All Obituaries

Carbonado resident R. Kent Visnaw, 78, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2022.  He was born in Wenatchee, WA on May 7, 1944, to Ruth (Goer) Visnaw and Frank Visnaw who preceded him in death.  Kent grew up in Sumner, WA where he was very involved in FFA.  He moved to Buckley in 1955, and graduated from White River High School in 1962, then enlisted in the U.S. Army.   He was a specialist in the Army’s 3rd Radio Research Unit out of Fort Campbell, KY.  His unit...

Pearl Evelyn Lilly passed away at her home in Enumclaw, Washington on May 5, 2022, at the age of 101. Pearl Lilly was born on January 20, 1921, to Homer Allen Berner and Anna Roupp Berner in Newton, Kansas. She was raised on the family farm alongside her brother Leonard Berner and her sisters Florence McCullough and Wilma Winfrey.  Pearl told stories of how self-sufficient they were raising a large garden, chickens, pigs, and cows. She graduated from Newton High School in 1939. After...

Lola Obermiller was born on September 29th, 1934 to Roy and Maud (née Wickenhagen) Lloyd in Greenfield, MO. The 7th of 10 children, Lola had many fond and funny memories of growing up in such a large family. When Lola was 6 years old, her family moved to Chelan Falls, WA to find employment. She liked to tell how relatives that had previously moved there bragged that you could find money on the street.  In 1950, Lola married Earl Obermiller and in 1951 she gave birth to a very...

Nellvergne Allen-Young Zajac, left this world for a peaceful one May 3, 2022. She was born in Chicago, Illinois October 30, 1932, to Beatrice and William Young, the last and only girl of five. Nellvergne spent her formative years in Houston, Texas, birthplace of Father Williams. She and her brothers were left orphans by family tragedy, September 30, 1940. They were raised by their maternal grandparents in West Seattle on Beach Drive SW. She experienced many early deaths of senior family...

Richard Porter, 67, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his home in Bonney Lake, Washington.  He was born March 24, 1955 in San Diego, California to Raymond Wayne and Helen Jeanne (Anderson) Porter.  Richard is a Navy veteran and spent his career with the state government as a road flagger.  He is survived by his step-son Mackenzie Singletary of Buckley, Washington; his brothers Donald Wayne Porter of Modesto, California and Lester Porter of Snohomish, Washington; and his sister...

Robert D. Nystrom was born November 21, 1929, in Yakima, WA, and passed away April 30, 2022 in Richland, WA, where he had lived for the past six years.   He was the second of four sons of Clarence Nystrom and Linnea Hillstrom Nystrom.  Later, sister Louise joined the family. Bob spent his early years in Yakima.  The family moved to Renton, WA, where he attended Henry Ford Elementary and Highline High School.  He completed his high school studies at Weatherwax High...

C. Barbara Dunn peacefully passed away on April 29, 2022 in Buckley, Wa. at the age of 83.   Barbara was born on September 7, 1938 in Auburn Washington and spent most of her life in Buckley, Washington. While Barbara was gifted at many things, she was specifically an  accomplished bowler and participated in several leagues over the course of 30 years. When she wasn’t bowling, she loved to spend her time traveling and camping. She’d do just about anything for a plate...

Maxine Lower Moergeli passed away peacefully on April 28, 2022, exactly one year to the day after the death of her husband. Born in Snohomish, WA on November 8, 1927, Maxine and her twin brother Max were the only children of Robert and Lillian (Shaw) Weed. Although Max was the first born, she laid claim to being the lively, vivacious one – in every photo she’s laughing, head tilted back, and clearly the life of any event. She graduated from Snohomish High School in June 1946 and...

Joel Francis Bruggeman, 78, passed away on April 27, 2022, in Enumclaw, Washington. He was born in Seattle, Washington on November 1, 1943, to Charles and Fern Bruggeman. Joel graduated from Evergreen High School in Seattle and earned a BA in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. Joel worked at Boeing as an engineer and manager for 43 years.  Joel enjoyed playing baseball and later fast-pitch softball in his younger years.  He was also an amazing and very...

Heather May Leonard was born to loving parents Delrena Courville and Richard Leonard Sr. on October 5, 1990 in Auburn, Washington. She died at the early age of 31 on April 27, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Heather spent her 31 short years living in Auburn and dedicating her life to family and the pursuits thereof, bringing to life four beautiful souls. Heather was close with not only her family but her friends as well, spending hours pouring over their favorite tunes, building playlists, and...