DeLora Marie Willis, longtime Ballard resident, died Sept. 27 in Springfield, Ore., of age-related causes at age 98. She was born Mar. 10, 1908, in Halfway, Ore., to Henry and Anna Koger Anson. She married Glenn Willis on Nov. 13, 1928 in Okanogan and moved to the Ballard-Crown Hill area in the 1940s.
1911-2006
She was my grandmother and she gave me my dad. She taught me there are many ways to love others and myself. She taught me to be a lady when it counted and dressing to the nine's would always be "in." She showed me when someone is funny to laugh out loud until you cried. She taught me to be observant and look beyond the obvious. With my grandmother, taking a chance always paid off and "bingo" was a word we should shout everyday. She would dress up in costumes to make her friends laugh and these events were not saved for just Halloween.
Darlene J. Simpson, born December 2, 1941 in Yankton, South Dakota passed away September 27, 2006 in Burien, Washington. Darlene is survived by her husband of 46 years, Bob and her children Karen, Bobby Jr., Chuck, Brenda, Tom and Steve. She will be missed by her eighteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, along with her brothers Darwin, Dakota and Duane. Darlene spent her life taking care of her many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were her whole world.
My mother passed away peacefully this morning (9/27/2006) around 8:30am at the Odyssey Health Care Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will be cremated in Las Vegas and her remains will be sent to Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle, Washington where she will join my father. She was a loving and caring mother and lived a long and productive life. Martha will be fondly remembered by all her family and may friends.
Martha McKenzie born June 11, 1914 in Seattle, Washington and passed away September 27, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dorothy Mae Bostian passed away on September 8, 2006, at home with her daughters at her side after a short but courageous battle with lung cancer.
Born in 1926 in Minot, North Dakota, she moved to Seattle with her family in 1936.
Dorothy worked as a civilian for the Navy from 1944 to 1952. She took time off to raise two daughters with her husband, Ken.
Marian S. Hart, 92, died peacefully in Leavenworth, Wash., at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Peter Fallert, on Sept. 30, 2006.
During her time with Nancy and Peter, she enjoyed sitting out on their deck listening to the birds and looking out over the meadow. Marian enjoyed the family pets, which included her beloved Molly and Tabby, who would often have the antics of a cat to watch or a dog close by to pet.
Betsy Steele, Marian's caregiver while in Leavenworth, was a blessing to all of us.
Darlene J. Simpson, born Dec. 2, 1941, in Yankton, South Dakota, passed away Sept. 27, 2006, in Burien.
Darlene is survived by her husband of 46 years, Bob, and her children Karen, Bobby Jr., Chuck, Brenda, Tom and Steve. She will be missed by her 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, along with her brothers Darwin, Dakota and Duane.
Darlene spent her life taking care of her many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were her whole world.
August 27, 1923-September 30, 2006
Robert E. Thomasson was born and raised in Olympia. He served in the Army during World War II.
Robert is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Lillian Virginia; son Scott
and wife Pat; grandson Brian All of Des Moines; and granddaughter Amy and husband Kent Thompson of Burien.
He was preceded in death by his son Roger.
Bob and Ginny lived in Des Moines for 30 years and Burien for 19 years. He graduated from the University of Washington and completed two master's degrees at Seattle University.
Frank Harry West died Oct. 1, 2006, in Auburn, Wash. Frank was born January 3, 1928, in Worcester, Mass., to Joseph and Grace Beadell West. He was raised in Easton, Pa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in both World War II and the Korean War. He has lived in Seattle since 1951.
Well, the time has come for us to say, "We send you with love, Jack Miller."
He died suddenly at home from a heart attack on September 22, 2006, at the gracious age of 78. Survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Joan Miller. Together they built a family-- so lovingly, that the family stayed together in Davis for the past 40 years.
Jack was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from West Seattle High School. After spending two years in the US Army he returned to Seattle and completed training as an electrician and married his high school sweetheart.
