Fran passed away on June 17th at Newport House, Bellevue, WA . Our thanks to the staff and Evergreen Hospice.   Fran
 
was born Oct. 13, 1916 in Plevna, MT to Nick and Elizabeth Weinschrott..  She was preceded in death by her parents,
husband Harold, and sisters Catherine Barry and Marie Rosacker. 
 
Fran enjoyed her careers and many friends at Milwaukee Railroad, Olympic Savings Bank and Lilyblad Petroleum in Tacoma.
 
Fran is survived by her brother Karl Weinschrott; children, John Fuller (Jean) and Virginia Robinson: three granddaughters, Laurie Alexander, Lynn Bailie and Karen Fuller: and five great grandchildren.
 
A memorial service will be held at St. John of the Woods, 9903 – 24th Ave. E., Tacoma, on July 8, 2009 at 11:00am.

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Glora M. “Chic” Dorsett Reese

September 3, 1928- June 30, 2009

Born in Yakima, Wa. to parents Maude and Roscoe V. Dorsett Sr.

Survived by loving husband Karl Reese, Seattle Wa.

Brothers Ron Dorsett of Kirkland, Wa, and Virgil Dorsett of Mulino, OR.

Also survived by Daughters Nancy Craddock of Duvall and

Cheri Wagner of Quilcene, Wa, Sons: Fred Wagner, Monroe Wa., and

Brett Wagner, St Paul AK. 

Adored by 9 Grandchildren and 13 Great grandchildren.

There will be no memorial service at Chic’s request. 

A private family celebration of her

life to be held at a later date.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I, and you are you,

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name. 

Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no difference into your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed

At the little jokes that we enjoyed together

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without an effort,

Without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was.

There is absolute and unbroken continuity.

What is this death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of mind because I am

out of sight?

I am but waiting for you,

For an interval,

Somewhere very near,

Just round the corner.

All is well.

-Henry Scott Holland

Love you gramma.  We will miss you.

Sharon Ann (Saylor) Gerken

Sharon Ann (Saylor) Gerken, born August 7 1943 peacefully went to be with the Lord June 20th 2009. She fought a brave battle with cancer. It may have claimed her body, but could never claim her soul. She truly had victory over death. Sharon is survived by her husband The Rev. Dr. Don Gerken of 43 years, two daughters and their husbands Andrea and Michael Huntley of Lynnwood, Washington, Jill and Kurtis Albertson of Bothell, Washington, two sons and their wives Andrew and Claudia Gerken of Monroe, Washington, and Lt. Eric and Claudia Gerken of Richmond, Texas. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren Charlie, Hudson, Summer, Jennifer, and by one brother and his wife Rolland and Deloris Saylor of Idaho as well as several nieces and nephews.
Sharon grew up in a small Iowa town and was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Grace Saylor. After graduation from High School, Sharon moved to Sioux City Iowa to complete her degree in Nursing. She then moved to Iowa City, Iowa by the way of Arizona and met her husband Don at the University of Iowa Hospitals. After they were married she and her husband went into the ministry serving several churches in Iowa and Wisconsin. After a full time traveling evangelistic ministry, Sharon and Don moved to the Central American country of Nicaragua to begin a missionary ministry. Sharon as a nurse supervised the clinics that were established for the poor. She went to India to work with the leprosy foundation through Volunteers in Medical Missions. She also founded along with Don the Centers of Hope Mission International as a continuing ministry to the poor of Central America.
When Sharon returned to the states she served in many nursing positions finally becoming a Hospice nurse. She worked even during the time of her treatment for cancer. She served many people at the end of their life with good nursing as well as spiritual help. She accounted for all of her experiences in a book she authored entitled “Don’t look in the pot” a journey of faith. When her time came she ministered to her family and many friends almost to the end. Sharon died peacefully and left us all with a sign of hope and encouragement. She died at Evergreen in patient Hospice where at hey gave her wonderful care. On her behalf, we the family thank you for your compassion and care. She will be deeply missed. Especially we want to thank the Lord for His care at the end of her life.
Donations of remembrance can be made to the Center of Hope or to the Evergreen Hospice.

