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Helen  E. Verlo

Helen E. Verlo

Sep 16, 2009

Obituary Helen Scott Clarence Verlo Born April 17, 1908 in Ashtabula, Ohio passed peacefully at home in Tacoma on September 16, 2009. She spent her early childhood in Butte, Montana and moved to Tacoma as a teenager. She married her first husband, John W. Clarence in 1928 and had two children, Patricia M. Fengler (Kenney) and John S. "Bud" Clarence...

Elizabeth  Jane Turner

Elizabeth Jane Turner

Sep 13, 2009

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Robert  C. Rosenthal

Robert C. Rosenthal

Sep 13, 2009

Obituary Robert C. Rosenthal Rosenthal, Robert C., 47, died suddenly on September 13, 2009 in his Ridgewood, New Jersey home. Bob was predeceased by his father Rabbi Richard Rosenthal and survived by his mother Barbara, wife Ardys and children Hannah, Robbie and Daniel, brother David and sister Deborah Calderon. Bob exuded a passion for living life to the fullest with...

Donald  W. Sorge

Donald W. Sorge

Sep 13, 2009

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Dolores  Ann Martin

Dolores Ann Martin

Sep 13, 2009

Obituary Dolores Ann Martin Passed away on Sept. 13, 2009. Dolores was born to Lawrence and Mary Ann Walker in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 1, 1923. Dolores was a 1941 graduate of St. Joseph's Academy in St. Paul, after which she went to work for Douglas Aircraft in Los Angeles. In 1942, she made a trip to visit her...

Timothy  James Wilson

Timothy James Wilson

Sep 10, 2009

Obituary Timothy James Wilson Our beloved husband, son, father and friend, of Milton, WA, originally from Davenport, IA, passed away on September 10th 2009 at St. Joseph's hospital in Tacoma, WA after a long battle with cancer. Tim, the son of James and Patricia Wilson, was born in Grinnell, IA on January 23rd 1960 and graduated from Davenport Central High...

Ida  Hellenna Pellegrini

Ida Hellenna Pellegrini

Sep 7, 2009

Obituary Ida Pellegrini Ida Pellegrini was born in Tacoma on October 4, 1923 to Salmonia and Pasquale Pellegrini. She passed away peacefully on the morning of September 7, 2009. Ida lived in Tacoma all of her life. She worked for many years at the Kirk Co., and retired from the Pierce County Accounting Department. Ida was a devoted Catholic and...

Claudia  Margaret Close

Claudia Margaret Close

Sep 7, 2009

Obituary Claudia Margaret Close passed away on Monday, September 7th, 2009 in Tacoma, WA. She was born on April 25th, 1951 in California, and spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. She touched many lives through her hair salon business in Vancouver, and through her intuitive counseling. She is survived by her sister, Colleen Philbrook, her dogs Bailey...

Ethel Rawlings

Ethel Rawlings

Sep 6, 2009

Obituary Ethel "Tykie" Rawlings, born July 3, 1921 to Edith and William E. Williams in Tacoma died September 6, 2009 in Parkland. A lifetime Tacoma resident she attended 12 years at St. Leo's Catholic School graduating in 1939. She married Ralph R. Rawlings in 1942 and together celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 1998. Ethel was a...

William  Masatoshi Sugiyama

William Masatoshi Sugiyama

Sep 3, 2009

Obituary William M Sugiyama was born in Livingston, CA on November 20, 1919 to Ichiji and Ryo Sugiyama. He passed away peacefully on the morning of September 3, 2009. Bill graduated from the UC, Berkeley and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. After marrying the love of his life, Yoshiko, he made the military his career. He...

Letty Edling

Letty Edling

Aug 31, 2009

Obituary Letty Edling Born to Amedee and Mary Beaudoin in Tacoma, Washington in 1926, she died peacefully at home surrounded by her children on August 31. She was a lifelong resident of Tacoma where she attended Holy Rosary and Sacred Heart Grade Schools and graduated from St. Leo's High School. She worked for Hunt-Mottet Hardware until it's closing in Tacoma....

Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn

Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn

Aug 25, 2009

Obituary Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn, OSF Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn, OSF, 90, died in St. Ann Convent, Tacoma, on August 25. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years. Sister Philomena Rosaire was born in County Galway, Ireland. She entered the congregation in 1935 and professed her first vows in 1939....

Sonia  Ann Corvin

Sonia Ann Corvin

Aug 22, 2009

Obituary Sonia Ann Corvin Sonia passed unto the Lord on August 22, 2009. She was born in Ballard on April 19, 1936. Sonia graduated from Stadium High School in 1954, where she was called ‘Punky'. She wrapped meat at Sibs Grocery Store on 26th and Pearl before becoming employed at University Place School District as a school bus driver. She...

Anna Ward

Anna Ward

Aug 21, 2009

Obituary Anna Louise Ward Anna Louise Ward was born on April 14, 1916 in Eatonville, WA to Cyrus and Agnes Snow. She passed away peacefully at age 93 on August 21, 2009 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She graduated from Eatonville High School in 1934 and was salutatorian of her class. After graduation, she worked for Williams...

Samuel  Howard Scott

Samuel Howard Scott

Aug 20, 2009

Obituary Samuel H. Scott Howard Howard Scott, 74, died August 20, 2009 in Des Moines. He was a graduate of Grays Harbor College and the University of Washington. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and retired after 20 years from the U.S. Naval Reserve at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Howard worked for the Boeing Company in procurement...

Louise Straw

Louise Straw

Aug 15, 2009

Obituary Louise Freeman Straw Louise passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 15th, 2009 at the age of 92. She was born Louise McMahon on July 5, 1917 in Centralia Washington, and graduated from Centralia High School in 1935. In 1939, Louise married John Freeman and moved into her house in Tacoma, where she would live for the next...

Joseph  Julian Renggli

Joseph Julian Renggli

Aug 14, 2009

Obituary Joseph Julian Renggli Born January 9, 1913 in Tacoma to Frank & Monica Renggli, he was the third child in a family of four brothers and two sisters. He died on August 14, 2009 at the age of 96. He attended Holy Rosary Grade School in Tacoma, and then started working. As a young man he worked in the...

Joseph  Bernard Hamilton

Joseph Bernard Hamilton

Aug 13, 2009

Obituary Joseph B. Hamilton, 79, died August 13, 2009 in Tacoma of complications following heart surgery. He was born September, 29, 1929 in Rome, Kentucky. Joe is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joan, sons Daniel (Diane) and Thomas (Amy), daughter Kathleen (Wesley) and sisters Augustine and Myrtle (Leo). He is also survived by 8 grandchildren. Joe was raised...

Rosalyn Morgan-Ledbetter

Rosalyn Morgan-Ledbetter

Aug 12, 2009

Obituary Lyn J. Morgan-Ledbetter (Sisich) Rosalyn ("Lyn") J. Morgan-Ledbetter (Sisich) was born on April 2, 1939 to Peter and Rosalyn Sisich in Anaconda, Montana, passed away on August 12, 2009. She was predeceased by her father in 1989 and her mother in 2008. Lyn was a "tough cookie" who always knew the difference between right and wrong. Her youth was...

Wanda Luchino

Wanda Luchino

Aug 12, 2009

Obituary WANDA ZAK LUCHINO Wanda Zak Luchino, 93, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died of natural causes on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009, with her family at her side. Wanda was born of Polish descent on November 19th, 1915, in PeEll, Washington. She graduated from PeEll High School and the next day left for Tacoma, Washington, where she worked...