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Bertha Schneider

Bertha Schneider

Jun 21, 2012

Obituary Bertha Schneider Bertha Schneider was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She passed away on June 21, 2012. She married Eugene Schneider from New York City, in Feb. 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1946 she joined her husband in New York. In Dec. of 1946, she & her husband came to Tacoma, WA where they have resided since then. She has...

John  Michael Miller

John Michael Miller

Jun 20, 2012

Obituary John Michael Miller Good news! John and plane safely touched down at the gates of Heaven 11:20 a.m. on June 20, 2012, to the cheers of his father Hugh Charles Miller, mother Kathleen Miller, and brother Christopher Miller! Born March 16, 1944, John grew up in North Tacoma with three brothers and one sister. After graduating from Stadium High...

Lawrence  Earl Martinez

Lawrence Earl Martinez

Jun 19, 2012

Obituary Lawrence E. Martinez Lawrence Earl Martinez died at age fifty three years old. He lived from February 11, 1959 to June 19, 2012. He died at Saint Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. He was born in Monte Vista, Colorado. Larry attended Madras High School. He grew up on a farm in Madras. He loved animals and also labored on...

Lillian  Adele Rybolt

Lillian Adele Rybolt

Jun 19, 2012

Obituary Lillian Adele Rybolt, 95 "Meema", loving mother & grandmother passed away peacefully at St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood on 6-19-2012. Lillian was born in Tacoma 2-4-1917. Survived by brother Elmer Thompson, Tacoma; son George (Roseanne), Steilacoom; daughter, Carol Rae Rybolt, Tacoma; five grandchildren, Brian (Sue), Fircrest; Brett (Dawn), Albany, OR; Steve, Seattle; Rick (Barbara), Port St. Lucie, FL; &...

Robert  Lee Cukjati

Robert Lee Cukjati

Jun 17, 2012

Obituary Robert L. "Bob" Cukjati Passed away on Father's Day, June 17, 2012. Born in 1937, to Minnie & Leo Cukjati, Chanute, Kansas. Bob attended Baker University, Baldwin City Kansas, excelled in basketball and track. He moved to Tacoma in 1962, where he worked in building products sales. Bob is survived by his wife, Georgeann; son, Kelly (Tanya); granddaughter, Avery,...

Lois  Irene Herrmann

Lois Irene Herrmann

Jun 16, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Irma  Josephine Strom

Irma Josephine Strom

Jun 13, 2012

Obituary Irma Josephine Strom June 17, 1919 - June 13, 2012 Irma was born in Tacoma, Washington to parents William and Loda Mullen. She is predeceased by her siblings Loda Wadsworth Bond, William Mullen, and Dan Mullen. Irma attended Holy Rosary Grade School and Lincoln High School. She had many life-long treasured friends, including best friend Adelaide Mullen. Several of...

Herbert Gelman

Herbert Gelman

Jun 13, 2012

Obituary HERB GELMAN Herb Gelman February 17, 1933 - June 13, 2012 The world has lost a warm, wonderful, caring man. The true and final test of any man is not in what he possessed, but in what he valued. Herb Gelman, who passed from this earth on Wednesday, valued his family, his faith, his friends and his country. He...

Delphin  Gustav Kohler

Delphin Gustav Kohler

Jun 12, 2012

Obituary Dr. Del Kohler October 14, 1922 - June 12, 2012 Del (Delphin Gustav Kohler) was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the second of twelve children. He served proudly during the Second World War, as a radio operator in the Navy. While attending St. Johns University he met the love of his life, Kathleen Krava, while she attended neighboring St....

John  Patrick O'Hearne

John Patrick O'Hearne

Jun 12, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Rev. Thomas Joseph Phelan

Rev. Thomas Joseph Phelan

Jun 12, 2012

Obituary Rev. Thomas Joseph Phelan Born June 20, 1926 in San Francisco, CA passed away at the age of 85 at Mt. St. Vincent in Seattle, WA on June 12, 2012. He moved from San Francisco, CA into the Western WA area 68 years ago, and has been a resident of Federal Way, WA since March 1, 2011. He was...

Jo  Helen Bakula

Jo Helen Bakula

Jun 8, 2012

Obituary Jo Helen (Usorac) Bakula Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on June 8, 2012, at the age of 80. Born in Dockton, Washington, Jo Helen moved to Tacoma at the age of four. She attended Sherman Elementary, Mason Jr. High, and Stadium High School ('49). After graduation, she worked as a secretary for Hunt & Mottet...

Helen  Folsom Murphy

Helen Folsom Murphy

Jun 7, 2012

Obituary Helen F. Murphy Mom was born in Tacoma General Hospital on April 6, 1920 as Helen Louise Folsom and died there 92 years later on June 7, 2012 (not in the same room or bed as near as we can tell). This lady was a Tacoma girl through and through. She went to Sherman Elementary, Allen C. Mason Jr....

Richard  Lee Helbling

Richard Lee Helbling

Jun 6, 2012

Obituary Richard Helbling Richard L. Helbling, born in Flasher, North Dakota on October 31, 1935, passed away on June 6, 2012 from cancer. He attended St. Leo's Grade School, and graduated from Bellarmine High Schoool in 1954. After 35 years of service, he retired from Boeing Aerospace. He was preceded in death by his brother Ken Helbling. He is survived...

Florence  Madeline Bunn

Florence Madeline Bunn

Jun 5, 2012

Obituary Florence "Sorney" Bunn On June 5, 2012, Florence Bunn went to Heaven to be with her beloved husband of 69 years, Frank. She was born on December 21, 1917 in Elmire, NY to David and Lena Jenkins. She met and married Frank on May 11, 1940. They went on to have four beautiful daughters and four granddaughters. She is...

Michael Day

Michael Day

Jun 4, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Leslie  Theophilus Miller

Leslie Theophilus Miller

Jun 3, 2012

Obituary Leslie T. Miller Mr. Leslie T. Miller (Les) passed away June 3, 2012 at Olympic Alzheimer's Residence. Les was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, grew up in Vancouver, B.C., married in Seattle and became a U.S. citizen. He worked in sales and building projects. Les moved to Tacoma in the 1990's, rehabbed a house, sold it, bought another and the...

Carol  Ann Fallon

Carol Ann Fallon

Jun 2, 2012

Obituary Carol Ann Fallon Carol Ann Fallon Carol Fallon, of Tacoma, WA, passed on June second at the age of 77. The daughter of Floyd and Rose Johnson, Carol grew up in Sumner, WA. In 1963, Carol married Ed Fallon of Spokane. They had two children, Neil and Kate. Prior to her marriage, Carol was a bank teller in Puyallup...

John  Charles Oatis

John Charles Oatis

May 28, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Rose  A Rogacki

Rose A Rogacki

May 28, 2012

Obituary ROSE ROGACKI Rose Agnes (Delargy) Rogacki Jan. 27, 1928- May 28, 2012 Rose filled the dash between her years with love, laughter, camping trips and delicious baked goods. Born to Daniel and Margaret Delargy, Rose was one of four children raised in Tacoma. She attended Aquinas Academy and Seattle University. Active in many organizations, Rose was a member of...