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Jamie Lynne Welch
Sep 29, 2015
Obituary Jamie Lynne Welch January 18, 1959 - September 29, 2015  Daughter of Don Scalara and Donna Stevenson-Turlis, Jamie was born into a loving Italian family. In the early years, she spent much time with her Grandmother Teresa, who instilled Catholic values and the importance of family from a young age.Jamie attended Wilson High School and then studied at...
Denis John Kuwahara
Sep 27, 2015
Obituary Denis John Kuwahara Denis John Kuwahara Age 81, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2015. Born February 23, 1934 to Rokuro "Bob" and Julia Kuwahara in Los Angeles, CA. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Helen, brother Michel, son Jan (Sandra), daughters Ann (Robert), Susan (Mark) and Beth (Chris) and grandchildren Andrew, Shelby, Mollie, Matthew and...
Leonard Sidney Harbeson
Sep 20, 2015
Obituary Leonard Sidney Harbeson Leonard Sidney Harbeson was born on September 4, 1942 to Clinton Lewis Harbeson and Martha Estelle Varner in Charleston, South Carolina and passed away on September 20, 2015. Leonard entered the US Air Force when he was 17 and proudly served for 20 years, including two tours in Vietnam; he retired in 1981 as a Master...
Lawrence William Blanchfield
Sep 16, 2015
Obituary Lawrence "Larry" William Blanchfield Lawrence "Larry" William Blanchfield peacefully went to be with the Lord on September 16, 2015 at the age of 97 years in Graham, Washington. He was born in Napavine, Washington on January 2, 1918 to Martha and William. Married to Lottie for 46 years and they had two daughters, Vickie and Julie. He received a...
Frank John Surina
Sep 12, 2015
Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home Location: Calvary Cloisters Chapel Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery Service Details Funeral Service:rnrnSaturday, September 19, 2015rnrn10:30amrnrnCalvary Cloisters Chapel
John Murray Manley
Sep 10, 2015
Obituary John M. Manley John M. Manley, born May 5, 1927 in Butte, Montana to John C. and Mary Jesich Manley, died September 10, 2015 in Tacoma, WA after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Joyce and Patsy; and his former wife, Mary. John left high school in his senior year to attend night...
Martha L. Gius
Sep 9, 2015
Obituary Martha Gius Martha Gius passed away September 9, 2015, at the age of 84. The youngest of four children born to Lawrence V. and Maria Gius, Martha was raised in Fife and graduated from Fife High School. Martha lived in Tacoma for many years, initially working at the Hunt and Mottet Company, and later, in the Trust Department of...
Mariann Lee O'Larey
Sep 4, 2015
Obituary Mariann Lee O'Larey Mariann Lee O'Larey, 67, of Tacoma, entered into eternal life on September 4, 2015 surrounded by her children and family. Her spirit is carried on by her mother, four children, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, four siblings, and an extended family of relatives and friends from every walk of life. Mariann was born in Portland, Oregon...
Susan Carol (Freeman) Hoffman
Sep 3, 2015
Obituary Susan Carol Freeman Hoffman Susan Carol Freeman Hoffman passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Tacoma, Washington, with loving family at her side. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1938 and grew up with her two older sisters, Elaine and Lois, and brother, Richard, guided by their wonderful mother, Anna, after the early passing of their...
Daryl D. Zadow
Aug 31, 2015
Obituary Daryl Zadow Daryl passed away peacefully in Tacoma on August 31, 2015 at the age of 81. Daryl was born in Sidney, Montana and moved to Tacoma at the age of 9. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1952, attended Bates Vocational School, worked as a sheet metal fabricator/installer for 50 years and was an expert in his...
Margaret E. Hurley
Aug 29, 2015
Obituary Margaret E. Hurley September 10, 1909 ~ August 29, 2015 Margaret (Maggie) Hurley (née Morse) was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, the youngest of eight children. The family moved to Spokane when Margaret was 2, and three years later to a farm in the Methow Valley. At the age of 13 Margaret moved back to Spokane to attend boarding school...
Velma Jane Read
Aug 23, 2015
Obituary Velma Jane Read On the evening of August 23, 2015, at the age of 97, Velma peacefully passed away. Velma had successful and fulfilling working careers varying from a small arms manufacturing plant during the war to selling cosmetics to actively sitting on the board of trustees for AAA in Washington State. Leaving Manitoba in 1942, she eventually settled...
Jane Shannon
Aug 20, 2015
Obituary Veteran afternoon news anchor Jane Shannon passed away unexpectedly this week. Shannon was not only an award-winning broadcast journalist, but a mother, a master gardener, and someone who loved making just the right gourmet dish for dinner guests. An Oregon native, Shannon started her radio career at KITI in Centralia, where she was an anchor and the news director....
Ruth A Neher
Aug 17, 2015
Obituary Ruth A. Neher Ruth A. Neher passed away on August 17, 2015 at the Village Senior Living. She was born Ruth A. Hickson in Minneapolis, MN on January 21, 1929. She attended Holy Angels High School, and traveled extensively with her sister Mimi. Ruth then settled in Tacoma, WA where she worked for several banks in the area. Ruth...
Robert W. Baines, Sr.
Aug 13, 2015
Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home Cemetery: Tahoma National Cemetery Service Details Graveside ServicernrnTahoma National CemeteryrnrnMonday, August 31, 2015rnrn1:00pm
Rita R. Duncan
Aug 13, 2015
Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home Location: Gaffney Funeral Home Chapel Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery Service Details Thursday, August 20, 2015rnrn2:30pm
Jean Elizabeth Korum
Aug 8, 2015
Obituary Jean Elizabeth O'Brien Korum Jean Elizabeth O'Brien Korum came into this world on November 22, 1921, in the tiny town of Malta, Montana. She always told us that she had a happy childhood with her three much-loved brothers; Adrian, Arlyn, and Pat; along with her three spectacular sisters; Bonnie, Barb, and Alyce. When she went to Great Falls to...
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