Deaths for Dec. 21

Blodgett, Pearl Ann, 68, Shelton, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Mason General Hospital, Shelton. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Shelton, 360-426-4803.

McLaughlin, Robert Vincent, 72, Yelm, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at home. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

Olson, Dolores Julia, 96, Shelton, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Shelton, 360-426-4803.

Robinson, Kenneth Claude, 93, Olympia, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at home. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory, Lacey, 360-491-3000.

Santos, Meriza Villacorta, 48, Olympia, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory, Lacey, 360-491-3000.

Ty Vinson

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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