This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DianeHesse Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/7453/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for a death notice or obit of Earl Hazen..d. 6/1979 in Seattle. I know it's a long shot but thanks for looking at my post. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: With the Liverpool connection you might look into Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Liverpool, England, also mentioned in the 1947 article. Too bad it is a common name, but you might be able to find the passenger record for her visit. At the reception in the church, Mrs. E.G. Jones of New York and Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Liverpool, England, poured. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6831.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Thursday, November 6, 2003 Elizabeth "Betty" Barry Wiatrak. Age 90, died on November 1, 2003 of congestive heart failure. Betty was a longtime resident of Yakima, Washington. She was residing at Providence Marianwood Care Center, Issaquah, Washington at the time of her death. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; her parents, Frank T. and Winifred Barry, and her sisters, Helen Peine and Winifred Jo Barry. She is survived by her daughter, Winifred of Bellevue, Washington. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Betty was born in Seattle, Washington on July 7, 1913 and was raised in the Chicago area. Soon after her graduation from high school, she returned with her family and lived on Capitol Hill. She attended the University of Washington where she met and married her husband, Joe, a well-known Husky football star. In 1950 the Wiatrak family moved to Yakima, Washington. Betty was involved in several volunteer activities including Welcome Wagon and the CYO. She also worked for a local dentist, Robert J. Bariletti, D.D.S. for many years. She remained in Yakima after her husband's death until 2002. Then she moved to the Bellevue area to be closer to her daughter. Betty was very proud of her Irish heritage and was an avid sports fan. She lived for the football season, which was her favorite time of year. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the staff at Evergreen Hospice Service and Providence Marianwood for the compassionate care they provided to my Mother during her final months. My heartfelt thanks also goes to my family and special friends for their support and strength during the difficult times. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1PM Friday, November 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 9460 Northeast 14th Street, Bellevue. A Burial Service will be held at a future date in Yakima, Washington at Calvary Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to the charity of your choice. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bobboss55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you. I will have to look into that. Gertrude's grandfather was William Boss. The only problem was that he had died in Liverpool England in the 30's. His wife, Gertrude's grandmother, had died in 1900. Very interesting. Thank you again. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6888.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Monday, January 8, 1973 Page C11, Column 6 Deaths and funerals Carlson, Martha Age 74 years. Beloved wife of Kurt R. Mother of Darrell K., Renton and Richard L. Carlson, Portland, Oregon. Nine grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Bertha Getz, Seattle. Services Tuesday, 3PM, Wiggen and Sons Chapel. Interment, Washelli. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6877.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Friday, March 29, 1957 Page 39, Column 7 Severins E. Young Masonic services for Severins E. Young, 76, of 4333 Bagley Avenue will be held at 1 o'clock tomorrow in the Clark Rafferty & Putnam Chapel. Cremation will follow. Mr. Young, known as "Si" to his friends, died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. A sheet metal worker, he retired in 1952. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He came to Seattle in 1905 after participating in the gold rush in Alaska. Mr. Young was a member of Century Lodge No. 208, F. & A.M.; Victory Court, Order of Amaranth and Local 99, Sheet Metal Workers' Union. Surviving are his wife, Oma and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Fola L. Johnson, Seattle. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I noted the following mention of a Mrs. William Boss in the 1947 article: Assisting were Mrs. Clark Malmo, Mrs. William Boss, Mrs. John E. Boss and Miss Marjorie Loomis. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6875.