OBITUARIES

May 17, 2018

(1926-2018)

Carol May Sundberg, 91, homemaker and life-long resident of Seattle, Washington died May 17, 2018 at her home at Queen Anne Manor following a brief illness.  The youngest of five children, Carol May Thompson was born June 6, 1926 to Carrie Cowgill and Alfred Lloyd Thompson. She grew up on Mercer Island and in the University...

May 10, 2018

January 23, 1916, St. Louis, Missouri - May 10, 2018, Seattle, Washington

Olive Wise Spannaus--child of God, friend, mentor, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother, community volunteer, human rights activist, women's movement pioneer, longtime member of Hope Lutheran Church in West Seattle, recipient of the Carrie Chapman Catt award of the League of Women Voters Seattle-King County, hymnwriter, leader...

May 5, 2018

Peace, Love, Joy, Hope! That was our mom’s message to the world. We know she’s found those things now.

Virginia Ann Elliott Solseng was born in Seattle on May 29, 1933; she died on May 5, 2018 after a 14-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was the fourth child of Elizabeth Goerig Elliott and Eddy Wilbur Elliott....

May 4, 2018

Barbara J. Simon-Ware, 84, passed away at Washington Care Center in Seattle, Washington, on May 4, 2018.

A resident of Washington Care Center for five years, Mrs. Simon-Ware was originally from Monroe, Louisiana.

Apr 26, 2018

Doris M. Reed, born on February 3, 1932, passed away on Thursday April 26, 2018, at the age of 86 years. Born in New York state and having lived in many parts of the country, Doris settled in Seattle, where she attended the University of Washington. She was a faithful West Seattle resident for over fifty years. Doris will...

Apr 18, 2018

Anna Kath, a lovely and gracious lady, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on April 18, 2018, at the age of 98 in Seattle. She is survived by her son William (Julie) Kath of New Hampshire, daughters Shirley (Robert) Nixon of Seattle and Laura (Jeff) Kath of California; three grandchildren, John (Lisa) Kath, Jennifer (William) Weld, Amanda (Cameron)...

Apr 16, 2018

Laine April Henline, born April 10, 1934 in Seattle, died gently at Columbia Lutheran Home on April 16, 2018. She had just turned 84 years old.

Laine loved mountains, language, poetry, and people. In her youth, she served on the national ski patrol at Mt. Baker and she climbed Mt. Rainier. Professionally, she was a social worker...

Apr 14, 2018

July 23, 1923- April 14, 2018

Charlotte was born on July 13th, 1923 in Yakima Washington, to Ray Robert Randall, and Clara Mae Hall. Charlotte attended Roosevelt grade school, Franklin Jr. High, Yakima HS, and Yakima Valley Junior College (2yr. college) where she majored in Business Administration and graduated in 1943.

Growing up she loved to ice...

Apr 12, 2018

Michael William Slota, 59, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, mentor and friend, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2018, at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle after a year-long struggle with cancer.  He will be greatly missed.

Mike was born on September 27, 1958, to William and Patricia Slota in Edgewater, Colorado. Mike was the second eldest...

Apr 8, 2018

Dolores Marie Wright most recently of Seattle, born September 17, 1930, passed away on April 8, 2018. She was a proud native California girl who relocated to Pennsylvania with her family in the late 1960s.  Dolores leaves behind many loving friends and family members who will miss her spirit of service, her quick wit, love of baseball, and her...

Apr 8, 2018

We are saddened to announce the passing of James (Jim) S. Tiffany on April 8, 2018 in Seattle, WA at the age of 69. He was born in Atlanta, GA on June 23, 1948 and grew up in Richland Hills, TX. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and lived many years in Santa Fe, NM. He died...

Apr 7, 2018

Born August 16, 1923 in Ketchikan, AK. Died April 7, 2018 in Seattle WA. The third of ten children born to Florence Grace (Johnson) Morgan, family was very important to Earl. He is survived by his children Diana Hansen (James), Nancy Morgan, Susan Heiner (Brian), and Michael Morgan (Joanna) all of Washington. Also survived by three grandchildren, Robin Heiner...

Apr 5, 2018

Joyce Nadine Bittinger, 56, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018, from lobular breast cancer. She grew up in Greene, NY, was a graduate of Greene Central School and later went on to earn her Bachelor’s from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, and her Master’s and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Washington in...

Apr 5, 2018

Martha Catherine “Cathy” Thomas, 66, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle WA on April 5th, 2018. Cathy was born May 5th, 1951 in Liberal, KS to Jerry L. and Grace (King) Thomas. Cathy grew up in Tulsa, Clinton, Enid OK and Yates Center KS, spent some time in Long Beach, CA then...

Apr 4, 2018

John Eric Rolfstad was born June 1st, 1958, in Williston, North Dakota to Telmar and Emily (Sylte) Rolfstad.  He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Williston.  John was a Boy Scout and got his Eagle Scout.  He graduated from Williston High School in 1976.  He graduated from Jamestown College with a degree in accounting and a...

Apr 2, 2018

June 16, 1959 – April 2, 2018

Seattle icon and veteran comedian Peggy Platt died on Monday, April 2nd, 2018, at the age of 58. Best known as half of the comedy duo Dos Fallopia (with Lisa Koch), and their annual iteration of “Ham for the Holidays,” Platt's comedic timing regularly slayed audiences with characters such as Mama Euomi...

Mar 30, 2018

February 21, 1938 – March 30, 2018

Atef Azzam passed away peacefully on Good Friday, March 30, 2018, surrounded by family, including Susan, his dear wife of 55 years. Atef was born in Nazareth, Palestine to Amin and Labibeh Azzam, and was the youngest of six siblings, including 3 brothers – Samir, Basim and Nabil, and two...

Mar 29, 2018

The Life of the Mind March 9, 1940 to March 29, 2018

Shelton Engle Chow was born in New York City on March 9, 1940, and moved to Seattle...

Mar 26, 2018

Dr. Robert Schultz was a Lutheran pastor and theologian. He was born in Faribault, Minnesota, the son of George E. and Martha L. Schultz. He was educated at Concordia Academy and College, Saint Paul, Minnesota and at Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri. He studied Systematics and the History of Theology at Friedrich-Alexanders Universität in Erlangen, Germany, graduating magna cum...

Mar 22, 2018

Frank Bradley, age 88, passed away on March 22, 2018. He is survived by Kathy, his wife of 47 years, as well as his 5 children (Kathleen Anne, Colleen, Reid, Lisa, and Erin), 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

He grew up in Seattle and attended Ballard High School, class of ’47. He quit high school early in...