Rosemarie was born February 20, 1926, in Pasco to Charles and Mary Lee Hubert. She died February 22, 2007, in Seattle at the age of 81.
She graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1944 and attended Washington State College for two years. She married Loren Whitehouse in 1947. They moved to Seattle in 1955 and lived in Burien for 52 years.
Rosemarie is survived by her husband of 60 years, Loren L.
September 21, 1911-
February 22, 2007
Betty lived in Seattle most of her life. Her husband, Gerald W. Perry, passed away in 1951.
She was a loving mother to her daughter, Jean Snyder, and her grandchildren, Jerry, Mike, Julie, Ron, Jenny and Marie, and also her step-grandchildren Ellen, Peggy, Wes and Wayne. She also has "many" grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who have all been blessed by Betty's loving ways.
Her faithful daily prayers for her family and friends will never be forgotten.
October 14, 1922-
January 30, 2007
Ruth Lied, 84, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Vashon Island on Tuesday, January 30. Her husband, Alf, preceded her in death by eight years to the month.
Born in Norway on October 14, 1922, she worked as a teacher in Oslo until coming to the U.S. after the war in 1947 to join her soon-to-be husband.
Sharon Lee Ashby, 59, a resident of Hoodsport, Wash., died February 19, 2007, in Sumner. She was born on April 17, 1947, in Seattle and was raised in West Seattle. Sharon worked for the Ford Motor Company for 26 years until her recent retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Ashby, and son Richard Herbert.
_Alfred F. Byrne passed away on February 12, 2007. Alfred (Al) was born December 9, 1921, on a farm near Grangeville, Idaho. He graduated from Grangeville High School in 1939 and farmed with his father until August 1942 when he was inducted into the Army and assigned to the Air Force. He served in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and aerial engineer.
Michael David Cofield (Mike), age 52, passed away Feb. 22, 2007. Mike died peacefully from a very short fight with cancer. Memorial Services were held in Bakersfield, Calif., on Feb 24.
Mike graduated from Mt. Rainier High School, class of 1973. He was a good student but classmates would remember him most for sports. He played varsity football and earned statewide championships in the shot-put, discus and javelin throwing.
Mike lived most of his adult years in Kent and Shelton, Washington, raising his three great boys, Bjorn (25), Kyle (23) and Leif (19) Cofield.
Donna Lee Hagstrom, 62, died peacefully in her home on February 21, 2007, following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born December 9, 1944, and graduated from Battle Ground High School in 1964. She married James Andersen in 1963 and they raised their two daughters in Seattle. In 1973 she married Carl J. Hagstrom; they made their home in Burien for 32 years. She worked as a bookkeeper, retiring from Abrasives NW in 2003.
Donna is survived by her husband, Carl J.
Margaret M. Mosley, age 86, died peacefully Feb. 14, 2007.
She was born and raised in North Dakota and received a degree in nursing from St. Joseph's School of Nursing in 1942. In 1945 she moved to Seattle where she met her husband, Warren. Margaret was a nurse at Swedish Hospital for 50 years in the nursery and mother/baby units.
Margaret is remembered by her family as a woman of great faith, always giving and very positive who loved to be around family and friends. She was active at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish.
Matthew E. Soller passed away on February 7, 2007 at the age of 80.
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Matt grew up in both Michigan and Pittsburgh, PA until he joined the Navy at the age of 19.
Alfred G. Smith of Shelton, Wash., passed away peacefully on February 10, 2007. While Al has passed, his sense of humor and charisma will continue to live large.
Al was born in Pueblo, Colorado, on May 7, 1925. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Kay; son Steve of Shelton; daughters Terri VanVleck of SeaTac, Candy Fitzpatrick (Roger) of Port Orchard, and Pam Whitworth (Mark) of North Vancouver, B.C.; six grandchildren, Sean and Marcus VanVleck, Gillian and Jaclyn Fitzpatrick, and Sam and Max Whitworth; and one great-granddaughter, Halley VanVleck.
