Obituaries

Lyn Bernard, born July 5, 1936, in Yakima, Washington, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025, at the age of 89.

A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and woman of deep faith, Lyn lived a life filled with love, strength, and grace. Known for her warm smile, comforting hugs, and heartfelt prayers,...

Akira Ishimaru passed away quietly and peacefully on November 10, 2025 in Newcastle, Washington, surrounded by his family. He was 97 years old. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Yuko; their four children John Ishimaru, Jane Riley (Chuck), Jim Ishimaru (Karen), and Joyce Walborn (Gene); his seven...

Cameron A. Smock, respected and cherished member of the greater Seattle area, passed away on November 14, 2025, at the Lake Kachess house he shared with his wife, Shannon.

The youngest of four, Cameron was born on Oct 23, 1962, in Seattle. Cameron was raised in Bellevue and Eastern Washington and attended college...

Erik Franklin ('Franklin') Pearson was born on May 23, 1937, to parents Erik and Anna Pearson, who had immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1929. Franklin lived virtually his entire life, and until death, in the home built by his father Erik in 1935, located in Tukwila Washington.

From his earliest...

Stephen Edward Marvich passed away on the 18th of August, 2025 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his three sons, Joe, Kyle and Dana, ex-wives Kate Baker and Kristine Wittman, his loving partner at the time of death, Paulette Edgbert, siblings Detta, Mike and John as well as many relatives and long-time...

Kathleen Edgell, 78, of West Seattle, passed away on October 11, 2025. Born in 1947 in Endicott, NY, to Joseph and Jeanette Klenovic, she attended Katherine Gibbs School in New York City and began her career as a secretary with the CIA in Washington, D.C.
In her twenties, she moved to Washington State, became...

Stewart Emory Tolnay was born July 24, 1951 in Everett, WA, and died on October 24, 2025 in Seattle, WA. He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in the summer of 2020 and was expected to live a year. His family and friends were happy to have the extra time even though he had multiple health problems. After his...

Born on November 12, 1936, in Seattle to Robert, Sr. and Mamie McIntyre, Bob passed peacefully on October 2, 2025, at 88 years old. He was surrounded by the love of family during his last days and passed quietly at Merrill Gardens in Ballard.

Although he would be the last to admit it, he was an extraordinary father...

Kathleen Anne Kelly was born to John R "Jack" and Kathleen Kelly in Bend, Oregon, on August 2, 1930. She was raised in Yakima, Dayton, and Pomeroy, Washington. Kay attended Seattle University School of Nursing, graduating in 1953.

Soon after, she married James T. Reilly at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yakima. ...

Sharon Jean Dillon Bender passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 27, 2025, at the age of 87.

Sharon was born in Seattle, Washington on May 10, 1938, to Gerald and Nancy Dillon. Sharon is survived by her sister Barbara Dillon; her daughters Kimberly Bender Petit and Catherine Quigley; her son in...

Dr. Irwin G Sarason, professor emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington died on November 6th, 2025 at the age of 96.
Irwin was born in Newark NJ on Sept 15, 1929 and was the son of the late Maxwell and Anna (Silverlight) Sarason. After graduating from Rutgers in 1951, he began his studies in clinical...

William "Bill" Norman Snell passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's and cancer.

Born October 29, 1942, in Butte, Montana, to William and Gail Snell, Bill lived a life of kindness, curiosity, and love.

He graduated from the University of Montana in 1964 and its...

In Loving Memory of
Hardy Roy Yates
February 25, 1939 - October 17, 2025

Hardy Roy Yates passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2025 surrounded by the love of his family.

Roy was born on February 25, 1939, in Ketchikan, Alaska, to Signe and Hardy Yates. He grew up in Seattle and was a proud graduate of...

Carter Leroy Saunders, lifelong resident of the Puget Sound region, passed away peacefully after a life defined by loyalty, curiosity, and quiet passion.

Born in Bremerton, Carter spent his entire career at Boeing, where his precision, reliability, and deep respect for craftsmanship earned him the admiration of...

