Obituary: John David “Dave” Callans

Dave lived a devoted Christian life as a loving spouse and father.

Ernie Smith, Former Issaquah Councilman, Dies At 68

Smith died May 24 in Issaquah and served on the City Council in the 1980s.

Obituary: Margaret Delores Fortner (Del Fortner) Owned Children's Daycare in Issaquah

Del moved back to her hometown of Redwood City, CA in 2003. A mass will be held in her honor in Redwood City on January 2.

Sammamish Resident, Public Transit Pioneer B.R. (Bill) Stokes, dies at 89

Sammamish resident B.R. (Bill) Stokes, 89, is credited as one of the driving forces behind creating BART, the San Francisco Bay Area's public transit agency.

Obituary: Robert Epperson Hughes, 84

A memorial service celebrating Bob's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Mercer Island United Methodist Church.

Service Planned for Jason Halstead, Owner of Snoqualmie Pass Tow

A celebration of life is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at Flintofts Funeral Home for Halstead, who died while helping a driver on Snoqualmie Pass last weekend.

King County Mourns Passing Of Judge Frank V. LaSalata

Obituaries may be sent to jeanne.gustafson@patch.com, or uploaded directly to Patch via the announcements section.

Former Eastside Catholic Teacher Andrew Rekdahl Dies

Rekdahl, who had been facing federal charges for distributing child pornography, had suffered a long battle with intestinal cancer. Former students took to the Internet to express their grief at his death.

KOMO's Kathi Goertzen Dies After Long Battle With Brain Tumors

Longtime Seattle presence teamed with KOMO's Dan Lewis for more than 20 years.

Kirkland Drowning Victim Remembered as Selfless, Grew up in Bellevue

The Arrowhead community is reaching out to help the wife and two children of David Ulm, who drowned Aug. 1 at Kirkland O.O. Denny Park. Ulm, 54, had attended Sammamish High School.

Memorial Service Thursday for Bellevue Mom Killed in Seattle Shootings

Gloria Koch Leonidas was among the victims of a Seattle shooting spree that took the lives of five victims and ended with the death of the gunman last week.