Family: Obituaries

SANDVIK — Kent Lee, 89; born June 24, 1933, Moose Lake, Minnesota; died March 16, 2023, Palmer, Alaska. Surviving: spouse, Vivian (Pearson); sons, Chuck and Randy; daughters, Ronda and Vonya Sandvik; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

SANFORD — Tom, 80; born Dec. 23, 1943, Albion, Pennsylvania; died Aug. 4, 2024, Sequim, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Bonnie (Fike); son, Craig; daughter, Kelly (Sanford) Hagele; brother, Dale; sisters, Diana and Beverly Sanford; 5 grandchildren.

SANTEE — Willard Lee Linsy, 70; born Jan. 1, 1945, Scotia, Calif.; died Feb. 7, 2015, Post Falls, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Joan (Henderson); sons, Kevin, Phoenix, Ariz.; Kelly, Spangle, Wash.; Kenny, Licking, Mo.; brother, William, Crossville, Tenn.; and 4 grandchildren.

SARGEANT — Francis Lyle, 82; born May 28, 1931, Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada; died April 19, 2014, Puyallup, Wash. Surviving: wife, Janet (Heubach); son, Kevin Sargeant, Kennewick, Wash.; brother, Stanley Sargeant, El Paso, Texas; and 2...

SASS — Melinda Yvonne (Dobbs), 68; born July 9, 1949, Fort Ord, Calif.; died Feb. 28, 2018, Lewiston, Idaho.

SATTERLEE — Norma (Reed), 97; born July 21, 1920, Portland, Ore.; died April 15, 2018, Portland. Surviving: a nephew and 4 nieces.

SAUNDERS — William David, Sr., 87; born Aug. 6, 1936, Canton, Ohio; died Feb. 20, 2024, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: son, William David, Jr.; daughters, Sheiron Kay Christensen and Debbie Saunders; brothers, Richard and James; 4 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren....

SAUNDERS — Mary Jane (Jolly), 83; born April 4, 1940, LaPorte, Indiana; died Nov. 17, 2023, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: spouse, William; son, William Jr.; daughters, Sheiron Christensen and Debbie Saunders; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

SAXBY — Doyle Byron, 91; born Jan. 23, 1925, College Place, Wash.; died Aug. 16, 2016, College Place. Surviving: wife, Lorelei (Pierce); sons, Kent, Whitefish, Mont.; Monte, Burlington, Wash.; brother, Harold, Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Elaine Emerson, Walla Walla; Dorothy...

SAXON — Virginia Marie (Nichol), 96; born Nov. 27, 1920, San Jose, Calif.; died Jan. 4, 2017, Newberg, Ore. Surviving: son, James N. Saxon, Astoria, Ore.; sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence and Mary Saxon, Ooltewah, Tenn.; David and Reece Saxon, Dickinson, N.D.;...

SAYLER — Julianna Lyn, 8; born Oct. 31, 2008, South Bend, Ind.; died Aug. 18, 2017, Monterrey, Mexico. Surviving: her loving parents, Eric and Stacie Sayler, Walla Walla, Wash.; older brother, Joshua, Walla Walla; younger sister, Jillian, Walla Walla; paternal grandparents, Glen...

SAYLES — Douglas Allen, 81; born July 9, 1942, Portland, Oregon; died June 23, 2024, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Ginger; sons, Wally and Michael; daughter, Shoni (Sayles) Evans; sister, Sandra (Sayles) Leavelle; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

SAYLES — Gary W., 73; born Jan. 3, 1945, Ketchikan, Alaska; died May 30, 2018, Caldwell, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Viola (Hufman), Nampa, Idaho; son, Derek, Middleton, Idaho; daughter, Diana Sayles, Nampa; brother, Doug Sayles, Hagerstown, Md.; sister, Sandra Leavelle, Rochester,...

SCALLA — JoAnn (Snyder), 83; born Jan. 5, 1931, Denver, Colo.; died Nov. 27, 2014, Deer Park, Wash. Surviving: sons, John, Scotts Valley, Calif.; David, Spokane, Wash.; daughters, Ellen Carpenter, Rathdrum, Idaho; Jeanie Boyd, Willits, Calif.; 8 grandchildren and...

SCHACHER — Arthur John, Jr., 79; born Dec. 2, 1944, Portland, Oregon; died June 28, 2024, Corvallis, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Donna Lorts Schacher; son, John Lee Schacher; daughter, Linda Marie Russell; 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

SCHAECHER — Sandi (Hawks), 75; born June 16, 1945, Shady Cove, Oregon; died Dec. 31, 2021, Medford, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Larry; son, Doug Hanson; daughter, Karen Schaecher; 5 grandchildren.

SCHAFER — Glenda Jeane (Gimbel), 87; born March 19, 1937, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died May 12, 2024, College Place, Washington. Surviving: sons, Don and Curtis; daughter, Jacqueline (Schafer) Zuill; brother, Howard Gimbel; sisters, Elaine (Gimbel) Skoretz and Naida (Gimbel)...

SCHAFER — Carol Janet (Huether), 80; born March 27, 1940, Calgary, Albert, Canada; died Nov. 30, 2020, College Place, Washington. Surviving: son, Scott Schafer, College Place; brother, Robert Huether, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; sister, Joyce Huether Koronko, sister,...

SCHAFER — Herbert Lawrence, 81; born June 14, 1938, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; died Nov. 24, 2019, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: wife, Carol (Huether) Schafer, College Place, Washington; son, Scott Schafer, College Place; brothers, Dave Schafer, Lacombe, Alberta,...

SCHAFFER — Norma Marie (Powell), 103; born March 21, 1916, Washougal, Washington; died April 1, 2019, Gresham, Oregon. Surviving: son, Don, Orient, Oregon; daughters, Nancy Reed and Jean Chard, both of McMinnville, Oregon; Edith Unterseher, Gresham; 13 grandchildren, 2 step-...