Iowa Mourns: Mike Kurylo loved his adopted country and its people globegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Loving wife and mother Julie M. Benedetti, of Ravensdale, WA, passed away at the age of 73 on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in Renton, WA.
Julie was born in 1947, one of four children born to Serafino and Maria Collecchi, in Ravensdale, WA. She graduated from Tahoma High School in 1965 and then attended Mr. Lee’s Beauty School receiving her Degree and License in Cosmetology. On June 10, 1967, she married Robert Benedetti raising two sons, Robert Jr and John. She eventually returned to school completing a degree in Customer Service from Renton Technical College and furthered her career as a Personal Banking Representative.
Julie was a hairdresser, homemaker, administrative assistant, and school volunteer. She loved painting, designing clothes, making and decorating cakes, gardening, enjoying nature, and cooking authentic Italian food. In 2017, she went on a lifelong dream to retrace her family’s history by visiting Camporanda, Italy. In 2019, she embarked on her very first trip