All Obituaries

Mary Margaret Meserve, age 90 of Buckley, died June 11th.  Always called Peggy, she was born on December 12, 1927 in Douglas, Wyoming, to Jess and Kathryn (Harrington) Kateron.  The second of four daughters, she was raised in northern Idaho. Peggy graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1945 and began her studies at the University of Idaho.  While there, she was set up on a blind date with Carl Meserve, whose family was also from Sandpoint.  The two were married in...

Joseph W. TerLouw, 84, of Buckley, WA passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Born August 31, 1933 in University Park, Iowa, Joe was the youngest child, son of Joseph and Hattie TerLouw (Heitink). Joe grew up on his parent’s dairy farm along with his three sisters where his job was to make the milk deliveries. Joe graduated from Iowa State University before enlisting in the United States Army, where he was stationed in Lannon, WI at a Nike Missile Site. While stationed in Wisconsin, Joe...

Lifelong Enumclaw resident James Dahl Pedersen passed away May 22, 2018 at the age of 80. He was born October 7, 1937 in Enumclaw to parents Daniel and Jenny (Dahl) Pedersen. Jim spent his career working at the Weyerhaeuser Enumclaw mill and retired in 2000. Jim loved tending to his cattle and to his garden. He had a special touch for growing flowers and enjoyed giving them away. Jim is survived by his brother Dale Pedersen of Graham; and sisters Dorothy Annon of...

Vicky Bizer, age 66, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loved ones in Enumclaw, Washington on June 8th, 2018. She is survived by her husband, David Bizer, of 25 years. Vicky was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on May 21, 1952, to Leo and Lillian Landau and was raised in California before she moved to Washington State in the early 1980's. Vicky and David fell in love in 1989 and married on March 29th, 1993. Vicky was always a wife and mother first...

Opal Virginia (Miller) Frick was born February 20, 1924 to William Henry and Ella Hazel (Fowler) Miller in Guthrie, Oklahoma. She passed away on June 14, 2018 at the age of 94. Opal was a resident of Buckley for 58 years. She was preceded in death by her husband George Walter; her son Walter Ray “Sonny”; three grandsons; one great granddaughter; her parents; and all 7 siblings. Opal is survived by four daughters, Karolyn Flork (Bob) of Buckley, Joyce Bowen of Buckley, Phyllis...

Michael Karl Greissl, 73, passed away June 10, 2018 in Enumclaw. He was born June 21, 1944 in Pforzheim, Germany to Maria (Ueberschaer) and Michael Karl Greissl, Sr. Mike emigrated from Germany in 1961 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1962. He served 2 tours on the Lyman K. Swenson during the Vietnam War. Michael was a devoted husband and family man. Michael is survived by his loving wife Phyllis DeBolt Greissl of Enumclaw; children Pam, Mick (Libby) and Erich (Brenda); grandchildren: Troy...

Leonard Lee Thorsett, 77, a lifelong resident of the plateau passed away on May 28, 2018. He was born in Seattle on September 11, 1940 and graduated from Enumclaw High School in 1958. In 1959 Leonard entered the US Navy in the Naval Air Squadron, a fact which he remained proud of his entire life. This also fueled his lifelong love of all things aviation related as well as his love for learning. He was always assumed to be the smartest guy in any room. Leonard is survived by his wife Judy;...

Jack W. Kizziah, Jr. January 1935-May 201 Jack was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lila, his parents, Jack W Kizziah, Sr. and Jessie Bell Suggs and sister, Janie McWhirter.  Jack is survived by siblings, Jodi Farley (Dave) and Johnnie Kizziah (Cheryl); children, David Kizziah, Janal Kelly (Dave), Gary Kizziah (Mary), Lori Kuhns (Shawn); grandchildren, Jennifer (Brandon), Derek, Brandon (Jamie), Paul (Kimberly), Stuart (Carly), Daniel, Jared, Allison, Matthew (Diana), Eric,...

Florence Lorraine Revell, age 87, of Auburn, passed away on Friday, June 8th, 2018.  Florence was born in Greenbush, Minnesota on July 12, 1930.  She was the youngest of seven children born to Neil and Maggie McFarlane.  In 1956, she married Raymond Revell in West Seattle.  They both worked at Boeing until moving to Auburn where she chose to stay at home and raise their two boys, Gary and Larry.  When the boys were a little older, she went back to work and began a...

Lorraine Sarah Warren passed away peacefully in her home June 14, 2018 at the age of 91. She was the last of her immediate family. Born August 22, 1926, in South Dakota she was the oldest daughter of Charles and Charity Pulling. She had a brother, Lyle and sister, Lavonne. At the age of 10 the family loaded the car, put the animals on a train, and headed to Washington State to farm in the Spokane Valley. She graduated from West Valley High School in 1944. Later, during the war years, she...