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Sunday, October 3, 2004 Clarence Everett "Jake" Jacobus The sun rose on July 7, 1914 and set peacefully on September 30, 2004 after 90 years of family, friends and fun. Born to Ada and Arthur Jacobus in Chicago, Jake attended Crane Technical High School and graduated from Lewis Institute (Illinois Institute of Technology) in 1938. He was later hired by Boeing and moved to Seattle in 1941. Jake was a control specialist and worked on several planes including the B29, B47, KC135, 727, 737, 747 and 767. He developed many patents for Boeing involving hydraulics and controls. Jake met his future wife Eloise at a dance in 1944 and knew then that he would spend the rest of his life with her. They were married by the end of the year and had 60 wonderful years together. Jake was preceded in death by his son Clyde Everett Jacobus. He is survived by his wife, Eloise M. Jacobus of Des Moines; sons Dean Arthur Jacobus of Des Moines and David Charles Jacobus of Maple Valley; daughter Claudia Elaine Jacobus of Kent; grandchildren Kerma Taylor, Tina Busenius, Charles Jacobus and Amanda Jacobus; and great-grandchildren Ryan and Jacob Taylor and Everett and Makenna Busenius. Special thanks to Kathy Fleig of Franciscan Hospice and Moses and Faith Muranga of Amani Adult Family Home for all their caring and support. Memorial Services will be held at 6:30PM on Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Judson Park Retirement Home Chapel, 23600 Marine View Drive, Des Moines. Remembrances may be made to Franciscan Hospice, c/o Franciscan Foundation for Healthcare, P.O. Box 1502, Tacoma, Washington. 98401. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bobboss55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Tuesday, February 3, 1970 Page C16, Column 5 Boss, Frances Beatrice 2522 32nd West, February 2. Beloved mother of Mrs. Ben (Birdsall) Gray, Whidbey Island; Mrs. Jack (Bee) Russell, Bellevue; Mr. Jack E. Boss, Cresswell, Oregon; Mrs. Richard B. (Gertrude) Hooper, Seattle; Mrs. Steve (Jane) Cardulio, New Jersey. Twelve grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Genevieve Carter, New York. Member of the Magnolia Presbyterian Church; Music and Art Foundation; Daughters of the Nile; Children's Orthopedic and the American Red Cross. Services to be announced alter by Arthur A. Wright and Son. ========== The Seattle Times Monday, February 9, 1970 Page C20, Column 5 Deaths, Funerals Boss, Frances Beatrice 2522 32nd West. Services Tuesday, February 10, 1PM, Magnolia Presbyterian Church. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, direction Arthur A. Wright & Son. Contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund in lieu of flowers. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Monday, July 4, 1938 Page 10, Column 4 Recent Bride of Mr. Vincent Gray At a pretty wedding in St. John's Church Monday morning, June 27, Miss Birdsall Boss, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boss, became the bride of Mr. Vincent Astor Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gray. The Rev. Father William Quigley officiated. The bride wore angel skin lace, made on princess lines with train, over white satin. Her full veil of French illusion net was held by a coronet of orange blossoms. Her flowers, Ophelia roses and Swainsona, were in a satin edged colonial bouquet. Miss Beatrice Boss was her sister's maid of honor, wearing pink marquisette with matching brimless picture hat and a colonial bouquet of pink and white sweet peas. Four bridesmaids were gowned alike in poudre blue marquisette with matching wide brimmed hats and colonial bouquets of blue delphinium and pink roses, tied in blue tulle. Bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude Boss, another sister; the Misses Mary and Adelaide Gray, sisters of the bridegroom and Miss Marguerite Bottker. The bride's youngest sister, little Jane Boss, was junior bridesmaid. Brother Best Man Mr. William Gray was best man for his brother and ushers were another brother, Mr. John Gray; Mr. Jack Boss, the bride's brother and the Messrs. Edward and Einer Jackson. Mrs. William O'Doherty played the wedding marches and accompanied Mr. Ernest Goddard, who sang. The church aisles were roped off with white satin ribbon, caught at the pews with clusters of sweet peas and snapdragons. Baskets of blue delphinium and pink rapture roses were at the altar and standards of pink peonies and blue delphinium set off lighted tapers in four many branched candelabra. Reception at Home The bride's parents entertained with a wedding reception at home. Pouring were Mrs. Joseph Cushing and Mrs. Gene Robertson. Mrs. Donna McDonald assisted, as did the Misses Muriel Scott, Frances Henderson, June Bennett, Jean Robertson and Margaret Jensen. The bride, who attended the University of Washington, wore for traveling a navy alpaca suit and navy cape with gold accents and accessories. After a wedding trip to Seaside, Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. Gray will make their home in the University District. ========== The Seattle