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Valeria  Agnes Ebert

Valeria Agnes Ebert

Jun 4, 2014

Obituary Valeria A. Ebert Val passed away peacefully on June 4th at the age of 89. She was born in Tacoma on Sept. 29th 1924, and a graduate of Lincoln High School . Val went on to graduate from St. Joseph Nursing School and then continued to work in the hospital there after. She loved her yard and spent much...

Joyce  M Jensen

Joyce M Jensen

Jun 1, 2014

Obituary Joyce Ann Miller Jensen Joyce Ann Miller Jensen was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 23, 1931 and passed away in Tacoma, Washington on June 1, 2014. She grew up in Great Neck, Lake Success, and Manhasset, Long Island, New York. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart for Prep School. She attended the University of California, Berkeley...

Josephine  Louise Johnsen

Josephine Louise Johnsen

May 28, 2014

Obituary Josephine Johnsen Josephine Louise (Stempinski) Johnsen was born on January 9, 1922 and passed away on May 28, 2014, she was 92 years old. Josie was born in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Cecelia Stempinski and came to Puyallup as a child. She graduated from Puyallup High School in 1941 and married Carsten P. Johnsen on December 28, 1942....

Dwight  Todd Obermire

Dwight Todd Obermire

May 25, 2014

Obituary Dwight Todd Obermire Dwight Todd Obermire Age 51, passed away May 25, 2014 in Puyallup from complications of pancreatic cancer. He attended Napavine High School and Centralia College. Todd worked in the construction engineering field for WSDOT, Thurston and Pierce Counties, Woodworth & Co., and most recently The Rush Companies. He was an avid hiker and hunter, motorcycle enthusiast,...

Gregory  Charles Ross

Gregory Charles Ross

May 24, 2014

Obituary Gregory Charles Ross Greg passed away May 24, 2014 from pancreatic cancer. He was born June 27, 1949 to Charles and Elsie Ross in Tacoma, WA. Greg graduated from Lincoln High School in 1968 and retired from the University Place School District in 2011 as an HVAC specialist. Greg enjoyed gardening, going to the casino, riding his motorcycle, playing...

Leona  Theresa Kerilla

Leona Theresa Kerilla

May 21, 2014

Obituary Leona T. Kerilla 1928 ~ 2014 Leona, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2014. George, her husband of 56 years, preceded her in death 13 years ago. She is survived by her sister, Helen Evans; her children, Patricia (John) Harris, Theresa (Robert) McCall, Michael Kerilla, David (Cindy) Kerilla, and Dianne (Wayne) Christensen; ten grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren....

Frances Esther Neggra Marquez

Frances Esther Neggra Marquez

May 20, 2014

Obituary Frances Esther Marquez Our family Matriarch decided it was time to go. Frances Esther Marquez, born April 4, 1925, passed away on May 20, 2014 at 11:54pm. Her daughter Dodie, as always, was by her side. There is much to say, and so little space. Loving, wonderful, forgiving, caring, stubborn and funny. Momma leaves a void, filled with memories...

Mary  Anne Charron

Mary Anne Charron

May 15, 2014

Obituary Mary Anne Charron Mary Anne Charron, 47, was born on March 21, 1967 at Madigan Army Hospital, Ft. Lewis, WA and left us peacefully on May 15, 2014 at home in Bonney Lake, WA after over an 8 year battle with breast cancer. Mary was a very special human being. She truly affected every person she met. Mary Graduated...

Patrick  Kevin O'Brien

Patrick Kevin O'Brien

May 12, 2014

Obituary Father Patrick Kevin O'Brien Father was born on St. Paddy's Day, March 17, 1922, and was called home to our Lord on May 12, 2014. He came to the Seattle Archdiocese as a newly ordained priest in 1947, and served at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Sedro Woolley, St. Alphonsus in Seattle, St. Philip Parish in Woodland, and...

Susanna  Kay Smith

Susanna Kay Smith

May 12, 2014

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Iola  Claire Herstad

Iola Claire Herstad

May 9, 2014

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Robert  Francis Wolf

Robert Francis Wolf

May 3, 2014

Obituary Robert "Bob" Wolf SMSGT Ret. USAF At age 91, Bob was called by Our Lord on Saturday, May 3, 2014. He fought the good fight, always putting God first. He touched and positively influenced many lives as the patriarch of both his family and Saint Mary's Traditional Catholic Parish, living his ideals of God, family and country. Having enlisted...

Jeffrey  Laverne Stevens

Jeffrey Laverne Stevens

May 2, 2014

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Martha  Joseph Rooney

Martha Joseph Rooney

May 2, 2014

Obituary Sister Martha Joseph Rooney Sister Martha Joseph Rooney died at St. Ann Convent, Tacoma, WA on Friday, May 2, 2014. Sister had been lovingly attended by her Sisters of St. Francis and the staff at St. Ann. Sister was born Mary Rooney in Charleville, County Cork, Ireland on May 13, 1922 to Patrick and Mary (Hayes) Rooney. Sister was...

George  Anthony Nielsen

George Anthony Nielsen

May 1, 2014

Obituary George A. Nielsen George was born on August 25, 1955 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. George worked as an Alaskan fisherman on the F/V Decision for nearly 20 years, followed by 10 years as a Merchant Marine and First Mate for Dunlap Towing Company towing barges...

Bogdan Janukowicz

Bogdan Janukowicz

Apr 29, 2014

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Helen  Elizabeth Laba

Helen Elizabeth Laba

Apr 28, 2014

Obituary Helen Elizabeth Laba Helen Elizabeth (Susany) Laba, who recently celebrated her 97th birthday, died peacefully in her Tacoma home on Monday, April 28, 2014, with her daughters and hospice nurse at her side. She was born on March 22, 1917, in Miami, Arizona, lived there briefly, then moved to Tacoma for the rest of her life. She attended Lincoln...

Lawrence  John Charap

Lawrence John Charap

Apr 27, 2014

Obituary Lawrence Alvin Charap August 5, 1953 ~ April 27, 2014 Lawrence (Larry) Charap was the third of five children of Alve and Emily Charap. He was a long time resident of Rainier School in Buckley, WA. Larry was visited regularly by his mother and father; his sister, Carolyn of Port Orchard; brother, John of East Wenatchee; family friend, Pat...

Terry  L. Goracke

Terry L. Goracke

Apr 27, 2014

Obituary TERRY L. GORACKE Terry was born June 27, 1947 in Bremerton, WA to Glenn and Edith Goracke and died in Tacoma, WA April 27, 2014 following a brief battle with cancer. He graduated from West High School in Bremerton, the class of 1965. He graduated with two associate of science degrees from Olympic College in Bremerton in 1967 and...

Dorothy  Bernadine Perrow

Dorothy Bernadine Perrow

Apr 23, 2014

Obituary Dorothy Perrow Dorothy Perrow, age 90, passed away on April 23, 2014. She was born in Tacoma, Washington to George and Ellen Warter on October 12, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wade H Perrow; brothers, Ken and George Warter; and sisters, Betty Finnegan and Alice Shilley. Her brothers introduced her to a lifelong love of...

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