Seattle funeral homes records collection, 1916-1999

Overview of the Collection

Title
Seattle funeral homes records collection
Dates
1916-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
circa 134 cubic feet (155 boxes)
Collection Number
5522, 5529
Summary
Records of eight Seattle area funeral homes between 1916 and 1999 (dates vary depending on funeral home), containing information on burials and cremations as well as arrangements for funeral ceremonies
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Researchers who are searching for information on a particular individual are encouraged to submit a search request online in order to determine whether we have any information on that particular individual.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use. Contact Special Collections for more information or submit a Funeral Home Records Online Search Request .

Request at UW

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Several independent businesses' records combine to form the Seattle Funeral Homes Records Collection. These businesses themselves combined through many mergers and acquisitions over the years, until finally Acacia Funeral Home possessed all of the records (with the exception of Sessions Funeral Home). These mergers resulted in several name changes for some of the businesses, which were also often colloquially referenced with name variations. For example, University Funeral Parlor was also known as University Undertaking; when Forkner Funeral Home merged with Acacia Funeral Home it became Forkner-Acacia for the three year period in which its records were kept separately from Acacia's; Clark-Rafferty & Putnam was originally Rafferty Undertaking, and is also referred to as Clark-Rafferty and Rafferty-Putnam; Acacia Funeral Home's variations include Adams Morrison Mortuary, Adams Forkner Acacia, and Acacia Forkner & Home.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Seattle Funeral Home Records Collection combines funeral home records from eight separate businesses in the Seattle area; most were maintained through a series of mergers and acquisitions until 1999. These records are usually comprised of data sheets or cards describing arrangements for funerals, cremations, or both - including detailed information about the deceased (name, age, next of kin, cause of death, insurance information, etc.). Data sheets also list the date of the funeral or cremation and details of the memorial service: the coffin, the headstone, the flowers, the music, etc. Finally, these cards often state information about the cost of these services and the arrangements for payment. Other related material is sometimes filed with the data sheets, such as newspaper clippings or typescripts of obituaries. In some of the later records, medical or hospital records related to the client's death are included. The larger series include alphabetical indexes to the data sheets.

Some records are fairly complete for the duration of that funeral home's operation, while others cover only a few years out of a longer span. See scope and content notes at the series level for more specific detail.

These records will be useful for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the death arrangements made in the Seattle area over most of the twentieth century.

For general researchers, one of the highlights of the collection is the Home Undertaking uncollectible accounts index. In this group, each index card lists multiple attempts to acquire payment, as well as notes describing the family's (or individual's) financial situation. Many of these cards date from the Great Depression.

There are also many records from the funeral homes active during the 1940s of funerals for WWII soldiers killed in action which may be of historical interest.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Unless restricted by deed of gift, records can be photocopied.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

These records are separated into series by funeral home:

  • Sessions Funeral Home, 1916-1937
  • Home Undertaking Company, 1918-1977
  • University Funeral Parlor, circa 1920-1968
  • Bothell Funeral Home, 1936-1963
  • Clark-Rafferty & Putnam, 1939-1978
  • Acacia Funeral Home, 1964-1999
  • Forkner Funeral Home, 1971-1974
  • Seattle Mortuary, 1976-1981

In each series, the original order and indexing methods used by the originating funeral home have been preserved as well as possible.

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use. Contact Special Collections for more information or submit a Funeral Home Records Online Search Request .

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 5522-001: Sessions Funeral Home records, 1916-1937Return to Top

3 bound ledgers (3 boxes)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Each volume contains an alphabetical index.

Biographical/Historical Note: Sessions Funeral Home (aka Sessions Mortuary), of Kirkland, Washington, is the only funeral home that was not involved in the mergers and acquisitions connecting the others in this collection. In 1923 Elmer L. Sessions built a new structure to house his mortuary, which included a five-room apartment for his family. Sessions Funeral Home operated until 1941 when it was bought by John R. Clark, continuing as a funeral home until 1947, after which the building served many purposes; it has functioned as the Kirkland City Hall Annex since 2006.

Source: Memorandum from Kirkland City Council meeting of September 2, 2008

Scope and Content: The records of Sessions Funeral Home from 1916-1937. The second and third volumes contain a printed statement from the ledger publisher on "Funeral Ethics" which provides clues about cultural demands and practices for mortuaries around funerals and death in the early twentieth century.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Researchers who are searching for information on a particular individual are encouraged to submit a search request online in order to determine whether we have any information on that particular individual.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Custodial History: These records passed into the possession of John R. Clark of Woodinville, a relative of the John R. Clark who purchased the funeral home from Sessions. The volumes were then given to Barbara Pearson of the Eastside Genealogical Society, who gave them to the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society. After the TPCGS published the records, they were transferred to the Bellevue Archives, and subsequently donated to the University of Washington.

