Marlene “Diddie” (Sullivan) Knowlton, of Little Boston, died on Oct. 22. She was 73. She was born in Port Gamble on Sept. 11, 1935 and married her husband, Dale, in 1955.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Sullivan, Sr.; mother Cyrene George Sullivan; brother Frank Sullivan, Jr.; and sister Cheryl “Queeda” Purser.

She is survived by her brothers, Conrad Sullivan and Melvin “Poe” Sullivan of Little Boston, and John Lawrence of Suquamish; sisters Cyrene Tooze, Alice Fulton and Connie Veregge of Little Boston and Sharon Ives of Omak; sons Roger Sullivan and Daryl Sullivan of Little Boston and Steve Knowlton of Chicago; daughters Pamela Loescher of Little Boston and Teri Zent of Ohio; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A viewing will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the S’Klallam Tribal Center; a memorial will be at 4 p.m., with dinner immediately following.

Remembrances may be made to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2383, Bremerton, WA 98310.

An online guest book is at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.