All Obituaries

Rite Bernice Heye of Seattle died February 28, 2019. She was 88 years old. Rita was born July 24, 1930 in Buffalo, NY to the late John and Barbara (Prelewicz) Gabalski.  She attended Queen of Peace Elementary School and Villa Maria High School in Buffalo.  She then attended Our Lady of Victory Hospital nursing school in Lackawanna, NY where she received her training and certification.  Rita was studying for her nursing degree at St. Louis University when she met the love of...

Michael Allen Menzel  March 23, 1942 - January 30, 2019                Michael Allen Menzel was born in Seattle on March 23, 1942.  He attended Cleveland High School and served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963.  He served on the aircraft carrier, USS Ticonderoga.  He married his wife, Ann Billington, on April 18, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona. He retired from Sasco Electric in 2010 where he...

Justino  Empleo Berbano, 69, of Seattle, passed away on  March 9, 2019 at the Seattle, WA.      He was born on December 19, 1949 to Justino and Remedios Berbano in Manila, Philippines.  Justino, is survived by his loving spouse Dolores , Three Sons, Jann Berbano, and his wife "Lily"; Jan  Berbano, and his wife "Maria"; Justine  Berbano; Daughter, Malia Berbano; .     Visitation will be held Friday, March 15,...

Lela Bingham was born to the union of Leroy Baker and Mary Hill on May 25, 1933 in Dumas, Arkansas. She was also educated there as an adult, she later moved from Dumas, Arkansas to East St. Louis in the 1940's  with her mother and siblings.  Lela attended a  variety of cosmetic art and beauty cultural colleges 1955 to 57, spending two years in Washington DC to complete her beauty operator license. Later moved to North Carolina to attend another beauty college in...