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

John Ernest Morris
May 24, 2019
John Ernest Morris died peacefully on May 24th, 2019. John was born to Charles C. Morris and Yvonne Naum on January 29th, 1963. The family, including older brothers, Edward James and Frederick William, was living in a farmhouse on Mercer Island, on extensive property held by their grandparents, Charles F. and Vera Morris. John felt a particular pride and...
George Robert De La Fuente
May 11, 2019
George Robert de la Fuente, 83, passed away May 11, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.
He was born to David R. de la Fuente and Helena (Simons) de la Fuente on July 31, 1935 in Paramaribo, Surinam. George spent the majority of his youth in Aruba, along with his parents and four younger brothers. In addition to enjoying...
Ronnie “Ron” Jack Walker, Sr.
May 7, 2019
Ronnie “Ron” Jack Walker, Sr., loving father to Ronnie Walker, Jr. and Courtney Prather passed away on May 7, 2019 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 67. Ron was born July 13, 1951 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Ethel Estelle Stockton Walker and William Henry Willis Walker. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Willis Jr. Walker,...
Annie Hill
May 6, 2019
Sunrise: February 16, 1958 Sunset: May 6, 2019
Annie Neal Murray was born in Knoxbee County, Mississippi to Ernst and Oscar Murray. She was raised in Columbus, Mississippi, and later married the love of her life, Tommy Hill, on December 12, 1976. She had 6 children that she raised and loved dearly. She was a dedicated church...
George Dennis Kunz
Apr 28, 2019
George Dennis Kunz, 84, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019 in Seattle Washington. He was born to Hilary M. Kunz and Violet (Simons) Kunz on July 3, 1934 in Spokane Washington. At Wilbur High School he was involved in music, drama and sports, besides academics. Wilbur is a farming community and George acknowledged the deep rural and religious...
Thomas Franklin Pitcock
Apr 27, 2019
Thomas Franklin Pitcock, 83, Shoreline, peacefully passed April 27, 2019, from Melanoma. Tom was born September 29, 1935 in rural Broken Arrow Ok, to Emmitt and Amy Pitcock. He was raised on farm outside Broken Arrow, was very active in FFA (Future Farmers of America). Tom served in the Army, (1957-1959), was stationed at Fort Lewis. The 1958 Seafair...
Allease Clark
Apr 27, 2019
Sunrise 11/13/1916
Sunset 04/27/2019
Granny went to be with the Lord. May she rest well, in peace and remembered by those who knew and loved her well :) !
Granny will join her two grandchildren and two great grandchildren in spirit and is survived by 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren, 5 great grand children,...
Joachim R. Schneider
Apr 23, 2019
Joachim R. Schneider (Joe), lately of Kent, WA died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Kline Galland nursing home. Born in 1927 outside Berlin, Germany he was the youngest son of Willi and Marjorie Schneider. He is survived by his loving family and friends. Sons: Joe (Jolene) and Paul (Jamie); Paul & Jamie's children: Corie (Chris) and Cam (Kristin); and...
Arleen Francis Bruce Nelson
Apr 23, 2019
Arleen Nelson was born in Loma Linda in October 1926. She died at Swedish Hospital April 23, 2019 at age 92. Her parents were Delbert and Sarah Bruce. She is survived by daughter Dr. Heidi Nelson, son Gregory Nelson, grandchildren Andrew Nelson and Sarah Nelson, and daughter-in-law Heidi Lynn Nelson, and many nephews and nieces. Her beloved sister Thelma...
Hellmut Paul Golde
Apr 17, 2019
Hellmut Paul Oscar Golde was born in Berlin, Germany on February 6, 1930. He passed away in his home surrounded by his family on April 17, 2019 after a brief illness. He graduated from the Technical University in Munich and came to the United States in 1952 as one of the first German Fulbright Scholars at Stanford University. After...
Donald Jack Mcgowan
Apr 12, 2019
Donald Jack McGowan was born on January 17, 1919. Think of all the events he has seen. Woodrow Wilson was president. World War I, the war to end all wars, had finally come to a close two months before. Prohibition began the day before he was born. This event comes into play later. He was born to Arthur and...
Robert Freeman
Apr 12, 2019
Robert Freeman passed way suddenly on April 12, 2019 in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 79. He was born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, and lived in Seattle for the past ten years.
He is survived by his wife Catherine, and was a loving father to Wyjuana, James, Daronda, Curtis and Ashley. Robert was also grandfather...
Alden J. Fischer, Jr.
Apr 11, 2019
November 13, 1930 – April 11, 2019
Jack passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of April 11th. Born and raised in Seattle, he graduated from Garfield High School and the University of Washington, where he was president of Sigma Chi Fraternity. It was there that he met his wife, Anne. They shared many laughs...
Robert Brison Turner
Apr 11, 2019
Age 89 (ret. maj.), passed away after a long illness on April 11, 2019 at the Evergreen Hospice Care Center, Kirkland, WA surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Shelby, NC, June 12, 1929, to Joe and Lillian Turner, and raised in Ft Lauderdale by his Great Aunt Lil and other caring relatives, he began his career...
William “Bill” Wallace Kuss
Apr 3, 2019
William “Bill” Wallace Kuss was born in Seattle, WA on September 24, 1924. He died peacefully at home in Sequim, WA on April 3, 2019. He was 94. Dad is survived by his sister, Virginia Gunby and 3 of his 4 children; Nancy Klotz, Cindy Kuss and Jeffery Kuss, 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild and various nieces and nephews. Dad...
Roy Herbert Charles Coon
Mar 29, 2019
Roy passed away peacefully on Friday morning March 29th 2019 at Mount St. Vincent’s in West Seattle. Roy was born in Pe Ell WA on December 1st 1925 and lived in Washington State most of his life, except for his time spent in the Army Air Corp during WWII in France as a B17 and B29 rear gunner. Roy...
David Brooke White
Mar 26, 2019
David Brooke White, 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Seattle, WA after a long illness. David was born August 16, 1940 in Portland, OR to Madeline Kriskie and David Brooke White. He attended school at North Thurston High School in Olympia, WA and was in the 1st graduating class of 1959. He also attended Green River...
Jocelyne Denis Pitcher
Mar 19, 2019
Age 84. Born Jocelyne Angele Marie Denis on October 2, 1934 in Fontan, France passed gently Tuesday March 19, 2019 in Seattle, WA at Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital, following a brain aneurysm. Jocelyne grew up in Lille, France and her independent spirit took her many places. She traveled as a young woman and came to the United States in...
Patricia Ulibarri Arcorace
Mar 19, 2019
Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, cousin, aunt, and friend, Patricia Linda “Patty” Ulibarri Arcorace succumbed to heart failure while fighting pneumonia in the early hours of March 19, 2019. She had a history of kidney disease, spending almost two years on dialysis and undergoing a successful transplant on January 7, 2019.
She is now reunited with her mother,...