Acquisition Info: Source: Bellevue Archives, 2000.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
153 5522-001
Sessions Funeral Home volume 1
1916 October 29-1926 March 11
154 5522-001
Sessions Funeral Home volume 2
1926 March 16-1931 September 4
155 5522-001
Sessions Funeral Home volume 3
1931 September 15-1937 January 28

Accession No. 5529-001: Seattle funeral homes records collection, 1918-1999Return to Top

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Researchers who are searching for information on a particular individual are encouraged to submit a search request online in order to determine whether we have any information on that particular individual.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Custodial History: These records are the accumulated result of several mergers of Seattle area funeral homes over a period of years. Evergreen-Washelli acquired Acacia Funeral Home in 2001, at which time the records were transferred into Evergreen-Washelli's possession.

Acquisition Info: Source: Evergeen-Washelli, 2008.

Processing Info: Files are in original order as they were boxed by Evergreen-Washelli staff from the original file cabinets in 2007.

Container(s) Description Dates
Home Undertaking Company
75 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in two subseries:
  • Home Undertaking data sheets, 1918-1977
  • Home Undertaking indexes, 1918-1977
Scope and Content: The records of Home Undertaking Company from January 1918 to March 1977. This funeral home opened in 1913, so these records are fairly complete. The indexes describe the data sheets.
1918-1977 March
Home Undertaking data sheets
57 boxes
Arrangement: Data sheets are on index cards in rough numerical order, which is also roughly chronological. Because of this "rough" numbering and ordering, some considerable overlaps and gaps are evident in the list below, which does not necessarily signify missing data. The data sheets are bundled into groups by month, most frequently with the earliest cards at the bottom, but sometimes in reverse. There is usually an extra card on top, indexing the names and numbers for the records from that month.
1918-1977
Box Accession
1 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #521-2218
1918-1921
2 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #2219-3649
1922 January-1925 February
3 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #3650-4929
1925 March-1927 May
4 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #4930-6078
1927 June-1929 March
5 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #6167-7140
1929 May-1930 October
6 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #7159-7818
1930 November-1931 September
7 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #7832-8274
1931 October-1932 April
8 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #8248-8751
1932 May-1933 January
9 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #8789-9270
1933 February-October
10 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #9289-9790
1933 November-1934 July
11 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #9807-10285
1934 August-1935 March
12 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #10310-10827
1935 April-December
13 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #10724-11400
1936 January-August
14 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #11436-11953
1936 September-1937 February
15 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #11830-12511
1937 March-October
16 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #12470-13028
1937 November-1938 April
17 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #12988-13512
1938 May-November
18 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #13503-14069
1938 December-1939 April
19 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #13994-14718
1939 May-November
20 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #14696-15357
1939 December-1940 June
21 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #15321-16020
1940 July-1941 January
22 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #16012-16562
1941 February-June
23 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #16536-17115
1941 July-November
24 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #17102-17721
1941 December-1942 April
25 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #17643-18259
1942 May-September
26 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #18206-18823
1942 October-1943 January
27 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #18770-19431
1943 February-May
28 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #19386-20051
1943 June-October
29 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #20001-20693
1943 November-1944 March
30 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #20663-21297
1944 April-August
31 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #21237-21992
1944 September-1945 February
32 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #21777-22679
1945 March-October
33 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #22657-23302
1945 November-1946 June
34 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #23291-23901
1946 July-1947 March
35 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #23893-24488
1947 April-November
36 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #24455-24986
1947 December-1948 May
57 5529-001
Cremations for out of town burials
General Notes: Numbered 1-11
Scope and Content: Includes burials for Bainbridge Island.
1947-1948
37 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #24977-25450
1948 June-November
38 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #25440-25915
