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Obituaries
Poulsen, June Louise
June Louise Poulsen (cont. …)
Greg Stanley and Robert Stanley, her
eldest son David Backman and her
husband Donald.
She had three grandchildren, David
Backman Jr., Christopher Backman
and Sarah Poulsen; four great-
grandsons, C.J. Backman, Jacob
Backman, Jaxon Culcasi, Mason
Culcasi and a great-granddaughter,
Brooke Backman.
June and Donald were members of
June Poulsen Columbia Presbyterian Church since
June 1, 1925 – March 19, 2018 1991. June loved arts and crafts and
worked for 19 years as a volunteer at
June Louise Stanley, Backman, Southwest Washington Medical
Poulsen died on March 19, 2018. She Center. Cats were very important in
was 92 years old. She was born in her life – she had nine over the years.
Port Angeles, WA to Chester and
Elizabeth Stanley on June 1, 1925. June and Donald loved traveling.
They visited China, Egypt, the Holy
She married Lieutenant Everett Lands, England, Norway, Sweden,
Backman from Melrose, MA on Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Russia,
November 5, 1944. Everett, a pilot Bermuda, Greece, Morocco, and
based on the USS Indiana, was killed Hawaii many times. June and Donald
in the South Pacific August 7, 1945. were married 62 years.
Their son David Backman was born
just two weeks later, August 21, A memorial service will be held at
1945. Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port
Angeles, WA on Friday April 6, 2018
On February 2, 1947, June married at 2:00 PM.
Donald Poulsen from Port Angeles,
WA. They had three children, Mark In lieu of flowers, June’s favorite
Poulsen of Bellingham, WA, and charity is: Seattle Children’s Hospital,
Stephen Poulsen and Janelle Poulsen P.O. Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145-
of Vancouver, WA. 5005.
June was preceded in death by her Source: The Columbian, Mar. 25,
father, mother, younger brothers 2018.
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