OBITUARIES


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

Elisabeth M. Huntley

Elisabeth M. Huntley

Sep 12, 2018

Elisabeth M. Huntley age 99.  Born February 11, 1919 in Lille, France.  Passed away September 12, 2018 in Bothell Washington.

Preceded in death by her husband Robert Huntley.  Survived by son William M. Batchelor, Niece Heather Teed, Nephew Glen Cook and extended family and friends.  Memorial will be held at a future date.

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Stephen Charles Nelson

Stephen Charles Nelson

Sep 12, 2018

Steve passed away on September 12, 2018, at age 69 after a three-year battle with prostate cancer.  He was the son of Perry John Nelson and Mary Killian Nelson Gavin.  He grew up with brothers John and Mike Nelson in the Queen Anne and North Seattle neighborhoods.  In the 1960s, sisters Katherine Clausen (Randy) and Angela Oliveri (Patrick) were...

Gary Chamberlain

Gary Chamberlain

Sep 10, 2018

Professor Gary Chamberlain passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018, at age 80 after a long battle with lymphoma. He is the only son of John L. Chamberlain and Marie Thomson.  He grew up in Denver, CO, graduated from Regis High School, then entered the Jesuits to become a Jesuit priest. He earned a PhD in political science from...

Gerard Fritz Schreuder

Gerard Fritz Schreuder

Sep 4, 2018

On September 4th, 2018 our beloved Husband, Dad and Opapa, Gerard Fritz Schreuder, passed away in his sleep at his Mercer Island home.  He was born in Medan, Indonesia on April 4, 1937 to Everet Jan Schreuder and Wilma Margaretha Ottillie Staecker.

Gerard was very fortunate to have a long, adventurous, and incredible life journey as a...

Lee Chock Wong

Lee Chock Wong

Sep 3, 2018

April 15, 1935 - September 3, 2018

Lee was born in southern China and came to U.S.A. at a young age.  He lived in New York before moving to Seattle while working in various jobs as a young man.

Lee met Anne Quon from Vancouver, BC and they married in 1959 and honeymooned in Victoria,...

Jeanne Aston

Jeanne Aston

Aug 30, 2018

August 28, 1934 - August 30, 2018

Jeanne Aston was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert L Aston and Dorothy M Gamble Aston.  She graduated from Central High School, attended the University of Tulsa and received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA in 1965.  During the summer of...

Emiko Suyama Augustin

Emiko Suyama Augustin

Aug 25, 2018

Emiko Suyama Augustin passed away quietly on August 25, 2018 at Valley Medical Center after suffering a stroke at her home. Born in 1933, Emiko spent part of her youth in Yokohama, Japan where she eventually met her husband, Mamerto Augustin, who had arrived in Japan from the Philippines. They married in 1952 and moved to Seattle in 1958....

Norman Burgos Pineda

Norman Burgos Pineda

Aug 23, 2018

July 27, 1955 - August 23, 2018

Preceded in death by parents Emiliano and Lily Pineda and eldest brother Rene, Norman, the youngest brother, is survived by siblings Vic, Dennis, Maricel (Blancaflor), and Marilou (Trias). His countless nieces and nephews and their families, grateful for his time on earth, will miss him. He was pure and innocent...

Bonita (Brown) Williams

Bonita (Brown) Williams

Aug 23, 2018

March 16, 1950 – August 23, 2018

Age 68 Seattlite, and former long-time resident of Juneau, Alaska, Bonita passed away peacefully with family by her side.

Bonita was born in Seattle, WA and graduated from Mountlake Terrace Senior High.  Prior to moving to Juneau in the mid 70’s, Bonita worked in the purchasing department of...

Keo Maureen Myer

Keo Maureen Myer

Aug 22, 2018

Born March 1, 1943 in Faith, South Dakota – Passed Away August 22, 2018 in Seattle, Washington

The third of eleven children born to Marion and Edna Myer, she is survived by her only son, Michael Darren, grandson Kyle, mother Edna, twin sister Kay, sisters Bev, Debra, and Barbara, and brothers Randy, Tracy and Brad.  She is...

