OBITUARIES

Feb 10, 2015

Marcelino “Lino” Solidum Sijera, a widowed husband, brother, uncle and friend has passed away due to cancer on February 10, 2015 at the age of 57.

Lino was born in Manila, Philippines on April 26, 1957 to Lamberto Sijera and Nicanora Sijera. Lino was one of ten siblings: three sisters and six brothers. He was the eighth...

Feb 9, 2015

Although he told friends and family he would live to be 130, Jerry Freundlich left the planet on February 9, 2015 at 5:25 AM. Cancer silently and quickly gained control over his body but never touched his quiet presence, generous nature and kind heart. Jerry took care of and loved his family deeply. A humanist searching for knowledge and...

Feb 6, 2015

After a long battle with Alzheimer’s Lorraine passed February 6th 2015. Lorraine was born April 20th 1932 to Walter and Genevieve Thompson. The youngest of four. Lorraine is survived by her husband David Cowan of Lynnwood and her four children. Mike (Vannesa) Heuer, Gary (Shannan) Heuer, Diane (Kathy) Taylor, and Keith (Andrea) Heuer as well as grandchildren and great...

Jan 31, 2015

Born January 12, 1926. Passed away on January 31, 2015. Proud 1944 graduate of Franklin High School and member of Delta Zeta at UW. Survived by her much loved husband Raymond of 65 years, daughters Sheri and Marcia, and son Don (wife Suzanne and grandson Nicholas). Claire was raised in Seattle, was a long time Shoreline resident and devoted...

Jan 30, 2015

March 28, 1939 - January 30, 2015

A graveside service with military honors is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 11:30am at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98042

Jan 29, 2015

John Murray Pursell, beloved by many, passed away in Seattle on January 29, 2015 at the age of 87. Born on August 25, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to recent Scottish immigrants George and Jeanie Murray Pursell, he had an older brother, George (who tragically died at age 3) and a younger sister, Jean. John grew up in Wilmington,...

Jan 29, 2015

Bruce was born May 3, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington, the second son of Howard T. and Merle (Tracy) Parker.  His father was a machinist at the Northern Pacific railroad shops in South Tacoma and his mother a school teacher.  His family was a pillar of Epworth Lesourd United Methodist Church and Bruce was active in the life of the...

Jan 27, 2015

James "D'andre" Donald was born on October 30, 1983 in Van Nuys, California to James Donald and Gwendolyn Foster-Donald.  James graduated in the top of his class from Lindberg High School, in the King County School District.

On January 27, 2015, James was taken from us suddenly and much too soon.  Known to most as “Mr. D”,...

Jan 25, 2015

“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,

Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.”

Henry Wads worth Longfellow, Evangeline:  A Tale of Acadie

The utterly fabulous Janis Grace Bridges succumbed to liver cancer on January 25, 2015. Janis passed quietly in her sleep without pain or...

Jan 21, 2015

Victoria L. Jackson (Porter) passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday January 21, 2015. Victoria (or Vicki) was born January 25, 1960 in Columbus OH and was adopted by Wilbert and Ruby Wagner at the age of 9. She moved to Seattle in 1976 and lived with her brother Melvin Prince and his family. Victoria attended Nathan Hale...

Jan 20, 2015

April 20, 1922 - January 20, 2015, 92, of Seattle slipped away quietly on a sunny morning, surrounded by children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren who were with her to the end.  Prior to that, she had been visited by many of her relatives and friends.  One of her oldest friends from grade and high school, Marian Martineau, visited often for...

Jan 20, 2015

Lorena Olds Flack went to heaven on January 20, 2015 at the age of 87 after enduring a long illness.  Lorena was born on November 6, 1927 in Loyal, OK.  She graduated from Emmett High School in Emmett, ID and later attended Northwest Nazarene College.  She and her husband, Kenneth Flack, were married in November 1953 and made the...

Jan 18, 2015

Marion Lucile Parker, 97, of Seattle, passed away on January 18, 2015 in her sleep, following several weeks of ill health.

Marion was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Abbie Armstrong Edgerton, and moved with her family to Seattle in 1922. She married Seymour ‘Red’ Parker, a Bataan survivor, in 1949. He died in 1987....

Jan 17, 2015

Teacher, Child and Family Advocate, Wife, Mother, Sister, and Friend

Myrna was born February 11, 1941 to Ethel and Homer Kinyon.  She grew up in Joplin, MT and graduated from high school in 1959. She attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA where she met William Orme.  They married on June 14, 1961, and were...

Jan 16, 2015

July 15, 1930-January 16, 2015

Donald L Thoreson, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on January 16, 2015.

Don was born in Pekin, North Dakota, on July 15, 1930, the fifth child of Christine Johanna and Thorfin Hjalmer Thoreson.   He moved to Seattle with his family in...

Jan 15, 2015

Barbara was born on Dec 5 1953 in Yakima WA.  Barbara moved with her family to Seattle in 1956, making this her home here until she died on Jan. 15, 2015 of a heart condition.  Barbara was the youngest of three children.  She has two older brothers, Jack Jr. and Bruce. She attended Emerson Elementary school and Rainier Beach...

Jan 4, 2015

Heather Shantih Kmitta was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 30, 1971, and passed away on January 4, 2015.  She was our sweet flower of peace that grew into one of the most loved friend of so many people.  She grew up in Hermosa Beach, California, a couple blocks from the beach and loved building sand castles with...

Dec 31, 2014

Born 1/20/1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Paul and Nona Fosso. He is survived by his wife Sara, daughter Samantha, mother Nona, sister Kristi, along with many extended family members and friends.

During his childhood, he lived in Arlington, Spokane, and finally in West Seattle for the majority of his young life. He graduated from West Seattle High...

Dec 31, 2014

Marian was born in Everett, WA on July 12, 1919 to John T. and Hattie Waide Johnson.  She grew up in Santa Rosa, CA and Everett, WA where she graduated from High School.  In 1939 she received a BA from Seattle Pacific College and married Roland B. Lewis.  They had two children, David Warren Lewis and JoEtta May Lewis. ...

Dec 23, 2014

Glen Daly Wilson passed away on December 23, 2014, in Woodinville, Washington. He was 91 years old.

Born in Hazel Valley, Arkansas on September 29, 1923, to Ernest and Bertha Wilson, Glen graduated high school before serving in the Navy in World War 2. He then became a plumber, eventually for Wilson Plumbing Company. In his spare...