Holly Deatherage-Larsen

Holly Deatherage-Larsen obituary, Spanaway, WA

Holly Deatherage-Larsen

Holly Deatherage-Larsen Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 27, 2025.
Holly Deatherage-Larsen was born in Vancouver, WA, on a snowy Feb. 13 night in 1986 to Dale and Elsie Deatherage. A few years later she was joined by brother John. She passed away Aug. 9, 2025, after a two year battle with metastatic lung cancer.

Holly spent her formative years in Vancouver and LaGrande, Oregon. She graduated from Mountain View High School in 2004, and went on to graduate from Pacific Lutheran University with a degree in French in 2008. She earned her masters degree in teaching from Evergreen State College in 2014.

Holly taught French and Spanish at Liberty High School in the Issaquah School District and Emerald Ridge High School in the Puyallup School District.

Holly is survived by her husband, David Deatherage-Larsen, her children Maisie and William, her parents, and her brother. A celebration of life was held August 14 at the First Christian Church of Puyallup.

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