Just found out I have a new name in my family. This has been a good morning. > I spent some time at Seattle Public Library today and I have some of > what you are looking for, I think. > > I verified the deaths in the Washington State Death Index. > > Theresa Slepica died 03 Dec 1951 at the age of 64, in Seattle, and has > death certificate #21555 for King County, 1951. > > William Slepica died in Snohomish County (code = 731) on 24 Sep 1967 > and there was no age placed on his death certificate. However, it is > #21157. > > I checked the Seattle Times for relevant obituary and vital notice > material: > > The Seattle Times for Wednesday, December 5, 1951, page 45, cols 2 and > 3, has the following obituary notice: > > "SLEPICA -- Theresa, 2657 W 87th, aged 64 years, beloved wife of > William; mother of Mrs Earl N Christian, Seattle; one grandchild and one > great-[grand] child. Member of United Garment Workers Union, AF of L, > No 17. Services Thursday, 3 pm. Mittelstadt Mortuary. Interment, > Evergreen." > > On Friday, December 7, 1951, on page 44, column 4, the vital statistics > for deaths included "SLEPICA, Theresa -- 64, 2657 W 87th St., Dec 3" > > > The Seattle Times for Wednesday, September 27, 1967, page 16, col 6, > states: > > "SLEPICA -- William, age 81, of 8207 234th SW Edmonds, Sept 24. Father > of Mrs. Alene R Christian, Marysville. Brother of Edward, Walter, > George, Joseph, Fred, Miss Anna and Maude Slepica, all of Minneapolis, > Minn. One grandchild, 3 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held > Tuesday. Mittelstadt. Ballard Chapel. Burial Evergreen." > > Polk's Directories for Seattle show that in 1951 William was employed as > a carpenter and his son-in-law, Earl N Christian (Arlene R) was a > planner and estimator for the US Naval Air Station. In the 1953 > directory, Theresa's name is no longer in the entry but William is still > at the same house in Ballard. He now is listed as "fishing tackle > manufacturer" and the business as at the home address. In this '53 > directory, Earl N Christian is now "employed by the US 13th Naval > District." > > In 1954, Wm C Slepica is at the same home, but no occupation is given. > The daughter and son-in-law are not in the Seattle directory. William > stays there with no change in his entry through the 1957 edition and > then in the 1958 volume, he is no longer listed in Seattle. > > Going on the reference in the obituary for William in the fall of 1967, > I found E N Christian living on a star route in Marysville in the 1968 > Everett Polk's Directory, but he is not there in either 1967 or in 1969. > > The GTE telephone directory for August 1968 shows Earl N Christian at > Hermosa Beach, OL 9-6006. The 1970 issue has him at Hermosa Beach > (Msvl), 659-6006, and in 1974, the address is 4303 76th Pl NW, > Marysville, 659-6006, but they are gone by 1975. > > I found them again in 1976 as listed in Darrington, with the phone > changed to 436-1038, and the next year they are at 1100 Price, > Darrington at that same number. However, from 1978 on into the 1980's I > don't find them in the Snohomish directories that I looked at. > > >