Obituaries

Feb 3, 2023

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 Soule. She is survived by her daughter, Courtney Steenrod (Robert), her granddaughters Stella and Abigail Steenrod, her brother Jeff (Debbie), nephew Jacob, niece...

Feb 1, 2023

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 theatre starting in New York in the late 1950's where he stage managed on Broadway. In 1963 Ed was part of...

Jan 28, 2023

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 survived by daughter, Kelly, her four grandchildren and six great-grand children Michael (Brentley, Serenity, and Aurora), Kailiegh (Ryan), Neika (Dakota and Dominic) and...

Jan 27, 2023

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 Ballard. Graduating from Ballard High School in 1950, she attended the University of Washington and went on to work at the Rainier Brewery in Georgetown. She...

Jan 26, 2023

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 1959, she married the love of her life Richard "Dick" Brundage until his passing in 1998. She is survived by her four daughters...

Jan 9, 2023

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 his family by his side.

Greg was born an only child on September 19, 1929 in a rural area of Chicago, Illinois to immigrant parents from Hamburg, Germany.  He...

Jan 8, 2023

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 God. She got her Masters in Fine Arts in Printmaking from Stanford University, and was a very talented artist (and supportive teacher) her whole life with shows in the...

2023

Hillary Ann Dahlen, 42, of Seattle, Washington, died June 7, 2023, surrounded by her family and friends..

Hillary was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on October 24, 1980. She attended St. Michael's Elementary School and later moved with her family to Springfield, IL where she attended Christ the King School and Springfield High School. Her senior year was spent in...

2023

James Connon Price, Jim, was born Dec. 3, 1936. He went for a walk Sept. 18, '23 but didn't return home. After many searches on Vashon Island and West Seattle where he spent most of his time, he was found deceased on Jan. 15,'24 in the Duwamish Greenbelt of W. Seattle. The family was very touched by all the...

2023

Wally Styrk was born on February 14th, 1933, in Kearsarge, Michigan. His family later moved to Butte, Montana, and finally to Washington state, where they made their home in West Seattle. There, Wally attended Cooper Elementary and West Seattle High School. He always said that he “loved every minute” of his childhood, when his days were mainly spent at...

2023

Richard "Dick" Douglas died peacefully on December 16, 2023 in West Seattle, WA at the age of 94.

Dick is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Gladyne; his sister Carolyn Titus; five children: Debbie, Steve (Terry), Deanne “Coco”, Susie (John), David (Laura); eleven grandchildren: Curtis Jr. (Sara), Dennon, Chad, Rory (Laura Belle), Brady (Samantha), Jake,...

2023

Úna Wilson of Seattle and Kilkenny, Ireland, died peacefully in Seattle on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was a beloved wife, best friend, and fellow adventurer of Brian Baum. Úna was Betty’s treasured daughter; amazing sister to Máirín, Deirdre, and Jonathan; adoring and much-loved aunty to Úna (Ciarán), Eoghan (Liam), Lorcan (Therese), Colm (Aileen), Aoife,...

2023

Virginia Lee Lemmon, known affectionately as Ginny, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2023, in Burien, Washington. She was born to John S. Nute and Dorothy L. Nute on June 29, 1943 in Seattle, Washington. She is survived by her loving family, her Brothers Bob and John, Stepsons Mike and Bowe Lemmon, special friend Jeff Gale, and numerous nieces...

2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother, and friend, Brian Edward Camus, at his home in Renton, on October 1, 2023, at the age 54.

Brian was born to Don and Christina Camus on May 16, 1969. He grew up in Shoreline, WA, graduated from Shorecrest High School, and...

2023

John Kenneth Swan, known to some as Legs, passed away peacefully at his home October 11, 2023, in Tukwila, Washington. John was seventy-two Born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1950, John’s was a quiet life on the river. His lifelong friend Bill Toon was John's most frequent contact and closest confidant in the Duwamish River Valley. John was...

2023

Bob Redmond 1966 – 2023

After surviving six years with active metastatic colorectal cancer, Bob Redmond, 57, died on September 12, 2023. A Master Beekeeper and founder of Survivor Bee—focused on pollinator advocacy and relational beekeeping—Bob understood intimately the nature of resilience and counted us all as Survivors.

While cancer set the physical agenda for many aspects...

2023

Donald “Donny” John Smith, 52, a man who was deeply loved by many, passed away unexpectedly on September 3rd, 2023.  His larger-than-life, magnetic personality touched thousands of people.  He is survived by the love of his life, Megan, his two astounding daughters, Sadie and Stella, as well as his mother Ann (Ward) Smith, brothers Garrett and Johnny Smith, sisters...

2023

David A. Bibby passed away on August 28, 2023 with his family at his side after a four month fight with lung cancer.  Born to Virginia and Bill Bibby on November 26, 1943 in Seattle Washington.  Dave grew up in Burien with his brothers Jim and Terry.  They attending Lake Burien grade school, Puget Sound junior high and he...

2023

Bob Blair passed away on June 14th, 2023, from complications of lung cancer. Bob died peacefully surrounded by family at Seattle’s University House, where he lived since 2013.

Bob was born in Camas, Washington, in 1931, to Isabella and Otis Blair. The eldest of the couple’s three children, Bob spent his youth in Southwest Washington, on the...

2023

Our beloved Julie passed away peacefully on August 16, 2023, in Des Moines, WA, surrounded by her family.  Julie Ann Vipond was born April 1, 1943, in Algona, IA, to Thomas and Hazel Vipond.  She graduated from high school in Algona and went to Mankato State University where she received her bachelor’s in education.  At Mankato, she met her...