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Mary Margaret Boskovich
Oct 29, 2012
Obituary Mary Boskovich Mary was born November 17, 1926 in Tacoma, WA. She was the first born of Paul Dorotich and Milka (Jonsich) Dorotich, who immigrated from the Island of Brac on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. She was born in the home of Bozi and Magdalena Boskovich, the parents of her future husband Ted Boskovich. She and her parents...
Victoria Kathaleena Nash
Oct 28, 2012
Obituary Victoria Kathaleena Nash Victoria was born on January 3rd, 1991 to her loving mother and father, Angel Nash and Ebon Nash. She was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina while her father served in Desert Storm. The second happiest day of her fathers life was that wonderful phone call received in the desert stating he was the father of...
James John Jonczyk
Oct 25, 2012
Obituary James John Jonczyk Jim was born on May 22, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington to Anna and Harry Jonczyk. He graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Puget Sound. He served the U.S. Navy during World Ward II and participated in invasions at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He worked for 43 years for Farmers Insurance Company in their...
Czeslawa M. Bednarczyk
Oct 23, 2012
Obituary Czeslawa M. Bednarczyk Czeslawa Bednarczyk, born on March 7, 1951 in Poland to Adam and Zofia Bednarczyk, passed away on October 23, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She will be deeply missed. She resided in Lakewood since 1997 and was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was survived by five siblings with their...
Stanley Joseph Kostecka
Oct 16, 2012
Obituary Stanley Joseph Kostecka Stanley Joseph Kostecka, a wonderful model of a man, a father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Tacoma, Washington from a stroke. Stanley was born on April 26, 1917, in Glencoe, Minnesota. He was the son of Joseph and Nettie Prokes Kostecka who homesteaded in Box Elder, Montana. On November...
Katherine Helen Sauriol
Oct 16, 2012
Obituary Katherine Helen (Dupille) Sauriol Age 85, passed with her family's loving embrace Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in Tacoma. Born in Glendive, Montana in 1927, her family moved to Tacoma in 1942. Katherine graduated from St. Leo's High School, then attended St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and later Seattle University earning a degree in Nursing Education. She worked at...
Loretta Anna Santiago-Letriz
Oct 7, 2012
Obituary Loretta (Hansen) Santiago Letriz Age 89 of Tacoma, WA, passed away on Oct. 7th 2012. Born Jan. 17th, 1923 in Rhinelander, WI, she was the daughter of Thorvald and Louise Hansen. Loretta loved a good joke, enjoyed baking, sewing and spending time with her large family. She is survived by her husband Jim Santiago Letriz, three sons: Bill Poskie...
Wilfred George Schreieck
Oct 7, 2012
Obituary Wilfred Georg Gustav Schreieck Known to friends as "Wil", born August 11th, 1927 in Neustadt Germany passed away October 7th, 2012 in the presence of his close family following a brief hospitalization. He is survived by his children Patrick Schreieck and Cynthia Whitley and seven grandchildren; Brandon, Aaron, Maxwell, George, Garrett, Mariel and Jillian. His two surviving sisters, Hildegund...
Shirley Manley
Oct 5, 2012
Obituary Shirley Davis Manley was born July 21, 1920, died October 5, 2012. She graduated from Stadium High School and attended the University of Puget Sound and the University of Oregon. She was very close to her family and was never happier than when they could all get together. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends at the Fircrest Golf...
Kathryn Elizabeth Southward
Oct 5, 2012
Obituary Kathryn Elizabeth Southward Kathryn Elizabeth (Kate) Southward, born on October 17, 1982, was called to heaven on October 5, 2012. At only 29 years of age, Kate left us much too soon, but we are relieved to know she is at peace. Kate very much enjoyed nature: camping, hiking in the forest, walking on the beach and campfires. Kate...
Julienne Marjorie Mckinnon
Oct 2, 2012
Obituary Julienne "Julie" Marjorie Fenske Kennedy McKinnon Our beloved and cherished Grandma Julie was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 25, 1920 to Harry D. and Esther (Emling) Fenske, the second of five children. She passed peacefully from this earthly life and into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 2, 2012. She was a bright,...
Hattie Ruth Jordan
Sep 18, 2012
Obituary Hattie Ruth Jordan Nov. 9, 1942 - Sept. 18, 2012 Hattie Ruth Jordan (Mom, Mommy, Big Mamma) passed away Sept. 18, 2012 at the age of 69. She raised her four children with little help and the toughness that would make a Marine officer proud. For many years she worked as a riveter at Boeing. Later she worked at...
Barbara Lucy Bufalini
Sep 17, 2012
Obituary Barbara Lucy Lavorato Bufalini Barbara Bufalini was born in Tacoma, Wash., on March 26, 1924, the daughter of Italian immigrants Louis Lavorato and Marfisa Orlando. She was predeceased by her brothers Tony and Richard. Barbara graduated from Stadium High School in 1941 and the skills she would develop later at secretarial school would lead to a career at Weyerhaeuser...
Nancy Margaret Sullivan
Sep 13, 2012
Obituary Nancy M Sullivan Was born in Two Harbors, MN September 8, 1941 the 5th of 7 children & died Sept 13, 2012 from ovarian cancer. She graduated from Two Harbors High School then attended the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN & received her bachelor's degree in Health Information Management. After working in Milwaukee for 10 years Nancy...
Jacqueline Wolfson
Sep 5, 2012
Obituary Jacqueline Wolfson Jacqueline Wolfson, 73, was born in Des Moines, IA in 1939 and died Sept. 5, 2012. She was the mother of five children, David, Faye, Alan, Jeff and Renee (deceased) as well as wife to Herman, and sister to Carole (Jasman). Jacqueline was an avid collector of dolls, loved playing Bridge and attending the events of her...
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