Obituaries

Oct 21, 2025

Oct 19, 2025

James Lange, age 44, passed away on October 19, 2025, in Tacoma, Washington.

James was born on October 18, 1981, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Jean Lange. In his younger years, James loved playing baseball and basketball and spending time outdoors with his friends. When he became an older brother at age ten, it quickly became his favorite title and...

Oct 17, 2025

Oct 15, 2025

Liane “Lela” Sonja Piacitelli, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, in the loving care of her daughter in DuPont, Washington.

The younger of two children, Lela was born to Joseph and Margot (Erpelding) Foltz in Dudelange, Luxembourg, on May 9, 1935. She completed her early schooling during World War II in occupied Luxembourg....

Oct 15, 2025

Oct 10, 2025

Oct 7, 2025

Jean (Janina) Marie Sliwa Hicker (June 4, 1934 – October 7, 2025)

Jean was born on June 4, 1934, in the Cascade Mountains town of Cle Elum, Washington, to hardworking Polish immigrant parents. Her father, Antoni Sliwa, had a butcher shop there. A few weeks after Jean’s birth, Antoni closed his shop, a victim of the Great Depression and a contentious...

Oct 5, 2025

Shirley Rae McHugh

October 15, 1933 - October 5, 2025

With her devoted family by her side at home, our sweet Shirley Rae McHugh (Uphus) peacefully passed on October 5, 2025. Born in Seattle, Washington on October 15, 1933 to Florence (O’Leary) and Ralph Uphus, she was the youngest of their 5 children. In 1938 the family moved to Tacoma, Washington where...

Oct 5, 2025

Mary Judith (Egan) Wood passed away October 5, 2025. Judy was born on April 25, 1937, in Woodstock Ontario to Edward F. and Barbara P. Egan. The second of four children. At age 13, her family moved to Tacoma, Washington in March of 1951, and she attended Saint Patrick Catholic School, and graduated from Aquinas Academy in 1955. She rode...

Sep 29, 2025

Susan died September 29, 2025 in Tacoma, WA at the age of 77. She was born in Somerville, NJ on July 4, 1948.

She was always a good student and national merit scholar. She received her Masters of Library Science from U.C. Berkeley.

She worked for Altadena, Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks libraries.

She moved to the Pacific Northwest in the fall of...

Sep 28, 2025

Sep 26, 2025

Sep 25, 2025

Terence (Terry) R. Monaghan, 87, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2025, in Lacey, WA.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, to John and Marcella Monaghan, brother to Joan (Walt, decd) Lissner and the late Donald (Cheryl) Monaghan. Terry lived a long and full life built on love, laughter, and hard work. He often described himself as a scrappy Irish boy from...

Sep 24, 2025

Sep 21, 2025

Kathleen Patricia Sundquist

July 19, 1932 - September 21, 2025

Kathleen was born in Tacoma to Mary and Edmund Cowan on July 19, 1932. She died peacefully at her daughter's home in Orting on September 21. 2025. Kathleen attended St. Patrick Catholic School and she graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas Academy in 1950. She loved spending time with her family of five...

Sep 21, 2025

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Imhof) Burgi, of Tacoma, WA, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 21st at the age of 89.

Born in Auburn, WA to Paul and Isabell Imhof, Betty grew up in Fife, WA. Betty was the youngest of the four Imhof children, Isabell Kaelin, Joseph Imhof, and Louise Burgener, all deceased. She...

Sep 19, 2025

Camilla “Claire” McCaffrey

October 23, 1926-September 19, 2025

Claire was the 6th child of Walter and Violet Haniger. Mom spent her early years on McNeil Island where her dad worked and took the ferry (while playing cards with the guards) to the mainland to attend school. Mom graduated from St. Leo’s High School and St. Joe’s School of Nursing. She spent her...

Sep 17, 2025

Sep 17, 2025

She was born on September 5, 1952, in Tacoma, Washington, to John “Jack” and Mary Evelyn Everson.

Joanie is survived by her loving husband, Cliff Cook of Gig Harbor; her children, Christopher and Jennifer Cook, Shannon and Nicolai Larsen, and Sean and Klara Cook; and eight cherished grandchildren: Kyle, Jack, and Ava (Christopher); Samantha Joan and Soren (Shannon); and Taylor, Charlie,...

Sep 15, 2025