Our Obituaries
James Edward Budreau
January 15, 1946 - September 27, 2016
JAMES E. BUDREAU
James (Jim) Edward Budreau, 70 years old, of Renton, Washington, passed away on September 27, 2016 after a 3 year battle with lung and liver cancer.
Jim was born in Lafayette, Indiana on January 15, 1946. Jim lived in Reynolds but graduated in 1964 from North White High School in Monon, Indiana.
Jim worked as a Supervisor for Atlas Construction Specialities for over 20...
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David John Gabay
December 9, 1942 - September 26, 2016
David was born on December 9, 1942 and passed away on September 26, 2016. David was a resident of La Verne, CA.
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Perry Scot Wade
June 22, 1959 - September 26, 2016
Perry was a born on June 22, 1959 and passed away on September 26, 2016. Perry was a resident of Cathedral City, CA.
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Vivian Lavorini Toschi
December 27, 1916 - September 24, 2016
Vivian Lavorini Toschi
December 27,1916 – September 24, 2016
Entered peacefully into rest at Walnut Villa in Concord, California. Vivian was born in Occidental, California to the late Ralph Panelli and Angelina Cucci Panelli. Preceded in death by her first husband Mario Lavorini; by her parents; brothers David Panelli, Harry Panelli, Ralph Panelli, Eugene Vivarelli, and sisters Alice Panelli...
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Philip George Doyle
March 7, 1946 - September 24, 2016
Philip Doyle was born on 3/7/1946 and passed on 09/24/2016 at the age of 71. His "Going Home" service will be Saturday, October 1 at 3pm. The location is River of Life Lutheran Church, 2477 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, 97060. (The Safeway shopping mall on the corner of 242nd & Glisan) The church is located in the back (NE) corner of the mall. Seating and Parking are limited so we recommend...
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Esther Robertson
September 6, 1925 - September 23, 2016
Passed peacefully on Sept. 23rd in Tucson at age 91. Esther was born on 9/6/25 in Piscataway, NJ, the only child of Charles and Esther Riggert, and was blessed with many talents. She learned to fly airplanes while still in high school; was a WWII veteran, serving in the USN WAVES as an Aviation Machinist Mate at the Corpus Christi and Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Stations. On re-enlistment, Esther re...
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William Michael Royne
June 22, 1940 - September 23, 2016
Bill Royne, a.k.a. BooBoo, Papa, 76, passed away Friday September 23, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Bill passed away peacefully at his home in University Place.
He was one of 3 boys born to the late George and Katherine Royne and was beloved husband to Mary Royne for over 40 years. Bill will forever be remembered by his children Trina (Jeff) Koch, Todd Royne and Lisa (Darrell)...
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Francis Xavier Morse
September 28, 1924 - September 20, 2016
Francis X. Morse was born on September 24th in El Cerrito, California and lived all of his life as a native Californian. He served our country in the United States Army in the 504th Parachute Infantry from March of 1944 to January of 1946 where he proudly fought in the Rhineland Ardennes Campaign in Central Europe in 1945. During his time in the Army, he was awarded several medals including a...
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Stephen Vincent Fazio
August 5, 1957 - September 16, 2016
Stephen was born on August 5, 1957 and passed away on September 16, 2016. Stephen was a resident of Port Hueneme, CA.
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Robert Erwin Koellner
April 17, 1931 - September 11, 2016
Robert was born on April 17, 1931 and passed away on September 11, 2016. Robert was a resident of Anaheim Hills, CA.
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Susan Carolyn Brown
September 25, 1934 - September 3, 2016
On Saturday, September 3rd 2016, Susan C. Brown (Swartz) passed away peacefully to be with her Husband Quentin (Buzz) Brown (USAF Retired) and her family in Heaven. Susan was born in Dearborn Michigan on September 25th 1934 to Howard and Ruth Swartz.
Susan was a resident of Spokane Valley Washington since 1971 and was a long time salesperson for Avon and was a member of their Presidents...
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Wanda Miller
December 10, 1926 - August 31, 2016
Wanda was born in Plainville Kansas Dec 10, 1926 and passed August 31, 2016 at her home in Providence Point, Issaquah Washington. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Melvin Miller. Wanda is survived by her 4 children, Don Miller of Mississippi, Pamela Bain of Seattle, Bob Miller of Phoenix Arizona and John Miller of Kirkland Washington plus 8 grandchildren and 18 great...
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Sergio Duran
August 30, 2016
"The 'individual", a process rather than an entity, ever becoming one thing after another and never stopping to become any one of its transient aspects, is like Heraclitus' river into which you can never step a second time"
Ananda Coomaraswami
"The Mission from the moment we are born, the most important preoccupation we undertake, other than avoiding death itself, is an incessant search...
