Here is the website and more info:
The Washington State Library has a free research service, the ask-a-librarian program, where they will look for information in the archives, in this case the newspaper microfilm for an event, such as an obituary. They will look up to an hour and send you the results. Contact them at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx .

If interested in the newspaper microfilms available: you can look at the information at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/microfilm.aspx

For their online catalog search:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/catalog.aspx
Type in the name of the city, area, etc and click on the radio button for "Washington Newspapers"