Mariah Elizabeth Illman (Trautman)

March 17, 1991 – November 7, 2026

Mariah Elizabeth Illman (Trautman) passed away on Nov. 7, peacefully and surrounded by family, finishing a six-year journey with cancer. Born March 17, 1991, in Moses Lake, Wash., to Kim and Micah Trautman, Mariah was the eldest of their four children. Mariah was raised in Moses Lake, attending school at Daystar Academy and Moses Lake Christian Academy. After graduating high school, she earned her associate’s degree from Big Bend Community College before moving to Medical Lake to attend Eastern Washington University. In the summer of 2016, she was accepted for an internship at Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance, where she met her husband Ben Illman. Mariah decided to stay in western Washington, working first as a claims representative at Mutual of Enumclaw, then an insurance agent for Basin Pacific Insurance. She and Ben fell in love quickly and completely, marrying June 22, 2018. In July 2020, Mariah was diagnosed with stage IV endometrial cancer. Though her health gradually declined, her vibrant, faithful and generous spirit shone until the very end.