Obituaries

2023

Dominico (Nick) Del Donno Tayag, 68, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with liver cancer. Nick was surrounded by family gathered in celebration of his life when he passed peacefully in Seattle, Washington. Nick was born in Makati on February 26, 1955, to Victorino and Encarnacion Tayag. He grew up in the Central Luzon...

2023

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 E. (Liebe) Farris, he lived his youth in Libby, MT and Spokane, WA with...

2023

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 was born in Madison, South Dakota on April 2, 1953, to parents Austin ‘Cal’ and Joyce Wiseman. He was...

2023

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 Santpoort, The Netherlands to Martinus and Henrica Verburg, Maarten is survived by his wife Marcy Mabry, son Yoeri Verburg (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands), bonus children Jessica and Jakob Rugland & bonus mom...

2023

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 West Seattle High School, graduating in 1961.  He went on to Washington State University, joining the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and a prouder Cougar you would never meet! ...

Dec 23, 2022

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.  He was the baby of the family of three children.  He spent all his life in South Seattle attending Mercer Middle School and Franklin High School.

Bennie...

Dec 20, 2022

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 had two daughters, Leslie and Katie, and raised them in Armonk, New York.

Eventually moving to Denver, CO, Cathe continued to live...

Dec 7, 2022

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 Crosby, North Dakota to Pearl E. MacLean and Lyle Chapman. Evon with her mother Pearl and sister Aris moved to...

Nov 26, 2022

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 on to attend UW for a couple years and played saxophone in the band.

She was working as a clerk at Sears when she...

Nov 24, 2022

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” in Spanish). Vida was a central, loving figure for an extended family which now spans across the United States and the Americas. Vida passed away peacefully on November 24, at the age...

Nov 21, 2022

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 are beyond heartbroken, we are so proud of him for making the brave decision to stop all the invasive treatments he endured for...

Nov 20, 2022

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 Lincoln High School in 1953 and went to Central Washington University. It was at college where she met the love of her life, Kenneth...

Nov 18, 2022

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 husband and father.

Nathan loved airplanes. Professionally, aerospace was his calling and his life’s work. In 1996, he earned a Bachelor...

Nov 18, 2022

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 Floris Currie.  He grew up in Eastern Washington in the small mining town of Metalline Falls.  In his senior year of of high school the family moved...

Nov 14, 2022

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. The family moved to West Seattle where Mary attended Holy Rosary Catholic Girls High School until her graduation in 1950.

In 1955, Mary...

Nov 11, 2022

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 health.   Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Ross and Mary (Gallegos) Trujillo, Barbara was the oldest...

Nov 3, 2022

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 years after being diagnosed with cancer, our Dad was a force to be reckoned with. In late October, he died as he lived: Relentless, fearless, and without regret. Dad’s final days were marked...

Oct 24, 2022

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 illness.

Mary was born in Berlin, Germany in 1923, and spent her early years in Graz, Austria, with her mother, Regina (Hammer) Robinson...

Oct 22, 2022

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 five years old, the family returned to Novinger, Missouri where she spent her childhood and teen years living on the family...

Oct 22, 2022

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, Joseph Butzerin. Joe and Kathryn returned to West Seattle where they raised their six children: Joanne, Teresa, Carla, Peter, Robert, and Mary. Kathryn worked as teacher...