All Obituaries

Susan Maurine Scheiderer, age 92, of Renton, Washington passed away peacefully into eternal glory on Wednesday evening, May 20, 2020 at her home in Renton.     She was born Maurine Susan Kroll on December 28, 1927 in Port Edwards, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to Ernest Hultreich Kroll and Amalia Esther (Lipka) Kroll.  She was the fifth of ten children – or “the bottom of the top half,” as she liked to say.  The family was only temporarily in Canada -...

Dorothy Hakes Skinner Mitchell passed away on May 9, 2020.  Dorothy was born in Troy, New York, on Flag Day, June 14, 1923.  She was the daughter of Esther and James William MacPherson.  She spent most of her life in New York before relocating to Kent, Washington, in 1978.  Dorothy, lovingly known as “Mac” and “Grandma Mac” by her friends and family, is survived by her daughter, Sandra (Richard) Pochman, and a stepdaughter, Betsy Savery.  Mac...

Fannie Rose (Hawkins) Meekins was born June 27, 1951 in Natchez, Mississippi and was the only child born to the union of the late Annie Butler Hawkins Burroughs and Jimmy Hawkins. A graduate of Garfield, Seattle College and the University of Washington, Fannie’s professional career began with PNB (Pacific Northwest Bell which later became AT&T) while still in high school.  After more than 30+ years with AT&T, she joined IBM Global Services for many years before retiring...

Myrtle Ruth Overholser went home to be with Jesus on Sunday morning, May 3, 2020. Ruth was born on January 12, 1932 in Opelika, Alabama.  She married and relocated to Newport, Oregon in 1958.  She eventually moved to Washington State to be near her eldest daughter Darlene who eventually became her caregiver. Ruth was known by her friends as “Ruthie” and by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as Gigi.  Ruth was a natural born cook and loved cooking for...

Dorothy was born on a cold Wyoming winter day as the fourth of eleven siblings. She enjoyed the great outdoors, working on a dude ranch, wearing bobby socks and saddle shoes, and most of all being part of a large family. As a young adult she moved west and met a sailor named Herman. After two short months of courtship they became engaged on Christmas Eve and married the following month. During her initial time as a Navy man’s wife she too worked for United States Navy as a secretary....

Louise Marie Estrada 1925 - 2020 Louise Marie Estrada passed away April 16, 2020 from complications caused by the Covid-19 virus. Louise was born in August 1926 to Andrew and Gladys Ecker in Aberdeen, WA. As a child she enjoyed many happy weekends, holidays and vacations with her Grandparents in McCleary, WA. She had a lifetime love of the ocean and enjoyed beach combing, digging razor clams and camping on the beach with family. She graduated from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen in...

John Walters Vallely, Jr. of Auburn, passed away April 13, 2020 in Kent, WA after a long, heart breaking battle with Alzheimer’s, at the age of 79. Johnny, as he was affectionately known, was born in Bell Gardens, CA, a suburb of Los Angeles County, in May of 1940. His family moved to a new home in Norwalk, CA, when he was 9 years old. He attended Centennial Junior High and Excelsior High School from 1952-1958. Always a hard worker, he delivered newspapers early in the morning before...

Mary Cristina Buyagawan died April 4, 2020 in Everett, WA at the age of 71. Born December 25, 1948 in Pico, La Trinidad, Philippines, she moved to Los Angeles, CA after graduating from the University of Baguio in the Philippines. Mary met her husband (Jaime Sr.) in Los Angeles, California, married, and a year later and moved to Covington, WA in 1973 where they raised their family. Over the years she was an active member of St. James Episcopal Church in Kent and Trinity Episcopal Church in...

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