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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...
Samuel Howard Scott
Aug 20, 2009
Obituary Samuel H. Scott Howard Howard Scott, 74, died August 20, 2009 in Des Moines. He was a graduate of Grays Harbor College and the University of Washington. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and retired after 20 years from the U.S. Naval Reserve at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Howard worked for the Boeing Company in procurement...
Louise Straw
Aug 15, 2009
Obituary Louise Freeman Straw Louise passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 15th, 2009 at the age of 92. She was born Louise McMahon on July 5, 1917 in Centralia Washington, and graduated from Centralia High School in 1935. In 1939, Louise married John Freeman and moved into her house in Tacoma, where she would live for the next...
Joseph Julian Renggli
Aug 14, 2009
Obituary Joseph Julian Renggli Born January 9, 1913 in Tacoma to Frank & Monica Renggli, he was the third child in a family of four brothers and two sisters. He died on August 14, 2009 at the age of 96. He attended Holy Rosary Grade School in Tacoma, and then started working. As a young man he worked in the...
Joseph Bernard Hamilton
Aug 13, 2009
Obituary Joseph B. Hamilton, 79, died August 13, 2009 in Tacoma of complications following heart surgery. He was born September, 29, 1929 in Rome, Kentucky. Joe is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joan, sons Daniel (Diane) and Thomas (Amy), daughter Kathleen (Wesley) and sisters Augustine and Myrtle (Leo). He is also survived by 8 grandchildren. Joe was raised...
Rosalyn Morgan-Ledbetter
Aug 12, 2009
Obituary Lyn J. Morgan-Ledbetter (Sisich) Rosalyn ("Lyn") J. Morgan-Ledbetter (Sisich) was born on April 2, 1939 to Peter and Rosalyn Sisich in Anaconda, Montana, passed away on August 12, 2009. She was predeceased by her father in 1989 and her mother in 2008. Lyn was a "tough cookie" who always knew the difference between right and wrong. Her youth was...
Wanda Luchino
Aug 12, 2009
Obituary WANDA ZAK LUCHINO Wanda Zak Luchino, 93, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died of natural causes on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009, with her family at her side. Wanda was born of Polish descent on November 19th, 1915, in PeEll, Washington. She graduated from PeEll High School and the next day left for Tacoma, Washington, where she worked...
Timothy R. Adair
Aug 12, 2009
Obituary Timothy Robert Adair was born September 6, 1951. He passed away August 12, 2009, ending an 11 year battle with cancer. Tim is survived by his wife Becky, daughters Stephanie and Brianne, son Joel, stepsons Brandon and Thane Hanson, mother Nettie Wornoff, sister Sandra Daugirda, brother Tony DiCarlo, and grandchildren Jessica, Jakob, Spencer and Lucia. Tim was a wonderful...
Eugene F. Kelly
Aug 7, 2009
Obituary Eugene F. Kelly Eugene F. Kelly, 83, born on May 21, 1926 in Tacoma, WA, died August 7, 2009, also in Tacoma. A lifetime Tacoma resident, he attended Bellarmine High School. Eugene was a Navy veteran and was in Bikini at the time of the atomic tests. He was also co-owner of Floral Delivery Service. Eugene is survived by...
Kenneth Patrick Troup
Aug 6, 2009
Obituary Ken Troup Ken was born Oct.18,1956 and died Aug. 6, 2009. He graduated from Kennedy High School and University of Washington. He worked for Hertz Rent a Car and the Teamsters Union. At the time of his death he was the Secretary Treasurer for Local 589. He loved sports and his family. He is survived by a daughter Nikola,...
Sister Antoinette Marie Fermo
Aug 5, 2009
Obituary SISTER ANTIONETTE MARIE FERMO Sister Antoinette Marie Fermo, OSF, 82, passed away on August 5th at St. Ann's Convent in Tacoma. She was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 61 years. Sister Antoinette (Mary Jane Fermo) was born in Tacoma, the youngest of eight children. She lived in the close-knit Italian community near St....
Henry Martin Qualheim
Jul 29, 2009
Obituary Henry Martin Qualheim July 26, 1971 ?" July 29, 2009 Henry was born and lived his whole life in Tacoma, WA. He was a loving son, father, a good friend and great cook. He will be greatly missed. Henry is survived by his parents, Erling and Mary-Margaret Qualheim; four daughters; Amanda Marie, Kelsie Lynn, Cassandra Lee, and Brianna Mae;...
Dudley E. Lewis
Jul 28, 2009
Obituary Dudley E. Lewis • Piggy Back Rides....Even When You are Too Old • Fishing, Fishing, Fishing....Using the Ties You Made • Spirit Lake, Idaho/Childhood Home, Annual Summer Vacations & Retirement Home • Motorboats & Water Skiing, Golf Balls & Carts, Blackberry Picking and Jam Making, Hiking, Hiking, Hiking • You Can Never Cook Too Much Food or Have Too...
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