Phyllis passed away at home on October 31st, 2025. She was 97 yrs old.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 78 years, Earl; her son, Earl Jr. "Skip" (Linda); her daughter, Suzanne "Suzie" (John) Porter; her sister, Sharon Kay Stone; her grandchildren, Sandi Linzbach (Rich), Stacy Boyd (Brady), Kimi Bartholomew...

Father L. Paul Fitterer, SJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Fr. Fitterer was 94 years old and a Jesuit for 75 years. Fr. Fitterer spent most of his religious life as an educator, counselor and pastoral minister, as well as in various roles of Jesuit governance. Fr. Fitterer was missioned for...

With love and sadness we announce the passing of Ronna Smith, a devoted mother, sister, volunteer and friend. Ronna was born on November 20, 1944 in Seattle, Washington. She passed away at 80 years old on October 11, 2025 in Olympia, Washington.

Starting her family in Snohomish and settling in Lacey in 1981, she...

Professor Louis Edward Wolcher died on November 7th, 2025, in Orange County, California, after a rapid struggle with pancreatic cancer.

Louis was born on August 27th, 1947, in San Francisco, California, to Edward and Gloria Wolcher. Raised in Portland, Oregon, and Santa Rosa, California, Louis was a...

Meng-Chao Yao died at his home in Seattle on October 27, 2025.

Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, he attended National Taiwan University before gaining his PhD at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. After several years teaching at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, he and his family moved to...

Francisco (Frank) Joseph Ruiz, was born in Houston, Texas on January 29, 1920 to Doroteo Ruiz and Vincenta Vasquez Ruiz. He died November 3, 2025 in Poulsbo, WA, peacefully in his sleep. He spent his childhood in South Chicago, Illinois along with eight brothers and sisters. At age 16, he joined the Civilian...

David Livingstone was born on July 17, 1940, in Nome, Alaska, to the late David and Maxine Livingstone. He peacefully departed this earthly life on October 19, 2025.

Dave was the eldest of three boys, survived by his brother Bruce and preceded in death by his brother Keith. In 1942, at just under two years old, his...

1937 - 2025

Dock Jordan, 88, of Seattle, died October 13, 2025. Born in Hazard, Kentucky to George and Rosie Lee Jordan, he was the middle child of twelve sisters and brothers. Dock graduated from high school and in 1955 joined the US Air Force where he trained and served as a Medical Service Technician, and...

Brian passed away on September 19, 2025 at the family cabin on Hood Canal. Born in Seattle on April 1, 1958 to Charles and Micheala Hoppe, he was the middle child of three. Recently retired from work as a systems analyst, he loved being out at Hood Canal, which provided lifelong memories with loved ones.

Brian was...

Craig Fleming, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on October 7, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63 years old.

Born on March 17, 1962, to Bette and Tom Fleming, Craig grew up in Camas Valley, Oregon. He graduated from Camas Valley High School in 1980, where he was a standout...

Edward Benson, MD: Physicist, Physician, Family Man
Distinguished Seattle physician and endocrinologist Edward Benson, a physicist who worked on the Apollo 11 Mission before switching careers during the Cold War to pursue a life of service through medicine, has died at age 80 after gracefully navigating many years...

Carol (Corner) Jergens passed away peacefully on October 18th surrounded by her family.

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Funeral is Wednesday, Nov 12 at 10am at St. Monica on Mercer Island. Friends are invited to go to www.Flintofts.com to view service...

Emma Leilani Judy Bennetts Holmes passed away at home in her parents' arms the evening of October 29, 2025, from acute myeloid leukemia. We were so very fortunate to have her for 23 years.

Emma was born with a full head of red hair on May 28, 2002, in Seattle (Burien), Washington, by emergency c-section when she...

Robert ("Bob") A. Stone Jr passed away October 8, 2025, at home in Vancouver, WA, surrounded by family. He was 93 years old.

Bob was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He served in the US Air Force and was an elementary school teacher and principal within Seattle Public Schools until his retirement in 1991. Bob...

