Obituaries

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Rodney (Mike) Earnest came to Alki Point in 1927 when he was five years old. He grew up with a love of the winds, the tides and sailing. He and neighbor boys built and raced sailboats, learning skills that influenced their lives.

Mike bid a final farewell to Alki on Wednesday, August 1st.

He is survived by his wife Natalie (Penny); his three children Conrad, Matthew, and Greta; and two grandchildren, Miles and Clara.

Penny and Mike spent 40 years in Woodstock, New York where they raised their family in the Catskill Mountains.

Royal passed away in the comfort of his home on September 6th, just short of his 83rd birthday. Royal was born on Oct. 22nd, 1924 in Seattle and spent his entire life as a West Seattle resident. "Pop" fondly remembered attending Alki Elementary, Madison Jr. High and was a proud West Seattle HS Indian.

Royal enjoyed a long career as one of Seattle's leading commercial photographers. After high school graduation, he began as a staff photographer for The Seattle Times.

Emma Aletha Kauzlarich passed away on September 9 at the age of 101.

She was born in Canton, S.D., in 1906. She is survived by one son (Robert Sarver), a daughter-in-law (Sandy Sarver) and 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

"Don't grieve for me now I'm free. I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard His Call; I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day; to laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way; I've found that peace at close of day.

Al passed away September 2 after a very short battle of metastasized colon cancer. Al was born in Cle Elum, Washington, on December 31, 1919, to Mary Sciacero and Dominic Martin Pricco.

Al is survived by his sister Esther Schaute, and was preceded in death by his brother Atillio Pricco (10/21/93). His first wife, Margaret (Peggy) Parsons, preceded him in death 2/21/07. Their children are son Martin Pricco (Heidi) Parsons and daughter Diedre Pricco Parsons. Their grandchildren are Martin Parsons, Quentin Parsons and Angela Parsons.

Age 72, died peacefully at home in Palm Springs, Calif. on Monday, August 20, 2007. He was a generous, loving man who dedicated much of his life to those less fortunate. A graduate of Seattle's Lincoln High School, he is fondly remembered as a counselor at Santa Barbara City College and as the Executive Director of the Ballard Food Bank.

He is deeply missed by his sister, Sonya Relei of Seattle, Wash.; his brothers Michael Shupe of Anchorage, Ala. and Jerry Thorpe of Texas; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

After a nine month battle with lung cancer, Rod passed away at home on 8/25/07 - at age 63. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years Gwen, their son Dean and his wife Ann; daughter Deana and her husband Jeff Falk; sister Betty Lou and husband Stu O'Donnell; brother Randy and his wife Linda; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceeded in death by his parents Orrin and Lucille Dahley, and sister Barbara Anderson.

Rod was born July 29, 1944, Bremerton Washington, the third of four children.

Longtime West Seattle resident, Dagny went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 23, 2007 after suffering a stroke. Born on August 3, 1923 in Pitea, Sweden, she came to the U.S. at age six. She lived in Ballard, then Alaska, and then Ballard again for her senior year of high school.

Dagny married Howard Carlson of Rockford, Illinois in 1942. They had two children. Howard was killed in action on Okinawa in 1945. She married Len Hagardt in 1950 becoming mother to his two sons.

5-20-1935 to 9-11-2006

I love and miss you Lowell. It has been a very difficult year. Thank you for being a friend during my Cancer treatment years. For a whole year you have been free from the pain you suffered in this life. See you again. Love from your sister, Paula Lyon.

Passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2007. He had worked for the Discovery Shop, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society, since it opened in November 1990. Al was on our first Board of Directors, and he remained as the Maintenance Chairman for the whole 17 years. He was also instrumental in preparing the property at the Discovery Shop located on 4535 California Avenue in West Seattle.

Al has been one of the most reliable and loyal of all the Discovery Shop's 75 or so volunteers. Need a light bulb replaced? Need a new sign made? Need the toilet repaired?

Joseph Henry Smith Sr., 69, died August 31, 2007 at his home in Shelton. He was born March 28, 1938 in Seattle to Ernest George and Evelyn Elizabeth (Ulvestad) Smith. He married Shirley E. Wright on August 15, 1959 in Fort Lawton, WA.

He worked as a truck driver for various companies for 38 years, a forklift operator for the Todd Shipyards for six years and was a truck driver instructor for two years. Joseph was a member of Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle.