Death notices as of July 25, 2018

Painting by Chrystine Westphal

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

Audrey Anderson age 98 She went to Queen Anne High School and took care of her family in the Shoreline area.

Ann Berni Oliver 1919-2018 She and her husband spent their later years in Edmonds and Shoreline.

Nancy Shuttleworth Rust 1928-2018 Retired state legislator. See previous article.

Donna Rae (Compton) Sowler 1929-2018 She and her husband raised six children in Shoreline where they were long-time members of Bethel Lutheran Church. She loved reading maps and studying recipes for the interesting facts she learned from them. She was a serious Shanghai Rummy player and a Seahawks fan.

Julie May Kehle 1930-2018 She worked for Shoreline Schools for 20 years as an attendance secretary at Morgan Jr High and Shorewood High School.

Erlinda Custdodia Rendorio Age 82 Mass said at St. Mark's in Shoreline for this mother of six and burial at Holyrood.

Brian Richard Peterson 1958-2018 Studied machining at Shoreline Community College and had a long career in the machining trade, which was his passion.

Linda Beryl (May) Forseth 1944-2018 Long-time resident of Lake Forest Park and a devoted and active member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Successful Windermere agent, and a volunteer for UNIVAC youth sports, "a passion for providing support was always a priority."

Anna D. Rutledge 1918-2018 She and her husband had their own business North End Delivery and A-One Transfer in Seattle. They lived in Seattle and then Shoreline until they retired and moved to a home on Lake Ballinger. She was a member of Shoreline Lady Lions and traveled with them all over the world, even meeting the Pope. Funeral mass at St. Mark's and burial at Holyrood.

Patsy Ann Thiemens Age 68 after a long battle with cancer. She was a software engineer at Fluke for over 30 years. Memorial service at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Shoreline.

James Martin Shea 1933-2018 Prayer vigil and funeral mass at St. Luke Catholic church in Shoreline. He belonged to St. Vincent De Paul Society, and volunteered with Pioneer Human Services and NAMI.