Edward A. Morgan 79 died on June 24, 2009

Ed was born in Colorado and moved to Anacortes at age 10. In 1948 he left and went to Business College in Everett and started working at Boeing in 1950. He retired from Boeing in 1988 and enjoyed 21 years of retirement filled with traveling and fun with his wife Sue and his many friends. Ed also loved the years they spent in Arizona and the warm weather. Ed is survived by his wife Susan and his daughter Lisa (Eric) Fotherby and his 2 grandchildren Nolan and Hannah and a brother Ray and sister Geraldine. His daughter Mindy preceded him in death in 1985.
Ed’s wife Susan would like to thank Evergreen Hospice for all their tender care and request any gifts be given in Ed’s memory to Evergreen Hospice or United Methodist Church in Coupeville.
A memorial service will be held on July 25th at 3:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Coupeville.

Betty Ann Dumar Born September 22, 1921 in Seattle Washington  Passed away June 21, 2009 In Bellevue Washington

Betty Ann Dumar

Ronald Arthur Marshall

Ronald Arthur Marshall
Earthly Birthdate 6-23-1935
Heavenly Birthdate 6-18-2009

Born to Ralph and Edith Marshall in Seattle, WA with two older sisters, Gloria & Paul Swanson, Shirli & John Strong and two older brothers Stan & Ines Marshall and John & Pat Marshall and their individual families.

He was born into God’s family at the age of 12.  The previous year his sisters had accepted Christ into their hearts as their savior at Lake Killarney Bible camp and the following summer he went to summer camp knowing that is what he wanted to do also.

Ron grew up in the Admiral district and attended West Seattle High School and transferred to the YMCA Technical School for his senior year.  Being work oriented he skipped his graduation to go for an interview at the Washington State Ferry system and began working.  Boeings was his next job until he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in Anchorage, Alaska for the Alaska Communication system as a teletype repairman.  Prior to enlisting in the Army, he attended the West Seattle Assembly of God church where in the youth group he met Phyllis Nelson.  While on leave, they began dating.  It didn’t take long for Ron to decide this was the girl he wanted as his wife.  When he was in Anchorage he had prayed that Phyllis would find a good husband, and Phyllis felt the Lord put it in her mind “I wouldn’t be surprised if I ever get married it would be to Ron Marshall.”  About eight months later they were married.  The Lord had answered Ron’s prayer for Phyllis.  He took his bride to Anchorage for the last 10 months of his Army career, before he was discharged.

After returning to Seattle, their daughter Cindi was born, followed by their son Dayle.  Dayle lives in Beaufort, SC with his wife Allison (who just celebrated their 25th anniversary on June 9th), and three children, Joshua, Emily and Jason. 

Ron and Phyllis owned two homes in West Seattle.  Their current home was built by his brother John, or Jack as they called him, 44 years ago qualifying them as living in the “House that Jack Built”, which was a gift from God.
Ron loved his Lord, his family, the outdoors and hiking in the mountains and woods, gardening both vegetables and flowers and the 100 year old cedar trees in the back yard.  Fishing was a passion and for years while he had his boat, he enjoyed salmon fishing and went often.  He also liked to follow the UW Huskies, and the Seahawks and Mariners as he worked in the yard or in the evening when he would relax from work or his projects. 

He spent about 34 years working at Overall Cleaning Supplies as a driver route salesman, taking about three days off for sick leave during those years.  He enjoyed his customers, greeting them with some funny remark or joke.  He retired at the age of 58 and they took several trips in their used motorhome.  Two of the trips were to Florida where Dayle and his family lived at that time.  The first trip something needed fixing constantly, and most of the time Ron would be under it, taking care of the problem on a daily basis.  They also used the trips to visit with other friends and family on both sides of the family and see the beauty of our country.

Despite his loud voice and his sense of humor, he had a very tender, compassionate side to him that was appreciated by his friends and relatives.  Good thing that he was a fix-it man.  If anything needed repairing, it was taken care of immediately.  He was also a project guy – always coming up with some project.  Phyllis would think he would soon run out of projects, but he would think of something else – like doing remodeling on Cindi’s house or last year’s project of filling in the pond he had made years before, returning it back to a creek that runs through their yard, making it easier to maintain.  When it was winter time and he did not spend so much time outdoors, he would do projects inside like scanning slides and transferring them to disk and recording his old records and burning those to a computer disk.

