OBITUARIES

Mar 4, 2020

Carrie Lou Vincent Black, cherished mother and sister died peacefully on March 4, 2020, at Providence Marianwood in Issaquah, Washington. Carrie was born on June 27, 1934 in Ord, Nebraska.

Carrie was the oldest daughter of Acel and Zelma Vincent and sister of Melvin, Daniel and Teri. The family moved from their home town of Arcadia, Nebraska...

Feb 25, 2020

On February 25th 2020 Allison Katzman passed away surrounded by the love and care of her family and friends.  Allison was born Grace Allison Wood January 25, 1925 to parents Grace Allison Wood and Thomas S. Wood in Rogue River, Oregon.

Allison grew up in Seattle, WA attending John Marshall Middle School, Roosevelt High School, and she...

Feb 23, 2020

Lupita R. Moreno, 89, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2020 in Seattle, WA.  Lupita was born in El Cercado, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.  She moved to Corpus Christi, TX in 1949 when she married her husband, Celso C. Moreno, also of Corpus Christi, TX.  She was a devoted wife and caring and loving mother of 7 children.  Lupita dedicated...

Feb 18, 2020

Our loving mother Sandy Gutting passed away on Monday night (Feb 18).  Mom was a free-spirited, independent thinking woman with an amazing zest for a well-lived life.  She travelled the world with her best friends Pat and Regina, as well as with her daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren.  Mom could beat any of us at Scrabble, and she especially liked...

Feb 15, 2020

Tamio Matsumoto was born in Terminous, California on March 16, 1929.  Tom, as he has been known, was predeceased by his parents Koichi and Matsuyo, his sister Sadako Tanaka (Shigeo), his sister Midori, his brother Itsuto known as Matt (Lillian), his sister Tazuko Kato (Paul), his niece Teru Matsumoto, his nephew Bob Tanaka and grand nephew, Kevin Kramer. He...

Feb 12, 2020

Ed Muters artist

Born in South Dakota

September 30, 1944

Died in Seattle

February 12, 2020

Veteran United States Army

Father of Clover AnnEire

Grandfather of

Mason Patrick and

Parker Grace McIngalls

Wife Jeannie McCullough

He lived...

Feb 2, 2020

Jerry passed away Sunday February 2, 2020 in Seattle, WA.  He was born on October 5, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK to Joseph and Louise Worsham.  By 1944 the Worshams had moved to Coalinga, CA where Jerry and his brothers Claude and JD were raised.

While on a full scholarship to Oberlin College in Ohio, Jerry met...

Feb 1, 2020

Virginia Lim Tan, 83, of Syracuse, NY, lately of Bellevue, WA, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020, with her loving family at her side.  Beloved wife of the late Su Eng Tan. Virginia was hardworking and devoted to her family and her faith. She retired from Van Duyn Home and Hospital after 29 years of dedicated service to...

Jan 23, 2020

Shirley ‘Blakesley’ Starowski passed away peacefully in her home on January 23rd, 2020 at the age of 91.  She was preceded by Richard, her husband of 66 years.  They had four children, Robert, Steven, Donna and Alan.  She worked for Sears for 2 years until her first baby was due, at which time she retired and loved being a...

Jan 21, 2020

Born April 16, 1935, in New Haven CT, Ida passed away January 21, 2020, in Seattle WA.  Ida grew up in Newington CT, contracted polio in 1953 and was cared for in a hospital in her hometown for almost two years until she regained the use of her upper body muscles and was able to use a wheelchair.  She...

Jan 12, 2020

It is with great sadness that Joy Kiefner has passed away after a long battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). She experienced complications from her long term illness and after a short stint on hospice, died in her home in Brier WA on January 12, 2020 with her husband and daughter by her side.

Joy was born...

Jan 11, 2020

(1922-2020)

Niina Rebassoo passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 11.

She was born as Niina Juhanson in Tallinn in 1922. Her parents Aadu and Elisabeth had met and married in St. Petersburg and her older sister died there from malnutrition during the hard times in the wake of the revolution.

She grew up in...

Jan 11, 2020

Kay passed away at home on January 11, 2020 at the age of 94.  She was born December 11, 1925 in Kimberly, British Columbia. She moved to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington, where she met fellowship student and lifetime partner, Robert C. Thode.  Kay is survived by daughters Karen Morse (Mike) and Lorraine Paull (Mike), sons...

Jan 8, 2020

Sigrid Christine Brorson (Thompson/Zylstra), aged 74, passed away on January 8th, 2020 in Seattle. Born on August 8, 1945 in Monroe, WA, to Bror and Edna (Berlin) Thompson, she grew up there with her three older brothers Roger, Ronald, and Robert, and extended Berlin family. She had fond memories and many stories of the pack of cousins playing in...

Jan 7, 2020

August 15, 1945 - January 7, 2020

John Carleton was born August 15, 1945, in West Seattle, where he lived the majority of his life. John was the only child of Everett and Jean (Dickinson) Carleton. He attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1963.

John served in the U.S....

Jan 7, 2020

Dorothy Eleanor Anderson Clegg passed peacefully at home on January 7, 2020. She was born on April fool’s Day 1926 to a pioneer family from Sweden, who immigrated to the Skagit Valley when Washington was still a territory. She grew up on a farm in the Skagit River Delta and graduated from La Conner high school on D-Day.

Jan 1, 2020

Ann Masuko Inouye (nee Yamazaki) was born on May 20, 1926 in Tokyo, Japan. She went home to the Lord on January 1, 2020 at the age of 93. She joins her husband of 64 years, Paul, who predeceased her in 2015.

She was the eldest daughter of Masuyoshi and Kimie Yamazaki and grew up in the...

2020

1939-2020

Born the fourth of five children in Hutchinson, KS to Leonard Thomas Stout and Mellie Mae (Staley) Stout, Ann was raised in Falls City, NE, but found her heart’s home in the Pacific NW, loving both the forests and the seas.

Married in 1955 to Jack Kelley, Ann lived in Falls City, NE, San Diego, CA,...

2020

1955 - 2020

Kristi grew up in a Seattle family of professional musicians. When her parents, Dorothy and Leon, introduced her to the cello there was no stopping her.  She followed in the footsteps of her teachers:  Eva Heinitz, Gabor Rejto, and Pierre Fournier.

Kristi first concertized in Seattle in her early teens. As her...

2020

With great sadness we announce the death of Ben Ball, son of long-time UUC members Kathleen Holm and the late Jim Ball.

Ben was 33 years old. Ben is survived by his mother and his sister, Katy Ball, along with extended family. He was predeceased by his father, Jim Ball, who died in 2020. Our hearts go...