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Betty passed peacefully at the end of her life's journey down Alzheimer's Lane.  Born 1933 to her parents Paul Jeramiah and Harriet Frances Ward in Ottumwa (The Land of Rippling Waters) Iowa. Preceded in death by her two younger brothers, Thomas and James P. Ward as well as her parents.  Betty is survived by her husband William, three Nephews, Thomas W. Cottrell and wife Chris of Bellevue, WA, Timothy L. Cottrell and wife Suone Cotner of Seattle,WA and David P....

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Vickie Sue Kotay, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend and maker of memories, passed away at the age of 66 on Monday, April 23, 2018, four months after being diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer affecting the bile duct. Vickie was born March 11, 1952 in Kansas City, Kansas. She is survived by her husband Miles, daughters Kerriann Gill and Lindsay Kotay, granddaughter Olivia Gill, son-in-law Jon Gill, and mother-in-law Catherine Shank, all of West Seattle;...

Margaret Louise Berthold peacefully passed away on April 2, 2018 at the age of 90 at The Kenney in West Seattle where she had resided since 2011. Her long life began November 8, 1927 in East Orange, NJ, where she was born to her mother Margaret Aimee Guy and father Walter Henry Berthold. When she was seven, Margaret Aimee passed away and she was then raised in the loving care of her Aunt Anne Guy and Uncle Ken Davis until her father married her stepmother—Ruth Riker....

  Mary was born in Tacoma Washington. She is the youngest of four children and the only girl. Her brothers are Harry, Michael (deceased) and James. Mary lived in San Francisco for part of her childhood. She was educated at Catholic School and was an excellent student. Mary was a librarian at a Catholic Elementary school and a public school teacher for decades. Mary’s skill as a teacher were very apparent. Her students benefitted from her excellent instruction...

Jennifer Lynn Graham, the bright light loved by so many, left this world on Thursday, March 22, 2018.   Jenny was born on April 26, 1972, the youngest child of Marilyn and Peter Graham. She grew up on Mercer Island, in Issaquah, and in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle. She was a Job’s Daughter, embracing her grandfather Calvin Behle’s Mason traditions, and, as with her older sister Beth, sang in the Seattle Girls’ Choir. After briefly...

  Arunmadav Somasundaram, son of Somasundaram Ramanathan and Vijaya Somasundaram and brother of Soundarya Somasundaram, was born on January 4, 1993 in Chennai, India and moved to Seattle, Washington in 1998. Arun passed away on March 20, 2018 and was ranked as Ensign on USS Scout in Port Naval Base San Diego on Pier 9 at this time.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington and commissioned into the U.S. Navy...

Esther went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the age of 100.  Esther was born November 14, 1917, in Tacoma Washington.  She grew up in Roy, Washington, the eldest of three children.  Her sister Alice was born 18 months later, and then brother Lawrence about 4 years later.  She grew up in a very loving family, with many extended family members living close by.  Except for one cousin and some nieces and nephews, she outlived them...