George Aoyama
Apr 12, 2023
George Aoyama passed away on April 12, 2023 at the age of 96. He was born on March 17, 1927 to Naojiro Aoyama and Suye Tanaka in Seattle, WA. One of 8 children, George was preceded in death by brothers Sakae, Shigeru and Katchi and sisters Mariko Mano, June Yamada and Tokio Izumi. He is survived by sister Anne...
Bernadette Laqueur
Jan 21, 2023
Bernadette Laqueur (4/24/1950 - 1/21/2023) was born to Gert and Mary Alice Murphy Laqueur in San Francisco and grew up near Washington, DC. She graduated from University of Indiana and worked in Los Angeles in legal administration. She and family moved to Seattle in 1989, where she was active in community, political and educational work. She was an avid...
Eric Steven Pool
2023
Steve Pool was an American weather presenter and journalist. He began covering sports for KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington in 1977 and eventually became the principal weather anchor for that station, a position he held from 1984 to 2019.
Pool graduated from Tyee High School in SeaTac, Washington where he served as the student body president....
Mary (Nee Wong) Woo
2023
Mary Woo (nee Wong) passed away peacefully at her home of 62 years on December 22, 2023, at the age of 94 with family at her side.
Mary was born November 27, 1929 in Seattle where her early working years were spent as a beautician at various shops before getting married on her birthday in 1954. She...
Jack Koon Dong
2023
Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home - Lake View
Seattle, Washington
Case Yukio Kiyonaga
2023
Case Yukio Kiyonaga, beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend passed away unexpectedly on November 10, 2023. He will be remembered for his brilliant, analytical mind, his quirky humor, his love of sports, and most of all for his kindness to all around him.
Case was born on August 19, 1985 in Seattle to Gary and Katie Kiyonaga,...
Nancy Madge (Alley) Milan
2023
Nancy Madge (Alley) Milan was born November 30,1941 in Tacoma, WA. She had one older sister, Kathy Durham.
She attended Stadium Highschool where she was a cheerleader and voted most enthusiastic. This is where she met the one and only love of her life, Paul Milan. They started dating their sophomore year andhave been together ever since....
Solomon Z Takele
2023
An obituary is not available at this time for Solomon Z Takele. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home - Lake View Cemetery
Ada Lou Wheeler
2023
On September 12, 2023 Ada Lou passed away leaving her friends to mourn the loss of this vibrant, creative woman.
For 28 years Ada Lou owned an advertising and public relations agency in Seattle. She never had any employees because she said, “Then I get to do all the fun things instead of delegating them.” Among her...
Ruth Chin
2023
Ruth Chin, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 29, 2023. She faced endometrial cancer with unwavering courage and grace, leaving an indelible mark on all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was born in 1941 at Providence Hospital in Seattle, WA. She was raised on Beacon Hill, graduated from Cleveland High School in...
Jane A. Piehl
2023
Jane Allen was born 1932, and spent her childhood in Swarthmore, PA. She died peacefully in Seattle, WA in August 2023, a resident of Horizon House for her final 15 years.
She had an active childhood, lettering in three high school sports while editing the school newspaper. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1954 with a chemistry...
Yukio Yoshida
2023
Don Yukio Yoshida of Seattle passed away from natural causes on Aug. 2. He was 89.
Don was born in Seattle to Keisuke and Ineko Yoshida in 1933. During the war, the family was interned in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming.
When the family returned to Seattle, Don graduated from Garfield High School...
Satoshi Yamamoto
2023
Satoshi Yamamoto passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on July 17, 2023, after a brief but hard-fought battle with a rare aggressive form of cancer.
Born to Japanese immigrants Hideo and Hide Yamamoto on July 1st, 1945, in Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California, Satoshi was the youngest of 10 children. After the war,...
Gary Hitoshi Sakai
2023
Gary Hitoshi Sakai was born on December 15, 1955 in Seattle Washington, son of Enjiro and Sumi Sakai. Gary passed away on July 5, 2023. He was a graduate of Cleveland High School and the University of Washington majoring in journalism. He actively participated in the Imperials Drum and Bugle Corps during the 1970’s and was a contributing journalist...
James H. Takano
2023
James H. Takano, DDS, MSD
Born on July 24, 1926, in Bellevue, WA, Jim was the third son of Komaji and Shigeo Takano; brother to George, William, Betty, Amy, and Richard.
His early years were spent working the family farm in Bellevue until they were forced to relocate to Tule Lake and Heart Mountain internment...
Charlene (Eng) Ko
2023
Please note: the celebration for Char Ko’s life has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2023 @11:00 AM at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, 3001 24th Ave. S., Seattle WA 98144
Charlene (Eng) Ko passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 8, 1938 in Seattle,...
Bonnie Woo Eng
2023
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Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home - Lake View ~ Seattle, Washington
Ronald H Hanson
2023
On January 18th 2023, Ronald H. Hanson of Mercer Island died at the age of 87 at his home. Ron was born to Harold and Josephine Hanson in Longview, WA in 1936. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Washington in 1959. Ron began his career at the University of Washington Pathology Department in 1965...
Christine Joy Yada
2023
Christine Joy Yada was born April 7, 1949 in Seattle, Washington to Roy and Mariko Tanagi, with Herb and Fumi Iseri as her godparents. She was baptized April 9, 1950 by Rev Paul Hagiya at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle, WA. The eldest of three sisters, she attended Brighton Elementary, Sharples Jr HS (now Aki Kurose), and...
Kathleen Murakami
2023
Kathleen MURAKAMI
1931 - 2023
Chisato Kathleen Murakami, 91, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2023. She was born in Seattle, Washington, to Kakuichi and Shizue Watabayashi, the youngest of three girls. At the age of 11, Kathleen and her parents were incarcerated at the Minidoka (Idaho) internment camp, and later to Tule Lake (California)....
