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Susan Adkins 1948 - 2024Susan Adkins of Seattle and Orcas Island died on July 14th following a battle with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, executive, reader, gardener, contributor and leader, Susan was born on January 21, 1948 in Seattle to Marshall and Mildred Hammergren and grew up in Laurelhurst,...Obituary
Robin Aschenbrenner 20241954 - 2024 Robin Lee Aschenbrenner (Thomson), the daughter of Henry and Alice Thomson and sister of Forrest Thomson, passed away on March 2, 2024 at the age of 69. Robin was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved daughter Adrienne. She grew up in Shoreline, graduating from Shoreline High where she was...Obituary
Joanne Bousman 1932 - 2024Joanne "Jo" Bousman of Bellevue, WA died peacefully on May 16, 2024 at age 92. She was born on January 5, 1932 to Ted and Marion Bacon in Buffalo, NY. Jo attended Wooster College in Ohio where she met and married James "Bim" Bousman in 1952. They had three children, James Michael "Mike", Martha Lynn "Marty", and...Obituary
Jacques Chappell Jr 1949 - 2024Jacques Bevis "Jack" Chappell Jr was born in Seattle, WA on March 26th, 1949 to Jacques Sr and Lillian Chappell (née Iyall). The eldest son of 7 siblings, Bevis grew up in the Central District and Madrona neighborhoods, attending St. Therese Elementary School and later O'Dea High School. After high school Bevis...Obituary
Henry (Hank) Chin1930 - 2024 Henry (Hank) Chin passed away on June 24, 2024, at the age of 94, with family by his side. Hank was raised in Seattle along with his sister Neta, and three brothers Herb, Jim, and Frank. He attended Garfield High School and Seattle University. While serving in the US Navy, he met Loretta Gee and they...Obituary
Stephen Clark1947 - 2024 Stephen Kent Clark passed away on July 13, 2024, spending his last days surrounded by family. Preceded in death by his parents, Una Loy and Dr. Barney B. Clark; and brother, Gary Clark. Stephen is survived by his loving wife, Theresa (Ebert); his children: Jennifer (Brent), Jeffrey (Laura), Julie...Obituary
Kevin Conley 1953 - 2024Kevin W. Conley passed away on July 9, 2024 in Everett, Washington of natural causes. Kevin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 14, 1953. He retired from the Washington State Ferries in 2012. He is survived by his sisters Debra (Van) Pettey, Richland, Washington, and Shannon (Tim) Brandt, Enoch, Utah. ...Obituary
Forrester Darling 1939 - 2024Forrester Bushnell "Bo" Darling was born June 19, 1939, in Houston, Texas. He was 2 when his father's company - - Texaco - - moved them to New York City. This precocious child begin playing spoons on his highchair at age 2, learned drums as a 12-year-old high school freshman and became a professional musician that...Obituary
Kenneth Finch 1948 - 2024Kenneth "Ken" D. Finch passed away peacefully in his home in Olympia, Washington on June 18, 2024 at the age of 75. Ken was a devoted husband, a loving father, a talented artist, a passionate activist, and a dreamer. Ken was born September 6, 1948 in Binghamton, New York to Bill and Bernice Finch (née Lavin)....Obituary
Karen GLADHILL 1951 - 2024Karen Kerans Gladhill passed from this life on June 25, 2024, after a brief but fierce fight with cancer. She was born on October 1st, 1951, in Champaign, Illinois to Ralph and Lillian Kerans. She was valedictorian of Gibson City high school and was a National Merit Scholar and Illinois State Scholar before...Obituary
Cline Gosma 1947 - 2024Cline was born in Davenport, Iowa. His family moved to Wenatchee, Washington, where he grew up and attended local schools. He received a BA from Central Washington University and an MBA from the University of Puget Sound. In 1970 he began working for National Bank of Commerce which subsequently became Rainier...Obituary
Michelle Habben 1967 - 2024Michelle Jean Habben was brought into this world on September 23, 1967, in Seattle, Washington, and sadly passed away at the age of 56 on April 2, 2024, while being cared for at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Michelle is preceded in death by her mother, Arlene Hesseltine-Johnson, and is...Obituary
