellensburg...

Mickey Thayer

Mickey Thayer

Apr 5, 2018

Marilyn June "Mickey" Thayer, 87, lifetime Ellensburg resident, passed away peacefully at her home on April 5, 2018. A graveside service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Ellensburg, followed by a Celebration of Life starting at 1:00 p.m. at the McIntosh Ranch.

Mickey was born on November 10,...

Lois Nickel

Lois Nickel

Apr 3, 2018

Lois Virginia (Hubbell) Nickel, 99, lifetime Ellensburg resident, passed away on April 3, 2018 at Riverview Manor Assisted Living in Selah. A private family graveside service with military honors will be held at the IOOF Cemetery in Ellensburg.

Lois was born on October 16, 1918 to Beckwith and Edna (Johnson) Hubbell and grew up at 209 E....

Col. O. Wesley (Ret.)  Usmc

Col. O. Wesley (Ret.) Usmc

Mar 27, 2018

Col. Otis Wesley "Wes" Corman, USMC (Ret.), a longtime resident of Ellensburg, passed away at age 94 peacefully at his home with family by his side on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. A family memorial will be held in California at a later date. In lieu of a public service in Ellensburg, his wishes were that donations be made to...

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