Darlene Abernathy
May 22, 2012
Darlene Abernathy, 68, and husband Jim raised their family in Issaquah and ran Abernathy’s Northwest Hobbies before retiring to Green Valley, Ariz.
Darlene passed May 11, 2012, after an extended illness.
Darlene is survived by her husband of 52 years, Jim; children Michael (Gina), of Sammamish, and Michele, of Green Valley; grandchildren Kendra, of Seattle, and Phoenix, of Sammamish; brothers Bruce (Janise) Shawcroft, Danny (Nell) Shawcroft, Jerry Shawcroft and Billy Shawcroft; sisters Kathy (Jerome) Parsons and Judy (George) Kelloff; numerous nieces and nephews; loving sister-in-law Annetta Osborn; and special companion Taffy.
She was preceded in death by her parents Amos and Margaret Shawcroft.
A private family memorial service will be held in Colorado this summer.
Darlene had a true passion for all animals. The family requests donations to The Animal League of Green Valley (Ariz.), or a charity that supports the humane treatment of animals, be made in her name.
Billy Gene Redman
May 22, 2012
Billy Redman
Billy Gene Redman, of Renton, loving husband of Emma, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at home. He was 75.
A celebration of Billy’s life was held May 18 at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home.
Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
William L. Slosson
May 22, 2012
Nov. 7, 1919 — May 18, 2012
William Slosson
William L. Slosson, “Bill,” was born in Anaconda, Mont., on Nov. 7, 1919. Bill graduated in 1942 from the Montana School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering. The day after graduation, he married his beloved wife Mary Ellen Slosson.
Bill and Mary Ellen celebrated their 70th year of marriage May 9, 2012. Bill and Mary Ellen had two children, Christine and Thomas (1964-1978).
Bill is survived by his wife Mary Ellen, their daughter Christine and son-in-law Jerry Britt, granddaughter Sheila and husband John Barlow, great-grandchildren Skye and Reese Barlow, and granddaughter Lisa and husband William Rugen.
Bill worked in the aircraft technology field for 41 years before retiring in 1983 with 37 years at The Boeing Co.
Leslye Martin Barouch
May 15, 2012
Oct. 25, 1922 – May 9, 2012
Leslye Barouch
Leslye M. Barouch, of Bellevue, passed away peacefully and in the manner that she would want to go at her own home. She was, without question, one beautiful lady always immaculately dressed in her skirts, shirts/sweaters, jewelry, matching shoes and purse. That is the way she was and the way she left this world. She waited to be appropriately dressed, leaving in her special new pink nightgown and matching socks that she received as a pre-Mother’s Day gift. Once she was dressed and her hair combed, she opened her beautiful blue eyes one last time, tried to speak (as if to tell everyone “goodbye”) and then took her last breath. She didn’t suffer but was just anxious to see Bob, her husband of 62 years who preceded her in death five years ago.
Leslye Ruth Martin was born in Mexia, Texas, to William Leslie (named after her father) and Estelle Evans Martin on Oct. 25,1922. She spent her early years being raised by her mom and grandmother in Waco, Texas, while her father made a living, ranching and raising Hereford cattle on his ranch in Bryan, Texas, and working in the Pennsylvania steel mills during the lean years of the depression. She had one sibling, her sister Dorothy Ann (Yowell) who was born on her birthday exactly three years later and preceded her in death in March 1991.
Katherina Kennedy
May 15, 2012
Katherina Kennedy, age 80, of Issaquah, passed away June 11, 2012, at Providence Marianwood.
Survivors include one son, Paul Kennedy; three daughters, Evelyn Johnson, Shirley Kennedy and Virginia Kennedy; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 5207 Lake Alice Road, Fall City.
For more information, call Flintoft’s Funeral Home at 392-6444.
Anneliese H. Chamberlain
May 8, 2012
Anneliese Chamberlain
Anneliese H. Chamberlain, of Issaquah, passed away peacefully May 4, 2012, at home. She was 71 years of age.
Anneliese was born Feb. 14, 1941, in Hof, Germany, the daughter of Adolf and Christiane Hering. She was raised and graduated from high school in Hof.
She worked in sales for a large department store in Hof until 1964, when she married Douglas on June 18, 1964. They moved numerous times with his career in the United States Air Force. In 1980, he retired from the military and they moved to Issaquah.
Survivors include her loving husband Douglas; two sons Hans and James; daughter Vicki Patel; brother Adolf Hering; and five grandchildren.
Henry Rainier ‘Bob’ Schroeder
May 8, 2012
Henry Rainier “Bob” Schroeder, 67, of Issaquah, died peacefully May 4, 2012, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle after he succumbed to lung cancer.
Bob was born Jan. 4, 1944, in Daytona Beach, Fla., the son of Henry and Clara (Bray) Schroeder Skender. Bob graduated from East Lake High School in Atlanta and attended the University of Miami.
He married the love of his life, Toni (Aldredge) Schroeder, on Aug. 6, 1966.
Robert Allen Pusch
May 8, 2012
Robert Allen Pusch, of Issaquah, passed away peacefully in his sleep April 16.
Born Oct. 15, 1938, Robert was an avid fisherman who spent most summers on his father’s boat around Puget Sound.
In his youth, Robert worked at the Seattle Goodwill and most recently at the Issaquah Target.
He is survived by his sister Dolores Luse, her husband Delmar and a very large extended family. Visit www.flintofts.com (Robert Pusch) for more information.
Kathryn Mae Klein Long
May 8, 2012
Kathryn Long
Kathryn Mae Klein Long, of Kent, was born Sept. 14, 1919, in Chester, Vt., to Albert and Mae Oswald. She passed away April 29, 2012, at Valley Medical Center, Renton. Kathryn was 92 years old.
Kathryn was raised and attended high school in Great Falls, Mont. She moved from San Francisco to Seattle in 1942. She has been a resident of Kent for 20 years.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her first husband George F. Klein and later by her second husband John A. Long.
During her life, she had a variety of employment opportunities including working as the manager at Mannings Restaurant, a checker for T & R Grocery Store, a bookkeeper for Sweeney Real Estate and a listing agent for multiple real estate offices in Renton.
Kathryn enjoyed crocheting, reading and gardening, but most of all she loved her family.
Betty L. Johnston
May 1, 2012
Betty Johnston
Betty L. Johnston was born in Missoula, Mont., to Ray and Margaret Fry on March 17, 1930. She died in Issaquah on April 25, 2012.
Betty attended public school in Missoula, Mont., and Washington Technical School in Kirkland.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ernest H. Johnston. She is survived by her sister Fran Coston; brother Ron Fry; daughter Brenda Corbett; son Steve Johnston and his wife Marianne Johnston; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Betty enjoyed working in the church, having family gatherings, rug braiding, reading and gardening.
