OBITUARIES
Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas
Nathan Mckay
Jun 28, 2014
Nathan Angus McKay was born in Seattle on April 7, 1950 and died on June 28, 2014, at his home in Seattle.
Nathan grew up in the Kirkland area. He attended Collins and Lakeview Elementary Schools, Kirkland and Redmond Junior High Schools, one year at Redmond High School, and finished at Lake Washington High School.
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Eleanor "Elli" Delong
Jun 27, 2014
Eleanor "Elli" DeLong born March 27,1931 passed away June 27,2014. Elli loved to travel, especially with her grandchildren and Rick Steves tours. She volunteered for SAM, ACT, Market Foundation, Paramount and many more. She especially enjoyed skiing with the Boeing Skibacs, her bridge group and walking friends. Survived by her brother Noel Sepp, son Mark DeLong (Susan), daughter Kerry...
Donald Northey
Jun 27, 2014
Donald Northey passed away after a long and well-fought battle with prostate cancer on June 27, 2014 in Seattle. He was 82 years old.
Born on November 11, 1931 to Grace and George Northey in Peterborough, Ontario, Don graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). After graduating from RMC, Don went on to attend and...
M. Elizabeth Day Fleege
Jun 22, 2014
M. Elizabeth Day Fleege, caring and much loved mother and grandmother passed away in Seattle at the age of 95 died June 22, 2014. She was born July 6, 1918 in Independence, Kansas to Albert L. Day and Birdie Lou Day. She graduated from Butler College in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and became a Second...
Woody Brunsell
Jun 22, 2014
Woody, 70, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, June 22nd, 2014. He had fought courageously with CHF and leukemia for several years.
He was born on November 13, 1943, in Hartford, Connecticut, to C. Alvin Brunsell and May Sandberg Brunsell.
Woody graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1966 with a BS...
Ronald Leroy Brown
Jun 18, 2014
Ron’s arrival in 1936 interrupted Christmas Dinner in Pasadena, CA. Ron was senior class president at Eagle Rock High School; he attended Occidental College and transferred to USC, where “Brownie” became a life-long Fiji and a life-long partner to Ann Gibson.
Donna Jane Harnden
Jun 15, 2014
Donna Jane Harnden peacefully passed away June 15th, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease at the Foss Home in Seattle where she resided since 2008 and was lovingly cared for by the staff for the past 6 years. Born July 25, 1928 to her joyful parents Jane Good Ferris and Robert L. Ferris in Seattle, survived by...
Annie Grasegger
Jun 15, 2014
Annie Grasegger, 88, of Seattle, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014. She was born in Garmisch, Germany, on September 14, 1925.
Annie was trained as a photographic printer in Germany before emigrating to the U.S. in 1955. While employed full-time with the Seattle photography firm of Dudley, Harding and Yang, she also worked for and lived...
Connie Carroll
Jun 13, 2014
Constance (“Connie”) Marie Carroll (nee Manzella)
September 11, 1927 – June 13, 2014
Born in Brocton, NY, on September 11, 1927, Connie Carroll left us on Friday, June 13th, after giving more than 86 years of grace, humor, kindness, and love to those whose lives and hearts...
Wayne E. Foster
Jun 8, 2014
Wayne Foster — husband, father, craftsman, friend to many, artist, and lover of music, books, gardening, and conversation — died at age 58 on June 8, 2014 after a six year fight with thyroid cancer. His family — wife of 32 years Catherine Erickson, sons Graham and Martin Foster, daughter-in-law Lauren — were with him, and he died on...
Margaret "Peg" Williams
Jun 6, 2014
Born Margaret Staudenmaier 11/8/1919 in Rochester NY passed away in her home at Bayview Manor on 6/6/2014.
Peg graduated from Wellesley College and earned her MSW at the University of Pittsburgh where she met Raymond S. Williams. They married and moved to Seattle in the 50’s, hearing it was an accepting place for inter-racial couples and a...

Mildred Oppenheimer
Jun 6, 2014
Mildred Oppenheimer died June 6, 2014, two weeks prior to her 89th birthday , after a long and painful illness. She was surrounded by her loving family, Gerald J. Oppenheimer, her husband of 67 years, her daughter Dvorah, son Jory and daughter-in-law Kari Anderson and adored grandchildren Jonas and Lina, brothers-in-law, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Her sisters...
Mariam Garnet Anderson
Jun 5, 2014
Mariam Garnet Anderson was born August 23, 1919 in Beresford, South Dakota, the daughter of Herman J. and Mary (Stene) Bondhus. She died on June 5, 2014 in Seattle, WA, at 94 and 9+ months of age.
Mariam was the youngest of three and only girl. After high school she went to Kahler School of Nursing, an...
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...