1948 December-1949 June
39 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #25796-26407
1949 July-1950 February
40 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #26396-26877
1950 March-October
41 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #26872-27358
1950 November-1951 July
42 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #27347-27863
1951 August-1952 April
43 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #27857-28364
1952 May-1953 January
44 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #28359-28996
1953 February-1954 February
45 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #28982-29769
1954 March-1955 June
46 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #29765-30472
1955 July-1956 September
47 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #30466-31046
1956 October-1957 November
48 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #31033-31630
1957 December-1959 February
49 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #31628-32229
1959 March-1960 June
50 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #32227-32778
1960 July-1961 December
57 5529-001
Miscellaneous
General Notes: Bundles with no case numbers assigned.
1960-1961
51 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #32773-33295
1962 January-1964 September
52 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #33322-33884
1964 October-1967 August
53 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #33884-34465
1967 September-1969 October
54 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #34465-35044
1969 November-1971 September
55 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #35045-35659
1971 October-1973 November
56 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #35660-36259
1973 December-1976 September
57 5529-001
Home Undertaking data sheets #36273-36329
1976 October-1977 March
Home Undertaking indexes
18 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in five groups:
  • Primary alphabetical index
  • Secondary alphabetical index
  • Special index: cremated remains only (A-Z)
  • Special index: letters returned (A-Z)
  • Special index: uncollectable accounts (A-Z)
1918-1977
Box Accession
58 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: A-Bla
59 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: Bla-Cla
60 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: C-D
61 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: E-G
62 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: G-H
63 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: H-K
64 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: K-Ma
65 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: Ma-Mz; McA-McFad
66 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: McFad-McZ; N-P
67 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: P-S
68 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: S
69 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: S-W
70 5529-001
Home Undertaking primary index: W-Z
71 5529-001
Home Undertaking secondary index: A-Z
Scope and Content: This index actually contains records into the 1970s.
January 1956-May 1969
72 5529-001
Home Undertaking cremated remains index: A-Knu
73 5529-001
Home Undertaking cremated remains index: Knu-Z
74 5529-001
Home Undertaking letters returned index: A-Z
Scope and Content: This index also contains miscellaneous cards ("code cards").
75 5529-001
Home Undertaking uncollectable accounts index: A-Z
1918-1977
University Funeral Parlor
12 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by last name.
General Notes: Alphabetic ranges taken from box labels added by Evergreen-Washelli staff.
Scope and Content: The records of the University Funeral Parlor, circa 1920-1968.
circa 1920-1968
Box Accession
76 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: A-Blu
77 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Boa-Cly
78 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Coa-Equ
79 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Erb-Hal
80 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Ham-Jan
81 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Jar-Llu
82 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Lob-Moo
83 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Mor-Pix
84 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Pla-Sey
85 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Sha-Thw
86 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Tib-Wru
87 5529-001
University Funeral Parlor data sheets: Wul-Zyz
Bothell Funeral Home
Five ledger volumes (1 box)
Arrangement: Each bound volume of data sheets is in chronological order and contains its own alphabetical index.
Scope and Content: The records of the Bothell Funeral Home between 1936 and 1963.
1936-1963
Box Accession
88 5529-001
Bothell Funeral Home data sheets, volume 1
1936 October 5-1945 August 3
88 5529-001
Bothell Funeral Home data sheets, volume 2
1945 August 14-1951 October 13
88 5529-001
Bothell Funeral Home data sheets, volume 3
1951 October 25-1956 June 8
88 5529-001
Bothell Funeral Home data sheets, volume 4
1956 June 8-1959 December 3
88 5529-001
Bothell Funeral Home data sheets, volume 5
1959 December 17-1963 February 18
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam
9 boxes
Biographical/Historical Note: This funeral home opened as Rafferty Undertaking in 1920, moved in 1930 and was renamed Rafferty-Putnam in about 1950.
Arrangement: Arranged in two series:
  • Clark-Rafferty & Putnam data sheets, 1939-1978
  • Clark-Rafferty & Putnam index, 1972-1978
Scope and Content: The records of Clark-Rafferty & Putnam between 1939 and 1978. These records appear to be complete for the period in which the business was named Clark-Rafferty & Putnam; in 1978 the company was absorbed by another funeral home.
