OBITUARIES

Sep 30, 2015

K. Eileen Allen was born in Tacoma, Washington on September 24th, 1918 and grew up in Seattle. After graduating from Ballard High School, she went to work as a "number please" girl at the telephone company. In 1938 she began 54 years of married life with Roy Allen, raising three children, Melody, Craig, and Dale, to value adventure, education...

Sep 26, 2015

9/23/37-9/26/15

John died in his beloved home. He was surrounded by love as he drifted into Eternity while his favorite classical music was softly playing in the background. John was an Intellectual Idealist and a Classical Pianist and Guitar player extraordinaire. He was a kind, caring, ethical, and brilliant man who loved his life and enjoyed being...

Sep 23, 2015

Beryl Elizabeth Neff, 98,--a former 63-year-old resident of Lake Stevens-- died peacefully on the first day of Autumn, Sept. 23, 2015, at Kirkland’s Evergreen Hospital hours after suffering a massive heart attack.

A memorial celebrating the life of a beloved mother, peace activist, certified Snohomish County Master Gardner and emeritus member of the Snohomish County Mushroom Society...

Sep 22, 2015

Native born Seattleite Gayle Hutchins was born and deceased in Seattle in the Fall.  She died on 09/22/2015, a holy day of prayer and letting go. She has three children.  She now joins her beloved animals, a cat and dog in the thereafter. Her recent dog was adopted by the animal service for terminally ill patients and their pets,...

Sep 20, 2015

A shooting star has returned to the heavens from which she descended 25 years ago.  Kelsey Samantha Brigance zoomed into the lives of Mark and Misty Brigance on December 11, 1989.  Her journey here on earth ended on September 20, 2015. As a celestial being, Kelsey was most at home in the outdoors.  Animals of all kinds were drawn...

Sep 18, 2015

Ursula Luzia Herrmann Campbell Parker Born March 27, 1937 in Breslau, Germany Died September 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington (USA) Bachelors from California State University, Hayward Parent Educator, Artist, creator of games. Survived by daughters Ann Campbell (son-in-law Kyle Ashton, and granddaughter Lily Ashton) and Susan Campbell, sisters Krista Krämling and Margarete Seeborg,...

Sep 16, 2015

Eleanore Ann Racicot died peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2015 just days after her 90th birthday.  She was the younger daughter of Anna and Wilhelm Wischka, born on September 12, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, where she grew up. She spent several of her early years in Germany and was very attached to the Austrian-German traditions of her...

Sep 16, 2015

Kristin Ann Osborne-McBride of Seattle, Wa., passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on September 16, 2015, with her husband of 43 years by her side.   After a lengthy battle with emphysema, Kris now joins her parents and sister who preceded her.  Kris was a wonderful and loving wife, companion, friend, and mother!  She was simply a...

Sep 14, 2015

Kenneth G. (“Kenny”) Maurice passed away on Monday, September 14 2015 at the age of 96. He was born March 28, 1919 in Minneapolis and raised in Annondale, Minnesota. Sadly, he was predeceased by his three children: Margaret Ann Smith, Kenneth Michael Maurice and George Patrick Maurice and 6 of his 7 siblings. He is survived by his wife...

Sep 11, 2015

PAUL MARTIN POLIAK

August 8, 1920 – September 11, 2015

Paul Martin Poliak passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on September 11, 2015 after a short illness.  Paul was a funny, wise, kind, generous, and humble man and a great friend, husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather.  Paul had a lifetime...

Sep 11, 2015

Ralph (Mal) Beaton, Lt.Col., USAF/Ret.Passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2015 at age 87 with his family by his side.

Mal was raised in Seattle and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946. He was accepted to the USAF Air Cadet program in 1949 and graduated as a multi-engine aircraft pilot  in May, 1950. After six years...

Sep 10, 2015

John L. (“Jack”) Robins

May 14, 1920 – September 10, 2015

John L. (“Jack”) Robins died peacefully on September 10, 2015 at the age of 95.  The second oldest of five children, Jack was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1920 to Sidney and Frances (Lord) Robins.  He grew...

Sep 3, 2015

JoAnn B. Skow died peacefully at her home, The Kenney in West Seattle, on September 3, 2015. She was with family from her sudden hospitalization a week prior, until her passing.

JoAnn was born to Albert Barron and Vivian Hales Barron on October 15, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the third of four children:...

Sep 1, 2015

Age 58,  was born in Seattle on February 26, 1957 to Doris and Richard Minor.  She passed away peacefully on September 1, 2015.  She is survived by her children Marisa (Romalin) Ramirez, Aleena Walker &...

Aug 29, 2015

Patricia Purl (Vaughn) Questad, born Oct. 23,1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at home on Aug. 29, 2015. A resident of the greater east side area since 1963, she received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in Economics. She began her career at the Washington Education Association, worked as a loan officer at Seattle First National...

Aug 21, 2015

Albert Alden Ames passed away peacefully at home in Renton, WA on August 21, 2015. He was the only child of George and Claudine Ames and was born April 27, 1925. He is survived by his wife, Frances; daughter Kathy; grandchildren Justin Whipple, Nick Whipple, and Wendy Whipple; and great-grandchildren Madison Evanson and Amelia Ames-Reiten.

After graduating...

Aug 21, 2015

Gregory Wescott Stevenson passed away in Seattle on August 21, 2015 after a long illness.  Born in Tacoma in 1942 to Robert Louis and Hilda Baker Stevenson, he graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1960 and the University of Washington in 1964.  He worked for the Bon Marche and later was partner in Magnet Properties and worked in...

Aug 18, 2015

John William Stone was born December 27, 1925 in Springfield, MO and gently passed away on August 18, 2015 at his home in Seattle, WA. John was the only child of Hazel and Claude Stone. He is survived by his wife Suzanne Pitré; six children: son John, Jr (Donna), daughters Jana Stone, Susan Shusterman, Deborah (Jerry) Frendewey, Christine (Mike)...

Aug 14, 2015

Robert Frank Irwin passed away peacefully in his home in Edmonds, WA August 14, 2015.  Bob was born Sept. 12, 1932 in Harvey, Ill. to Frank J Irwin and Frances Modrak Irwin.  He married his high school sweetheart, Cherie Ann Johnson, on Aug. 14, 1954 in Chicago, Ill.

Bob was drafted into the Army in 1953.  He...

Aug 5, 2015

11/9/1925 - 8/5/2015

Monica’s Siberian-born Menshevik parents (Alexander and Marguerite Pogrebetzky) fled to China to escape the Bolsheviks, and settled in Harbin, where Monica was born in 1925.  She grew up speaking Russian; learned English in school; and earned a B.A. in economics and political science at St. John’s University, an English-language university in Shanghai.  In China she saw...