Obituaries for June, 2024

Wanda Mae Sell passed away at Mountain Glen Assisted living on June 20th, 2024, at the age of 90. Up until weeks before her passing she had remained at her home in La Conner, WA. Wanda was a devoted Christian with an unwavering faith and a member of The Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, auntie, grandmother, great grandmother and a friend to many. Wanda was born November 18, 1933, in Corsicana, Texas. She was the youngest of eight children, 4 boys and 4 girls. After graduating from High School, she and her first child Angela Vaughn moved to California at the age of 23 to start a new beginning. During that time, she met and married the love of her life Robert Dean Sell Sr. The two remained in California and the family grew, giving birth to their next two children, Alicia Dean Sell and …

Lee, 94, passed away peacefully in his sleep March 17th 2024. He was born April 7th, 1929 in Seattle to Harry and Alida Finnick. He was married to the love of his life Judy for 65 years, also from Ballard who passed away in 2015. Once married, they became long-time residents of Edmonds, Wash. They are survived by their 5 children, Linda, David, Patty, Larry and Karen, who blessed them with 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. As a member of the Tau Kapp Epsilon fraternity Lee graduated from the University of Washington in 1951. Following college and his military service in the Korean War, he began his working career at Gray Bar and retired after 35 years from the Seattle Community College Consortium. Lee was very devoted to his family spending time volunteering and assisting with his kids’ school and extracurricular activities including music, sports, Boy Scouts and …

Ardith passed away peacefully in Everett on May 24 at the age of 92. Ardith was born in Pepin, Wisconsin in 1931. She married her college sweetheart (John) in 1952. She worked at the Primate Center at the UofW from 1969-1994 as an Administrator. She was always very active in the church with Prince of Peace in Everett being her last. She is survived by her 7 children, Paul, Patty, Debby, Janet, John (Debbie), Cheryl and Sandy Rhinehart (Clint). She also leaves behind her beloved Grandchildren Erik (Katie), Mark (Morgan), Taylor, Lauryn and Rachel Rhinehart (Sandy and Clint). She had one Great Granddaughter Alexana (Erik and Katie). We will all miss you!