Death Notices as of September 21, 2014

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Obituaries are condensed biographies of people's lives, written by the people who loved them. Like a memorial service, they tell us things we may not have known about the person, and may leave us wishing we had known them better.


Allie Ann Christman Evans  1917-2014  Allie Evans was a nurse who married a doctor and raised her family in Lake Forest Park. She was "active in the schools and city government, including organizing the Lake Forest Park campaign for sewer bonds, Chairman of the City Planning Commission and candidate for mayor." After the children were grown, she tried many careers -bookkeeper, travel agent, beauty salon owner, restaurant owner, jewelry design, and ultimately a return to nursing where she served as a program manager and consultant.

Alfred S. Robinson  age 88  Services at Ronald United Methodist Church.

Mark Christopher Fenner  1958-2014  Capt. Fenner, a 1977 graduate of Shorecrest, died suddenly on the deck of a vessel he was piloting. After discharge from the Marine Corps, he began a career at sea, becoming captain on research vessels. Memorial at North City Eagles and services at Holyrood.

Dean Lynn Endelman  1945-2014  "In true northwest fashion he loved "tall pointy green trees" and maintained a persistent fascination with the weather." His last year was difficult but he managed to see the Seahawks win, have one more trip to Maui, and see a beautiful Northwest summer. Memorial held at the Lake Forest Park Civic Club. He requested that his obit include an endorsement for Initiative 594 for background checks at gun shows.

Elizabeth Jean (Colello) Kost  1938-2014  After graduating from high school in 1968 she married Peter Kost and they lived in Lake Forest Park before building a home in Windermere.

Ruth Helen McCurdy  1915-2014  Shoreline resident was a member of the Richmond Beach Garden Club and the Richmond Beach Congregation Church Thursday Circle for many years. She served over 25 years as RSVP for the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in Ruth's name to the Senior Center.

Charles (Chuck) Balch  1932-2014  Volunteer driver for the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center.

Margaret W. (Kruick) DeFrees  age 95  She was devout in her Christian faith. Services held at First Christian Reformed Church in Shoreline. Remembrances in her name to Shoreline Christian School.

Dorothy Patricia Fordyce  1924-2014  Memorial services at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Shoreline. Donations suggested to Calvin Presbyterian Church.

Chermi Lorraine Harlick  1970-2014  She traveled widely, and supported many causes. She attended Shoreline Community College.

Cheryl D. Keiffer  1946-2014  Services at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline and burial at Holyrood.

Cheryl L. Hill  1957-2014  Born in Shoreline, passed away in Boise ID.

Marian Adachi Kohn  1929-2014  "Her garden was her resume."  Shoreline resident since 1972, she grew rare and native plants on her nearly one acre land in Shoreline, including 140 rhododendrons. She was generous with plantings and seeds. "Marian also co-taught classes as a volunteer in the horticulture program at Edmonds Community College, volunteered at the University of Washington in botany, zoology and the Burke Museum, and for a year at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C."

Charles William McGuinn  1925-2014  Services at Richmond Beach Congregational Church in Shoreline.

John Anthony Murphy  1920-2014  Services at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline.



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