Born June 27, 1937, died Jan. 20, 2009 after a long battle with cancer of the lung. He was the owner of Thor’s Towing with his brother Thor. The towing business goes way back to 1949.
Born on July 26, 1920 in Lockwood, Ohio to Dale and Lavinia Horton and passed away on Feb. 7, 2009 in Seattle. Fay, as an infant, moved to the Yakima Valley, living in Grandview and Sunnyside.
Gary passed away Jan 24, 2009 at his West Seattle home from diabetes related illness.
Leeta Clinton, 92, passed away Feb. 11, 2009.
Born Feb. 12, 1915 to Charles and Marcella Rohr in Bremerton, WA.
(March 31, 1927 - February 28, 2008)
Passed away at home in Seattle, Washington on February 28, 2008. He was born March 31, 1927 in Buchanan Michigan to Sylvia (Wolkins) and Edward Koenigshof.
His childhood in rural Buchanan Michigan was full of wonderful memories of adventurous times and a few playful pranks with his brothers and sister. Especially memorable was growing up in the log home his father built.
Herbert served his country in the United States Navy during World Was II.
December 26, 1953 - February 27, 2008
Rick was a gifted, wonderful, thoughtful and pure person.
He was also a very talented musician and master craftsman
whose greatest passion in life was his devotion to his
family and to God. Rick's absence on this stage called
Earth will be greatly missed by the multitude of souls he
Mrs. Durkan is a former executive editor of the Ballard News-Tribune passed away on Feb. 23 from cancer.
Durkan was born on Sept. 8, 1924 and graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1942. She attended the University of Washington in 1947, majoring in English. At the university, she was the president of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Her obituary describes how she drove a jitney on the waterfront during the World War II.
Sheila Marie Cox, passed away on Feb. 26, 2008 after a long fight with cancer. Although she never married, her family was large and included many persons whom she deeply touched. Her adult years were filled with a joyful approach to life. Always ready to share her life experiences and insights with those who asked. She was a good listener and a compassionate advocate for the underdog.
A resident of Ballard for more than 65 years, Sheila attended St. Alphonsus Grade School and Holy Angels High School, graduating from there in 1959.
Dorothy Ruth (Eggers) Wells, 85, formerly of Santa Rosa, Calif., died peacefully Feb. 22, 2008 in Seattle. She was born Nov. 6, 1922 in Haddam, Kan. to William and Delia Serafin Eggers. She graduated from Springfield Baptist Hospital's Diploma Nursing Program in Springfield, Mo. on Nov. 2, 1946. Dorothy worked as a registered nurse for the next 45 years.
Dorothy married Dorsey Wells in 1951 and moved to Santa Rosa, Calif. in 1955 where they settled to raise four daughters together until his sudden death in Nov. 1973.
