Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Hae  Seung Chung

Hae Seung Chung

Jan 18, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Rose  Regina Biles

Rose Regina Biles

Jan 18, 2012

Obituary Rose Regina Biles (Rambousek) Rose was born in New Hradic, ND. September 29, 1915. She was one of 10 children of Anna and Joseph Rambousek. She passed away quietly on January 18, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Biles in 1964, and her son Gary in 2011. She is survived by a brother, Laudie Rambousek,...

Gayle  Elizabeth Cammarano

Gayle Elizabeth Cammarano

Jan 18, 2012

Obituary Gayle Cammarano Wife, Sister and Mother, she was born at home on December 11th, 1935 in Tacoma, Washington to her parents Patricia Mary Everett & Eric E. Everett. She was preceded in death by her parents & by her brothers, Edward Everett "Nip" & Gordon S. Everett. She is survived by her husband James V. Cammarano, Jr. of 55...

Joseph Spatafore

Joseph Spatafore

Jan 18, 2012

Obituary Joseph Ernest Spatafore, a lifelong Tacoma resident, born December 10, 1916, died January 18, 2012. He graduated from Bellarmine and continued to be a supporter of their sports program for 55 years. He and his wife Louise were awarded a certificate of loyalty to Bellarmine sports in 1983. Joe loved all sports and was the city marble champion at...

Mary  Sayoko Toki

Mary Sayoko Toki

Jan 16, 2012

Obituary Mary S. Toki, 90 years old, of Tacoma, WA died January 16, 2012. She was born in Fife, WA, but lived most of her life in Tacoma, WA. She graduated from Sumner High School in 1939. In 1942, she married James M. Toki, who predeceased her. They had three daughters, Marianne Frigeri (Walt), Kristine Thompson (Paul), and Dena Donaly...

Joseph  Lawrence Dressor

Joseph Lawrence Dressor

Jan 12, 2012

Obituary Larry Dressor J. Lawrence Dressor, an extraordinary teacher in life and of life, died Jan 12. Celebration of his life will be Mon., Jan. 23, 2012, 11 am, at St Charles, 7112 S. 12th St. Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Toshiko Dogen

Toshiko Dogen

Jan 10, 2012

Obituary Toshiko Dogen, 95, of Fife, Washington died January 10th 2012. She was born on May 7th, 1916 in Eatonville, Washington. After working twenty-five years at Hi-Ho Shopping Center and Fred Meyer, she retired in 1981. Toshiko was an active member of the Tacoma Buddhist Temple and participated in the Buddhist Women's Association. She also was involved in the Puyallup...

Sophie Sussman

Sophie Sussman

Jan 8, 2012

Obituary Sophie Rothstein Sussman, born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1916, died suddenly on January 8, 2012. She moved to Tacoma when she married her husband, Leslie Sussman, in 1937, where she raised a family and resided for more than 60 years. After the death of her husband she moved to Seattle to be near her family. Sophie was an active...

Rosemary  Fleming Moore

Rosemary Fleming Moore

Jan 5, 2012

Obituary "Rosemary, pack a bag, we're leaving on a trip." Rosemary's beloved Don would make this call often during their marriage. On January 5, 2012, Mom heard the call and went home to Dad to spend eternity in heaven. Mom/Rosemary, was born at Sisters of Providence Hospital on September 16, 1917 to John and Rose Fleming of Seattle. She is...

Patrick  Gordon Cleary

Patrick Gordon Cleary

Jan 4, 2012

Obituary Patrick Gordon Cleary Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and last of the L.T. Clearys. Patrick Gordon Cleary passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday January 4, 2012, in the company of family. Pat was born in Spokane, WA on April 29, 1929, the 7th child of Leslie Thomas and Alice Anne (Hambrook) Cleary. Pat attended St. Patrick's Grade...

Josephine  Logi Lowe

Josephine Logi Lowe

Jan 3, 2012

Obituary Josephine Logi (Stemkoski) Lowe, born November 2nd 1919 in Pe Ell, WA to Polish immigrants Stanley Stemkoski and Elizabeth Potaczek, peacefully passed away on January 3, 2012. Married to Robert Z. Lowe on December 28, 1946, Jo was the cherished mother of Lloyd, Robert, Barbara and Sharon; the beloved grandmother of Josue, Sonja, Jonathan, Ethan, Peter, Nina, David, Josie,...

Theodore  H Baum

Theodore H Baum

Jan 2, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Mary  Louise Norton

Mary Louise Norton

Jan 1, 2012

Obituary Mary Louise (Murphy) Norton Died peacefully on January 1, 2012, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, in Tacoma, WA. She was born in Bovill, ID to Daniel and Helen Murphy on April 4, 1920, but spent the majority of her childhood and young adulthood in Spokane, WA. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in...

Mary Fitzgerald

Mary Fitzgerald

Dec 31, 2011

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Blanche Malfatti

Blanche Malfatti

Dec 30, 2011

Obituary Blanche (Dollie) Malfatti, 101 Washingtonian, was born in Aberdeen, WA. Her father, Louis Neimann, being a logger gave Dollie adventurous years in various logging camps - even the famous Camp Six. About 1925, she was happy to have pavement under her feet when mother Jenny decided a move to Tacoma and manage a hotel on 24th & Pacific. She...

Mary  Louise Roberts

Mary Louise Roberts

Dec 30, 2011

Obituary Mary was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on October 5th, 1934 to Sicilian immigrants Antonio and Theresa Cash. She went to Our Heavenly Father on December 30th, 2011 due to complications from a stroke. She was raised in a Sicilian enclave in Council Bluffs along with her brother Leo (Lloydine) Cash, her sisters Josephine Garafalo, Angela Cash, Theresa Hecht,...

Thomas  E Manley

Thomas E Manley

Dec 29, 2011

Obituary Thomas Manley, 92 passed from this life, December 29, 2011. Loving husband of Elvira and father of four children: Tom, Mark, Paul and Janet; 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, January 2, 2012, 11:00 am at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 7112 S. 12th St. Tacoma, WA 98465. Reception following at the church.

Hilliard Lilley

Hilliard Lilley

Dec 29, 2011

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Rena  Eva Nigg

Rena Eva Nigg

Dec 28, 2011

Obituary Rena Eva (Moran) Nigg 1/19/1924 - 12/28/2011 I was born 1/19/1924 in Garyville, Louisiana to Albert and Ursula Moran. I was born the 5th of 12 children. We moved to St. Amant, LA, where we sharecropped strawberries. I went to school to the 10th grade, and quit to work in the fields. My brother Morris joined the Marines and...

Sr. Winifred Gray, (Sr. Mary Emmanuel)  O.P.

Sr. Winifred Gray, (Sr. Mary Emmanuel) O.P.

Dec 27, 2011

Obituary Sister Winifred Gray (Sister Mary Emmanuel), age 88, a Dominican Sister of Tacoma died peacefully December 27, at St. Joseph Residence in Seattle. Sister Winifred was born in Glasgow, Montana on September 19, 1923. Her parents, Thomas Gray and Rosalie (Smith) Gray, a brother Earl Gray and a sister Betty (Gray) Danielsen, preceded her in death. She graduated from...