Michelle,
No, the profiles are not close family to me.
I marked the profiles living, even though they are deceased, as a temporary fix.
The birth dates on theses folks are close enough to what I call "3 layer rule" to warrant them marked private.
Using the @ symbol, I repeatedly typed the profile names to attach the profiles in question, this did not work. The search more was pressed, but the names would not come up for selection.