Death notices August 1 - 31, 2019

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 and other sources

Bonnie Kay (Maasen) King d. 2019 Services held at St. Mark's for Shoreline resident Bonnie King. After graduating from Richland High School in 1962 she moved to Seattle where she married Skip King in 1966. Secretary for Seattle Police, retiring in 2006.

William Russell Martin 1963 - 2019 He graduated from Shoreline C.C. with multiple computer technology degrees.

John Truax Logan 1941 - 2019 1960 graduate of Shoreline High School. He worked in commercial real estate and had many stories to tell about the time he spent managing the Smith Tower. Talented carpenter, avid fisherman, and hydroplane enthusiast.

Marilyn Kay (Maxwell) Hamper 1947 - 2019 Celebration of Life was held at the Innis Arden Clubhouse for Holy Names graduate and mother of four, Marilyn Hamper.

Naomi Constance Bloomer 1962 - 2019 Worked at Bank of America for 38 years. Died in Shoreline after a three year battle with cancer. Private services were held.

Kenneth Eugene Ball  age 89  Lake Forest Park resident was a Navy officer, then Physical Education teacher and coach at Ingraham High School for 29 years. A member of the Church of Christ, in retirement he corresponded with over 3,000 Word Bible School students online.

Margaret Allan 1931 - 2019 Kenmore resident was born in Scotland and lived through WW II. First in her family to get a degree, she was a chemist for two years before meeting her husband and moving to the U.S. Moved to Kenmore to live near the Aqua Club where she swam every day. They had six children, then added two more when her sister died. She sailed, skied, and traveled the world. Got her real estate license and worked for LFP Windermere for 30 years.

Nancy Anne Paynter 1938 - 2019 Funeral mass at St. Mark's for Nancy Ann Paynter. She had a very successful career in Retail Management with the JC Penney Company. She loved to travel and enjoyed snow and water skiing, tennis and golf.

William "Bill" Frost 1937 - 2019 Funeral services at St. Dunstan's where Bill was a vested member. He spent the majority of his career as an accountant and served in the National Guard. He received a bachelor's from Washington State University and loved everything WSU.

Agnar Hammer 1927 - 2019 Born in Sandvollan, Norway, he immigrated to the United States in 1954 to fish for salmon on the Copper River. He and his family moved from West Seattle to Richmond Beach. He retired from commercial fishing at 82 and spent his time watching the boat traffic on Puget Sound.

Robert Joseph Richardson 1926 - 2019 Funeral services at St. Luke for Shoreline resident Bob Richardson. During WWII, he served with distinction as a Navy coxswain and later worked for Pacific Northwest Bell as a telephone lineman and installer.