Death notices as of March 21

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

Robert Stewart Mariger  1927-2015  US Navy veteran and longtime newspaperman was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon), and attended the Lake Forest Park Ward in the Shoreline Stake.

John W. Vukelich  1924-2015  Purchased property in Lake Forest Park after 1949 where he and his wife designed and built their home and raised their children. WWII Army vet. "John was a longtime member of the Croatian Fraternal Union, Local 439, the Elks, the Eagles and the Goodtimes Dance Club." Services at St. Mark in Shoreline.

Duane Pounds  1928-2015  Duane and his wife Julie raised five children in Shoreline. He was active in many organizations including Lakeside Masonic Lodge; Seattle Scottish Rite; Nile Shrine Temple; Nile Legion of Honor; Past Commander, Edmonds VFW Post #8870; Past Commander, American Legion, Edmonds Post #86; Military Order of the Cooties, Pup Tent #18, Bellingham; Eagles FOE #2288 and many more.

Robert G. Ehnat  1925-2015  Shoreline resident served in the Navy during WWII. Retired from Dept of Agriculture as Chief Deputy Inspector in 1980. Memorial to be held at the Tacoma Elks.

Joseph William Leopold  Age 89 Taught U.S. History and Political Science at Shoreline High School. 

Kathleen Murray Frantilla  1919-2015  Lake Forest Park resident was a teacher in the Highline School District. Fond of sailing, traveling, and entertaining.

Marylee Schaeffer  1947-2015  Marylee and her husband moved to Lake Forest Park in 1980 where they raised three children. Marylee was a longtime parishioner, Faith Formation Director and dedicated volunteer at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline. She enjoyed quilting, traveling, attending the theater, gardening, dancing and nurturing her growing family. Donations may be made to the Center for Human Services, Shoreline.

Hildur O. Hanna  1917-2015  Just two weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Shoreline resident for 70 years, she spent 30 years working for the Shoreline School District. 

Robert E. Day, Jr.  Age 67  Shorecrest graduate. Vietnam Vet, King County Deputy in the 1970s, at times was Town Marshal of Conconully WA, retired as USPS Postmaster of Wauconda WA 2011.

Doris Irene Kerr  1918-2015  Shoreline resident loved gardening, classical music and traveling to Hawaii and Spain.

Doris Elaine Hoffman Hoar  1927-2015  Services at Shoreline Covenant Church. She was a founding member of Sahalee Country Club, long time member of The Children's Orthopedic Guild, Washington Park Arboretum and University Dental Wives.

Jerry D. Ellis  1935-2015  He followed his passion of coaching his children's CYO sports teams at St. Luke's School in Shoreline, where all five of his children were educated.

Michelle Marie Soldano  1954-2015  Attended Shoreline College.

Michael Duncan Peterson  1943-2015  Graduate of Shoreline High School in 1961 and played football at the UW. 

Laura Lynn Francalangia  1971-2015  Grew up in Shoreline the youngest of eight and graduated from Shorecrest. Music was important to her and she played the flute, bagpipes, and piano.

Mabel Bernice Pengelly  1920-2015  CRISTA resident in Shoreline.