Death notices for May 1

Bannon, Diane, 74, Olympia, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at home. Forest Funeral Home & Cemetery, Olympia, 360-943-6363.

Head, Amy Michele, 51, Olympia, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at home. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

Johnson, Janice, 58, Shelton, died Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Murphy, Regina Lee, 35, Rochester, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at home. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.

Todd, Ralph, 70, Shelton, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at Fir Lane Health & Rehab, Shelton. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 360-426-4803.

Wells, Ramona Maureen, 84, Olympia, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Lacey, 360-491-2222.

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