All Obituaries


James Farris


James William Farris, Jr. 5/2/1930 – 2/27/2023 James W. Farris passed away peacefully at his home on February 27, 2023.  Born in Owatonna, MN on May 2, 1930 to James W. and Florence...

Nick Zander West Seattle


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Daniel Wiseman West Seattle


Daniel Calvin Wiseman April 2, 1953 – February 17, 2023 Daniel C. Wiseman passed away peacefully on February 17, 2023, in West Seattle after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dan...

Patricia Henderson


Pat was born 10-16-1923 and passed 2-14-2023. She grew up on the east hill above Greenlake and graduated from Roosevelt High School at 16 years old. Pat started at the U of W before her 17th...

Arthur Wilkins Pateros


Arthur Daniel Wilkins 5/19/1949 - 2/13/2023 Though, you may know him as Dan, Danny "the Stick" Curtis, Dad, Papa or friend; Dan has gone to heaven after fighting pancreatic cancer over...

Martinus Verburg West Seattle


Martinus “Maarten” Verburg, 56 years old, of Seattle, Washington, passed away on February 13, 2023 following a nearly year-long battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Born in...

Tyler Tomaselli West Seattle


Tyler Sinclair Tomaselli July 24th 1985 - February 12th 2023 Tyler was born and raised in West Seattle the "Westside Bestside" and he loved life with a passion. He loved baseball,...

Elliott Woodall


Captain Elliott Arnold "Woody" Woodall, USNR of Mountlake Terrace, WA took his final flight and passed away peacefully on February 9, 2023, following a short illness, he was 88...

Pamela Kerns Des Moines


Pamela Kerns (nee Soule), beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones Friday, February 3, 2023. Pam was preceded by her parents, Gerald, and Anna...

Edward Call Seattle


Edward Payson Call August 10, 1928 - February 1, 2023 Distinguished stage director Edward Payson Call died at his home in Seattle on February 1st. Ed had a long and prominent career in the...

Barbara DuCette


Barbara (Barb) DuCette was born May 28th, 1951 in Seattle, WA to Gladys and Walter "Bud" Craig and she . She passed away January 28th, 2023 in Des Moines,WA at age 71.  Barb is...

Ann Detlefs


Ann Dolores Detlefs was born to Pedar and Anna Fureby in Seattle WA on February 18, 1932. She was the youngest of 5 siblings and grew up in the rich Scandinavian culture of...

Irene Brundage Seattle


Irene Brundage of Seattle, Washington passed away on January 26th, 2023, at 5:20 AM age 82 of natural causes with her grandson Tony by her side. She was born Irene Mason on November 9th, 1940. In...

Gregor Terjung West Seattle


Gregor Terjung, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle, entrepreneur, artist, craftsman, passed away on the evening of January 9, 2023 at the age of 93 with...

Patricia Way West Seattle


Patricia Ann Way Born Halloween, 1951 in Washington D.C., to her Mom (born Christmas Day) and her Dad (Born Valentine’s Day). Passed away peacefully 01/08/2023 and went with...

Ronald Riedasch


Ron was born December 11, 1942 to Glenn and Marjorie Riedasch in Seattle and raised in West Seattle with his sister, Eleen.  He attended Lafayette Elementary, James Madison Junior High, and...

Benjamin Guib Jr.


Bennie passed away peacefully on December 23, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.  He was born and raised in Seattle to Benjamin Severino Guieb Sr and Adalor Ellen Quinn....

Ronald Ongstad


Ronald Edward Ongstad, born on Vashon Island July 27th, 1946, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2022, at his home in West...

Greta Lucas Seattle


8/23/1923 – 12/21/2022 Our beloved mother Greta Lucas died peacefully at the home of her daughter, Sylvia, where she lived for the past 12 years. Born Gregoria Geokezas in Erithres, Greece...

Catherine MacDonald Bellevue


Catherine MacDonald was born April 5, 1927 at Doctor’s Hospital in New York City, NY. Cathe grew up in New Rochelle, NY with her two sisters and brother. In 1948 Cathe married Buzz Trohn and...

Ronald Fowler


On December 19th, 2022, at the age of eighty-three, Ronald A. Fowler completed his journey through this life, in Seattle. Born September 13th, 1939, in Tacoma, he lived through the second World...

Evon Wells West Seattle


Evon Marie Wells On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Evon Marie Wells better known as “Mom” to many, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 86. Evon was born on June 5, 1936 in...

Margaret Haberbush West Seattle


Margaret "Peggy" Haberbush, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2022. She was 88 years old. She is survived by her six children: Lynn Herrschaft (Steve), Terri Meenach (John), Sharon...

Donna Bystrom


Donna was born and raised in West Seattle, eldest of the two children of Irene and Howard Whittlesey. She attended school at Lafayette Elementary, and West Seattle HS, graduating in 1944. She went...

E. Odilia (Odette) Diaz


Odette was given her nickname, “Vida,” by her grandchildren. They thought it was her name because she would always greet them lovingly with “mi vida” (“my life”...

Norman Garvin


Following a long bout with cancer, and hearing of Trump’s plans to run for office again, Norman left his earthly body to embark on his next adventure. He was 75 years old.  Although we...

