Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Raymond Jackl, was born October 26, 1934 in St. Paul, MN and passed away peacefully on October 7, 2020 in Tacoma, WA

Raymond is survived by his daughters Linda and Kathleen, brother Gerald Jackl (Mary), step-son Joseph Betzendorfer, step-daughters Jeanne Betzendorfer, Patti Betzendorfer (Steve Becker), Connie FitzGerald (Kevin), Judy Hansen (Steve), Doreen Dyer, Christine Penrice (David) and...

Oct 1, 2020

We will miss you.  William Donald Schmechel, a wonderful and brave man, lost his 4-year battle with cancer on October 1, 2020.  Born in Tacoma in 1944, he was a graduate of Seattle and Western Washington Universities, a Vietnam War veteran, and had a long, productive career as a C.P.A..  Bill was on the board of the Pt. Defiance...

Sep 30, 2020

Son of Yugoslavian immigrants, Marko and Frances Vukovich, Ned was born in Tacoma on July 15, 1917 and passed away on September 30, 2020 at the age of 103. Built by his father, the family lived in a small house down on the waterfront that had no running water and finally got electricity when he was 12 years old....

Sep 29, 2020

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

Sep 29, 2020

On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, William “Bill” Truax went to Heaven at the age of 89. He passed away at Mt. Rainier while having a picnic with the love of his life, his wife Kathy. Bill was born September 3, 1931 in Minot, North Dakota to Theodore and Florence (Lutgen) Truax. His family moved to Edmonds, Washington where he...

Sep 27, 2020

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

Sep 21, 2020

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

Sep 18, 2020

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

Sep 18, 2020

Domina (“Minnie”) Marie Huntsman passed peacefully on September 18, 2020 at the age of 99. Born in Tacoma to George and Lucy Jurich who immigrated from Vis, Croatia, Minnie grew up locally in Old Town Tacoma. She graduated from Aquinas Academy and was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Minnie married Robert (“Bob”) Huntsman in 1947 and they...

Sep 17, 2020

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

Sep 17, 2020

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

Sep 14, 2020

Duane Michael "Skip" Weaver died peacefully in Puyallup on 9/14/20 in the company of his family.

Skip had a charismatic personality filled with an engaging sense of humor.  Time spent with him was always filled with laughter.  He was passionate about fishing and had a pole in his hands often.  Oh the fish stories he would tell,...

Sep 14, 2020

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

Sep 13, 2020

Fire Chief, author and poet, Roderick E. “Rick” Smith II, 82, passed away peacefully on September 13th in Redmond, WA. Born in Flint, MI, to Roderick E. Smith and Mary Margaret Montpas Smith. Rick is survived by his wife of 36 years and love of his life, Bonne VeVea, who devotedly cared for him until the end. He is...

Sep 12, 2020

Eileen Beckowitz, 96, died peacefully in her sleep September 12th, 2020 in Tacoma. Born Dorothy Eileen Hankins July 24th, 1924 to Arthur and Metral (née Sellars) Hankins, they lived in Idabel, Oklahoma where her father was a barber. Both her parents came from large farming families with strong ties to Arkansas, Mississippi, and elsewhere in the South. Even after...

Sep 11, 2020

Helen Marie Kuwahara Age 89, peacefully passed away on September 11, 2020 to join her husband Denis.  Born April 9, 1931 to Helen Marie Hanton and Francis John Hanton in Oil City, PA.  She is survived by her siblings Edith Kuwanoe & Fredrick Seabold, son,  Jan (Sandra), daughters Ann (Robert), Susan and Beth (Chris) and 5 grandchildren and 2...

Sep 11, 2020

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

Sep 4, 2020

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

Sep 1, 2020

Helen Berg passed away peacefully in Gig Harbor on September 1, 2020 at the age of 98. She was born in Tacoma on March 3, 1922, to Paul and Julia Nino. Helen was a graduate of Stadium HS and lived in Tacoma until 2013 when she moved to an apartment at The Lodge in Gig Harbor.  In 1947 Helen...

Aug 29, 2020

Kitti was born in Olympia, Washington on July 16, 1935 to Mark and Madelon Hamilton.  She graduated from Aquinas Academy in 1953.  She married Shelby Cocke in 1956 and the marriage ended in 1975.  She earned a degree in Education from the University of Puget Sound in 1977.  Eight children were born to her, Mark (Betty), Brett, Jonathan, Dana...