OBITUARIES

Apr 12, 2023

Mark Dion died unexpectedly on April 12, two days before his 66th birthday. Mark was born in Albert Lea, MN and grew up in Mercer Island. He received his BA at St. Olaf, MN, Magna Cum Laude, attended Divinity School at Yale on a Rockefeller scholarship and received his Masters Degree in Social Work from UW. He worked for...

Apr 3, 2023

James Edward Volk was born on September 14, 1932 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the seventh of eleven children born to Thomas and Marcella (Lemaire) Volk. He passed away at his home in Seattle on April 3, 2023 at the age of 90.  Jim grew up on a farm outside of Devils Lake and from a very early age...

Apr 1, 2023

June 11, 1975 - April 1, 2023

Marci fought cancer to the very end. She breathed her last at her home in Lynnwood, Washington, surrounded by friends and laughter.

Marci was absolutely dedicated and relentless at everything she put her mind to - joy, kindness, scholarship, doing one more, and kicking your ass. She built the life...

Apr 1, 2023

Beverly Ann Carl (Blackwell) was tough as nails but had a heart the size of Texas. She would give the shirt off her back to someone in need … unless she happened to be wearing her Dolphins jersey; there was no parting with that. It’s fitting that she left this world on April Fool’s Day; we figure it was...

Mar 29, 2023

Barbara Lacy was a caring and generous woman with a uniquely positive and loving approach to life. She had the ability to see beauty everywhere, and in everyone. On March 29, 2023, Barbara died peacefully in her own home, surrounded by her loving daughters.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, to Hazel and Lester Britton, Barbara grew up as...

Mar 29, 2023

Shirley J. Roe passed away at Angel Wings Adult Family Home in Des Moines, Washington early Wednesday morning, March 29, 2023.  Shirley was born in Seattle, Washington to Agnes and Peter Bullock on October 16, 1928.  She was a lifelong Seattle resident.

Shirley met the love of her life, Charles (Chuck) Roe while he was in the...

Mar 27, 2023

Jane Ann Orton (nee Van Meter), 75, of Gig Harbor, Washington passed away on March 27th after complications following cancer surgery surrounded by her loved ones.

Jane was born February 25, 1949, to Louis and Ella Van Meter of Burdette, KS. After graduation from Pawnee Heights High School, she went on to pursue nursing studies at Hutchison...

Mar 25, 2023

Byron Hook lived life with tenacity, action, and resourcefulness.  From his austere childhood on a farm in southern Illinois to his successful adult life as a business owner, he worked hard, found and seized opportunities, and enjoyed the blessings of family and friends.  On March 25th, at the age of 95, Byron passed away peacefully in his home where...

Mar 21, 2023

On March 21st, in the early morning, our dear Laurie, beloved wife, sister, mother to her loving  daughters, grandchildren, and whippets, treasure hunter, humble yet epic artist, craftswoman, and friend to so many, died peacefully at home surrounded by beloved blood and chosen family, spring flowers, and a warming fire in the hearth.

Laurie was born on...

Mar 20, 2023

Teresa Ann Morino passed away on March 20, 2023 in Everett, WA at the age of 64. She was born on March 20, 1959. Teresa grew up in the Seward Park area and attended St. Edward’s grade school. After graduating from high school and getting her cosmetology license she worked for Morino Beauty Salon in Seattle and eventually had...

Mar 19, 2023

Born 7-12-1930 in St.Georgen, Schwarzwald, Germany

Deceased 3-19-2023 Kirkland, Washington. USA

An ardent communist to his last breath, Sig survived the Nazi regime of his youth to live a long and prosperous life. Emigrating to Canada in 1955, he attended Ball State University in Fort Wayne where he met his wife, Christel, in 1959. Employment...

Mar 19, 2023

Dr. George H. Allison, known to one and all as “Mike,” died on March 19 in Seattle, two months short of his 95th birthday. He passed peacefully in the company of his large, complicated, loving family.

Family was a passion and a priority for this generous, accomplished man, along with psychoanalysis, classical music, and sports (as a...

Mar 17, 2023

1932-2023

Don Tewkesbury, born April 28, 1932, in Seattle was a multi-award-winning Washington state newsman. His 36-year career included covering such memorable local events as the 1963 Columbus Day storm and the Beatles visit during the Seattle World’s Fair.  He was alone manning the Seattle Post -Intelligencer city desk early Sunday, May 18,1980 when Mt. St. Helens erupted. He...

Mar 12, 2023

Joseph Dierker, a musician and web developer, died on Tuesday, March 12, at his home in Seattle just seven weeks after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 56.

Joseph was born on February 9, 1968, at Naval Air Station Millington outside Memphis, TN, to Alice Margaret (Wear) Dierker and Henry Allen Dierker, a Marine Corps officer....

Mar 11, 2023

Jeffrey Glenn Soule passed away on March 11th at the age of 70 at his home in Shoreline, Washington. He had suffered through many serious health issues for years, recently having had a stroke but ultimately passed from cardiovascular disease. Jeff proudly served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. When he came home from the war, he...

Mar 10, 2023

Gary Lee Epps was born to Howard Lee and Luella Mae Epps in 1942 in Denver, CO. His family moved to Seattle, and he attended Van Asselt Elementary, Sharples Junior High, and Cleveland High School, where he was senior class president. After graduating from Cleveland in 1960, he married Roberta Schenken, and they had two children, Tim and Jennifer....

Mar 10, 2023

Marguerite Marie Langlois departed this planet on March 10, 2023.Her spirit was released from her worn out shell of a body and is now exploring the universe she spent a lifetime trying to get to know.

She arrived on August 15, 1943 in Utica, New York to Roland and Lorraine Langlois. Rumor has it that her first...

Mar 8, 2023

May 8, 1946 - March 8, 2023

Liz Pfender was born and raised in Cleveland and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968. In 1969 she married her college sweetheart, Bill Clark, and they moved to Seattle where they lived a long and happy life in Ravenna. She obtained a master’s degree in library science from UW and...

Mar 7, 2023

May 21, 1933 – March 7, 2023

Soren F. Normann, a dedicated father, loyal husband, avid outdoor enthusiast and retired Boeing engineer passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023. Soren is remembered for his grit, quiet resilience, intelligence, ability to fix anything, his occasional belly laughs and the mischievous twinkle in his bright blue eyes. Born in Cincinnati and...

Mar 4, 2023

December 12, 1928 - March 4, 2023

Agnes was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to her parents Gunnar O. Guttormsen and Anna K. (Stalick) Guttormsen, as the third of four children including half-sister Margarita, and brothers Gunnar and Rudy. The family then relocated when she was a teenager to Everett, WA in order to be closer...