Rena Hamburger 1925 - 2024Dr. Rena Hamburger, DO, was a pioneering and exceptionally intelligent woman whose curiosity inspired many. She was known for her kindness and generosity towards everyone she encountered. Rena was born in Syracuse, NY, to Floyd Goetzman and Sarah Menon (Morey). She studied at NYU and later attended the Philadelphia...Obituary
John Jones1942 - 2024 John Harry Jones, son of Dr. John Hammond Jones and Lillie A. Davis Jones, was born June 13, 1942 and died in Lynnwood on July 12, 2024. He had one sister, Mary Agnes Edwards, who passed away in 2018. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Longmont, Colorado, moving with the family into Longmont in...Obituary
Curtis Jones 1962 - 2024With profound sadness and immense love, we say goodbye to Curtis Lee Jones, a loving son, brother, and father who passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024. Curits was born to Lee and Blanche Jones in Waco, Texas on August 15, 1962. He grew up in a nurturing home alongside his two younger siblings, Lenee Jones and...Obituary
Edward Landin 1947 - 2024Edward Joseph Landin of Seattle, WA passed away on January 18th, 2024. Ed was born to Wilfred Eugene Landin and Eunice Slack in Seattle, WA on June 14th, 1947. Ed is survived by his three sons Edward, Joseph, and James. Ed and his wife Judy, who predeceased him, were laid to rest at Tahoma Cemetery on June 6th,...Obituary
Stephen McInerney 1950 Stephen McInerney of New Milford, CT, passed away on June 15th in Waterbury, CT. Born on August 23, 1950, in Seattle, he was the beloved son of Thomas and Patricia McInerney. Stephen attended St. Joseph's School and Seattle Prep. He was a talented cellist, playing for many years with youth orchestras in Seattle and...Obituary
Charlotte McShane 1938 - 2024Charlotte (Belmont) McShane, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, leaving a legacy of love and cherished memories. Born in Seattle, Charlotte grew up on Queen Anne Hill with her parents, Carl and Elizabeth Belmont and sister, Rosemary (McAuliffe). She attended...Obituary
Joel Murray 1985 - 2024Joel Francis Murray, Esq, a remarkable soul who touched the lives of many, passed away surrounded by his family on June 26, 2024, in Vancouver, WA at 38. Born on August 14, 1985, in Portland OR, to Francis (Frank) Murray and Jean Rushing (Macfarlane), Joel graduated from Tumwater High School as Student Body...Obituary
Erin Oliver 1940 - 2024Erin A. Oliver passed peacefully at 83 in hospice care with family and friends at her side. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, brother, Timothy J. Shearer, husband, George Neault, and sister-in-law, Nancy (Lil) Shearer. She is survived by her brother, Richard L. Shearer, Jr; her sisters, Nora S....Obituary
Merlin Palmer 1934 Merlin Palmer of Maple Valley, Washington passed away peacefully in June, 2024. Merlin was born in Westhope, North Dakota to Elmer and Margaret Palmer. The family moved to Toppenish, Washington in 1942. Merlin lived in Toppenish until his 1951 enlistment in the Navy. Following military service in Korea and China,...Obituary
Miles Pember 1958 - 2024Miles Pohle Pember died peacefully on July 13, 2024. During his two-year fight against cancer, he channeled his dad and kept a positive and upbeat attitude, always looking forward. Miles beat the odds by 10 months. During that time, he was able to officiate at a family wedding, spend one last Christmas with his...Obituary
Mary Ann (Molly) Phillips 1951 - 2024With a pot of glue, a shard of mirror and some wire mesh, Spokane artist Molly Phillips teased your eye, enchanted your mind and gave you a chance to see the world in a different way. Her reflective if temporary installations graced forests, fields, and urban landscapes from the Pacific Northwest to St. Louis,...Obituary
Nancy Radcliff 1931 - 2024Nancy Lee Radcliff (Donnell, Manning) RNET, Honoree ARNP was born in Helena, Montana on October 30, 1931 to Olie Jamison and William H. Donnell. My Favorite Quote: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined" by Henry David Thoreau. I did just that and there was always a cat!...Obituary
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