Costa Lazzaretti Obituary (1938 - 2015)

Costa LAZZARETTI 11/06/1938-06/07/2015 The Chef has left the kitchen, and his train has left the station. Chef Costa Lazzaretti, a Seattle culinary mainstay, passed away surrounded by his loved ones, meeting at the station is his parents, sisters, his son John, and his English bulldogs. He is survived by his beloved wife CarolAnn of 55 years, his sons; Peter, Tony, and Patrick, and his six grandchildren; Kara, Zachary, Anna, Michael Costa, Michael Thomas, and Levi. Apprenticed to his father at age six, Chef Costa spent 56 years in kitchens around the greater Seattle area, including Seattle favorites Ray's Boathouse, and Hiram's at the Locks. He was a certified Executive Chef with the American Culinary Federation and was a former board member to the Washington Chef's Association. He graduated from Seattle's O'Dea High School in 1957 and met CarolAnn, his wife when his father sent him to Junior Achievement to "learn something useful'. Being told that he found the woman he would marry is not what the older Chef Costa wanted to hear. He and CarolAnn married in 1960 and had four sons. Costa was a dedicated father and raised his sons in a loving household. In the early 80's,when his sons joined Cub Scouts, he took time off during the week and became involved. He started as the pack's advancement chair and eventually became Cubmaster of North Seattle's Cub Pack 144. Costa loved his family, his bulldogs, his faith, good food, bad puns, and his trains. He loved his G gauge trains and built layouts in the family home in North Seattle and his home in Hansville. He loved making models and getting creative making the layouts that included scenes from his travel in Europe with his beloved CarolAnn. Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, June 11th, he and CarolAnn's 55th wedding anniversary, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bremerton, WA In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Catholic Relief Services, Seattle Archdiocese. Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Guest book at harveyfuneral.com