All Obituaries

Donna Selby 1934-2023   Donna Maureen Gaither Selby was born on April 15, 1934, in Kit Carson, Colorado, to Leland Gaither and Virginia Forrest, and spent her childhood in Kit Carson and Alamosa, moving to Wheatridge, Colorado when she was 15. She graduated in 1952 from Wheatridge High School, and one year later married her high school sweetheart, Joe Selby, whom she met in the junior class play. Her three children, Brooke, Doug, and Lisa, were born in 1955, 1957, and 1959. After...

Julie Allyn Nicoletta died peacefully at her home in Seattle on August 28th 2023 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her husband, Michael Kucher, son, Luca Kucher, mother, Stella Nicoletta, and younger sister Amy Nicoletta were by her side. She was 57 years old. A professor at the University of Washington Tacoma for over two decades, Julie taught thousands of students. She developed courses in American history, art and architectural history, and material culture studies. She found joy...

Miss Me But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filled room Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little-but not too long And not with your head bowed low Remember the love that we once shared Miss me-but let me go For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone. It's all part of the Master's plan A step on the road to home When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know And bury...

Harper Tasche Jordan, 61, died quietly at his home in Kent, Washington on the morning of March 6, 2023. Tasche Mark Daniel Jordan was born March 29, 1961 in Chehalis, Washington, the younger of Paul and Frieda Jordan’s two children. Growing up in rural Petersburg, Alaska influenced his lifelong passions for music and nature (he composed and recorded a soundtrack for the U.S. Forest Service at age 13). Though a serious musician, he also delighted in playing practical jokes on his...

It is with great sorrow that we share the passing of our dear Sulial “Sul” Sikong, age 39 on February 26,2023 due to an unexpected accident.  Sulial was born to Sikong Ngirakesau and Tasiana Alii on 03/31/1983 in the island country of Palau where he spent most of his childhood. Sulial was the 3rd oldest child of 6 siblings which consisted of 3 boys and 3 girls. He is survived by his siblings starting from the oldest to the youngest; Dixon Ngirakesau, Delma Sikong,...