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Thomas Edward Dykas

Thomas Edward Dykas

May 7, 2026

Thomas Edward Dykas was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on March 3, 1944. He joined the Army on March 13, 1961. The military gave him the opportunity to move away from the East Coast, and he eventually ended up at Ft. Lewis, where he completed his service and was honorably discharged on April 21, 1964. He loved the Pacific Northwest...

David Le Roy Johnson, Jr.

David Le Roy Johnson, Jr.

May 4, 2026

Flying into the Wild Blue Yonder... 



                                                                     No longer by our side; always in our hearts. 

David Le Roy Johnson Jr. 

17 March 1939 - 4 May 2026 

David was born...

Sidney Elmer Chaloner

Sidney Elmer Chaloner

Apr 29, 2026

Sidney Elmer Chaloner, 96, passed away on April 29, 2026, in University Place, Washington, surrounded by family. Sid was born in Philipsburg, Montana, on April 7, 1930, to Elmer Chaloner and Margie Wunderlich. Sid was the eldest of four children, and he lived much of his early childhood in a small house located inside the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in...

Kristine Kay Quinn

Kristine Kay Quinn

Apr 17, 2026

Kristine Kay Quinn

Kristine Kay (Spear) Quinn, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and love. Born October 31, 1950, in Spokane, Washington, Kris was the daughter of Don and Joyce Spear and grew up on Spokane’s South Hill alongside her older sister, Vicky.

Kris attended Lewis & Clark High School and later studied at Western Washington University and the University of...