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Theodore Robert Desteunder
Sep 25, 2009
Obituary Theodore (Ted) Robert DeSteunder passed away peacefully at his home in Tacoma on September 25, 2009. Born on April 28, 1922 in Los Angeles Ca, Ted lived a full life surrounded by his five children who never strayed far from their childhood home. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Dorothy Rumball DeSteunder and his daughters Liz...
Sister Bertrand O'Sullivan
Sep 23, 2009
Obituary Sister M. Bertrand (Margaret) O'Sullivan born in Seattle, December 3, 1918 died at St. Joseph Residence in Seattle, September 23, 2009. Her parents Martin and Mary Rollinger O'Sullivan preceded her in death as did her brothers Martin, Edward and Joseph and her sisters Sister M. Aquinata and Sister Mary (Alphonsa). She is survived by her sister Patricia Patterson of...
Richard Charles Koenig
Sep 19, 2009
Obituary Richard Charles Koenig Oct. 13, 1929 ?" Sept. 19, 2009 Richard Charles Koenig died peacefully at his Key Center home late Saturday evening, Sept. 19, 2009. He passed on in the presence of several of his children and will join his wife, Joan, in the sheltering arms of God. He is survived by his eight children: Mike, Joe, Serena,...
Marguerite Anita Schlumpf
Sep 18, 2009
Obituary Marguerite A. Schlumpf Marguerite Anita Morrisette Schlumpf passed away in the company of her loving family after a very long progressive illness on Friday, September 18 at Avalon Care Center in Federal Way. Marguerite leaves her husband of 61 years, Jacob (Jack) Schlumpf of Milton, WA and her five children: Jacob Schlumpf, Jr. (Pamela McMahan) of Cambridge, MA, Daniel...
Helen E. Verlo
Sep 16, 2009
Obituary Helen Scott Clarence Verlo Born April 17, 1908 in Ashtabula, Ohio passed peacefully at home in Tacoma on September 16, 2009. She spent her early childhood in Butte, Montana and moved to Tacoma as a teenager. She married her first husband, John W. Clarence in 1928 and had two children, Patricia M. Fengler (Kenney) and John S. "Bud" Clarence...
Robert C. Rosenthal
Sep 13, 2009
Obituary Robert C. Rosenthal Rosenthal, Robert C., 47, died suddenly on September 13, 2009 in his Ridgewood, New Jersey home. Bob was predeceased by his father Rabbi Richard Rosenthal and survived by his mother Barbara, wife Ardys and children Hannah, Robbie and Daniel, brother David and sister Deborah Calderon. Bob exuded a passion for living life to the fullest with...
Dolores Ann Martin
Sep 13, 2009
Obituary Dolores Ann Martin Passed away on Sept. 13, 2009. Dolores was born to Lawrence and Mary Ann Walker in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 1, 1923. Dolores was a 1941 graduate of St. Joseph's Academy in St. Paul, after which she went to work for Douglas Aircraft in Los Angeles. In 1942, she made a trip to visit her...
Timothy James Wilson
Sep 10, 2009
Obituary Timothy James Wilson Our beloved husband, son, father and friend, of Milton, WA, originally from Davenport, IA, passed away on September 10th 2009 at St. Joseph's hospital in Tacoma, WA after a long battle with cancer. Tim, the son of James and Patricia Wilson, was born in Grinnell, IA on January 23rd 1960 and graduated from Davenport Central High...
Ida Hellenna Pellegrini
Sep 7, 2009
Obituary Ida Pellegrini Ida Pellegrini was born in Tacoma on October 4, 1923 to Salmonia and Pasquale Pellegrini. She passed away peacefully on the morning of September 7, 2009. Ida lived in Tacoma all of her life. She worked for many years at the Kirk Co., and retired from the Pierce County Accounting Department. Ida was a devoted Catholic and...
Claudia Margaret Close
Sep 7, 2009
Obituary Claudia Margaret Close passed away on Monday, September 7th, 2009 in Tacoma, WA. She was born on April 25th, 1951 in California, and spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. She touched many lives through her hair salon business in Vancouver, and through her intuitive counseling. She is survived by her sister, Colleen Philbrook, her dogs Bailey...
Ethel Rawlings
Sep 6, 2009
Obituary Ethel "Tykie" Rawlings, born July 3, 1921 to Edith and William E. Williams in Tacoma died September 6, 2009 in Parkland. A lifetime Tacoma resident she attended 12 years at St. Leo's Catholic School graduating in 1939. She married Ralph R. Rawlings in 1942 and together celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 1998. Ethel was a...
William Masatoshi Sugiyama
Sep 3, 2009
Obituary William M Sugiyama was born in Livingston, CA on November 20, 1919 to Ichiji and Ryo Sugiyama. He passed away peacefully on the morning of September 3, 2009. Bill graduated from the UC, Berkeley and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. After marrying the love of his life, Yoshiko, he made the military his career. He...
Letty Edling
Aug 31, 2009
Obituary Letty Edling Born to Amedee and Mary Beaudoin in Tacoma, Washington in 1926, she died peacefully at home surrounded by her children on August 31. She was a lifelong resident of Tacoma where she attended Holy Rosary and Sacred Heart Grade Schools and graduated from St. Leo's High School. She worked for Hunt-Mottet Hardware until it's closing in Tacoma....
Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn
Aug 25, 2009
Obituary Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn, OSF Sister Philomena Rosaire Glynn, OSF, 90, died in St. Ann Convent, Tacoma, on August 25. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years. Sister Philomena Rosaire was born in County Galway, Ireland. She entered the congregation in 1935 and professed her first vows in 1939....
Sonia Ann Corvin
Aug 22, 2009
Obituary Sonia Ann Corvin Sonia passed unto the Lord on August 22, 2009. She was born in Ballard on April 19, 1936. Sonia graduated from Stadium High School in 1954, where she was called ‘Punky'. She wrapped meat at Sibs Grocery Store on 26th and Pearl before becoming employed at University Place School District as a school bus driver. She...
Anna Ward
Aug 21, 2009
Obituary Anna Louise Ward Anna Louise Ward was born on April 14, 1916 in Eatonville, WA to Cyrus and Agnes Snow. She passed away peacefully at age 93 on August 21, 2009 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She graduated from Eatonville High School in 1934 and was salutatorian of her class. After graduation, she worked for Williams...
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