Obituaries

Nov. 16, 1934 - Feb. 6, 2008

Silverdale, Wash.

Gary passed away at home with his wife of 54 years, Carole, daughter, Dawn Johnson and son, Brian Christensen at his bedside.

Gary was born in Omaha, Neb. and moved to Ballard in 1948. After graduating Ballard High in 1952 He attended OC/PSNS engineering/training program in Bremerton where he met and married Carole (Winger).

He worked at Boeing for 10 years. He and his father founded "Lortone, Inc." Lapidary Equipment Manufacturing Co. in 1964.

Loved by all.

Passed away February 9, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. He is survived by his children Francis and Rene and their mother Kathie, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Raymond Terlicker, age 84, died at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle on Feb. 8, 2008.

Ray was born in Seattle Sept. 7, 1923, to Italian immigrants Antonio and Matilda Terlicher. He grew up in the now vanished Cascade logging towns of Nagrom, and Lester, Washington. Ray graduated from Lester High School in 1941, and went to work for the Northern Pacific Railroad. He served as a paratrooper during WWII, attaining the rank of sergeant, and was stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

In Loving Memory of Marian M. Cunningham

October 5, 1919 - January 24, 2008

At age 88, Marian passed away peacefully at Providence Mount St. Vincent, Seattle, with her daughter, Christine, son, Jeff, and long-time caregiver, Sheri Starr, at her side.

Marian will be remembered for her quick sense of humor, infectious laughter, and room-illuminating smile. She had many friendships extending over several neighborhoods where she and her husband, Chuck, had made their homes in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona.

Margaret Jeanette Wright, 91, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. She was born to Chris and Christina Wold on Sept. 19, 1916 in Seattle. She graduated from West Seattle High School in 1935, married William F. Wright in 1938, music educator, and lived in West Seattle almost all her life.

Margaret was loved by everyone. As a young adult she worked as a secretary for prominent attorneys in Seattle. She was a wife, mother and homemaker.

97, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 surrounded by her family and friends at Providence Mount Saint Vincent in West Seattle, which had been her home for the past 11 years. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Victor (1989) and her daughter, Joanne McDonnell (2007).

Gunhild was born on January 7, 1911 in Munkedal, Sweden. In Seattle, Gunhild met and married fellow Swede, Victor. They made their home in West Seattle on Walnut Avenue with their three daughters. They were members of Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

November 17, 1916 to February 4, 2008

Edna (Mundt) Nyberg was born in Rosalia, Wash. on November 17, 1916 to Henry and Amalia (Wernz) Mundt, receiving her early education there and graduating in 1934 as valedictorian of her class. She then attended Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University) in Cheney, Wash., and upon graduation began her career as a teacher in Chewelah, Wash., about 50 miles north of Spokane.

Norma Lee Ross passed away on Feb 5, 2008, in Burien at Highline Medical Center. She was born Sept 25, 1933, in Ottawa, Kansas.

Norma is survived by her brother Willis Dean Crawford and his wife Judy of Oskaloosa, Kansas, surrogate daughter Alalie and Patrick Monaghan. Norma was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Leo D.Ross, and son Ronald D.Ross. Norma had two nieces, two nephews, and five great-nieces and nephews, all of Oskaloosa, Kansas. She had many close friends and was loved by everyone who knew her.

Donald (Don) Arthur Johnson passed away on January 13, 2008, in Anacortes. He was born in Seattle on April 22, 1932, to Leo Joseph Johnson and Frances Josephine Gorman Johnson. He was the fifth of seven children. He was preceded in death by his Parents, also his Brothers, Daniel Johnson, Francis (Bud) Johnson, Robert Johnson, and Richard Johnson.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 55 years, Myrna Lou Siebens Johnson; his sister, Catherine (Earl) Hunt of Bothell; brother, Gerald (Mary) Johnson of Salem, Ore.

Jane Frances Gauthier, 82, of Seattle, passed away January 17, 2008.