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Frederic Graff Obituary

Frederic Ranning GRAFF Born in Seattle on November 11, 1929, died on July 28th. Fred graduated from the University of Washington where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. He served in the Army during the Korean war and returned to Seattle where he worked in the financial area before he started a company of his real passion of landscaping. Fred was a lifetime member of the Seattle Yacht Club and a member of the Rock Garden Society and traveled the world to view the beautiful gardens. He is survived by his sister Margery G. Hinshaw of Redmond, nieces Catherine R. Lamb of Bothell, Carolyn Hoeft of Brier and nephew David H. Hinshaw of Bainbridge Island. Funeral services will be held at Evergreen-Washelli, 11111 Aurora Ave. North, Seattle on Thursday, August 3rd at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow.

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Published by The Seattle Times from Jul. 30 to Jul. 31, 2006.

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George Roth

April 26, 2024

Rented the apartment at 1021 Summit Ave East on Capitol Hill from Fred 1982-1984. Met Fred at The Axelrock Tavern. Great Stache! Great parties at the house!

Kate Reilly

August 4, 2006

Fred I will miss you so, and will never forget the many wonderful times we had together, our relationship was special and compares to no other.

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D. David Davies

July 30, 2006

I will treasure the memories of the fine times we had, goodbye dear friend.

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