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.

George Uchida, 85, passed away on May 27, 2009.  

Geroge Uchida

He owned and operated an apartment house in downtown Seattle where he handled all the carpentry, plumbing, heating, painting, electrical and flooring jobs.  He spent many years working at Tsubota Steel and Pipe Company. 

A man of many talents, George had a one-man show of his photography at the Seattle Worlds’ Fair.  He loved the outdoors, from mountain climbing, to hiking and in his later years, gardening.

George was preceded in death by his wife,

Kimie, his parents, brother Jack Uchida, and sister Kinu Tsubota.  He is survived by his son, Jay Uchida (Fran); daughter, Robin Lange (Dave); grandchildren Karim (Alice); Hilary (Shane); Whitney (Walker); Griffin (Jordan); Brady and Kimie and three great-grandchildren Ella, Delaney and Jack, and many other family and friends.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to support Camp Sheppard of the Boy Scouts of America:

Max Eckenburg Trust
821 Laurel Way
Edmonds, WA  98020

Jean Zweibel

Jean (Betty) McDonald Zwiebel, a  granddaughter of Seattle pioneers, was born in Seattle on August 29, 1916 and passed away on May 3, 2009 at age 92 surrounded by her loving family.

Jean’s grandfather helped rebuild Seattle after his arrival the day after the Seattle fire in 1899.  Jean attended Queen Anne High School and graduated from the University of Washington in 1936, where she was a Kappa Alpha Theta sorority member, gaining many lifelong friends.

Jean was always active in outdoor activities from an early age.   She learned to figure skate when she was in high school and choreographed and danced with her ice skating partner for many years in local skating shows.   She was also an avid skier and hiker, enjoying both Mount Rainier and Mount Baker.  She and friends used to hike up to Mount Rainier’s Paradise Inn often,  where she had a cabin nearby.  They would often have to tunnel in to it as there was so much snow.  Then they would ski down to Narada Falls and hike back up on skins.    She also used  to row from the Seward Park area to a little family cabin on the banks of wooded Mercer Island for short vacations.  She married the love of her life, Gordon in 1940 after he set out to capture her heart by building a sailboat and becoming a charter member of Seattle Yacht Club.  They enjoyed many years sailing the San Juans and intercoastal waters up North and on the Mediterranean aboard the Alotola.  They loved to travel the world, and entertain family and their many friends with their films and stories.    They passed on their love of skiing and boating to their children with family ski trips and by spending summers on the water at their Indianola cabin and later Whidbey Island.  She and Gordie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Sun Valley together with all their family.  He passed away shortly after their 61st in 2001.

Mom and Dad at Taj Mahal

Mom on Sailboat 1942

After Gordon’s death, Jean continued to live in Redmond’s Emerald Heights Retirement community where they had lived after they sold their Windermere home in 1994. She continued to play golf in her mid-80’s at Broadmoor, and enjoy the family beach place she and Gordon built on Whidbey Island.  She was active for many years in her Children’s Orthopedic Guild (Charles B. Ford), her Theta sorority, Bridge Club, Garden Club, Women’s University Club, Ancient Skiers and the U of W. Alumni Club.

Jean’s family was very dear to her and she will be sorely missed.  She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon in 2001 and her son Richard in 1996. She is survived by two sons Donald and wife Marylynne, Robert and wife Sharon Nichols and daughter Susan and husband Joe Wishcamper, seven grandchildren: Jennifer Zwiebel-Henninger and husband Erich, Robert and wife Lydia, Brian and wife Rebecca, Andrew and wife Katie, and Kelsey and Stephanie Zwiebel, and Jonathan Wishcamper.  She has 3 great-grandchildren Camaryn & Griffin Zwiebel-Henninger (Jennifer), Madeleine  Zwiebel  (Brian), and another on the way(Andrew ).  She also leaves her cousin Margaret Pontius who currently lives in Tennessee.

