Alvin Joseph Tom

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Dec. 24, 1945-Feb. 28, 2015 Alvin Joseph Tom, 69, of Tulalip passed away February 28, 2015.

He was born December 24, 1945 in Bellingham, Washington to Isadore and Laura Tom. He was a commercial fisherman, logger, and worked at the unemployment office.

He is survived by his children, Laura Tom, Andrew Tom; step-son, Andrew Joseph Lorenz; siblings, Isadore (Dobie) Tom, Laureen Lawrence, Geraldine Bill, Vivian George, Loretta Tom, and Lucille John; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with an Interfaith Service at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym. Funeral service will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym with burial following at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home.

Randall Eugene Henry

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Randall Eugene Henry, 50 of Tulalip passed away February 22, 2015.

He was born October 15, 1964 in Everett, Wash. to John and Barbara (Bull) Henry.

He was a commercial fisherman, enjoying fishing with his dad in the San Juan’s; a woodcutter; and a maintenance man. He enjoyed spending time with his kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his children, Mary and Sophie Henry; siblings, Adrian Henry Sr., Alice Henry; Kerri Henry, and J. Lee Henry; grandchildren, Raven Revey and Loralei Henry, Joshua Henry and, Lawrence Henry; his one and only aunt, Mary Fryberg; and several cousins..

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Louise Henry; and grandson Johnny Revey Jr.

A time of visitation will be held Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman with a Prayer service following at 7:00 p.m. at the 1910 Shaker Church. Funeral Service will be held Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the 1910 Shaker Church with burial following at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville.

Norbert Thomas Wyakes

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Norbert Thomas Wyakes, 85, of Tulalip, Wash. passed away December 29, 2014.

He was born on Sept. 17, 1929 to Thomas and Dore Wyakes in La Conner, Washington.

Norbert loved Western and 50’s Music, WWE Wrestling, Western movies, cars, batteries, and his Cowboy Hats. In 1998 Norbert and his sister, Dorothy were the first King and Queen from Tulalip Senior Center.

He is survived by nieces, Connie Matteson, Muffy Ordonia, Lina “Yellow” Martin, Monica Ordonia,; nephew, William Ordonia, David and Joe Fernandes; and numerous great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Dorothy Nudo, Janice Nacionales; and niece, Esther (Ordonia) Davis.

Visitation was held Friday, January 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with a Recitation of the Rosary at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym. Funeral Services were held Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with burial following at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home.

Vera May Zackuse

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June 26, 1930 – Dec. 18, 2015 Vera May Zackuse, 85, of Tulalip, passed away December 18, 2015 surrounded by her family.

She was born June 26, 1930 in Arlington, Washington to Harry and Verna Hill. She worked for Boeing for 27 years. She loved to fish and she had the first all women fishing crew. She was the basketball and baseball coach for the Tulalip Fawns for many years. She founded the Easter Sunrise breakfast. She was the number one fan at all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren sports activities.

She is survived by her life partner of 54 years, Donald Brodersen; children, Morris (Karen) Zackuse, Mitch (Karen) Zackuse, Brenda Zackuse, Leona (George) Gonzalez, Elishia Stewart; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and her dog Precious aka “Stinky”.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her five siblings.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym.

Francis “Frenchy” Edwin Comenote

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March 8, 1959-Dec. 15, 2014 Francis “Frenchy” Edwin Comenote, 55 of Tulalip passed away December 15, 2014.

He was born March 8, 1959 in Everett, Washington to George and Pauline Comenote.

He is survived by his children, Francis “Franky” E. Comenote, Elizabeth Comenote, and Andrew Comenote; siblings, Gene (Marie) Zackuse, Norma Comenote, and Charles Comenote Sr.; ten grandchildren; and special aunt Vera Zackuse; and numerous, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, brother, George Comenote Jr; sister-in-law, Sharon Comenote; and one grandchild, Kenyatta Comenote-Badie Jr.

A visitation will be held Monday, December 22, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with an InterFaith service at 6:00 pm at the Tulalip Gym. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville.

Stan Todd Sicade Sr.

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Stan Todd Sicade Sr., 47 of Tulalip passed away December 12, 2014.

He was born August 30, 1967 to Henry “Hank” and Rose Sicade in Tacoma, Washington. He was raised in Tacoma but also lived in Puyallup, Muckleshoot/ Auburn, Squaxin Island and Tulalip.

He is survived by his wife, Stella Sicade; children, Dianndra Sicade, Brian Sicade, Sandra Sicade, Buddy L. Sicade, Lluan Sicade, Stanton Sicade Jr., Nyah Sicade; siblings, Fredrick Sicade Sr., and Susan Jones; mother, Rose Sicade; grandchildren, Aaliyah McLean, Cassidy Brown, and Alyssa Satiacum-Hamilton; aunts, uncles, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his dad, Henry “Hank” Sicade; his grandparents and numerous, aunties, uncles and cousins.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman with Shaker service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip 1910 Shaker Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, at 9:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery.

Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit

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On March 26, 2000, Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit’s birth, a day God gave us our Shay Shay. Shaylee left to the be with the Lord on Friday, October 31, 2014.

Shaylee was very outgoing, confident, silly, persistant, fearless, and she mirrored God’s forgiving ways. She was also a fighter with spirit and had faith that could move mountains. Shaylee loved her sports, she played AAU Marysville Select for a few years and for Totem MS this last year. Shay also played volleyball for Totem MS. Shay had so much of God’s perfect love to give, she especially loved her friends, but her love was mostly to all of her family.

