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Catherine M. Doherty
Jan 2, 2009
Obituary Catherine "Kay" Mary (Reed) Doherty passed away on January 2, 2009, aged 85 in Gig Harbor, WA. She was born in Tacoma and graduated from Lincoln High School. She enjoyed her many years working at Weyerhaeuser Corp Headquarters. Kay was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years George, her parents Bridget Viola and Lloyd Reed, and her...
Jacqueline Mae Doohan
Jan 2, 2009
Obituary Jacqueline Mae Doohan, born June 3, 1930 in Tacoma, died January 2, 2009 in Puyallup. A longtime area resident she was graduate of Lincoln High School and was Yell Queen in 1946. Jacqueline was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Eatonville. She will be remembered for her wonderful personality and charm; she had a...
Mary Agnes Brennan
Jan 1, 2009
Obituary Sister Mary Agnes Brennan (Also known as Sister Serena) 1918 - 2009 Sister Mary Agnes met the New Year with peace and trust. She died on the evening of New Years Day. She was born in Easton, Idaho. Her childhood and young adult years were spent in Ontario, Oregon. She was twenty one years of age when she entered...
Joann Hiltbrunn
Dec 31, 2008
Obituary JoAnn was born in Tacoma at St. Joseph Hospital, the youngest of four daughters of the late Bernard and Ursula Schwalen. She attended St. Patrick's grade school, Aquinas Academy, Stadium High , Class of '41 and the U of W, Alpha Phi Sorority. For several years she worked in San Francisco for an investment banking firm. Upon returning to...
Dorothy Epstein
Dec 28, 2008
Obituary DOROTHY EPSTEIN JULY 11, 1912 ?" DECEMBER 28, 2008 Dorothy passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her loving son, Allan. Dorothy was born in Seattle to Benjamin and Sadie Rashbam. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Isadore, sister Frieda, and nephew Roosevelt. Dorothy was a graduate of Stadium High, 1929, CPS (UPS) in...
Michael Gerard Franklin
Dec 28, 2008
Obituary MICHAEL GERARD FRANKLIN Michael Gerard Franklin, loving husband and father of ten children, passed away on December 28, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington with his family present. Michael was born on June 20, 1947 in Portland, Oregon to Gilbert C. Franklin and Mary G. Franklin. He moved to the Tacoma are to attend St. Martin's and...
Dominic Joseph Constanti
Dec 26, 2008
Obituary DOMINIC J. CONSTANTI Heaven is now rejoicing, and the angels are singing that our beloved Dominic J. Constanti went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2008. Dom was born on Oct. 26, 1916 to Nick and Pearl Constanti in Tacoma, WA. A few years earlier in 1913 the family traveled by ship from Yugoslavia, to start...
Mary Kathleen Brown
Dec 24, 2008
Obituary MARY KATHLEEN FARLEY BROWN Grandma Brown passed away peacefully December 24, 2008. She was 95, born August 13, 1913 in Tacoma WA. One of nine children of William Paul and Delia Ella Farley. She is the last of the nine to die. Preceded in death by her husband of 27 years Arthur Brown (died 1967) and son Dennis (died...
Michael Petrovich, Jr.
Dec 22, 2008
Obituary MICHAEL PETROVICH, JR. Michael was born on 3-4-24 to Mike and Verna Petrovich in Ronald, WA. They moved to Tacoma in 1935. He attended Holy Rosary, McCarver and graduated from Lincoln in 1942. He passed away from complications from heart surgery. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1942. Served in US Army during the Korean Conflict. Mike worked for...
Raymond E. Miller
Dec 19, 2008
Obituary RAYMOND E. "PAPA" MILLER Raymond E. Miller passed away suddenly on December 19, 2008 at his home in Tacoma. Ray was born in Tacoma on April 28, 1935 to William P. and Ethel Miller. He graduated from Stadium High School in 1953 and went on to proudly serve in the U.S.A.F. before marrying the love of his life Mary...
Maureen Veronica Goralski
Dec 19, 2008
Obituary MAUREEN VERONICA GORALSKI Maureen Veronica Goralski was born April 8, 1926 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England and passed away December 19, 2008, with family at her side. Maureen moved to Perivale, outside of London, in 1935 where they resided through the end of World War II. In 1947 Maureen moved to Vancouver, BC and then moved to Tacoma in...
Paul Newman Robinson
Dec 15, 2008
Obituary DR. PAUL NEWMAN ROBINSON Paul N. Robinson was born July 17, 1928 in Tacoma, WA, son of David and Sarah (Gallagher) Robinson, died Dec. 15, 2008. He grew up on B Street in Tacoma, attended Sacred Heart grade school, graduated from Bellarmine High School, Class of 1945. He studied at Gonzaga University and the University of Innsbruck, graduating with...
Martha Mary Koenig
Dec 14, 2008
Obituary MARTHA MARY KOENIG MAY 9, 1908 ?" DEC. 14, 2008 100 BEAUTIFUL YEARS Born Ludlow, Massachusetts, raised in Great Falls, Montana, graduated from Great Falls High School. Martha arrived in Tacoma with family in the late 1920's where she then met and married John Koenig (deceased in 1987) in 1929. For 100 years, Martha lived a full and productive...
John Anthony Bossly
Dec 14, 2008
Obituary John A. Bossly, 64, a longtime area resident died December 14, 2008. He was a Navy Veteran, a member of the Catholic Church and a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. Funeral Services will be held Friday, December 19, 2008, 1:00 pm at the Calvary Cloisters Chapel. Interment following at Calvary Cemetery.
Orville Ernest Tannahill
Dec 10, 2008
Obituary Orville Earnest Tannahill Ernie (Chief), born in Franklin IL on August 27, 1921, died peacefully in his home on December 10, 2008 in Tacoma WA at the age of 87 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was also a cancer survivor. He was preceded in death by his wife Bernice, of 55 years, seven brothers and five...
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