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Dorothy Kennedy Hall
Apr 17, 2007
Obituary Dorothy Kennedy Hall Our beloved Mother passed away April 17, 2007. Born September 3, 1923 and raised in Tacoma, Dorothy graduated from St. Leo's High School and Knapps Business College. A founder of Olalla Guest Lodge, she dedicated her life to healing others' addictions, and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Dorothy is survived be her son, Kevin Merrick,...
Grace C. Yarbrough
Apr 16, 2007
Obituary Our beloved Auntie Grace was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on March 12, 1914 to Percival and Rose Leblanc. She was one of seven children. Grace came to Tacoma when she was 4-years-old. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, retired from Days Clothing as a seamstress in 1976 and was a life long member of Sacred Heart Parish....
Elizabeth Mulvey
Apr 16, 2007
Obituary Sister Norine Joseph Mulvey (Elizabeth Mulvey died on April 16, 2007. She was born in County Leitrim, Ireland in 1921. Sister Norine Joseph came to the United States in 1939 and professed her first vows in 1941. She dedicated her life to others living a committed life as a Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Her early years of...
Teressa Maria Perrett
Apr 10, 2007
Obituary Teressa passed away April 9, 2007 peacefully with her family by her side. Teressa was born in Tacoma on January 6, 1928. She was preceded in death by her parents Hershel and Maria Walker. Teressa is survived by her devoted husband of 62 years, William and their daughters and son-in-laws; Cheryl (Robert) Hoffman of Tacoma, Maria (Paul) Ferriea of...
Carolyne E Maguire
Apr 2, 2007
Obituary Carolyne E. (Swanson) Maguire, born June 18, 1919 in Seattle, WA, passed away April 2, 2007 in Tacoma, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Maguire. Mother of Carol (Jack) Withrow of La Conner, WA; Michael (Sue) Maguire of Port Orchard, WA and Daniel (Peggy) Maguire of University Place, WA. Dear Grandmother of Andrea, Emily,...
Neal Jones
Mar 31, 2007
Obituary Neal Jones was born to John and Cora Jones in Tecumseh, Nebraska. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy and served through World War II. He settled in the Pacific Northwest. Service Details Graveside services will be Thursday, April 5, 2007, 11:00 am at Calvary Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday, at the Funeral Home.
Dorothy May Ryan
Mar 31, 2007
Obituary Dorothy was born December 5, 1924 in Onalaska, WA. She passed away March 31, 2007 at home with her family present. She was the daughter of Henry and Etta Fink. Her family moved to Tacoma, WA when Dorothy was a small child. She resided in the same house until her passing. Dorothy was an amazing woman. After her husband...
Zofia Bednarczyk
Mar 28, 2007
Obituary Zofia was born May 17, 1913 in Pielnia, Poland to Mikolaj and Ewa Slysz and died on March 28, 2007 at the age of 93 in Lakewood, WA. She moved to Tacoma in 1983 and was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband Adam Bednarczyk, Children; Kazimiera Wijas of Pielnia, Poland,...
Ralph Michael Baldasare
Mar 28, 2007
Obituary Ralph Michael Baldasare Ralph Michael Baldasare was born in Tacoma on December 4, 1926. He joined the Navy at the age of 17, and fought bravely. Ralph was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries occurred while serving his country. He was an astute business man and founded South Side Motors Inc. with his brother Phil. He continued participating in...
Salli Jean Mitchell
Mar 25, 2007
Obituary Salli Mitchell was born March 25, 1936 in Tacoma, WA to William and Erma Harris and died March 25, 2007 after an 8 year battle with cancer. She grew up near N 30th and Proctor attending, Washington Elementary, Mason Middle School, and Stadium High. As a freshman, she attended UW and became a member of Phi Mu Sorority, where...
Raymond William Ramsdell
Mar 23, 2007
Obituary "Our loss is Heaven's gain, no more pain?" Raymond William Ramsdell "Ray" Ray, surrounded by loved family and friends, peacefully passed away on March 23, 2007. Born in Washington on January 31, 1950, Ray spent the entirety of his life in the Puget Sound area. Beginning his path into a lifelong career, he started work for Moorehaven Inc. in...
Harold Frederick Phillips
Mar 23, 2007
Obituary Harold Fredrick Phillips, born Sept. 8, 1914 in Southampton, Long Island, New York died March 23, 2007 in Tacoma. He was the oldest and last surviving of the five children born to Fredrick and Elsie Phillips. Harold was an Army veteran of WWII and a retired plumbing contractor. He was an area resident since 1980. A true extrovert, always...
James P Healy
Mar 22, 2007
Obituary Honorable James Peter Healy Retired Superior Court Judge James P. Healy died Thursday, March 22, 2007, of a heart attack at Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, in the presence of his wife and relatives, a week after abdominal surgery. He had celebrated his 90th birthday 10 days earlier. Born March 12, 1917, in Miles City, Montana, as the eldest...
Mary Patricia Foley
Mar 19, 2007
Obituary Mary Patricia (Pat) Foley Pat passed away on March 19, 2007. She was born on August 13, 1926. Her husband Richard preceded her in death. Pat was a long time resident of Tacoma, having moved here in 1949 from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. She spent many years working as a court clerk at Remann Hall before retiring. Pat was a...
Theodore J Gallagher
Mar 15, 2007
Obituary Theodore Joseph Gallagher "PAPA" Ted & Marlys - Together Again Born October 23, 1922 in Ruston, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2007 in Tacoma. Ted and his Sisters were left at the Orphanage when the youngest was just 6 months old. Only 1 of the 4 were adopted. Ted not being one of them, was given a full...
Nevella Wanda Lemagie
Mar 13, 2007
Obituary Nevella left us on Monday, March 12th. She was born on a small farm near Morton, WA January 7, 1919 to Donna and Clarence Ross. The family moved to Tacoma and settled in the McKinley Hill area in the 1920's. Dolly; as she was known, attended Lincoln High School and Pacific Lutheran College, now PLU, graduating in 1938 with...
Anton Karlich
Mar 12, 2007
Obituary Anton Karlich born October 15, 1914 in Kukljicia, Croatia, died March 12, 2007 in Federal Way. He was a WWII veteran. Anton moved to Tacoma from New York where he had worked the docks as a longshoreman and in Tacoma he became a Commercial Fisherman. He was a member of the Slavonian American Benevolent Society, the Tacoma Elks Lodge...
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