Times Thursday, August 28, 1947 Page 36, Column 2 Mrs. Richard Hooper The former Miss Boss At a candlelight ceremony at the university Lutheran Church, August 18, Miss Gertrude Louise Boss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boss, became the bride of Mr. Richard Bennett Hooper, son of Mrs. Carl Tuerke. The bride wore traditional white satin, the bodice of which was adorned with seed pearls. She carried an all-white colonial bouquet of stephanotis, gardenias and bouvardia. Her full length veil of illusion fell from a coronet of pearls. Miss Helen Jones, the maid of honor, wore aqua faille. The bridesmaids, Mrs. J.M. Russell (sister of the bride) and Mrs. D.S. Fallon of Missoula, Montana, wore yellow faille. Mr. Robert V. Holland was best man and the Messrs. John E. Boss and Robert Ennis were ushers. At the reception in the church, Mrs. E.G. Jones of New York and Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Liverpool, England, poured. Mrs. V.A. Gray, sister of the bride, Mrs. T.A. Anderson and Miss Eleanor Brandrud were in charge of the cake and Mrs. Richard Hanna was in charge of the guest book. Assisting were Mrs. Clark Malmo, Mrs. William Boss, Mrs. John E. Boss and Miss Marjorie Loomis. When she left for her Canadian wedding trip, Mrs. Hooper chose a brown gabardine suit with brown accessories and green orchids. Mrs. Hooper attended the University of Washington and Mr. Hooper was graduate from Lakeside School, from Stanford University and from Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Seattle Tennis Club and relinquishes his active membership in the Junior Club. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3491.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Washington State Digital Archives found here: http://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Home have four death records; three land records; 14 marriage records and one military record for the Daddian surname. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oastwd Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3261.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Daily Times Wednesday, June 27, 1934 Page 23, Column Deaths Fryer. At 1223 8th West, June 26, David Elwood Fryer, aged 63 years, beloved husband of Lucy M. Fryer, father of Lucia E. Fryer, brother of A.L. Fryer. Member of Arcana Lodge, F. & A.M. [Free and Accepted Masons], Lawson Consistory, Nile Temple Shrine, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and Rotary Club. Services under auspices of Lawson Consistory Thursday, 4PM, at the Scottish Rite Temple, Harvard and Broadway. Arthur A. Wright & Son, Funeral Directors. ********** The Denver Post Denver, Colorado Sunday Morning, September 27, 1903 Page 11, Column 1 David E. Fryer Weds Mrs. Lucy B. Collins Romance of East Denver High School Culminates in a Happy Marriage On Wednesday evening Mrs. Lucy Butler Collins was married to David Elwood Fryer of Seattle at the residence of the bride's brother, Ralph Butler, at 927 East Twenty-fifth Avenue. The bride and groom were classmates at East Denver High School, Class of 1892 and the friendship begun in their school days in later years ripened into love. Mr. and Mrs. Fryer make the seventh couple to become husband and wife from the members of the Class of 1892. About thirty-five relatives and classmates of the bridal couple were present. Mrs. Fryer is a daughter of S.D. Butler, well known in this city and a sister of Mrs. W.S. Tarbell of Colorado Springs. Mr. Fryer is a successful business man of Seattle, where he has been engaged in business since leaving Denver. The newly married couple left on the evening Rio Grande train for San Francisco, where they will spend a week and will proceed from there to Seattle by boat. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oastwd Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3260.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Friday, April 26, 1946 Page 2, Column 2 McKenzie Is Named Aide in V.A. Office Kenneth McKenzie, native of Seattle and veteran of 43 months' overseas service in the Army, has been appointed Administrative Assistant to the Manger of the Washington Regional Office of the Veterans Administration, it was announced today. McKenzie was General Passenger Agent for the Alaska Steamship Company before entering the service in 1941. While overseas, he served as a Port Commander in Glasgow, Scotland and Belfast, Ireland and was at one time Chief of Transportation for the Army in the Mediterranean. He also served on the planning staff of Operation Torch, the invasion of Africa. He is a graduate of Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington. McKenzie and his wife, the former Lucia Fryer, live at 1223 Eighth Avenue West. ********** The Seattle Times Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Page E13, Column 7 Deaths and funerals McKenzie, Kenneth David, Col., U.S. Army Ret. October 7, at San Francisco. Former resident of Seattle. Husband of Lucia Fryer McKenzie. Brother of Miss Ettie M. McKenzie and Mrs. Frederick I. (Isabel) Rowe, both Seattle. Uncle of Mrs. David W. Pollard, Bellevue; Mrs. Charles Bledscoe, Seattle; Mrs. John Cheney, Anacortes; Alan M. Rowe, Vancouver, British Columbia; Robert D. Wilson, Seattle. Memorial services Friday 11AM, chapel of First Presbyterian Church, Seattle. Under direction of Acacia Funeral Home. