OBITUARIES

Jul 20, 2014

February 17, 1917- July 20, 2014

An avid reader, budding politician, inventor, aspiring author, engineer, Lt. Colonel in the army, advocate for the disabled, husband, father , grandfather and great grandfather, Dwight was born in Ames, Iowa. He was the son of Louis Gowdey and Lenna Springstun.

Dwight grew up in Colorado then moved to...

Jul 16, 2014

Born in Seattle, Kara was a creative, caring, intelligent daughter and mother. She said her last farewell to her family on July, 16th 2014, just 11 days after her 44th birthday. She loved her kids more than anything in the world, no matter what the challenges were! She always put her children first, making sure every birthday and holiday...

Jul 14, 2014

Mrs. Yalan Chang Lew, wife of the late Ambassador Yu-Tang Daniel Lew, passed away on July 14, 2014 at the age of 97. Born on April 29, 1917 in Shanghai, she was the daughter of Zhang Qun, former prime minister of China and one of the revolutionaries who established the Chinese Republic in 1912, and Helen Ma Yu-ying. After...

Jul 12, 2014

PHILIP JOHN KAPLAN, 69, died July 12, 2014 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle of renal cancer, three weeks after diagnosis.

Born May 10, 1945 in Sydenham Hospital in Harlem, New York City to George Kaplan and Rose Kruken, Phil was raised by Rose and her second husband, Skip Wolfe.

Phil is survived by his wife,...

Jul 9, 2014

Shizue Claflin passed away peacefully on July 9, 2014 at the age of 94 surrounded by her loving family. Shizue, the youngest of 8 children, was born on January 7, 1920 to Tomokichi and Natsu of Fukuoka, Japan.

She married Charles P. Claflin in Japan and immigrated to Seattle, Wa. She arrived with her husband and first...

Jul 7, 2014

July 21,1931 - July 7, 2014

Surrounded by his loving family and friends, "Pastor Bob" was peacefully called home by the Lord on July 7, 2014. A resident of Bethany Nursing Home in Silver Lake, WA, he fought a valiant fight against Parkinson's disease for several years.

He was born and raised in Mexico, MO...

Jul 2, 2014

Marguerite passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2014. She died of complications of a glioblastoma (brain cancer). She was 54 years old.

She was born in New York. Her father was an airline pilot, her mom was a nurse and one of the first flight attendants for Pan Am. As a child, she lived in...

Jul 1, 2014

Ardis Ruth (Huffman) Moss, 94, of Seattle, died on Tuesday July 1, 2014. She was born July 26, 1919, to Winifred Agnes (McIlhargey) and George Leslie Huffman in Tenney MN, the third of their six children. When she was a child the family moved to Whitefish MT where she graduated from Whitefish High School in 1937.

Ardis...

Jul 1, 2014

January 31, 1925 - July 1, 2014

Cornelia (Cornie to everyone) was born in Los Angeles, California, January 31, 1925 to Olivia Hanna and Charles Franklin Longley. She had one brother, Charles, three years older who died at the age of 9 in 1931. She moved to Pasadena, CA in 1931 where she resided until 1946.

She...

Jun 28, 2014

Nathan Angus McKay was born in Seattle on April 7, 1950 and died on June 28, 2014, at his home in Seattle.

Nathan grew up in the Kirkland area. He attended Collins and Lakeview Elementary Schools, Kirkland and Redmond Junior High Schools, one year at Redmond High School, and finished at Lake Washington High School.

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Jun 27, 2014

Donald Northey passed away after a long and well-fought battle with prostate cancer on June 27, 2014 in Seattle. He was 82 years old.

Born on November 11, 1931 to Grace and George Northey in Peterborough, Ontario, Don graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). After graduating from RMC, Don went on to attend and...

Jun 27, 2014

Eleanor "Elli" DeLong born March 27,1931 passed away June 27,2014. Elli loved to travel, especially with her grandchildren and Rick Steves tours.  She volunteered for SAM, ACT, Market Foundation, Paramount and many more.  She especially enjoyed skiing with the Boeing Skibacs, her bridge group and walking friends.  Survived by her brother Noel Sepp, son Mark DeLong (Susan), daughter Kerry...

Jun 22, 2014

Woody, 70, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, June 22nd, 2014. He had fought courageously with CHF and leukemia for several years.

He was born on November 13, 1943, in Hartford, Connecticut, to C. Alvin Brunsell and May Sandberg Brunsell.

Woody graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1966 with a BS...

Jun 22, 2014

M.  Elizabeth Day Fleege, caring and much loved mother and grandmother passed away in Seattle at the age of 95 died June 22, 2014.  She was born July 6, 1918 in Independence, Kansas to Albert L. Day and Birdie Lou Day.  She graduated from Butler College in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and became a Second...

Jun 18, 2014

Ron’s arrival in 1936 interrupted Christmas Dinner in Pasadena, CA. Ron was senior class president at Eagle Rock High School; he attended Occidental College and transferred to USC, where “Brownie” became a life-long Fiji and a life-long partner to Ann Gibson.

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Jun 15, 2014

Annie Grasegger, 88, of Seattle, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014. She was born in Garmisch, Germany, on September 14, 1925.

Annie was trained as a photographic printer in Germany before emigrating to the U.S. in 1955. While employed full-time with the Seattle photography firm of Dudley, Harding and Yang, she also worked for and lived...

Jun 15, 2014

Donna Jane Harnden peacefully passed away June 15th, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease at the Foss Home in Seattle where she resided since 2008 and was lovingly cared for by the staff for the past 6 years. Born July 25, 1928 to her joyful parents Jane Good Ferris and Robert L. Ferris in Seattle, survived by...

Jun 13, 2014

Constance (“Connie”) Marie Carroll (nee Manzella)

September 11, 1927 – June 13, 2014

Born in Brocton, NY, on September 11, 1927, Connie Carroll left us on Friday, June 13th, after giving more than 86 years of grace, humor, kindness, and love to those whose lives and hearts...

Jun 8, 2014

Wayne Foster — husband, father, craftsman, friend to many, artist, and lover of music, books, gardening, and conversation — died at age 58 on June 8, 2014 after a six year fight with thyroid cancer. His family — wife of 32 years Catherine Erickson, sons Graham and Martin Foster, daughter-in-law Lauren — were with him, and he died on...

Jun 6, 2014

Mildred Oppenheimer died June 6, 2014, two weeks prior to her 89th birthday , after a long and painful illness. She was surrounded by her loving family, Gerald J. Oppenheimer, her husband of 67 years, her daughter Dvorah, son Jory and daughter-in-law Kari Anderson and adored grandchildren Jonas and Lina, brothers-in-law, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces.  Her sisters...