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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....
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...
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