Obituaries

Kathleen was born in Seattle WA on July 6, 1985. She passed away peacefully on March 17, 2020 in her childhood home in Edmonds WA after a long and fearless battle with breast cancer. Kathleen graduated from Edmonds-Woodway HS in 2003 and WWU in 2007. She had a wide range of jobs in her relatively…

Anne Kathleen Sorley 78, of Everett WA. With loving memories we regret to make notice of the passing of Anne Kathleen Sorley. She was a longtime resident of Edmonds, Washington. Born July 10, 1941 in Vancouver, B.C, Canada. She was the daughter of Jim and Dorothy Sorley and lived in Surrey B.C. in her adolescent…

James Michael Clark Age 76. Born November 4, 1943 in Ford Dodge, Iowa. Passed away January 26, 2020 at home in Edmonds, Wash., following an illness. Raised in Oconomowoc, Wisc., Jim proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Great Lakes. His career in sales and operations spanned four decades, taking him to…

Alice Colleen Brown May 8, 1931-Jan. 23, 2020 Sadly, after a brief and courageous battle against melanoma brain cancer, Colleen Brown passed away surrounded by loving family and friends. She has gone from our presence here on earth, but not from our hearts and memories; Heaven is her home now. Colleen’s sweet smile and her…

Nancy Lee Bell passed away at age 90 on January 29, 2020 in Shoreline, Washington. Nancy was born October 25, 1929 in Los Angeles CA. and was raised in Hollywood. She graduated from University of CA. in Santa Barbara, and received her Masters of Science degree from the University of Southern CA. Nancy taught Jr….

Warren La Fon, 83, died on January 10, 2020 at home with his family. Survived by wife, Pat; sons Mike (Michelle) and Matt (Sara) and grandchildren Zora, Jack, Weston and Whitney along with two sisters, Marilyn and Laurel. After his family he loved his work, golf, baseball and the outdoors. Growing up, he was an…

James P Miller 3/17/1931-1/12/2020 Jim Miller passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 12 right as the Seahawk game was starting…apparently he had a premonition. Jim was born in Osakis, Minn. and moved to Seattle with his family in the early 1940s, where he attended O’Dea HS.  He served in the Navy aboard the USS Yorktown…

Marilynn Florence McGlashan 02/03/1948 – 11/22/2019 Marilynn was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois. She went home to the Lord on November, 22, 2019. Since her parents moved often, she spent her childhood living all over the country. Marilynn began her career in Chicago, and in 1988 she relocated to Seattle. Marilynn earned a Bachelor of…

Marcia Parks passed away at home on November 12th at 1:45am, in the arms of her husband Tom of 49 ½ years and surrounded by her loving children, Tricia, Jeff, and Joe. Marcia was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Aug 26th and had undergone 3 rounds of chemotherapy which proved ineffective. The cancer had spread…

Jack Vance White passed away peacefully on the morning of Oct. 27, 2019 at the age of 87. Born May 6th, 1932 in Seattle, Wash. as the second son of Ruth and Earl White Sr., he graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Class of 1950 before going on to attend the University of Washington….

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, Dr. Dennis Stolzenburg, beloved husband, father, friend, and dentist, passed away at the age of 72. Denny was born in Shickley, NE to Everett and Ferne (Trapp) Stolzenburg. Denny served in the Air Force and graduated from the University of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska Dental School. He practiced…

Legalman Chief Petty Officer Harry E. McLellan, U.S. Navy (retired) 21 November 1939 – 16 September 2019 Chief McLellan of Edmonds, WA, transferred to his final duty station on 16 September 2019. Chief McLellan, a native of Little Rock, AR, joined the US Navy at the age of 17, serving at Treasure Island, CA, where he…

Roberta Ann Engelhart Born May 4, 1951 in Seattle; died October 10, 2019 in Edmonds. Survived by her husband, Gary; daughter, Maegan; her 1st husband, Greg; and three brothers. Roberta was a loving mother, wife and friend. She will be missed deeply by those who loved her. She was a member of the Lions Club…

