Services set for longtime West Seattle restaurateur Neal Saffer

May 20, 2010 at 7:56 pm | In Obituaries, West Seattle news, West Seattle people | 8 Comments

Thanks to Leslie for sharing this link via Facebook: Our partners at the Seattle Times published an obituary today for 86-year-old Neal Saffer, who ran Quesnel’s Restaurant in West Seattle for more than 20 years. According to the obituary, Mr. Saffer is to be buried at Dignity/Forest Lawn in West Seattle at noon tomorrow, with the burial service there to be followed by a reception at Holy Rosary; he died of heart failure, and is survived by family members including wife Margaret Saffer, with whom he had moved to Port Orchard in 2004. (If you are not a long-long-time West Seattleite – some WSB’ers who are, have discussed Quesnel’s over the years, and remember it as being along Beach Drive.)

8 Comments

  1. I was fortunate enough to rent the apartment above their house on Beach Drive at the foot of Jacobson. The Saffers were so gracious. I had just moved from Indiana in 1986. When my parents came to visit they invited us to over and we all enjoyed a chat and tea. And also the wonderful view of Puget Sound. Marge and Neal watched over me and were fun neighbors. It was a great beginning for my time in Seattle. Cheers to you, Neal. My sympathy to you, Marge.

    Comment by ajwren — May 20, 10 9:58 pm #

  2. We used to eat at Quesnels when I was a kid..special occasions! It was so nice as were the owners.

    Comment by Ignatz — May 20, 10 10:08 pm #

  3. The best fish and chips! An economical supper out when our kids were little and then off to play on the grass/stroll along the promenade. Great memories. Many thanks.

    Comment by Melinda — May 21, 10 7:42 am #

  4. Quesnel’s, the former Byrne Grocery store, opened in October 1959. Beach Drive and Jacobsen Rd. Converted to a duplex in 1986, according to Marge Saffer, page 33 of Memories of Southwest Seattle Businesses, available at the Log House Museum. A fun read for any local history buffs.

    I remember starched, pink tableclothes, excellent food, and a good view and nice people.

    Comment by Gina — May 21, 10 8:28 am #

  5. Wow, the month I was born. What a great location that must have been, view-wise.
    And re: the reference – THAT is a book I need to get. Thanks, Gina!

    Comment by WSB — May 21, 10 8:34 am #

  6. Yeah, thanks Gina!

    .

    I’ll have to get that book too. Do you remember approximately how much it cost?

    .

    Mike

    Comment by miws — May 21, 10 7:53 pm #

  7. http://www.loghousemuseum.info/giftshop.php

    $18.95 for the SW Businesses book, and there are a few other local history books that are pretty darn good available at the gift shop.

    miws: are you going to J.P. at Westwood Village? I’m still trying to decide.

    Comment by Gina — May 22, 10 8:03 am #

  8. Thanks Gina!

    .

    Didn’t make it to see J.P. Just didn’t feel like being in a crowd today.

    .

    Mike

    Comment by miws — May 22, 10 9:18 pm #

Sorry, comment time is over.

All contents copyright 2012, A Drink of Water and a Story Interactive. Here's how to contact us.
No photo reuse without permission.
Entries and comments feeds. ^Top^