Obituaries

Michael Louis Yurina passed away on November 29th, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington. Born March 12,1937 to Michael and Marie (Krall). Mike grew up on Beacon Hill in Seattle. He attended Beacon Hill School and graduated from Cleveland High School in 1955 where he played baseball and was Boys' Club...

Terence N. Todd, of Anacortes, died November 18, 2025 at 90 years old. Mr. Todd was born in Seattle in 1934, the son of J. Ronald and Ola V. Tweedy Todd, and grew up a few miles from the University of Washington, where his father was a professional librarian for 41 years. Early in life, Terry decided on a Journalism...

Cherie Baker, 69, selfless in life and work, passed on Nov 6, 25, from pulmonary fibrosis. At 21, she was sworn in as a police officer for the Bellevue Police Department where she served for 35 years, retiring as Deputy Chief in 2013. She left an indelible mark on the department by establishing programs that...

Theodore Root Smith died at home on October 29th surrounded by his loving family after a three-year battle with cancer. His wife and two sons cared for him the final weeks of his life, alongside excellent support from the Kaiser Hospice Team.

Theodore (Ted) and his twin brother Arthur (Red) were born in New York...

Betty Lou Krutzfeldt Wagner was born in Miles City, Montana, spent her early childhood in rural Montana, and the remainder of her childhood in Tempe, Arizona, and Reardan, Washington. She graduated from Reardan High School in 1946 and Washington State University in 1950 with a degree in English and a certificate in...

The magnificent Katherine Ann Bertsch Compagno ('Kathy') was born on 7 December 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri to her beloved mother Olga Mary (nèe Wolverson) and father Hugh Cecil Bertsch and their warm and happy home. After her mother's devastating death on Mother's Day 1954, Kathy and her older brother Hans were...

Michael "Mick" Lampkin was born in Washington, D.C., to Kathryn "Kitty" Norris and Philip "Pop" Lampkin Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather Gordon Rauch, and brother Philip Jr.

He is survived by his children Theresa Tamura (Lloyd), Tom (Lori), Andy (Stacey), David (Angie), and Steve (Renata);...

John Leo Flynn passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov 13, 2025 at the age of 75. He was one of eight children born to Julia and Raymond Flynn on Jan 19, 1950 in Seattle. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Damian, Rita and Patrick. He is survived by his beloved wife, Rochelle, his loving family...

Yvonne Adrianne Gumnick, 86, of Edmonds, Washington, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2025. A devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend, Yvonne will be remembered for her gentle kindness, graceful humor, and an unshakable warmth that touched everyone she met.
Born to Clark and Virginia Cooney in Ogallala...

Carol R. Conuel, aged 76, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025, surrounded by her family in Kent, Washington. Born on April 29, 1949, in Seattle, Washington, Carol grew up in West Seattle and Normandy Vista.

Carol was the daughter of the late Ernest and Edna Clinton and the sister to Orlean Clinton, who...

Virginia Louise Tkaczyk passed away on July 18, 2025 due to complications from heart failure. She is survived by her loving family: Mother, Bonnie Lloyd, sister and brother-in-law Linda & Larry Coleman, brother and sister-in-law Shawn & Annette Lloyd, brother & sister-in-law Carl & Nikki Lloyd, her step-children...

Chuck Brown passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, at age 100, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. The compassionate caregivers at Aegis Madison and Evergreen Hospice guided his brief end of life journey.

Chuck was born on March 9, 1925, in Port Townsend, WA to Ruth Reed Brown and Charles...

JUNIUS ROCHESTER was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Seattle's Garfield High School; Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington; took graduate courses in history at the University of Washington, Seattle, and attended Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Junius's grandparents...

Alicia Mar, of Seattle and Lake Forest Park, WA, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on November 4, 2025.

Born on April 15, 1939, to David and Mabel Chinn, Alicia grew up alongside her siblings Amelia and Elmer Chinn on Seattle's Beacon Hill. She attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary and later...

Mary Ann Dawson, beloved matriarch, committed Christian, loyal friend and loving mother to six devoted sons passed away November 6th, 2025 at the age of 97.

Mary was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. She cherished memories of growing up with her parents, Niels and Anna Hansen, and her sister Pauline (Polly.)...

Dr. Robert E. Hunter
Bob (as he preferred) was born in Greenville, SC. He spent his youth in Clemson, SC except for the four
years of WWII, when he lived in Cambridge, MA. He graduated from Clemson College, then went on to The
Medical College of SC in Charleston, SC where he received his MD. Post-graduate medical...

Donna Marie was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Donald Burton Deforest and Mary Alice Deforest on August 5, 1940. She was the oldest of their 5 daughters. Her sisters were Joann Elizabeth, Mary Catherine, Patrice Ann and Lisa Jane.

The family moved to Phoenix in 1953 for her father's health. Donna met her...

Mary Ann (Weir) Scott

Mary Ann Scott, 87, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on Dec 14, 1937, in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Ralph and Mary Weir, and one of 6 children.
Mary Ann attended Marycliff High School, where her spirit, talent and sense of...

Nancy Ann Robbins Ewell passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025, at Skyline at First Hill.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, to Ray and Josie Robbins, Nancy spent her early years active in ballet, tap dancing, Girl Scouts, and playing the accordion. She attended Annie Wright Seminary Schools before moving to Seattle...

Lael Hasselo Paul, MD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on November 22, 2025. She was born in Seattle, WA to Ray and Dixie Hasselo on August 19, 1960 joining older sister, Dayna. She grew up in Everett and graduated from Cascade HS. Lael attended the University of Washington where she...

Louise Betzler was born in Comox, B.C. on March 26, 1934, and passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025, surrounded by family in Bellevue, WA.

Louise was proud of both her Canadian and U.S. heritage. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and piano teacher who so enjoyed the hundreds of...

Douglass Allan Raff died on November 17 at the age of 87 after a period of declining health. Those who knew him will remember Doug's quick wit, strong ethical compass, voracious intellectual curiosity, and warm, generous heart.

Born October 27, 1938, in Butte, Montana, Doug was the son of Colin W. and Ruth H....

Brian Herbison was born in Seattle in 1943 and died in Seattle November 21, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Beda Herbison, his sons Stacy and Gabriel Herbison, his grandchildren Justin, Isaac and Hazel Herbison, his brothers Daryl and Philip Herbison and their families.

Brian was a high school...