May 2006

Born January 19, 1922, in Nesselsdorf, Czechoslovakia, Walter Pauler passed away May 6, 2006, in Burien.

Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Karen, and one sister. A technical engineer, he loved to travel and enjoyed the company of many different people. He will be truly missed.

Margaret Opsata, 91, of Des Moines, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on April 30, 2006. She was born Feb. 24, 1915, in Valley City, N.D., to Elmer and Margaret Hindsley. She married Al Opsata on Feb. 25, 1938. They were married for 55 years.

Margaret and Al were partners in running the T B & M grocery stores and later, in retirement, their 29-acre ranch. She enjoyed gardening, stamp and coin collecting, baking and getting together with family. Margaret was considered the family “President,” and she was loved and respected by all who knew her.

Judy Duff, beloved friend, passed away Monday, May 1, after two years of living with cancer. Her journey concluded at home in the presence of her husband, Dave, and daughter, Deanna.

Judy’s life was filled with remarkable friends whom she adored and was blessed to have known. Her family appreciates the thoughts and prayers of all whom were inspired by Judy’s love and grace.

Born in 1918 in Silverton, Ore., Lloyd Cooley passed away peacefully on March 29 in Mt. Vernon.

He was a retired U.S. Navy and United Airlines captain, a former Highline School Board member and Washington State School Directors president, a college track star, and fisherman extraordinaire.

Lloyd was always more interesting than his accomplishments.

Marie was 40 years old. She was a graduate of Cleveland High School, University of Washington, Golden Gate Law School and was a member of Washington State Bar.

While at the University of Washington she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority.

Marie leaves behind her Mom, Lola; Brother, Eddie and family; Dad, Jim and family; Aunt Barbara and Burt Olson, cousins and Many, Many Friends. Memorial celebrations, Sunday, May 21, 2006, Tibbets UM Church, everyone welcome, West Seattle, 2 p.m., reception following. In lieu of flower, contributions s to favorite charity.

Larry was born May 18th, 1963 in Portland Oregon, passed away unexpectly of heart failure on the morning of May 19th, 2006. Larry was the oldest of five children and at times was more like a father than a brother. He graduated from St. Helens High school and then attended Oregon State University. He had a great love of computers and books and through these he was able to go places most of us only dream of. He was a big man with an even bigger heart and he world will be a smaller place with out him here.

Lloyd M. Myers 101, died on Vashon Island, Friday April 21, 2006. Lloyd was born May 23, 1904 in Calvin, North Dakota. In 1941, he married Ada Mae Parke from Devils Lake, North Dakota, and they moved to West Seattle. Lloyd worked for the Boeing Airplane Company until retirement in 1969. Lloyd continued to live in his West Seattle home after Ada died in 1994 until he moved to Vashon Island in 2004.

Anna Hansen Bendiksen. Born 9-28-1906 and died 4-21-2006. Beloved mother of Adele Styve, Grace Nash, Beverly LaVictoire, and Ben Alfred (who died in 1995). She is survived by 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben, in 1982. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends. Anna Hansen was born in South Bend, Wa where she met and married Ben Bendiksen in 1925. They moved to Ballard in 1941, where Anna spent the remainder of her life.

Don was born December 3, 1929 and died during surgery at Tacoma, Washington on May 3, 2006.

He was born to Frank and Alice (Pohlman) Casad in Natoma, Kansas moving to Steamboat Springs, Colorado when he was seven. While there, he spent eight years developing a joy for the outdoors.

In 1951 he married his sweetheart, Barbara, after meeting at Washington State University, and had three sons in the next five years.

Don was a talented man in many areas.