Obituaries

Dr. Paull H. Shin, who served in the 21st Legislative District for many years, died peacefully in his home April 12, 2021. He and his family have been residents of Edmonds since 1968. Dr. Shin was the first Korean American elected to the Washington State Legislature, where he served for 18 years. He was born…

Shirley passed away at her home in Edmonds, Wa. February 28, 2021 She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1938 the daughter of Harry and Marie Burgess. Shirley is survived by her loving husband and partner in everything for 64 years, Ron, sons Robert, of Portland Ore., Ron (Becky) Everett Wa., and…

Armando Chilelli, 91, died on February 21st, 2021, at his home in Edmonds with his family by his side. He was born April 16th, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York. Armando grew up in Italy, in a town called Paola. This is where he fell in love with his forever love. By one look at a…

William E. Anderson, age 70, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2021. He was born February 4, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon to Elywn and Beverly Anderson—the oldest of four children. After graduating high school in Lewiston, Idaho, Bill attended Washington State University and graduated with a major in Microbiology with a focus on environmental health….

Marilyn Amelia Gerspacher passed away on February 7th 2021 at Providence Hospital in Everett, WA from cancer. She was born on November 23rd 1938 in Seattle, WA to August and Mary Ladwig. She was raised and attended school in Seattle and was an active member of her girl scout troop throughout her youth. Upon graduating…

The life of Evelyn Vinton Combe 08/04/1920-01/30/2021. Born in Worcester, Mass. Growing up during the depression, the family was lucky to have a father that had a job. Evelyn graduated high school in 1938, and went on to nursing school at Worcester City Hospital. WW2 broke out, Evelyn joined the Army Air Corps nurse corps….

Linda (Koko) had a smile for everyone she met. Her focus was always helping and taking care of others. She left those she touched better than she found them. Linda will be missed by many friends and neighbors. Linda loved music and travel. Her first love was music, and it was followed by a passion…

Northwest painter James Edward Martin passed away on Dec. 15, 2020. Born in Everett, WA, 1928, Jim was raised in Seattle. Jim’s pursuit of art was encouraged by Ballard High School art teacher Orre Nobles, who implored Jim’s parents to keep him enrolled. After studying at the UW, Jim’s paintings won the attention of gallery-owner…

Long-time Edmonds resident Peggy L. Jones, age 86, died November 2, 2020, at Edmonds Swedish Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Franklin, in February of this year. Frank and Peggy met and were later married in San Angelo, Texas in 1953. They shared a love of auto racing and Peggy…

Gilbert John Nash, 91, passed away peacefully at home on November 3, 2020, after a brave battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Arlene Nash, and his children Karen Nash, Julie (Manuel) Nash-Santos, Nancy (Tom) Nash-Rees, Ken (Janet) Nash and Russell (Megan) Nash. He had a large, loving family that…

Patricia “Pat” Ann Whisenhunt, 72, of Edmonds, WA passed away October 4, 2020. She was born in Tacoma, WA to Robert Ernest Smith and Brookie Mae Warren. Pat attended Seattle Bible Training School and later built a career as a buyer for several manufacturing companies. Pat had one son, Michael Whisenhunt (Margo) and two grandchildren. …

Brenda Kay “Sophia” Kriger July 18, 1954-September 10, 2020 Brenda Kay “Sophia” Kriger was born on July 18, 1954 in Eugene, Oregon. She was the 5th of 6 children born to Clyde and Dorothy Kriger. She was a cute, curly haired little girl. As a 4 year old she was the runner up in the…

Mike Hanchett’s name has been synonymous with wrestling in the Edmonds community for more than four decades. For 29 years, Hanchett coached at College Place Middle School, Edmonds High School and Edmonds-Woodway High School. He served as an assistant coach for 20 years combined at Edmonds and Edmonds-Woodway under legendary Coach Mike Hess and then…

Dr. Marcos Rosalvo Alvarenga do Valle passed away at the age of 66 on August 11, 2020, after suffering a brain aneurysm on August 9, 2020. Born on May 5, 1954, Dr. Valle was born in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. He earned his undergraduate degree from Universidade Gama Filho in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil,…

James Edward Thomason July 27, 1930-Aug 12, 2020 James Thomason, 90, of Edmonds, WA passed away August 12, 2020. He will be buried at the Tahoma National Cemetery. Jim was born on July 27, 1930. He was the son of James Marshall Thomason and Bess Woodard. While he moved between Kansas City and Chicago many…

Mardy Lippke Vibrant | Young | Compassionate Mardy was an amazing human, wife, mom, and friend. She was always there when you needed her going above and beyond to help and care for others. She will be dearly missed by all that knew her. She passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday morning, August…

Lillian Passage passed away peacefully on June 9, 2020 in Phoenix, Ariz. from a lengthy illness. She was 89. Lillian was born in Clifton, New Jersey in 1930, the oldest child of Peter and Suzie Gula, (Lazorchak). The young family soon moved to the small coal mining town of Heilwood, Penn., where her father worked in…

A memorial scholarship has been established in memory of 2015 Edmonds-Woodway High School graduate Evan Zhao, who died May 27 in a rock climbing accident. According to his sister Claire Young,  Evan — a full International Baccalaureate student at Edmonds-Woodway — graduated winter quarter 2020 from the University of Washington with a degree in informatics….

I would like to tell you about my friend Ray Gerring. He was a painter who eventually went blind, a WWII veteran who served in the Air Corps, and a local author who memorialized the early 20th century Seattle he grew up in. Ray was a slender, birdlike man. By the time I knew him,…

Margaret F. Eaton On Friday, May 15, Margaret passed away peacefully at her home in Edmonds, WA, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Seattle, July 4, 1934. She attended St. Therese School and graduated from Holy Names Academy. Margaret played the piano for various events while growing up in Seattle. Later, she enjoyed…

Rhoda Ann Curtis was born April 8, 1952 to loving parents James and Evelyn Curtis in Seattle WA, where she spent her formative years. The Curtis family moved to Edmonds and Rhoda graduated Edmonds High School, class of 1970. She received a Degree in Education from Western WA University in 1974. Multitalented; Rhoda was a…

Lars Petter Austnes of Edmonds, Washington passed away on Wednesday April 29, 2020 at the age of 64. Lars was born October 2, 1955 in Ålesund, Norway, the third child of four to his parents Edvin and Henrikke Austnes. He grew up skiing to school in the winter, fishing, building and working on projects, and…