The Olympian

Death Notices

  • Deaths for October 5

    de Zwager, June Louise, 70, Olympia, died Friday, Oct. 3, at home. Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, 360-357-7743.

  • Deaths for Oct. 4

    Alexander, John Francis, 87, Yelm, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Lacey, 360-491-3000.

  • Deaths for Oct. 3

    Dahl, Edgar V., 69, Lacey, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma. Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, 360-357-7743.

  • Deaths for Oct. 2

    Graden, Betty, 80, Lacey, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at home. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

  • Deaths for Oct. 1

    Akehurst, Charles O., 94, Olympia, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at Fir Lane Health Care Center, Shelton. Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, 360-357-7743.

  • Deaths ­for Sept. 30

    Benfield, Harold R., 89, Seattle, formerly Olympia, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at Hearthstone Long Term Care, Seattle. Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, 360-357-7743.

  • Deaths for Sept. 29

    Curda, Doris E., 81, Olympia, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

  • Deaths for Sept. 28

    Baldwin, Charles R. "Dick", 83, Harstine Island, Shelton, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. McComb Funeral Home, Shelton, 360-426-4803.

  • Deaths ­for Sept. 27

    Kearin, Catherine E., 92, Lacey, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at Roo-Lan Health Care Center, Lacey. Forest Funeral Home, Olympia, 360-943-6363.

  • Deaths for Sept. 26

    Bilyeu, Roxanna, 55, Shelton, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at home. Forest Funeral Home, Shelton, 360-427-8044.

  • Death notices for Sept. 25

    Becker, Irving "Doc" L., 89, Tumwater, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, 360-357-7743.

  • Deaths for Wednesday, Sept. 24

    Currier, James H., 51, Olympia, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at Puget Sound Healthcare Center, Olympia. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

  • Deaths ­for Sept. 23

    Anderson, Earnestine Eleanor, 92, Tacoma, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at Park Rose Care Center, Tacoma. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

  • Deaths for September 21

    Hoon, Dorothy J., 75, Tenino, died Saturday at home. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

  • Deaths for Sept. 20

    Blumhardt, Albena, 94, Lacey, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at Panorama City Convalescent Center, Lacey. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Lacey, 360-491-3000.