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Zebidiah Izaya Ronald Pluff
Apr 13, 2011
Obituary Zebidiah embraced the world upon entry into our lives. A Puyallup Tribal member, Zeb was an independent and mischievous young man. He was able to express himself long before he knew the words necessary. Anyone blessed to know Zeb couldn't help but smile at his quick wit and knowledge. Anything Zeb tried his young mind allowed him to excel,...
Donald Glenn Colclough
Apr 10, 2011
Obituary Donald G. Colclough, 78, passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 10, 2011, in Gig Harbor, WA. He was born Sept 27, 1932 to Glenn and Eulie Colclough, in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving companion of nearly 30 years, Pauline L'Abbe-Jones and his three children, Robert...
Jack Tropiano
Apr 6, 2011
Obituary Jack Tropiano was born on March 21, 1924 in Tacoma to Mary and Domenico Tropiano. On April 6, 2011 he returned to Our Heavenly Father surrounded by his loving family. After high school Jack enlisted in the Army and joined the 503rd Airborne Division during World War II. Following the service, he went to the Police Academy and proudly...
Leonella Portmann
Apr 5, 2011
Obituary Leonella Portmann Leonella "Bunny" Portmann, died at home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, after a two month illness. She was born in Tacoma on April 16, 1920, the second of five children to William and Olive McCaffrey. She was named after Sister Leonella, a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital where she was born. She was nicknamed Bunny due to...
Wallace G. Sundquist
Apr 5, 2011
Obituary Beloved husband, father, grandpa, and friend, your kind soul will be missed. Growing up on the Columbia River in Rainier, OR, he left to serve the army for 23 years then settled in Tacoma in 1968. He worked as a charter boat skipper in Westport before he landed at Pacific Coast Oil. He quickly worked his way up to...
Mary Ann J. Burtchett
Apr 5, 2011
Obituary Mary Ann (Karpack) Burtchett Mary Ann, 77 died April 5, 2011 in Tacoma. Mary Ann was a loving mother and a kind, caring friend of many. Mary Ann was happy as a housewife supporting her husband and raising her family, camping and enjoying her home and the outdoors. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years,...
Lois Jean Bradley
Apr 1, 2011
Obituary Lois Jean Bradley Age 81, was born Sept. 25th, 1929 in Tacoma, and died peacefully with family April 1st, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup after a 4-month struggle with declining health. Lois is survived by her daughter Maggie Law, granddaughter Kerri Seabold and husband Eddie, great-granddaughter Kendall Layne, and brothers Gerald Morris, Fr. John Morris, and Tom...
Kathleen Skrinar
Apr 1, 2011
Obituary Kathleen Skrinar, M.D. 2/1/28 - 4/1/11 Kathleen was born Feb. 1, 1928 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the second of four children, to Honor Higgins Gallagher and Patrick Thomas Gallagher. She died April 1, 2011 at home at the age of 83. She graduated from elementary school and from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She married Thomas...
Sandra Jean Pavolka
Mar 30, 2011
Obituary Sandra Jean Pavolka Sandra passed away peacefully, with her husband Mark by her side on March 30, 2011 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, CA of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. She is dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her family and the many people she knew throughout the world. Sandra was born to Raymond and...
Marilou Baillargeon Tainer
Mar 28, 2011
Obituary Marilou B. Tainer born 10/23/1931 to Thomas and Margaret Baillargeon in Tacoma Washington passed away 3/28/2011 at Tacoma Lutheran Home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Albert E. Tainer of Cle Elum in 1988. She is survived by her sons Carey and Tom, daughter Betsy, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Marilou is a retired employee...
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