September 3, 2018

Funeral services for Laurin Christian Mellergaard, 86, lifetime Ellensburg resident, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Mercer Creek Church the burial to followed at the IOOF Cemetery. A reception  followed the service at the Ellensburg American Legion Hall.

Mr. Mellergaard passed away at his home on September 3, 2018 surrounded by his...

August 27, 2018

Michele R. Brearley, 66, of Ellensburg, passed away at her home on Monday, August 27, 2018. Private family services were held last week.

Born in Toppenish, Washington on July 26, 1952, Michele was the daughter of two wonderful educators, a younger sister and an all-around tremendous person. Graduating from Toppenish High School with the class of 1970,...

August 27, 2018

Gary J. Hollenbeck, 74, of Ellensburg, passed away at his home on Monday, August 27, 2018. A celebration of life reception was held on Saturday, September 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ellensburg American Legion Hall.

Gary was born on August 4, 1944 in Seattle, Washington to R. "Chic" & Elaine (Schrock) Hollenbeck. He...

August 21, 2018

Vicki Joy Becker, 67, resident of rural Cle Elum, passed away at the KVH Hospital on Tuesday August 21, 2018. No formal services are planned. Vicki was born on January 7, 1951 in Seattle, Washington to Bernard & Evelyn (Jane) Terrant. She grew up in the Kirkland area and graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1969. After graduation,...

August 16, 2018

Funeral services for Marilyn Ann Haima, 79, longtime resident of Cle Elum, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Alliance Church in South Cle Elum with a committal service to followed at Laurel Hill Memorial Park. Marilyn passed away on August 16, 2018 at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Marilyn was born...

August 7, 2018

Funeral services for Ajay Allan Hanson, 6 months 19 days, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Ellensburg First United Methodist Church. The family greeted friends at a visitation on Friday, August 17, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Steward & Williams Funeral Home in Ellensburg. Ajay passed away on August 7,...

August 7, 2018

Longtime Baldwinsville resident Dorothy Noro Greitner passed away on August 13, 2018 in South Cle Elum, Washington with family at her side.

Born in 1928, she married Edwin Greitner and had two daughters. A loving and devoted mother, she volunteered for school activities and served as a Girl Scout troop leader. She pursued a career as a...

July 29, 2018

Nina M. Roditeleva, 91, of Ellensburg, passed away at the Prestige Post Acute Care & Rehab Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Funeral services were held earlier this week in Ellensburg, and Nina was laid to rest at the IOOF Cemetery on Brick Road.

Born in Krasnoyarka, a village located in the region of Bashkiria in the...

July 14, 2018

Millie A. Radonovich, 69, lifetime Roslyn resident and legend, passed away on July 14, 2018 at her forever home in Roslyn, Washington. A celebration of life will be held from 1-4 pm on Saturday August 4th at the Roslyn Eagles.

Millie was born on October 19, 1948 to Mike & Helen (Kapral) Radonovich in the same home...

July 14, 2018

Philip Arthur deMaintenon died peacefully at Pacifica Senior Living Center in Ellensburg, WA on Saturday, July 14th.

Phil was born on April 25, 1928 to Martta Josefina Ruutunen and Edward Harry deMaintenon (Maunton) in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. He was the youngest of four brothers. He joined the Army after graduation and served as a Japanese interpreter, serving in...

July 13, 2018

Mark Halperin, a resident of Ellensburg for over fifty years, passed away on July 13, 2018 at the age of 78. He was born in New York City, received a degree in physics from Bard College, and went on to the University of Iowa to complete his MFA in Creative Writing. He put himself through college working as a...

June 30, 2018

Myrna C. Antonich, longtime Ellensburg resident, passed away surrounded by family on June 30, 2018 in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Myrna was born August 21, 1942 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She grew up in the Devil's Lake area of North Dakota. After high school graduation, Myrna moved to Seattle where she met and married Vince Burke and they were...

June 25, 2018

Chriss William Peterson, longtime resident of Ellensburg, passed away on June 25th, 2018, just shy of his 99th Birthday.

He was born in Waldron, Oklahoma, July 20, 1919, to Carl and Catherina Peterson, the 3rd child of eight, the oldest of 4 brothers and sandwiched between his two older and two younger sisters. The younger sister born...

June 24, 2018

Thomas Arlie Schelat, age 68, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2018, at his home nestled in the Cascade Mountains located outside Seattle, Washington, surrounded by love, after a two year illness. He faced his illness with grace, strength and optimism. Tom was a wonderful person who possessed deep compassion and understanding, generosity and kindness, and engaging charm and...

June 20, 2018

Lyle Richard Eckhart, 85, of Ellensburg, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2018 at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Lyle will be buried in his family plot at Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, Iowa at a later date.

Lyle was born on August 1, 1932 in Hartley, Iowa to Frank & Rosa (Otto) Eckhart. He...

June 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...

June 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...

June 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...

June 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...

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 ...