OBITUARIES

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...

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...

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...

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.  ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Aug 27, 2019

Nelson Chishun Wong was born on October 2, 1941, in Hong Kong. He was the third son of Robert Wong and May Wong, brother of Grace Wong Lam, Kenneth Wong, Gerard Wong, and Eugene Wong; father of Theodore Wong and Christina Wong; grandfather of Tilia, Charlotte, and Fiona; father-in-law of Michelle Mancini and John Morrison; and husband and lifelong...

Aug 16, 2019

Michael Patterson, 73, of Seattle passed away on Friday August 16, 2019.

Michael was born May 14, 1946 in Oakland, CA to Robert Patterson and Virginia Isenberger Patterson. He grew up in California and went to attend college in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. There he...

Aug 14, 2019

After a short illness, our dear Lyla passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, as daughter Karen and son-in-law Alan held her and sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow. We are filled with sadness, but also with gratitude that she enjoyed a good life for 92 years, filled with family, friendships and love.

Lyla was born in Pueblo, Colorado,...

Aug 12, 2019

Dr. Basil Gideon Anex, 88, passed away Monday, August 12th, 2019 in Seattle, Washington surrounded by loved ones.

Basil Gideon Anex was born to Robert and Thomasine (Tina) Anex on May 4,1931 in Seattle, the youngest of brothers Robert and George. As a child, Basil played under the benches in his father’s greenhouses and occasionally accompanied his...

Aug 12, 2019

Dolores Hazel Harbert (DEE) passed away peacefully on August 12th, 2019 in the company of her loving family.  She was 72 years old and had lived a wonderful life full of joyous moments and memorable experiences with her dear friends and family.  She is survived by her husband, Charles S Harbert (CHUCK), who she shared over 50 years of...

Aug 8, 2019

On August 8, 2019 Eleanor Mae Robertson passed away at the age of 89. Eleanor was born in International Falls, Minnesota on May 9, 1930. She was married to Marion Andrew Robertson on January 7, 1951. Together they gave birth to four sons, each a year apart in Bigfork, Minnesota. They moved to Seattle, Washington in 1963.

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