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David Richard Doherty
Oct 18, 2008
Obituary David Doherty David Richard Doherty Age 56, died unexpectedly October 18, 2008. He was a graduate of Stadium High School and Central Washington University. David served three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Crisis. He retired from Proctor and Gamble. He is survived by his daughter; Anna, parents; Edward and Yvonne Doherty, brother; Blair, sisters; Adrienne, Colleen,...
Henry E Bruenn
Oct 17, 2008
Obituary Henry Edward Bruenn Henry was born October 30, 1920 in Yakima, WA and passed away with his family by his side on October 17, 2008. He is survived by Meeka, his loving wife of 59 years, 8 children: Patricia Ellis, Susan Achuff, Lilly Van Slyke, Vaughn Bruenn, John Bruenn, Denise Storey, James Bruenn, and Terry Victor; 22 grandchildren, and...
Ada Madge Croger
Oct 15, 2008
Obituary Ada Madge (Cowing)Croger Ada Croger, 85, was born in Springfield, Maine, on February 19th, 1923. She passed away on October 15, 2008. She graduated as Salutatorian from Milo High School in 1940, where she was a forward for the girls' basketball team. She went to work for the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., and had assignments there and in...
Theodore Ray Abbott
Oct 14, 2008
Obituary THEODORE "TED" ABBOTT BORN: TACOMA APRIL 7, 1936 ?" OCTOBER 12, 2008 PUYALLUP HIGH 1956 Ted served in United States Army before returning to live in Tacoma. A dedicated family man, Ted was predeceased by his loving wife Joyce. He is survived by son David Chapman and wife Susan of Kent, daughter Connie Ladenburg and John of Tacoma and...
Hildegard R. Gruse
Oct 13, 2008
Obituary Hildegard R. Gruse Our very dear and much loved Mother Hilda passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus Oct. 13, 2008 at the age of 88. She was born to Barbara and Adam Gustin on May 21, 1920 in Flasher, North Dakota. Preceded in death were her brothers Otto and Henry Gustin and sisters Julia, Lillian and...
Geraldine Christenson
Oct 12, 2008
Obituary Geraldine Phyllis Christenson April 17, 1927 B October 11, 2008 Jeri passed away on October 11th in Tacoma, WA with her husband and sons by her side. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, John L. (Jack) Christenson; sons John (wife Roz) and Hans (wife Lee); grandchildren Nola, Alice, and Jack; and her sister, Ladonna Paul....
Adam Bednarczyk
Oct 12, 2008
Obituary Adam Bednarczyk Born February 5, 1915 in Chicago to Michal and Franciszka and passed away October 12, 2008 at the age of 93 in Lakewood WA. At the age of 5 he moved with his family to Poland. In 1981 he came back to USA and settled in Lakewood, WA. Since then, he was a member of Saints Peter...
Alice Cecelia Honan
Oct 11, 2008
Obituary Alice Cecelia Honan Alice Cecelia Honan, 84, was born in Tacoma, WA on December 23, 1923. She passed away on October 11, 2008. She graduated from Seattle Univ. and worked as a Medical Technologist. She lived in Pasadena, CA with her sister and mother for 20 years, before returning to Tacoma in 1979. She was a long standing member...
Anne B. Dugan
Oct 10, 2008
Obituary Anne B. Dugan died October 10, 2008 in Gig Harbor, Washington. Anne was a native of Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, where she received her secretarial training. She attended Brooklyn College and the University of New Hampshire. Her career included assignments at the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York, the Navy Department in Washington...
Danko Bacica
Oct 9, 2008
Obituary DANKO BACICA Born May 5, 1923 in Luka, Dugi Otok, Croatia. Danko passed away October 9, 2008 at his home surrounded by family. At a young age he left home to become shipwright apprentice. He cherished this vocation the remainder of his life. His adventurous spirit lead him and his family from Croatia to Italy, South America, Canada and...
Winifred D. Secrest
Oct 9, 2008
Obituary WINIFRED D. SECREST Died peacefully in her sleep in Tacoma, Washington, on October 9, 2008. Born in Tacoma on August 21, 1923, to Dan and Virginia Sorensen, the third of four children. Win was raised in National, near Ashford, WA. The family moved back to Tacoma in 1938, where she attended Gualt and Lincoln High Schools. With the outbreaj...
John S. Obenour, Jr.
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary John Scott Obenour, Jr. August 17, 1919 ?" October 7, 2008 John "Obe" passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Obe was born in Detroit, Michigan to Emma and John Obenour. He moved to the Northwest with his family at an early age where he spent the rest of his life. Obe graduated from Stadium High School in 1937....
Rose Natalie Hurlbut
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary Rose Natalie Carbone Lepore Hurlbut Rose passed quietly in her sleep on Oct. 7 at her daughter's home. She was born in Tacoma on Christmas Day, 1911 and lived there her entire life. She was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed dancing, gardening and was an excellent cook. Rose was a gracious hostess and no one left her...
Eathel Padur
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary EATHEL SUTTON PADUR passed away on October 7, 2008 at the age of 88. She was born and raised in the Eugene Oregon area. She graduated from the University of Oregon with an accounting degree. She worked for various CPA firms in Oregon and Washington. She met the love of her life, John J. Padur while living in Washington....
John Herman Gohrick
Oct 7, 2008
Obituary JOHN H. GOHRICK John H. Gohrick was born July 20, 1907 on the homestead of Tioga, North Dakota. He died October 7, 2008 at 101 years young in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There were nine children in the family. John went to school in a little country school about two miles from his home. He went to school there...
Augustus C. Barnett
Oct 6, 2008
Obituary Augustus C. Barnett III January 22, 1919 - October 6, 2008 Augustus C. Barnett III, Chuck as he was known to his friends, passed away quietly at his home in Tacoma on Monday, October 6, 2008. Born in Tacoma, he was the only son of A.C. Barnett Jr. and Esther Peterson Barnett. A life long Tacoma resident he graduated...
Sharon Joy Marie Pierson
Oct 3, 2008
Obituary SHARON JOY MARIE PIERSON BORN: SEPT. 21, 1946 DIED: OCT. 3, 2008 Sharon Pierson loved children, especially babies. She dedicated her life to children and God through music. Sharon played and taught piano, guitar and many other instruments. She had many, many friends. Sharon left behind her precious daughter; Abigail, her son; Kurt, daughter-in-law; Lynn and their unborn baby,...
Virginia Beverly Mclean
Oct 3, 2008
Obituary Those we have loved leave treasures behind that time can never take away. Virginia Beverly McLean died peacefully in her sleep on the 3rd of October at Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Center, where she had made her home for over a decade. Ninety two years young, she overcame many health challenges in the last chapter of her life and...
Stanley Block
Oct 2, 2008
Obituary STANLEY BLOCK September 12, 1906-October 2, 2008 Born in Manhattan, New York, Stanley Block attended De Witt Clinton High School and graduated from New York University (where he was the oldest alumnus and led the graduation recessional in 2004). After attending Columbia University and graduating from New York Law, Block practiced law for over fifty-five years, first in New...
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