OBITUARIES
Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas
Norman Burgos Pineda
Aug 23, 2018
July 27, 1955 - August 23, 2018
Preceded in death by parents Emiliano and Lily Pineda and eldest brother Rene, Norman, the youngest brother, is survived by siblings Vic, Dennis, Maricel (Blancaflor), and Marilou (Trias). His countless nieces and nephews and their families, grateful for his time on earth, will miss him. He was pure and innocent...

Bonita (Brown) Williams
Aug 23, 2018
March 16, 1950 – August 23, 2018
Age 68 Seattlite, and former long-time resident of Juneau, Alaska, Bonita passed away peacefully with family by her side.
Bonita was born in Seattle, WA and graduated from Mountlake Terrace Senior High. Prior to moving to Juneau in the mid 70’s, Bonita worked in the purchasing department of...
Keo Maureen Myer
Aug 22, 2018
Born March 1, 1943 in Faith, South Dakota – Passed Away August 22, 2018 in Seattle, Washington
The third of eleven children born to Marion and Edna Myer, she is survived by her only son, Michael Darren, grandson Kyle, mother Edna, twin sister Kay, sisters Bev, Debra, and Barbara, and brothers Randy, Tracy and Brad. She is...
Roudaba Davido
Aug 19, 2018
February 4, 1934 - August 19, 2018
ROUDABA (BUNTING) DAVIDO was born in Tenerife, Canary Islands on February 4th, 1934. Her father was Basil Bunting, a famous British poet. Her mother was Marion Culver, an American English school teacher. Roudaba has an elder sister named Bourtai, who lives in Olympia, Washington. She had a younger brother named Rustam who...
Debbie Hasenkrug Bowen
Jul 28, 2018
Debbie Hasenkrug Bowen, age 65 of Bellevue, WA, passed away on Saturday, July 28th, at the University of Washington Medical Center. She had been fighting Acute Myelogenous Leukemia since November of 2017, and succumbed to a secondary infection she was unable to overcome.
Funeral services will be Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at St. Madeleine Sophie Parish at...
Virginia Kelley
Jul 20, 2018
Virginia Kelley died on July 20, 2018 while visiting Green Lake Park in Seattle, WA. at the age of 105.
She is survived by her daughter Joan Ritzenthaler and her husband Tom.
Virginia was born on February 28, 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland to Frank and Virginia Robinson. In her late 20’s, because of her love...
Herman Payton
Jul 17, 2018
August 25, 1940 – July 17, 2018
Herman was born in Houma, Louisiana on Aug. 25, 1940. He nearly died from pneumonia his first year of life. That kind of set his course in life as a fighter.
He was raised in Franklin, graduating from Franklin Colored High as the Valedictorian. He received scholarships for...
Linda Beryl (May) Forseth
Jul 16, 2018
Aug 1, 1944 – Jul 16, 2018
Linda was a longtime resident of Lake Forest Park and an active member in the local community. Surrounded by family, she passed peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Calgary, Alberta Canada she spent the formable years of her life in the Seattle area,...
Howard Hansen
Jul 16, 2018
Howard Hansen, born and reared at La Push, WA until age 14, passed into the Spirit World July 16th, 2018 attended by his wife Joanne, and a care giver. Many friends and relatives with Ceremonies and Songs reflecting his beginning amongst the Quileute people helped him along on his way. A Celebration of his Life is scheduled for Sat....
Wing Cheong Mak
Jul 13, 2018
Wing passed away peacefully on July 13th, surrounded by family, after a brave battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He is survived by wife Kwai, daughters Denise, Lydia, and Jamie, and brothers Mak Kui Cheong 麥鉅昌, Mak Kai Cheong 麥啟昌, Mak Kwok Cheong 麥國昌, Mak Chi Cheong 麥志昌, and Mak Wai Cheong 麥偉昌.
Wing was born in...
John Hiroto Momii
Jul 7, 2018
John Hiroto Momii, 93, went to be with his Lord on July 7, 2018, at Swedish hospital in Seattle, WA. Family and friends were able to say prayers and farewells prior to John’s passing. His daughter, Machiko, held his hand until his last breath at 4:20 AM.
John was born on July 29,1924 in Pasadena, California, to...
Virginia F. Krebs
Jul 6, 2018
Deedy, born November 11, 1923 to Florence and Lee Frech, passed away July 6, 2018 at 94. During her time in nursing school at Washington University, she met and married Edwin G. Krebs in March, 1945. They moved to Seattle in 1948 when Ed joined the faculty of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Deedy was...

Linwood Ray Carlson
Jul 1, 2018
Lin was born on October 18, 1950 in Rochester, NY to Frank and Fern Carlson. He grew up with younger sister Roberta around New Bethel Baptist Church in Indiana where their father served as pastor. Summers were spent with family in Wisconsin and Lin assisted his father with canoe trips for juvenile offenders in the Boundary Waters. Lin attended...
Tom Killorin
Jun 30, 2018
Thomas John Killorin of Lake Forest Park, Washington, ambled peacefully from this plane on June 30, 2018, after eight years of quietly outrunning multiple myeloma. He was a dear husband, father, son, brother, mentor, philosopher, and deep soul whose presence in our lives will not fade away.
Born June 19, 1956, in Denver, Tom enjoyed a long,...
Odelya Octavya Stucks
Jun 30, 2018
Odelya Octavya Stucks passed away on June 30, 2018 at the age of 58. She was a resident of the Seattle area for 26 years.
Odelya was a private, loyal, and gentle spirit who loved good food, basketball, and African American Culture. Born in Harlem, New York to Isaac and Thema Stucks (nee Parson), Odelya was an...
Eldeen Harrison Temple
Jun 18, 2018
Passed away 6/18/18 at the age of 92. Eldeen was blessed with many longtime friends and was the matriarch of a loving family. Daughter of Maxwell and Edna Harrison she was raised in the Greenwood Ballard area of Seattle. Eldeen was a 1944 Ballard High graduate.
Married to Robert W. Temple in 1946 and together they built...

Dr. Ralph John Svehaug, Dc, Nd
Jun 15, 2018
Dr. Ralph J. Svehaug died Friday, June 15, 2018, in Seattle, Washington. He was 96. Born January 6, 1922, in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Svehaug was a resident of the Seattle area for 62 years.
Dr. Svehaug studied and earned degrees in chiropractic and naturopathy, with advanced study in othopedics and kinesiology. He then worked as a chiropractor...

Phyllis Joanne Braveheart
Jun 12, 2018
January 12, 1941 - June 12, 2018 Member of the Ogala-Sioux Nation
Born in Nebraska on January 12, 1941, Phyllis Joanne Braveheart crossed the water to the other side of life in a good way, on June 12, 2018, due to natural causes at her residence in the Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, Washington. At the moment of her...
Theodore O Parks
Jun 9, 2018
1927 - 2018
Theodore (Ted) O Parks, a 60-year resident of Burien, passed away in Edmonds on May 7th at age 90. He was a kind-hearted man who loved his wife and family, his church, and his career in aviation. He gave freely of his time to help those in need. Ted loved apple pie and family...
Sandra Kay Hart
May 30, 2018
Sandra Kay “Nana” Hart, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on May 30, 2018, from A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Sandy was born on February 2, 1945, in Vancouver, WA, to Jack and Gertrude Atkinson. Sandy grew up in Port Angeles, WA, attending Queen of Angels, Port Angeles H.S. and Peninsula College. While working for the...