OBITUARIES

Nov 22, 2022

Pamela Margaret Ames, of Seattle, passed away peacefully at home on November 22, 2022. She was 64. Pam was a devoted partner to her husband, Marc. She was a kind, loving, and supportive sibling to sisters Susan and Karen, a thoughtful and encouraging aunt, and an inspiring and wise teacher to over 1,000 elementary and middle school...

Nov 19, 2022

12/1/49 – 11/19/22

Fred Hyde dedicated his life and contributed greatly to the fight for a better world. From the 1960s, he promoted the rights of Black and other people of color, women and LGBTQI+ individuals. As a law student he worked for tribal fishing rights, became active in the fight for low-paid workers at the University of Washington...

Nov 18, 2022

Evan Bernard Smith, whose resilience and upbeat view of life guided him for decades through the challenges of multiple sclerosis, died November 18, 2022. He was 77.

The son of Bernard and Esther (Davies) Smith, Evan was born in 1945 in Seattle. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Davies, an immigrant from Wales, was a pioneering figure in Snohomish...

Nov 10, 2022

Colberg Eldon Rushing has passed away peacefully at the age of 82 from complications of Lewy Body dementia on November 10, 2022. Colberg was a great storyteller and loved to laugh. He loved being outside. He could make any plant grow and flourish under his care. He enjoyed growing his own food, fishing, cars, and Gladys Knight! He was...

Nov 7, 2022

November 6, 1948 - November 7, 2022

Ruth Hayler died suddenly on November 7, 2022, the day after celebrating her 74th birthday with longtime friends.

Ruth grew up in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay area, the youngest of five children in the Hayler family.  After graduating with a B.A. in English from Pomona College, Ruth...

Nov 3, 2022

Mackenzie Christine Mitchell, age 29, of Mountlake Terrace, WA was tragically taken from us on November 3, 2022 after a drunken driver took her life as she was coming home from the airport after a brief getaway.

Mackenzie “Kenzie”, was born on May 7, 1993 to Michael Mitchell and Melinda Ogilvie in Edmonds, WA. She moved from...

Oct 31, 2022

December 1930 ~ November 2022

Jeanne was born during the Depression, in Bellingham WA, to Carl and Doris Eiseman. They soon moved to Seattle, where she grew up on Queen Anne Hill, eventually with two younger brothers and a younger sister.

Jeanne was a lifelong avid reader and enjoyed classical music. Her first...

Oct 25, 2022

August 7, 1921 – October 25, 2022

Born to Richard and Ida Zahniser outside of Emigrant, Montana, Dick spent his early years on a ranch near Grass Range, MT.  Dick’s family moved around Montana, with Dick graduating from Billings High School at the age of 16.

After his father’s untimely death in 1939,...

Oct 24, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Hinckley Romish passed away on October 24, 2022 surrounded by her family in their home.  She is survived by her husband John H. Romish and 5 children, John Andrew, Lisa, Rebecca, Thomas and Sarah, son-in-law Eddie Mui and granddaughter Mia.  Ann was born to John and Elizabeth Hinckley on September 7, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Ann was...

Oct 21, 2022

Audrey Cresswell Kellison, 90, died October 21, 2022, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born November 3, 1931, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Donaldson and Elizabeth Cresswell. After graduation from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Audrey moved to Washington, DC, where she worked for more than a decade on Capitol Hill for House Majority Leader Charles Halleck....

Oct 20, 2022

Francisco “Frank” Eril Zaballos passed away in Seattle, Washington on Oct. 20, 2022. Frank was formerly a resident of Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro, California.

Frank was born on November 25, 1927, in San Leandro, California, to Pedro Zaballos Sanchez (1898-1955) and Juana Bautista Bueno (1905-1986). He graduated from San Leandro High School in 1946.

...

Oct 18, 2022

Frank Treviño Jr.

Frank Treviño Jr. passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022 after a long struggle with leukemia. He spent his final days under the loving care and support of his children and his ex-wife, Rhea. He was born in Lyons, Kansas on September 9, 1937 to Maria G. Treviño and Frank B. Treviño, and was...

Oct 15, 2022

Lois Jean Bear Burke passed away peacefully in Wake Forest, NC on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at the age of 91.  Lois was born on October 3, 1931 in Modesto, CA to Clyde Emery Bear and Pearl Mathilda McCaslin Bear.  She was raised in Spokane, WA where she graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1949 and later...

Oct 14, 2022

Janice was born on August 30th, 1950 and passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on October 14th, 2022 at the age of 72.

Janice M. Berg passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her children and dog, Sochi, on October 14th, 2022, at the age of 72. She was born August 30th, 1950, in Seattle to...

Oct 14, 2022

Sundaram “Sunder” Rangaram, 90, of Redmond, WA, passed away on October 14th, 2022 of natural causes when his heart stopped. In the months before he passed, Sunder had returned to a relatively normal life at his home in the Emerald Heights in Redmond after recovering from fracturing his back in August 2021.

Sunder was born to Sundaram...

Oct 12, 2022

Paul Franz Anderson, 74, passed away October 12, 2022, at the home of his dear friend Alberta George. Paul was born in Rockford, Illinois, to Howard and Svea Anderson. He was predeceased by his parents and his siblings Dr. Marc Anderson and Jacquelyn Peacock. He is survived by brothers H. David Anderson (Sue), Noel Anderson (Deb) and sister Kathleen...

Oct 7, 2022

1995 - 2022

Joshua Ray Blackwood, was tragically taken away from us at the age of 27, on Oct 7, 2022. Josh lived his life to the fullest and loved living in the Seattle area.

Josh was someone that could always make you laugh if you were having a bad day and was always there...

Oct 5, 2022

Judith Alexander-McGovern August 19, 1944 – October 5, 2022

Judith Alexander-McGovern was born August 19, 1944 in Sacramento, California and died in Seattle, Washington on October 5, 2022 at home, surrounded by family, six years after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Many of the places where she lived during her lifetime, including the McClellan Air Force Base hospital where...

Oct 2, 2022

November 6, 1940 - October 2, 2022

Nancy McDonnell passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 81 at her home in Seattle, WA on October 2, 2022. She is survived by her 3 children, MaryEllen (Scott) Rehse, Tom (Heather) McDonnell, Patty McDonnell (Brian Flack), and was devoted to her beloved grandchildren Nathan, Emma, Dominic, Ian, Riley,...

Oct 1, 2022

May 7, 1943 - October 1, 2022

Thomas Grant Spade died on October 1, 2022, in Seattle, Washington, at age 79. He was born on May 7, 1943, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tom and his older brother, James, were adopted by Colonel John S. Spade and his wife, Lieutenant Luella Spade, and raised in Germany, France, Taiwan, and New...