All Obituaries

Larry Lee Lewis born Nov 24, 1943 in Sesser Illinois. Preceded in death by a baby daughter, Rose Ann, parents Lester & Geraldine Lewis, sister Mary Ilene McBride, baby brother Eldon Wayne Lewis. Survived by Frances his wife, 3 sons Michael, Chris & Greg Lewis, 7 grandchildren, Cheyenne, Jordan, Kilie, Kendra, Keaton, Brianna & Gavin, 2 step grandchildren Courtnie & Codie, 3 great grandchildren McKenna, Titan & Magnolia, three sisters Patrica Peterson, Audrey Kash...

Norman Schmidt was born July 18, 1935 in Melrose Park, Illinois. Norm when growing up would deliver newspapers at 3 am until he went to school and then delivered groceries after school until 7pm. He took those funds to buy his parents Leonard and Edna their dining room set. Norm left high school before his 12th grade due to him failing asleep due to his long hours working to support his family. He moved to California and started at Beverly Hills transfer in March 1957. Norman than enlisted...

Patricia Geraldine Schweitzer “Jeri”, 86, of Auburn, WA passed away December 29th, 2020. Jeri was born April 23, 1934 in Detroit, MI, daughter of Irene Brask Koseff and Daniel Koseff. In 1946 her family moved to a farm on Brown Hill Road in Rockdale Township, PA. She graduated from Cambridge Springs High School in 1952. On July 18th, 1959 she married Neil Wesley Schweitzer, of Guys Mills, PA at Saint Hippolyte Church in Frenchtown, PA. The couple moved to Seattle and built a...

Bob was born on June 6, 1942, in Bellevue, Washington, to Paul and Eleanor (Somers) Kitto. He passed away on December 25, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.  Bob attended Bellevue High School where he enjoyed participating in sports. Bob graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.  He went on to the University of Washington where he graduated with a Juris Doctor. Bob had a respected law practice in Kent, Washington for over 50 years.   It was here where...

Michael Melvin Porter, 73, of Auburn, WA, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, from a heart attack.  Born on June 27, 1947 in Destin, Florida, he was the son of the late Betty Bisson (née Brown) and Mel Porter.  His grandparents were the late Clarence and Lucy Porter and the William Browns of Destin, Florida.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Anne Porter (née McGregor), children, Michael Paul Porter and spouse, Elizabeth Porter (née Peck) and Meghan...

Mary Ellen Carter – age 86, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Providence Marionwood in Issaquah, WA. She was born February 13, 1934, in Marion, Virginia to E.J. and Elizabeth Parsons. Mary married Bynum Pennington in 1952. She traveled with him to Boston, MA; Pensacola, FL; Norfolk, VA; Oak Harbor, WA and Key West, FL while Bynum was in the Navy. She drove with all six kids across the country by herself many times. Mary and Bynum were divorced in1970. Mary married Dave Carter in...

James R. Pepperdine Jr. “Pep”, 61, passed away on December 14, 2020 comfortably at his residence in Ravensdale, WA. He was born June 4, 1959, in Mattoon, IL, the son of James Roscoe Sr. and Juanita Harriet “Colson” Pepperdine. He met his childhood sweetheart Joyce Lynn Perry at age 13 who he married at age 17 and settled in Ravensdale, WA. They celebrated 44 years of marriage on September 11, 2020. In addition to his parents, he has a brother Mike Pepperdine, two...

JoAnne Anderson passed away peacefully in Kent on December 7, 2020, just one day after her 62nd wedding anniversary.  She was born on October 29, 1939 in Minneapolis, Mn.  She went to middle school and high school in Phoenix, AZ and has lived in Kent, WA since 1972.   She is survived by her son, Stanley Anderson, and daughters Cynthia Fickle, Catrina Bland, and Carin Anderson, brothers Jim Tchida and Wayne Tchida, and her husband, Robert Anderson.  Her daughter Christina...

Danette Aranda Jorgensen , age 75, of Kent WA. passed away on December 1st, 2020.  She was born to the late John and Elizabeth Casey in Butte, Montana, June 6th 1945. Danette attended Whittier Elementary, East Junior High and Butte High graduating in 1963.  After graduation, Danette attended Butte Business College. In 1968 Danette married Paul Fitzpatrick and moved to the Boston area for work.  While in Boston she had her only child, Shaun, in 1970.  After 10 years of...

On Monday, November 23, 2020 Tomas Joseph Valencia Jr. loving son, brother, uncle, and friend sadly passed away at the age of 20. Tomas was born March 4th 2000 at Fairbanks memorial hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska to parents Tomas Valencia and Dora Castillo. They moved to Seattle in 2013 due to his brother Alvaro. Tomas leaves all his family and friends including 3 pets Bambi, Bella and Balenci. Whenever Tomas walked into a room he would light it up with his loving presence and Humor. He was...