OBITUARIES

Apr 4, 2024

Always known as Keith, Proctor Keith McGregor arrived in Seattle over forty years ago in search of a bustling theatre town and a cooler clime. He found both along with the love of his life, Howard M. Voland. Although only legally married since 2013, they met on a group hike at Mount Rainier on August 12, 1985, and were...

Apr 2, 2024

Barbara Lee Narancic was born January 29, 1947 in Beatrice, Nebraska to George and Bernadine (Kechley) Narancic.  She arrived as the second oldest to what would be a family of 14 children.  Heaven welcomed a true angel on April 2, 2024 after a short illness at Montlake Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

Barbara attended and graduated from St....

Mar 27, 2024

Birth:  19 May 1959 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Death:  27 March 2024 in Renton, Washington.

Ted was the second child born to Doris Jane Ellefson & Harold Norgren Moen. He worked in the construction trade putting in foundations for commercial and residential buildings.

Ted is survived by his only sister Dana J...

Mar 26, 2024

John McKenna Truog died peacefully with loved ones surrounding him on March 26th, 2024 in Seattle, WA. He was 80 years old.

John was born to Elizabeth Wales Truog and John Bammer Truog in Kansas City, Missouri on April 22, 1943.  He was an accomplished Thacher High School athlete in tennis and basketball. He graduated with a...

Mar 25, 2024

L. Jane Hastings was born in Seattle to Camille (née Amelia M. Pugh) and Harry C. Hastings on March 3, 1928. She died March 25, 2024, after a sudden and brief hospitalization. Jane became an acclaimed Seattle architect whose career spanned seven decades, more than five hundred building projects, and garnered dozens of local, regional, and national honors.

Mar 19, 2024

Jeanette Poppa Sharp, Ph.D, 79, died peacefully on March 19, 2024 in Seattle, WA, where she resided the past 4 years after having lived in Albany and Brooklyn NY most of her life.

Jeanette is survived by her 3 children, Peter, Christopher and Jennifer; her 9 grand-children; 3 great-grand-children; and her sister Geraldine. She is predeceased by...

Mar 17, 2024

Henry Wadsworth McGee, Jr. was a distinguished law professor, civil rights activist, and housing advocate. Known as Hank by his many friends, he was born in Chicago, IL, on December 31, 1932, to Henry W. McGee, Sr., the city’s first Black Postmaster, and Attye Belle Truesdale McGee, a schoolteacher. He was predeceased by his parents, and his sisters, Sylvia...

Mar 14, 2024

Charles “Chuck” Sienkiewicz of Seattle, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2024, at age 86.

Chuck was born to Joseph and Gladys Sienkiewicz, and grew up in Puyallup, Washington, along with his five siblings. As a child he was active in 4H and cared diligently for his award-winning cow, Annabelle Ardis. He graduated from Puyallup High...

Mar 12, 2024

December 19,1930 - March 12, 2024

Patrick began his long musical career while his father was stationed in the Customs' office in Vancouver, B.C. during World War II. He had two piano lessons each week, one in repertoire and the other in theory and harmony under the Royal Toronto Conservatory program. Patrick was chosen the outstanding ninth grade student...

Mar 6, 2024

Sept 11, 1986 - Mar 6, 2024

We are saddened to share the loss of our sister, niece, granddaughter, and friend. Kristi was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at the end of February 2024 and she started declining rapidly. She chose to beat cancer to the final punch with the selection of medical aid in dying. Because of...

Mar 6, 2024

Cesar Mayorga, resident of Seattle, Washington, passed away on March 6th, 2024, at the age of 45. Born on June 20th, 1978, in Cali, Colombia, to Betty and James Mayorga.

At the age of 16, Cesar relocated to New York state, where he quickly adapted to a new language and culture, graduating high school.

Throughout...

Mar 5, 2024

C. FREDERICK MAURER was born July 21, 1925, to Charles and Emma Maurer.  He died March 5, 2024, age 98.

Fred was married to his wife Jody for 45 years.  Jody passed several years ago.  They had a wonderful life together, travelling extensively.  Fred is survived by three stepchildren, seven grandchildren, and by his niece and nephew.  ...

Mar 3, 2024

It is with bittersweet joy that we announce the passing of Marion Massey, 74, a loving and devoted sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend to all whose lives she touched.  She passed on to her heavenly home, surrounded by family at her residence, on March 3, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer.  Marion never stopped...

Feb 28, 2024

Mary 14, 1941 -- February 28, 2024

Jim was truly a Seattleite--Coe Elementary, Queen Anne High, University of Washington and a proud member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.

He joined the US Navy ASW Squadron in 1960 where he served 2 years active and 8 years reserve.

Jim as hired out of college as a...

Feb 28, 2024

Patricia (Pat) Ann Hentges

Pat Hentges, 90, passed away peacefully at home on February 28, 2024.

Pat was born, “Patty” Ann Patton, on December 4, 1933, to Nedra K. (Cumby) and Orville E. Patton in Jacksonville, IL. After Orville’s death, she became Patricia Green at the age of 11 when she was adopted by Nedra’s...

Feb 23, 2024

Joyce Locke passed away from metastatic cancer, with loved ones by her side, on Feb 23, 2024, at the age of 71. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, January 28, 1953, to Betty L. Heller (Burns) and Harvey W. Heller.

Around 1965, Joyce’s family moved to Tacoma, Washington, where she spent her youth playing the organ...

Feb 22, 2024

10/3/1934 - 2/22/2024

Christopher “Chris” Crowson, born in October 1934 in Raleigh, North Carolina, died February 22, 2024, near his home in Silverdale, WA. Born to Manly and Alice Crowson, he lived a long, wonderful life of service, love, and adventure.

Chris grew up in Raleigh, attending school at Ravenscroft and Needham Broughton.  He was then proudly...

Feb 20, 2024

Willard Marion Wamsley, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 20, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. He was 96.

Willard’s life began on May 23, 1927, in Leavenworth, Washington. He was the youngest of five children born to Willard and Mary (Sauer) Wamsley. When Willard was one, his parents moved the family to Edmonds, Washington where...

Feb 16, 2024

Andrea Bronwyn (Lewis) Browning passed away on February 16, 2024, in Seattle, WA after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, a rare incurable lung disease. At the time of her death, she was lovingly surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She had just celebrated her 79th birthday. Bronwyn was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the third child of...

Feb 16, 2024

Rita Elizabeth (Hofmann) Forster passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 16, 2024, at the age of 89.  She was born in Montrose, Colorado, Feb. 28, 1934. She was the fourth of four children to John Stuart Hofmann and Elizabeth Marie Hofmann (Smith). She was a strong woman of faith and enjoyed working in the...