Obituaries

R. Stan Seymour, born in Seattle on Dec. 6, 1916, passed away in Gig Harbor on Dec. 11, 2007. Miriam, his wife of 65 years, preceded him in death in July of 2007. Family members include his son Ric Seymour, daughter Lucinda Wingard, and son-in-law Joel Wingard, all of Gig Harbor. Stan's five grandchildren are Tyler, Gabriel, Adiza, Joshua, and Adam.

Stan earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

West Seattle native Stephen Hill, 47, died from natural causes Nov. 16 at his home in the Boston suburb of West Borough, Massachusetts where he'd resided for the past several years.

Born April 21, 1960, Mr. Hill grew up in West Seattle. He attended Jefferson Elementary and James Madison Jr. High before graduating from West Seattle High School in 1978.

Lois Mae Baulig

Lois Mae Baulig was born on February 14, 1930 in Aberdeen, Wash. and passed away on December 10, 2007 in Des Moines, WA. She is survived by her husband Gerald "Jerry" Baulig, son Tom Baulig, daughter Jane Keniston and mother Emma Hubert. She will be laid to rest at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA. Please send memorial donations to WA Humane Society and the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

Stephen Hill

West Seattle native Stephen Hill, 47, died from natural causes Nov.

Lois Mae Baulig was born on February 14, 1930, in Aberdeen, and passed away on December 10, 2007, in Des Moines.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Baulig, son Tom Baulig, daughter Jane Kenniston and mother Emma Hubert.

She will be laid to rest at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Please send memorial donations to the Washington Humane Society and the National Osteoporosis Foundation

Michael was born to Jack and Paulette O'Brian on June 16, 1926, in the tranquil town of Roundup in his beloved state of Montana. Mike quietly and peacefully left this world in the arms of his loving family on December 6, 2007, at the age of 81.

Mike was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather respected for his generosity, caring and genuine friendship he extended to all.

Helen left us to be with the Lord on November 29, 2007. Her passing was peaceful and she had been watched over by her family, friends and the caring staff at Wesley Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, and son Mike. Helen is survived by her sister Thelma, son Bob, grandchildren Scott, Joe, Stephanie, Mike and Grant and five great-grandchildren.

Helen's family moved from Colorado to Washington where they eventually decided on the city of Des Moines to be their permanent home. Here she resided for over 50 years.

Owen David Simmerer was born in Seattle on November 1, 1948, to Fred and Phyllis Simmerer. He was raised in Renton as the third of nine children. Education was important to Owen, who received his AA from Peninsula College in 1988 and his Bachelors in Elementary Education from Western Washington University in 1992. In 2005 he received his Masters in Education from Central Washington University; he graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Owen was a dynamic and interesting man with an incredible sense of humor.

Passed away Dec. 10, 2007 at age 69. A Burien resident since 1967, born July 12, 1938, in Lewiston, Idaho. Graduated Asotin High School in 1956 and Eastern Washington State College in 1960. Taught elementary school at Edmonds, American Military Schools in Japan and Germany, and then many happy years in Burien until retirement in 1992.

She was preceded in death by father, Clair Wamsley, and mother, Wilma Ausman Wamsley. Survived by sisters Susan Wamsley and Rachel Mattice and brother Ron Wamsley and many nieces and nephews.

Barbara Anne Stedman, age 71 passed away peacefully on November 28, 2007 in Federal Way.

A veteran of twenty years with the Boeing Company, Barbara is survived by her daughters Julie K. Stedman and Kirsten A. Nelson (Scott); granddaughter, Marjana Nelson; brothers, Dr. William Jerome (Diane) and Dr. Jerome T. Jerome II (Sally) and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald K.

Born to George and Pretoria Baskett on December 18, 1922 in Seattle, Washington and passed away December 2, 2007 two weeks short of his 85th birthday. He grew up in West Seattle attending Lafayette, Madison and then graduating from West Seattle High School in 1941. After high school he was employed at Boeing for two years before joining the US Air Force where he flew with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England during World War II. After his military service Larry attended Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1951.