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oastwd Surnames: Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3220.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Sunday Times Sunday Morning, September 9, 1934 Page 14, Column 3 Society and Women's Blubs Lucia Fryer's Wedding Set For Friday A wedding of this week is that of Miss Lucia Fryer, daughter of Mrs. David Elwood Fryer, to Mr. Kenneth David McKenzie, son of Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie, whose marriage will take place Friday at 4 o'clock at Bethany Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. L. Wendell Fifield of Plymouth Church reading the services. Miss Euphemia McKenzie, the bridegroom's sister, will be Miss Fryer's only attendant and Mr. Stephen Eugene Anderson will serve as Mr. McKenzie's best man. Ushers will be the Messrs. Archibald Gray McKenzie, brother of the bridegroom; Harry Patrick of Yakima, cousin of the bridegroom; Robert Mortimer Frayn and William Calvert Jr. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oastwd Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3389.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Barbara was the niece of Kenneth and Lucia McKenzie. The Seattle Times Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Page E13, Column 7 Deaths and funerals McKenzie, Kenneth David, Col., U.S. Army Ret. October 7, at San Francisco. Former resident of Seattle. Husband of Lucia Fryer McKenzie. Brother of Miss Ettie M. McKenzie and Mrs. Frederick I. (Isabel) Rowe, both Seattle. Uncle of Mrs. David W. Pollard, Bellevue; Mrs. Charles Bledscoe, Seattle; Mrs. John Cheney, Anacortes; Alan M. Rowe, Vancouver, British Columbia; Robert D. Wilson, Seattle. Memorial services Friday 11AM, chapel of First Presbyterian Church, Seattle. Under direction of Acacia Funeral Home Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oastwd Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3550.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Saturday, October 24, 1931 Page 7, Column 1 Oleson Services Set Tomorrow Last rites for Frank Oleson, Seattle attorney, will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the chapel of Arthur A. Wright & Son at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Mr. Oleson, who was 69 years old, died suddenly Thursday. He is survived by his widow, Polla S.; a daughter, Mildred E. Oleson of Paris and four sons, Alfred C., Harold E., Frank Jr., of Seattle and Thomas R. of Boston. ********** Omaha Evening World Herald Omaha, Nebraska Saturday, October 24, 1931 Page 32, Column 5 Frank Oleson Dies Suddenly in Seattle Rangval Oleson, 2444 North Forty-fifth Avenue, received word Thursday of the sudden death of his brother, Frank Oleson, of a heart attack in Seattle, where he was a practicing attorney. Frank Oleson was born in Norway and for a time lived in Omaha, but left here for the west many years ago. Surviving are his wife, four sons, Frank Jr., Alfred and Harold of Seattle and Thomas of Boston, Massachusetts; a daughter, Mildred, now studying in Paris, France and the following brothers and sisters: Rangval of Omaha, A.M. of Portland and Richard A. of Robinsdale, Minnesota; Mrs. Emil Thompson, Mrs. E. Castberg and Miss Franciska of Omaha; Mrs. J.G. Johnson, his twin and Miss Camilla Oleson, both of Seattle. The funeral will be held in Seattle Sunday. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: khughes052000 Surnames: Andrew Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/7008.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for this. not much of an obit, but anything helps !! thanks again, Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/7008.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Saturday, October 9, 1982 Page D20, Column 1 Deaths And Funerals (Paid Notices) Luther Melvin Andrew 78, Seattle, October 6. Services Tuesday 1PM, Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 16445 Pacific Highway South. Burial Washington Memorial Park. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6851.