OBITUARIES

Mar 16, 2015

Father, Grandfather, Brother, Friend, Chef, Barkeep, Engineer, Skier, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Dreamer

Michael was born in Yakima in 1948 to Erma & Jim Baxter. The fourth born of five kids, he grew up in Terrace Heights where he played baseball and had a paper route to save money for his horse, Cricket. At East Valley High...

Mar 15, 2015

William Jerome (Jerry) Zimmerman, was the 3rd of 5 children of Art and Blanch (Bonnet) Zimmerman, born on February 13, 1928 in Harvel, Illinois.   Jerry grew up on the family farm in Harvel.  Though times were tough the Zimmerman children were brought up knowing the values of hard work, education, faith and compassion. They also instilled in each of...

Mar 5, 2015

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Charles W. Treanor, age 77, son of George “Phil” and Annice Treanor, died March 5, 2015.  Born in Seattle and raised on Bainbridge Island, most of his youth was spent terrorizing the Island along with his friends in their broken-down jalopies, and in spite of almost blowing up the chemistry lab, he graduated from Bainbridge Island...

Mar 5, 2015

Age 95. Passed away March 5th, 2015 after a short illness. Born May 20, 1919 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma he came to Seattle as a teenager during the Great Depression. Bob graduated from West Seattle High School in 1939 where he lettered in baseball. During WWII he served in the Philippines in the Army. He was a life member of...

Feb 28, 2015

Sylvia Charleston died on Sunday, November 9th, at Swedish Hospital Cherry Hill Campus of heart failure.  A week before she was an honored guest at Seattle Senior Services Annual Fundraiser, an event which featured a short film about her and which she very much looked forward to attending.  Three days later, she opted to forego open heart surgery and...

Feb 28, 2015

October 30, 1926 – February 28, 2015

Born of a Spanish fisherman and a Danish beauty, Gloria was the youngest daughter of eleven children. She grew up in Seattle's Rainier Valley, attended Franklin High School where she was elected class president in 1944, and went on to earn a masters in teaching at the University of Washington....

Feb 27, 2015

September 26, 1921 – February 27, 2015

Bette Robinson was born Elizabeth Jane Olsen in Charbonneau, North Dakota, and lived in Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana with her parents Oswald and Nettie Olsen and her siblings Glenn, Shirley and Van.

Bette married Lynne Robinson and followed him as employment and the United State Army...

Feb 24, 2015

BLAKE HOWE Age 81. Born August 13, 1933, in Seattle, WA. Passed away February 24, 2015, in Seattle, WA. Blake was a life long resident of Seattle. His father grew up on Queen Anne Hill at 22 West Highland Drive. Blake is a graduate of Lakeside High School, and he received a BA in History from the University of...

Feb 13, 2015

David Lomelino Crowder, a Seattle resident for several years, died February 13, 2015 at Bailey Boushay House. He was 60 years old.

Originally from Evanston, Illinois, on January 19, 1955, he was born to Louis and Patricia Crowder. David attended the University of Connecticut, where he earned a Bachelor's degree. He was later employed by the School...

Feb 10, 2015

Marcelino “Lino” Solidum Sijera, a widowed husband, brother, uncle and friend has passed away due to cancer on February 10, 2015 at the age of 57.

Lino was born in Manila, Philippines on April 26, 1957 to Lamberto Sijera and Nicanora Sijera. Lino was one of ten siblings: three sisters and six brothers. He was the eighth...

Feb 9, 2015

Although he told friends and family he would live to be 130, Jerry Freundlich left the planet on February 9, 2015 at 5:25 AM. Cancer silently and quickly gained control over his body but never touched his quiet presence, generous nature and kind heart. Jerry took care of and loved his family deeply. A humanist searching for knowledge and...

Feb 6, 2015

After a long battle with Alzheimer’s Lorraine passed February 6th 2015. Lorraine was born April 20th 1932 to Walter and Genevieve Thompson. The youngest of four. Lorraine is survived by her husband David Cowan of Lynnwood and her four children. Mike (Vannesa) Heuer, Gary (Shannan) Heuer, Diane (Kathy) Taylor, and Keith (Andrea) Heuer as well as grandchildren and great...

Jan 31, 2015

Born January 12, 1926. Passed away on January 31, 2015. Proud 1944 graduate of Franklin High School and member of Delta Zeta at UW. Survived by her much loved husband Raymond of 65 years, daughters Sheri and Marcia, and son Don (wife Suzanne and grandson Nicholas). Claire was raised in Seattle, was a long time Shoreline resident and devoted...

Jan 30, 2015

March 28, 1939 - January 30, 2015

A graveside service with military honors is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 11:30am at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98042

Jan 29, 2015

John Murray Pursell, beloved by many, passed away in Seattle on January 29, 2015 at the age of 87. Born on August 25, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to recent Scottish immigrants George and Jeanie Murray Pursell, he had an older brother, George (who tragically died at age 3) and a younger sister, Jean. John grew up in Wilmington,...

Jan 29, 2015

Bruce was born May 3, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington, the second son of Howard T. and Merle (Tracy) Parker.  His father was a machinist at the Northern Pacific railroad shops in South Tacoma and his mother a school teacher.  His family was a pillar of Epworth Lesourd United Methodist Church and Bruce was active in the life of the...

Jan 27, 2015

James "D'andre" Donald was born on October 30, 1983 in Van Nuys, California to James Donald and Gwendolyn Foster-Donald.  James graduated in the top of his class from Lindberg High School, in the King County School District.

On January 27, 2015, James was taken from us suddenly and much too soon.  Known to most as “Mr. D”,...

Jan 25, 2015

“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,

Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.”

Henry Wads worth Longfellow, Evangeline:  A Tale of Acadie

The utterly fabulous Janis Grace Bridges succumbed to liver cancer on January 25, 2015. Janis passed quietly in her sleep without pain or...

Jan 21, 2015

Victoria L. Jackson (Porter) passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday January 21, 2015. Victoria (or Vicki) was born January 25, 1960 in Columbus OH and was adopted by Wilbert and Ruby Wagner at the age of 9. She moved to Seattle in 1976 and lived with her brother Melvin Prince and his family. Victoria attended Nathan Hale...

Jan 20, 2015

Lorena Olds Flack went to heaven on January 20, 2015 at the age of 87 after enduring a long illness.  Lorena was born on November 6, 1927 in Loyal, OK.  She graduated from Emmett High School in Emmett, ID and later attended Northwest Nazarene College.  She and her husband, Kenneth Flack, were married in November 1953 and made the...