Category Archives: community council (present time)

The Birth of the Wedgwood Community Council

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

In 1955 newlyweds Frank and Dorothy Brancato moved to the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle, beginning decades of service in local schools, church and community work. In the 1980s when the Brancato children were grown and Frank was retired from … Continue reading →

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In Memorium: Frank Brancato, Founder of the Wedgwood Community Council

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

The spectacular sunshine on Sunday, April 15, 2012, added to the joy of the celebration of the life of Frank Brancato, a Wedgwood resident who died in September 2011, just after his 96th birthday. Friends and family gathered at the … Continue reading →

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Celebration of Life: Dorothy Brancato

Posted on November 1, 2013 by

On October 19, 2013, friends and family gathered to celebrate the life of Dorothy Brancato who resided in the Wedgwood neighborhood for more than fifty years. Dorothy gave gifts of unique investment in the lives of all those she touched. … Continue reading →

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Shearwater part five: the end of Shearwater and the death of the Wedgwood Community Club in the 1970s

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

In the early 1970s the USA suffered through an economic recession, made worse in 1973 when an energy crisis began because of a Middle East oil and gas embargo.  In the USA gas prices skyrocketed and it affected air travel, … Continue reading →

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