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Attilio 'Art' Mineo
Jul 27, 2010
Obituary Tuesday morning, July 27, 2010, Arthur "Artie" Francis Mineo passed away with his loving wife and son, Toni and Gene at his side at Tacoma General Hospital. Artie (as his friends knew him) was 91 years old. He was taken by pulmonary fibrosis. A resident of Tacoma since 1945, Artie was born to Italian immigrant parents (Joe and Maria...
Mary Elizabeth Murphy
Jul 23, 2010
Obituary Mary Estep Murphy Mary, 89, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2010. She was born in Tacoma, WA on February 18, 1921 to Rudolph and Veronica Resch. Mary attended St. Leo grade and high school. Mary lived a good part of her life in Alaska, where she worked in various office jobs. She loved Alaska! In 1995, she moved...
Nora Gutoski
Jul 19, 2010
Obituary Nora passed away Monday, July 19, 2010 at the age of 73. Nora was born in Everett, WA. Dec. 29, 1936. She graduated from Holy Rosary School in Tacoma, St. Mary's Academy, Toledo, WA. and Gonzaga, U. Nora belonged to Holy Cross Parish, Catholic Daughters of America, Social Security Alumni Assoc., and Old Town Music Society. She retired from...
Arthur Sohn
Jul 14, 2010
Obituary Our father, Arthur J. Sohn, passed away on July 14th. He was born and raised in Tacoma. He attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1939. After serving in the Merchant Marines, he returned to Tacoma and wed our Mother, Mary Patricia Donovan (Patty) on July 4, 1945. He held numerous jobs in the Tacoma area before he established COUNTY...
Dolores Mary Parr
Jul 13, 2010
Obituary Dolores Mary Parr Dolores Mary Parr was born on July 4, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington and peacefully passed away July 13, 2010 to join her beloved husband just after her 84th birthday celebration with family and friends. She was born to Joseph and Celina Deveau into a ready-made family of two brothers, Joe and Robert, and three sisters, Rose,...
Sr. Mary Alexia Nehl
Jul 8, 2010
Obituary Sister Mary Alexia Nehl, OP (Helen), a Tacoma Dominican, died peacefully July 8, 2010 at St. Joseph Residence in West Seattle. She was born in Ipswich, South Dakota on April 30, 1922 and moved with her family to Washington State in 1929. The family settled in Centralia where she met the Tacoma Dominicans who staffed Saint Mary's School which...
Jane Frances Brisbois
Jul 4, 2010
Obituary Jane Frances Brisbois Jane Francis Brisbois was born in Tacoma, Washington on February 21, 1931. She passed away peacefully on the evening of July 4, 2010 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her six children -Patty Brisbois, Don Brisbois, Kate Brisbois, Sheila Price (Scott), Richard Brisbois (Laura), Tom Brisbois (Shannon) and her ten grandchildren. Also, survived of...
Glenn Ferry
Jul 2, 2010
Obituary GLENN BRUCE FERRY Lt. Col. (USAF) With his children, Jan, Gail and Bruce at his side, Glenn Ferry ( age 84 ) died peacefully on July 2, 2010. In addition to his children, he is survived by his sister, Shirley Bell, Sacramento, CA; grandchildren, Craig (Sandy) Ferry, Evelyn (Aaron) Osborne; great-grandchildren, Makenzie (Evelyn and Aaron) and Benjamin (Craig and...
Richard John Mazza
Jul 1, 2010
Obituary Richard John Mazza Sr. was taken to be with our heavenly father on 7-1-2010 after his battle with Cardiomyopathy. Richard was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. He left his home town when he joined the Air Force at the age of 19 years. While stationed at McCord Air Force Base he met his lifelong partner Shirley....
Diana M Mladinich
Jun 29, 2010
Obituary Diana Mladinich "Auntie", 95, died June 29, 2010 at her home in Tacoma. Diana was born in Old Tacoma, September 2, 1914. She grew up on the family farm in Puyallup and lived there until 2005 when she moved back to Tacoma. Diana worked in the shipyards during World War II as "Rosie the Riveter"; she was small, so...
Annemarie Wargacki
Jun 27, 2010
Obituary Annemarie Wargacki September 27, 1972 - - June 27, 2010 Annemarie and her unborn baby boy were tragically taken from us on a Sunday morning. Anne was a loving and loyal daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend. She leaves her parents Joseph and Elaine; brothers Joe (Lori), Robert and Tim; sister Laura; and several nieces and nephews. Thanks...
Irene Rose Mitchell
Jun 27, 2010
Obituary Irene Knudson Mitchell February 5, 1918 - June 27, 2010 Irene was born the seventh of eight children to Louis and Elizabeth Zahn in Sanger, North Dakota. They soon moved to Mandan where she grew up and graduated from Mandan High School. She moved across country with her parents during World War II. After a war-extended engagement, she married...
J. Richard (Dick) Mcentee
Jun 20, 2010
Obituary J. Richard McEntee, our beloved father, grandfather and friend, died June 20, 2010, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 74. Dick was born Sept. 23, 1935, to Bill & Marie McEntee in Franklin, N.J. He was the seventh of their eight children. He graduated from Franklin High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical...
John Dwight Treat
Jun 16, 2010
Obituary John Treat Died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at home in Tacoma, WA. He was born 10/30/38 to Lester Treat and Elsie Baker Treat at Yale Community Hospital in New Haven, Ct. He was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest son, Brian Treat. John is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lenore Treat and their son...
Rue Aileen Lake
Jun 13, 2010
Obituary Rue was born Rue Northey on May 6th 1927 and died peacefully, holding the hand of her sister Yvonne, on Sunday June 13th 2010. Rue was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan and although it was the depression, we had many happy childhood memories of spending our summers - split between our mom's childhood home on "The Farm" in Ohio...
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