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Ardis Marian Ashton
August 24, 1921 - August 29, 2016
Ardis was born in Swedish Hospital in Seattle, WA, to Inez & Frank Odle of Bellevue, WA. She joined brothers Philip, Willard and Glen and soon welcomed a sister, Muriel. Ardis attended schools in Bellevue, graduating from high school in 1939. She enrolled in Seattle Pacific College, taking the 3 year teaching course. She enjoyed playing basketball in high school and college as a forward. In her...
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Barbara Lee Stretch
May 10, 1937 - August 29, 2016
Barbara Lee Stretch "Grandma Barb" passed away peacefully at home on August 29th from complications due to dementia.
Barb was born on May 10, 1937 in Butte, Montana to Margaret and Fred Giacomino. She grew up in Butte, and married her high school sweetheart, Edwin "Eddy" Stretch. They were known as the most beautiful couple in Butte. Barbara and Ed moved to Spokane in 1968 for work and to...
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Simon Saul Berger
September 2, 1919 - August 28, 2016
Simon was born on September 2, 1919 and passed away on August 28, 2016. Simon was a resident of Rancho Mirage, CA.
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Donald White
July 7, 1929 - August 28, 2016
Donald Buckley White, passed away at the age of 87 on August 28, 2016, at Sunrise of Wood Ranch, in Simi Valley, CA. Don was born on July 7, 1929 in Hollywood, CA to John and Elsie Kirkwood White. Donald grew up in Hollywood, CA and graduated from Hollywood High School, in 1945. After high school, he attended Los Angeles State College. In 1952, Don was drafted into the army and served in the...
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Hisaias Gonzales
October 30, 1946 - August 26, 2016
Hisaias Guzman Gonzales, born October 30, 1946, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the parents of Mauricio Gonzales and Petra Guzman, entered heaven on August 26, 2016. He was the sixth child of twelve children. In 1965 he served our country and enlisted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War era. He was honorably discharged from active duty in 1968 and served an additional four years in...
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Frederick Motta
February 18, 1929 - August 25, 2016
Frederick Motta, was born February 18th 1929, in Taunton Massachusetts to Manual Motta and Virginia (Vieira) Motta. He was 87 when he passed away Thursday, August 25th, 2016 in Carlsbad California after a long battle with cancer. Fred, a devoted Catholic, is now at peace with his Lord and Savior.
Fred worked as a grocery supervisor at Alpha Beta for over 35 years before retiring in 1994.
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Melvin "Nate" Olson
April 10, 1932 - August 25, 2016
It was in 1932, in Marshfield, Wisconsin that Reverend Carl and Dorothy Olson celebrated the birth of their 2nd of four sons. They named him Melvin Nathan. His family and friends knew him as "Nate". His early years were spent in Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota. As a young man he worked as a baker and served in the Merchant Marines, but his life journey would be more academic and...
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Justine Gladys Brewer
May 26, 1943 - August 23, 2016
Justine Gladys (Springstun) Brewer, born May 26, 1943, passed on from this life on August 23, 2016, after a heroic fight with cancer that lasted nearly 20 years. Her passion for life, enduring strength, tenacity and devotion was clear to everyone who knew her, but especially to those who loved her the most: her husband of nearly 54 years, Gerald Brewer and four children, Tim, Traci, Wendi and...
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Rigoberto Luna
June 10, 1953 - August 22, 2016
Rigoberto Luna was born on June 10, 1953 and passed away on August 22, 2016. Rigoberto was a resident of Los Angeles, CA.
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Emilia Lucille Davies
June 3, 1927 - August 22, 2016
Emilia Lucille Davies, after celebrating her 89th birthday on June 4, went Home Monday morning, August 22, 2016, to join her infant daughter, Bernadine Delores Garcia, and her granddaughter, Michel S Hoefling. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, David R Davies, daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and Ernest Spelger, great-grandchildren, Chelsea Michelle Spelger, Evan Spelger York, Bon...
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Philip James Greeley, SR
June 21, 1939 - August 21, 2016
COL.USAF (RET). Philip James Greeley SR. was born on 6/21/1939 in Fresno Cal passed away on 8/21/2016 after a brave battle with Cancer. He is survived by a son Philip Greeley Jr, and a Grandchild Sophia Greeley as well his Sister Janis Loney. He graduated from Merced High School in 1957. He graduated San Jose State with a B.S. In Mechanical Engineering with Distinction. He went on in the Air...
