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Eileen Rose Toth
Oct 18, 2014
Obituary Eileen Rose Toth Eileen was born October 18th, 1946, and passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2014 after a brave fight with metastatic breast cancer. Eileen is survived by her daughters, Amy Atkinson (Colin) and Katherine Murto (Justin); brothers, Thomas Toth (Dorothy) and Richard Toth (Susan). Eileen was also blessed to have six grandchildren; Isabella, Sophia, Ava, Olivia, Theodore,...
Mary Ellen Adams
Oct 16, 2014
Obituary Mary Ellen Adams Our beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandma, and friend passed away in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the age of 87. Mary Ellen was born to Sylvester and Grace Kintz, and was the youngest of three daughters. She was educated, married, and raised her family in Tacoma. Mary Ellen retired after 23 years of...
Coby Van Manen
Oct 16, 2014
Obituary Mrs. Jacoba Catherina Maria Keet van Manen (Coby) restfully passed in her sleep on October, 16, 2014 at St. Elisabeth Huis in Lage Vuursche, the Netherlands. She joins her beloved husband of 70 years, Sid van Manen, who preceded her in death on October 7, 2014. Born in Hilversum, the Netherlands on September 5, 1920, as the eldest of...
Burton Harvey Knox
Oct 11, 2014
Obituary Burton H. Knox Burton H. Knox, age 73, of Tacoma died peacefully in Tacoma on October 11th, 2014 from complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was born in Denver, CO on June 1st 1941. He married and moved to Tacoma in 1973 with his family where he settled and enjoyed many years. Burton served 4 years in the US...
Thomas Richard Harmon
Oct 9, 2014
Obituary Thomas Richard Harmon Captain Thomas Richard Harmon, US Army, Retired, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on October 9, 2014 in Tacoma. He was born on April 23, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tom joined the US Army on December 30, 1942 at the age of 19. He was very proud of his service having worked his...
Sid Van Manen
Oct 7, 2014
Obituary Mr. Sid van Manen, formerly of Mile Point, Ferrisburg, Vermont, died on Tuesday, 7 October 2014, in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, after a short illness. Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 1923, Sid took his family to the United States in 1960. He joined Simmonds Precision Products in Tarrytown, NY before being transferred to Vergennes, Vt. He was an integral...
Jesse W Price, Jr.
Oct 3, 2014
Obituary Jesse W. Price, Jr. Jesse W. Price, Jr. was born on April 11, 1940 in Longleaf, LA and passed away peacefully at Madigan Army Medical Center on October 3, 2014. Our Father was raised in Port Arthur, TX where he attended Abe Lincoln High School. Jesse joined the Army and proudly served for 21 years before retiring as an...
John Patrick Mcmahon
Sep 27, 2014
Obituary John Patrick McMahon January 25, 1950 ~ September 27, 2014 John Patrick McMahon was born in Tacoma, WA to Art and Dorothy McMahon. He spoke fondly of the years he spent at St. Patrick's Grade School and Bellarmine Preparatory School and for the rest of his life would gladly offer personal tours of the City of Destiny. Bolstered by...
Douglas Patrick Mcallister
Sep 24, 2014
Obituary Douglas "Pat" Patrick McAllister Pat was born on July 12, 1932 in Tacoma, WA and passed away on September 24, 2014 in Tacoma, WA. Pat was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church; he attended St. Patrick School and graduated from Stadium High School. He worked as a Planner/Estimator at Keyport Naval Station until he retired in 1989....
Maureen Lynn Matz
Sep 22, 2014
Obituary Maureen Lynn (Hart) Matz Maureen was surrounded by her loved ones when she peacefully passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2014. Maureen was a beloved mother, wife, sister, and daughter that was born in Lakewood on July 16, 1965. In her younger days she spent many hours with her family working at their lake place, traveling, and just enjoying...
Vivian Eide Lewis
Sep 19, 2014
Obituary Vivian Lewis Vivian was born to John and Vera Eide on May 10, 1929 in Watertown, SD and passed away on September 19, 2014 in Tacoma, WA. She moved to Gig Harbor, WA when she was 5 years old. She graduated in the last class of the first Gig Harbor High School in 1947 and earned a degree in...
Joan Kathleen Tomasek
Sep 11, 2014
Obituary Joan Kathleen (Kaperick) Tomasek 11/29/1934 ~ 9/11/2014 On September 11, 2014, Joan died peacefully surrounded by family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and older brother. She is survived by her loving husband, Robert; daughter, Chris Wascisin (Bill); son, Tom Tomasek; sisters, Geraldine Stephenson, Louise Sitterrud (Dave), Leona MacDicken (Norm); brother, Larry Kaperick; and...
Charles Donald Johnson
Sep 11, 2014
Obituary C. Donald Johnson 1/27/1915 - 9/11/2014 Don Johnson, 99 passed away after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. He now joins his wife of 62 years, Adair. Don was born and raised in Tacoma WA. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1933. At LHS, Don lettered in three sports: football, basketball and was the...
Bernard Joseph Waiss
Sep 10, 2014
Obituary Bernard J. Waiss Bernard "Ben" J. Waiss was born in Loma, NE at his parent's farm house on Dec. 9, 1941 and passed away at his home in Edgewood, WA Sept. 10, 2014. Ben's family moved to Washington when he was 12 years old. He attended Riverside and Fife Elementary, Bellarmine Prep and Gonzaga. He retired from Silver Eagle...
Donna Fread
Sep 6, 2014
Obituary Sister Donna Fread, OSF Sister Donna Fread, OSF (formerly Sister Catherine Bernadette), 73, died at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington on September 6, 2014. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 52 years. Sister Donna was born in St. Joseph Hospital and lived in Tacoma until she entered the...
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