After serving on various church boards throughout the years at West Seattle Assembly of God and Grace Baptist, he felt he didn’t have a ministry.  Then for a few years here at Boulevard Park he worked weekly on the grounds crew, mowing the lawn, etc.  In addition he became active and an officer of the Clipper Club, the senior group here at church, encouraging his friends, and helping in various ways, both his friends and neighbors.   The day before his homegoing he was taking down a smaller tree for a long time friend.  People would call and ask him to help with their project and repairs, or drive them to appointments.  He had been talking to one friend about putting new flooring in their bathroom just a half hour before he died suddenly – a real shock to Phyllis and everyone.  Even if he wasn’t feeling real good he would always have some projects each day to do.  However, the Lord was good to give him good health.  The only time in the 52 years they were married that Ron had to stay in the hospital was last year when he had an aortic valve replacement.  He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend who will be greatly missed.

Memorial donations may be made to:

Medic One Foundation
MS 359747
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2420

    or
 
Samaritan’s Purse
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607

George Bernard Whatmore, PhD, MD, died peacefully at home with his family by his side on 6/5/2009 at the age of 91.  He was born at home in the Madrona area of Seattle on 8/31/1917 to Delia F. and Harry J. Whatmore.  He grew up moving from house to house as his mother would complete construction on one and then begin another.   He graduated from Garfield High in 1935.  He earned his BS degree in pharmacology from the University of Washington, then his PhD in neurophysiology and later his MD degree both from the U of Chicago.

 George was deeply committed to adding to the body of scientific knowledge and devoted much of his life to researching the connections between the brain, nervous system and functional disorders.  He was a pioneer in using neuromuscular biofeedback for treatment and is considered the founder of this field.  He sought to treat the cause of functional disorders and not just the symptoms.

 He met his wife-to-be, Frances Beatty, while living in Seattle before he left for the U of Chicago.  In 1942 she caught the last civilian plane to Chicago at the outset of WWII and they were married.  In 1948 while George was doing his internship and residency at Harborview Hospital in Seattle, he moved his family to Beaux Arts Village where George and Frances lived until their respective deaths.  He was very dedicated to his family and was always willing to help anyone who sought his medical advice. 

 George was athletic and always interested in learning how to maintain and improve health.  As a young man he would climb high up Mt. Rainier for one long ski run down.  He also loved to water ski.  One of his favorite activities that he promoted and participated in throughout his entire adult life was weightlifting.  During college, he and his friends were avid weightlifters and convinced the UW to include weightlifting into the physical education program.   

 After a long and productive career in his field of research in neurophysiology, he published many articles and a book titled “The Physiopathology and Treatment of Functional Disorders”.    After George retired from his medical practice, he spent the next 26 years doing research for the publication of two books on religion.   “A Scientist Looks at Religion” was first, and then “High Probability Christianity”.    During his research into the subjects of health and religion he was insistent that it was important to apply the principles of the scientific method to derive more reliable information.  He was able to complete his last book  before he died which was a wonderful achievement for him.

 George was a brilliant, methodical, dedicated and passionate person who was admired and loved by all.  He was extremely thorough in everything he did.  He was feisty right up until the end and was still lifting weights.  He will be missed but never forgotten.  Everyone will miss his  medical, health, and religious advice and the life lessons that he shared.  He often would say “zero down” to relax, and “What is the evidence?”  and “Use the scientific method”.  His death represents the end of an era for the family, but his legacy will live on. 

 He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Frances, in May 2005.  He was also preceded in death by his older brothers Joseph and Harold.  George is survived by his children Pamela Whatmore, David Whatmore (Maria) and Nancy Shriver and grandchildren Elizabeth Ostendorf, Christopher Ostendorf, Sharon Whatmore and Ethan Whatmore.

 The family would like to thank the Morse family; Mare, Marty, Kiana and Kenny for their years of help and the 24 hour care at the end.  We would also like to thank everyone that helped George edit and complete his final book.

 The family plans to have a memorial for both George and Frances in the fall.  Date and time to be announced later.  In lieu of flowers, their family would like to receive your memories of George and Frances.

