OBITUARIES

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...

Nov 10, 2022

Colberg Eldon Rushing has passed away peacefully at the age of 82 from complications of Lewy Body dementia on November 10, 2022. Colberg was a great storyteller and loved to laugh. He loved being outside. He could make any plant grow and flourish under his care. He enjoyed growing his own food, fishing, cars, and Gladys Knight! He was...

Nov 7, 2022

November 6, 1948 - November 7, 2022

Ruth Hayler died suddenly on November 7, 2022, the day after celebrating her 74th birthday with longtime friends.

Ruth grew up in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay area, the youngest of five children in the Hayler family.  After graduating with a B.A. in English from Pomona College, Ruth...

Nov 3, 2022

Mackenzie Christine Mitchell, age 29, of Mountlake Terrace, WA was tragically taken from us on November 3, 2022 after a drunken driver took her life as she was coming home from the airport after a brief getaway.

Mackenzie “Kenzie”, was born on May 7, 1993 to Michael Mitchell and Melinda Ogilvie in Edmonds, WA. She moved from...

Oct 31, 2022

December 1930 ~ November 2022

Jeanne was born during the Depression, in Bellingham WA, to Carl and Doris Eiseman. They soon moved to Seattle, where she grew up on Queen Anne Hill, eventually with two younger brothers and a younger sister.

Jeanne was a lifelong avid reader and enjoyed classical music. Her first...

Oct 25, 2022

August 7, 1921 – October 25, 2022

Born to Richard and Ida Zahniser outside of Emigrant, Montana, Dick spent his early years on a ranch near Grass Range, MT.  Dick’s family moved around Montana, with Dick graduating from Billings High School at the age of 16.

After his father’s untimely death in 1939,...

Oct 24, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Hinckley Romish passed away on October 24, 2022 surrounded by her family in their home.  She is survived by her husband John H. Romish and 5 children, John Andrew, Lisa, Rebecca, Thomas and Sarah, son-in-law Eddie Mui and granddaughter Mia.  Ann was born to John and Elizabeth Hinckley on September 7, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Ann was...

Oct 21, 2022

Audrey Cresswell Kellison, 90, died October 21, 2022, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born November 3, 1931, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Donaldson and Elizabeth Cresswell. After graduation from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Audrey moved to Washington, DC, where she worked for more than a decade on Capitol Hill for House Majority Leader Charles Halleck....

Oct 20, 2022

Francisco “Frank” Eril Zaballos passed away in Seattle, Washington on Oct. 20, 2022. Frank was formerly a resident of Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro, California.

Frank was born on November 25, 1927, in San Leandro, California, to Pedro Zaballos Sanchez (1898-1955) and Juana Bautista Bueno (1905-1986). He graduated from San Leandro High School in 1946.

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