Mary Lou Dammand


On November 20, 2022, Mary Lou Dammand passed away peacefully at the age of 87. Mary Lou was born in Seattle, Washington on January 21, 1935, to John and Daisy Pappas. Mary Lou graduated from...

John Currie


John Edward Currie passed away peacefully on November 18, 2022 after struggling with Alzheimer’s disease for nearly two years.  John was born in Colville, WA on May 17, 1943 to John and...

Nathan Lachendro


On November 18th, 2022, the world lost its brightest, most humble soul, when Nathan Lachendro, of Gig Harbor, WA, was taken too soon. He meant so much to so many, but he shined the brightest as...

Jeanne Martinez


Jeanne Martinez was born on December 30, 1937 in Denver, CO to Helen and Howard Larson. She died peacefully, in the company of loved ones, in West Seattle at the age of 84 on November 14,...

Mary Abernethy West Seattle


Mary Frances Abernethy, 90, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022. Mary was born on August 24, 1932 to Everett E. Herron and Mary Clark Herron on Beacon Hill where she attended Catholic school....

Barbara Tamarack


BARBARA DEL SOL TAMARACK FORMERLY BARBARA ANN TRUJILLO (THOMPSON) A lover of angels and dolphins and all things sparkly, Barbara departed this earth after a long period of declining...

Stephan Walior


Stephan “Steve” Michael Walior, 70 years old, of Seattle, WA, passed away on 11/11/2022 from heart failure.  He was preceded in death by James and Myrna Walior, and survived by...

Jose Martinez Jr.


Our beloved, Jose Manuel Martinez Jr., was called home to heaven after a short, intense fight with cancer on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM. Jose transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded...

Dirk Bidleman


In a lifetime filled with delightful incongruities, Dirk Bidleman–father, friend, and football fanatic–spent 61 years making sense of it all with humor, curiosity, and passion. Three...

Mary Sive Seattle


Mary Robinson Sive, Aug. 9, 1923 - Oct. 24, 2022 Mary Robinson Sive, 99, longtime resident of Montclair, NJ, passed away peacefully at her home in West Seattle, Washington after a brief...

Joann McGovern


Joann Wallace McGovern of Federal Way, WA entered into eternal rest on October 22nd, 2022. Joann was born in Deer Lodge, Montana on April 27th, 1949 to Harold and Grace Wallace. When she was...

Kathryn Butzerin West Seattle


Kathryn Freitas grew up in West Seattle and graduated as valedictorian from Holy Rosary High School in 1953. She received a scholarship to Gonzaga University where she met her husband of 52 years,...

Barbara LaMont Seattle


Longtime resident of, and familiar friendly face in Conyngham, Barbara LaMont passed away at age 89 in her home in West Seattle on the morning of Oct 17th of natural causes. Barbara was born of...

Ronald Robertson


Ronald George Robertson passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of 16 October 2022. He had celebrated his 95th birthday on 25 September, and, despite the physical limitations...

Patricia Bowie Federal Way


Obituary for Patricia Ellen Bowie (12 Oct 1961 to 14 Oct 2022) Patti Bowie, a devoted and loving mother, a professional director that everyone wanted on their team, and, most importantly, a...

Mary Santi Seattle


Mary Santi lived a life of great love and devotion, with music in her heart. In her 106 years with us, she blessed so many lives with her loving kindness to all. She was a strong, positive,...

Jim Coury


Jim Coury was born in Elmhurst, Illinois to Alfred and Mary Lou Coury on February 3, 1955, the third of four children. He passed away on October 1st, at the age of 67, from the effects of two...

Siew Tan West Seattle


Siew “Theresa” Lin Tan 1944 – 2022 Siew “Theresa” Lin Tan, aged 78, passed away at her home in West Seattle on October 8, 2022 in the presence of loved ones. Siew...

Shanna Warren-Platt


Shanna Warren-Platt, 63, of Seattle, WA, passed away September 28th, 2022. She was born in Amoret, MO on April 17th, 1959 to parents Lucille (née Warren) Platt and James Platt. A friendly...

Mary McGovern West Seattle


Mary McGovern passed into Heaven on September 27, 2022, at the age of 101. Mary was born on January 24, 1921 to Irish immigrants in Anaconda, MT and came to Seattle to attend Seattle University...

Michael Yirgu


Michael Yirgu of Seattle, passed away on 9/22/2022 the day before his 50th birthday. Michael Gezachew Yirgu was born on September 23, 1972 to parents Gezachew Yirgu and Weyzer Kebede in Addis...

Gail Nickerson


Gail Nickerson was born February 21, 1937 to Bertel Johanes Soderman and Vivian Taylor Soderman in Astoria, Oregon.   Gail passed away peacefully on September 22, 2022 in Seattle, WA,...

Jeff Eggleston West Seattle


Jeff Eggleston, 61 of West Seattle, Washington passed away quietly at home surrounded by the people he loved the most, his three children and his wife, Loly on September 19, 2022 after a...

Carolyn Overton


Carolyn Louise Overton passed away from natural causes on September 12, 2022. She was 87 years old. Carolyn was born in Seattle on May 2, 1935.  She was the cherished only child of...
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