All Obituaries

Dad was born in Bremerton WA on March 9, 1924 to DeMack and Susie Atkinson.  He was the second youngest of ten children.  Dad attended Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale.  In 1942 he left school and joined the Navy for WWII.  Shortly after returning, Dad met Irene Suder at a dance in the old grange in Kingston.  Six months later they were married in Chelan, WA on July 28, 1946.  He was called up serve in the Korean War, this time in the Air Force and left...

Sandra was born January 23, 1945 and passed away peacefully December 14, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father and mother. Sandra was an amazing mother, sister, and grandma. Sandra has a very special love for her children and showed it every day. She is survived by her two sons Bret McCreery and Bart (Rochelle) McCreery, two daughters Gina Slusser and Christina McCarthy, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three brothers, three sisters, and lots of nieces and nephews. Sandra...

Aaron Matthew Klovas, age 37, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at his home in Kent, Washington. Aaron was born November 26, 1985 in Tacoma, Washington. He was the first child of Jerry and Linda Klovas. Aaron graduated from Bethel High School in 2004. He then went on to the University of Oregon for 2 years, and graduated at Idaho State University in 2008 under a full ride football scholarship. He successfully worked in sales with Xerox/Cannon in the copier business over a...

Colonel Larry Deccio was born on 17 March 1936 in Walla Walla, WA to Joseph V. Deccio and Antoinette M. Raguso. He passed away in Tacoma, WA on January 5, 2023, at the age of 86. At age 17, Larry joined the Washington Army National Guard and proudly served his country for 38 years, with 34 years in a full time status. He was a graduate of Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, and the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On 24 My...

Roy Stanley Talmadge (Stan to family and close friends) was born January 8, 1944, to parents Ruth Rosine (Summers) Talmadge and Roy Francis Talmadge in Aurora Missouri. Stan’s father was serving overseas in WWII and did not see his son until he was two years of age. His mother shared an apartment with her older sister Verna Mae in their hometown of Monett, Missouri, while Roy was deployed. During his childhood, the Talmadge family moved several times while Roy was in the Army and his...

Alexander Stewart McDade, 35, passed away unexpectedly on November 30th 2022 in Tacoma, WA. We will hold a celebration of his life in the near future. The date is TBD. Please send remembrances to National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA). Alex was born in Bothell, WA on January 30th, 1987 to Michael and Lisa McDade and raised hell ever since. He grew up in Enumclaw, WA surrounded by his siblings and close friends. He graduated from Collins Alternative School,...

Cameron Andrew Kestner, cherished son, brother, grandson, cousin, and soldier, passed away on November 10, 2022. He was born on April 24, 2001, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Stewart Andrew Kestner and  Bethany Kae Norman. Cameron has three brothers and one sister, Ethan William Otto Kestner, Andrew Michael Kestner, Trent Lewis Kestner, Vayda Aly Villegas, and grew up with a large extended family. Cameron lived life to the fullest, enjoying paintball, camping, shooting, MMA,...

Howard was born in Buffalo, New York on January 24th, 1931. He graduated from high school in Salem, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English at Midland College in Nebraska. In 1955, Howard received a Master of Divinity Degree from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. Howard served churches in both Oregon and Washington states. In 1961, he worked briefly with unhoused people at the Lutheran Compass Center in Seattle, WA and became the Chaplain of...

Roy was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, in August 1949. He was preceded in death by his parents Glenn and Gracie Masengale. He is survived by his beautiful wife of 46 years Carol; their daughter Lisa; siblings Glenn, Gracie LaVerne, and Larry; and numerous nieces and nephews and their children. Roy’s family lived in various cities during his childhood, primarily Memphis, but eventually moved back to Forrest City. After graduating from Forrest City High School in 1967, Roy attended...

Noriko (Shigeyoshi) Croker was born in Karenko City, Formosa on February 25, 1941; daughter of Kaichi Shigeyoshi and Fumiko Yamakawa. At age 5, her family moved back to the island of Kumejima, near Okinawa, where she attended public school, graduating from high school in 1959. She then moved to Kyoto, Japan for a few years, before moving back to Okinawa, where she worked as an office clerk at a U.S. Army base where she met and married her first husband, Walter Horn, who died in 1974, only...