Obituaries

Jan 15, 2022

Sister Mary Ellen Farley, OSF (formerly Sister Michael Bernadette), 85, died in Seattle, Washington, on January 15, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 61 years. Sister Mary Ellen was born in San Francisco, California. Prior to her entrance to the congregation in 1959, she was a member of St....

Jan 9, 2022

Sara Greenblat age 93 passed away peacefully January 9, 2022.  She was born September 18th 1929 in Cuba to Marco and Signuru Eskenazi.

She married her husband Arthur Greenblat December 11th 1955, sharing 66 loving years of marriage. Together they raised a daughter Leann Johnson and a son Mark Greenblat.

Sara is survived by her...

Jan 7, 2022

Marie passed away in Lakewood, Washington three days before her 98th birthday. Born to Lloyd and Lottie Waggoner in Greenfield, Indiana but spent most of her married life in Tacoma, Washington.

She was spunky, positive and full of life and would tell fantastic stories of growing up with her two brothers and two sisters. Marie was a...

Jan 5, 2022

Sister Agnes Conlon (Mary Clementia) died peacefully January 5, 2022, at St. Joseph Residence in Seattle. She was a native of Riverstown, County Sligo, Ireland, emigrating to the United States in 1951. Sister Agnes was one of 13 children born to Michael and Bridget Conlon.

Before meeting the Tacoma Dominican Sisters, Sister Agnes dreamed of becoming a...

Jan 1, 2022

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

Dec 30, 2021

Fr. Sean P. Fox went home to the Lord Jesus peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2021.

Fr. Sean was born in Pontoon, near Foxford, county Mayo, on February 12, 1928. After high school, he entered the seminary at All Hallows in Dublin.  He received a Bachelor of Arts and MDiv degree and was ordained to the priesthood...

Dec 29, 2021

Donald Lee Drake, a proud veteran of the United States Army, passed away at home on 29 December 2021. He was born on 24 November 1933 in Camden, NJ and attended Saint Joseph’s Polish High School.

At the age of 18, Donald enlisted. He valued his service and attained the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4)....

Dec 29, 2021

Thomas Patrick McDonough passed away peacefully at his home in Tacoma on 12/29/21.  He was born in Tacoma on January 30th, 1934, the son of Mary J and Thomas McDonough.  He lived briefly in Ireland for one year with his mother and sister and then they returned to Tacoma.  He attended St. Patrick’s elementary school and graduated from Bellarmine...

Dec 28, 2021

Martin (Marty) Antush, 76, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2021. Marty was born and raised in Tacoma, graduating from Wilson High School in 1963. He served in the Air Force from 1964 to 1968, during which time he met his wife Janet while stationed in San Bernardino, CA.  Marty and Janet moved back to Tacoma with their young...

Dec 26, 2021

Gerry was born the fifth child to George and Katherine (Cornelia) Derks in Milbank, South Dakota. Preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers, 2 sisters, husband, George, and son-in-law, Michael Freeman. Survived by sister, Alvina Letendre of Austin, Minnesota, daughter, Maureen McCall Freeman, son, Bob (Terri) McCall, 6 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mass...

Dec 23, 2021

Walter James Lissner, 89, died peacefully in his sleep December 23, 2021. He was born Nov. 12, 1932 in Kenosha, WI, to Walter and Elizabeth Lissner. An Army veteran and longtime Olympia resident he was also a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. He retired from the State of Washington as Deputy State Treasurer. In retirement he loved to...

Dec 19, 2021

James L. McCoskey passed away on Sunday, December 19th at his home in Gig Harbor surrounded by his family.

Jim was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to James and Rose (Hunter) McCoskey On December 21st, 1942. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 32 years, Beverly (Dura) McCoskey, who grew up in Harwood, North Dakota. He valiantly...

Dec 11, 2021

On December 11th 2021 our community lost a dedicated, reliable, driven and loving man named Maciej. Many in the American community called him “Machek” as he would make his name easy to pronounce while brightly smiling at the person whom he was interacting with.

Maciej Marek ZIniewicz, as is his full name, was born In Poland. He...

Dec 9, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Ann Pickett passed away in the early morning of December 9, 2021 at 77 years of age. Despite her hard-fought battle against ongoing medical complications for nearly 10 months, Pat never failed to face each day with quiet strength and unwavering faith.

Pat was born to Aldo and Vera Ugulini on November 2, 1944 in...

Dec 6, 2021

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Shirley Jean (Haugen) Gasperetti, born in Norcross, Minnesota on December 2nd, 1936 and born to eternal life this December 6th, in Tacoma, Washington.  Shirley embodied style and grace throughout her 85 years, both in her sophistication and elegance of presentation and in the quiet devotion she showed as...

Nov 29, 2021

Steve E. Griswold, died Monday, November 29, 2021, peacefully, at home, after a courageous 32-year battle with cancer. He was 78. Born in Chehalis, WA, he spent the first few years of his life living with his mother, Ursula, on his grandparents’ 40-acre farm, near Oakville, WA while his father served during WWII. After returning from the war, they...

Nov 26, 2021

Anita Sipes Darragh (Annie) passed peacefully on November 26, 2021. She had been a resident of The Lodge at Mallards Landing for the past 5+ years, most recently in the Memory Care Unit.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, to Chris and Leona Heinichen, she grew up in neighboring Cedar Falls. On her 18th birthday, she left home to...

Nov 20, 2021

Scott Lawrence Davis, 62, passed away November 20, 2021 at his home in Marysville, from natural causes. He was born August 18, 1959 in Snoqualmie, WA to Judith Lynn and Arthur William Davis. He graduated from North Mason High School in Belfair WA in 1977, and Central Washington University in 1983 with a B.S. Degree in Industrial Distribution Technology,...

Nov 14, 2021

Sarah Haeffner, age 95, passed peacefully from this life on November 14, 2021 in University Place, Washington. She was born August 28, 1926 in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Denver’s North High School in 1945 and then attended fashion design school in Chicago. While home on summer break she met the love of her life, Oliver Haeffner. Sarah and...

Nov 12, 2021

Kristy is survived by her husband Canh Son; Sons: Kevin & Nathan Sang; Daughter: Chantel Sang. Parents: Johnny Veth & Tina Prum. Brothers: Rong & Sol Roeun (Yen Roeun Sister-in-law). Sisters: Sereiy Roeun & Tia Cabansag (Donald Cabansag Brother-in-law). Nephews: Maxwell & Paxson Roeun; Kobe Cabansag.

Kristy was raised in Wichita, Kansas and was the oldest of...