OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas

Georgiana Flansburgh Nielsen (Georgie)

Georgiana Flansburgh Nielsen (Georgie)

Oct 27, 2019

Passed away at age 94 on October 27th, 2019 in Snohomish, WA where she relocated this year to be near her grandchildren and great grandchildren after many happy years at The Hearthstone - Green Lake. Born on November 9th, 1924 in Rye, NY, Georgie's parents and sisters moved to Bellingham, WA, then later to Seattle. She spent her youth...

Brian Peter Cohee

Brian Peter Cohee

Oct 27, 2019

Brian was born May 2, 1965 in Boston, MA and died at age 54 on October 27, 2019 at his home in Shoreline WA. He leaves 3 daughters, Alison, Madison and Quinn; former wife of 26 years Shelby Hunsinger, his parents Joan and Frank Cohee, brother Bruce, sister Lynne, brother-in-law Matt Smith, nephews Mitchell Smith and Nate Smith, aunt...

Leonard Williams

Leonard Williams

Oct 25, 2019

Leonard Williams was born in New York in 1924 and passed away on October 25, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. He served in the US Army in the Pacific theater during World War II. Subsequently, he married Gladys Meyer, earned an engineering degree, and moved to Seattle, where he worked at Boeing for many years. Known for building his own...

Richard Hess

Richard Hess

Oct 20, 2019

Family and friends mourn the death of Dick Hess who died on October 20, 2019 of brain cancer (glioblastoma).

Dick was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated in 1976 from Iowa State University with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He moved to Seattle that same year after being recruited by Boeing. After 11 years at Boeing,...

Evelyn Marie Pooley

Evelyn Marie Pooley

Oct 19, 2019

Evelyn Marie Pooley peacefully passed on October 19th, 2019.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends and all who knew her in the community. Born 09/22/28, in the farming community of Kimball, South Dakota, she graduated from Multnomah College (51) Portland, OR. Married James C. Pooley and they spent summers in lake Winnaposki, NH with the...

Earl W. Fleehart

Earl W. Fleehart

Oct 12, 2019

July 31, 1929—October 12, 2019

Earl W. Fleehart, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the age of 90, after a long and fulfilling life. He was loyal, active, committed to family and church, and loved by many friends. He is survived by three children (Alexandra, Rand, and Rick), two grandchildren (Greg and Karen),...

Detective Emil Drovetto, Ret.

Detective Emil Drovetto, Ret.

Oct 6, 2019

Emil was born November 27, 1925 in Roslyn, Washington. His parents were Anton (Tony) and Mary Drovetto, and he was the youngest of four sons. Emil graduated from Cle Elum High School in 1944 and went on with enthusiasm to serve in the U.S. Merchant Marines, transporting supplies to troops and allies during World War ll. He was honorably...

Dorothy (Stone) Trondsen

Dorothy (Stone) Trondsen

Oct 1, 2019

Dorothy (Stone) Trondsen, born October 10th, 1930, passed away peacefully on October 1st, 2019 at the age of 88.

She was born in Great Falls, MT and was the second of Forrest and Mildred Stone’s two children.  She grew up in Montana, Wyoming and Utah, before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, where she...

Michael D Ingham

Michael D Ingham

Oct 1, 2019

July 19, 1943 – October 1, 2019 (76 years)

Mike was born July 21, 1943, in San Diego, CA, which he referred to as “Heaven” for the first 16 years of his life.  He was the oldest of 5, with three sisters and one brother.  His family moved to Buffalo, NY, where he graduated from Kenmore High School, in...

Richard James Hill

Richard James Hill

Sep 30, 2019

Richard James Hill passed at the age of 76.  He was born in Spokane, WA, in December 1942 and passed away October 2019 in SeaTac, WA.  He spent almost all of his life in the Seattle area. Richard graduated from Roosevelt High School, Class of 1961.  He attended WSU, Everett JC and North Seattle College where he studied electronics.  ...

