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Iona Atkins
1936 - 2025
Iona Marie Atkins (formerly Young) died peacefully on May 7, 2025, at age 88 in Kenmore, Washington. Marie was born on July 24, 1936, in Aberdeen Washington. She was an active participant in school sports and orchestra, and especially enjoyed playing the violin. Music was always a passion for her and she met her...
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Norma Esch
1941 - 2025
Norma Joyce Esch, 83, of Des Moines, Washington, passed away on Saturday, May 10 at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington. Joyce was born on November 19, 1941 near Indianola, NE to Zelma Pauline Burton Esch and Carl Henry Herman Esch. She grew on a farm near Indianola and graduated from Indianola High School....
Russell Ivers
2025
Russell Ivers, 89, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2025. Former owner of Compressed Gas Western and Pacific Commercial Pallets. See Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, WA (www.dignitymemorial.com) for 5/14/25 funeral details.
Richard Steppic
Richard Joseph Steppic passed away peacefully on May 1, 2025. Born on July 15, 1936 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17. He obtained a college degree to qualify for Operation Bootstrap by taking night school courses, and at the age of 32, completed Officer's Training in San...
John Poinier Jr.
John Poinier, Jr., age 90, died April 7, 2025, on Mercer Island, Washington. He will be fondly remembered for his devotion to his family; his great sense of humor and colorful language; his wholehearted and lifelong passion for hockey, skiing, soccer, and golf that kept him active into his 80s and availed him of...
Stanley Jaffe
1927 - 2025
Father of 3, Grandfather of 7 and Zeda to 4 Stan is survived by children Rande (Nauda) Jackie (Kevin) and Barbie (Mickey). Stan's legacy is carried on by 7 adoring grandchildren, Myka, Ketra, Paige, Jonathan, Marika, Joy and Katie. Four great grandsons have been added, Charlie, Wyatt, Watson and Ledger. All...
Karyn Hardman-Gorman
In Loving Memory of Karyn Ethel Hardman-Gorman who passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 28, 2025, at the age of 77. Karyn was born in 1947, in Pasco, WA to Check and Georgia (Pooler) Hardman and spent her early years growing up on a farm in Finley, WA. Known affectionately as Punky, Karyn was a shining star...
Martha "Ann" Joyce
1944 - 2025
Martha "Ann" Joyce, 80, who lived at the Hearthstone in Seattle near Green Lake, died from sepsis on May 8, 2025. Ann's parents, Jake and Hortence Joyce, raised Ann and her younger brother Gene in Coleman, Texas, a West Texas town, where she attended local schools, raised sheep in a large backyard and showed them...
Mary Pat Larsen
Mary Patricia (Goldstone) Larsen, born March 17, 1944, in Everett, Washington, to Herbert Eugene and Helen Ann (Shaffer) Goldstone, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025. Mary Pat attended the University of Washington, where she studied mathematics and Slavic languages. During a study abroad program in Yugoslavia,...
Mrs Althea Esterly
1921 - 2025
Althea Rix Esterley passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025 at Covenant Living at the Shores. Althea was born in Hope, Minnesota on June 1st, 1921, to Christian and Emma Rix. Althea was the sixth of eleven children. She was raised on a farm and remembered fondly, her father taking Althea and her siblings to school...
Barbara Nilson
1928 - 2025
Barbara Jean (Breazeale) Matthews Nilson was born 8/18/28 in Seattle and died April 28, 2025. She was the mother of four, grandmother of five and great grandmother of six. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Lawrence Nilson and her sons, Terry Glen Matthews and Lon Dale Matthews (Patti). She is...
Barbara Yates
1940 - 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Lee Yates on February 8th after a brief battle with cancer. She passed away at home with her family around her and comforted by photos and memories of a life wonderfully lived. Barbara was born in Seattle, WA on November 19th,1940 to Edwin and Vera...
