All Obituaries
Michael Bakula Tacoma, Washington
Our loving, kind and generous father passed away peacefully on November 22, 2020 at the age of 90. Dad was born in Sacramento, CA to Steve and Lucretia Bakula. His formative years were spent at St. Francis Parochial School, Christian Brothers and C.K. McClatchy High Schools before moving on to his college studies. He attended Sacramento Junior College, Oregon State College and the University of California, San Francisco, College of Pharmacy. Dad was drafted into the United States Army...
Our loving, kind and generous father passed away peacefully on November 22, 2020 at the age of 90. Dad was born in Sacramento, CA to Steve and Lucretia Bakula. His formative years were spent...
Mary Ellen McKain Steilacoom, Washington
Mary Ellen McKain, 90, of Steilacoom, Washington passed away November 15, 2020 with her devoted husband, Jerry, by her side.
She was born to the late Colonel Michael and Frances Quinn on September 22, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas. Growing up in a military family, Mary Ellen and her five brothers and sister moved throughout the United States and the Philippines.
She attended college at Mount St. Scholastica in Kansas and Seattle University, where she met her future husband. After graduating...
Mary Ellen McKain, 90, of Steilacoom, Washington passed away November 15, 2020 with her devoted husband, Jerry, by her side.
She was born to the late Colonel Michael and Frances Quinn on...
Robert Gosselin Tacoma, Washington
Robert Gosselin, 93, passed away November 12, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Bob was born on August 11, 1927 in Puyallup, Washington to Fritz and Laura Gosselin. He grew up in Tacoma, graduating from Bellarmine Prep in 1946, then Santa Clara University, with a B.A. in 1950. Bob joined his dad in the grocery business, later opening Bob’s Totum Market on 6th Ave, in Tacoma. He was an avid contributor in his community, volunteering for Washington State Food Dealers Association, Tacoma Serra...
Robert Gosselin, 93, passed away November 12, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Bob was born on August 11, 1927 in Puyallup, Washington to Fritz and Laura Gosselin. He grew up in Tacoma, graduating from...
Marites Roxas Miceli, also known as Tess, 40, passed away on November 11, 2020 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington of a tragic illness, with her husband, Frank Miceli at her side. She was born on September 21, 1980 to Leonardo and Pilar Roxas in Lumampao, Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines. Tess worked as a makeup artist at Landmark Mall in Makati City for 14 years, helping and doing women’s makeup in store. Tess attended secondary school at Cuenca Institute in Batangas,...
Marites Roxas Miceli, also known as Tess, 40, passed away on November 11, 2020 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington of a tragic illness, with her husband, Frank Miceli at her side....
Frances "Babe" Gilletti Tacoma, Washington
Frances Baldasare Gilletti, 91, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at home on her journey to her heavenly home while surrounded by family on November 4, 2020.
She was born March 4, 1929 in Tacoma, Washington to Italian Immigrants Michael and Ernesta Baldassare. Preceding her in death were her five siblings Tony, Mary, Phil, Ralph and Joseph.
During her younger years she worked at the...
Frances Baldasare Gilletti, 91, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at home on her journey to her heavenly home while surrounded by...
Beloved wife of the late RADM Sumner Shapiro, USN, Ret., passed away peacefully on November 3 in Dupont, WA at the young age of 97. Daughter of Max and Evelyn Goldman Hymen, Jimmie spent her childhood in Lowell, MA. She graduated from Sargent College of Boston University and worked as a physical therapist until her marriage to Sumner “Shap” Shapiro of Nashua, NH in 1949.
Jimmie traveled overseas alongside her husband to his many Naval Intelligence assignments in Japan, Germany,...
Beloved wife of the late RADM Sumner Shapiro, USN, Ret., passed away peacefully on November 3 in Dupont, WA at the young age of 97. Daughter of Max and Evelyn Goldman Hymen, Jimmie spent her...
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