All Obituaries

Darin Jonathon Cole, born on April 1, 2000 in Tacoma, WA, passed away on March 10, 2020.  He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, WA where he played basketball and was a member of the track team.  He was a top 10 finisher in the high jump at the 2018 WIAA State High School Track and Field championship meet.  After graduating, he attended Central Washington University where he was pursuing a degree in Informational Technology and Administrative Management with an...

Emilia Anselmo Diga, aged 84, passed away on March 6, 2020 in Auburn, Washington. She was born on December 14, 1935 in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She was introduced to her future husband, Marcelino Diga, via letters and immigrated to the Seattle area upon their marriage in 1958. Millie, as friends and family called her, retired from Boeing after 22 years of service as a machinist. She loved being in the garden. When her family was young, she and her husband were known for having...

Suzanne Marie Thill passed on February 28th of 2020 at Renton Valley Medical Center. She leaves behind her daughters; Corina Rose Togafau-Pedebone, Ginger Marie Togafau, and Alexis Ray Ramirez. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren; Malia Rose Tiauli, Etuale Kolone Togafau- Pedebone, Zoe Marie Littlefield, Zeza Rose Marie Allmain, Meleki Ave Togafau-Pedebone, Eithan Wolf Thompson, Kavika James Togafau-Pedebone, and Zephaniah Leetale...

Janice Jeanne Moses born on March 21, 1943. She started her journey home on February 24, 2020 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Elma Lozier, her husband Joseph Dean Moses, sister Sylvia, Brother Ralph, sons DJ, Joseph, Clifford, Clyde and Garland, and her granddaughter Nora Ann Jerry.   Jeanne leaves behind her daughters Lynette, Darla, Edith, Violet, Nadine and Regina, son, Roger, 26 grandchildren and 61 great grandchildren; as well as her...

Joy Lea Wittner of Enumclaw, Washington passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 in Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw, Washington, at the age of 82. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas on June 17, 1937, she was the daughter of Ernst Lawrence (BUD) Kaufman and Ruby G Kaufman (Jamison). She was born at home, and was still a child during WWII. The family was fairly poor, the rural home having no electricity, no running water or inside toilets. Survival was hard work. Joy grew up shucking corn, working...

Edward Lee Henderson was born on November 26, 1935 in Livingston, Montana and passed away on February 8, 2020 in Auburn, Washington. Edward leaves behind his loving wife of 57 years, Eveline Henderson, daughter, Alice Marie (Kenny) Wren, son, Jonathan Edward (Ana) Henderson, 6 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and several cousins.   Edward graduated from AHS, class of 1954. He served in the submarine division of the US Navy, worked several years for Boeing and volunteered for the...

Steven Hormachuelos Santos was born March 25th, 1998 in New York City, NY. He passed away in his sleep on January 20th, 2020 in Seattle, WA. He was 21 years old. Steven was a senior at the University of Washington, studying Astronomy and Physics. He loved the stars and everything beyond them, and dreamed of going into astrophysics research someday. Outside of school, he was a three-year member and two-year historian of the UW Chorale, and the cultural chair for the Filipino American Student...