OBITUARIES

2020

"Rain is a very good producer of underwater sound. It's louder than a high wind, louder than a hurricane, and so it's very easy to listen for and hear the sound of rain underwater."

The acoustics and oceanography communities lost an admired colleague Jeffrey Nystuen in September. Jeff had been a research professor at...

Dec 31, 2019

Bev passed away in the early morning of December 31, 2019, with her daughter Gwen and son-in-law Aaron at her side. She had lived with Alzheimer's for several years, and had been living in a Seattle memory-care facility for the past four.

The middle child of Irene and Edward Bryant, Bev was born in Fountain, Colorado on...

Dec 31, 2019

September 28, 1929—December 31, 2019

Chris Leuba, 90, former music faculty of horn at University of Washington and Western Washington University, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019. He had lately been a three year resident of the Norse Home, after moving from his home in the Seattle neighborhood of View Ridge where he had resided for...

Dec 29, 2019

March 7, 1933 – December 29, 2019

Marion was born to David and Ruth Hendrickson on March 7th, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Duluth, Minnesota, where Marion started school, before the family made their final move to Seattle, Washington. When Marion was ten years old, she became the big sister to the “Best Brother...

Dec 27, 2019

Dr Ruth Peles Rubinstein passed away at age ~90 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on 12/27/19.  She is survived by her children, Jon (Vero Beach, FL), Jay (Seattle, WA) and Sari (New York, NY) Rubinstein, grandchildren, Luca (Reno, NV) and David (Seattle, WA) Rubinstein and Clementine Thomas (New York, NY), as well as her sisters Miri Kesten (New York,...

Dec 23, 2019

5/25/23 – 12/23/19

Sunako (Sunkie) Oye, 96, passed away on Dec. 23, 2019 in Seattle, WA.  She lived a very full and active life.  She was born in Salinas, CA, the third child and only daughter of five children.  Due to the US government’s war policy during WWII, she, along with her family, were relocated to an internment camp...

Dec 18, 2019

Birth: December 5, 1924

Death: December 18, 2019

Betty passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of December 18, 2019. Preceded in death by her parents, Kathryn (Keenan) and Chelcie Edwards, and her brother, John Edwards. Born December 5, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Survived by her husband of 70 years, Bill and...

Dec 14, 2019

Charles Gregg Weferling, known to his friends as ”Greg”, passed away at the age of 59 on December 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Greg was born in Wilmington, Delaware on April 6, 1960 to Charles A. “Bud” Weferling and Nancy J. (Miller) Weferling Hornick and was the youngest of three children from that union.

Greg lived in...

Dec 8, 2019

Carolee Mathers passed away peacefully at home on December 8th, 2019. She had experienced complications from her long term illness, Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM), a muscle degenerative disease.

Carolee Sue ‘Lund’ Mathers was born in Seattle to Elsie and Swen Lund, and moved to Spokane, Wa. when she was 5 years old. She attended J.J. Browne Grade...

Dec 8, 2019

The world lost a kind and exceptional man when Ken Myrabo passed away on December 8, 2019.

Ken was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Dr. Arnold and Irene Myrabo while his dad was posted as a navy physician on a ship in the South Pacific. The oldest of five siblings, Ken grew up in Sioux Falls, South...

Dec 4, 2019

John Devere Severn, born March 19, 1935 in Hunters WA, died December 4, 2019 at his home in Shoreline WA due to complications from COPD. John was the only child of Justin and Sylvia Severn, who at that time ran a farm near Corvada WA.

In 1943, they moved to the big city of Spokane and from...

Dec 4, 2019

We are so sorry to tell you of the passing of our sister Calliope Sol, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer on Friday, Dec.4th.

Calliope was born in Kennewick, WA, on April 9th, 1963, the third of three sisters. Apart from the usual ballet and tap lessons, she also showed strong early talent as a musician,...

Dec 2, 2019

Beloved mother (best ever).  Born December 17, 1928 in Redmond, WA to David and Theresa Steel.  Passed away on December 2, 2019, peacefully at home. Grew up in Fall City and Seattle, attended Lincoln High School.  Mary loved her daughters and sons-in-law, her fur-babies, her ladies’ lunch bunch, chatting with neighbors at the pool, Seahawks and Husky football.  Preceded...

Nov 28, 2019

Betty Jean Giles left this Earth Thanksgiving Day, 2019 at the age of 97.  Mom grew up in Sumner, WA on her parents’ bulb farm.  She was predeceased by her parents, Edward C. and Grace Orton, brothers Bob (Loraine) and Stan (Colleen), husband Elmer M. Giles and son Daniel Norman Giles.  She is survived by two sons, Thomas Edward...

Nov 27, 2019

Barbara Jane Martin Rieman was born to Rowland J. Martin and Dorothy M. Lea on July 6, 1927 in St. Ignatius, Montana. She was pretty proud of this but we don’t know why.

Mom went to 5 different K-8 schools and 5 different high schools in New England, Montana, Palm Springs, moving mostly to escape learning fractions...

Nov 27, 2019

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA – Malinda Marr Cox died at home on November 27, 2019, in the company of her three loving children. The universe lost a joyful soul.

She was born in Portland, Oregon in 1949, the child of Sarah Marr Cox and Edward Dillaway Cox.  She grew up as a North American nomad in Vancouver, BC;...

Nov 24, 2019

May 09, 1939--November 24, 2019

Patty passed away peacefully at her home on Lake Burien with her husband Jon by her side.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. John H. and Eloise V. McClain.  Patty is survived by her husband of 56 years, Dr. Jon R. Almquist; her son, Jon Jr. (Janine) and her sister, Kathy...

Nov 22, 2019

May 13, 1959 - November 22, 2019

I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen, of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been;

Of yellow leaves and gossamer in autumns that there were, with morning mist and silver sun and wind upon my head.

I...

Nov 20, 2019

June 13, 1936 – November 20, 2019

Gerald Scott Hendricks (83) died early on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 2019, in the apartment he shared with his wife, Dora-Faye. Scott was a faithful husband, father, grandfather, and friend who loved his wife, children, extended family, and friends dearly,     and often told them so; he considered Dora-Faye's...

Nov 1, 2019

30 August 1925 – 1 November 2019

Betty Jane Kill passed away at home with family on the morning of November 1, 2019.  She told family, friends, and doctors that she was at peace with death as her body began failing, believing that 94 years of a wonderful life had been the greatest of blessings. On August 30, 1925,...