West Seattle High School Washington Alumni Obituaries

Nancy Jane Thompson 86 passed away Wednesday afternoon November 19 2025 at the Dumas Hospital in Dumas Texas. The daughter of Paul H. and Esther F. Watson Winstead she was born November 24 1938 in San Angelo Texas. Nancy attended school in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High School and then at...

Jaqueline Jackie Lee Vangilder passed away on June 29 2024 surrounded by family at her home at Franke Tobey Jones Memory Care. She was 93 years old. Jackie was born on November 30 1930 in Sioux City Iowa to Vernon and Marguerite Anderson. She was born into the large extended Kinney family of Nebrask...

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Christine "Chris" Jovanovich. Chris met her diagnosis of multifocal glioblastoma courageously with unyielding faith and passed peacefully from this world at her home on Vashon Island on March 5 2023 at the age of 60 surrounded by her family. Chris...

Frances Fiske Wright Grandma Frank 88 passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 13th 2025 in SeaTac Washington after a long and fulfilling life. She was born in Miles City Montana on December 201936 the second child in a family of five daughters to Edward Albert and Lona Belle Fiske Vest. She l...

Daniel James Thurgood age 42 of American Fork UT our beloved husband father son brother uncle and friend passed away on December 2nd 2025 ending his hardfought battle against cancer. He was born on June 7 1983 to Glen Stoker and Brenda Judd Thurgood of Highland Utah. In his youth he was active in hi...

Beloved husband and father Rodney Ray Gary 60 of Nixa Missouri passed away April 15 2025 on a beach in Aruba. He always said the beach is where he belonged and God apparently agreed. His wife of 21 years Kristy Polete was right by his side. Their journey of love and adventure began when Kristy was h...

Marlene Ann Mojas age 90passed away on Dec.7 2025. She was born on April 3 1935 to Mike and Mary Mojas in Aberdeen Washington. Marlene graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1953 earning a spot in the top 10 percent in her class. After high school she pursued her passion for education earning degree...

HALLOWELL ME. Jacquelyn P. Brown 94 died on July 29 2017 at MaineGeneral Medical Center Augusta. She went to join her husband Emerson S. Brown who had gone on ahead in 2009. Now they are "together forever" as it was meant to be. "Jackie" was born and raised in Seattle Washington the daughter of Will...

Velma June Merry Palin 81 Passed away on December 5 2025 in Lynnwood Washington. Velma was born on September 26 1944 in Seattle Washington. She was the daughter of Curtis and Bonnie June Merry. They moved to Dell Rapids SD in 1946 where her family grew to include two brothers. In 1954 they returned ...