OBITUARIES

Mar 17, 2023

1932-2023

Don Tewkesbury, born April 28, 1932, in Seattle was a multi-award-winning Washington state newsman. His 36-year career included covering such memorable local events as the 1963 Columbus Day storm and the Beatles visit during the Seattle World’s Fair.  He was alone manning the Seattle Post -Intelligencer city desk early Sunday, May 18,1980 when Mt. St. Helens erupted. He...

Mar 12, 2023

Joseph Dierker, a musician and web developer, died on Tuesday, March 12, at his home in Seattle just seven weeks after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 56.

Joseph was born on February 9, 1968, at Naval Air Station Millington outside Memphis, TN, to Alice Margaret (Wear) Dierker and Henry Allen Dierker, a Marine Corps officer....

Mar 11, 2023

Jeffrey Glenn Soule passed away on March 11th at the age of 70 at his home in Shoreline, Washington. He had suffered through many serious health issues for years, recently having had a stroke but ultimately passed from cardiovascular disease. Jeff proudly served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. When he came home from the war, he...

Mar 10, 2023

Marguerite Marie Langlois departed this planet on March 10, 2023.Her spirit was released from her worn out shell of a body and is now exploring the universe she spent a lifetime trying to get to know.

She arrived on August 15, 1943 in Utica, New York to Roland and Lorraine Langlois. Rumor has it that her first...

Mar 10, 2023

Gary Lee Epps was born to Howard Lee and Luella Mae Epps in 1942 in Denver, CO. His family moved to Seattle, and he attended Van Asselt Elementary, Sharples Junior High, and Cleveland High School, where he was senior class president. After graduating from Cleveland in 1960, he married Roberta Schenken, and they had two children, Tim and Jennifer....

Mar 8, 2023

May 8, 1946 - March 8, 2023

Liz Pfender was born and raised in Cleveland and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968. In 1969 she married her college sweetheart, Bill Clark, and they moved to Seattle where they lived a long and happy life in Ravenna. She obtained a master’s degree in library science from UW and...

Mar 7, 2023

May 21, 1933 – March 7, 2023

Soren F. Normann, a dedicated father, loyal husband, avid outdoor enthusiast and retired Boeing engineer passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023. Soren is remembered for his grit, quiet resilience, intelligence, ability to fix anything, his occasional belly laughs and the mischievous twinkle in his bright blue eyes. Born in Cincinnati and...

Mar 4, 2023

May 21, 1930 - March 4, 2023

Edward Peter Javorski, uncle, and friend to many passed away on March 4, 2023, at the age of 92. Ed was born May 21, 1930, in Saint Paul Minnesota and spent his time there growing up with his two siblings. Ed graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Saint Paul and in...

Mar 4, 2023

December 12, 1928 - March 4, 2023

Agnes was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to her parents Gunnar O. Guttormsen and Anna K. (Stalick) Guttormsen, as the third of four children including half-sister Margarita, and brothers Gunnar and Rudy. The family then relocated when she was a teenager to Everett, WA in order to be closer...

Mar 3, 2023

Marian Sofia (Sjolin) Brammer passed away March 3, 2023.  She was born May 29, 1922, in Annandale, Minnesota, the third daughter of Alida Sofia Sjolin and Johan Algot Sjolin.  “Marni” was a strong and capable young woman, excelling in academics and extra-curricular activities, especially music.  Band, chorus and quartets consumed much of her young life in Annandale.  After graduating...

Mar 3, 2023

Yolanda Bernadette Pompei passed peacefully on March 3, 2023 at the ripe old age of 93. She was born to Dorina Previdi Zazzetti and Tomasello Zazzetti in San Francisco on July 17, 1929 (“…the year of the Big Crash,” she used to say). Her father Tomasello passed away when she was 3 weeks old. She was adopted by Luigi...

Feb 28, 2023

On February 28th, Frank Hideo Yamasaki died at the age of 92.  Frank was a graphic artist and worked in television and motion pictures. He loved traveling, cooking, dancing, singing, playing Go and, most of all, being with his family and friends. Frank is survived by his wife of 64 years, Sadie, daughter Sally Yamasaki, husband Dan Benson, and...

Feb 27, 2023

Michael John Traill Duffy, 56, of Aberdeen, Scotland, passed away from brain cancer on February 27 in his home in Seattle, Washington, USA.  Michael’s final days were spent surrounded by family and friends who were blessed to know such a gentle and generous man.  Even in illness and dying, Michael touched people with his humor, humility, and kindness.

Feb 26, 2023

03/01/1949 - 02/26/2023

03/01/1949 - 02/26/2023

Gil Limpo died peacefully at home surrounded by his immediate family and loved ones in West Seattle, Washington. He passed away just a few days shy of his 74th birthday, after being diagnosed with liver cancer for over more than a year ago. Born in Bohol Province, The Philippines, he was...

Feb 26, 2023

February 9, 1926 – February 26, 2023

Doris May Harkness was born Doris May Bailey, February 9, 1926, in the rural community of Manette, across the Port Washington Narrows from Bremerton. Our mother’s connection to Manette spanned several generations. Years earlier, in 1901, lured by the promise of jobs at the new US naval shipyard in Bremerton, Doris Houston’s...

Feb 24, 2023

Richard Elmer Gile Jr. was born on March 22, 1946 to Richard and Morzie Gile in Casper, Wyoming.  He passed away on February 24, 2023 at home in Seattle with his wife and beloved cats by his side.

Rich grew up in Texas, British Columbia and Alberta before moving with his family to Bellevue, Washington when he...

Feb 21, 2023

Sara McKenzie died peacefully in her sleep at Horizon House in Seattle on February 21. Those who cared for her there remember her as ever-smiling and good-natured. She was 83 years old.

Sara was born in Evanston, IL. Over the course of her life, she also lived in Albuquerque, NM and Los Angeles, CA, as well as...

Feb 20, 2023

Iris Ann “Annie” Herzfeld passed away on February 20, 2023, in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 99.

Annie was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 5, 1923, to Mendel and Babette Glickman. Her father was a structural engineer and architect who worked as an engineer on many buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's modern style...

Feb 18, 2023

Richard Dion Mullins

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Richard Dion Mullins. Richard left us on February 18, 2023, in Seattle, for his eternal home, surrounded by his family and enormous love. His immeasurable courage in the face of illness was admirable.

Richard was born on August 3, 1974, in...

Feb 18, 2023

On Feb. 18, 2023, David Graham Parker of Seattle, age 86, died peacefully at UW Medical Center Northwest after an unexpected stroke at his home several days earlier.

After a diagnosis of ALS two years ago, Dave faced his future with grace, courage, and patience. He was pleased and relieved to be able to continue living in...