Eva B. Szczepanik
October 2, 2008
Eva B. Szczepanik, of North Bend, passed away at home Sept. 21, 2008. She was 48 years of age. Eva was born on March 2, 1960 in Poland, the daughter of Kazmiesz and Hellana Starowisz. Read more
Herbert J. Hezel
October 2, 2008
Herbert J. Hezel, of Snoqualmie, passed away at home on September 18, 2008. He was 86 years of age. Read more
Obituaries
September 26, 2008
Kirk Lewis
Kirk Lewis, of Fall City, died Sept. 19, 2008, in Issaquah. He was 49.
A memorial service was will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at the Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, Fall City.
Kirk was born Jan. 21, 1959, in Rochester, N.Y., the son of Peter and Marianne Lewis. He was raised in St. Croix, San Diego and Bakersfield, Calif., and graduated from Auburn High School. He married Sheri Pennington on Sept. 4, 1987, in Bellevue.
He worked for the city of Issaquah Public Works Department since 1989. In his leisure time, he enjoyed paragliding, fishing and working in the yard.
Survivors include his loving wife Sheri; son Croix and daughter Taylor; his mother Marianne Lewis, of Kauai, Hawaii; brother Mark Lewis, of Yakima; three sisters, Lisa Freepartner and Kennedy Knapp, both of Kauai, and Kris Anderburg, of Sweden.
The family suggests remembrances to the Kirk Lewis Children’s Education Fund, P.O. Box 2178, North Bend, WA 98045.
Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory.
Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
Linda Gardner
Linda E. Gardner, 67, of Snoqualmie, died Sept. 4 from complications with kidney failure.
Linda was born Aug. 20, 1941 on Vashon Island to Bill and Dorothy Haack and attended high school in Coos Bay, Ore. She married Jerry Gardner on Oct. 23, 1965 in Reno, Nev.
A resident of the Valley for 25 years, Linda worked as a banker, retail store manager and administrative assistant at the North Bend Outlet Mall. She volunteered at Snoqualmie Valley Hope and also taught craft classes for Washington State University’s extension office. She was known for her Teddy Bears.
After her retirement, she and her husband traveled around the Western states, until illness forced her into medical care.
She is survived by her husband and son, Kelly Gardner, of Kent.
No services are planned.
Obituary: Shirley Thompson Opstad
September 18, 2008
Shirley Thompson Opstad, of Federal Way, died September 7, 2008 at home after a long battle with Lymphoma. She was 73.
