All Obituaries

Lois Laverne Newcomb, age 95 passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Harbor House in Poulsbo, WA. She was born on February 15, 1923 in Beatrice, Nebraska to the late Victor and Mable Krull Gotchall. Lois was an assistant librarian at various schools in the Kent School District. She was married to the late Reverend Curtis Newcomb on August 22, 1945 in Portland, Oregon. They were married for 68 years at his death in 2014. Survivors include her beloved children Dwayne (Molly) Newcomb of...

Family will hold services in the Philippines.

Mr. Lyle Grant Strickland, of Marblemount, Washington, born January 16, 1935, in Everett, Washington, to the late Carrie Opal (Cooley) Strickland and Ernst Lyle Strickland, passed away at age 83 on August 20, 2018, in Burbank, Washington. Lyle transferred to Fleet Reserve in 1972 serving 20 years active duty, retiring from military service in 1982. Serving on the USS Haven, USS Navarro, USS Hubbard, USS Koiner and others during the Korean and Vietnam wars. From the seven seas to highways,...

Arthur Gannon, 88, passed away quietly at Loving Ones Adult Family Home on August 19th. Born in Inman, Nebraska on May 30, 1930 to Roy and Grace on the family farm. He attended a one room country school and then graduated in 1947 from Inman High School. He then came to Kent to work for his brother in a small grocery on the Kent-Kangley Rd. He was inducted into the Army in 1951 and finished his tour of duty on Vashon Island where he met Kay. They married in 1953, lived in Riverton Hts. and...

Roger Wayne Jones of Maple Valley, WA passed away at home on August 16, 2018 at the age of 61 after a 4 year battle with cancer. Roger was born on September 14, 1956.  He grew up in Blakely Manor and Normandy Park attending Sunnydale Elementary, Normandy Park Elementary, Sylvester Junior High and graduating from Highline High School in Burien.  His early years were spent adventuring in the outdoors while hiking or skiing at the Mountaineers Lodge with his family.  Much of his...

Joyce Daker was born August 28, 1928 in Seattle, WA to Simon and Ruth Edwards.  She lived on Vashon Island until the family moved to Seattle in 1945.  Joyce graduated in 1947 from Lincoln High School. After graduation she attended Mary Stone Beauty School and graduated from there in 1949. She met her dear husband, Gale, at the Seattle Nazarene Church. Her parents said he was a keeper with his beautiful teeth, smile, and brown eyes. Also, he had a new car!! They married on October...

God carried Dennis R. Parker, 72, on August 6, 2018, in Long Beach, California, to sing in the heavenly choir, alongside his late wife, Nancy Carnahan Parker. Born in Los Angeles, CA he was the second son of Gertrude “Trudy” Nelson and Donald Parker. He retired in 2003 in Oak Harbor, WA.              He served our country in the U. S. Army at Viet Nam. For many years he was instrumental in helping moms and their unborn...

James “Jim” Edward Rothwell, son of Thomas and Theresa Rothwell, was born on September 17, 1974. He grew up in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York and graduated from Westlake High School in 1992. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies from SUNY Plattsburgh, he moved to Washington state and pursued work in his chosen field for the past 20 years. Mountaineering, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, split boarding, riding, cycling, and outdoor sports were...

Margaret (Margie) Lou (Cramer) Frederick of Covington, Washington passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 in Renton, Washington at the age of 80. She was surrounded by her long-time partner, William Byron, her children, and grandchildren. Margie was born in Virginia, Illinois on September 20th, 1937. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mabel (Black) Cramer. She moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin with her family in 1950, where she graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School in...

Audie May McBride was born in Ava, Missouri on May 11, 1927. She met her husband Howard W. House in late 1945 and married in Springfield, Missouri on April 13, 1946. They were married for 61 years until his death in 2008. She was the proud mother to Ioma (Jeanie) House Benson and Kathryn (Kathy) House Stanley (who passed in 2010). She was the grandmother to James Stanley, Jennifer Benson, Keri Stanley, Jeffrey Benson (who passed in 2008), and Julie Miller. She was the great-grandmother to...