OBITUARIES

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 8, 2014

Betty Jane Jacobsen was born in Seattle, WA, on July 12, 1920, to Mabel (Bundy) and John W. Moore. She passed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Sep 10, 2009

Marie Isabella Materi died on Tuesday, September 10, at 5 pm, nine months after she was  diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Marie was born on a farm near a small German/Russian immigrant town named Strasburg in North Dakota on June 21,1934. She was the last child of a family of seven. Sister Agnes was the oldest and then Agnes was...

2009

Nancy Pinney, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 29th in Mercer Island, WA. Born in Oregon, Ohio, Nancy’s life was a testament to resilience and creativity.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was playing the night of Nancy’s first date, a night that ended in tragedy as an accident nearly cost her life. However, Nancy’s indomitable spirit...

2006

Dorothy was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Moore, on October 11,1926.

Dorothy attended Iowa Teachers College in Ames, Iowa and after transferring, obtained a degree in piano from Drake University, where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority and Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity.  Music was her gift and she enjoyed twenty-eight...

2004

Ruth Campbell Rohrer, née Williams was born on October 31, 1918, in Atlanta, Georgia but her family moved to Renton, WA when she was just 3. After graduating from Renton HS, she attended the University of Washington, the only one of 4 siblings to do so.  There she was among a very small cohort of women who chose to...

2004

Also joining the ranks of the Church Triumphant this past week was Fumi Uomoto, who went home to her Savior this past Monday (May 4).  Born Fumiko Onoda in Cosmopolis, Washington, on September 17, 1924, “Fumi” was the daughter of Japanese immigrants from Kyushu Island. She responded to her Savior’s call while in high school.  During her senior year,...

2003

With sadness, the family announces the death of our mother, Anna Maria Korathu, on April 9th.  Anna Maria was born on October 14, 1946, the eldest child of Clarise Shaw and John Krasucki.  Anna grew up in Seattle's Leschi neighborhood. The rich cultural melting pot of her family and Leschi neighborhood was a gift Anna Maria cherished throughout her...

2000

Flavor Bell was born September 9, 1917 in Sardis, Mississippi to Caroline and Charlie Hibbler. She married her childhood sweetheart, Otis Hill and from that union, one son, AD, was born.  The marriage ended in divorce.  She met Leroy Booker in Memphis; they married and moved to Seattle in the late 40s when numerous Southern black people migrated north...