OBITUARIES
Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas
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John M. (Mike) Johnson
Dec 28, 2018
John M. (Mike) Johnson, 68, died peacefully in his own bed, at home in Seattle with his wife beside him on December 28th, 2018, of Alzheimer’s disease.
Mike was a quintessential self-made man. He was born in Wenatchee, Washington, raised in the Seattle area, and attended Franklin High School, Washington State University, and Seattle Colleges. While still...
Kai Reid Shimizu Johnson
Dec 27, 2018
Kai Reid Shimizu Johnson broke the ties of his earthly life on December 27, 2018 at the tender age of 25. Despite years of battling the effects of Marfan’s syndrome, a genetic disease, born December 1, 1993, Kai lived fiercely and fully. He wore his signature ball caps backwards. He was a good confident and keeper of secrets. He...
Peter William Goddard
Dec 26, 2018
Peter William Goddard was born on October 12, 1954 in Denville, New Jersey to Herbert Goddard and Gertrude Alefeld Goddard. After spending his childhood in New Jersey, Pete attended Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1979 and a set of lifelong friends. After graduation, Pete returned home to NJ to work...
Lillian Dianne Brune Pierce
Dec 12, 2018
9/2/1932 - 12/12/2018
"Lil" or "Babes" to her childhood family and friends, was born in Hoboken NJ. When she was 2 years old her family moved to Metuchen NJ. where she grew up and made life-long friends. She was the third and youngest child of Lillian (Randall) and Carleton E. Brune. Her sister, Carlotta, was the eldest...
Mabel Morrill
Dec 11, 2018
Mabel (“Mabes”) Morrill, née Isebrands, (97) died of congestive heart failure in Seattle, WA on December 11, 2018. She was born on April 30. 1921, in Sibley, Iowa, a small town near the Minnesota border, the youngest of three girls born to Henry and Louise Isebrands.
The Great Depression struck when Mabes was 8 years old, and...
Marva Smith-Simon
Dec 3, 2018
September 3, 1950 - December 3, 2018
Funeral Services will be held
Friday, December 14, 2018 New Beginnings Christian Fellowship 19300 108th Ave SE, Kent WA 98031 10:00am Visitation 11:00am Service
After the service we will proceed to Sunset Hills Memorial Park for a graveside service.
Following the burial you are...
Mary J Kudla
Dec 2, 2018
January 19, 1950 – December 2, 2018
Mary J Kudla, global humanitarian worker, was a principled force of nature of many talents and steadfast humor. Mary was a selfless front-lines advocate for people who were not in a position to help themselves; her work was often done at significant personal risk. Full of wanderlust, Mary...
Kitra Garrett
Dec 1, 2018
In the spring of 1979, Letitia Kymm Opson meaning Joy and Love was welcomed to this world as the child of Laura Opson. She was a treasured first granddaughter to Merrillee Opson (Troutman). As an adult, Letitia chose her new name, Kitra Dunsmore Garrett as a tribute to people she grew to love.
As an infant, Kitra...
William "Rick" Roberts
Nov 25, 2018
11/28/1954 - 11/25/2018
The family is having a small private ceremony on December 9th.
In lieu of donations, we have made a list of suggestions for things to do in honor of Rick: Plant a tree, take a walk, build a snowman, paint a picture, admire nature, make some fresh guacamole, send a letter in the mail,...
Julene V. Turner
Nov 18, 2018
4/7/1940 - 11/18/18
Our mother and grandmother Julene, was welcomed home to heaven Sunday, November 18th. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.
She married Jerry Turner in 1962 and they raised two children, Jerrin and Jayson. She has been missing her beloved Jerry for the past 26 years and is now reunited with...
Sally M. Ursic
Nov 17, 2018
Sally M. (Meyers) Ursic | born October 4, 1926, passed away on November 17, 2018 at the age of 92. She is survived by her brother John Flint Dickson. She was a loving and generous mother of four children: Tracy, Daniel, Denise and Lynn whom she taught to be confident and independent. Sally gave herself generously to many causes....
George Gelernter
Nov 11, 2018
George Gelernter, actor, playwright, journeyman plumber, activist and voracious reader, particularly of history, politics, film and theater, died Sunday November 11 in Seattle. He was 85.
George was born Gershon Ulysses Gelernter, on Oct. 29, 1933, in Orange, New Jersey. His parents Matthew Gelernter and Ada Goldberg Gelernter were part of a large second-generation Jewish American family...
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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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...
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