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Catherin JoAnn Redwine
March 7, 1952 - August 11, 2016
Catherin JoAnn Redwine
March 7th, 1952 – August 11th, 2016
Catherin JoAnn Redwine peacefully joined her angels and maker in heaven on August, 11th 2016, at her home of 24 years in Puyallup, Washington where she lived her entire life. At her request a Celebration of Life was held for her family and friends in her honor.
She was 64 years old and the first born of Jim and JoAnn Neeley on...
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Karen Alice Jorgensen
March 21, 1940 - August 8, 2016
Karen Alice Jorgensen was born in St. Paul, MN on March 21, 1940, the daughter of the late Raymond B. Hansegard and Fern M. Hansegard. As a child she loved to sing, dance, ice skate and go fishing. At age 12 she contracted poliomyelitis. She spent many months at a hospital in Minneapolis and was in an iron lung for part of that time. Her parents were called to the hospital one night because...
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Gloria K Smith
December 17, 1931 - August 6, 2016
Gloria was born in Birmingham, Alabama to Clarence and Kathryne Busenlehner, the oldest of their six children. She graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham. She then journeyed west with a friend, ending up in Southern California. She later met and married Clarence (Bud) M. Smith in San Diego, California. They raised three children; Linda (Elbert), Michael, and Daniel.
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Warren Thomas Munch
March 26, 1939 - August 5, 2016
Warren was born on 3/26/39 and passed away on 8/05/2016. Warren was a resident of Lincoln, CA.
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Carl Thomas English, Jr
December 15, 1949 - July 26, 2016
Carl was born on December 15, 1949 and passed away on July 26, 2016. Carl was a resident of San Leandro, CA.
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Alton Odell Whiting
September 29, 1933 - July 25, 2016
Alton was born on September 29, 1933 and passed away on July 25, 2016. Alton was a resident of Oakley, CA.
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Richard Lee Jones
August 30, 1932 - July 25, 2016
Richard Lee Jones passed on 7/25/2016 at his home after a long battle with COPD. Dick was born in Medford Oregon to Lester and Pearl Jones on August 30, 1932. He is survived by his wife Jessie of 59 years. Sons Steve and James, daughter Pamela. Surviving brothers, Lyle, Bill, Danny, Michael and sisters Judy Jones and Kathy Brasfield. He is also survived by his grandchildren, and numerous nieces...
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Dianne Shaffer Temple
November 2, 1944 - July 24, 2016
Dianne (Schaffer) Temple was born on 11/2/1944 and passed away on 7/24/2016
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David Gordon McClure, Jr
April 10, 1941 - July 23, 2016
David Gordon McClure Jr., 75, of Palm Desert, CA, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Gordon was born in Vancover, Washington on April 10, 1941.
Gordon graduated from Colton Union high School in 1959. After high school he attended Pasadena City College for two years and than served in the Marine Corps Recruit in San Diego, CA. Gordon was married to Linda M...
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Bessie Howard Johnson
October 12, 1929 - July 21, 2016
Bessie Johnson passed in Riverside on July 21, 2016
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Dorothy Marie Pete
July 11, 1928 - July 21, 2016
Our Mom, Dorothy, was born on July 11, 1928 and passed away on July 21, 2016 at the age of 88. Mom was a resident of Yuba City, CA. She is survived by her children, Duane Verhaege (Nancy), Dawn Silva (Al), Denise Hiatt (Norval), April Williamson (predeceased March 2011), Lisa Smith (Marke) and her grandchildren, Leanne Massock, Jeremi Silva, Jerrid Verhaege, Shawna Osborne, Joshua Wilhelm, Chad...
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Arthur Thomas Peacock
April 15, 1935 - July 17, 2016
Arthur Thomas (Tom) Peacock passed away in his home in Laguna Woods, CA on July 17th 2016 after a long battle with Parkinsons and Alzheimer's disease. Tom was born on April 15, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio to Arthur R. Peacock and Lena P. Jones Peacock. He graduated from Canal Winchester High School in 1952. Upon graduation, he joined the Navy where he served our country for 4 years. Tom spent the...
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Alberta Lilley
January 29, 1926 - July 12, 2016
Alberta Lilley was born on 1/29/1926 and passed on 7/12/2016.
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Paul William Vestal
May 21, 1930 - July 11, 2016
Paul was born on May 21, 1930 and passed away on July 11, 2016. Paul was a resident of Rancho Mirage, CA.
