OBITUARIES

May 23, 2016

GYLA MARMONT SMITH passed away on May 23, 2016, six days before her 92nd birthday. She was born in Shelby, Montana in 1924 to Frank and Marguerite Marmont, and was one of 5 children. She graduated from Montana State College in 1947 and was co-director of the Hiawatha Field House in West Seattle for several years. She married Hugh...

May 23, 2016

Age 105, born in Seattle to John and Carrie Wahlborg on August 26, 1910, died May 23, 2016. The first of four children, he attended Seward Elementary and Broadway High Schools in Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1932 with a degree in Civil Engineering and as an Ensign in the US Naval Reserve. He then...

May 22, 2016

Gary A. Schwab, age 78, died of natural causes the morning of Sunday, May 22, 2016.  He was born October 21, 1937, in Pittsburgh, PA.  Gary resided at the Covenant Shores Retirement Community on Mercer Island, WA, with his wife, Judy, since 2014 when they moved from Issaquah, WA, having lived there for 23 years.  Prior to living in...

May 19, 2016

Seattle, WA: May 19, 2016, age 73.

He is predeceased by his parents John and Emily (Chamberlain); brothers Jack and Karl. He is survived by his wife Carol (Conley); son Christian (Laura) of Vancouver, BC; daughter Emily (Jason) Walton of Seattle; sister Sharon (Henry) Wisniewski of Grants Pass, OR; 4 grandchildren: Eleanor, Sebastian, Rhys & Isla; nieces...

May 19, 2016

Known as Doug to his family and friends and Cliff to the working world. Doug died of Glioblastoma Multiform brain cancer at age 72 at the Seattle VA hospital on May 19th, 2016.

Doug was born in Tacoma WA, the 2nd child of Clifford and Margaret Ferguson. They resided in the south Tacoma area where Doug grew...

May 7, 2016

Haruko Margaret Itow, born in Los Angeles, on May 6, 1918, a true "Spring child", proud graduate of Manual Arts High, W'37; LA City College, dental assistant program; Amache Survivor, 1942-44 and doting grandmother of Celia Michiko Palmer and Geoff Kenji Palmer, of Seattle, lived to her 98th birthday.  Her daughter and grandson Geoff were blessed to be with...

Apr 27, 2016

Nyda (Pudge) May was born in Blackfoot, Idaho on January 21, 1929 and left this world peacefully in Seattle, Washington on April 27, 2016. Nyda (nicknamed Pudge as a toddler) spent her youth in Sumas, Washington where she learned the newspaper business from her father, Ralph Scofield. It was there she met the love of her life, Jack May,...

Apr 24, 2016

Hans was born December 10, 1927 to Johann & Maria (Ostrizek) Gleichweith, in beautiful Vienna, Austria. The family lived in a 3-room walk-up apartment in a marvelous old building, even by Viennese standards.  Hans attended school in Vienna and like all boys loved playing soccer with his friends.  During the war years they endured the bombing of Vienna, although...

Apr 23, 2016

Rona Barry Jones, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on April 23, 2016 after a long and valiant fight with cancer. Born on January 26, 1924 in Dunedin, New Zealand, Nonie moved to Toronto, Ontario at an early age. She attended Bishop Strachan School. In 1942, at the tender age of eighteen, Nonie joined the Royal Canadian Airforce. It...

Apr 23, 2016

Chester Davis went home to be with the Lord on April 23, 2016.

He was one of several children born in Georgia to Roosevelt and Louella on January 2, 1938.

As a young man Chester loved to Box and was truly happiest training in the ring and sparring.  He loved to do the “James Brown...

Apr 21, 2016

Lisa was born at Palo Alto Hospital and grew up in Los Altos Hills, California. She passed away April 21, 2016, in Seattle after a long and valiant battle with cancer. She didn’t want a long obit—if you know her you will know she was a very private person. But as her big sister, I am taking the liberty...

Apr 21, 2016

Born  on August 10, 1930 in Kansas City, MO, Edward L. Mueller died on April 21, 2016 in Seattle, WA. He is survived by his four children, John, Michael, Susan and Paul; seven grandchildren, Presten, Adrienne, Claire, Jack Dennis, Christian, Willem and Graham; his former wife, Betty Mueller, and the families of his deceased brother, Bruce N. Mueller of...

Apr 17, 2016

Capt. US Navy

Born June 8, 1922 in Woodstock, Illinois, to James and Minnie Gabrielson. Glenn died on April 17, 2016, in Normandy Park, Washington, and went home to his Savior Jesus. He leaves his daughter, AMY of Seattle, and his son, PAUL of Normandy Park. Glenn graduated from Woodstock Community High School in Woodstock, and then entered WWII...

Apr 15, 2016

October 10th, 1938 – April 15th, 2016

Ronald Earl Woods passed away at his home in Seattle, overlooking Lake Washington and Seward Park, on April 15, 2016.

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ron worked his way through Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, by serving as a security guard in the US Senate.  He married Judith...

Apr 3, 2016

April 19, 1925 - April 3, 2016

Ethelyn Taylor passed away peacefully at Swedish Medical Hospital in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 2016.  She was 90.

She was born on April 19, 1925 in Joliet, Montana to Armina “Bessie” Bain Hines and John Thomas Hines.  As a small child she contracted polio and was left with a...

Apr 3, 2016

3/31/28 - 4/3/16

Yoshio Aoki died peacefully on Sunday, April 3rd, surrounded by his family, at his home in Seattle, following a traumatic fall last June and a stroke on the morning of his 88th birthday. Yosh is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Masako Suzuki Aoki; his children, Julie Mia Aoki (Steven) Nardi, Peter Kai (Lanell) Aoki, and...

Mar 20, 2016

1913-2016

Reverend William C Johnson, Jr. passed away March 20 at the age of 103 at Cristwood Nursing Center, Shoreline, WA after a short illness.

William was born in 1913 at Asbury Park, NJ, the son of William and Laura Johnson.  As a young man William pursued a variety of occupations before being called to...

Mar 17, 2016

Bill died on March 17, 2016, in his home on Lake Union following a battle with cancer.  Born on November 13, 1946, in Tacoma, WA, to Carlos and Margaret Keasler, he spent his childhood in Lakewood, graduating from Clover Park High School in 1965.  In 1969, Bill married Caryl Schumacher, his high school sweetheart.  The two traveled extensively together...

Mar 14, 2016

John Harold Rysdorp passed away peacefully Monday night, March 14, 2016.

John had a fantastic life! Born in Oakland, CA., on March 27, 1928, he graduated from Oakland High. He attended Stanford and UC Berkeley, and graduated with a business degree.

John worked as an executive for Simpson Timber Company. While living and working in...

Mar 13, 2016

Jens passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on March 13, 2016. Born July 2, 1936 in Oslo, Norway, Jens grew up the youngest of three boys. His deep interest in understanding how things worked led him to want to become an engineer. After serving in the signal corps of the Royal Norwegian Army, Jens attended...