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Geraldine Christenson
Oct 12, 2008
Obituary Geraldine Phyllis Christenson April 17, 1927 B October 11, 2008 Jeri passed away on October 11th in Tacoma, WA with her husband and sons by her side. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, John L. (Jack) Christenson; sons John (wife Roz) and Hans (wife Lee); grandchildren Nola, Alice, and Jack; and her sister, Ladonna Paul....
Adam Bednarczyk
Oct 12, 2008
Obituary Adam Bednarczyk Born February 5, 1915 in Chicago to Michal and Franciszka and passed away October 12, 2008 at the age of 93 in Lakewood WA. At the age of 5 he moved with his family to Poland. In 1981 he came back to USA and settled in Lakewood, WA. Since then, he was a member of Saints Peter...
Alice Cecelia Honan
Oct 11, 2008
Obituary Alice Cecelia Honan Alice Cecelia Honan, 84, was born in Tacoma, WA on December 23, 1923. She passed away on October 11, 2008. She graduated from Seattle Univ. and worked as a Medical Technologist. She lived in Pasadena, CA with her sister and mother for 20 years, before returning to Tacoma in 1979. She was a long standing member...
Anne B. Dugan
Oct 10, 2008
Obituary Anne B. Dugan died October 10, 2008 in Gig Harbor, Washington. Anne was a native of Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, where she received her secretarial training. She attended Brooklyn College and the University of New Hampshire. Her career included assignments at the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York, the Navy Department in Washington...
Danko Bacica
Oct 9, 2008
Obituary DANKO BACICA Born May 5, 1923 in Luka, Dugi Otok, Croatia. Danko passed away October 9, 2008 at his home surrounded by family. At a young age he left home to become shipwright apprentice. He cherished this vocation the remainder of his life. His adventurous spirit lead him and his family from Croatia to Italy, South America, Canada and...
Winifred D. Secrest
Oct 9, 2008
Obituary WINIFRED D. SECREST Died peacefully in her sleep in Tacoma, Washington, on October 9, 2008. Born in Tacoma on August 21, 1923, to Dan and Virginia Sorensen, the third of four children. Win was raised in National, near Ashford, WA. The family moved back to Tacoma in 1938, where she attended Gualt and Lincoln High Schools. With the outbreaj...
John S. Obenour, Jr.
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary John Scott Obenour, Jr. August 17, 1919 ?" October 7, 2008 John "Obe" passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Obe was born in Detroit, Michigan to Emma and John Obenour. He moved to the Northwest with his family at an early age where he spent the rest of his life. Obe graduated from Stadium High School in 1937....
Rose Natalie Hurlbut
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary Rose Natalie Carbone Lepore Hurlbut Rose passed quietly in her sleep on Oct. 7 at her daughter's home. She was born in Tacoma on Christmas Day, 1911 and lived there her entire life. She was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed dancing, gardening and was an excellent cook. Rose was a gracious hostess and no one left her...
Eathel Padur
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary EATHEL SUTTON PADUR passed away on October 7, 2008 at the age of 88. She was born and raised in the Eugene Oregon area. She graduated from the University of Oregon with an accounting degree. She worked for various CPA firms in Oregon and Washington. She met the love of her life, John J. Padur while living in Washington....
John Herman Gohrick
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary JOHN H. GOHRICK John H. Gohrick was born July 20, 1907 on the homestead of Tioga, North Dakota. He died October 7, 2008 at 101 years young in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There were nine children in the family. John went to school in a little country school about two miles from his home. He went to school there...
Augustus C. Barnett
Oct 6, 2008
Obituary Augustus C. Barnett III January 22, 1919 - October 6, 2008 Augustus C. Barnett III, Chuck as he was known to his friends, passed away quietly at his home in Tacoma on Monday, October 6, 2008. Born in Tacoma, he was the only son of A.C. Barnett Jr. and Esther Peterson Barnett. A life long Tacoma resident he graduated...
Sharon Joy Marie Pierson
Oct 3, 2008
Obituary SHARON JOY MARIE PIERSON BORN: SEPT. 21, 1946 DIED: OCT. 3, 2008 Sharon Pierson loved children, especially babies. She dedicated her life to children and God through music. Sharon played and taught piano, guitar and many other instruments. She had many, many friends. Sharon left behind her precious daughter; Abigail, her son; Kurt, daughter-in-law; Lynn and their unborn baby,...
Virginia Beverly Mclean
Oct 3, 2008
Obituary Those we have loved leave treasures behind that time can never take away. Virginia Beverly McLean died peacefully in her sleep on the 3rd of October at Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Center, where she had made her home for over a decade. Ninety two years young, she overcame many health challenges in the last chapter of her life and...
Stanley Block
Oct 2, 2008
Obituary STANLEY BLOCK September 12, 1906-October 2, 2008 Born in Manhattan, New York, Stanley Block attended De Witt Clinton High School and graduated from New York University (where he was the oldest alumnus and led the graduation recessional in 2004). After attending Columbia University and graduating from New York Law, Block practiced law for over fifty-five years, first in New...
Lillian Mcelroy
Oct 2, 2008
Obituary Lillian Anna McElroy, 93, born in Sturgis, SD died October 2, 2008 in Tacoma. She was an area resident for more than 60 years and a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Lillian enjoyed keeping herself busy with puzzles and her favorite game shows and was a lover of cats.
Eloise Marie Cupps
Oct 1, 2008
Obituary Eloise M. Cupps (Bream) May 18, 1914 ~ October 1, 2008 Eloise Marie Braem was born in the ancestral family home of her grandparents in Prairie du Chien, WI. She lived most of her youth in this small town on the Mississippi River. After her marriage to Donald Elmer Cupps, she moved back and forth between Iowa and Wisconsin...
Minnie C Mihalovich
Sep 30, 2008
Obituary Minnie Mihalovich Minnie Mihalovich, born in Tacoma on August 12, 1913, died September 29, 2008, Gig Harbor, WA. A lifetime area resident, she was a founding member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Legion of Mary, the Slavonian Lodge and past president of both the Catholic Woman's Club and the Young Ladies Institute. For many years she worked as...
Everett Kimberly Laitila
Sep 30, 2008
Obituary Everett K. Laitila 12/29/1957 ~ 9/30/2008 IN HONOR OF EVERETT LAITILA Everett Kimberly Laitila, 50, suffered a massive heart attack and passed away on September 30th, 2008. At the moment of his death he was doing something he loved - riding his bicycle up a steep hill near his home in Tacoma. Many of us would wish for a...
Bobby Ray Stewart
Sep 25, 2008
Obituary BOB R. STEWART FEBRUARY 17, 1940 ?" SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 Bob Ray Stewart known as "Coach Stew" to friends, family, and former players, died of Mesothelioma (asbestos cancer) on Thursday, September 25, 2008 after a nine month illness. He died at his home in North East Tacoma, Washington. He was 68. Bob was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He graduated...
Gerald Peter Berscheidt
Sep 23, 2008
Obituary Gerald Peter Berscheidt Gerald Peter Berscheidt born August 1, 1924, in Ellinwood, Kansas, passed away September 23, 2008 in Auburn. He grew up in Kansas, then served in Army during World War II in both Europe and Africa and was stationed in Fort Lewis. After his military service, he lived in Orting, then Tacoma where he owned Jerry's Tavern...
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