Margaret Trahar, “Peggy” to her family and many friends, died peacefully in Mountlake Terrace, Washington on September 29, 2019.  She was 81 and had lived with metastatic melanoma for almost 2 years. Peggy was born on January 1, 1938 in Methuen, MA to Joseph Thomas Fox and Olive Helen Fox. She had two brothers Thomas…

John Joseph Galbreath  (Joe) Joe was born on October 3, 1935 in Seattle and passed Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The only child of John & Ethel (Fields) Galbreath, he was raised in Southern California. Joe was a proud Bruin, graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Minor in…

Anne Marie Cecile Ramsden was born in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada on Dec. 3, 1937, and passed peacefully on Sept. 7, 2019. She was preceded by her loving husband of 55 years, Kent Ramsden. As a loving mother she is survived by her children, Michelle Bannister (Frank); Mark Ramsden (Amy); Matthew Ramsden (Deborah); Monique Keranen; Marla Ramsden…

July 27, 2019 Ramon (Ray) John Gould passed on to join his beloved high school sweetheart and wife of 67 years, Susan Gould. To his three children, Kevin, Meredith, and LeaAnn, he was an incredibly caring and active Father — simply the best. A mechanical engineer by training, his true passion was fly fishing and…

Tina Louise Anderson 7/9/1960 – 7/21/2019 On July 21st Tina Anderson, loving wife and mother passed away in her home surrounded by family. Tina was born in Othello WA on July 9th, 1960 to James and Geraldine McFarlane. She graduated from Meadowdale High School in 1978. On July 3rd, 1985 she was married to Mark…

Robert Jones McBride left us on April 30, 2019 in Edmonds, WA.  He is survived by his adoring family: his wife of 59 years, Roberta Halden McBride, his 3 children, Heidi McBride Fritts (Steve), Christopher Scott McBride (Stephanie Steelman), and Shaun McBride Prozzo (Marco), and his grandson, Cooper Sterling McBride. Bob was born on January…

Madeleine Alice Lydia Obenchain Rath was born March 15, 1921 to Artie and Violet Obenchain of Ketchum, Idaho. The eldest of nine children, Madeleine had five brothers and three sisters. Her large family remained a source of loving support and joy throughout Madeleine’s life. Madeleine graduated from Boise High School in 1928 at the age…

Dorothy (Dunmire) Anderson Jan. 8, 1934-June 23, 2019 Dorothy, born January 8th, 1934 in Long Beach, California, the youngest of 4 siblings to Lowell and Alda Dunmire. She was raised in Seattle, WA where she attended Lincoln High School and met the love of her life, Jim Anderson. They married in 1954 and built a…

Former Mountlake Terrace High School football coach Gordon Buslach died on June 22 in Vancouver, Wash., at the age of 86. Buslach coached the Hawks from 1965 to 1978, a stretch that included the most successful back-to-back seasons on the gridiron in school history when the team went 7-2 in both 1970 and 1971. Buslach…

Harley Wahl passed away peacefully on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, 2019, surrounded by loved ones, in Shoreline, WA. Growing up in Shorewood Heights, Wisconsin, Harley was an All-Star athlete in high school and college. He entered Lake Forest College in 1955 and earned four letters in football, three in baseball and one in wrestling….

Stephen Donald Thoreson (66) passed away on 6-9-19 in Seattle after a serious illness. He was a proud graduate of Washington State University and had close relationships with his many WSU and childhood friends. He dearly loved fishing, camping and golfing with family and friends. Other hobbies were gardening and building intricate model wooden boats….

Patty M. Norman, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Edmonds on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Patty was born in Nebraska to Ruth Waterman and John Mellquist. Raised on the Olympic Peninsula, Patty’s local roots ran deep. She attended North Kitsap High, WSU, U of W and WWU in pursuit of her Teaching…