OBITUARIES

Feb 20, 2024

Willard Marion Wamsley, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 20, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. He was 96.

Willard’s life began on May 23, 1927, in Leavenworth, Washington. He was the youngest of five children born to Willard and Mary (Sauer) Wamsley. When Willard was one, his parents moved the family to Edmonds, Washington where...

Feb 16, 2024

Rita Elizabeth (Hofmann) Forster passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 16, 2024, at the age of 89.  She was born in Montrose, Colorado, Feb. 28, 1934. She was the fourth of four children to John Stuart Hofmann and Elizabeth Marie Hofmann (Smith). She was a strong woman of faith and enjoyed working in the...

Feb 16, 2024

Andrea Bronwyn (Lewis) Browning passed away on February 16, 2024, in Seattle, WA after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, a rare incurable lung disease. At the time of her death, she was lovingly surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She had just celebrated her 79th birthday. Bronwyn was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the third child of...

Feb 14, 2024

Daniel Lee Rutherford, 78, of Bothell, Washington, passed away at home on February 14, 2024, of end stage renal disease.

Dan was born on November 18, 1945, to Hazel Barbara (Small) and James Dean Rutherford in Ft. Worth, Texas.  He graduated in 1964 from West Valley High School in Yakima, Washington.  He was good friends with Ken...

Feb 14, 2024

Marilyn J. Sanford, loving wife and mother of three children and three grandchildren, passed away peacefully in Seattle, Washington, on February 14, 2024, Valentine’s Day. Her granddaughter, Campbell, said that she died on Valentine’s Day because she had such a big heart. She passed surrounded by love, with family by her side in her beautiful apartment at Aegis Ravenna....

Feb 11, 2024

Roger Melvin Leed, a civic leader and decades-long member of the Seattle community, passed away on February 11, 2024. Born on July 15, 1939, in Green Bay, WI, and raised in Tacoma, WA, Roger leaves a legacy of service and commitment to the causes he held dear.

Roger was a dedicated student, earning his Bachelor’s degree from...

Feb 10, 2024

Khym Clark, 73, of Edmonds, WA, passed away on February 10, 2024. She was born Kimberly Joyce Clark on August 28, 1950, in Juneau, Alaska and moved with her family to Washington state as a young child. She spent many summers and weekends on the beaches of Whidbey Island and loved the waters of the Puget Sound. Khym was...

Feb 6, 2024

James E Adams, born 17 Dec 1930 in Kalispel, MT. Died 6 Feb, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, WA

Jim enlisted a total of 6 years, 1949 to 1956, in the U S Navy. He served 20 years as a Regular U S Army officer in the Corps of Engineers. The Military Record show entitlement to medals for...

Feb 4, 2024

Verna Edman passed away peacefully on February 4, 2024 at age 98 ¾ (“Halves and quarters count before age 5 and after age 95” she always said).

Born on July 6, 1925 in Fresno, California, Verna attended John Muir Elementary, Hamilton Jr Hi and Fresno High, graduating in 1943. Her education continued at Fresno State College (now...

Feb 3, 2024

It is with somber hearts the family of Robert "Bob" Smith announces his passing on February 3, 2024, in Seattle, WA, at the age of 92. Bob leaves behind a legacy characterized by integrity, kindness, and meticulous design.

Bob was the devoted husband to Akemi Yuasa Smith for 66 years, a loving relationship that served as the...

Feb 2, 2024

Janice Joyce Sorensen was born on May 3rd, 1931, in Seattle, Washington, the second of Rainy and Alice Hanson’s three daughters. Her father, the son of Norwegian immigrant boatbuilder Martin Hanson, had a marine insurance business and was an early Formica salesman. Her mother, the daughter of Bernt Mathison, a Norwegian immigrant and lumber mill supervisor in Marshfield (Coos...

Jan 31, 2024

June 1936 – February 2024

Ellen was born in Salt Lake City in 1936 to Josephine and Albert Spann. Later, the family, which had been joined by her sister Kathryn, moved to Wyoming. She graduated from the University of Wyoming, where she made life-long friends, earned a degree in Speech Pathology, met her future husband Carl, and was awarded...

Jan 29, 2024

April 5, 1931 – January 29, 2024

Stella Adaline Critelli was born April 5, 1931, in Laurel, Montana to Francesco (Frank) & Inez Critelli. Not long after, because of the Great Depression, the family returned to her father’s home in Marcellinara Italy for two years. When they returned to America, they settled in Billings Montana. At the time, as...

Jan 25, 2024

Sarah Taylor Eden was born in 1964 to Anne Thorlakson Taylor and Donald G. Taylor in Seattle, WA. She grew up in the Queen Anne and Laurelhurst neighborhoods with her parents and 3 siblings. She was strong-willed and independent from the start.

Sarah excelled academically and was an accomplished athlete from her elementary school years on. For...

Jan 22, 2024

Robin Lee Patton passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on January 22, 2024, at the age of 63.  He was born in Shelby, Ohio, July 1960, to Charles Duane Patton and Margaret Joan Patton (Swartz).

In 1962 Robin’s family moved to Arizona, joining other family members who had already ventured west. He remained in Arizona...

Jan 14, 2024

July 9, 1951 – January 14, 2024

We are sad to announce the passing of Jim (James Joseph) Parrott, on January 14, 2024, in Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center. Jim is survived by his wife, Carolyne Wright of Seattle; his mother, Bernice Sullivan Parrott of Iowa City; his son Isaac (Yael Shinar) of New York City, and their three children....

Jan 5, 2024

May 4, 1930 - January 5, 2024

Betty Gabor was a woman who took independence to an art form. She collected friends like treasures and maintained her active social network until the very end. Friends from every chapter of her life—childhood, college, work, married life, and retirement—recall her sharp wit, welcoming personality, kindness, and willingness to share ideas and...

Jan 3, 2024

1946 - 2024

Beth James passed away on 3 January 2024 at the age of 77. She was born in Seattle, raised on Bainbridge Island, and spent her entire adult life in Seattle. She married Edwin James in 1969 and gave birth to Matthew James in 1975.  Beth was beloved by Friends and Family. Warm, loving, caring and generous,...

Jan 1, 2024

Ellen Margarete Liebe Dunlap was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, most of her great grandchildren, and newest great great grandbaby the week prior to her passing on January 1, 2024. She left a legacy of music, smiles, feistiness, and love in her wake.

Ellen was born December 8, 1929, in San Francisco, CA, to Gustchen and Emanuel...

2024

1976 - 2024

Thinker, Carver, Musician, Friend. Most of all, Paul was a dog dad.

Long before he was a dog dad, Paul Brandhagen was elected ASB President for his senior year and was valedictorian, graduating #1 in a class of almost 300 (A.C. Davis, Yakima, Wash.). He achieved district, state, and national recognition for academic achievement....