Miles R. Lieser, DDS, passed away on October 6, 2009 at Vashon Community Care. He was 90 years old. Miles was a native of southwestern Washington and attended North Pacific College of Dentistry in Portland, Oregon. He joined the US Army as a dental surgeon in 1944 and spent his service years in Germany where he took many wonderful photographs in his spare time.

Returning to United States, Miles met and married Maradee Gatchell. The couple had two children, Maradee (Missy) and Ralph, and lived in Vancouver, Washington where Miles practiced dentistry. After Miles and Maradee divorced, he married Jane Dunlap Thompson and the couple resided in Vancouver until moving to Vashon in 2004. He was a member of the Royal Oaks Country Club, Vancouver Gyros, The Elks and the Navy League. On Vashon, both Miles and Jane were members of the Vashon Golf and Country Club and Vashon Athletic Club.

Together Jane and Miles are survived by daughters Christine Beck and Maradee (Missy) Lieser, son Stuart G. Thompson, III, and grandchildren Jordan Beck and Raven Wheeler

A memorial service for both Jane and Miles will be held at Vashon Community Care on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Arrangements by Island Funeral Service of Vashon. Please send any contributions in their names to Vashon Community Care.

(Paid obituary)