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Dorothy Ascough Desteunder
Jun 7, 2022
Dorothy DeSteunder passed away peacefully at age 94 on June 7, 2022.
Dorothy was born on Jan 18, 1928 in Summerland B.C. Canada. She married Ted DeSteunder, an Air Force Serviceman, in 1953.
Dorothy is survived by her 5 children Liz(John), Patricia(Bob), Teresa(Richard), Debbie, Chuck(Kara), 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Funeral service...
Virginia Joy Delyanis
Jun 4, 2022
Virginia Joy Delyanis, 69, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and daughter of God, passed away June 4, 2022. Virginia, the daughter of Morris and Donna Chambers, was born February 27,1953 in Yakima, Washington. As the daughter of a Navy man, Virginia lived in several towns across the United States, including Great Falls, Cheyenne, Mohall, Grand Forks, Colorado Springs, and...
Linda Lea Dahl
Jun 3, 2022
Linda Dahl passed away at home on June 3 to continue her journey to be with God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley Cebula and Doris Brown
Linda was born in Tacoma, attended Holy Rosary Grade School, Stewart Junior High, and graduated from Lincoln High School. She was very active in sports and outdoor...
Robert Samuel Watson
May 30, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Robert Samuel Watson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Marjorie Alberta Johnson Kordell
May 30, 2022
Marjorie Alberta Johnson Kordell passed away at home on May 30, 2022. She was born January 5, 1927 in Williston, North Dakota to A.O. and Mary E. Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her husband Robert F. Kordell, her parents, brother Carl A. Johnson, sisters Helen J. Connor and Lillian I. Dobias, and grandson Max McBride....
Anna May Arthur
May 28, 2022
Anna May Arthur, 70, of Tacoma WA, passed away in her sleep on May 28th 2022 in Chehalis WA. She was a loving wife of over 48 years to husband Steven, a mother to two daughters, grandmother to three grandsons.
Anna was born on April 21st, 1952 in Tacoma Washington to Leander and Nellie Heitman. She was...
Norman Aderlard Labrecque, Csm
May 25, 2022
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Retired, Norman Aderlard LaBrecque passed away peacefully on May 25, 2022, in hospice care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. Norman was born May 28,1921 in Rumford, Maine to the late Edward and Blanche LaBrecque. He was the fifth of seven children, the loving devoted brother of the late Alfreda Van Cor,...
Michael John "Andy" Andersen
May 23, 2022
Mike was born the youngest of four boys (brothers Tom, Dan, Rick) to Kathleen and John “Jack” Andersen at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. He found peace surrounded by daughter Ellen, son Charles, brother Tom, Dana Andersen Conway and Justin Graves along with an escort of prayers and love from an unending procession of the people who embraced him. ...
Joel Eugene Glessner
May 19, 2022
Joel Eugene Glessner (March 9, 1946 - May 19, 2022) was born to Galen Francis and Evelyn Rowena (High) Glessner in Minneapolis, MN. He lived most of his childhood in Eastern WA, graduating from Wilson Creek High School in 1964.
Both patriotic and practical, Joel entered the US Army and pursued an RN at Nebraska Methodist College...
Violet Jeanette Blondin
May 18, 2022
Violet (Walker) Blondin passed away May 18, 2022 at the age of 97. She was born on January 27, 1925 in Yakima, Washington. Violet married the love of her life Douglas C. Blondin on May 22, 1947 and they started their family the following year. By that time Douglas was in the U.S. Air Force and over the next...
Michael Fiore Chiovare
May 15, 2022
Michael Fiore Chiovare passed away in Puyallup, Washington from complications from Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 83. He was born at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois to Rose and Michael Chiovare. He attended Cicero Grammar School and Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois. Michael attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois...
James Thadrus Sewell, Jr.
May 14, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for James Thadrus Sewell, Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Patricia Ann Yerbich
May 14, 2022
Patricia Ann Yerbich, 81, passed away on May 14th after a courageous, and hard fought battle with cancer. She was born in Los Angeles, California on August 10, 1940 and spent her early childhood in South Gate. Her family eventually moved to Washington where they owned and operated Croft Trailer Supply in South Tacoma and her brother, Paul, was...
James Noel Crowley
May 12, 2022
James Noel Crowley (81) of Edgewood, Washington passed away on May 12, 2022.
"Jim" to his friends, "Jimmy" to his siblings and "Dr. Crowley" to anyone under the age of 50, he was a native of Long Beach, Washington, where he he grew up working on his family's farm.
He was the valedictorian of Ilwaco...
Anthony Fitzpatrick Demas
May 4, 2022
Anthony Fitzpatrick Demas was born on January 26, 1975, in Tacoma, Washington. He Passed away in Billings, Montana on May 4 from complications stemming from Crohn’s disease. He attended St. Patricks and Bellarmine schools in Tacoma and later the University of Washington. He is survived by his wife Clarissa and daughter Rebecca from Bozeman, Montana. He is also survived...
Richard Matthew Petrich
May 4, 2022
Richard Matthew Petrich
Beloved brother, loving father, and faithful friend
Richard Petrich arrived in July 1954, on a summer day in Tacoma with Mt. Rainier to the east, the Olympics to the west, and the beautiful Puget Sound to the north and south. His birthplace would be his beloved home for 67 years and the...
Thomas Earl Farley
May 3, 2022
Tom passed away in Puyallup WA on May 3rd with his wife Janice by his side. He was preceded in death by his parents Clair & Barbara, brothers Patrick & Mike and sister Mary Ellen Farley. He is survived by his wife Janice and his children, Lisa Carrillo, Kerry Rounds, & Michael Farley, sisters Sue Farley & Barbara Reichmuth...
Gladys Benjamin
Apr 29, 2022
GLADYS BENJAMIN
MOTHER, WIFE AND FRIEND
Gladys Benjamin was born in 1933, into a happy Christian family in the province of Punjab, in India. She was the younger daughter of a big landowner and politically active father. She lived through the tumultuous times towards the end of Colonial rule by the British Empire, which preceded...
Gerald Eugene Coons
Apr 26, 2022
Gerald Eugene Coons passed away in Tacoma, Washington from a stroke April 26, 2022 age of 77. He was born in St. Joseph’s hospital in Tacoma, Washington to Veronica and William Coons who moved from Minot, North Dakota to Tacoma. He attended St. Leo’s Grade School, Bellarmine High School and graduated from Wilson High School in 1963. He worked...
Jusdon Edwin Harold Mounts
Apr 23, 2022
Beloved husband, father, and friend, Jusdon E Mounts passed away on April 23, 2022. Even though he had a tough exterior, he loved hard. He loved spending time with his family, especially his children, and his many friends and their families. In the last 6 month of his life, he finally had true happiness spending time at home with...
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