All Obituaries

Christina Susan Eksted, age 72, was born on December 8, 1949 in San Diego, California and she passed into the arms of Jesus on March 26, 2022, in Seattle Washington after complications from heart surgery. Christina had lived in the Seattle area for approximately 43 years and for the last 2 years lived in Issaquah, Washington. She grew up in San Diego, CA, graduating from Kearny High School, in 1968, where she was involved in drama. After high school she attended Mesa College where she earned...

A Celebration of Life We honor and celebrate the life of Donald Thomas Dudley, a beloved father and friend, who passed away May 2, 2022, at Queen Anne Healthcare in Seattle, Washington. Don was born February 28, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Chester and Ruth Peters Dudley. His older brother Sherman (Sonny) Dudley passed away at an early age when Don was 2 years old. After graduating from South Hills High School in 1953, Don went on to study music and business at Lincoln University...

Our father Bao Truong left this world peacefully on May 13, 2022 at the age of 80.  He was born in Tra Vinh, a small beautiful town in the Mekong Delta region of Southern Vietnam.  As a child he loved spending time with his grandfather at his ancestral village in Guangdong China.  On summer breaks there he would swim in a mountain pond and eat fresh lychee plucked from a branch overhanging the water.  Later in life he escaped Vietnam in search of a better life for his...

Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister and Friend, Floretta (Flo) passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022. She was born and raised in South Seattle where she lived until moving to Maple Valley in 1998. She is predeceased by her parents Antonio Cappetto and Rose (Vivolo) Cappetto, husband Theodore (Ted) of 65 years, infant children Lyle and Lorna, and daughter Lucy Donnelly. Also, brother Bert Cappetto, sisters Rose Fait and Virginia Bentley. She is survived by her children,...

To our great sadness we announce the passing of Josefina Antonio Donia, lovingly known as "Mamang" and "Auntie Ninay" by her family, on April 26th, 2022. She died peacefully in her sleep in Tacoma, Washington at the home of her granddaughter and caregiver, Charlene. August 5th of 1929, Josefina was brought into this world in Cuyapo Nueva Evija, Philippines by Salvino and Timotea Antonio. She grew up and graduated from Cuyapo Academy. After graduation she went to be a...

Benjamin Domingo Derige, 84, of Seattle, WA, died on March 26, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, WA. Benjamin was born in Penned, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines on June 8, 1937 to Telesforo Catcho Derige and Eusebia Domingo Derige. Ben attended Santa Maria Agricultural High School then pursued the farm mechanics program at Central Luzon Agricultural College. After college, he worked as a heavy equipment operator. He then moved to Manilla where he worked on a military...

  Luisa Tomasita “Masing” Costales Felix passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. She was 88 years old.   Masing was born to Andres Draculan and Vivincia Foronda on June 21, 1933 in Burgos, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.  She was the 6th child and had 2 brothers, Jaime and Adelino and 4 sisters, Corazon, Lourdes, Precing and Lydia whom all preceded her in death.  She attended Saint Mary’s High School and Far Eastern...

Daniel Michael Deacy was born early morning January 13, 1966 to parents Michael Deacy and Jo Lorraine Deacy (Thompson) at Swedish Hospital, Seattle. He spent is early years in Germany, the Pacific Northwest and Georgia, while his father was in the United States Army.Daniel graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Burien, where he excelled in soccer, baseball and choir. Upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served 4 years active duty as a driver and gunner...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Stephen “Steve” Linton Fuller. Born May 23, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio, Steve passed in Seattle, Washington, on March 25, 2022. He leaves behind his daughters, Anna and Sophia, and their mother, Katharine, his brother, Michael, and his family, and his parents, David and Mary Ann. Steve graduated from Medina High School in 1986 before participating in the Rotary Student Exchange Program from ’86 to ’87 where he lived...

David Theodore Stenwall, 95, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.  Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois he moved to Seattle in 2017.  Born July 4th, 1926, he was the son of Oscar and Victoria (Bergstrom) Stenwall.  He was married to Virginia Stenwall on January 15, 1950.  They raised two children: Mark Stenwall (Seattle, WA) and Jessica (Kim) Stenwall (Bloomington, IL).  He is survived by 3 granddaughters, three grandsons, three...