Obituaries

Feb 1, 2026

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Jan 31, 2026

James J. Mason was born on December 3, 1930, the son of Frank C. Mason and Julia Frances Burke Mason. He was raised in Lynbrook, Long Island, where he attended Catholic elementary school. After graduating from prep school, he received a B.A. from Villanova University in 1952, an LL.B. from St. John’s University School of Law in 1955, and an...

Jan 30, 2026

Jan 26, 2026

Jan 21, 2026

Walter Brooks Jr.

1941–2026

Walter Brooks Jr., 84, died at home in Federal Way, Washington, January 21, 2026. He was born April 21,1941, in Cumberland, Maryland.

He spent his first years in Philadelphia where his father worked and completed his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. The family then moved to the Los Angeles area where he had a large extended...

Jan 20, 2026

Jan 18, 2026

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather James Raymond Ramseth passed away peacefully on January 18th at the age of 85. James was born in Faribault, Minnesota and spent his early childhood days in Fargo, North Dakota before the family moved to Seattle in 1949. He started his education in a small one-room school in Fingal, ND, followed by elementary...

Jan 15, 2026

Jan 10, 2026

Louise Fay Levy

May 18, 1937 – January 10, 2026

Louise Fay Levy was born on May 18, 1937, in Portland, Oregon, to Robert and Anita Mermelstein. She lived a life rooted in love, creativity, and deep appreciation for both people and the world around her.

Louise was many things to many people — a devoted wife, loving daughter and sister, cherished mother,...

Jan 9, 2026

Michael (Mike) Dudley O’Connor, 82 years, of Puyallup, Washington, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, in Tacoma, Washington after an extended battle with cancer.

Born on December 28, 1943 in Kermit, Texas to Marjory Hazel Montgomery and Bert O’Connor. His family lived in numerous places and Mike held several interesting jobs before graduating from Clarkston High School, WA. After high-school,...

Jan 7, 2026

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Dec 27, 2025

Jane Anne Allen, 89, of University Place, Washington, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 27, 2025 in University Place, WA after a very brief illness. She was born on July 26, 1936 in Mitchell, SD and is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Margaret Mary Smith, and her sister, Margaret Mary Brosnan Wilkerson. She grew up...

Dec 25, 2025

Dec 22, 2025

James (Jim) Radford Wright, of Federal Way, Washington, passed away, surrounded by loving family and music, at 12:45pm on December 22, 2025. A memorial service will take place at Brookdale Foundation House on January 17, 2026, from 1-3 PM.

Jim was born in Denver, CO to Carroll Samuel Wright and Emily Woodard (Radford) Wright on July 7, 1946. He had one...

Dec 18, 2025

Dona Cheryl Weber

                                                                May 16, 1938 – December 18, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dona Cheryl Weber, age 87, on December 18, 2025,...

Dec 18, 2025