Obituaries

Robert (Bob) J. Fulford, 66, passed away November 1, 2006, in Federal Way.

Bob was born October 20, 1940, in St Paul, Minn. His family moved to Burien when he was five years old. He was raised in Burien. He attended Sunnydale Elementary, Puget Sound Junior High and Highline High School.

He never moved far from the home. He raised his family in Des Moines.

Son of Charlotte; beloved husband of 44 years of Mary; father of David, Kenny and Nancy; grandfather of Katie, Alex, Jessica and Chase. He was always willing to help people whether he knew them or not.

"Old Fossil" was born March 28, 1918 in Longwood, Wisconsin and passed away October 17, 2006 in West Seattle at the age of 88. Bob was a Ballard High School graduate, WWII Veteran and Retired letter carrier. He was an avid sports fan and active outdoorsman enjoying hiking, fishing and camping.

He was preceded in death, by his wife Doris and is survived by Ronald and Judy Sievert, Jean and Tim Fanton, Ferne Elliot, Jane Nyhus DeCoster, and Gary Sievert.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, October 25, 1 p.m. at Howden-Kennedy Funeral Home, West Seattle.

William G. Craig, age 96, died September 9 while staying in Virginia

with his daughter and her family.

Mr. Craig was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia in 1910. He moved to

Seattle when he was 18 years old. He was in the printing profession

for many years. He retired, and then became a piano tuner until a

few months ago. He was a violinist and played in several string

July 23, 1943 - October 16, 2006

Darlene passed away at age 63 after a brave battle with cancer. She was a long time resident of West Seattle until retiring to Elma about five years ago with her special friend, Bob Freeman. Darlene retired as a school bus driver after 17 years of service with Laid Law. She was a great fundraiser for the community and raised lots of donations for various charities.

Nettie J. Drisko passed away 19 October 2006. She was born 91 years ago in Goldfield, Colorado on 26 June 1915. Her parents Robert Blair and Martha Torrance moved the family to Ballard around 1920. She graduated from Ballard High School. She was preceded in death by her brother James, her sister Bertha, her first husband Emmett O'Brien and her second husband Clarence Drisko. She is survived by her brother Robert Blair (Mary Jane), son Jim O'Brien (Barbara), daughter Janet Halemba (Ron), and step-son Dan Drisko.

Dorothy J. Limbert, age 82, died on Oct.12, 2006, in Burien. Born on August 23, 1924, in Elk, Wash., she has resided in the Seattle area for over 60 years, and for the last 50 years in the house she shared with her husband, Harvey.

She attended Washington State College (now University) where she studied home economics, and went on to work at The Boeing Company and Sand Point Naval Station, serving as a computer programmer.

A long time resident of Ballard, Dave passed away at home on Oct. 2nd, at the age of 60. Memorial Services will be held at 3 pm on Fri. Oct. 27th, at Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA. Memorials may be made to CAMP ACCESS, a summer camp for kids in wheelchairs 16410 NE 84th St, D474, Lake Stevens, WA 98258.

Donovan D. Hanson, M.D., M.Div., age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 9, 2006.

The Reverend Dr. Hanson served in the Navy for over 10 years and then established his OB/GYN practice in Burien. He later attended Regent College and received his Master of Divinity. After retiring from over 30 years of medical practice, Dr. Hanson established Ruach Adonai Ministries, a non-profit organization through which he served not only the church but also communities locally and worldwide. He loved volunteering in schools and hospitals and was an avid backpacker.

After battling cancer for over a year, Bob left us to be with the Lord last Sunday, October 15, 2006. He was at peace in his home on Lake Burien and was surrounded by his family. He was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.

Bob was born in Salina, Kansas, March 29, 1927. He was the youngest child having an older sister and brother. In 1940, at the age of 13, he and his family moved to the Northwest and settled in Vancouver, Wash. He attended Vancouver High School where he excelled in all sports, lettering his first year.

Van der Velden

a/k/a Joan M.

Baumgartner, M.D.

At age 81, Joan van der Velden passed away on Oct. 14, 2006. Joan was born on Christmas Day, 1924, to Frank and Marguerite Baumgartner in Toledo, Ohio.

Joan was a true pioneer, graduating in 1950 from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago as one of only three women out of a class of 176. After residency in New York City, she returned to Toledo to practice Anesthesiology. She married Hans van der Velden in 1959 and moved to Seattle by way of Jackson, Mich., in 1961.