Obituaries

Roberta Lee Alkire Family and friends mourn the recent passing on February 7th, 2006 of Roberta Lee Alkire of Larkspur. Roberta was loved and admired. To her large and extended family, she was a warm and generous woman who was always ready to share a burden or a laugh. To her many colleagues and students, she was an engaged and dedicated teacher. She loved literature and films and brought her excitement and pleasure to many young people. To her friends she was a witty and entertain companion. To her husband Frank Gold, she was a loving and beloved companion of thirty years.

Ken was born on January 3, 1922 in Shelton, Washington to Lyle and Ruby (McMullen) Wilson. He was raised in Shelton and graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1939. He then attended the University of Washington graduating with a degree in civil engineering. Ken was married to Patricia Schuler in Shelton in 1943. They moved to Seattle where Ken worked for a variety of companies as and engineer and retired from ABKJ Company as their chief engineer in 1985. He and Pat moved back to Shelton following his retirement. Pat preceded him in death in 1993.

January 23, 1921 to February 19, 2006

85 years young

Mary went to a joyous reunion with her loving family who have anxiously awaited her arrival in Heaven. Meeting her there are her mother and father, Peter and Tonina Vitalich, her brother Sam Vitalich, her son Peter Jack Mardesich, and her grandchildren Kristina, Mark, and John.

She was a loving, caring, stubborn, and feisty Mother, Grandmother, Wife, and Friend.

Sunrise: September 35, 1925

Sunset: February 22, 2006

Jennie was born in Sansego, Italy, She came to West Seattle at the age of four, where she resided all of her life, She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School. Beloved wife of Dominic for almost 60 Years. Loving mother of Janice Caso, Jimmy (Janet), and Mitch (Prescilla). A caring grandmother and great grandmother to Dominic (Kerma), Jimmy (Kelli), Gina, Krista (Collin), Jeff, Devan, Ryan, Tori, Taylor, Jacob and Jimmy. Jennie is also survived by her sister, Nellie and her husband Jim Atwell of Sunnyvale CA.

Willardine "Billie" Adair Nevins, 97, formerly of West Seattle, passed away February 21, 2006. She was born June 14, 1908 in Baring, Washington. Billie grew up in logging camps around the Pacific Northwest. As a teenager she lived in Seattle and attended Cornish School of Arts. As an adult she worked for the Doghouse Caf/ in Seattle. Later she became the cook at many local restaurants; Green Hat Caf/, Granite Falls, the Blue Bird and Steak House, Arlington, Skyline Broiler, Everett and she finished her career and retired from Sea-Tac Airport Employees' Restaurant, Seattle.

Born in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on September 5, 1908, to Charles House (who had homesteaded from Bath, England) and Mary Ann Fielding. He finished his schooling in Vancouver, BC, where he was written up for pitching a "no hit-no-run" game against a semi pro baseball team from Washington.

After moving to Seattle, he met and married Katherine Laura Powell, and had two sons who graduated from the University of Washington. Bill was a member of the West Seattle Christian Church since 1952.

Larry Patrick Gillians died Sunday, February 5, 2006, at his home in West Seattle.

Larry was born May 8, 1950, in Harrisburg, PA and resided over 20 years in Anchorage, AK before moving to Seattle. He worked for The Boeing Company for the last 15 years as an engineer.

Larry loved to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle on road trips and participated in several charity benefits as well. He gave of his time to so many people who needed it.

Our dearest friend, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather went home to be with his Lord on Feb. 9, 2006, at the age of 85. Glenn is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie; their two children, Virginia Moor and her husband David, and Marilynn Jovanovich and her husband Jim; his grandchildren, Carrie Moor Gustafson, and her husband Paul, Jonathan Moor and his wife Jamaica, Benjamin Moor, Megan and Peter Jovanovich; his great-grandchildren Andrew and David Gustafson.

Glenn graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.

It is with great sadness that we tell of the sudden death of Chris on Feb. 14, 2006, at the age of 52.

Born Aug. 21, 1953, he was a lifelong resident of Tukwila, graduating from Foster High School. He spent many years as a commercial halibut fisherman in Alaska. Recently he had worked with HMS Host at Sea-Tac Airport, just receiving his five year award.

Christina was born on Feb. 1, 1957, to Joseph McDonald and Adeline [White]. She was the sixth of seven, and the youngest girl. The siblings, all still living, are David, Pat, Steve, Diane [Klaaskate], Janet [McConnell], and Paul. She graduated from Fife High School in 1975. Tina served in the United States Army for a number of years, and was discharged in 1990. While in the service, she married Lewis Glover and they had one daughter, Briana Marie Glover. Tina worked at Highline Community Hospital for 15 years as an X-Ray and Mammography Technician.