BLANKENSHIP — Lowell Dean, 66; born Dec. 13, 1949, U.S. Army Hospital Fort Lawton, Seattle, Wash.; died May 16, 2016, Central Washington Hospital, Wentachee, Wash. Surviving: brothers, David, Tonasket, Wash.; Michael Allen, Troutdale, Ore.; sisters, Sherry Lee Blankenship and Michelle Ann (Elison) Blankenship, both of Shelton, Wash.; 2 nieces, 2 nephews, 2 great-nephews and a great-niece.