All Obituaries

Edith Victoria Howard Hitchman left this earth to be with her Lord on June 20, 2020 at her home in Des Moines, Washington. She was born on April 9, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, attended Emmaus Bible School, and then went on to attend nursing school, where she earned her RN.   Through mutual friends, she met the love of her life, Robert Hitchman, who was in medical school at Marquette University and also in the Navy. They married on September 16, 1949 moved to Newport News Naval Base...

On Friday, June 12, 2020 Jewel Vernella Gilcrease passed away peacefully at the age of 85 after a brief stay at the Auburn Hospital. Jewel was the mother of three children, Dennis, Linda, and Denise. However, in her later years many considered her as their own grandmother. She was a woman far ahead of her time balancing a career at Boeing, raising a family, and always contributing endless hours to Community Service. She was kind, and caring and always deeply concerned for her family,...

Darold Francis Harmer, 82, of Auburn, Washington, passed away peacefully on June 11th, with his family by his side.  He was born in Walla Walla, WA, to Archie and Elizabeth (Hoffarth) Harmer on July 9th, 1937.  Darold graduated from Cle Elum High School in 1955 where he was a first team all-star in multiple sports and with the help of his great teammates Chuck Klarich, Jerry Browitt, Ed Aho and Chuck Allen, to name a few, led the Cle Elum Warriors to championships in both football...

Naomi Rose Huston (Swann) was born in Lawton, Oklahoma July 31, 1926 and passed away May 31, 2020 in Port Orchard, Washington. Naomi married in 1944 to Aubrey Huston (deceased). In 1954, the family moved themselves and their 3 children, Ken, Gary and Sharon to Auburn, Washington where Naomi worked, and retired from the Federal Way School District, in the food services department. Naomi enjoyed painting, crocheting, and reading. She was also a long time member of the Kent Christian Center....

Mary L. Seiple was born in Youngstown, Ohio on August 14, 1925 and passed away peacefully on May 27, 2020 with her daughter, Leanne, at her side. Mary grew up in Ohio and Pennsylvania where she met Ronald F. Greer. Mary and Ron were married on April 22, 1950. They had three children, James Greer, Bill Greer, Leanne Travis (Paul Travis.) They eventually moved to Washington state. Mom is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, many Aunts and Uncles, her son, James, her husband, Ron...

Sharon K. Trueblood, 73, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side from complications of PAH and COPD on May 24th, 2020 in Kent, WA. Sharon was born on June 14th, 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and lived there most of her young life. She traveled to Anchorage, Alaska in 1977 with her husband and three young daughters and loved it so much that they sold their home in Minnesota along with most of their belongings, packed up their car and motorhome, and moved to...