Craig passed away at home on Sept. 3. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Craig graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School in 1964. He went on to earn his B.A. Degree in Business Admin. from the Foster School of Business at the Univ. of Washington.

Craig, a pancreatic cancer survivor, built a long and successful...

Judy Lynn Hayes lived her life with compassion, laughter, and an unwavering devotion to caring for others. A loving wife, devoted mother, proud grandmother, cherished sister, and lifelong nurse, Judy touched countless hearts with her kindness and strength.

For as long as anyone can remember, Judy dreamed of...

Ellen R Donley passed away on October 28th at the age of 100. She lived in Sammamish, Wa. Ellen was born in Morgantown, West Virginia. She is preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years Joseph Donley and their daughter Kerry who passed at age seven. She is survived by her two daughters Jessie Becker and...

Patricia Kay Drew died peacefully, surrounded by family, after a recurring cancer. She was 79.

Patty was born in Seattle, to Benjamin and Adele Werner. She attended Franklin High School in Seattle, and Washington State University. She worked at Boeing where she met her husband Prentis Drew. They bought a house in...

Hugh Pennington passed away September 25 at St. Michaels Medical Center in Silverdale with his daughters by his side. He was born January 1, 1942, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Lydia and Marion Pennington.

Hugh grew up in the Midwest, the eldest of four siblings. He graduated from Emerson High in 1959. He attended State...

Robert "Bob" Strellman, 95, of Maple Valley, WA, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Bob spent his entire life in the Pacific Northwest—from the Oregon Coast to Portland and the greater Seattle area.
Bob graduated from Oregon State University, where he served as a Yell King,...

Damian Flynn passed away peacefully surrounded by love October 24, 2025 at age 86. He was the eldest born to Ray and Julia Flynn. He married his soul mate, Geraldine Fladmark and together they built a beautiful life on Q.A. Hill where they resided for 65 years and raised 12 children.

Damian's faith was the...

Janie Gallaher passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025, in Kenmore, Washington, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on December 22, 1948, in Yakima, Washington, to Bill and Lois (Hardison) Bayle.
Janie married Rich Gallaher on September 7, 1968. During their 57 years together they grew into true...

Judy had a loud and joyous laugh that filled a room.

Born in Seattle to Floyd and Margaret Fawcett, Judy grew up in the Bryant neighborhood and relocated to Sheridan Heights where she was in the first graduating class at Shoreline High School in 1958. She attended Washington State University pledging Chi Omega...

David Russell Davis died peacefully at home following a stroke. His greatest passions in life were reading, traveling, learning languages, and meeting people.

David - called Bud in his youth - was born in Teton, Idaho. His earliest years were spent in a three-room farmhouse, with no running water and a woodstove...

Seattle native Wayne Wesley Frost died Oct. 4 in Arlington, VA, at age 88. In the 1950s, as a student, Wayne played football for Ballard High, the UW Huskies, then for the UO Ducks in the '58 Rose Bowl. "Wayne did everything he wanted, and he did it well," says his wife, Mercedes. He had a lifelong playful...

Sofia Miriam (Mimi) Mitchell passed away with family at her side in Fresno, California. She was born to Ilmi and Andrew Alexander Junttila in the country woods of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Her family moved to National Mine and then Negaunee before she was five. She met David Mitchell (1935-2012) in 1950 at a...

Lillian "Lil" (Grode) Engen passed peacefully in her sleep on October 2nd 2025, at Village Green Senior Living in West Seattle, WA at the age of 96. Lil was born in Butler, SD, to parents Barbara (Bierschbach) and Peter Grode on January 2, 1929.

She grew up on the family farm west of Butler with her parents and...

Jason Olaf Syltebo was born on February 14, 1974 in Seattle and passed away on October 24, 2025 at his home in Lake Stevens. Jason grew up in Bellevue, Washington and graduated from Eastside Catholic High School. He attended Washington State University for a year but ultimately graduated from the University of...

Ida passed away peacefully on September 24, 2025, after a 5-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Mike and Ida Balogh, she spent her young life in Canada before moving to Seattle in 1958 with her beloved husband, David and 2 young daughters (Deborah Joan and Diane Ida).