1939-1978
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam data sheets
8 boxes
Arrangement: Data sheets are in multiple locations and formats, depending on the year of the funeral. Overlapping systems were apparently in place for many years, resulting in a somewhat complicated and redundant arrangement peculiar to this organization, which has been preserved. Four main subgroups of data sheets exist:
  • Unnumbered loose data sheets, 1939-1959
  • Ledger data sheets, 1953-1969
  • Ring-bound data sheets, 1960-1977
  • Numbered loose data sheets, 1972-1978
For 1972-1978: letter size file box 96: data sheets in chronological order dated January 1972-October 1978 and numbered C173-C603. Indexed by cards in box 97.
1939-1978
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam unnumbered loose data sheets
Arrangement: Data sheets are mostly in chronological order beginning November 26, 1941 (1939, 1940, and most of 1941 are not in order). No reliable or consistent case numbers were assigned to these records, and there is no alphabetical index.
General Notes: Some of the data sheets, from the period 1953-1959, can be cross-referenced from the bound ledgers in the next subgroup.
1939-1959
Box Accession
89 5529-001
Unnumbered loose data sheets
1939-1946
90 5529-001
Unnumbered loose data sheets
1947-1955
91 5529-001
Unnumbered loose data sheets
1957-1959
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam ledger data sheets
Arrangement: Each bound volume of data sheets is in chronological order and contains its own alphabetical index. No reliable or consistent case numbers were assigned to these records.
General Notes: The alphabetical index in each ledger may also describe records from the subgroup "Unnumbered loose data sheets" for the overlapping years 1953-1959. These records seem to precede the subgroup "Numbered loose data sheets" (1972-1978).
1953 March 20-1969 September 2
Box Accession
92 5529-001
Bound ledger #12/17
1953 March 20-1955 August 18
92 5529-001
Bound ledger #13/18
1955 August 20-1957 November 16
92 5529-001
Bound ledger #14/19
1957 November 18-1960 March 15
92 5529-001
Bound ledger #15/20
1960 March 18-1962 June 23
93 5529-001
Bound ledger #16/21
1962 July 2-1964 November 2
93 5529-001
Bound ledger #17/22
1964 November 3-1967 April 27
93 5529-001
Bound ledger #18/23
1967 April 27-1969 September 2
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam ring-bound data sheets
Arrangement: Data sheets are in chronological order. No reliable or consistent case numbers were assigned to these records.
General Notes: No alphabetical index exists for the earlier records, but data sheets for 1972-1977 can be cross referenced using the Clark-Rafferty & Putnam index in box 97.
1960-1977
Box Accession
94 5529-001
Ring-bound data sheets
1960 June 23-1970 December 31
95 5529-001
Ring-bound data sheets
1971-1977
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam numbered loose data sheets
1972 January-1978 October
Box Accession
96 5529-001
Numbered loose data sheets C173-C603
1972 January-1978 October
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam index
1 box
Scope and Content: Index describes the subgroup "Numbered loose data sheets."
1972 January-1978 October
Box Accession
97 5529-001
Clark-Rafferty & Putnam alphabetical index, A-Z
1972 January-1978 October
Acacia Funeral Home
49 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in two subseries:
  • Acacia data sheets, 1964-1999
  • Acacia index cards, 1964-1999
Scope and Content: The complete records of the Acacia Funeral Home from its opening in 1964 to its closing in 1999, at which point it was acquired by Evergreen-Washelli.
General Notes: Because Acacia Funeral Home engaged in several mergers with and acquisitions of other funeral parlors, it has been referred to under several different names: Adams Morrison Mortuary, Adams Forkner Acacia, Acacia Forkner & Home, etc.
1964-1999
Acacia Data Sheets
44 boxes
Arrangement: Data sheets are in order by file number, which closely approximates chronological order.
General Notes: Slight overlap in dates is evident in the box listings.
1964-1999
Box Accession
98 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #001-699
1964 May 23-1967 October 17
99 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #700-1499
1967 October 18-1970 April 21
100 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #1500-2699
1970 April 20-1973 July 13
101 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #2700-3899
1973 July 16-1976 February 6
102 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #3900-4999
1976 February 5-1978 March 6
103 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #5000-6049
1978 March 5-1980 February 4
104 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #6050-6550
1980 February 4-1980 December 29
105 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #6551-7050
1980 December 30-1981 December 5
106 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #7051-7550
1981 December 5-1982 October 22
107 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #7551-8050
1982 October 25-1983 September 30
108 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #8051-8550
1983 September 30-1984 September 4
109 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #8551-8999
1984 September 4-1985 July 19
110 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #9000-9399
1985 July 19-1986 April 8
111 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #9400-9731
1986 April 9-1986 December 5
112 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #9732-9999
1986 December 8-1987 June 3
