Death notices for Nov. 23

Bumgardner, Paul Huston, 94, Olympia, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Woodlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, 360-491-3000.

Laberge, Thomas Gerard, 62, Grapeview, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Slater, Beverly Lorene, 86, Tumwater, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Woodlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, 360-491-3000.

Smith, Lucinda Kelly, 51, Olympia, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Forest Funeral Home & Cemetery - Olympia, 360-943-6363.

Wheeler, Denise Rose, 60, Shelton, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Ty Vinson

The Olympian

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription