OBITUARIES

Aug 7, 2023

Temporarily in lieu of a Final Obituary —

Hello FOJ (Friends of John) —

This is Roald Simonson, son of John Coney’s wife Jodi. As many of you getting this note already know, John passed away (leukemia) last Friday morning August 7. John has been a dear and enjoyable and wonderful member of our family...

Aug 6, 2023

Irene Callen Sugg Heninger died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, August 6th, at the age of 92.  Irene was one of four children born to Richard Henry Callen and Lillian May Callen and raised in Jerome, Idaho.  Her earliest memory was starting grade school at Canyonside Elementary.  People might be surprised to learn she was a drum majorette...

Aug 6, 2023

John Patrick Dolan, 81, died peacefully on Sunday, August 6th, 2023, surrounded by family at Cherry Hill Swedish Hospital in Seattle.

John is remembered for his great height (6’5”), the warm twinkle in his eyes, and his remarkable ability to connect with people. He had an unusually retentive memory, with which he could summon both a wide...

Aug 1, 2023

12/2/1937-8/1/2023

It is with great sadness that we share that Carol J. Nelson passed away on Tuesday, August 1 st , at Swedish Hospital. Her daughter (Kirsten), son (Joel), and grandson (Caden) were at her side. Carol was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year and was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Mom had a big, generous...

Jul 31, 2023

The world lost an incredibly kind, generous and loving man, Ronald (Ron) Glenn Johnson, 84, of Lynnwood, WA, who died July 31, 2023, just days short of his 85th birthday.  He was born on August 5, 1938 to Glenn Elmer and Beulah Mary (Kohn) Johnson, in Denver, Colorado.  Ron utilized his artistic talents in a career as a lighting...

Jul 31, 2023

Harline (HiaLien) Ng, 95, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2023 in Seattle.  Harline was born on August 11, 1928 in China. She and her family immigrated to Seattle in 1969.  She graduated from Lingnan University with a degree in Agriculture.  Harline and her husband Jacob (deceased 2004) raised two sons and a daughter.  They are all successful professionals...

Jul 29, 2023

Ronald Feigal, a life-long learner and loving family man, was born in Minneapolis, MN on February 27, 1946. He passed away on July 29, 2023 at age 77 in Seattle, WA.

Ron's childhood was filled with outdoor adventures, daring science experiments, and a wonderful curiosity about many topics including electronics. He built a ham radio and communicated...

Jul 29, 2023

Ann I. Allen, a retired science teacher, formerly of Windsor Ct., passed away peacefully in Seattle on July 29, at the age of 88 years.  She was born in Chicago in 1927 to Felix B. Kilbride and Ellen M. Kilbride.  After the bank that employed her father failed during the Great Depression, her family retreated to rural Illinois, to...

Jul 26, 2023

1923–2023

Anne (Mrs. John R.) Gulbranson, 99, Bainbridge Island, Wash., died July 26, 2023. She was the great-granddaughter of Seattle pioneer Dr. Henry Allen Smith. A huge influence was her paternal grandmother, Olive W. Roberts, one of the founders of Children’s Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle. The daughter of Eleanor and John Dudley Roberts, Anne was born September 18, 1923,...

Jul 25, 2023

Mary Strausz, aged 99, died peacefully in Seattle on July 25, 2023, after a long battle with dementia. She was supported by her daughters Jane Bergerson, Seattle and Sarah Mouratidis, Vancouver, BC, and an amazing care team.

Mary was born in Yakima, Washington on July 6, 1924, the daughter of Mabel Hough Darling and Ralph Duncan Darling....

Jul 24, 2023

June 21, 1926 - July 24, 2023

It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Mom, Helen Tillotson. It’s also a time to celebrate her long and well lived life. She was always a very loving, tolerant, and non- judgmental person.

Helen was born on June 21, 1926 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Willa...

Jul 24, 2023

Along in years, Janet Maurer Daggatt passed without fuss on July 24, 2023. Long time Seattle native, Janet Maurer spent her working years on the fringe of the travel business, starting, then selling six different and unique (at the time) businesses, winning a number of awards along the way.

Active in the Washington Athletic Club, president of...

Jul 23, 2023

Betty Ruth Agustin, 90, of Lynnwood WA, passed away on July 23, 2023 in Everett WA.

Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, September 1st, 2023 at 1pm.  Officiating: Pastor David Foster of Rock of Hope Baptist Church, 7812 224th St SW Edmonds WA 98026.

Betty was born in Hong Kong, China to Shelby...

Jul 16, 2023

Andrea “Andie” Ptak, 69, of Seattle, WA, has died on July 16th after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She is the daughter of Joe and Olga (DiGiafrancisco) Ptak of Solvay, NY . Andie was born and raised in Solvay and is a 1972 graduate of Solvay High School and a 1974 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology in...

Jul 14, 2023

Theresa Jeannot died on July 14 at 9:30 pm. She is preceded in death by her husband L. George Jeannot and sons, F. John Jeannot and Neil Russell. She was born in Hillsboro, Oregon in 1933. She is  survived by her sister and brother, Lorraine and Joseph Schneider, six children Thomas, Jeanne, Mary, Annie, Joey and Lisa, 12 grandchildren...

Jul 11, 2023

1930- 2023

Barbara Jans, beloved wife, mother, and friend, died peacefully at home on July 11, 2023.

Barbara and her sister, Helen, were raised in Reading, Pennsylvania by parents C. Raymond Smith and Elsie Ogden Smith. A stellar student, she received a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in English from the University of Michigan. Her literature classes...

Jul 10, 2023

David Allen Heitmiller of Ballard (Seattle, WA) passed away Friday, July 10 at the age of 74 following a recent diagnosis of leukemia.

David was born in 1945 in San Pedro, CA to Dorothy (Birch) and Robert D. Heitmiller.  The family settled in Steilacoom, WA where David grew up and attended Steilacoom schools and was part of...

Jul 7, 2023

Raymond Evan Dingfield was born on November 14, 1930, to Oscar and Martha Dingfield in Tacoma, WA. Ray was the youngest of  4 children.  He worked at a gas station and as a pickle slicer for Nalleys Foods through school, graduating from Lincoln High in 1950. After briefly attending the University of Puget Sound, Ray joined the Air Force,...

Jul 6, 2023

Anthony T. Long, 67, of Yakima passed away on July 6, 2023 after a long illness. Tony was born in London, England, and immigrated with his family when just a young boy, settling in Seattle. This early experience helped him later in his life as a teacher at Davis High School in Yakima, where he worked with many students...

Jul 6, 2023

Terry J Wechsler died in the presence of her loving family on July 6 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Terry was born in New York City on September 16, 1955, the daughter of Robert Wechsler and Juan Stroube. She was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended LSU after completing high school. She obtained her...