OBITUARIES

Mar 23, 2017

Theodore Katsanis, age 91, of Mercer Island, Washington, a man who loved math, hiking, skiing, dancing, model airplanes, and many other things passed away on 3/23/2017 (all prime numbers). Ted was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts on July 17, 1925, the son of Nichos and Viola Mae Katsanis (née Plummer).  He was raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)...

Mar 7, 2017

Dr. Hans Dehmelt, age 94, succumbed quietly, at home, in his sleep, March 7, 2017 after a valiant battle with a long illness.  It was the end of a creative and interesting life that started in Nazi Germany building radios as a 10 year old and included a stint as a private in the German army and narrowly escaping...

Mar 6, 2017

John E. Fecker, 85, known primarily as 'Jack Fecker', of Carnation, WA, made his Sacred Journey to the other side on Monday, March 6, 2017, after a sudden onset of acute pancreatitis which caused him to be in and out of hospitals for two months. His passing was peaceful, slipping away in sleep approximately 48 hours after he expressed...

Mar 2, 2017

Theodore “Ted” David Fullmer, 35, husband to Katie Fullmer, passed away in his Seattle home on March 2, 2017.

Ted is survived by his wife, Katie, his mother Mary Ellen and her husband Vincent, his father Theodore Sr., his sisters Thereasa and her husband Shane, and Annette and her husband Jimmy, his mother-in-law Mary-Lou, his sisters-in-law Colleen...

Feb 22, 2017

Kim Cheryl Riel, 52, passed away on the 22nd day of February 2017, at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA. She was born on July 9th, 1964 in Angola, Indiana to Dwayne and Kay (Yocklin) Wood. Kim grew up in Fremont, Indiana. She graduated from Fremont High School in Fremont in 1982. After high school, she joined the...

Feb 19, 2017

Bonita Roxie Aleja Sizemore was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 16, 1941 and peacefully transitioned on Sunday, February 19, 2017 while hospitalized in Renton, Washington. Devoted mother to Rainelle (Wayne), Sabra and Raven; loving grandmother to Kwame, Jeremy, Ryan, Amelika, Kenese, Talalima, Genessa, Cawano and Sydney; caring sister of Karen, Mark and Bruce; “adopted” mother to a host...

Feb 15, 2017

Harriet Ann Schooley Sanderson passed peacefully surrounded by her family in Seattle on February 15, 2017 at the age of 70 from pancreatic cancer.

Harriet was born on January 26, 1947 in Lebanon, Indiana, and grew up in Indianapolis. Having survived polio as a child, early on she showed her indomitable spirit, keen intellect and abundant creativity....

Feb 13, 2017

Rob was born October 20, 1947 in Seattle to James and Tova Jensen White.  He died February 13,  2017 at Northwest Hospital of heart failure.

Rob lived all his life in the Seattle area.  He attended Catholic schools then graduated from Ballard High.   He furthered his education at the University of Washington and Edmonds Community college. Rob...

Feb 10, 2017

Rick Heyer, 64, of Shelton, Wa, passed away on February 10, 2017, at Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Wa.  Rick was born in Tacoma, Wa on April 15, 1952 to Frank Heyer and Lucy Heyer (Skerbini).   Both preceded him in death.

Rick attended schools in Seattle, and was a food broker there for many years.  He married Terri Mirka,...

Feb 7, 2017

January 27, 1935 – February 7, 2017

After a brief illness Eleanor passed away peacefully at the Swedish Hospital in Seattle.  She was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  After 8 years working for Hudson’s Bay Oil, she moved to Seattle at age 29. Eventually she enjoyed a wonderful 30 year career at Metropolitan Federal Savings & Loans...

Jan 30, 2017

8/8/1943 ~ 1/30/2017

Monday evening, January 30th, our mother passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.  With heavy hearts, we say goodbye but know she is reunited with our father John, our sister Marie and so many of her other relatives.

Mom grew up in San Diego, California where she met and married the...

Jan 23, 2017

Dorothy Jill McArthur passed away on January 23, 2017 after many years of struggling with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in England on November 27, 1937 and grew up there. She married James McArthur and moved to the United States in 1965. She was dedicated wife, mother and friend. She volunteered for many organizations especially the Parent Teacher Association....

Jan 22, 2017

Dolores Naomi Duffield born April 17, 1923 in Raymond, WA. and died January 22, 2017 in Kirkland, WA at the age of 93.  She was the eldest of 3 children, Joe Lewis of Shelton, WA and Dixie Leske Gagnier (deceased). Married to Arthur Willis Duffield (deceased) on January 31, 1946, she and Art had two sons, Lawrence (Larry) E....

Jan 21, 2017

Shelby Collard Gilje

Gone to The Great Newspaper in the Sky to join her friends.

Born Jan. 23 1937 in Seattle.

Graduate of Roosevelt High School, Seattle, 1954; and the University of Washington Department of Communication, 1958.

Ms. Gilje worked at The Anchorage Daily News, The West Seattle Herald, The Bremerton...

Jan 18, 2017

Charis Ann (Graaf) Whyte. Age 89. Born June 15th, 1927 in Seattle. Died peacefully January 18th, 2017 at Evergreen Adult Family Home in north Seattle. Daughter of Roger and Marie Graaf, she grew up on Queen Anne Hill, graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1944, and attended Whitman College. A lifelong mother and housewife, she will be greatly...

Jan 17, 2017

Born in Yuba City, California on March 23, 1943, Barbara passed away in Seattle on January 17, 2017 at the age of 73. A lifelong learner, she held Master’s degrees in both Chemistry and Education and was the first of her family to graduate from college, which she attended at the University of California, Davis, completing a degree in...

Jan 17, 2017

Emily Parrott Cator passed away at home in Normandy Park, Washington on January 17, 2017, after a brief but brave battle with a rare and very aggressive form of lymphoma.

Emily was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and raised in Dickeyville, Maryland. Upon her graduation from St Mary’s College of Maryland in 1976, she joined VISTA and...

Jan 15, 2017

Mary was born in Escondido, California on December 13, 1928 and passed away unexpectedly after complications from knee surgery on January 15, 2017 in Seattle, Washington.

The daughter of two immigrants Edward (England) and Mary (Bohemia) Wright, Mary grew up in California and Washington State.  Her father had two careers - turkey farmer and race horse trainer,...

Jan 14, 2017

Joyce Marie Maresh was born April 19, 1941 to Lester and Thelma (Pike) Maresh in the family home in rural Kimball, SD.  She passed away in her home under hospice care, with her daughter Brenda at her side, on Jan.  14, 2017, at age 75. Joyce graduated from Kimball High School in 1959, attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago...

Jan 12, 2017

Lois L. Barr of Ontario, CA (formerly Bay City MI) passed peacefully on January 12, 2017 at the age of 92 after a long and memorable life. Lois was born in Saginaw, MI on July 22, 1924 to the late Earl and Mamie (Atherton) Getty.  She moved with the family to Bay City, MI during her middle childhood years.  ...