Catherine M. LeDoux

October 22, 1953 ~ June 13, 2009

Memorial Service

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 4:00 pm

Kenmore Community Church

7504 NE Bothell Way

Kenmore WA 98028

(425) 486-7487

Cathy was born Oct 22, 1953 in Seattle, Wa. to her Father Henry ‘Earl’ Lange and mother Lula Evelyn Lange. She grew up on Cottage Lake in Woodinville and attended Bothell High School where she met the love of her life, Doyle James LeDoux. Doyle and Cathy were married on July 10, 1971 and spent nearly 38 years married before her passing. On Feb 24, 1975 their first child, Patrick James, was born followed by their daughter Brenda Lynn, on May 19, 1977. Cathy enjoyed caring for the kids, running the administrative end of Doyle’s Construction business, camping, spending time with family, and doing sporting events with the kids. Cathy had a tremendous love and talent for sewing and painting ceramics.

On July 10, 2003, on her and Doyle’s anniversary, their first grandchild was born. Olivia Beth LeDoux, was born to Patrick and his wife Jamie followed by Evelyn Grace LeDoux, on June 17, 2005. Daughter Brenda had Cathy’s third granddaughter, Katelyn Ellen Roy, on Oct 10, 2005. On May 31, 2007, Cathy welcomed her grandson, Nolan James LeDoux, Patrick’s 3rd child. Cathy enjoyed making quilts and embroidered clothes for the grand kids.

Cathy spent many years fighting cancer, first in 1994 with breast cancer and beating it. In August 2004 Cathy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After major surgery, they were unable to get it all and the fight began again. Cathy’s determination to beat cancer and be alive for her family was courageous and unbelievable. She was able to spend almost 5 more wonderful years with her family and see the birth of all 4 of her grandchildren. Although she wanted to be here longer, God had a plan and she peacefully passed away June 13, 2009 after a tough last few months, with her family by her side.

Cathy will be remembered for her kind heart, many dear friends, and her love for her husband, Children, and Grandchildren. She is survived by many and will be greatly missed.

The family wishes that in lieu of flowers, donations to be made in Cathy’s name to the American Cancer society.

Frank O. McVeigh

Frank Oscar McVeigh passed away June 12, 2009, following a battle with cancer at the VA Medical Center in Seattle. He was 79. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 26, 1929 and grew up in Deer Isle, Maine as an only child. He joined the Air Force after graduating from high school and spent a tour in Germany and Malmstrom AFB, Montana. He married Dorothy Bressler on August 12, 1953, and settled in Great Falls, Montana. They moved to Des Moines, WA in 1988 after their 10 children grew up and moved away from home. He loved his family, life and the outdoors.

Frank & Dorothy MCVeigh

He will be forever missed by those whose life he touched. The Rosary will be held at St. Philomena Catholic Church at 6:00 pm on June 16th. The funeral Mass will be held on June 17th at 11:00 am, also at St. Philomenas. He will be buried at Tahoma National Cementary with military honors. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Anna McVeigh and a daughter, Susan Diane. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of 55 years, and 10 children, and 17 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

DOUGLAS PAUL BENNETT passed to the Lord at the age of 51 on 13 May 2009.  Douglas passed peacefully in his sleep as a result of heart disease.  Douglas attended Grade School at the Snoqualmie Elementary school.  At Mt Si High School he was an accomplished wrestler and played the coronet with the band.  Following High School, Douglas had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he was trained and assigned as an infantry mortar man during his first tour and reenlisted into the logistics field until the injuries he sustained forced him into a medical retirement.  Following the Marine Corps, Douglas tried his hand as a salesman selling specialty tools to auto body shops in the Los Angeles area.  Then he took up a career as a personal finance manager in the same area.  Finally he found himself back in the Snoqualmie Washington area and after graduating from college with a Degree in Business, Douglas pursued a career in crafting fine wooden furniture on a contract basis.  His woodworking gave him many hours of comfort and solace as his craftsmanship had become quite exceptional.  Douglas was a long time resident of Snoqualmie where he grew up and went to school until his passing there.  Douglas had a passion for poetry and was successful at getting several published.  He is survived by his mother Grace, father Robert Sr., and siblings Rita, Robert, Larry and David. Douglas. He also leaves behind his beloved dog and cat.  He will be remembered by many for his volunteer work at the Veteran’s hospital where he spent many hours consoling and cheering the other patients being treated there.  He will also be remembered for kind, soft and gentle nature in spite of this long endured illness.   Services will be graveside at the Tahoma National Cemetery at 1115 on 26 June 2009 and will include military honors.

