Death notices as of May 25, 2018

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 extracted from The Seattle Times

Eleanor (Ann) Gordon 1921-2018 Worked for years in Human Resources at the Fircrest School. Services were held at St. Mark Catholic church and interment at Holyrood.

Verena "Rena" Rose Britz 1925-2018 Services at St. Mark Catholic church for Shoreline resident who died in her sleep after a long illness. After her children were raised and her husband died, she spent the next 22 years traveling the world. She was an avid skier and hiker well into her 80s.

Lynell Diane Matsen 1955-2018 Services at Berean Bible Church for Gold Bar resident.

Leona Ruth Bus 1943-2018 She and husband Donald moved to Lake Forest Park 58 years ago. She died at home with her family by her side.

Marilyn Grey Died April 30, 2018 "Marilyn led a big, full life in many guises. She was a psychologist, a civil rights activist, a songwriter, a storyteller, a generous humanitarian, and an all-round amazing human being." Co-author of "It's All in Your Head" about enhancing the functionality of our right brains and creativity. A celebration of her life will be held at the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church on August 4.