Isaac Namioka

Isaac Namioka

Sep 25, 2019

Professor Emeritus Isaac Namioka passed away peacefully at home on September 25th, 2019.

Isaac was born in Japan on April 25th, 1928, and spent his boyhood in Himeji. After receiving his Electrical Engineering degree at Kobe University, Isaac moved to the United States to attend graduate school at Kansas University.  At KU, he met Professor John Kelley,...

Miriam Lucille Hancock Taylor

Miriam Lucille Hancock Taylor

Sep 24, 2019

Miriam Lucille Hancock Taylor of Seattle, WA and formerly of Miller, South Dakota passed away on September 24, 2019 at the age of 96 at the Foss Home in Seattle.

Miriam was born December 9, 1922 to Fred and Lulu (Smith) Hancock of Miller.  She married Leland Taylor in 1940 and moved with him to the Taylor...

Chad Robert Anderson

Chad Robert Anderson

Sep 23, 2019

In Loving Memory Chad R. Anderson August 16, 1974 – September 23, 2019

Chad was a wonderful father of two, Greyson and Rhemy, which he loved more than anything in this world. Husband to Shawnte for just shy of 20 years and best friend for even longer. He was an Army Veteran, friend to so...

William D. Clay

William D. Clay

Sep 22, 2019

William D. Clay was a poet, painter, and high school English teacher who lived in Seattle from 2000 until his death on September 22nd 2019. He was born in 1952 in Evanston, Illinois and lived for over 20 years in New York City. He was the eldest son of William Clay and Mary Jane née Rogers. He studied at...

Robert Michael Mooney

Robert Michael Mooney

Sep 20, 2019

An extended community of family and friends mourn the death of Robert “Bob” Mooney, age 58.  Bob died with grace, bravery, and a full heart on September 20th, at his home, surrounded by those he loved most: his wife, Nicole, and their three sons, Tyler, Bryce, and Jack.

Bob was born in Seattle, WA, on November 8,...

Lisa Lyle Weeks

Lisa Lyle Weeks

Sep 15, 2019

Lisa (Ann) Lyle Weeks passed away peacefully at home on Sunday September 15, 2019 after a three-year fight with brain cancer. She is survived by her husband of 33 years: David Allan Weeks, three sisters: Mary Elaine Lyle, Janet Rae Veesart, Betty Lynn Lyle, and two children: Bethany Ann Weeks and Jonathon Paul Weeks. She is preceded in death...

Judith Tarmey Southard

Judith Tarmey Southard

Sep 7, 2019

Judith Tarmey Southard passed September 7, 2019, 4 months prior CoVid. She will be laid to rest privately on Friday July 9, 2021 in Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale Long Island, NY. A small gathering celebrating her life will take place in her honor at the gravesite on Sunday July 11, 2021 at 1 pm.

Judy was born November...

Toni Sue French

Toni Sue French

Sep 7, 2019

11/14/1949 – 09/07/2019

Toni Sue French passed peacefully on September 7 th , 2019 after a fifteen-year battle with breast cancer.

Toni was born in Sullivan, Indiana. She moved to North Bend, WA in 1978 with her husband and daughter. She retired from the Issaquah School District as a school bus driver in 2013.

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Judith Roberta Overman Munn

Judith Roberta Overman Munn

Sep 3, 2019

Judith Roberta Overman Munn was born October 7, 1941 and passed away September 3, 2019 at Crista Skilled Nursing Center in Shoreline, where she was cared for with great skill and love

Judi was preceded in death by her beloved husband John H.Munn, also her sister Janet L. Covington, and her father & mother, Robert and Jesse...

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Buskin

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Buskin

Aug 28, 2019

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Buskin, born Aug. 31, 1950, in Newark, NJ, died Aug. 28, 2019, in Shoreline, WA.

Peggy loved music of many genres, shockingly bright colors, unexpected conflations, purring cats, and original ideas.

Peggy was raised in Woodbridge, NJ, and lived most of her adult life in New Brunswick, NJ.  She attended Middlesex County...

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