All Obituaries

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,...

Mr. Michael Ray Peterson of Auburn, Washington was born on June 13, 1953, and passed away on December 3, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. Michael Ray Peterson, age 69, of Auburn, WA succumbed to chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) on December 3, 2022, with family at his side. Mike beat back Hodgkin’s Lymphoma three years prior, but developed leukemia just a few short months ago. Mike married Nancy Mrachek-Peterson 38 years ago. They raised two sons: Robert and Patrick. Mike was...

Monica Margaret (Hager) Buchanan was born October 25, 1921, on a farm in Orrin, North Dakota, to Joseph M Hager and Eva (Snieder) Hager both of whom had immigrated to the United States from Strasburg and Odessa Russia respectively in 1902. Monica graduated from Balta High School.  After graduation she moved from North Dakota to Seattle in 1939 and worked as a waitress until she was able to gain employment as an ice cream technician at Arden Farms, where she remained for 40 years. ...