Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Tacoma, WA, Pierce County and Surrounding Cities

John  Leroy Sadlier

John Leroy Sadlier

Nov 22, 2013

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Ann  Adele Mallon-Knapton

Ann Adele Mallon-Knapton

Nov 21, 2013

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Grant  M King

Grant M King

Nov 20, 2013

Obituary Grant M. King Grant passed away at home on November 20, 2013 at the age of 93. Grant was born in Tacoma on September 19, 1920 and lived here his whole life. He graduated from Bellarmine Preparatory School in 1940 and retired from the U.S. Post Office. Grant was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed traveling with his...

Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson

Nov 20, 2013

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Bill  T. Bellantonio

Bill T. Bellantonio

Nov 18, 2013

Obituary Bill T. Bellantonio Bill was born on June 27, 1924 in Iron River, Michigan and passed away peacefully on November 18, 2013 in Tacoma, Washington, he was 89 years old. He was an active member of the Elks Lodge, AMVETS, Knights of Columbus and Sons of Italy Lodge. He enjoyed camping, car shows, woodworking and especially spending time with...

Wally Burnett

Wally Burnett

Nov 17, 2013

Obituary Wally (Valli) Burnett Wally was born on January 15, 1925 in Florence, Italy and passed away on November 17, 2013 at Tacoma Lutheran Home after suffering a massive stroke, she was 88. Wally met her husband of 66 years, Ralph Burnett, while he was serving in the U.S. Army in Italy. She was an active member of the Tacoma...

Marie  Margaret Cain

Marie Margaret Cain

Nov 17, 2013

Obituary Marie Margaret Cain   Marie Margaret Cain Age 83, of Tacoma, WA died on 11/17/13 after succumbing to complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in 1930 in Seattle, WA, the daughter of Theodore and Mary Ultsch, and graduated from St. Leo's High School in 1948. Marie earned a BA from Seattle University. She was preceded in death...

Florence  Louise Bender

Florence Louise Bender

Nov 16, 2013

Obituary Florence Louise Bender July 28, 1924 ~ November 16, 2013 Florence Louise Bender, 89, died peacefully on November 16, 2013. She was born to Paul and Julia Nino on July 28, 1924. She lived her whole life in the Tacoma area surrounded by a close knit community of Italian and German family and friends. Florence graduated from Stadium High...

Marie  Margaret Lovrovich

Marie Margaret Lovrovich

Nov 12, 2013

Obituary Marie M. Lovrovich January 12, 1922 ~ November 12, 2013 Mom passed peacefully at her home after visits by family and friends. She was born in Bellingham, WA to Simone and Jovanna Bogetich who immigrated to the US from Croatia. She lived her life in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, WA. She graduated from Stadium High School and worked for...

Sr.  Agnes Mcloughlin

Sr. Agnes Mcloughlin

Nov 9, 2013

Obituary Sister Agnes McLoughlin, OSF Sister Agnes McLoughlin, OSF, 93, (formerly Sister Agnes Cornelia) died in St. Ann Convent in Tacoma on November 9, 2013. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 74 years. Sister Agnes was born in County Leitrim, Ireland. She entered the congregation in 1936 in Mallow, County Cork,...

Frank  J Paul

Frank J Paul

Nov 9, 2013

Obituary Frank James Paul Frank went home peacefully to be with the Lord on November 9, 2013 at his home in Tacoma. He was preceded in death by his daughter Lorene in 1941, and wife Wilma in 2007. He was born in Hardin, Montana on February 26, 1918 to Frank and Salomae Paul; he was the youngest of 6 children....

Laura  N Erwin

Laura N Erwin

Nov 8, 2013

Obituary Laura N. Zink Erwin Laura N. Zink Erwin Age 96, of Tacoma, WA, went to be with her Lord on Nov. 8, 2013. The daughter of the late Karl and Anna Brockmueller, Laura was born on Nov. 8, 1917 in Irene, SD. Her education began in the Plainview country school near Irene, SD. After high school she went to...

Leo  Gilbert Smith

Leo Gilbert Smith

Nov 7, 2013

Obituary Leo Gilbert Smith July 1929 ~ November 2013 Leo, son of Leo Smith and Laura HolfScholte, raised in Stockton, California. Husband to Marcia Ernest Smith and father to Matt, Mara Lee, Bridget and Leo "Rusty". He Graduated from Santa Clara University and entered into the field of Hospital Management in California. During his time he helped pioneer the first...

Alfredo  Mata Alarcon

Alfredo Mata Alarcon

Nov 5, 2013

Obituary Alfredo Alarcon Alfredo Alarcon was born in Durango, Mexico in 1936, and was a laborer and traveler for much of his life. Alfredo died peacefully in his home in on November 5th, 2013, surrounded by friends and family. For the past 20 years he has been the heart of the Tacoma Catholic Worker community, rising early to make Guadalupe...

Patricia  E Hague

Patricia E Hague

Nov 5, 2013

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Marierose  Rita Shrader

Marierose Rita Shrader

Nov 1, 2013

Obituary MarieRose Rita Shrader 6/26/1932 ~ 11/1/2013 She is survived by her sister, Lorraine Fairley; children, James, George & Joseph Shrader and Jessica Webb; 4 children-in-law; 14 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; grandchildren-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and God children. Funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Tacoma, WA. Interment at Tahoma National Cemetery. Please leave...

Elizabeth  C Peach

Elizabeth C Peach

Oct 26, 2013

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Sr. Michael Catherine Lewis

Sr. Michael Catherine Lewis

Oct 23, 2013

Obituary Sister Michael Catherine Lewis OSF (Elizabeth Rae Lewis) Sister Michael Catherine Lewis died at St. Ann Convent on October 23, 2013 at the age of 89. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis for 64 years. She was very busy during those 64 years in service to others. Sister Michael ministered as a nurse...

Howard  Bernard Leichman

Howard Bernard Leichman

Oct 23, 2013

Obituary Howard Leichman Howard Leichman, 82, passed away October 23, 2013, surrounded by family in hospice. Howard was born August 5, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY to Polish-Jewish immigrants Sam and Helen (Salt) Leichman. His first career was in business working for American Israeli Shipping and then with his father manufacturing belts and suspenders. After 15 years of working full time...

Helen  T Evans

Helen T Evans

Oct 22, 2013

Obituary Helen T. Evans Mom was born in Port Chester, New York on September 29, 1927 and passed away on October 22, 2013 in Tacoma, WA. She is survived by her children, Pat (Mike), Barb, Robin (Vic), Martin, Kari (Ross), and Tom; 7 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, October 28, 2013 at 11:00am...

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