OBITUARIES

Craig P. Duncan

Nov 10, 2018

1947 - 2018

Craig passed peacefully at home on November 10, 2018 after a 3 ½ year battle with a Glioblastoma brain tumor.

Born and raised in Seattle, he is the son of Ann F. and W. Paul Duncan.  He graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School and Seattle University with a degree in Accounting.  Immediately after graduation...

Lawrence Martin Brammer

Nov 4, 2018

1922 - 2018 Lawrence Martin Brammer, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, professor, and world traveler passed away November 4, 2018 at the age of 96 in Seattle, Washington after a long and productive life of scholarly pursuits, devotion to family, and living out his passion for service to others.   “Larry” was born August 20, 1922 in Crookston, Minnesota...

Richard Charles Berner

Nov 3, 2018

December 31, 1920 - November 3, 2018

Richard C. Berner was the founder and head of the University of Washington Archives and Manuscripts Division from 1958 to his retirement in 1984.  He was a lifelong resident of Seattle except for time spent in the Army and graduate school.

His father, Heinrich Berner, worked on the...

Martin B. Reyes

Oct 30, 2018

FUNERAL SERVICE INFORMATION

Visitation & Gathering Monday, November 5, 2018 at 11am Seattle Unity Church - 200 Eighth Ave N, Seattle WA 98109

Graveside Service with Military Honors Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Tahoma National Cemetery - 18600 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98042

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Lavina Bryant

Oct 25, 2018

October 19, 1929 -- October 25, 2018

Tina Marie Derango

Oct 21, 2018

Born March 2nd, 1947 in Seattle, Washington - Passed away at home in Seattle October 21, 2018

Joan Patricia Myers

Oct 17, 2018

In loving Memory of our Mother, Joan Patricia Myers, 82, of Kent, Washington, entered Heaven’s gates on October 17, 2018, with family at her side.  Joan was full of love and laughter.  She was born September 28, 1936 in Spokane Washington and was a devoted Catholic.  Joan graduated from Marycliff High School, attended Business College, married and had 5...

Shelley Jean Eggerth Tea

Oct 13, 2018

Shelley Tea, 67, of Seattle, WA, passed away on October 13, 2018. Shelley was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa on November 18, 1950, the firstborn child of Charles Edward and Esther LaVonne (Swanson) Eggerth.

She is survived by her son, Jesse Christopher Thompson of Murfreesboro, TN, granddaughter, Taelor Deiner from Ada, Oklahoma. Shelley is also survived by...

Rosemarie Dorothea M Syrjala

Oct 3, 2018

Rosemarie’s full life began May 16, 1924 and ended October 3, 2018 after a day of happy memories, surrounded by her entire family.

She is survived by her three children Stephen Syrjala (Katharine Hayner), Christine Syrjala (Donald Brooks), Karen Syrjala (John Llewellyn), six grandchildren Holly Brooks (Robert Whitney), Brian Brooks (Emily), Scott Brooks, Robin Brooks (Geoff Curtis),...

Joyce I. Carsten

Oct 2, 2018

November 21, 1930 - October 2, 2018

Full of life, laughter and a dedication to community service, Joyce Carsten, 87 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 2.  Born in Tacoma to Floyd and Della Baker, she graduated from Stadium HS and obtained her teaching degree from WSU. Joyce enjoyed teaching third and fourth...

Jerrold (Jerry) E. Lerum

Sep 29, 2018

Jerrold (Jerry) E. Lerum, age 77, passed away on Saturday September 29, 2018 in Gig Harbor, Washington.

The youngest of three, Jerry was born on May 21, 1941 at home in rural Viroqua, Wisconsin to Edwin and Inga (Fortun) Lerum. His early life was centered in the labor of his family’s tobacco and dairy farm in the...

Philip Michael Benedict

Sep 24, 2018

Philip Michael Benedict (né Richard Kaemmer) of Seattle, Washington, passed away on Monday, September 24, at the Providence Mount St. Vincent nursing facility. He was 87 years old.

Philip was born in Great Falls, Montana, to Edmund and Marie Kaemmer, on April 20, 1931, and spent most of his childhood in Payette, Idaho. His parents moved to...

Tanya Nelson Warren

Sep 13, 2018

Tanya Warren, born in Seattle Washington on April 14, 1936, passed into the presence of the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2018. She courageously fought a long battle with COPD and congestive heart failure, and stayed with us as long as she could.

She is survived by her husband Donald Warren, son Blake Johnson (Wendy), her daughter...

Elisabeth M. Huntley

Sep 12, 2018

Elisabeth M. Huntley age 99.  Born February 11, 1919 in Lille, France.  Passed away September 12, 2018 in Bothell Washington.

Preceded in death by her husband Robert Huntley.  Survived by son William M. Batchelor, Niece Heather Teed, Nephew Glen Cook and extended family and friends.  Memorial will be held at a future date.

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Stephen Charles Nelson

Sep 12, 2018

Steve passed away on September 12, 2018, at age 69 after a three-year battle with prostate cancer.  He was the son of Perry John Nelson and Mary Killian Nelson Gavin.  He grew up with brothers John and Mike Nelson in the Queen Anne and North Seattle neighborhoods.  In the 1960s, sisters Katherine Clausen (Randy) and Angela Oliveri (Patrick) were...

Gary Chamberlain

Sep 10, 2018

Professor Gary Chamberlain passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018, at age 80 after a long battle with lymphoma. He is the only son of John L. Chamberlain and Marie Thomson.  He grew up in Denver, CO, graduated from Regis High School, then entered the Jesuits to become a Jesuit priest. He earned a PhD in political science from...

Gerard Fritz Schreuder

Sep 4, 2018

On September 4th, 2018 our beloved Husband, Dad and Opapa, Gerard Fritz Schreuder, passed away in his sleep at his Mercer Island home.  He was born in Medan, Indonesia on April 4, 1937 to Everet Jan Schreuder and Wilma Margaretha Ottillie Staecker.

Gerard was very fortunate to have a long, adventurous, and incredible life journey as a...

Lee Chock Wong

Sep 3, 2018

April 15, 1935 - September 3, 2018

Lee was born in southern China and came to U.S.A. at a young age.  He lived in New York before moving to Seattle while working in various jobs as a young man.

Lee met Anne Quon from Vancouver, BC and they married in 1959 and honeymooned in Victoria,...

Jeanne Aston

Aug 30, 2018

August 28, 1934 - August 30, 2018

Jeanne Aston was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert L Aston and Dorothy M Gamble Aston.  She graduated from Central High School, attended the University of Tulsa and received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA in 1965.  During the summer of...

Emiko Suyama Augustin

Aug 25, 2018

Emiko Suyama Augustin passed away quietly on August 25, 2018 at Valley Medical Center after suffering a stroke at her home. Born in 1933, Emiko spent part of her youth in Yokohama, Japan where she eventually met her husband, Mamerto Augustin, who had arrived in Japan from the Philippines. They married in 1952 and moved to Seattle in 1958....