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Keang Ja Kim Loo

Keang Ja Kim Loo

Jan 21, 2009

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Eileen  Ruth Dawson

Eileen Ruth Dawson

Jan 19, 2009

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Donald Tangora

Donald Tangora

Jan 18, 2009

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home Service Details In lieu of flowers, please make any remembrances to the American Diabetes Association. There will be a celebration of his life held at Katie Downs Waterfront Restaurant, 3211 Ruston Way, Saturday, January 24th at 6 PM. All are encouraged to come. Please leave online condolences at www.GaffneyCares.com. Arrangements by Gaffney...

Joseph Kieser

Joseph Kieser

Jan 16, 2009

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Dominique  Isiah Foreman

Dominique Isiah Foreman

Jan 10, 2009

Obituary Dominique Isiah Foreman Dominique Foreman, born Jan. 30, 1989 in Lakewood, died Jan. 10, 2009 in Tacoma. He is survived by his mother, Marian Stephens, sister, Ashley, aunt, Kathy. Also surviving are Kathy, Geri, David, Zachary, Jane, Richard and Christopher as well as a large extended family and group of friends. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 16,...

Dorothy  Lagasa Koon

Dorothy Lagasa Koon

Jan 10, 2009

Obituary Mrs. James Mack Koon Dorothy (Dody) Dempsey LaGasa Mrs. James Mack Koon, beloved wife and mother, and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James A. LaGasa, passed away on January 10, 2009. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years (James Mack Koon), and their son Timothy Edward. She was the third daughter of the late Dr....

Nancy  Eleanor Larsen

Nancy Eleanor Larsen

Jan 7, 2009

Obituary Nancy Ellenor Larsen passed away peacefully on January 7th, 2009. She was born June 7th, 1922 to Ida and William J. Asselstine in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. She was preceded in death by her brother Jim, and husband Byron I. Larsen. She spent her early childhood near the Alaska panhandle in the mining camp of Premier, British Columbia, where her...

John  Thomas Mccormick

John Thomas Mccormick

Jan 5, 2009

Obituary John T. McCormick, III John T. McCormick, born in Tacoma on November 1, 1920, passed peacefully on January 5, 2009. He attended St. Martin's University, graduated in 1942 and married his sweetheart Virginia Lee Radke the same year. Tom joined the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in the E.T.O. Upon returning home, he opened an accounting...

Jacqueline  Mae Doohan

Jacqueline Mae Doohan

Jan 2, 2009

Obituary Jacqueline Mae Doohan, born June 3, 1930 in Tacoma, died January 2, 2009 in Puyallup. A longtime area resident she was graduate of Lincoln High School and was Yell Queen in 1946. Jacqueline was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Eatonville. She will be remembered for her wonderful personality and charm; she had a...

Catherine  M. Doherty

Catherine M. Doherty

Jan 2, 2009

Obituary Catherine "Kay" Mary (Reed) Doherty passed away on January 2, 2009, aged 85 in Gig Harbor, WA. She was born in Tacoma and graduated from Lincoln High School. She enjoyed her many years working at Weyerhaeuser Corp Headquarters. Kay was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years George, her parents Bridget Viola and Lloyd Reed, and her...

Pauline  Margarite Fanning

Pauline Margarite Fanning

Jan 1, 2009

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Mary  Agnes Brennan

Mary Agnes Brennan

Jan 1, 2009

Obituary Sister Mary Agnes Brennan (Also known as Sister Serena) 1918 - 2009 Sister Mary Agnes met the New Year with peace and trust. She died on the evening of New Years Day. She was born in Easton, Idaho. Her childhood and young adult years were spent in Ontario, Oregon. She was twenty one years of age when she entered...

Joann Hiltbrunn

Joann Hiltbrunn

Dec 31, 2008

Obituary JoAnn was born in Tacoma at St. Joseph Hospital, the youngest of four daughters of the late Bernard and Ursula Schwalen. She attended St. Patrick's grade school, Aquinas Academy, Stadium High , Class of '41 and the U of W, Alpha Phi Sorority. For several years she worked in San Francisco for an investment banking firm. Upon returning to...

Michael  Gerard Franklin

Michael Gerard Franklin

Dec 28, 2008

Obituary MICHAEL GERARD FRANKLIN Michael Gerard Franklin, loving husband and father of ten children, passed away on December 28, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington with his family present. Michael was born on June 20, 1947 in Portland, Oregon to Gilbert C. Franklin and Mary G. Franklin. He moved to the Tacoma are to attend St. Martin's and...

Mark Kremer

Mark Kremer

Dec 28, 2008

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Dorothy Epstein

Dorothy Epstein

Dec 28, 2008

Obituary DOROTHY EPSTEIN JULY 11, 1912 ?" DECEMBER 28, 2008 Dorothy passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her loving son, Allan. Dorothy was born in Seattle to Benjamin and Sadie Rashbam. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Isadore, sister Frieda, and nephew Roosevelt. Dorothy was a graduate of Stadium High, 1929, CPS (UPS) in...

Dominic  Joseph Constanti

Dominic Joseph Constanti

Dec 26, 2008

Obituary DOMINIC J. CONSTANTI Heaven is now rejoicing, and the angels are singing that our beloved Dominic J. Constanti went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2008. Dom was born on Oct. 26, 1916 to Nick and Pearl Constanti in Tacoma, WA. A few years earlier in 1913 the family traveled by ship from Yugoslavia, to start...

Andrew Asiesiukiewicz

Andrew Asiesiukiewicz

Dec 24, 2008

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Mary  Kathleen Brown

Mary Kathleen Brown

Dec 24, 2008

Obituary MARY KATHLEEN FARLEY BROWN Grandma Brown passed away peacefully December 24, 2008. She was 95, born August 13, 1913 in Tacoma WA. One of nine children of William Paul and Delia Ella Farley. She is the last of the nine to die. Preceded in death by her husband of 27 years Arthur Brown (died 1967) and son Dennis (died...

Michael Petrovich,  Jr.

Michael Petrovich, Jr.

Dec 22, 2008

Obituary MICHAEL PETROVICH, JR. Michael was born on 3-4-24 to Mike and Verna Petrovich in Ronald, WA. They moved to Tacoma in 1935. He attended Holy Rosary, McCarver and graduated from Lincoln in 1942. He passed away from complications from heart surgery. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1942. Served in US Army during the Korean Conflict. Mike worked for...

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