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Monday, October 22, 1973 Page C16, Column 7 Schudie, John J. 8909 Roosevelt Way Northeast. Husband of Mrs. John Schudie. Father of Mrs. James (Amelia) Buss and Mr. I.S. Schudie, all Seattle. Four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Bartender's Union, Local 487. Rosary Tuesday 7:30PM Chapel of Green Lakes Funeral Home. Requiem Mass Wednesday, 10AM, St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Interment, Holyrood Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to the Heart Fund. ========== The Seattle Times Sunday, November 25, 1979 Page A14, Column 1 'Mom' is original; so's her tavern The bartender was in her rocking chair, looking out the front window. Surrounded by a dozen knick-knacks, cards, flowers, photos and crossword puzzle sections, she rocked slowly and pulled the shawl up over her shoulders. "Mrs. Schudie," I said, "would it be OK if I had a beer?" Clotilda Schudie rocked and looked out the window. "Oh, why don't you get it - I'm so comfortable here." I climbed off a stool and went around behind the bar, rifling through the cans in the coolers until I found my brand. "And by the way, " Tillie Schudie said from her rocking chair in the corner, under the 18-foot-tall dracyenia plant, "call me Mom. Everyone else does." You think to yourself all the long years spent studying the lower sociological order of tavern life. And now just when you think you've got it right, you walk into the little North Seattle beer haven of Grandma Schudie, age 84 and discover that, once the door behind you closes, you've gone back in time, truly back, almost a half century, back to when the dispensing of spirits was a high artistry of undistracted talk, friendly company and cold beer. "What time is it?" Tillie Schudie asked. The rocking chair halted suddenly. She looked shocked. "I'm a half hour late!" She reached for a pack of cigarets on the lightly cluttered windowsill. "I have one at 3, 5, 7, and 9PM," she said, opening the pack with nimble fingers. "My minimum each day is six, maximum is seven. And I just HATE to be late." She lit up, pulled the wrap up over her legs, patted her bonnet and began rocking again. "If you want another beer," Tillie Schudie said, "get it." Schudie's Tavern sits back off a busy neighborhood street in the Roosevelt District, a one-story, narrow brick building lost among other, one-story brick buildings. Outside, which Tillie Schudie observes daily from her rocking chair in the window, the world has changed considerably over the years. Once, across the street, she could see an old farm house, with a windmill. Now there is a windowless business office and the windmill has been replaced by the huge microwave tower of a cable television company. Tillie also used to watch the old, boxy automobiles bounce down the one gravelly street, bringing customers in nice suits and dresses to drink her beer and wine and dance around the old rainbow glassed jukebox. And, of course, all that is gone. Outside. Inside, there is the same polished counter and 15 stools and heavy, mirrored back bar John and Tillie Schudie started out with here 38 years ago, although the business itself started in the neighborhood a few feet away almost seven years before that, at Tillie's chili parlor. In the middle of the Depression, John and Tillie pulled out of Minnesota and came West, putting their few dollars into the little café. But with that hot chili, customers needed drink. And with $10 borrowed from a beer salesman, John and Tillie started up the tavern operation, beginning with one keg, three bottles of wine and a few cartons of cigarets purchased across the street at the old Safeway store. >From there, Schudie's moved into a full tavern business across the street and then, in 1941, to the present spot - with the present cash register, present coolers (including an old, footed and boxy Norge standup unit from the café) and fixtures and wooden booths, two of which are now taken up by Tillie's flower baskets and family photos. And, too, with the present owner. "It's all original stuff," Tillie said in the corner rocking chair, "including me." Schudie's is for sure the oldest original owner run tavern in North Seattle and maybe in the city. She and her husband, John, who died six years ago shortly after their 60th wedding anniversary, were given a plaque and a party by the Rainier Brewing Co. for their long years in the business. "They made such a big to do," said Tillie, "that is wasn't even funny!" The rules are bent a little in Schudie's; bent, but not necessarily broken, since today's rules don't apply. Tillie might let you chase down your own beer now and then, but, in return you are expected to act decent and keep a civil tongue. You might also help bring in a case of beer from the back or turn on the heat for her in the afternoon, as a friendly neighbor does (several people, including her nearby daughter, Amelia Buss, keep constant watch over here). You might also make your own change, but, if you tip, you risk being lectured about such waste. And, if you play the jukebox, please do not put on Lynyrd Skynyrd. Those groups are there just to fill out the slots around Grandma Schudie's favorite songs, the yellowed pieces of papers with names such as Red Foley and The Moms & Dads. The jukebox, unfortunately, is a modern, computer