At her request, a private family service will be held.  Remembrances may be made to: Children’s Hospital Foundation, PO Box 50020/S200, Seattle, WA 98145-5020 or to Evergreen Hospice,c/o Evergreen Healthcare Foundation,  12040 NE 128th St., MS#5,  Kirkland, WA  98034-3013

John Edwards

John Edwards passed on April 28, 2009 after a massive heart attack.  Lynda, his wife of 25 years, and his beloved dog Sandy, invite you to a celebration of John’s life to be held May 30th, 4:00 – about 7:00 p.m. at the home of Phil and Pat Anderson.  Directions are below.  A light buffet will be served.

Please bring any photographs and memorabilia you may wish to share. There will be time for stories and memories of Rusty John’s life.   We hope you will join us.

Please forward this e-mail to others who you feel may wish to join in this celebration of John’s life. 

Directions:

305 122nd Place N.E, Bellevue, WA 98005     425-451-0549
East on NE Eighth (past the Alano club), South on 124th to 3rd Place.  West on 3rd Place (you can only turn one direction) to the end of the street.  305 is the end townhouse on the West side of 122nd Place – directly at the end of 3rd Place.

Gordon F. Peak

October 19, 1922  –  April 27, 2009

Gordon Peak

Gordon was born in Portland Oregon.  His parents divorced when he was very young, and he grew up near Woodland Park in Seattle, where his mother owned and operated a beauty shop.

He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941, and soon after enjoyed a dangerous and adventurous job as a deck hand on boats that traveled the Alaska coast, supplyinig necessities to native villages.

In 1942 he joined the US Army Signal Corps, Alaska Communications System, assigned to the Alean Highway project.  He was honorably discharged in 1946.

After WWII Gordon built and sold several homes in Seattle’s north end.  Later he began a long career as a finish carpenter, well known for his fine work.  He detailed offices in many of Seattle’s high rise office buildings, and was in-house carpenter for Frederick and Nelson, and later the Bon Marche for many years.  His crowning glory was the elaborate wine cellar he constructed for prominent Seattle businessman, Thomas Gleed.

Gordon was well-known for his sense of humor, love of salmon fishing, no matter what the weather, and his readiness to give a helping hand wherever needed.  He always fished with “Finnish Herring”, a nod to his half Finnish heritage.

He leaves his wife Marilynn, son, Randall (Patty) Peak, daughter Alana (Rick) Rich, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Gordon wants no services.

Craig Bruce Claar (Huckleberry), age 60, passed away on April 24, 2009.

Craig Bruce Claar

He was born August 23, 1948 in San Diego, California.  The son of George Claar and Maggie Quinby Claar, both deceased.  Craig graduated from Felix High School in 1966. He lived his youth in San Diego and most of his adult life in Spokane, Washington.

He enlisted in the US Navy at eighteen and spent four years in Vietnam as a BT Boilerman, who was in charge of 100 other young men.  After the Navy, he worked at Washington Water Power as a Steam Engineer for thirteen years.  During his duration at WWP, he owned/operated Country Auto Rebuilders.  Soon after WWP, Craig moved onto sales as a Snap-On Tools Dealer.  Craig spent the last 15 years of his life as a General Contractor in Washington.

He was passionate about life, family & friends.  Craig was known for his happy personality, honesty and integrity.  Craig’s trademark was his Huckleberry handshake, and his motto when asked how he was,

                   “Happy, healthy, mean, rotten, ornery, and ugly.”

Craig was gifted with the creative ability to play music “by ear”, draw, build and create anything he wanted.  Motorcycles were his life.  He loved to ride, whether it was dirt or street, curvy or straight, coast to coast.  Craig’s love of fast cars allowed him to appreciate the symphony of a well built and finely tuned engine.

Craig is survived by Janet, wife of twenty-five years, children, Jade Claar, Dawn Gregg, Kelly Claar and Jason Claar;  eight grandchildren, his siblings, Connie Flagg, Judy Perez and Todd Claar.

Craig was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Paul Claar, 1988.

Craig will be interned,  with full Military Honors, in the Spokane National Cemetery in June 2010, when the cemetery is completed.

