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Robert Allen Reid M.D.
Jun 10, 2023
Dr. Robert A. Reid died peacefully at his home in Seattle on June 10th. Bob loved life and had a great capacity to enjoy each moment. He was a man of great integrity, intense curiosity, and incredible optimism. He will be remembered as a compassionate physician, a creative entrepreneur,...
Joan O'Byrne
Jun 7, 2023
Joan “Baba” O’Byrne passed away the morning of Tuesday, June 7th in Seattle surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children, Kathleen and Michael, their spouses Todd and Bhavesha, and her grandchildren Indira, Myles, Molly, Keira, and Conor and her sister, Maggie and her husband Graeme.
Joan was born in Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, on...
Sylvia Muriel Davids
Jun 6, 2023
Sylvia Muriel Davids
Sylvia Muriel Davids was born January 7, 1935, in Bagley, Minnesota. Her family moved to Seattle when she was still a child, as her father got an engineering job at Boeing.
Sylvia graduated from Roosevelt High School and received a teaching degree from the University of Washington. She taught elementary school for over 30...
Robert Marwood Hitchens
Jun 6, 2023
Robert Marwood Hitchens passed away in Burien on June 6th at the age of 78, surrounded by family. He is survived by his daughter Rev. Amy Hitchens, (Shannon Thomas) and granddaughter Naomi Thomas, his sister Beverly Morgan, his niece and nephews Wendy, Russell and Clint Morgan and his grand nephew Talon Morgan. He is predeceased by his twin brother...
Norman Swenson
Jun 4, 2023
Norman Eric Swenson, 91, died on June 4, 2023 in Seattle. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; children Douglas Swenson (Vicki), Ruth Brotherston (Stuart), Kathryn Swenson, Lois Swenon-Grudt (Dan), Beth Romeo (Sal); grandchildren Jeff, Scott, Kyle, Kim, Ellen, Alex, Janel, Joseph, Rachael, Andrew, & Angela; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers Norris, Gordon, & Larry Swenson; and numerous cousins, nephews, and...
Dr. Bruce A. Craswell
Jun 4, 2023
Dr. Bruce A. Craswell died in his sleep on June 4, in Bremerton, at the age of 84. Bruce was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Craswell, and by his sister, Clarice Hawes of Seattle. He is survived by two other siblings, Keith Craswell of Bellingham and Bernice Comstock of Poulsbo, and by his four children (Dick Craswell,...
Earl "Willie" Williamson
Jun 3, 2023
Earl passed away peacefully on June 3rd, with his children at his side.
Known by most as “Willie,” Earl was born in 1931 outside of Medford, OR, and has lived in Seattle since childhood, graduating from Queen Anne High School. He and Mary wed in 1958, raised their family in Magnolia, and eventually purchased their “dream home”...
Margaret Harkovitch
Jun 3, 2023
Margaret “Peggy” Harkovitch (née Lemmo), an Alaska Pioneer and 51-year Fairbanks, AK, resident, died peacefully on Saturday, June 3, at her home in Seattle, WA. She was 92.
Margaret Lemmo was born to Vincenza Lombardo Lemmo and Anthony Lemmo on April 3, 1925, in Canton, OH, where she also grew up and attended school. During WWII, Miss...
Teresa Sinnette
Jun 2, 2023
Teresa Sinnette, 57, of Seattle, WA, passed away on June 2, 2023 after a 2-year battle with breast cancer.
Teresa was born on March 16, 1966 to George Sinnette and Patricia Conklin in Bronx, NY.
In 1981, Teresa gave birth to her only son, Abdul “Bryan”, raising him as a single mother.
She...
Patti (Patricia) Lee Hooper
May 31, 2023
She shared love & laughter She persisted She made the world a better place
In early June, a couple days after suffering a devastating stroke, Patti (Patricia) Hooper passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and daughter, as well as love, light and her favorite songs and stories.
Patti was born and raised in sunny...
Bruce Poulsen
May 13, 2023
Bruce Poulsen of Seattle, age 90, passed away quietly in the comfort of his own home on May 13th, due to cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife Bonnie and brother George. Bruce was born and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He majored in economics at the University of Minnesota. Later he earned a law degree...
Bea Langsted
May 10, 2023
Bea Langsted passed away on May 10th at age 91. She lived in her Bellevue home until the last few months when she lived in a lovely Family Adult Home that was only a block away. Bea enjoyed life and all the variety that it brought her.
Gregory Charles "Chuck" Mccombs
May 4, 2023
Our beloved father, Gregory Charles “Chuck” McCombs, age 93, passed away on May 4 from natural causes.
He was preceded in death in 2008 by his devoted wife of nearly 60 years, Patti; his brother Jack and sister-in- law Norma, brother-in-law Marvin Casserd; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Hobart and Vale Meade; sister-in-law Phyllis Meade; and daughter-in-law Diedre McCombs....
Rodney Raymond Partee
May 4, 2023
Rodney Raymond Partee passed away on Saturday, May 4th after battling cancer for the past year. Rod enjoyed the outdoors. He was an avid hiker, loved walking with his dogs, and traveling either with family or by himself. Rod was an award-winning educator and coach. He is survived by his three sons: Ryan, Randy, and Rus, as well as...
Ray Harrison Fenner, M.D.
Apr 30, 2023
Ray Fenner died in his sleep surrounded by his loving family at Swedish Hospital on April 30, at 81 years.
Born 1935 in Syracuse, NY, Ray graduated from Syracuse University undergraduate and medical school. He studied internal medicine at Case Western Reserve, then orthopedic surgery at The University of Iowa, and was board certified in both specialties....
Marilyn J (Martin) Ernst
Apr 29, 2023
July 8, 1953 - April 29, 2023
Seattle, Washington - Marilyn J (Martin) Ernst, 69, took her last breaths at home on a beautiful spring day, Saturday, April 29, 2023, surrounded by her loving husband and her three daughters.
Born July 8, 1953, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Dorothy and J Ward Martin Jr., Marilyn...
Edith D Faste
Apr 28, 2023
On February 6 we celebrated Edith's 99th birthday. Her two grandsons Trygve and Haakon, her granddaughter Anne and her great granddaughter Sigrid were all there for a family party complete with hot and sour soup and carrot cake. We didn't know this would be her last blow out. Edith packed plenty into her 99 years. As a child of...
Patrick John Gill
Apr 26, 2023
Patrick John Gill was born Nov 6, 1949, in Ballard to Max Gill and Mary Maglashan. He was the eldest of 4 children. He grew up in the Richmond Beach neighborhood of Seattle (now Shoreline) and then lived in Seattle all his life except for a few years in N Carolina. Patrick was a typical Seattle kid, he loved...
Christine Mckowen (Haas) Carr
Apr 26, 2023
Christine McKowen (Haas) Carr passed away on April 26, 2023 from lymphoma at her home in Seattle, surrounded by her family.
Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Christine grew up in Brazil, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, with Virginia/Washington, D.C. as her home-base. The youngest of four sisters, Christine was a lovely reflection of the best of her family...
Carol Bridges
Apr 26, 2023
Carol Bridges died at home on April 26 in Seattle, Washington, after living bravely with heart and lung disease for the last several years. She was 83 years old. She is survived by her wife Rochelle, brother Alan (Nicki),children Ann (former son-in-law Mark), Judy (Kimberlee), and Bruce (Leonora), grandchildren Connor, Mika (Sage), Rowan, and Max, godchildren Sam and Talia,...
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