All Obituaries

Violet (Walker) Blondin passed away May 18, 2022 at the age of 97. She was born on January 27, 1925 in Yakima, Washington. Violet married the love of her life Douglas C. Blondin on May 22, 1947 and they started their family the following year. By that time Douglas was in the U.S. Air Force and over the next 10 years the family was transferred to 5 different stations. A military wife often times faces the biggest challenges with each move, and Violet handled them all with a positive attitude...

Michael Fiore Chiovare passed away in Puyallup, Washington from complications from Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 83. He was born at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois to Rose and Michael Chiovare. He attended Cicero Grammar School and Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois. Michael attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and North Central College in Naperville, Illinois where he was studying to be a chemist. He later served as a...

Patricia Ann Yerbich, 81, passed away on May 14th after a courageous, and hard fought battle with cancer.  She was born in Los Angeles, California on August 10, 1940 and spent her early childhood in South Gate.  Her family eventually moved to Washington where they owned and operated Croft Trailer Supply in South Tacoma and her brother, Paul, was born.  Pat, and her teenage sweetheart Doug, graduated from Lincoln High School in 1958.  They were married July 16, 1960...

James Noel Crowley (81) of Edgewood, Washington passed away on May 12, 2022. "Jim" to his friends, "Jimmy" to his siblings and "Dr. Crowley" to anyone under the age of 50, he was a native of Long Beach, Washington, where he he grew up working on his family's farm. He was the valedictorian of Ilwaco High School's Class of 1959. Thereafter, he attended the University of Washington, completing his degree in three years instead of four. He had hoped to...

Richard Matthew Petrich Beloved brother, loving father, and faithful friend Richard Petrich arrived in July 1954, on a summer day in Tacoma with Mt. Rainier to the east, the Olympics to the west, and the beautiful Puget Sound to the north and south. His birthplace would be his beloved home for 67 years and the essential backdrop for his storied life.  His Pacific Northwest roots ran generations deep. The Irish twines of Moores, McDermotts, and Costellos were enhanced by the...

Tom passed away in Puyallup WA on May 3rd with his wife Janice by his side. He was preceded in death by his parents Clair & Barbara, brothers Patrick & Mike and sister Mary Ellen Farley. He is survived by his wife Janice and his children, Lisa Carrillo, Kerry Rounds, & Michael Farley, sisters Sue Farley & Barbara Reichmuth as well as 3 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and nieces & nephews. He graduated from Bellarmine High School and attended Seattle Univ. Tom...

GLADYS BENJAMIN MOTHER, WIFE AND FRIEND Gladys Benjamin was born in 1933, into a happy Christian family in the province of Punjab, in India.  She was the younger daughter of a big landowner and politically active father.  She lived through the tumultuous times towards the end of Colonial rule by the British Empire, which preceded the partition of India into India, West Pakistan and East Pakistan.  The area of the Punjab that she lived in became a part of West Pakistan. ...

Gerald Eugene Coons passed away in Tacoma, Washington from a stroke April 26, 2022 age of 77. He was born in St. Joseph’s hospital in Tacoma, Washington to Veronica and William Coons who moved from Minot, North Dakota to Tacoma. He attended St. Leo’s Grade School, Bellarmine High School and graduated from Wilson High School in 1963. He worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad and then went on to get his BA in Accounting & Business at Western Washington University. Gerry...

Beloved husband, father, and friend, Jusdon E Mounts passed away on April 23, 2022.  Even though he had a tough exterior, he loved hard. He loved spending time with his family, especially his children, and his many friends and their families. In the last 6 month of his life, he finally had true happiness spending time at home with his family. He enjoyed the short family trips and was proud of getting his license.  He is survived by his wife Danielle Mounts, children, Annabella...

Richard L. Garrison, 80, passed away at Allenmore Hospital on April 20, 2022.  He was born October 6, 1941.  He attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959.  After graduating he joined the U.S. Army and served for 3 years.  He worked at the Boeing Renton plant moved on to Tacoma Boatbuilding and retired from Todd Shipyards in Seattle. He is survived by his wife Joanna M. (Moe) and his three children Deborah Macias, Michael Garrison and...