OBITUARIES
Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas
Jack Erlandson
Jun 4, 2014
Jack, 79, of Shoreline, WA died on June 4th, 2014 of pulmonary edema. He was a UW graduate and worked for many years with the US Corps of Engineers as Chief of the Survey Branch, also as a Cartographer. Jack loved many sports and enjoyed skiing, sailing and golf. He was an avid follower of Women's Basketball, with the...
Hanna Irene Parce
May 28, 2014
Hanna Irene Parce passed away on May 28 th , 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Irvin John Parce, and mother of Nanci Amaral, Erich, Marc, and Kirk Parce. Hanna was the proud “Nana” of 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She departed this world peacefully at...
Carol Ruth Meldrum
May 27, 2014
Passed away peacefully on May 27, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Carol, the youngest of three children, was born on December 24, 1929 to Elise and Ernest Peterson of Avon, Massachusetts. Carol, sister Beverly and brother Pete, grew up on the family chicken farm with her parents, and grandmother and grandfather Hutchison. The children were expected to help...
Sara J. Sanchez
May 24, 2014
Sara Sanchez passed away on May 24th, 2014 at age 82. Born November 8, 1931 in Cardenas, Cuba the only child of Amador and Sara Benitez. While in Cuba, she received a PHD in Physics and Chemistry and worked as a teacher at Havana University and Vice President of Petroleum Refinery in Havana, Cuba.
In 1980 Sara...
Sally M. Henry
May 23, 2014
Sally McCall Henry, 87, died May 23, 2014 in Seattle. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday, May 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hearthstone Chapel, 6720 E. Green Lake Way N., Seattle.
Sally was the...
James Michael Pirie, Sr.
May 15, 2014
James Michael Pirie, Sr., 76, passed quietly May 15th, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. He is survived by his cherished wife, Juanita, his three kids and their spouses – Jim (and Sahara), Tom, and Lisa (and Adam) Behringer – as well as his three dear grandchildren, Emma, Lucy, and Milo....
Virginia M. Sandry
May 15, 2014
1919-2014 Virginia May Denniston Sandry passed away peacefully on May 15, 2014, with her son Steve at her side at the Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, WA. She had been blessed with 95 years of good health and her clear wits were evident in goodbye chats with loved ones. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years Thomas...
Catheryne (Kay) Jacobs Ekse
May 15, 2014
Age 99. Born February 15th, 1915, in Pierre, So. Dakota. Died May 15th, 2014, in Seattle. Preceded in death by husband Martin Ekse (d.1979) Survived by sons Jon and Bill, their wives Laurene and Sandy, grandchildren, David, Julie, Robert, Ericka, and Billy, nine great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. The family moved to Seattle in 1948, and lived...

Edward Rivera (Eddie)
May 15, 2014
03/17/1947 – 05/15/2014 Wow. What an amazing experience this has been, (frankly all 33 years of it:) No regrets on this end, if I could wish anything for all of you wonderful people it would be that you have no regrets on yours. And..he hasn’t really gone anywhere – where would he go?! We are so much a part...

Nita V. Kirrage
May 14, 2014
Nita V. (Hotes) Kirrage, age 85, passed away on May 14, 2014. Born in Baker, Oregon on September 8, 1928 to John & Florence Hotes. In 1947 she married Robert J. Kirrage. Studied interior and dress design at the University of Puget Sound. She was a loving wife, mother, private pilot, amateur golf champion, passed PNGA director. She is...
Alvena B. Kieburtz
May 9, 2014
Age 84. Born March 20, 1930 in Upper Darby PA. She was taken by death May 9, 2014 at The Terraces at Skyline, Seattle WA. She lived in Seattle 1957-1967, and returned permanently to Seattle late 2007. The time between was spent in New Jersey where she worked in special education, first as a teacher and for the last...
Betty Jane Jacobsen
May 8, 2014
Betty Jane Jacobsen was born in Seattle, WA, on July 12, 1920, to Mabel (Bundy) and John W. Moore. She passed...
Dorothy Armistice (Landers) Graves
May 7, 2014
Dorothy Armistice (Landers) Graves passed away on May 7, 2014 at the age of 92. She had an active, full life raising a family, working, traveling, and pursuing many hobbies, talents and interests.
Dorothy was born on...
Billy And Alita Clark
May 5, 2014
William (Billy) E. Clark was born in Madison, Iowa on November 21, 1937 and passed away May 5, 2014 at Kindred Hospital Seattle, recovering from diabetic complications. Survived by sisters Karen and Laura, brother Karl. Proceeded in death recently by brother Eddie (Doc). Billy proudly served his country in the Air Force from 1957 to 1961 earning a good...
Harriet Joan Rathbun
May 4, 2014
June 29, 1924 – May 4, 2014 at Age 90+
The 2nd of seven surviving children born to Harry A. and Frances B. (O’Brien) Steinberg in Little Falls, New York. Educated at St. Mary’s School in Little Falls and went on to attend nursing school at St. Luke’s Hospital (now part of Syracuse University), Utica N.Y., graduating with a...
Barbara Ann Brown-Jones
May 3, 2014
Barbara Ann Brown-Jones, born September 2, 1933 to Donald B. Brown, Sr and Bertha Dent Brown, lived all of her life in Seattle, Washington except for a four year stint in Juneau, Alaska during her second marriage. Her life ended on Saturday, May 3, 2014 after her battle with...
Donald Cameron Pratt
Feb 8, 2014
March 11, 1922 – February 8, 2014
He left a legacy of love, integrity and good deeds.
Donald Cameron Pratt was born on March 11, 1922 in Cape Vincent, New York to Erastus and Isabel Pratt. Don enjoyed a country childhood in upstate New York, on the shore of the St. Lawrence River and in...

Christine Marie Dominick
Dec 13, 2013
Christine Kuta was born and raised in Chicago, the daughter of Alexander and Louise (nee Kalucki) Kuta. She studied French at Clarke University in Dubuque, IA, and loved the year she spent in Grenoble, France. Christine enjoyed working for the Archbishop of Chicago before moving to Helena, MT, to start a family. She was the self-proclaimed “Proud Mama” of...
Ann & Arthur Gorai
Nov 9, 2013
Ann Gorai passed away on November 9, 2013 surrounded by loving family in Seattle, Washington. Born January 12, 1923 in Clovis, California, Ann lost her mother Kuwa at the tender age of 2. Her dear father Shinji raised Ann and her four siblings on their peach farm. They enjoyed trips to Pismo Beach, the Sierras and Bass Lake.
...Felipa Fernandez Torres
2013
Felipa Fernandez Torres, 91, who never met a stranger and lived a full life joyfully, died April 13 in Seattle.
She was Abuli to her two adored grandchildren; Titi Ipa to dozens of beloved nieces and nephews; and Fela to her favorite dance and dominoes partner through 50 years of marriage, Enrique “Quique” Torres, whom she missed...