All Obituaries

Jackie Ann (Baumgardner) Chang passed away after a short illness on June 18, 2019.  She was born on January 8, 1947 to parents Sam and Beth Baumgardner. She was raised in the Enumclaw and Buckley area along with her older sister Marilyn surrounded by a multitude of aunts, uncles and cousins.  In 1965, she set out to Seattle to attend college with her lifelong best friend Wanda. There she met and married Jefferson Chang in 1967. Children shortly followed, Jayson in 1971, Michael in...

Robert McBride Markey, age 92, passed away on June 14, 2019 in Enumclaw. He was born December 5, 1926 in Seattle to Harry and Marian (McBride) Markey. After high school Bob was drafted into the Navy and served as a coxswain during WWII. He was an excellent sailor and loved sailing with his family. He attended WSU and was a lifelong Coug fan. Bob was a published cartoonist with his work appearing in the Wall Street Journal and numerous other newspapers and magazines. He published many...

LeRoy Lawrence Sonneson was born May 17th, 1929 to Roy and Orie Sonneson. He passed away June 12th, 2019 in University Place. LeRoy worked for Weyerhaeuser for over 40 years, as well as several gyppo logging companies. He loved the outdoors, fishing, going to the beach, and traveling with his family.  He was known for his quiet strength, bravery, admirable work ethic, and good-hearted nature. One of his proudest moments was being chosen as the 2005 Bull of the Woods of the Buckley Log...

John L. “Jack” Evans was born on March 13, 1936 in Buckley. He passed away on June 12, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw. The Evans family, Bud, Bernice, Jolene, Jeanne and Jack moved to Mud Mountain Dam housing which became the family home until 1952. Jack and his high school sweetheart Shirley Board were married in 1955. They would have celebrated 64 years of marriage on July 7th. Daughters Cindy, Jolene and LeAnn made the family complete. Jack joined the Corps of...

Henry George Schmidt, age 93, passed away on June 8, 2019 in Enumclaw. He was born May 29, 1926 in St. Helena, California to Frances M. (Thompson) and Henry George Schmidt, Sr. One year ago George and his wife Jean moved to High Point Village in Enumclaw to be near their daughter Caryn. They were previously from Sonoma County, California. George was a veteran and served in the US Navy as a Pharmacist Mate aboard a ship in the Asiatic Pacific during WWII. He graduated with bachelor’s...

Jody Patrick Chan-Son passed away at his home in Enumclaw on June 8, 2019 at the age of 46. He was born March 29, 1973. Jody loved spending time at home with his wife and their dogs. He enjoyed doing projects around the house and watching movies. Jody is survived by his wife Jennifer of Enumclaw; son Alex Chan-Son of Carbonado; parents-in-law Bob and Sheri Loll of Enumclaw; sister-in-law Melinda Green of Auburn; and brother-in-law Jerry Williams of Puyallup. Memorial donations may be made...

Donna Jean Kindle passed away June 7, 2019 in Enumclaw. She was born on March 8, 1934 in Humboldt, Nebraska to Clare and Grace Acree, Donna was raised in Bremerton and Renton. Donna loved her entire family and spent as much time as she could with them celebrating holidays, birthdays or special occasions. Her determined nature pushed her to constantly seek the joy in life.  From small Irish villages to the sun brightened sights of Mexico, Donna loved to adventure with family and...

ANTON “TONY” RUFENER October 12, 1929 - June 6, 2019   Tony was born October 12, 1929 and raised in Frick (Canton Aargau) Switzerland.  While growing up, Tony learned the trade of being a “blacksmith” from his father and served with the Swiss Military.  In 1949 Tony, along with his mother, immigrated to the U.S.  In 1950, Tony met his future bride Bertha through the Swiss community that was established in Tacoma.  On September 27, 1952,...

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"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass: it's about learning how to ride in the rain."  Dennis Morris Wall was not a fair-weather rider.  Born in the heart of winter in Cleveland, Utah on Jan. 20, 1938 to Morris Alva and (Martha) Laverna (Funk) Wall, Dennis knew how to ride in the rain, to weather the storms, and to come out stronger. Self-described as a man who enjoyed the outdoors, in his younger years he could be found putting rubber to the road and...