Death notices for Jan. 16

Benningfield, Roy Eldon, 89, Olympia, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at home. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory, 360-491-3000.

Gilton, Beverly L., 70, Hoodsport, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Mason General Hospital, Shelton. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Greenberg, Evelyn, 84, Lacey, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Panorama retirement community. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

Kurzhal, Phil Rios, 85, Lacey, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Norman, Keith A., 59, Lacey, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Lacey. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Olson, Rosemarie, 77, Shelton, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Rhodes, Catherine, 89, Shelton, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Roberts, Robert L., Jr., 74, Belfair, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at home. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Ryan, Gail L., 64, Olympia, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Mason General Hospital, Shelton. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

VanQuaethem, Patrick Leo, 69, Olympia, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory, 360-491-3000.

Wilkowski, Kathleen, 61, Grapeview, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, 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