OBITUARIES

May 7, 2024

October 18, 1934 – May 7, 2024

Margaret Christa Walters passed away peacefully on May 7th, 2024 at her home on Bainbridge Island WA at the age of 89.  Gretel was born October 18, 1934 at her grandfather’s home in Schwenningen Germany, the daughter of Christian and Martha Fleig Schnekenburger.

She was raised in Germany’s Black Forest...

Apr 30, 2024

Charles Loeck Bolender, DDS, MS passed away after a brief illness on April 30, 2024. He was 91 years old.

Chuck was born in Primghar, Iowa on June 2, 1932, to Wilbur “Doc” and Louise Bolender. He graduated from Primghar High School and enrolled at the University of Iowa in September 1950. It was there that he...

Apr 25, 2024

August 16, 1963 - April 25, 2024

Robert Hennes, musician, faithful friend, son, brother and man of quiet courage died April 25th 2024 at the age of 60.

Robert was quiet, charming, funny and talented, and he never drew attention to himself.  You might not have noticed him if you had passed him on the street. Perhaps...

Apr 22, 2024

November 20, 1934 - April 22, 2024

Nelson, Ronald John, MD Age 89, passed away peacefully on April 22. Preceded in death by his loving wife Ruth, his brother Wayne, and his parents Clarence and Magnhild; and special Aunt Olive and Uncle Arnie. Survived by children Dan (Kathryn), Peter (Natalie) and Kristen (Dave); and grandchildren Andrew, Lillian, Hannah, Marley,...

Apr 22, 2024

Gregory James "Greg" Price was born on February 12th, 1952, in Everett, Washington to James and Marlene Price. Graduating from Edmonds Senior High School in 1970, Greg went on to volunteer and work in the food service industry.

Uncle Greg was a movie fanatic, we talked many times about "weird" and "unconventional" movies that he enjoyed; he...

Apr 14, 2024

Dr. Robert Allen Covin, a beloved father, brother, grandfather, and esteemed member of the dental community, passed away on April 14, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. He was one month from turning 88 years old. Born on May 14, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, Robert was the cherished son of Norman Zacovitch, DDS, and Ida Rovner Zacovitch. He attended the University...

Apr 13, 2024

Calvin (Cal) Christian Dauel, a current Lynnwood WA resident, passed away on April 13, 2024, at Swedish Hospital-Edmonds from a gall bladder infection. He was born on October 4, 1938, in Ponca, Nebraska.  Cal is survived by his wife, Alta Lee (Wold) Dauel, sons Ronald and wife Lynn, Christian and wife Heather, and Alton (AJ) Dauel; grandchildren; Jody Otto,...

Apr 12, 2024

Feb. 25, 1933 – April 12, 2024

Our well-loved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away quietly on April 12, 2024 at the age of 91, in Seattle, WA. A Washington native and member of the Muckleshoot Tribe, she was born on Feb. 25, 1933 in Wapato, WA to James McCoy “Jim” Hill and Mildred Courville Hill. She lived...

Apr 12, 2024

April 15, 1940 - April 12, 2024

Marilyn Ann (Scheleen) Edde, born April 15, 1940, in Manhattan, Kansas, peacefully passed away on April 12, 2024, three days short of her 84th birthday.  She was the cherished daughter of Arthur and Elsie Scheleen and enjoyed a wonderful childhood filled with love, surrounded by cousins, friends, and family.  During her time...

Apr 6, 2024

On April 6, 2024, Judith Anne Hullin, beloved sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on Mercer Island at the age of 81.

Judith was born in Cordova, Alaska on October 7, 1942, where her parents, John and Judy Borseth, managed a salmon cannery during World War II. After the family moved to Seattle, she...

Apr 5, 2024

Born May 19, 1925, in Chicago to Frederic A. Davidson and Louise van Zelm Davidson. Died April 5, 2024, in her home (Horizon House) in Seattle.

Anne was raised with her three brothers in New Rochelle, NY.  She was among the first graduating class (1942) from Isaac E. Young High School.  She taught herself to make fudge, fast, to...

Apr 4, 2024

We lost our beloved Mother, Myrna May Haigh, on April 4th, 2024 at the age of 77. Myrna was born on July 24, 1946 in Seattle, WA to Murdock and Margaret MacPherson. She was the middle “May Sister” between Marsha and Margie.

Myrna grew up in the Shoreline area and graduated from Shoreline High School. She attended...

Apr 4, 2024

Always known as Keith, Proctor Keith McGregor arrived in Seattle over forty years ago in search of a bustling theatre town and a cooler clime. He found both along with the love of his life, Howard M. Voland. Although only legally married since 2013, they met on a group hike at Mount Rainier on August 12, 1985, and were...

Apr 2, 2024

Barbara Lee Narancic was born January 29, 1947 in Beatrice, Nebraska to George and Bernadine (Kechley) Narancic.  She arrived as the second oldest to what would be a family of 14 children.  Heaven welcomed a true angel on April 2, 2024 after a short illness at Montlake Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

Barbara attended and graduated from St....

Mar 27, 2024

Birth:  19 May 1959 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Death:  27 March 2024 in Renton, Washington.

Ted was the second child born to Doris Jane Ellefson & Harold Norgren Moen. He worked in the construction trade putting in foundations for commercial and residential buildings.

Ted is survived by his only sister Dana J...

Mar 26, 2024

John McKenna Truog died peacefully with loved ones surrounding him on March 26th, 2024 in Seattle, WA. He was 80 years old.

John was born to Elizabeth Wales Truog and John Bammer Truog in Kansas City, Missouri on April 22, 1943.  He was an accomplished Thacher High School athlete in tennis and basketball. He graduated with a...

Mar 25, 2024

L. Jane Hastings was born in Seattle to Camille (née Amelia M. Pugh) and Harry C. Hastings on March 3, 1928. She died March 25, 2024, after a sudden and brief hospitalization. Jane became an acclaimed Seattle architect whose career spanned seven decades, more than five hundred building projects, and garnered dozens of local, regional, and national honors.

Mar 19, 2024

Jeanette Poppa Sharp, Ph.D, 79, died peacefully on March 19, 2024 in Seattle, WA, where she resided the past 4 years after having lived in Albany and Brooklyn NY most of her life.

Jeanette is survived by her 3 children, Peter, Christopher and Jennifer; her 9 grand-children; 3 great-grand-children; and her sister Geraldine. She is predeceased by...

Mar 17, 2024

Henry Wadsworth McGee, Jr. was a distinguished law professor, civil rights activist, and housing advocate. Known as Hank by his many friends, he was born in Chicago, IL, on December 31, 1932, to Henry W. McGee, Sr., the city’s first Black Postmaster, and Attye Belle Truesdale McGee, a schoolteacher. He was predeceased by his parents, and his sisters, Sylvia...

Mar 14, 2024

Charles “Chuck” Sienkiewicz of Seattle, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2024, at age 86.

Chuck was born to Joseph and Gladys Sienkiewicz, and grew up in Puyallup, Washington, along with his five siblings. As a child he was active in 4H and cared diligently for his award-winning cow, Annabelle Ardis. He graduated from Puyallup High...