OBITUARIES

Sep 16, 2021

Robert Stuart Cronn died September 16, 2021. He was born October 24, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, to parents Stuart Logan Cronn and Marjorie Lucille Baker Cronn. He graduated from Franklin High School and studied Urban Planning at the University of Washington. In his early jobs he learned to do drafting for construction blueprints.   This developed into a passion for...

Sep 15, 2021

Gary William Castagno of Seattle WA passed away on Wednesday September 15th, 2021 just shy of his 83rd birthday, Gary came to rest in the comfort of his favorite recliner in his home with his wife Jeanne by his side. Born October 4th, 1938 to Bill & Lorraine Castagno, along with younger brother Kenny, the family grew up in...

Sep 15, 2021

Jean Kreger Carlson, 11/9/1935- 9/15/21, was preceded in passing by her parents Frank & Dorothy Kreger,older brother Donald Kreger, niece Julie Kreger and lastly her husband of 60 plus years Coldevin Carlson. She is survived by her three children William Carlson, Anna Olson and Justin Carlson also her much cherished grandaughters Sonoma & Devin Dalton, nieces and nephews Mark,...

Sep 14, 2021

July 21, 1932 - September 14, 2021

Bev died in her sleep from natural causes on September 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Butterfield, on June 26, 1999. Survivors include her beloved and very special daughters Pam Butterfield, DDS (Al Cabodi) of Federal Way and Carolyn Butterfield of Marysville. Her two grandsons, David Dennis...

Sep 10, 2021

March 21, 1947 - September 10, 2021

Bruce Eliasen passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Seattle on September 10, 2021, due to complications from Covid-19.

Born in 1947, in postwar Munich, Germany, Bruce was the proverbial baby left in a basket on the doorstep, with a note saying, “please care for this child, as we cannot.” The...

Sep 9, 2021

5/8/1924 - 9/9/2021

Mary was the first of 8 children born to Leona C (Landers) Sebrey and Harry A Sebrey in Louisville, Kentucky. She and her family moved to a farm in Indiana just as she entered elementary school.

As a teenager, Mary was influenced by a favorite aunt, Sister Mary Victoria,...

Sep 5, 2021

Tjhoen Hiang Pouw passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 5th, 2021 at the age of 98.

Her long and vibrant life began when she was born in 1923 in Semarang, Indonesia. At the time this was a part of the Nederlands Indies, and it was only the first of many places and cultures that...

Aug 26, 2021

Donald Lynn Patience, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away with his wife, Marcia, by his side on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at age 93. He was born in Murray, Utah, to Arthur and Viola Mills Patience in 1928. At age 16 Don moved to Vallejo, CA to attend the Mare Island Navy Apprentice School from 1945-46...

Aug 24, 2021

Nancy Ann Schoettler, 93, passed away on August 24, 2021 in Seattle, WA. She was born July 2, 1928 to Frederick David and Marion (Howard) Farley in Ware, MA.  She spent the first several years of her life in Enfield, MA, a town which was later disincorporated, cleared and flooded for Quabbin Reservoir, a drinking water resource developed for...

Aug 20, 2021

On Friday, August 20, 2021, Alice (Ollie) Royer, adventurer, traveler, nurse and mother, passed away. She was 78. Ollie was born in Ithaca, New York, to Catharine & Henry Detweiler. After graduating from high school, where she was Concert Master – she was a skilled violin player – she moved to Seattle in 1960 and went to the University...

Aug 18, 2021

Willy Iritani, an internationally known horticulture professor and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died on August 18, 2021 in Seattle.  He was 98 years old.

Willy was the third son of Saichi and Chitose Iritani, immigrants from Japan who operated a vegetable farm on the outskirts of Denver, Colo. When they weren’t in school, Willy and...

Aug 18, 2021

1947 ~ 2021

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted”” (Matthew 5:4). Betty Campbell, loving sister, aunt, great aunt, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2021. Betty was born on May 31, 1947, to Bud and Lucille Campbell of Seattle, WA and enjoyed calling the Seattle-area home most of her life.

Aug 9, 2021

Christine Priest, age 72, died August 9, 2021 in Federal Way, Washington.  She was born in 1948 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Marinus DeHeide and Willemina Baak, the eldest of five children.  She was named Christina after her paternal grandmother, a name which she changed to Christine when she became a citizen of the United States of America in...

Aug 5, 2021

October 20, 1940 – August 5, 2021

Dan died from respiratory complication in recovery after a six-hour operation on his neck to relieve a serious impending paralysis.

Birth, Early life & Education:  Dan was born in Providence, Rhode Island the first son of Mary Elizabeth Perry Mahler, and Daniel Joseph Mahler II.  He was brought...

Aug 1, 2021

Sue Partridge, 72, passed away August 1, 2021 surrounded by family at her home in Seattle after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 28, 1948 and raised in New Mexico, Sue and her two brothers were brought up by their parents Ray and Cate Partridge to appreciate nature and the outdoors,...

Jul 31, 2021

March, 1947 (Los Angeles, CA) - August, 2021 (Seattle, WA) Bill Stalder regularly said “Every day I wake up is a good day” when asked how he was doing. He lived through a lens of gratitude, curiosity, and wonder.  He was delighted by a new barbecue recipe, a smoothly flowing fountain pen, an unusual bird call, baking...

Jul 31, 2021

Masu Sasajima, born July 23, 1937, died July 31, 2021. Preceded in death by father Shigeru (Yamagata- ken) and mother Masu Uemura (Kumamoto-ken) Sasajima, beloved Shizue Ishizaki (Obasan), siblings and their spouses and Winfred Klink, sisters Helen S. Kaplan (Irving), Mary Sasajima, Florence Sasajima- Klink (Winfried and son Winfred Klink), brothers John (Bette Newton) and Mitsuya (Delores Gardner). Attended...

Jul 29, 2021

May 13, 1930 - July 29, 2021

Richard (Dick) Kath, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend passed away peacefully at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife Peggy, of 62 years, his daughter Susan (Tom) and two grandsons Conor Thomas and Charles (Charlie) Richard. He is proceeded in...

Jul 26, 2021

Born June 7, 1936 in Troy, NY, Died July 26, 2021 age 85 in Seattle, WA from pancreatic cancer.

Survived by her sons Alejandro Sanchez and Richard Harris.

Kara had a long and interesting life. She grew up in Troy, New York, the daughter of German immigrants, and graduated from Russell Sage College.

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Jul 22, 2021

Lawrence (“Larry”) Colman Pierce, Seattle, devoted husband and father, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Virginia Mason Medical Center on Thursday, July 22, 2021, from cancer. He was 84.

Larry was born in Seattle on December 24, 1936, the son of the late Lawrence and Isabel (Colman) Pierce. He grew up in West Seattle and...