Millie Ball
1929 - 2025
Millie Ball passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at the age of 95 in Issaquah, Washington. Hailing from Oakland, California, Millie graduated from McClymonds High School and attended San Francisco State College. She married Carlton C. Cowan, a proud member of the Armed Forces, and together they raised...
Sue Chen
1943 - 2025
Sue Kao Chen passed away peacefully in Seattle, Washington on March 30, 2025. Born in 1943, in China, Sue came to the United States in 1965 and earned her master's degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and then made her way to Seattle to work at the Boeing Company for over 25 years as a Systems...
Peter Goodell
1948 - 2025
Pete passed away unexpectedly on the fifth green while playing golf with his QA '66 group. A golfer couldn't ask for more. He was born in Multnomah County Hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and moved to Seattle in 1955 where he attended F. H. Coe and Queen Anne High School. In 1966, he received a Congressional...
John Quinlivan PhD
1942 - 2025
John Thomas Quinlivan passed away on April 10, 2025, of cancer. John was born and raised in Glasgow, Montana, where he was known to all as "Skip." One of his proudest memories growing up was delivering newspapers at 5 a.m. through deep snowdrifts and sub-zero temperatures each winter. John earned his Bachelor of...
Dr. Caroline Houser
1934 - 2025
Art Historian, author, and college professor, Caroline Mae Houser was born in Walla Walla, WA on October 9, 1934. She was raised on a wheat farm in Pomeroy, WA. She died peacefully at Skyline in Seattle on April 22, 2025 at the age of 90. A graduate of Mills College, she went on to complete her PhD at Harvard...
Hildur O'Connor
Beloved mother to 3 children, Steven Denis O'Connor, Anne Marie Walsh, and Katy Louise O'Connor. Hildur was born in Spokane, Washington where she married her high school sweetheart, Denis William Patrick O'Connor, Jr. They were long time Edmonds residents and Denis preceded her in death in 1995. She is survived by...
Sandra Allyn
Sandra Ann Allyn, a lifelong West Seattle resident, passed away suddenly on April 24, 2025. Born in Seattle, Sandra spent her life surrounded by family, friends, and the community she loved. She worked for many years at local favorites like Nifty's Diner on Harbor Island and the NiteLite at the Moore Hotel, known...
Edwin McCullough Jr.
Edwin J. McCullough Jr. , born in Seattle 4/4/44, died on 4/3/25 in Seattle. Ed grew up in Greenwood and Capitol Hill and was a graduate of Seattle Prep, Seattle University and Gonzaga Law School. He was a brilliant attorney and worked for many years for the State Attorney General's office. Ed was an intelligent,...
Joseph Chasteen D.D.S., MS
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Joseph Chasteen unexpectedly but peacefully passed away at home in his sleep on April 7, 2025, at the age of 82. Joe was born in 1943, in Flint, Michigan to Ernest and Viola Chasteen. From humble beginnings, Joe made his way to a highly successful and distinguished...
Carrol Andersen
1937 - 2025
A life well-lived, a love well-given.
Colonel Don Peterson (USAF - Retired)
Dad was the first-born child of Trygve Marinus Peterson and Dorothy (Skillingstad) Peterson. An Alki Beach boy through and through, he grew up on the local playgrounds and ballfields. He delivered groceries for his dad's small Alki grocery store, played basketball, football and baseball for West Seattle High...
Carmen Steele
Carmen Clarice Lucas Steele, 82, passed away on April 17, 2025, in Stamford, CT. Born in Seattle, WA, on April 13, 1943, Carmen was the beloved daughter of the late James Jerome Lucas and Aileen Huey Lucas. Carmen is survived by her husband of 51 years, John Gordon Steele; her daughters, Elizabeth (Lisa) Steele...
Mary Allen
1949 - 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, wife, and friend, Mary Kathleen Allen, 76, of Edmonds, Washington, passed away peacefully with family by her side on April 10, 2025. Born on January 15, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, Mary moved to Edmonds as a young girl and proudly called it home for the rest of her life. A proud...
