Edwin (Ed) Stephens passed away peacefully at his home in Seattle on October 10, 2026 surrounded by his family. He lived an outstanding life!
Ed was born in Seattle on June 14, 1944 to Edwin and Mary Kathryn (Smith) Stephens. He attended St. Catherine’s Grade School and Blanchet High School in Seattle. He began his college education at Washington State University and finished his BS degree at California State University after serving in the US Army from 1968-1970. He spent most of his career in the banking and real estate investment sectors.
Ed was married to his wife Margaret Caratan Stephens for 56 years. Together they raised their three children in north Seattle. Ed loved the outdoors: boating, fishing, hunting, camping, skiing, golfing and taking walks as he got older. He also enjoyed movies, live theater, music, reading, and car trips. But more than anything he loved his family, his nieces and nephews, his cousins, his friends and time spent with them all.
Ed is survived by his wife of 56 years Margaret; their three children Amy Berry (Allen), Suzanne Sander (Scott), and Tom Stephens (Phoebe), his six beloved grandchildren: Natalie, Mia, Evie, Frankie, Spencer, and Andrew, his sister Clare (Stephens) vanAmerongen (John) and his brother Gregory Stephens (Patty), his sister-in-law Gretchen Stephens and a large extended family. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Jane (Stephens) Pease and Fred Pease, and his brother Thomas Stephens.
Funeral mass will be at Our Lady of the Lake in Seattle on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 11:00 with a reception to follow at the church. Donations may be made in Ed’s name to Our Lady of the Lake School, Fr. Tim Clark Legacy Fund, or Evergreen Foundation Hospice.