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Louise Lucille (Williams) Adams
Mar 20, 2020
Passed away at 91, March 20, 2020 after fighting cancer, years of battling a heart condition, and a recent attack of influenza. Louise was born on October 27, 1928 at 5PM in Turkey, Arkansas to Charles Thomas Williams and Mary Elva (Burleson) Williams. The family moved west in 1941 and she graduated from Highland High School near Yakima in...
Patricia Sevringhaus Melgard
Mar 16, 2020
Patricia Sevringhaus Melgard, cofounder of an inter-cultural, inter-racial preschool in central Seattle which celebrated its 50th year in 2019, has died peacefully in Seattle after a short decline March 16th, 2020.
A member of a “Life Review” writing group for 20 years, ’88-’08. Happily married for 51 years to Christian Gustav Melgard (died 2016) (teacher, science and...
Helen Louise Burgess Lindhorst
Mar 15, 2020
(12/16/1937 – 3/15/2020)
Just before midnight on March 15, Helen Louise Burgess Lindhorst died as a result of a respiratory infection to which she was made vulnerable by congestive heart failure and advanced vascular dementia. She died on hospice in her daughter’s home with her children all present.
Helen was born in Yakima, WA in...
Wil Borchers Nelp
Mar 14, 2020
Wil Borchers Nelp, MD, died peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2020, age 90. He was raised in Franklin, Indiana by parents Olive and Wil Nelp with his sister Doree. He graduated from Franklin College and earned his MD at Johns Hopkins University. After post graduate work in internal medicine and radiology, he served as Captain and Acting Chief at...
Pauline Woolsey Round
Mar 14, 2020
Born in Yakima, Washington, and raised in fruit orchard country, Pauline grew up with a vivid appreciation for agriculture and the land in a time when life was hardscrabble and community was key. Her formative years during the Depression and World War II found her family with little money, but a wealth of enthusiasm, ingenuity, love and perseverance. Ever...
Jacqueline “Jackie” A. Gallichan
Mar 14, 2020
Beloved sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Jackie was Born June 20, 1953 in Seattle, WA . She passed away March 14, 2020 with family by her side.
Jackie grew up in the Seattle and Kirkland areas and was a 1971 graduate of Juanita High School. After receiving her degree from a community business school, Jackie worked many...
Carrie Lou Vincent Black
Mar 4, 2020
Carrie Lou Vincent Black, cherished mother and sister died peacefully on March 4, 2020, at Providence Marianwood in Issaquah, Washington. Carrie was born on June 27, 1934 in Ord, Nebraska.
Carrie was the oldest daughter of Acel and Zelma Vincent and sister of Melvin, Daniel and Teri. The family moved from their home town of Arcadia, Nebraska...
Allison Katzman
Feb 25, 2020
On February 25th 2020 Allison Katzman passed away surrounded by the love and care of her family and friends. Allison was born Grace Allison Wood January 25, 1925 to parents Grace Allison Wood and Thomas S. Wood in Rogue River, Oregon.
Allison grew up in Seattle, WA attending John Marshall Middle School, Roosevelt High School, and she...
Lupita R. Moreno
Feb 23, 2020
Lupita R. Moreno, 89, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2020 in Seattle, WA. Lupita was born in El Cercado, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She moved to Corpus Christi, TX in 1949 when she married her husband, Celso C. Moreno, also of Corpus Christi, TX. She was a devoted wife and caring and loving mother of 7 children. Lupita dedicated...
Frances (Sandy) Gutting
Feb 18, 2020
Our loving mother Sandy Gutting passed away on Monday night (Feb 18). Mom was a free-spirited, independent thinking woman with an amazing zest for a well-lived life. She travelled the world with her best friends Pat and Regina, as well as with her daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren. Mom could beat any of us at Scrabble, and she especially liked...
Tom T. Matsumoto
Feb 15, 2020
Tamio Matsumoto was born in Terminous, California on March 16, 1929. Tom, as he has been known, was predeceased by his parents Koichi and Matsuyo, his sister Sadako Tanaka (Shigeo), his sister Midori, his brother Itsuto known as Matt (Lillian), his sister Tazuko Kato (Paul), his niece Teru Matsumoto, his nephew Bob Tanaka and grand nephew, Kevin Kramer. He...
Edward Earl Muters, Jr.
Feb 12, 2020
Ed Muters artist
Born in South Dakota
September 30, 1944
Died in Seattle
February 12, 2020
Veteran United States Army
Father of Clover AnnEire
Grandfather of
Mason Patrick and
Parker Grace McIngalls
Wife Jeannie McCullough
He lived...
Jerry Carl Worsham
Feb 2, 2020
Jerry passed away Sunday February 2, 2020 in Seattle, WA. He was born on October 5, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK to Joseph and Louise Worsham. By 1944 the Worshams had moved to Coalinga, CA where Jerry and his brothers Claude and JD were raised.
While on a full scholarship to Oberlin College in Ohio, Jerry met...
Virginia Lim Tan
Feb 1, 2020
Virginia Lim Tan, 83, of Syracuse, NY, lately of Bellevue, WA, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020, with her loving family at her side. Beloved wife of the late Su Eng Tan. Virginia was hardworking and devoted to her family and her faith. She retired from Van Duyn Home and Hospital after 29 years of dedicated service to...
Shirley Starowski
Jan 23, 2020
Shirley ‘Blakesley’ Starowski passed away peacefully in her home on January 23rd, 2020 at the age of 91. She was preceded by Richard, her husband of 66 years. They had four children, Robert, Steven, Donna and Alan. She worked for Sears for 2 years until her first baby was due, at which time she retired and loved being a...
Ida M. Curtis
Jan 21, 2020
Born April 16, 1935, in New Haven CT, Ida passed away January 21, 2020, in Seattle WA. Ida grew up in Newington CT, contracted polio in 1953 and was cared for in a hospital in her hometown for almost two years until she regained the use of her upper body muscles and was able to use a wheelchair. She...
Joy (Ash) Kiefner
Jan 12, 2020
It is with great sadness that Joy Kiefner has passed away after a long battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). She experienced complications from her long term illness and after a short stint on hospice, died in her home in Brier WA on January 12, 2020 with her husband and daughter by her side.
Joy was born...
Niina Rebassoo
Jan 11, 2020
(1922-2020)
Niina Rebassoo passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 11.
She was born as Niina Juhanson in Tallinn in 1922. Her parents Aadu and Elisabeth had met and married in St. Petersburg and her older sister died there from malnutrition during the hard times in the wake of the revolution.
She grew up in...
Kathleen (Kay) Beatrice Thode
Jan 11, 2020
Kay passed away at home on January 11, 2020 at the age of 94. She was born December 11, 1925 in Kimberly, British Columbia. She moved to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington, where she met fellowship student and lifetime partner, Robert C. Thode. Kay is survived by daughters Karen Morse (Mike) and Lorraine Paull (Mike), sons...
Sigrid Christine Brorson
Jan 8, 2020
Sigrid Christine Brorson (Thompson/Zylstra), aged 74, passed away on January 8th, 2020 in Seattle. Born on August 8, 1945 in Monroe, WA, to Bror and Edna (Berlin) Thompson, she grew up there with her three older brothers Roger, Ronald, and Robert, and extended Berlin family. She had fond memories and many stories of the pack of cousins playing in...
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