OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Seattle, Washington, King County and Surrounding Areas

Peter William Goddard

Peter William Goddard

Dec 26, 2018

Peter William Goddard was born on October 12, 1954 in Denville, New Jersey to Herbert Goddard and Gertrude Alefeld Goddard.  After spending his childhood in New Jersey, Pete attended Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1979 and a set of lifelong friends.  After graduation, Pete returned home to NJ to work...

Lillian Dianne Brune Pierce

Lillian Dianne Brune Pierce

Dec 12, 2018

9/2/1932 - 12/12/2018

"Lil" or "Babes" to her childhood family and friends, was born in Hoboken NJ. When she was 2 years old her family moved to Metuchen NJ. where she grew up and made life-long friends. She was the third and youngest child of Lillian (Randall) and Carleton E. Brune. Her sister, Carlotta, was the eldest...

Mabel Morrill

Mabel Morrill

Dec 11, 2018

Mabel (“Mabes”) Morrill, née Isebrands, (97) died of congestive heart failure in Seattle, WA on December 11, 2018. She was born on April 30. 1921, in Sibley, Iowa, a small town near the Minnesota border, the youngest of three girls born to Henry and Louise Isebrands.

The Great Depression struck when Mabes was 8 years old, and...

Marjorie Pearl Stoddard

Marjorie Pearl Stoddard

Dec 9, 2018

January 10, 1920 - December 9, 2018

Marva Smith-Simon

Marva Smith-Simon

Dec 3, 2018

September 3, 1950 - December 3, 2018

Funeral Services will be held

Friday, December 14, 2018 New Beginnings Christian Fellowship 19300 108th Ave SE, Kent WA 98031 10:00am Visitation 11:00am Service

After the service we will proceed to Sunset Hills Memorial Park for a graveside service.

Following the burial you are...

Mary J Kudla

Mary J Kudla

Dec 2, 2018

January 19, 1950 – December 2, 2018

Mary J Kudla, global humanitarian worker, was a principled force of nature of many talents and steadfast humor. Mary was a selfless front-lines advocate for people who were not in a position to help themselves; her work was often done at significant personal risk.  Full of wanderlust, Mary...

Kitra Garrett

Kitra Garrett

Dec 1, 2018

In the spring of 1979, Letitia Kymm Opson meaning Joy and Love was welcomed to this world as the child of Laura Opson. She was a treasured first granddaughter to Merrillee Opson (Troutman).  As an adult, Letitia chose her new name, Kitra Dunsmore Garrett as a tribute to people she grew to love.

As an infant, Kitra...

William "Rick" Roberts

William "Rick" Roberts

Nov 25, 2018

11/28/1954 - 11/25/2018

The family is having a small private ceremony on December 9th.

In lieu of donations, we have made a list of suggestions for things to do in honor of Rick: Plant a tree, take a walk, build a snowman, paint a picture, admire nature, make some fresh guacamole, send a letter in the mail,...

Julene V. Turner

Julene V. Turner

Nov 18, 2018

4/7/1940 - 11/18/18

Our mother and grandmother Julene, was welcomed home to heaven Sunday, November 18th. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

She married Jerry Turner in 1962 and they raised two children, Jerrin and Jayson. She has been missing her beloved Jerry for the past 26 years and is now reunited with...

Sally M. Ursic

Sally M. Ursic

Nov 17, 2018

Sally M. (Meyers) Ursic | born October 4, 1926, passed away on November 17, 2018 at the age of 92. She is survived by her brother John Flint Dickson. She was a loving and generous mother of four children: Tracy, Daniel, Denise and Lynn whom she taught to be confident and independent. Sally gave herself generously to many causes....

George Gelernter

George Gelernter

Nov 11, 2018

George Gelernter, actor, playwright, journeyman plumber, activist and voracious reader, particularly of history, politics, film and theater, died Sunday November 11 in Seattle. He was 85.

George was born Gershon Ulysses Gelernter, on Oct. 29, 1933, in Orange, New Jersey. His parents Matthew Gelernter and Ada Goldberg Gelernter were part of a large second-generation Jewish American family...

Craig P. Duncan

Craig P. Duncan

Nov 10, 2018

1947 - 2018

Craig passed peacefully at home on November 10, 2018 after a 3 ½ year battle with a Glioblastoma brain tumor.

Born and raised in Seattle, he is the son of Ann F. and W. Paul Duncan.  He graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School and Seattle University with a degree in Accounting.  Immediately after graduation...

Lawrence Martin Brammer

Lawrence Martin Brammer

Nov 4, 2018

1922 - 2018 Lawrence Martin Brammer, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, professor, and world traveler passed away November 4, 2018 at the age of 96 in Seattle, Washington after a long and productive life of scholarly pursuits, devotion to family, and living out his passion for service to others.   “Larry” was born August 20, 1922 in Crookston, Minnesota...

Richard Charles Berner

Richard Charles Berner

Nov 3, 2018

December 31, 1920 - November 3, 2018

Richard C. Berner was the founder and head of the University of Washington Archives and Manuscripts Division from 1958 to his retirement in 1984.  He was a lifelong resident of Seattle except for time spent in the Army and graduate school.

His father, Heinrich Berner, worked on the...

Martin B. Reyes

Martin B. Reyes

Oct 30, 2018

FUNERAL SERVICE INFORMATION

Visitation & Gathering Monday, November 5, 2018 at 11am Seattle Unity Church - 200 Eighth Ave N, Seattle WA 98109

Graveside Service with Military Honors Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Tahoma National Cemetery - 18600 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98042

...

Lavina Bryant

Lavina Bryant

Oct 25, 2018

October 19, 1929 -- October 25, 2018

Tina Marie Derango

Tina Marie Derango

Oct 21, 2018

Born March 2nd, 1947 in Seattle, Washington - Passed away at home in Seattle October 21, 2018

Joan Patricia Myers

Joan Patricia Myers

Oct 17, 2018

In loving Memory of our Mother, Joan Patricia Myers, 82, of Kent, Washington, entered Heaven’s gates on October 17, 2018, with family at her side.  Joan was full of love and laughter.  She was born September 28, 1936 in Spokane Washington and was a devoted Catholic.  Joan graduated from Marycliff High School, attended Business College, married and had 5...

Shelley Jean Eggerth Tea

Shelley Jean Eggerth Tea

Oct 13, 2018

Shelley Tea, 67, of Seattle, WA, passed away on October 13, 2018. Shelley was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa on November 18, 1950, the firstborn child of Charles Edward and Esther LaVonne (Swanson) Eggerth.

She is survived by her son, Jesse Christopher Thompson of Murfreesboro, TN, granddaughter, Taelor Deiner from Ada, Oklahoma. Shelley is also survived by...

Rosemarie Dorothea M Syrjala

Rosemarie Dorothea M Syrjala

Oct 3, 2018

Rosemarie’s full life began May 16, 1924 and ended October 3, 2018 after a day of happy memories, surrounded by her entire family.

She is survived by her three children Stephen Syrjala (Katharine Hayner), Christine Syrjala (Donald Brooks), Karen Syrjala (John Llewellyn), six grandchildren Holly Brooks (Robert Whitney), Brian Brooks (Emily), Scott Brooks, Robin Brooks (Geoff Curtis),...

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