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Franklin Burgess
Mar 26, 2010
Obituary The Honorable Franklin D. Burgess Judge Franklin D. Burgess passed away peacefully on March 26, 2010 after a battle with cancer. He was born in Eudora, Arkansas on March 9, 1935 to Morris and Ollie Burgess. He attended Eudora Colored High School before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. He later went on to attend Gonzaga University and the...
Domenico Di Palma
Mar 19, 2010
Obituary DOMENICO DI PALMA Domenico "Dominick" Di Palma, born on May 4, 1929 in Brusciano, Italy, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2010 in Tacoma. Dominick moved to the U.S. in 1961. He worked at the Port of Tacoma for 29 years as a railroad track maintenance Supervisor. Some of his greatest pleasures were gardening, making wine, traveling, and being...
Theodore James Healy
Mar 13, 2010
Obituary Theodore James Healy February 9, 1967 - March 13, 2010 Our beloved son and brother passed away unexpectedly March 13, 2010. He was 43. Ted grew up in Tacoma with his parents, Jim and Mary-Jo, his brother, Tim, and his sister, Kate. Ted attended Saint Patrick Catholic School and graduated from Bellarmine High School in 1985. Ted went on...
Maria Ashley
Mar 11, 2010
Obituary Maria Ashley, born 2/14/33, passed away peacefully 3/11/10 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was a very loving, supportive and devoted mother and grandmother to her daughters Deuk (Charles) Burgess of Suisun City, CA; Carol (Ben) Scoles of Tacoma; Angela (Craig) Smith of Tacoma; granddaughters Racheal and Sara Scoles (fiance Jeffrey Roth) of Tacoma; and granddaughter Briaunna...
Marjorie W. Cooper
Mar 11, 2010
Obituary Marjorie W. Cooper, born December 6, 1923, in Polson, MT, died March 11, 2010. She married John on May 29, 1942 and moved to Tacoma in 1943 where she resided until her death. Marjorie is survived by her children; Edward, Mary Ann, Carolyn, Louie, Robert and Anita. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren....
Grace D. Pfeiffer
Mar 11, 2010
Obituary Grace Pfeiffer, 81 born April 21, 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana passed away March 11, 2010 in Tacoma, Washington. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Grace graduated from Stadium High School. She met her husband Bill Pfeiffer in Tacoma and they married on February 16, 1952. Grace enjoyed being a housewife and working as a bookkeeper...
Kathleen Marie Mclaughlin
Mar 5, 2010
Obituary Kathleen Marie McLaughlin Born June 19, 1964; went home with Heaven's angels March 5, 2010. Her memory will be cherished by her four children, Nicolette, Sarah, Christi and Daniel. She also leaves behind her loving husband and best friend, Kevin. Survived by her mother Florence Kelly, and several brothers, sister, nieces, nephews, and three precious grandkids. Services will be...
Janette A. Williams
Mar 3, 2010
Obituary Janette Williams Janette Swayze Williams Janette Swayze Williams, 98, passed away in Tacoma, WA March 3, 2010. Jan was born in Mellette, SD November 5, 1911. She and her husband Don moved to Waukegan, IL in 1939, where she became a teller at The First National Bank, and Don worked at Sears Roebuck while raising their two children. They...
Margaret Ellen Wilson
Mar 1, 2010
Obituary Margaret Ellen (Furlong) Wilson "Together Again" Born 10-3-13, passed away 3-1-10 in Lacey, Margaret joyfully joined her husband, Herbert who passed on in 1997. She was born in Tacoma to Patrick and Anna Furlong, brought home from the hospital by a horse and buggy. She lived in the Puyallup Valley attending Riverside School and graduated from Puyallup High in...
Stanley Albert Wojtanowicz, Jr.
Feb 25, 2010
Obituary Stanley Albert Wojtanowicz, Jr. Stan passed away the morning of February 25, 2010 at the age of 79 after a short battle with cancer. On June 23, 1930 he was born to Stanley and Rose Wojtanowicz in St. Paul, Minnesota. His family later moved to Tacoma, Washington, and he joined the U.S. Army in 1950. During his 8 years...
Alfred Emmanuel Hayes
Feb 25, 2010
Obituary Alfred E. Hayes Al Hayes passed away surrounded by family on February 25, 2010 after a courageous six-year battle against cancer. He was born in Seattle the youngest child of Robert and Nell Hayes on August 22, 1933. He grew up in a number of cities: Bremerton, Port Angeles, Fife, Everett, such was the family life of a log...
Eva Emer
Feb 25, 2010
Obituary Eva Emer, born August 14, 1924 to Jacob and Josephine Stumpf in Mandan, ND died February 25, 2010 at home in Tacoma. A longtime area resident she started at Carsten's Meat packing retired from Hi-Grade after nearly 40 years. Eva was a member of St. John of the Woods Catholic Church, and a member of the Catholic order of...
William Wynne
Feb 23, 2010
Obituary William "Bill" Wynne Bill passed away on February 23rd, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. He was born July 9th, 1938 in Olympia, WA. Bill attended St. Leo's, Bellarmine Prep. and served three years in the Marine Corps before graduating from UPS with a degree in education. He taught 28 years at Lister Elementary, where he touched the...
Cyrilla Distefano
Feb 21, 2010
Obituary Cyrilla (Sye) A. DiStefano Sye was born on June 26, 1919 in Van Hook, North Dakota. She was one of nine children born to Frank and Catherine Czeczok. Sye passed away peacefully at home on February 21, 2010 at the age of 90. She was an active volunteer for the Catholic Church most of her life. She also enjoyed...
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