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James Woodrow Metcalfe
May 7, 2011
Obituary James Woodrow Metcalfe Longtime resident of San Mateo, James Woodrow Metcalfe passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on May 7, 2011. Born in Louisville Kentucky on December 28, 1918, he was the son of Greta and Arthur Metcalfe, and the youngest brother of Larry and Tom Metcalfe. He lived in Louisville until he enlisted in the Army...
Charles H. Mcdonald
Apr 29, 2011
Obituary Charles H. McDonald, III Charles H. McDonald III, born January 11, 1961, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 with his family at his side. Charlie graduated from Bellarmine Prepatory in 1979 and continued his education at the University of Denver where he was an active member of the SAE Fraternity and graduated with a finance degree. Upon graduation, Charlie...
Col. George John Holland
Apr 28, 2011
Obituary George J. Holland George Holland was born April 6, 1924. That same day four planes left Seattle, Washington and would eventually be the first airplanes to fly completely around the world. George was born to fly and became a pilot and squadron leader for the US Air Force serving in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He also had a long...
James E. Norris
Apr 20, 2011
Obituary Beloved husband, father and grandfather, James E. Norris, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. James was born February 12th, 1932, in Effingham Illinois to Oscar and Mildred Norris. He graduated from St. Anthony's Catholic High School, then joined the air force and was stationed in Tacoma, Washington where he fell in love with and married...
Mary L Snyder
Apr 19, 2011
Obituary Mary Louise (Klemme) Snyder, 94, passed away on April 19, 2011 in University Place. She was born on February 18, 1917 in Tacoma, WA to Carl Phillip Klemme and Ethel Mae Healy. Mary graduated from Aquinas and later married Robert "Bob" Snyder. They lived in and around the Tacoma area all of their nearly sixty years of marriage. They...
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...
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