Roudaba Davido

Roudaba Davido

Aug 19, 2018

February 4, 1934 - August 19, 2018

ROUDABA (BUNTING) DAVIDO was born in Tenerife,  Canary Islands on February 4th, 1934. Her father was Basil Bunting, a famous British poet. Her mother was Marion Culver, an American English school teacher. Roudaba has an elder sister named Bourtai, who lives in Olympia, Washington. She had a younger brother named Rustam who...

Debbie Hasenkrug Bowen

Debbie Hasenkrug Bowen

Jul 28, 2018

Debbie Hasenkrug Bowen, age 65 of Bellevue, WA, passed away on Saturday, July 28th, at the University of Washington Medical Center.  She had been fighting Acute Myelogenous Leukemia since November of 2017, and succumbed to a secondary infection she was unable to overcome.

Funeral services will be Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at St. Madeleine Sophie Parish at...

Virginia Kelley

Virginia Kelley

Jul 20, 2018

Virginia Kelley died on July 20, 2018 while visiting Green Lake Park in Seattle, WA. at the age of 105.

She is survived by her daughter Joan Ritzenthaler and her husband Tom.

Virginia was born on February 28, 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland to Frank and Virginia Robinson. In her late 20’s, because of her love...

Herman Payton

Herman Payton

Jul 17, 2018

August 25, 1940 – July 17, 2018

Herman was born in Houma, Louisiana on Aug. 25, 1940.  He nearly died from pneumonia his first year of life.  That kind of set his course in life as a fighter.

He was raised in Franklin, graduating from Franklin Colored High as the Valedictorian.  He received scholarships for...

Linda Beryl (May) Forseth

Linda Beryl (May) Forseth

Jul 16, 2018

Aug 1, 1944 – Jul 16, 2018

Linda was a longtime resident of Lake Forest Park and an active member in the local community.  Surrounded by family, she passed peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Calgary, Alberta Canada she spent the formable years of her life in the Seattle area,...

Howard Hansen

Howard Hansen

Jul 16, 2018

Howard Hansen, born and reared at La Push, WA until age 14, passed into the Spirit World July 16th, 2018 attended by his wife Joanne, and a care giver. Many friends and relatives with Ceremonies and Songs reflecting his beginning amongst the Quileute people helped him along on his way. A Celebration of his Life is scheduled for Sat....

Wing Cheong Mak

Wing Cheong Mak

Jul 13, 2018

Wing passed away peacefully on July 13th, surrounded by family, after a brave battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He is survived by wife Kwai, daughters Denise, Lydia, and Jamie, and brothers Mak Kui Cheong 麥鉅昌, Mak Kai Cheong 麥啟昌, Mak Kwok Cheong 麥國昌, Mak Chi Cheong 麥志昌, and Mak Wai Cheong 麥偉昌.

Wing was born in...

John Hiroto Momii

John Hiroto Momii

Jul 7, 2018

John Hiroto Momii, 93, went to be with his Lord on July 7, 2018, at Swedish hospital in Seattle, WA.  Family and friends were able to say prayers and farewells prior to John’s passing.  His daughter, Machiko, held his hand until his last breath at 4:20 AM.

John was born on July 29,1924 in Pasadena, California, to...

Virginia F. Krebs

Virginia F. Krebs

Jul 6, 2018

Deedy, born November 11, 1923 to Florence and Lee Frech, passed away July 6, 2018 at 94.  During her time in nursing school at Washington University, she met and married Edwin G. Krebs in March, 1945. They moved to Seattle in 1948 when Ed joined the faculty of the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Deedy was...

Linwood Ray Carlson

Linwood Ray Carlson

Jul 1, 2018

Lin was born on October 18, 1950 in Rochester, NY to Frank and Fern Carlson. He grew up with younger sister Roberta around New Bethel Baptist Church in Indiana where their father served as pastor. Summers were spent with family in Wisconsin and Lin assisted his father with canoe trips for juvenile offenders in the Boundary Waters. Lin attended...

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