Home Undertaking Funeral Home in Seattle When I researched this funeral home last year I believe I found the records at Evergreen-Washelli. At any rate, the receptionist at Yarington Funeral Home put the note in her "red book" for future reference. Audrey Cox Vogelpohl Seattle, Washington > During a round of correspondence with another "lister", I see a need that I can > address.with some addresses! Ha! > Often overlooked, Cemeteries and Funeral Homes should be considered a valuable > source of information. Some privacy rules may prohibit them from disclosing ALL, > but most certainly do not pass them up as a source for obituaries! Most > operations do not charge, but there are exceptions. Most prefer to receive the > request in writing (Fax works as well!) so that folks like me who volunteer > their time to go up into those hot, dusty attics can take the sheet of paper > with them when thumbing through 75 year old record books! > Here's a list of King County funeral homes. > In case you are wondering where I hang out - it's Bleitz Funeral Home in Seattle > and we do not charge for record searches! Keep in mind, we need specific dates. > Our records are not computerized and receiving a request for a 10-year span is > um, well, depressing. > So here you go, the reference I'm using: National Directory "The Red Book", the > National Directory of Morticians - 63rd edition - 1998 Chagrin Falls, OH. I have > tried to update any information if I'm aware of it, however, there may be some > businesses that have undergone some changes and the current phone numbers, names > or addresses may differ than what's in the book. I apologize if this is an > inconvenience. > AUBURN: > Price-Helton (253) 833-1165 > Yahn & Son (253) 833-8877 - P.O. Box 7, Auburn, WA 98071 > > BELLEVUE: > Bleitz of Bellevue - contact Bleitz Funeral Home (206) 282-5220 > Greens Chapel of Flowers (425) 747-6240 - 1215 145th St. SE, Bellevue, WA > 98007 > > BOTHELL: NOTE! Bothell is split between King and Snohomish Counties! If your > person has "North" in their address, then it will be King County. Likewise, > "South" places them in Snohomish. > Bothell FH (425) 486-1281 - 18824 103rd N.E., Bothell, WA 98011 > > ENUMCLAW: > Weeks-Enumclaw FH (360) 825-3548 - 1810 Wells, Enumclaw, WA 98022 > > FEDERAL WAY: > Bonney-Watson FH (253) 839-7317 - 1535 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA > 98023 > > ISSAQUAH: > Flintoft's Issaquah FH (425) 392-6444 - 540 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA > 98027 > > KENT: > Edline-Yahn FC (253) 852-1707 - 424 W. Meeker, Kent, WA 98032 > Marlatt Mortuary (253) 852-2620 - 713 N. Central, Kent, WA 98032 > > KIRKLAND: > Green's Colonial Chapel (425) 822-4151 - 400 State, Kirkland, WA 98033 > > NORTH BEND/SNOQUALMIE: > Snoqualmie Valley FC (360) 888-2700 - P.O. Box 861, North Bend, 98045 > > REDMOND: > Green's Chapel of the Valley (425) 255-8281 - 16551 N.E. 79th, Redmond, WA > 98052 > > RENTON: > Faull-Stokes FH (425) 255-8281 - 300 South Third St., Renton, WA 98055 > Greenwood FH & Cemetery (425) 255-1511 - 350 Monroe Ave. N.E., Renton, WA > 98056 > > SEATTLE: > Acacia FH (inside Acacia Memorial Park) (206) 364-7100 - P.O. Box 25802, > Seattle, WA 98125 > Arthur Wright FH (206) 282-5500 - 520 W. Raye St., Seattle, WA 98119 > Bleitz FH (206) 282-5220 - 316 Florentia Street, Seattle, WA 98109 > Bonney-Watson (206) 322-0013 - 1732 Broadway Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 > Booth-Ashmore (Butterworth's)(206) 622-0949 - 300 E. Pine., Seattle, WA > 98122 > Columbia FH (206) 722-1100 - 4567 Rainier South, Seattle, WA 98118 > DaySpring & Fitch 5503 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118 > Evergreen-Washelli FH & Cemetery (206) 362-5200 - 11111 Aurora Ave. N., > Seattle, WA 98133 > Forest Lawn FH & Cemetery (206) 932-0050 - 6701 30th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA > 98126 > GreenLake FH (206) 522-1898 - 7217 Woodlawn NE, Seattle, WA 98115 > Groth FH (206) 932-7067 - 3909 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98116 > Hoffner-Fisher & Harvey (206) 632-0100 - 508 N. 36th, Seattle, WA 98103 > Howden-Kennedy (206) 932-0356 - 3909 W. Alaska, Seattle, WA 98116 > Parker's Burien FC (206) 244-2320 - 900 SW 146th, Burien, WA 98166 > Washington Memorial Cemetery (Bonney Watson) (206) 242-1787 - 16445 Pacific > Hwy So. (next to SeaTac airport), Seattle, WA 98188 > West Home FC - contact Yarington's FH (206) 242-2771 > Wiggin & Sons - (206) 782-4700 - 2003 NW 57th, Seattle, WA 98107 > Yaringtons FH (206) 242-2771 - 10708 16th SW, Seattle, WA 98146 > > VASHON: > Island FH (206) 463-9300 - 18005 99th SW, Vashon Island, 98070 > > Well there you have it. I hope that I didn't leave anybody out. Some of the > older death certificates will have smaller undertaking companies that have been > absorbed by the larger funeral homes. Do some historical detecting! But here's a > "Gimme": There was a large company called Home Undertaking, which I believe > became part of Acacia FH. Home Undertaking was a massive operation during the > 1940s-1950s that went under when the freeway was built. Good luck in your > search! > Cynthia Baxter > > > >