like Americana II. Tillie was sorry to see that forced on her. But it is her only apparent concession to modern day bar practices. And you notice that what makes Schudie's an original is not only what has been left in it, but what has been left out: No pool tables, clanging electronic games, shuffleboard or foosball tables. The one exception was years back, when slot machines were around - "That's what really made us!" Tillie says proudly. Today, the few sounds other than talk in her tavern come from the humming refrigeration units and the regular, quarter hour chimes of a pendulum clock atop the back bar. And one more, important thing: Do not come to Schudie's thinking you are ever going to watch Monday Night Football. For one, Tillie starts closing up about halftime (hours are "about" 2 to 9-10PM). And, for another, she doesn't have a television set. "No, no, never, " Tillie Schudie was saying now atop the cushions of her rocking chair. The hair is gray, the face healthy, lined more with curiosity about tomorrow than worry about yesterday. "On TV, they have that jamboree crap, or whatever. I just can't take it! That thing blaring at me all day. Bunch of guitar players and football players. I just won't have one of those in here." But, I tell her, think of the business - "If they're comin' in here for my television, then I don't want 'em around," she interrupts. "I've been at this about 45 years. This is my home here. (She lives in the back.) I do what I want, read, look out the window and if you come into my home, you've got to remember where you are. "People don't talk to people anymore. The regulars, the boys who come in after work here, they talk. And I listen. And talk. We don't need television. Or the business. "Some people came in here last week and said they'd like to use the place for a big party. I said, 'Hey, get off my back, I don't need it.' I don't want for nothing." She can look back on it though, the business and two children (a third died in infancy), 11 grandkids and she says the best is gone now. At her feet, she brings up an old menu, from the original Jolly Roger roadhouse a few miles away. The 30-years-ago prices include "unjointed chicken" for 60 cents and full course dinners for $1. But she does not dwell on the good old days. "Oh, I see a man get out of his car across the street and run in here and the woman opens her own door and follows. He doesn't even have the common courtesy to open her door and wait. And that has nothing to do with age - it was bad manners 50 years ago and it still is today," Tillie said. "You know, a couple weeks ago a couple boys came in, strangers and just talked all afternoon with me. They left me a dollar tip. Well," she said, obviously offended, "I don't need no tips! But I guess they just enjoyed my malarkey." I told her I enjoyed it, too and that I also had to leave. I thanked her and started out the door. "Hey," Tillie called out and I turned, expecting a warm good-bye. "You didn't pay for your beer," she said. Actually, I had. I left a dollar on the bar, I said. This seemed to upset her even more. "Now, that's too much! Come back here!" I started to close the door. Her face softened a little. "My friends are going to be surprised when they see this in the paper," Grandma Schudie said. "They'll gasp and say, 'Old Ma Schudie - is SHE still alive?'" I closed the door and unfortunately, stepped back into 1979. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Monday, March 21, 1949 Page 1, Column 3 Child Had Ailing Heart, Kin Reports Frederick Lee Martin, 7-year-old pupil of Olympic View School, died at 10:50 o'clock this forenoon, a few minutes after he fell from a rope stretched between two trees at the edge of the school grounds. T.E. Catching, principal of the school at 502 East 95th Street, said other school children who saw the accident told him the Martin boy fell after catching his feet in one of two trees to which the swing was tied. The rope was about five feet from the ground. Catching said he did not know whether the boy suffered fatal injuries or had died from other causes. He explained that the boy's grandmother, Mrs. John Schudie, 8909 Roosevelt Way, told him after the accident that Fred had suffered from a heart ailment. Mrs. Winifred Carlson, third grade teacher, was standing only a few feet from where the boy fell, but did not see the accident. Fred was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Martin, of 1223 East 92nd Street. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/377.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Monday, November 11, 1968 Page 21, Column 7 Deaths and Funerals McDaniel, Carl L. Age 73, 12715 33rd Northeast. Beloved father of Charles W. McDaniel, Mrs. Frank Marcott and brother of Mrs. Hortense Johnson, all Seattle. Six grandchildren. Services Wednesday, 10;30AM, at Wiggen and Sons. Cremation. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.