Georgalyn Ardys Sterrett Allwine
Nickname – Georgie
B. – November 1, 1926
D. – June 5, 2009

Georgie grew up in the small town of Canton, Kansas, raised by her mother and grandparents. She attended Hutchinson school of business before enlisting in the Navy in 1951.  Completing boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center she was then assigned to Air Traffic Control Training at Olathe, Kansas.  On completion she was then assigned to air traffic control duties at NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fl. where she met and later married Bob, her husband of 57 years.  Georgie enjoyed life as a Navy wife.  In later years she worked as a secretary and administrative assistant in the foreign military sales office in Arlington, VA.  In 1991 she settled in to the task of full time house wife.  Georgie suffered with Parkinson’s disease over the past several years.  She is survived by her husband Bob, son James and daughter Ardys, her son-in-law Bob and three grandchildren; Hannah, Robbie and Daniel Rosenthal.
Donations in lieu of flowers to the Northwest Parkinson’s foundation, 400 Mercer ST STE 401, Seattle, WA 98109-4641, or at www.nwpf.org, in memory of Georgalyn A. Allwine

Why we allowed our agreement with People’s Memorial Association (PMA) to lapse.

In 2009, when PMA asked us to sign a new contract to be one of their providers, our attorney objected to some of the terms of the contract that he feared would put us in a position to potentially violate provisions of Federal restraint of trade laws.

As with most legal issues there are two sides and any final word would rest with the courts. Restraint of Trade carries with it the presumption of illegality even though a particular action may be entirely legal. In disputes with State of Washington or Federal regulators, small businesses are seldom able to bear the costs of litigation. Rather than engaging in any activity that could remotely be viewed as suspect, Barton Family Funeral Service chose to allow its agreement with PMA to lapse by its terms.

What does this mean to PMA members?

We still serve  many PMA members and our own prices are often lower than current PMA fees. One of the reasons we gladly provide services for PMA members is because our philosophy of no sales pressure and honest pricing is substantially the same as PMA. Barton Family Funeral Service enjoyed serving the PMA Membership in the past and we continue to honor current and future PMA prices, or Barton prices, whichever is lower. Barton provides honest services and honest prices with no hidden costs and no membership fees.

Jerry Jennings

Jerry died @ the age of 66 on June 2, 2009 @ his home in Snohomish with his wife by his side.  Jerry was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Jerry J. Jennings, Sr. and Dorothy Kloos.  He moved to California as a young boy and graduated from Fillmore High School.  He attended Ventura Community College before moving to Oregon where he worked on water drilling rigs.  He saved money and took a year’s trip to all 47 states (excluding Alaska) and Canada on a Honda 4 motorcycle.  He camped, never spending one night in a hotel.

Jerry & Marilyn married in 1971 and spent over 20 years sailing the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands and beyond.  Jerry raced in the Corinthian Yacht Club series.  His most memorable trip was crewing on a race from Cap town So. Africa to Rio De Janiero when he worked as a yacht rigger @ Nautical Enterprises.

Jerry loved life, nature and new adventures .  Among Jerry’s many other passions  were learning to fly a cropduster prop plane, skiing, hiking, motorcycling, camping and vacationing in the national parks.  Jerry also loved music & photography and was always taking pictures @ family events.

Jerry will be remembered by those who knew him as a ‘good guy’ who loved to make people laugh and tell corny jokes.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 38 yrs., Marilyn , his sister in-law Patricia Altwegg of Clive IA, brother-in-law Jim Ross, Earlham, IA: nephew Jim Altwegg Las Vegas NV and nieces Teri Albracht, Kansas City, KS; Julie Hancock, Yigo, Guam; Debra Bezanis, Chicago, Ill Jodie Sprague Helena Mt; and Mitzi Fleming, Bloomfield,  and 15 grand nieces and nephews.

Many thanks to Group Health Nephrology Clinic, especially Barbara Placek and Dr. Charney, and the hospice team for their support.  Also to the Puget Sound Kidney Center staff for their wonderful care for 7 years of dialysis.

An open house will be held @ the home of Marilyn Jennings Sunday June 14^th from 1-5 PM.  Family and friends are invited.

Remembrances are suggested to PAWS or Northwest Harvest.

