Hope Michelle Fulkman

Hope Michelle Fulkman, age 47, passed away on July 6, 2025, in the passenger seat of a car on the Wellpinit Reservation. Born on April 19, 1978, to parents Roselie Sharon Fulkman and Randy Dwaine Fulkman at Hemet Hospital.

As a child, Hope grew up in Hemet, Calif., with her mother, father, and brother, Josh Joseph Fulkman. She was a happy kid who loved adventure, and was always getting dirty. When she grew up, she earned her Culinary Degree at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, where she discovered her passion and love for cooking, not only for herself, but for others. During her lifetime, she loved to travel and explore new areas of the country, visiting every state except six. In each of these places, she would collect stories and meet new people to befriend, as she was very social. In 2008, she had a daughter, Persephonie Ste. Marie. Together they lived in Portland, Ore., Woodland, Wash., and finally, during her final moments, Colville, Wash. She was one with nature and loved animals and the trees, which is precisely what brought her to this part of Washington.

Hope was preceded in death by her brother, Josh Joseph Fulkman, and succeeded in death by her mother, Roselie Sharon Fulkman, father, Randy Dwaine Fulkman, and daughter Persephonie Ste. Marie

Her funeral was held on Tuesday, July 1, at Danekas Funeral Chapel & Crematory.