Shay leaves behind, whom she loved and adored most, her dad, Kurt Chuckulnaskit, her mom, Lavina Phillips; siblings, her best friend/sister, Shania, her brothers, Kurtis “Chaska” and Keenan, and her baby/little brother, Kaleb James. Shay also leaves her uncles, Kris Chuckulnaskit, Justin Chuckulnaskit, Percy Phillips III, and Jerry John Phillips; her aunts, Tory Chuckulnaskit, Rhonda St. Pierre, Grace Thornton, Lakota and Jenny Phillips. Shay also leaves her grandparents who she loved so much, Percy and Sandra Phillps, and Larry Thornton. Also leaves all her cousins, Vashti and Veniece, Cheryl and Kristy, Tanessa, Lanay, and Jason, Terrance and Nosh, Quentin and Kordelle, Kelsie and Jessie, Mekiah and Marisa, Jalen, Joey, Preston, Blake, Elwa, and LaVea.

Shaylee had such a radiant personality, crazy humor, and one heck of a beautiful smile! She will be remembered by all her selfies in each of our phones! Shay will be tremendously missed by her family and friends! We will always be CRAY CRAY for our Shay Shay!

We also would like to thank all for their support, donations, prayers, etc. from family to the whole nation for all you have done for our family and Shay, she meant the world to us! God has great things in store for each of you!

Shaylee was preceded in death by her loving grandmother, Cheryl Chuckulnaskit; aunt, Sharmon Phillips, uncle Jason Chuckulnaskit; cousins, Caden and Koby Phillips.

Visitation Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Schaefer-Shipman with an Interfaith service to follow at 6:00 pm at the Tulalip Gym. Service will be held Friday at 10:00 am at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman.

ENRIQUE JOSE SEDANO Jr.

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Enrique Jose Sedano Junior, better known by loved ones as ‘E.J. and SonSon’, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014.

He was an extremely strong, determined child and put up a good fight until the end when he passed at OHSU/Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon after a tragic accident.

Enrique Junior was a beautiful ball of energy who could keep you on your toes and make you excited about the workout. He was loving to his whole family, protective of his cousins, outgoing to melt the heart of the world and adventurous to complete the whole package we knew as EJ. His beautiful, big brown eyes told stories and his drive and emotion taught us all more than his short time should have allowed. He was such a smart and in tuned child, his voice and thoughts could always be heard.

He is survived by his parents, Charlotte Ike and Enrique Sedano; a sister, Alexandrea; maternal grandparents Ronda Metcalf and Renaldo Minjarez; and fraternal grandparents, Adrienne and Daniel Vielle and Samuel Sedano; great grandmother, Phyllis Enick; as well as a numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. E.J. was preceded in death by his great grandfather, Charles Calflooking Sr.; his uncle, Robby Kublic; cousin, Keemani Conklin; great grandmother, Charlotte Quinelle; great grandfather Ricardo Minjarez; and great-great grandmother, Gertrude Perry.

Although we will miss him every day, he will forever remain in our hearts. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman with an Interfaith service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Gym. Funeral will be held Friday at 9:30 at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at the Marysville Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman, Marysville.

Cody Joe Dunn

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Feb. 25, 1989-Aug. 28, 2014 Cody Joe Dunn was born on February 25, 1989. He went to be with The Lord on August 28, 2014. Cody was a brainiac that was good at whatever he chose to do. He was amazing at his chosen profession which was construction. He loved working with wood and made special gifts for his family. He worked hard at whatever he did. He loved the Seahawks!! Cody leaves behind his mom, Candy Hill-Wells (Lew); his dad, Mike Dunn; his siblings, David Dunn, David Merrill, Nanie Balagot, Michele Balagot (Chris), Sonia SoHappy (George), Steven Gobin (Chandra), Natosha Gobin (Thomas), Michael Dunn, and the Love of his Life, Kathi Johnny, precious Chloe and their son that will arrive in November. Cody was so excited about the coming of his baby son. He leaves behind his aunties, Diane Janes (Bill), Doris Gula (Bill), Linda Hill, Kathy Williams, Sheryl Fryberg (Ray) ,Verna Hill, and special Auntie Marcie from Canada; his uncle, Charles Hill Jr. Cody leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Cody had a unique and strong personality. He had his stubbornness and his sense of humor that will never be forgotten. Cody will be missed greatly by his family and friends. Cody was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Howard and Gloria St. Germaine and Charles and Della Hill; his uncles, Teddi Hill, Dennis Hill, and Pat Dunn; his aunties Ella “Puggy” Hill and June Pablo. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with an Interfaith service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Gym. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home. –

Frances Ione Contraro

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Dec. 7, 1950 – August 10, 2014 Frances I. (Reeves) Contraro (63) of Tulalip passed away August 10, 2014. She worked 32 years at the Tulalip liquor store as cashier, supervisor, and manager. She loved baseball, watching her son play ball, and was a Tulalip Angels fast pitch player and Seattle Mariners fan. She opened her home to anyone in need and enjoyed taking care of others. She loved her grandbabies and spending time with them. She leaves behind her sister, Lila (Leroy); her sons, George, Mike (AJ); several grandchildren, great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas (Tom) and Vivian (Babe) Reeves; sisters, Esther, Wilma, and brothers, George (Bev), Conrad Jr. (Barbara), and Willard. She has touched the lives of many and will be greatly missed. A Visitation will be held Wednesday August 13, 2014 from 1 p.m.-2.p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home. Services will be held Thursday August 14, 2014 at 10 a.m.