Esther Pearson

ESTHER PEARSON

Esther Pearson passed away on April 21, 2009 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  She was born in La Conner, WA on May 2, 1919, the youngest of five children, to Swedish immigrant parents Carl and Agnes Hultman, and grew up with a love of gardening.  After attending WSU, she settled in Seattle and worked in the Dorothy Neighbors Department at the Seattle Times.  In 1942 she married Arnold C. Pearson, a Boeing aeronautical engineer and accomplished photographer.  She established her own landscape design business and won acclaim with her work, which featured native plant material that highly complemented the best of Pacific Northwest modern architecture.  Always a passionate learner and doer, she continued to take classes at the UW and SCC in art, history and creative writing.  In 1980 she combined her interest in immigrant history and love of travel with Arnold’s stunning photography and the two of them co-authored Early Churches of Washington State, published by University of Washington Press.     

During their 56 year loving marriage Esther and Arnold had two children, Carl and Sina, grandchildren Carin, Eric and Matthew and great-granddaughter Elena.   She is also survived by her nieces, Robin Bajus and Joanne Long; nephews Carl and Wendell Hultman and Jim Hallead; and numerous grand nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by Arnold in 1999, and her brothers Norman, Paul and George Hultman and sister Louise Bettner.   

Esther loved to travel with Arnold and found in every trip to Europe, Japan, New York or throughout the Pacific Northwest a way to reconnect with family, meet new people and establish lifelong friendships.  She welcomed all to her comforting home and lush garden.  She also made time to volunteer at the Seattle Art Museum and at the University Unitarian Church.  Her stunning chancel arrangements for UUC were legendary. 

Esther’s talents and generosity were immeasurable.  Along with Arnold, she lived a life filled with art, photography, music, great food and gardening, and more than anything, love of family and friends.  She will serve as an inspiration to all that knew and loved her.

A memorial service and celebration of Esther’s life will be held on June 27, 2009 11AM at University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle 98115.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, Alzheimer’s Association, or Evergreen Hospice, or to a charity of choice.

Friends are encouraged to share memories in the family’s online guestbook below.

THEODORE HAROLD SCRIVANICH

Ted was born May 24, 1929 in Brookfield, WA. to Mateo Scrivanich and Zena Tarabochia.  He passed away April 9, 2009 in Edmonds, WA.  He was the youngest of six children, a sister dying in infancy.  In 1930 his family moved to Seattle.

He joined the Marine Corps in 1946.  In 1952 he married Beverley J. O’Neal and together they had three children, Janet (Bob) Miller, Teresa Costle, and Paul (Olivia) Scrivanich.  He always wanted to be a fireman and had many friends at the station off of Dravus St. on Queen Anne who mentored him.  He gave up that dream to care for his family and became a warehouseman working for Eyres Transfer and eventually working at the Safeway Distribution Center in the meat department.  In 1990 he had a brain aneurysm and was disabled.

He loved camping and showed us where Brookfield used to be on the Columbia River.  He loved picking wild blackberries and blueberries.  He helped Janet and Terry pick berries to sell so we could go to the summer District Assemblies.  We also spent countless hours fishing, though we rarely caught anything.  His biggest catch was an octopus that grabbed hold of the boat he and George Knierim were in.  Ted also loved baseball.  His cousins always talked about how they would play down in Interbay.  He was a big fan of the Seattle Pilots and later of the Seattle Mariners.  He often took the grandkids to games, loading up on candy and snacks before they went.  Later, as he lay in a coma at Harborview we would turn on the Mariner games so that he could hear them.  When he came home, Bev, Janet and Bob started taking him to the games and also became fans of the Mariners.  Even as he became bed-ridden, he always watched the games and we could always tell how he thought they were playing by the noises he made.

Ted loved his family and his grandchildren, Gretchen (Dave) Wailes, Cynthia, Garrett and Ashley Miller.  He saw his family expand with the addition of three great-grandchildren, Madison Maez, Jacob and Savanna Wailes.  He was predeceased in death by his parents, his brothers Tony, Joe, and Mike and his sister Catherine.  Several nieces and nephews survive. 

He will be greatly missed, but we know that he now sleeps in death awaiting the resurrection on a peaceful new earth.  We will miss you dad and we’ll do our best to look after mom who gave so much of herself caring for you.

Private burial was held at Tahoma National Cemetery.  A memorial will be held at 2:00 pm., Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Aurora Village Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses  2960 NE 200^th.,  Shoreline,Wa.