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Theodore J Morriss
November 25, 1932 - July 10, 2016
Theodore "Ted" Morriss passed away peacefully on July 10, 2016 in Seattle WA. at the age of 83. Preceded in death by his Grandparents Harlow and Ella Bailey and his Mother Violet Bailey and his Son John Morriss. Ted is survived by his children, Laurie Bushnell ( Ed Bushnell), Ted Morriss Jr, Jeffrey Morriss,Terry Morriss (Sheri), Tim Roberts, Sueann Barton. Numerous Grandchildren and Great-Grand...
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Joetta Sadie Thompson
May 21, 1937 - July 8, 2016
Joetta was born on May 21, 1937 and passed away on July 8, 2016. Joetta was a resident of Huntington Beach, CA.
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Su Jean Chen Wang
January 24, 1926 - July 7, 2016
My mother, Chen, Su-Jean was born in Fu-Jian Province, China 1926.
She was the eldest child from a big family with children of all ages. She started keeping the household and caring of her siblings at early age due to her mother's illness. Because of my grandfather's job, my mother lived in a few major cities in China that gave her the opportunity to be fluent in many Chinese dialects besides...
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Betty Jean Baldwin
April 1, 1935 - June 30, 2016
Betty Jean (Smith) Baldwin
Betty was born on April 1, 1935 to Bernice Elnora (Strange) Smith and Conrad Archie Smith in El Centro, CA. Surrounded by her family, she went to be with our Lord on June 30, 2016 at the age of 81.
Betty was raised in Merced and Atwater, CA. and graduated from Merced High School. She had 3 sisters (Hazel Atkins, Sally Stark, and Lola Estacio), and 1 brother ...
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Gerald Rex Cowles
February 5, 1938 - June 27, 2016
Gerald Rex Cowles, age 78, passed away on June 27th 2016 in Burien, Washington. Rex is survived by his Wife, Donna of Des Moines, and two children; Danna Malkuch and Colleen Woods. Rex and Donna have several loving Grandchildren; Tyler Malkuch, Morgan Larche, Mandy Schumacher, Jessica, Blake and Garrett Moran. He is preceded in death by his Sister, Rose and Brother Lee of Michigan.
Rex...
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Joseph Edward Buchanan
March 27, 1963 - June 25, 2016
Joseph was born on March 27, 1963 and passed away June 25, 2016. James was a resident of Yucaipa, CA.
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Patsy Ruth Larson
April 20, 1948 - June 24, 2016
Patsy was born on April 20, 1948 and passed away on June 24, 2016. Patsy was a resident of Brea, CA.
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Thomas James Burns
July 12, 1950 - June 19, 2016
"I look at the world
And I notice it's turning While my guitar gently weeps
(With) every mistake We must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps" --George Harrison
TOM BURNS
Tom Burns, a man of amazing intrigue, creativity, intelligence, talent, humor and above all, a wonderful...
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Donald George Murphy
February 12, 1932 - June 18, 2016
Donald Murphy was born on February 12, 1932 and passed on June 18, 2016.
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Deloris Miller Oakes
July 31, 1937 - June 16, 2016
Deloris Oakes (Miller) was born on July 31, 1937 and passed on June 16, 2016
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Corinne Pfeiffer Tuttle
December 19, 1919 - June 15, 2016
Corinne Pfeiffer Tuttle was born in 1919 in Clark, SD and died June 15, 2016 in Kent, WA. She came to Oregon with her parents Harry and Frances and her brother Kedric, when she was 5. She was a 70 year resident of the Fairview-Gresham area and active in many community organizations including Fairview & Reynolds PTA, 10 year 4-H District leader, Interlachen Board of Directors (who honored her a...
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Steven Parker
November 29, 1950 - June 14, 2016
Steve was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed adventuring through the back country in his Jeep Wrangler. Friends joined him every year for the annual Mud-in-Yer-Eye event in Hollister, as well as yearly treks through the Rubicon trail. Through the thick mud, snow, rocky trails, and byways, Steve was always the happiest outside.
As a child, Steve grew up in Cupertino, CA when the valley was...
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David Hong Pei He
March 10, 1921 - June 12, 2016
David Hong Pei He was born in China on 3/10/1921 and passed away in San Jose on 6/12/2016
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Philip H Ganter
October 10, 1946 - June 11, 2016
Phil was born in Rochester, NY to Evelyn and Joseph Ganter. The family moved to the Atlanta GA, area where he lived earlier years of his life. He joined the Navy in 1964, serving in the Vietnam war.. He spent a few years as a fireman in DeKalb County Ga, and attended Georgia Tech before moving to Washington state in the late 1970's.The majority of his career was as a boiler machinery inspector. ...
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