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Seahawks’ ‘Dr. Dan,’ and a trailblazing female umpire are among this week’s notable obituaries
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Seahawks’ ‘Dr. Dan,’ and a trailblazing female umpire are among this week’s notable obituaries

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·Seattle Times staff & news services·3 days ago
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Sister June Carpenter , one of the last members of the only remaining community of the Shaker religious movement, died Tuesday in Maine. She was in her late 80s; an exact age was not disclosed.

Carpenter belonged to Sabbathday, the last active community in what was once a constellation of Shaker sites founded by the celibate movement in the 18th and 19th centuries. She joined the community in 1989 and was credited with organizing and cataloging its extensive historical collections, making them more accessible to researchers.

Tony Butala , 87, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen , whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, died Nov.…

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