All Obituaries

Mary Forler Alicea, 58, of Enumclaw died January 17, 2021. She was born on January 31, 1962 in Seattle. She lived in Burien, Washington until her family moved back to Enumclaw in 1970. After graduation from Washington State University, Mary taught at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, Washington for 2 years before going back to school at Seattle University. While there she was hired as an intern at Microsoft, which quickly turned into a permanent job that she loved. Her...

Timothy Silas Milne Sr. was the ninth born of his twelve siblings in Metlakatla, Alaska.  Upon graduating Metlakatla High School in 1979 he went on to join the Navy.  Afterward he moved to the Seattle area and met Noreen (Price) Milne at the Muckleshoot Bingo Hall. He didn’t know yet she would be his wife.  He was going to go back to Alaska in search of work and wanted to take her along, so he asked her if she would go with him.  Six months later they married in...

Jennifer Leigh Richardson was born on September 23, 1979 in Langdale, AL. She was the first born of Sara Anne Powell & Steven Lawrence Richardson. From a young age, she was well-known for her brilliance, sweetness and loving nature. She played a pivotal role in her siblings lives. Her caring and kindness extended to all she knew, and even to those she did not. We take solace in the knowledge that her love for family was unwavering. Whatever path she walked, that was her one...

      Nancy Ann (Adams) Morrill, 87, was born February 21, 1933 in Salem, Oregon, smack dab between the Great Depression and World War II, to Orville Daniel Adams and Alice Jane (Dunlop) Adams. The youngest sister of Mary Jane, Robert, and Roger. Her family was a close knit one. Educators, entrepreneurial, musical, outgoing, civic minded people. Proud of their heritage (related to John Quincy Adams) and of being USA citizens. This love of family, country and of...

Samson Edward Bellack was truly a light in everyone’s lives.  He was a great inspiration to people who knew him and had a knack for making others feel good about themselves. Samson took his native name The Provider very seriously and was always ready to provide to the best of his ability. He had a smile that was contagious and shared with everyone he met.  He loved being surrounded by the woods and the mountains, which he considered his second home.  He did...

Charles D. Koch passed away on January 3rd, 2021 at the age of 88.  Charles was born on September 12th, 1932 to Cobus and Dorothy Koch in Miller, South Dakota.  He was raised on the family farm where he attended grade school until the age of 12.  The family moved to Buckley, WA where he graduated from White River High School in 1951.  Charles enlisted in the Navy where he served on the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea.  He served 4 years in the Korean War and was...

Allan E. Whitehouse, born on February 23, 1927, passed away on January 2, 2021 at the age of 93, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Katherine Whitehouse, sister JoAnne Cerne and son-in-law Bruce Strom. Allan grew up in Palmer/Kanaskat where he spent his life with his wife of 70 years Bella. He loved steelhead fishing on the Green River which wound through his back yard. Allan was a WWII Army veteran. He always had a...

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Ruth E. Verdone, age 96, passed away peacefully on Christmas morning in the arms of her loving daughter in Enumclaw, WA where she lived with her daughter and her son-in-law for the last 6 years. Ruth was born on April 22, 1924 in Chicago, IL to William and Barbara Menk.  At the age of 5, she and her mother sailed to Germany to be with family as her maternal grandfather was dying. She remained in Cologne, Germany with her family and spent the majority of her youth in a Catholic boarding...

On the evening of December 25, 2020, James “Jim” W. Scott passed away peacefully at the age of 90. Jim was born in Backoo, ND on July 9, 1930. After graduating from Cavalier High School, he served in the US Navy for 4 years. He moved to Seattle, Washington in 1957 with his wife, Clara of Grafton, ND, and later settled in Enumclaw. Jim retired from Boeing after a successful 32-year career as a machinist. Jim loved spending time with friends and family. He enjoyed camping,...