Ida is...

Ethel passed away peacefully at the age of 85.

A Rosary will take place at 10:00 am and Funeral Mass 11:00 am, followed by a reception on Wed., Nov. 5, 2025, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 814 NE 85th St., Seattle. A burial will take place at 2:30 pm at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, 205 NE 205th St., Shoreline....

George J. Marley reluctantly left this earth October 27, 2025, but is now happily reunited with his loved ones on the other side.

George often said he won the lottery three times.

His first win was when he was adopted at birth by his parents Francis "Bones" Marley and Bette J. (Hill) Marley July 27, 1949, in...

James Clay Wilkie, Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas on October 23, 1948 to James C Wilkie, Sr, and Catherine Anne Pettinger. He died on October 8, 2025.

Jim lived in Seattle from the age of ten. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a thoughtful, generous man with a dry sense of humor. He loved...

Joseph E. Lamberger, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully
on October 19, 2025, at the age of 78.
Born on August 15, 1947, Joe dedicated his life to public service and
helping others. He proudly served his country in the United States Air
Force, and later continued his lifelong commitment to service with...

James "Jim" Mondt of Auburn, Washington, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2025, as a result of a stroke, with an underlying diagnosis of cancer.

Jim was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 13, 1947, to Albert and Gerry Mondt, and was the twin brother of Janet. He graduated from Issaquah High School in...

Deborah passed away peacefully in Seattle, her home since 1968. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended Wellesley College and earned an MA in Teaching at the UW. She was an editor, poet, and English instructor at North Seattle College. She is survived by her son Caleb Banta-Green and many...

Louis Bordowitz, Jr. was born in Furth, Germany. He graduated from Frankfurt High School (Germany) in 1969, and later graduating from Western Washington State College. Louis was a long-time employee of Nordstrom. He was preceded in death by his father Louis Bordowitz Sr., his mother Erna Werner Bordowitz and...

Gregory Joseph Kramer (Greg), age 82, died on October 11, 2025 in Lynnwood, WA. He passed away peacefully with his three daughters by his side.

He was born June 14th 1943, in Everett, Washington. A son of the late Joseph B. Kramer and Elizabeth R. Kramer.

Greg was a graduate of Queen Anne High School (1961),...

Don Wade Jester, a beloved husband, brother, and friend, passed away surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with a rare form of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. His strength, determination, and unwavering spirit inspired everyone who knew him.
Don was born on January 9, 1949, to Thado and Marie Jester. He grew...

John Louis Nebel - Born October 5, 1946 in Shelton, WA. Died October 15, 2025 at home among his family in Seattle, WA. Please see full obituary and sign guestbook at https://www.funerals.coop/obituaries/john-nebel.

Kimberly Sue Kusters, 57, of Redmond, WA, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025, surrounded by her family: husband of 35 years, Norbert, and children Emma, Madeline, and Ethan.

Born on February 16, 1968 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Terrance and Claire Nagle, Kimberly was preceded in death by her father...

Kenneth Ray Kolbeson, recently known as Garknwun Garknwun, was born in Cincinnati,Ohio on 8/21/1953 to Marilyn E. Hopf Kolbeson and Raymond A. Kolbeson, and passed 7/2/2025 at his home in Seattle,WA. Ken is survived by his son, Joshua P. Kolbeson, and by his siblings, Mike,Pat, Pam, and James.
Ken walked an uncommon...

Karen Lynn Barnes, born in Seattle to Bill and Marion Dettman in 1938, passed away peacefully in Ephrata, Washington. A graduate of Ballard High School, she spent more than a decade as an educator in the Edmonds School District, where she helped students with special needs to imagine, explore, and excel.

Karen was...

Bruce was born June 9, 1946 to Tom and Jean McNamara. He died on October 15, 2025. He was the eldest of five sons and graduated from Chief Sealth High School. He worked many years in air freight and was co-owner of Great American Air Cargo. He went back to school in his forties and graduated from the University...