Melvin B. Dennis Jr.
Dec 24, 2024
Melvin B. Dennis Jr., DVM (1937 – 2024)
Dr. Melvin B. Dennis Jr., passed away peacefully on December 24, 2024. Mel was born on December 4, 1937, in Bellingham, WA – the son of Melvin Sr. and Agnes (Bruskland) Dennis. He grew up in Puyallup where he showed cattle at the Western Washington Fair and graduated from Puyallup High School in...
Joanne Louise Hjort
Dec 21, 2024
Joanne Hjort, beloved of many, is resting in peace following eighty years of bold living, the last twenty-five while courageously facing progressive MS. Two days after deciding to begin hospice care related to pneumonia and congestive heart failure, she joined her beloved Dennis in the next great adventure on December 21, 2024.
Joanne was born in Snohomish,...
Peter C. Dempsey
Dec 14, 2024
Devoted family man and friend, best known as a fun-loving storyteller, military science professor, and talented pilot.
In the early evening you could find Peter sitting on the deck of his cabin overlooking the Cowlitz River or relaxing by his patio firepit after the sunset on the Arizona golf course he called home. With a glass of...
James George Barnecut
Dec 11, 2024
James (“Jim”) is resting in peace after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Jim is survived by Jamie K. Barnecut, the love of his life and spouse of almost 40 years. He is also survived by his two adult children, Nicholas J. Barnecut and Rachel J. Barnecut (Norman Wu) and grandson, Ezra James Barnecut-Wu.
Jim was born...
David Jeschke
Dec 9, 2024
David Jeschke, 57, of Seattle, Washington, died on December 9, 2024 of Sarcoma cancer. He was born April 28, 1967 in Elkhart, Indiana to Marlin and Charmaine Jeschke, and grew up in Goshen, Indiana. David attended Bethany Christian High School where he played soccer and basketball. After a year at Goshen College, he studied Computer Science at New York...
Joseph William Walike, Md
Dec 8, 2024
Joseph William Walike was the youngest of 7 children born to Anthony and Mamie Walike in Bath, NY on September 30, 1935. Having graduated top of his class from Savona Central School in 1953, he made his way to California at the urging of his oldest sister and brother. Santa Monica City College led to medical school at UCSF...
William John Code
Dec 4, 2024
William John Code Aug. 24, 1921 - Dec. 4, 2024
Bill, to his great surprise, but no doubt thanks to his clean living, generous heart, and incredible willpower, reached the age of 103. Born in Seattle, he grew up on Queen Anne Hill and developed a circle of friends with whom he remained close throughout his life. When Bill was 15,...
Sarah Louise Cottrell Roberts Muchnick
Nov 26, 2024
Our beloved mother, Sarah Louise Cottrell Roberts Muchnick, RN, MSN, CNE, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. She was 75.
Sarah was preceded in death by her father Clark Cottrell Jr., her mother Dorothy Carle Cottrell, her husband Mark Muchnick, her sister Nancy Cottrell Cyr, and her step-son Mark Muchnick. She is survived by her brother...
Colleen C. Doherty
Nov 25, 2024
Colleen C. Doherty passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 25th, 2024 in Seattle Washington. She was born on October 24th 1931 in Los Angeles California to parents John and Clair (Brotherton) Doherty, and moved to the Seattle area at a young age. Colleen graduated from Holy Names Academy in 1950.
Affectionately known as Teenie to...
Clair Armstrong
2024
Join us 3:00 pm June 15, 2025 at Tahoma National Cemetery as we celebrate the life of Clair Armstrong, born in 1931, passing November 2024.
Clair attended Broadway High School and graduated from Garfield High School. He joined the Navy, fighting in the Korean War, serving as a Electronics Technician First Class, and earning 3 medals during his time of service....
David James DiJulio
Nov 4, 2024
It’s been said that a true artist is not inspired, but rather inspires others. If that’s true, then David James DiJulio was, indeed, a true artist.
As a painter, musician, friend or dearly loved family member, Dave inspired the people around him, all throughout his life. Born September 17, 1957, in Edmonds, Dave grew up in Seattle...
Joyce Berthe (Porret) Jones
Nov 2, 2024
Joyce Berthe Porret Jones was born Sunday, April 30, 1944, to David Charles Porret & Berthe Julie Jacot Porret in St. Maries, Idaho. She died peacefully in her home on November 2, 2024, at age 80.
Joyce was the youngest of 3 sisters. Her two older sisters were surprised to return from Sunday meeting to a new...
Paul Leiren Abrahamson
Oct 30, 2024
An obituary is not available at this time for Paul Leiren Abrahamson.
We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on the Tribute Wall, located below.
Arrangements Entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home - West Seattle
Theodore Newcomb Jr.
Oct 28, 2024
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Theodore (Tim) Newcomb, Jr. passed peacefully in his sleep on October 28th after a years-long wrestling match with Lewy Body Disease.Tim was a lover and writer of poetry in his later years, spending time at Hugo House in Seattle and writing with passion on subjects dear to his heart: trains, nature, trees, and ideas....
Alan Joseph Davignon
Oct 13, 2024
Alan Joseph Davignon was born and raised in North Adams, MA, the son of Blanche and Clifford Davignon. He was fortunate to travel extensively with his mom to visit his father who was working as an engineer in Vietnam.
He began skiing at the age of seven, at Dutch Hill Ski area in Heartwellville, VT where his ...
Murray John McCory
Oct 7, 2024
Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died on October 7, 2024 in Seattle. He was 80.
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Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home of West Seattle
Edith Weekes Ulatoski
Oct 2, 2024
Edith Weekes Ulatoski, cherished wife of “General Joe,” beloved mother of Elise, Kari and Lauren, and wonderful grandmother to Aldous Root, passed peacefully on October 2nd 2024, at the age of 94.
Not many people knew she was a graduate of the University of Nebraska and was the only woman in advanced Physics among eight male students and excelled in her...
John Frederick Dodd
Sep 29, 2024
John Frederick Dodd, age 69, of West Seattle died on September 29, 2024. No children or partners. Son of Donald John Dodd and Lucille Brisky Dodd. Surviving relatives are Steven Dodd, Thomas Dodd, Lynnea Manahan and Donna Oslin. Memorials to Epilepsy Foundation of America .
Please share memories, condolences, & photos of John on the Tribute Wall,...
Sydney Leigh Marino
Sep 23, 2024
Always and Forever
Celebrating the Life of Sydney Marino
Sydney Leigh Marino passed peacefully at home on September 23, 2024. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, cherished daughter, caring sister, and a dear friend to many.
Sydney was born April 15, 1984 in Moses Lake, Washington to Jon and Tiena Anderson. She...
David William Fuller
Sep 10, 2024
David William Fuller, of Seattle, Washington died Sept. 10 at his home in West Seattle after a 24-year journey with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He was 75. Fuller was an Assistant Vice President of Costco and Editor of The Costco Connection, Costco's member publication, from 1989 to 2013. A lifelong avid traveler with a limitless interest in history and a...
