OBITUARIES

Jul 16, 2016

Bernie, 66, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 16, 2016.  A Seattle native, he was born on July 29, 1949.

He attended St. Catherine of Siena School and then graduated from Blanchet High School, class of '67. He spent most of his career in the welding/metal fabricating industry, spending the last 25 years as a...

Jul 16, 2016

Age: 97 Born: June 20, 1919 Birthplace: Stoneham, MA Died: July 16, 2016 Place of Death: Seattle, WA

Julia Forrest Holt was the child of Percey Holt and Alice Gustavson Holt. She grew up in the Boston area and attended Milton high school. In 1941, Julia became a Registered Nurse, licensed in the District of Columbia. In...

Jul 12, 2016

Age 95. Born March 30, 1921 in Toronto, Canada. Died July 12, 2016 in Redmond, Washington. She and her husband of 58 years, Hugh Thompson, lived in the Seattle area from the early 1950s and in Redmond since 1963.

Audrey Mason was born into a family of strong women. Her grandmother was widowed at an early age,...

Jul 9, 2016

Harriette Pauline Bach Kollman passed away July 9th,2016 at the age of 98 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on June 10, 1918 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Her parents were Bernie C and Pearl Bach.  She grew up in Hurley on the family farm (where she learned to drive a tractor but not a car) graduated...

Jul 9, 2016

September 26, 1946—July 9, 2016

Michael Thomas Tucker, 69, was born on September 26, 1946, in New York City. He passed away on July 9, after his recent move from Stamford, Conn., to Seattle.

He grew up on Long Island, N.Y. Michael received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and English at Washington College in Maryland....

Jul 5, 2016

April 19, 1928 – July 5, 2016

Arthur Frederick Alexander Stamey, Jr., DDS, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2016 in Seattle, WA at the age of 88. He was born in Seattle on April 19, 1928 to Arthur and Lucy (Beasley) Stamey, and resided in Seattle and Edmonds for the rest of his life. Art was...

Jul 1, 2016

Born October 12, 1948 in Seattle, WA. Died July 1, 2016, in Seattle, WA. Peggy grew up in the Wallingford neighborhood and attended Lincoln High School (Class of 1966) and Central Washington University. Peggy was in the mortgage and escrow business for almost 40 years. Preceded in death by her mother Jeanne, father Jack and niece Jeni. Survived by...

Jun 18, 2016

Jan Shipp Burton, 96, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2016 with her daughters at her bedside at home in Seattle, Washington.

Jan was born July 28, 1919 in Americus, Georgia to Sarah Cannon Shipp and John Edgar Dawson Shipp Jr.  She graduated from Washington Seminary (now The Westminster Schools) in Atlanta in 1936 (photo below) and...

Jun 17, 2016

Ronald Gene Lehman, 79, a lifelong resident of the Seattle area, passed away on June 17, 2016, after an illness. He was born on July 31, 1936, in Renton to John and Kathryn Christensen Lehman. After graduating from high school and serving in the Coast Guard and Merchant Marines, he worked as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines. In...

Jun 11, 2016

Shirley Jean Glandon, 78, passed away June 11, 2016 at the Warm Beach Senior Community in Stanwood, WA after a brief battle with cancer. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. A woman of strong faith with an adventurous spirit, Shirley was known for her love of literature, singing and a fierce passion...

Jun 9, 2016

Our dear mother, Flora Savioli DeGrande was born in Arzignano, Italy on 8/7/24 and departed earth after a full and rich life to join her beloved husband/our father, Frank, on 6/9/16.

Mom was the third of four daughters of Giovanni Savioli and Beatrice Pegorarro. Until she left Italy for the United States at 31 years old, she...

Jun 7, 2016

1970-2016

Bryan Bushley’s odyssey through this life ended on June 7, 2016, eleven months after being diagnosed with brain cancer (glioblastoma). He spent his final days at home in the loving care of his family with frequent visits from devoted relatives and friends. His sweet disposition, enthusiasm, and adventurous spirit will be missed by his family and his many...

Jun 6, 2016

Irving Elwood Berteig, age 81, passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on June 6, 2016. He is survived by his wife Estell, children Ross and wife Michelle, Rolf and wife Janis Wildy and son Brynulf, and Alissa and partner Ciaran McGee; as well as sisters Maybelle Hoenhous and Evelene Thomas.

Irv was born...

Jun 3, 2016

Andrew (Lex) Alexander Meneeley III left this life on June 3rd. On August 31, 1953 Lex was born in Great Falls, MT to parents Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Meneeley. He was born into an USAF family and lived in many states, Japan and Turkey. In 1971 he graduated from high school in Kettle Falls, WA. and 4 years later...

Jun 2, 2016

1952-2016

Wayne was born on July 22, 1952 in Ephrata, WA to Ken and Margaret Jernberg. He spent his youth in Sunnyside, but called Seattle his home. Wayne has lived on the Hill for more than 40 years. He was a dedicated, and loving son. The most meaningful work that gave Wayne the most pride was working in an...

May 31, 2016

Passed away peacefully the morning of May 31, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Bob MacDougall, son Gavin MacDougall, brother Arthur Zerbach, sister-in- law Betty Zerbach, brother-in- law Bruce MacDougall and his wife Christine MacDougall, nephew Bryant MacDougall and various cousins, nieces and nephews.

Born in Spokane, WA in 1932, she moved to...

May 30, 2016

August 30, 1922 ~ May 30, 2016

Hugh Cappel Doerschuk was born and lived in Massena, New York, until moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was 12.  He graduated in Engineering from Cornell University. After serving in the Navy during WWII, he married Joanne Wilhelm on May 8, 1945. Hugh worked for Alcoa Aluminum for 37 years.  His career...

May 28, 2016

Wen Wha HSU of Seattle went to be with the Lord on Saturday May 28, 2016 after 91 years of a fruitful life in China, South Korea and the USA.  She was born in Jilin China as the youngest of five children. Her family arranged for her to marry Ching Fang Hsu at age 17.  After the Sino-Japanese war...

May 25, 2016

Arthur Rice Kruckeberg (1920-2016) was born in Los Angeles to Arthur Woodbury and Muriel Rice Kruckeberg, and spent his boyhood in South Pasadena. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School and Occidental College (1941) in Los Angeles. Graduate studies in botany at Stanford University were interrupted by the Second World War, where Art served as a U.S. Navy Language...

May 24, 2016

Elizabeth Chapman Staley advocated learning through experiences

Elizabeth Chapman Staley was born in Chicago, IL on December 5, 1937 and died May 24, 2016 at age 78 in Seattle, WA. After 18 months in an assisted-living facility for people with dementia, Liz suffered a stroke and passed away peacefully 4 days later surrounded by family.

Elizabeth was...