Obituaries

Our favorite free spirited West Seattle resident passed away in September.

Everyone who knew Gert loved and admired her unique personality and vibrant active lifestyle. She had a great sense of adventure, traveling to the southwest, Idaho and especially Montana, where she would find the perfect campsite and swimming hole. Also our family made many trips to her mother and stepfather's lakeside cabin in Minnesota, which included a sauna. She was so proud of her Finnish heritage.

Arnold

Donald Richard (Dick) Arnold of Burien died peacefully Sept. 24, 2007, after a courageous and hopeful battle with cancer.

His final resting place on this earth will be at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, where he will be buried with the honors due him as a career Marine Corps veteran who served in Korea as well as two tours of duty in Vietnam.

His Marine Corps career included a two-year stint as Drill Sergeant at Camp Pendleton, as well as recruiting officer in Binghamton, N.Y. A second career followed in mail handling for the U.S.

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Brigitte Sieglinde (Schﾚn) Bates, age 58, of Arlington passed away on September 28, 2007, at Swedish Medical Center. Born February 17, 1949, in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, Brigitte moved with her family to Quebec, Canada, in 1955 and then to Chicago Heights, Ill., in 1957. After 10 years in Chicago, most of her family then moved to Renton where she graduated from Renton High School in 1969.

On June 27th 1970 she married the love of her live, Al 'Tiger' Bates in Seattle.

Sheila Joy Norton, born in Grandview, Wash., August 7, 1932, passed peacefully in Des Moines on September 27, 2007.

She is survived by her children, Joy (Butch), Paul, Valerie (Steve), Tina (George) and Lisa (Dominic); 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pearl and Pauline; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by the love of her life of 51 years, James Daniel, in 2003.

She retired from the Post Office in 1992.

Sylvia Lindeman passed away May 16, 2007.

Sylvia was born in Sweden in 1917 and immigrated to Chehalis in 1930. In 1940 she married Alvin Lindeman. They moved to Bremerton where Alvin worked in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard during and after World War II. Sylvia applied her artistic talents hand-coloring black-and-white photographs at a local photo studio.

Sylvia and Alvin lived in Tacoma for 30 years. After retirement they lived at Treasure Island (in Mason County) and in Federal Way.

Sylvia is survived by her son, Terry, and her grandson Jon.

Died peacefully at home on September 17th at age 86.

She was born in Helena, Montana to Alma and Paul Immel. Her family moved to West Seattle when she was ten. She graduated from West Seattle High School, and attended Cornish, and Edison Vocational Schools.

Ruth and Ware Lantz were married in 1943. They settled in West Seattle, where they raised their children and participated in the life of the Fauntleroy neighborhood.

Ruth continued to develop and to practice her artwork with woodcarving, serigraphy, watercolor and sumi painting.

Age 83 passed away Monday evening, September 24th, from brain injuries sustained during a fall one month ago. Dorothy was a West Seattle resident for 55 years. She taught business education at West Seattle High School from 1962 until her retirement in 1988.

Raised in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Dorothy (Angerman) graduated from Oregon State University in 1946. She married her high school sweetheart, Lee Kilburg, in 1947. They moved to West Seattle in 1952, where Lee worked as a local pharmacist. Their son Steve was born in 1953.

Born in Seattle to Ruby Wilson and Richard Landreth. Raised by Bill and Ellen Jones in Seattle/White Center. The first of four generations to attend W.S.H.S. graduated 1927.

Ruby is survived by four children; Diana Boling, Spokane, Jerry Fisher, Fairbanks AL, Dixie Lynch, Seattle, and Judy Harrington, Huntington Beach CA; 12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

She retired as a secretary from Smith-Berger Company. Enjoyed time with her family, W.S. Eagles, W.S. rock club, arts and crafts, sewing, animals, and dancing.

Elsie Vauna Shuck passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning September 25, 2007, from a courageous fight from Cancer.

She was born Elsie Vauna Mullvain in Minot, N.D., the youngest daughter of Fern and Francis Mullvain. At the age of 16, after her father's passing, she and her mother moved to Seattle where she graduated from Garfield High School in 1945. She married Elliot Cecil Shuck May 1, 1949, and together they built a wonderful life in the Seattle area, where they raised five loving daughters.

Charles Schramm, our loving husband, father and son, died in the comforting presence of his family and friends on September 15, 2007, following a brief, nasty and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.

Chuck was born on June 3, 1953, in Madison, South Dakota, to Howard and Gertrude Schramm. Chuck and Mary met in 1974, and they married in 1981, which began a wonderful journey. The highlight was the birth of their son, Spencer, in 1992.