OBITUARIES

Aug 12, 2014

1949-2014

Linda Katheleen Navarro passed away on August 12, 2014 after a lengthy struggle with several debilitating illnesses.  Linda was the much loved daughter of legendary jazz trumpeter, Theodore ‘Fats’ Navarro, of Key West, Florida, and Rena Clark, of Bellevue, Washington.  Her father passed away in her infancy and Linda spent many of her childhood years in...

Aug 6, 2014

Faith Elizabeth Reynolds Adams was born January 11, 1923, in Toledo, OH, to Harlan Cady and Ruth Bryant Reynolds. When Faith was a toddler, the family moved to Seattle, WA, where Faith attended Green Lake Grade School, John Marshall Junior High, and Roosevelt High School. A serious and somewhat solitary child and girl, she remembered her family relationships as...

Aug 4, 2014

1930 - 2014

Ruby Johnson of Seattle, Washington, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014. She was 83 years of age. Formerly of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, Ruby was a graduate of Langston High School, and a congregant of Gospel Mission Church.

Ruby was preceded in death by her brothers Melvin Moore and Fred Moore, Jr., and...

Aug 4, 2014

Educator and life-long learner. Lover of a good joke. Polite, kind and gracious. World traveler. Husband and gentleman friend. Family man, outdoorsman, avid photographer. Generous volunteer.

These begin to describe Hal Pelton.

Born September 26, 1927, in Easton, WA, the son of Harold S. Pelton and Louise (Dubigk) Pelton, Hal lived most of his life...

Aug 1, 2014

Janet Marie Williams was born on June 26,1956 and died August 1, 2014.

Janet spent much of her life battling cancer.  She died peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

She is survived by 2 sisters and 2 brothers, a sister in law and a niece and nephew.

Janet will be greatly missed by...

Aug 1, 2014

11/4/1934 – 8/1/2014

Helen Matekel was a farm girl turned city planner who made a remarkable transition, starting life on a remote farm without electricity and eventually becoming a successful and engaged member of Seattle's progressive political community.

Helen Matekel was delivered by a midwife to Slovenian immigrant parents in a farmhouse near Trenary in the Upper...

Jul 30, 2014

“DO NOT CRY FOR ME- I HAD A GREAT LIFE!”

Richard (Dick) Clarke peacefully passed away on July 30, 2014 at the age of 84.

Dick was born on December 9, 1929 in San Diego, California.  Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Portland, Oregon.  As a child he lived with his grandparents and mother named...

Jul 30, 2014

Irene Vivian Stubbs was born on May 14, 1914, to Ethel C. and Howard P. Cope in Kamloops, B.C.   Her early childhood, like that of her elder brother, Jimmy, was formed in the small towns of much of the American West, as her parents’ occupations in telegraphy put them frequently on the move.   Shortly before the onset of the...

Jul 26, 2014

Mrs. Helen Burch died at the age of 93 July 26, 2014. Born in Ronald, WA, she lived in Renton most of her life. She married James P. Burch in 1940. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking, canning and embroidery.

She is survived by her children James M. Burch (Lori Hazzard) of Ronald, WA; Helen Darlene...

Jul 23, 2014

Art was born on January 27, 1945 in Seattle, Washington and died suddenly on July 23, 2014 in Covington, Washington. He had just ordered coffee and was headed to a table to read the paper when he collapsed. Medics responded quickly but could not revive him.

Art was preceded in death by his parents, Sumner (Bill) Harrison...

Jul 22, 2014

Marjorie Jean Larson, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, born May 19, 1929 in Boulder, CO, has passed away peacefully on July 22, 2014, beside her husband of 60 years, Rev. James E. Larson. She is survived by her sons John Mark Larson of Tucson, AZ;  Stephen Eric Larson of Colorado Springs, CO:  David Edward Larson of Wichita, KS;  daughter...

Jul 20, 2014

February 17, 1917- July 20, 2014

An avid reader, budding politician, inventor, aspiring author, engineer, Lt. Colonel in the army, advocate for the disabled, husband, father , grandfather and great grandfather, Dwight was born in Ames, Iowa. He was the son of Louis Gowdey and Lenna Springstun.

Dwight grew up in Colorado then moved to...

Jul 16, 2014

Born in Seattle, Kara was a creative, caring, intelligent daughter and mother. She said her last farewell to her family on July, 16th 2014, just 11 days after her 44th birthday. She loved her kids more than anything in the world, no matter what the challenges were! She always put her children first, making sure every birthday and holiday...

Jul 14, 2014

Mrs. Yalan Chang Lew, wife of the late Ambassador Yu-Tang Daniel Lew, passed away on July 14, 2014 at the age of 97. Born on April 29, 1917 in Shanghai, she was the daughter of Zhang Qun, former prime minister of China and one of the revolutionaries who established the Chinese Republic in 1912, and Helen Ma Yu-ying. After...

Jul 12, 2014

PHILIP JOHN KAPLAN, 69, died July 12, 2014 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle of renal cancer, three weeks after diagnosis.

Born May 10, 1945 in Sydenham Hospital in Harlem, New York City to George Kaplan and Rose Kruken, Phil was raised by Rose and her second husband, Skip Wolfe.

Phil is survived by his wife,...

Jul 9, 2014

Shizue Claflin passed away peacefully on July 9, 2014 at the age of 94 surrounded by her loving family. Shizue, the youngest of 8 children, was born on January 7, 1920 to Tomokichi and Natsu of Fukuoka, Japan.

She married Charles P. Claflin in Japan and immigrated to Seattle, Wa. She arrived with her husband and first...

Jul 7, 2014

July 21,1931 - July 7, 2014

Surrounded by his loving family and friends, "Pastor Bob" was peacefully called home by the Lord on July 7, 2014. A resident of Bethany Nursing Home in Silver Lake, WA, he fought a valiant fight against Parkinson's disease for several years.

He was born and raised in Mexico, MO...

Jul 2, 2014

Marguerite passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2014. She died of complications of a glioblastoma (brain cancer). She was 54 years old.

She was born in New York. Her father was an airline pilot, her mom was a nurse and one of the first flight attendants for Pan Am. As a child, she lived in...

Jul 1, 2014

January 31, 1925 - July 1, 2014

Cornelia (Cornie to everyone) was born in Los Angeles, California, January 31, 1925 to Olivia Hanna and Charles Franklin Longley. She had one brother, Charles, three years older who died at the age of 9 in 1931. She moved to Pasadena, CA in 1931 where she resided until 1946.

She...

Jul 1, 2014

Ardis Ruth (Huffman) Moss, 94, of Seattle, died on Tuesday July 1, 2014. She was born July 26, 1919, to Winifred Agnes (McIlhargey) and George Leslie Huffman in Tenney MN, the third of their six children. When she was a child the family moved to Whitefish MT where she graduated from Whitefish High School in 1937.

Ardis...