Obituaries

Oct 28, 2023

Don Andrew Griesmeyer was born in Oren, Washington, to Bill and Ellen Griesmeyer.  He grew up in northeastern Washington in a family of four with his parents and his sister Jean.

For most of his career, Don was self-employed.  His dad owned a sawmill operation and built houses with only an eighth-grade education, and Don believed he...

Oct 24, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Maryann (Katie) Kathleen Madsen. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 24, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Richard Paul Muller. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 24, 2023

Born in Tacoma, WA on May 11, 1959

Passed away in Tacoma, WA on October 24, 2023

Schools attended: Sacred Heart School, Gault Jr High, and Lincoln High School all in Tacoma.

He joined the Marines after graduation in 1977.  He served from 1977-1982.  He served in Okinawa, Japan, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,...

Oct 24, 2023

Frances Ann Drake, a proud military wife and mother, passed away on 24 October 2023. She was born on 11 January 1935 in Camden, NJ and graduated from Camden Catholic High School. She was the youngest of 11 children. She worked at the IRS and for the Army in between raising her children and managing the many moves during...

Oct 18, 2023

Gregory Brian McDowell, 61, of Tacoma, born March 19, 1962, in Tacoma and died October 18, 2023. He worked in campus security for Tacoma Public Schools for 30 years.

He is survived by his sister, Eileen Martin, brother-in-law, Paul Martin, and nieces Julia and Anne Martin, of Renton.

Services will be held on Friday, November...

Oct 5, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Frances Marie Platt. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 3, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Tona Antoinette Greisen. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 3, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Roy James Pryor. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 2, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Gregory Charles Volkhardt. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 2, 2023

In loving memory Diana Storino, 83, born on February 10, 1940, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2023. She embraced life with a never-ending passion for travel visiting countless countries and exploring new cultures. Remaining independent and active was at the top of her priority list in life. She was a familiar sight on her daily 5-mile walk, with...

Oct 2, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Juliann Winifred Tinder. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 30, 2023

Tracie Lynn Habersetzer was born in Tacoma, WA on August 4, 1959, to Gary and Sally Johnson. She grew up with her two sisters Debbie and Lorrie and attended Bellarmine Preparatory School where she was a cheerleader for the Lions. Tracie graduated in 1978 and attended Washington State University. On March 20, 1982, Tracie married her high school sweetheart,...

Sep 29, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Esther Geneva Seaholm. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 26, 2023

Robert Casey Lane, beloved husband of Molly, proud father of Katie, Betsy, George (Cielito), Margaret (Charlie), Robb (Alia), John (Miles), even prouder grandfather of his ‘very nearly perfect’ grandchildren Amanda, Madeleine, and Sean Lane, Casey, Kathleen, and Mari Brown, Gracie and Clem Lane, Angela Lane, and Claudia and Ryan Modarelli, died on September 26, 2023, after a long illness....

Sep 26, 2023

Richard Lloyd Smith, 73, passed away in Tacoma, WA on September 26, 2023. He was born October 17, 1949. He was a resident of Tacoma all of his life.

Richard was married to his loving wife Linda Kay for 30 years.

Richard graduated Lincoln High School in 1967 and PLU in1977 with a Bachelors degree...

Sep 25, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Florence Olsen. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 21, 2023

William “Bill” Cammarano, Jr. died on September 21, 2023 in the company and care of his wife and children. Eighty-eight years previous to this he was born to William, Sr. and Louise Cammarano in Tacoma, WA. They gave him a sister Toni and the two spent their early years playing in the yard of their home in Brown’s point...

Sep 19, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Geraldine Florence Woods. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 18, 2023

Philip Barry Bourne passed peacefully on September 18, 2023, in Hermosa Beach, CA. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 29, 1931 to the late Malcolm Graham and Helen Kane Bourne. He attended Canterbury School in Milford Connecticut and graduated from Duke University. He married Mollie O’Connor of Dunkirk New York in 1953. Living in Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh,...