Marilyn Nelson

Marilyn Nelson passed away at home peacefully Sunday May 24th after a long battle with Ovarian Cancer, which had gone into remission and then suddenly returned, she was 77. It was her wish to remain at home instead of going to a ‘Hospice’ facility and her Children honored that wish and all took care of her up until the end.
She was born Dec 17th 1931 in New York City, the only child of Harold and Rose Lock.  Marilyn was an extremely bright person. Her family would take annual summer vacations to Lake George in Upstate N.Y. where even as a toddler she would swim in an inner tube out to the middle of the lake.  Her Father Harold was an accountant for ‘Consolidated Edison’ power co. of N.Y. and her mother Rose, was a housewife, who later after Marilyn had grown, took jobs at many exclusive retail stores in New York.
Marilyn attended Edgewood College in Upstate N.Y in the late 1940’s and early 50’s. She later worked for “Life Magazine” in the mid 1950’s at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan before retiring to have a family. In 1953 she met Roland Nelson at a Republican party gathering and they were Married four years later in 1957 and had three sons, Bradford, Gregory and Kenneth Nelson. In late 1963 the family moved to Clyde Hill in Bellevue, Wa. and was followed out West in 1964 by her parents Harold and Rose who were now retired and missed their Grandchildren and only daughter.  Marilyn loved being a Mother and was alway’s active in her childrens school activities at the Parochial School they attended “Sacred Heart”, including Cub Scouts and other activities. In 1966 she was in charge of the ‘United Way’ campaign for all of King County, along with the help of her mother Rose.
Marilyn was always interested in learning and went back to school first in the early 1970’s to study nursing, then again in the early 1980’s to study “Legal Assisting” receiving an Associates Degree in this from ‘Edmonds Community College’ in 1984. In her later years, she was active in many Church activities at her Parish “Sacred Heart” including working with ‘Habitat for Humanity’ building affordable housing in Redmond, Wa. (she helped greatly organizing the lunchtime food preparation and delivery for all of the Volunteers and construction workers building the homes), as well as working with the ‘interfaith’ council and numerous Church Ministries. In 1987 her middle son Greg married Ann Marie Hill of Seattle and in 1993 her only Grandchild Daniel was born. She loved being a Grandma and alway’s enjoyed his accomplishments. She loved gardening, going for walks, and spending time with her family, as well as watching the news, and alway’s trying to learn  something new from various articles she would research. She is survived by her former husband Roland of Seattle, her son’s Bradford and Kenneth of Bellevue and Gregory of Seattle. She was bright and alert up until the end and her cheerful spirit will be missed by all who knew her.

 A Funeral Service for her will be held Friday June 12th at Sacred Heart Parish in Bellevue, Wa.

Eleanor Deardorf

Eleanor M. Deardorf passed away peacefully Friday morning May 29th, 2009 on Mercer Island.  Eleanor (Elly) was born September 3, 1925 in West Seattle, the second daughter of Robert and Elsie Bone.

Elly attended West Seattle High School and enjoyed reuniting with classmates over the years.  She was introduced to her true love Paul through her father and they were married in Seattle three months later – a marriage that would last 57 years and serve as a marvelous example to all who knew them.  Soon after being married, she and Paul moved to southern California where they began their family.  The family returned to the Seattle area in 1968, settling on the Eastside.  During the ‘90s she and Paul enjoyed spending winters in Desert Hot Springs, CA with friends from the Northwest.

Her life was characterized by commitment and service to God, family and friends.  She served in many capacities at Newport Covenant Church, the most notable being 20 years as coordinator of the women’s prayer chain.  She delighted in her husband, her boys and their families.  She made every family event special from picnics to birthdays to holidays.  Elly made deep and lasting friendships, always having time to listen and comfort others in need.  She touched many lives and was a blessing to all who knew her.

Elly is survived by her husband Paul, sister Virginia, sons Doug and wife Rachel (Dallas, TX) and Bob (Bellevue) and grandchildren Joel and Jessica (Norman, OK) and Nolan (Bellevue), nephew David Robbins (Fullerton, CA) and niece Joann Beecher (Mechanicsburg, PA).

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday June 13th at 2:00 at Newport Covenant Church, 12800 SE Coal Creek Pkwy Bellevue, WA 98006 .  A small service will also be held Sunday, June 14 at 2.00p.m. for the residence of Covenant Shores.

The family requests those wishing to recognize her passing to be with our Lord consider a gift to either the Gideon’s International @ www.gideons.org or Newport Covenant Church @  www.newportcov.org  in lieu of flowers.