Obituaries

A long time resident of Federal Way, Margaret (Peggy) Eichholtz, passed away at Point Defiance Village in Tacoma on May 27, 2007. Peggy was the only child of the late James and Leila Austin of Seattle, WA. She was born in August 1920 and lived in Seattle up to and including graduating from the University of Washington.

She is survived by her husband, Philip and four children: James W., William P. of Federal Way, Philip A. of California and her only daughter Olivia Williams of Walla Walla, WA, and six wonderful grandchildren.

Willard C. Julum died suddenly May 9, 2007, of a heart attack at Lake Tapps. Services were held May 15 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Auburn, and he was buried at Gethsemane, Federal Way.

He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Jean Payne-Julum, sons Brad of Olympia and Blaze of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughter Darcie (Billy) Jacobsen of Lake Tapps; four grandchildren; and sister Marian Julem-Weaver of Seattle.

He graduated from Highline High School as ASB president in 1951.

He and his best friend Ken Leingang enrolled at Eastern Washington University.

Willard C. Julum died suddenly May 9, 2007, of a heart attack at Lake Tapps. Services were held May 15 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Auburn, and he was buried at Gethsemane, Federal Way.

He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Jean Payne-Julum, sons Brad of Olympia and Blaze of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughter Darcie (Billy) Jacobsen of Lake Tapps; four grandchildren; and sister Marian Julem-Weaver of Seattle.

He graduated from Highline High School as ASB president in 1951.

He and his best friend Ken Leingang enrolled at Eastern Washington University.

A memorial service for Vaughn Meiller will be held Wednesday, June 6, at 11 a.m. at Bonney-Watson Parker Chapel, 900 S.W. 146th Street in Burien.

Mr. Meiller, who was executive director of the Highline Medical Center Foundation, passed away at his home on Monday, May 7, after a courageous battle with cancer. He had served as executive director of the foundation since 1997.

June 11, 1984 - January 20, 2007. Happy Birthday Joe! Thanks for all the joy you brought to my life. I miss you terribly. You will always live in my heart, Joey Joe. Love, Mom

Willard C. Julum died suddenly May 9, 2007, of a heart attack at Lake Tapps. Services were held May 15 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Auburn, and he was buried at Gethsemane, Federal Way.

He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Jean Payne-Julum, sons Brad of Olympia and Blaze of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughter Darcie (Billy) Jacobsen of Lake Tapps; four grandchildren; and sister Marian Jules-Weaver of Seattle.

He graduated from Highline High School as ASB president in 1951.

He and his best friend Ken Leingang enrolled at Eastern Washington University.

Charley Plumb was born May 18, 1946, and passed away May 12, 2007, at the young age of 60.

Charley married his sweetheart Sally on Feb. 14, 1994. He worked at High-Rise Cabinets Inc.

He is survived by his wife of 13 years, his son Kirk, his daughters Kerry and Nancy, as well as seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Charley had a love for fly fishing, working with wood, and loved to design his own creations.

With much love from his wife, he will be missed by family and friends

There will be no services.

Edwin Elliot McDade passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at home in La Conner, Washington. He was 94

Ed was born in 1912 in Harlan, Iowa to Edwin and Mae McDade. The son of a Methodist minister, Ed graduated in 1934 from Cornell College, a small liberal-arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. During his college summers, he worked at Holiday Camp, a summer camp in Wisconsin. He enjoyed theater in school, performing as Nanki-Poo in The Mikado and Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore.

Frances Mary Mautz was born August 31, 1919, in Albany, Calif. Her parents emigrated from Slovenia. She was the youngest of three children and grew up in Berkeley, Calif.

Frances graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a major in Journalism, in 1942. After World War II, she married Kenneth McBreen. They had four children in the baby boomer (1950s) era.

Russ Lowe was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 18, at the age of 92, after an extended illness.

He was born June 11, 1914, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the eldest of five children. He married Frances Linder in 1938, and together they had three children.