113 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #10000-10299
1987 June 4-1988 January 9
114 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #10300-10599
1988 January 8-1988 July 27
115 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #10600-11050
1988 July 26-1989 May 18
116 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #11051-11299
1989 May 17-1989 November 7
117 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #11300-11550
1989 November 4-1990 March 20
118 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #11551-11799
1990 March 23-1990 August 29
119 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #11800-12050
1990 September 6-1991 February 9
120 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #12051-12299
1991 February 9-1991 July 27
121 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #12300-12550
1991 July 26-1992 January 25
122 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #12551-12799
1992 January 25-1992 June 24
123 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #12800-13050
1992 June 24-1992 December 26
124 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #13051-13250
1992 December 28-1993 April 28
125 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #13251-13450
1993 April 29-1993 September 16
126 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #13451-13650
1993 September 14-1994 January 27
127 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #13651-13850
1994 January 28-1994 June 29
128 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #13851-14050
1994 July 2-1994 December 17
141 5529-001
Acacia / Adams-Morrison Mortuary Data Sheets #M-0001-M0019
Scope and Content: This small group of records appear to cover some overlap in activities during the merger of Adams-Morrison Mortuary with Acacia Funeral Home. Some of the files are referenced by the Acacia index cards.
1994 January 7-1994 December 30
129 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #14051-14250
1994 December 13-1995 April 25
130 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #14251-14450
1995 April 27-1995 October 14
131 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #14451-14650
1995 October 17-1996 March 9
132 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #14651-14850
1996 March 11-1996 August 20
133 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #14851-15000
1996 August 16-1996 December 6
134 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15001-15180
1996 December 7-1997 April 7
135 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15181-15350
1997 April 9-1997 September 4
136 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15351-15530
1997 September 5-1998 February 7
137 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15531-15720
1998 February 4-1998 July 11
138 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15721-15899
1998 July 25-1998 December 13
139 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #15900-16080
1998 December 15-1999 May 2
140 5529-001
Acacia Data Sheets #16081-16092
1999 May 14-1999 May 19
Acacia Index Cards
5 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.
1964-1999
Box Accession
142 5529-001
Acacia Index Cards A-E
143 5529-001
Acacia Index Cards F-K
144 5529-001
Acacia Index Cards L-Q
145 5529-001
Acacia Index Cards R-W
146 5529-001
Acacia Index Cards W-Z
Forkner Funeral Home
1 box
Arrangement: Data sheets are in chronological order and are numbered.
Scope and Content: Records of the Forkner Funeral Home between 1971 and 1974. There are very few records from 1971, but 1972-1974 appears to be more complete. This funeral home opened in 1939, so the records here are not comprehensive, representing only the period immediately following Forkner's merger with Acacia Funeral Home, when it was referred to as Forkner-Acacia.
1971-1974
Box Accession
147 5529-001
Forkner data sheets F18461-141 through F19080-124
1971-1974
Seattle Mortuary
5 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in two subseries:
  • Seattle Mortuary data sheets, 1976-1981
  • Seattle Mortuary index cards, 1976-1981
Scope and Content: The records of the Seattle Mortuary between 1976 and 1981. These records appear to be complete, as the business opened in 1976 and was absorbed by Acacia Funeral Home in 1981.
1976-1981
Seattle Mortuary data sheets
3 boxes
Arrangement: Data sheets are in chronological order and are numbered sequentially.
1976-1981
Box Accession
148 5529-001
Seattle Mortuary data sheets #001-500
1976 October 1-1977 July 3
149 5529-001
Seattle Mortuary data sheets #501-3399
1977 July 3-1980 March 19
150 5529-001
Seattle Mortuary data sheets #3400-4749
1980 March 19-1981 July 31
Seattle Mortuary index cards
2 boxes
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.
1976-1981
Box Accession
151 5529-001
Seattle Mortuary index cards A-M
152 5529-001
Seattle Mortuary index cards M-Z + miscellaneous cards
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous cards include contact info for related services such as hairdresser, Russian Orthodox Church, etc.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Funeral homes--Washington (State)--King County
  • Funeral homes--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Undertakers and undertaking

Corporate Names

  • Acacia Funeral Home (creator)
  • Bothell Funeral Home (creator)
  • Clark-Rafferty & Putnam (creator)
  • Forkner Funeral Home (creator)
  • Home Undertaking Company (creator)
  • Seattle Mortuary (creator)
  • Sessions Funeral Home (Kirkland, Wash.) (creator)
  • University Funeral Parlor (creator)

Geographical Names

  • King County (Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Genealogy
  • Seattle (Wash.)--History