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2023

1937-2023

Mom grew up in North Seattle, moving into her family home when she was 2.  She moved out when she married and had 4 children. Moving back into that same house to care for her dad when his health took a turn and he needed to be cared for.  She was a 3rd generation Washingtonian!

During...

Dec 30, 2022

C. Wayne Porter (Wayne), age 62, was surrounded by several family members when he passed away at home on December 30, 2022, following two and a half years of treatment for glioblastoma (brain cancer).

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur L. and Almeda Porter and two of his older siblings: Eunicetine (Eunice) Franklin-Pharr and...

Dec 28, 2022

Charles Alan Whittemore passed away peacefully at home in Seattle, on December 28, 2022, from complications of Myelodysplastic Syndrome.  He was 87 years old.  Alan was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Lolita; his brother Bob and sister-in-law Leslie; his brother Herb and sister-in-law Billie; his sister Sue; and his wife of 45 years, Bernice.  He is...

Dec 27, 2022

We have lost the true Music Man of our time: Andrew (Andy) D. Robertson passed away on Dec. 27th in his home surrounded by his family, after a courageous fight with cancer. Andy (or “Mr. Ert” to thousands of students) lived to share his love of music with anyone and everyone he could. He created a musical legacy that...

Dec 26, 2022

March 14, 1934-December 26, 2022

Jim passed away peacefully with his wife at his side after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  He was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, to James and Bertha Ellis and grew up in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.  He graduated from Sapulpa High School in 1952 and from Oklahoma State University in 1957 with a degree...

Dec 22, 2022

1933-12/22/2022

Marilyn Kavanaugh was a helper and a doer.  She was born to Esther Williams Manerud and Harold “Cotton” Manerud at Seattle General Hospital.   Her sister Barbara (Petie) was born two years later.  She attended Lincoln High School (entertaining her children and grandchildren well into her 80’s with the school cheer, including high kicks!), graduating at 17.

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Dec 20, 2022

Born in Oakland, California on March 7, 1919 and passed away December 20, 2022 in Bellevue, Washington. Click here for online guestbook . In leu of flowers, a donation to the Metropolitan Opera or Classical King County Radio would be appreciated.

Dec 20, 2022

Marva Lee Daryl (Wohlman) “Lee” Langsted of Seattle, WA died December 20th 2022, peacefully in her sleep, although quite suddenly. She had been diagnosed with COPD years earlier and Acute Sleep Apnea just days before.

Born in Cedar County, Nebraska on May 5, 1929, to Edward Henry Wohlman and Mildred Albertine (Anderson) Wohlman, she was the eldest...

Dec 14, 2022

On December 14, 2022, Dora Marina Gonzalez Johnson, MD, passed away in Seattle, WA at 76 years of age. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicolas and Marina (Marmolejo) Gonzalez. Marina is survived by her daughter Afton Johnson Stickney (Ryan) of Shoreline, WA, and siblings Dolores Garcia (Jim) (Deceased) of Lubbock, TX, Carlos Gonzalez (Janet) of Plainfield,...

Dec 9, 2022

Dr. Alan Dudley Brown III passed away on December 9, 2022, in his home in Seattle, Washington. Alan was born on August 29, 1968, in Warwick, Rhode Island and passed away at the age of 54. He is survived by his four siblings, Wayne Brown, Richard Brown, Kevin Brown, and Julianne Wood. Alan was preceded in death by his...

Dec 7, 2022

Lawrence Frederick Turnbull passed away on December 7, 2022, just four weeks before his 102nd birthday.

Born to Helen and Lawrence R. Turnbull on Jan. 6, 1921, he was raised in Seattle and Olympia. He graduated from Olympia High School, Washington State College and Northwestern University Medical School. At Northwestern, he met and married Jean Moore and...

Dec 3, 2022

On December 25, 1923, Leslie E. Reitz was a Christmas gift to his parents, Emil and Mary Reitz. Born in Seattle, he joined sister Mabel and later became big brother to Edward and Evelyn. He passed away at Eden’s Villa North in Seattle on December 3, 2022, at the age of 98. Les attended Seattle schools, graduating from Roosevelt...

Dec 2, 2022

August 9, 1924 - December 2, 2022

Ann Axness Shaw, age 98, of Mercer Island, Washington was born in Ashland Wisconsin on August 9, 1924. She spent her early years in Mason Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Mayme (Moen) Axness, her brother Richard “Dick” Axness and her husband John LaMotte Shaw. She is...

Dec 1, 2022

January 29, 1935 – December 1, 2022 Don was born in Ballard, the middle child and only son of Ella Larsson and Harold Simpson. He grew up on Sunset Hill, graduated from Ballard High School and the University of Washington and lived all but a couple of years of his life within a few miles of his...

Nov 27, 2022

SEPTEMBER 3, 1948 – NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Nancy C. Farnam passed away peacefully into the arms of our Lord and Savior on November 27, 2022 at the age or 74 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Seattle, Washington on September 3, 1948 to Barton and Mary Lee Camperson. The family moved from the Lakeridge...

Nov 25, 2022

Marjorie Hildur (Mattson) Baylor passed away peacefully on Friday morning, November 25, 2022, after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer’s.  For the past four years she was a resident of Taylor’s Adult Family Home in Burien.  For five decades prior, she and her husband lived in the Bryant neighborhood of NE Seattle. The daughter of Frank E. Mattson and Hildur...

Nov 22, 2022

Pamela Margaret Ames, of Seattle, passed away peacefully at home on November 22, 2022. She was 64. Pam was a devoted partner to her husband, Marc. She was a kind, loving, and supportive sibling to sisters Susan and Karen, a thoughtful and encouraging aunt, and an inspiring and wise teacher to over 1,000 elementary and middle school...

Nov 22, 2022

July 18, 1953 - November 22, 2022

In Loving Memory of Arnold M Dinardi July 18, 1953 - November 22, 2022

I'm Free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free I’m following the path God has laid you see. I took His hand when I heard him call I turned my back and left it all....

Nov 19, 2022

12/1/49 – 11/19/22

Fred Hyde dedicated his life and contributed greatly to the fight for a better world. From the 1960s, he promoted the rights of Black and other people of color, women and LGBTQI+ individuals. As a law student he worked for tribal fishing rights, became active in the fight for low-paid workers at the University of Washington...

Nov 18, 2022

Evan Bernard Smith, whose resilience and upbeat view of life guided him for decades through the challenges of multiple sclerosis, died November 18, 2022. He was 77.

The son of Bernard and Esther (Davies) Smith, Evan was born in 1945 in Seattle. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Davies, an immigrant from Wales, was a pioneering figure in Snohomish...