Death notices as of October 22, 2011

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.

Obituaries from The Seattle Times

N. Johan Lund  1931-2011. Born in Norway. Wife Astrid, daughters Monika and Leslie, five grandchildren. Memorial at RB Lutheran Church.

Douglas Albert Nilson  1929-2011.Memorial service at Holyrood Cemetery.

Robert E. Haber  1944-2011. Of Richmond Beach. Served in the Marine Corps 24 years. Active in Shriners, Knights of Columbus, and American Legion. "If golf was his passion, then baseball was his pastime." Mass at St Luke.

Jolynn Boruck  1955-2011. Graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School. Worked alongside her husband Art, doing the bookkeeping for their family business, Boruck Printing. "Her greatest pleasures were her family and the sunshine and beach in Hawaii, where she spent many happy vacations."

Margaret Joyce Bulman  1925-2011 Active member of the Legion of Mary at St Mark and taught in their CCD program. Worked at King County Medical Blue Shield. Volunteer for the County Blood Bank. Enjoyed bridge with her husband John Bulman. Mass at St Luke.

Joseph Eugene Young  1936-2011. Mass at St Mark, interment at Holyrood Cemetery.

Phyllis Bates Soelter  1923-2011. Married Ralph Soelter in 1945 and they raised three sons together in Shoreline. A nurse, she worked in the newborn nursery at Northwest Hospital. Celebration of Life at Shoreline Covenant Church.

Michael Alexander Lithgow  1949-2011. Born in New Zealand, moved to Seattle 1978. Celebration of Life at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Shoreline.

Evelyn Russell Skaggs  1922-2011. Missionary in Egypt. With her husband, served in churches around the US and Seattle. Living in Shoreline at the time of death. Services at Edmonds Church of God.

Jan Margaret Files  1957-2011. Earned an art degree at Shoreline Community College.

James Fallon Carl  1962-2011. Services at St Luke.

Carolyn Ranstad "Cal" Jacobson  1919-2011. Memorial service in King's Chapel at the Courtyard at Cristwood.

William "Bill" Race  1919-2011. Previously lived in Shoreline with wife, Margaret.

Charles Edward Simons M.D.  1923-2011. Urologist and surgeon in private practice in Seattle and Edmonds. Living in Shoreline at time of death.

Kalimba Karastan  1977-2011. Passed away in Shoreline.

Alyssa Marie Merrion Turner  1989-2011. Lived most of her life in Shoreline, graduated from Shorewood 2007.  Daughter of Bradley Turner and Christy Wicklander. Sister of Holly Lynn and Rachel; brothers Christopher and Zachary. Memorial services at Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church.

Adeline "Lena" Bishop  1917-2011. Born in Richmond Beach, passed away in Shoreline. Husband Robert passed away 46 years ago.

Roger David Clapper  1962-2011. Graduated from Inglemoor High School 1980 and Shoreline Community College 1987. Services at Epiphany Lutheran in Kenmore.

Jeanne Susan Martin  1941-2011. Of Shoreline. Bankruptcy paralegal in Seattle. Leaves husband of 47 years, Ralph Martin. Daughter Tracy, son Scott.

Lois E. Luhman Reece  1921-2011. Lived the last 43 years in Shoreline. Preceded in death by husband Phillip A. Reece, and sons Charles and Dennis. Survived by daughters Barbara Mink and Elaine Bartholomew.

Nell Mary Painter Sikorra  1922-2011. Lived in Shoreline until her death October 4th. Husband Charles died July 2011. Survived by daughters Mary Nell, Loretta, Renee, Rose, and Jean.

Iris dell Williams  1938-2011. Lived in Shoreline.

Gordon Alan Baker Sr.  1922-2011. Lake Forest Park resident died at his Adult Family Home in Shoreline. Scout master in Lake Forest Park. Sons Dave and Gordon Jr.

Claire E. Jonkman  1948-2011. Services at First Seattle Christian Reformed Church in Shoreline.

Esther J. Gamache  1923-2011. Passed away in Shoreline. Service at Evergreen-Washelli.

Pacita V. Soriano  1921-2011. Born in Manila, died in Shoreline. Burial at Holyrood Cemetery.