OBITUARIES
Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas
Rev. Harry Heyden Hoehler
Dec 3, 2024
Rev. Harry Heyden Hoehler, aged 95, died at home on December 3, 2024, in Seattle, Washington, surrounded by family. Born December 5, 1928, the eldest child of Harry G. Hoehler and Dorothy Heyden Hoehler, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, Harry graduated from Haverford College in 1951 and earned a Master of Divinity degree at Harvard Divinity School in 1954. While working as...
Robert "Bob" Douglas Robinson
Nov 22, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Douglas Robinson, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, educator, umpire, and friend, who passed away on November 22, 2024, in Everett, Washington. Born on April 19, 1936, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Bob was the cherished son of Wilhemina (Mina) Robinson (née Atton) and Robert Robinson, both of...
Gerald T Garvey
Nov 14, 2024
Gerald T Garvey, a very well-known nuclear physicist, passed away on November 14 at the age of 89. He is succeeded by his beloved wife of 65 years Doris, their three wonderful children: Deirdre, Gerald, and Victoria. There are also 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Doris was the joy of his life, a beautiful, intelligent and sexy woman (words...
David Dean Reineke
Nov 5, 2024
David Dean Reineke of Port Ludlow, WA died Nov. 5, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. He was 67. At Dave’s request, there will be no services. He would want people to remember and celebrate him in their own way.
Dave was born April 3, 1957 in Carroll, Iowa, to the late Dennis and Marilyn Reineke, and grew up in...
Geraldine (Gerri) Edna Lycke
Nov 3, 2024
Born in Seattle, WA on September 25, 1935, to Charles Stearns and Loraine Dahline, Gerri passed away peacefully in her home of 64 years in Edmonds, WA on November 3, 2024.
Gerri is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lycke, Sr. (2014), daughter-in-law, Emily Lycke (2007), and son-in-law, Bob Carter (2017). She leaves behind her two sons, Chuck and Bob,...
Beverley Hulme Davis
Nov 3, 2024
Beverley Hulme Davis, of Seattle, Washington, died peacefully on November 3, 2024 with her family close by.
Born July 24,1929 in Kelowna, British Columbia, to Nelly and Thomas P. Hulme, Beverley spent the majority of her life living in the United States raising her four children with her husband Graham Davis, who predeceased her in 2015.
Bev and Graham met on a...
Nancy Catherine Merrill
Nov 2, 2024
In Loving Memory of Nancy Merrill
Nancy C. Merrill (Lorei), age 84, of Lynnwood, WA, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024. Nancy, the youngest of six children, was born on December 7, 1939, in Erie, PA, the beloved daughter of the late Frank Lorei and Marcella Lorei (Niederriter).
Nancy was a woman of boundless generosity and warmth, who never met a...
Roseanne Corrigan Owens
Oct 26, 2024
Roseanne Corrigan Owens, Wenatchee hometown girl and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, and friend to many, passed away on October 26, 2024. Rose was born in Wenatchee, WA to Carol and John Corrigan on November 9, 1952. She was the second of five siblings. Growing up, Rose was befriended by the Aumell family (Angela, Stanley, and their children Charley, Gloria,...
David Lawrence Ragozin
Oct 25, 2024
David Lawrence Ragozin of Seattle passed away peacefully on October 25 at the age of 83. David is survived by his beloved partner Marilyn Charlat Dix. He also leaves behind his children Michael (Sarah) and Dylan (Harriet) Ragozin; his quasi-children Alisa and Michael (Denise) Dix; his grandchildren Charlotte, Isla, Liora, Noam, and Aleza Ragozin; and quasi-grandchildren Merce Lemon, Orla Pierce,...
Judith Ann Blankinship
Oct 24, 2024
Judith Ann Blankinship, age 75, of Clinton, Washington, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Pendleton, Oregon, Judy was the beloved daughter of Leslie and Harry Joslin. She spent her formative years in Oregon, Montana, and Washington, carrying with her a joyful spirit and a warm heart that touched everyone she met.
A proud...
Sigrid Asmus
Oct 22, 2024
Sigrid Asmus was born July 11, 1937 in Ann Arbor, MI. She died October 22, 2024 in Seattle WA. Most of her first 12 years were spent in Ohio, then in 1949 the family moved to Boulder, CO. Sigrid completed high school there, attended one year at Antioch university in Ohio, then completed her BFA at the University of Colorado...
Shirley Helen Langsea
Oct 17, 2024
Shirley Helen Langsea passed away at the age of 78 at her home in Seattle on October 17, 2024.
Born August 8, 1946 in Portland, Oregon to Earl and Blanche Lattin, Shirley was the only child of their marriage, though she joined older sisters Donna and Delores, twins from Earl’s first marriage. She adored her sisters and they made her an...
Lauren Thompson
Oct 14, 2024
Lauren (Cartier) Thompson, born on April 24, 1985 in Seattle, Washington passed away on October 14, 2024.
Lauren is survived by husband Chase, son Rémy and daughter Cosette, twin sister Kendall (Cartier) Omlin and her husband Eric, their son Caleb and twin daughters Nora and Ellie, and her parents Tyler and Sue Cartier.
Words fail to capture the one-of-a-kind person Lauren was....
Doris Lorene Eaker
Oct 13, 2024
Doris Lorene Pelfrey Eaker died on October 13, 2024, just shy of her 92nd birthday in Lynnwood, WA following a brief illness.
Doris was born on November 11, 1932 to Herbert and Eva Pelfrey in Olive Hill, Kentucky. She was the 12th child in the family. Her mother died six months after she was born and her father died when she...
John W. Oblanas
Oct 6, 2024
John W. Oblanas was born July 9, 1965 and died peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2024. A graduate of Homestead High School in Cupertino, CA he earned a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington in 1988. He settled in Seattle where he worked in a variety of jobs and raised his daughter. He followed UW Husky football throughout...
Mark Aaron Mickelson
Oct 5, 2024
Mark Aaron Mickelson was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on January 28, 1952, and grew up in a multi-generational house with his mother Methyl, father Arnold, sister Carol, and grandmother, Frieda.Mark went to the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth majoring in English. He left Massachusetts and drove out west not long after graduating college, settling eventually in the Pacific Northwest...
Michael Holzman Bancroft
Oct 5, 2024
Born: January 21, 1942 at the Caledonian Hospital of Brooklyn, New York. Michael’s parents were Frank Bancroft and Mary Holzman Bancroft originally of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Died: October 5, 2024 Michael passed away at Providence Mount Saint Vincent Skilled Nursing Facility in West Seattle.
He is survived by his wife Victoria Curry and by daughter and son, Alex Bancroft and Ethan Bancroft, children...
Rita Michelle Hunter
Oct 3, 2024
Rita Michelle Hunter quietly entered this world on Tuesday, June 21, 1960, in San Diego, CA, the sixth of seven children by Robert and Doris Hunter. Her formative years were spent in San Diego, CA, and Las Vegas, NV. The family moved to Las Vegas during the summer of 1971 when her father accepted the position of full-time minister to...
Donald F. Lee
Oct 3, 2024
Donald Frederic Lee passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 3, 2024, at the age of 87 after living with Alzheimer’s disease for more than fifteen years.
Don was born in Anaheim, CA on July 8, 1937, to Fred and Leva Lee. He grew up in Anaheim with his older brother John and younger brother Tom. The family attended First...
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