Obituaries

Feb 11, 2021

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many, Mom passed away peacefully on Feb 11th surrounded by family. Born Dec 6th, 1935 to Carl and Rose Chisholm, Mom was a life-long resident of Tacoma and devout member of St. Patrick Parish. She attended Aquinas Academy and treasured the lifelong bonds of friendship with her classmates from the Class...

Feb 9, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for William Bennett. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 7, 2021

Nancy Gee Locke peacefully left her home and family on the 7th of February.  Nancy’s 86-year journey through life began on the 20th day of March in 1934.  She was born and raised by Florence and Harry Berry in Tacoma, WA.  Nancy went to Sherman Elementary School, Mason Junior High, and Stadium High School.  She then went to the...

Feb 5, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Therese M Fortner. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 3, 2021

With unimaginable sadness and our hearts overflowing with love, we said goodbye to Tom on February 3, 2021. He devoted his life to being an incredible husband, generous father, doting grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all.

Tom was born on July 4, 1947, in Los Angeles, CA to Wayne and Renetta Williamson. As the...

Feb 2, 2021

Michael Ernest Johnson was born in Astoria, Oregon on January 23, 1955 to his parents, Alvin (Bud) and Dorothy. He passed away suddenly on February 2, 2021 in Tacoma, Washington.

Mike graduated from George R. Curtis High School, class of 1973. He met Linda McNeil and they were married on October 18, 1980. They recently...

Jan 25, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Susan Knickerbocker. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 25, 2021

Long-time Tacoma resident, Esther Kosin, passed away on January 25, 2021.  She was 90 years old.

Mrs. Kosin was born Esther Notrica on May 3, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Morris and Amelia Notrica, who immigrated to California from the island of Rhodes.  It was while visiting relatives in Seattle in 1953...

Jan 24, 2021

Elaine Marie Engh, at the age of 96, left to be with Jesus on January 24, 2021.  Elaine was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois with her twin sister, Angela Reynolds, and younger sister, Shirley Weber. As a young woman, she attended Mundelein College majoring in mathematics before joining the Navy as a mathematician during WWII. She calculated trajectories...

Jan 24, 2021

William Crosby Bruzas, Sr. was born in Tacoma, Washington on August 18, 1938 to Vincent Edward Bruzas and Alice Louise(Crosby) Bruzas.  William (Bill) passed away peacefully January 24, 2021 from complications of esophageal cancer, at UW Medical Center-Montlake where he received the most compassionate care.

Bill spent his earliest years in Alderton where his father...

Jan 24, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Doris J Verden. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 22, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Anne Fererro. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 9, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Rosemary Delaney. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 8, 2021

Patsy Fumiko Kaya (Toba), 89, passed away on January 8, 2021. Patsy was born in Punene Maui. Patsy was a Retired Civil Service, Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse at Tripler Army Hospital. Patsy is survived by sons Kevin of Lakeland Fl, Craig of Tacoma Wa and daughter Sharon of Gettysburg Pa. Patsy has 5 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren....

Jan 8, 2021

Born on April 22, 1929, St Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma, WA the daughter of Purissima and Joseph Albert Tessier.  She died peacefully surrounded by her children on January 8, 2021, at Bridgeport Place Assisted Living, Tacoma, WA, she was 91.

Elaine lived in the greater Tacoma area for most of her life.  She attended Lincoln...

Jan 5, 2021

Michael Mario Rosati was born November 29,1944. He passed away at his home of 49 years in Fircrest on January 5, 2021. During his last few days, he was loved, cared for and surrounded by his wife of 50 years, Joan; their six children: Joe, Mike, Chris (Kelly), Marissa, Gian and Marianna (Paul). He was so greatly loved and...

Jan 5, 2021

EULOGY: On behalf of Jim’s family, I have been asked to extend their deepest gratitude to all who have joined with us here, and on our live stream, to celebrate the life and memory of James Anthony Sleisher, known by all as Jim. My name is Miles Kessler from Edmonds, Washington. I have been a friend of...

Jan 5, 2021

Catherine Marie (Kay) Zarelli passed away peacefully at home from natural causes on January 5, 2021, in University Place, WA, one day before her 101st birthday.

Mom was born on January 6, 1920, in Tacoma, WA, to parents Sam and Vera Chiappetta, the second of their four children.   The family moved to Chicago, IL when she was...

Jan 4, 2021

Chole, born December 10th 1934 in El Paso, Tx, peacefully passed away in Tacoma, Wa at St. Joseph's hospital in the early morning of January 4th. She was 86 years old. She joins her late husband David Sr. and daughters Guadalupe and Lillian Castro. She is survived by her children David Jr. (Mody), Francisco (Caroline), and Angela (Keith). Grandma...

Jan 3, 2021

Mary Julia Dittmann Gole died peacefully on January 3rd at the age of 60. For more than a decade Julie dealt courageously with an autoimmune liver disorder -- without complaint – that took a sudden and severe turn from which she could not recover. Julie leaves behind her beloved husband of 33 years, John, sons Robert and Greg and...