Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Tacoma, WA, Pierce County and Surrounding Cities

Carey Rowe

Carey Rowe

Feb 2, 2020

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

Aleecia Christine Mcaskill

Aleecia Christine Mcaskill

Feb 1, 2020

Aleecia Christine McAskill passed away February 1st, 2020 in Enumclaw Washington. Aleecia was born on April 28th, 2002 in Burien Washington.

Aleecia was a beautiful soul and will be remembered for her kindness & love towards others, her sweet smile and her soft laughter. Aleecia was vibrant, venturous, strong willed, full of life and was all around...

Wayne Martin

Wayne Martin

Feb 1, 2020

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

Keith Hill Scott

Keith Hill Scott

Feb 1, 2020

On the morning of February 1, 2020, our beloved brother and friend, Keith Hill Scott, was called home after being critically ill. He was 60 years old.

Keith was born at Bethesda, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Howard Scott and his mother, Barbara Scott of Des Moines, WA. He is...

Edward Cooper

Edward Cooper

Jan 28, 2020

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

Dean K Mochizuki

Dean K Mochizuki

Jan 24, 2020

Dean K. Mochizuki was born on November 2, 1955 to Kiyoto (Kay) and Yoneko (Betty) Mochizuki at Maynard Hospital in Seattle.  Dean passed away on January 24, 2020 in Tacoma at age 64 due to complications related to cancer.

Dean lived most of his life in Seattle and moved to Tacoma in 2019.  He graduated...

David N Gustin

David N Gustin

Jan 20, 2020

David N Gustin, 57, of Tacoma, WA passed away on Monday January 20, 2020 after a battle with Multiple System Atrophy.  Dave was born in Tacoma on September 16, 1962 to Mary and Duaine Gustin.  He graduated from Bellarmine in 1981 and became a butcher/manager at local area grocery stores.  Dave loved playing guitar, biking, Pt Defiance Park and...

George Leroy Pifer

George Leroy Pifer

Jan 20, 2020

George Leroy Pifer was born October 14, 1920 and passed away on January 20, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Helen I. Fredrickson Pifer in 2016.  They were married for 75 years.  George was born in Tacoma, Washington to John and Carrie Pifer and attended school in Olympia Washington.  He began his military career at...

Joan M Calkins

Joan M Calkins

Jan 16, 2020

Joan M. Calkins was born June 6, 1937 to George and Nancy Sabol in Tacoma and passed away on January 16, 2020 in Tacoma. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1955, she worked at Weyerhaeuser in Tacoma and Federal Way for over 40 years. Joan married Larry Calkins on November 29, 1958 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in...

Clifton "Kip" Coy

Clifton "Kip" Coy

Jan 15, 2020

Clifton “Kip” Coy

On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Clifton Coy, beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 79 from Alzheimer’s disease. His final days were spent with his loving wife of over 58 years, Sharon Coy, along with many friends and family. The Olympic Alzheimer Residence’s exceptional staff provided him...

Teresa (Rink)  Johnson

Teresa (Rink) Johnson

Jan 15, 2020

Teresa Frances Johnson passed away on January 15, 2020 at the age of 93.  Mom was born on August 21, 1926 to Frank and Lena Rink in Tacoma, Washington.  She attended Saint Patrick Grade School and Aquinas High School, graduating in 1945.  She worked for National Bank of Washington as a messenger, eventually becoming a proof operator.  She worked...

Otto Alfred Boese

Otto Alfred Boese

Jan 13, 2020

Otto Alfred Boese passed away January 13th, 2020 in Tacoma. Otto was born April 23rd, 1938 in Bremen, Germany to Alfred and Lilli Boese. He came to the United States as a teenager with his family. Otto graduated from Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Il. and enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served four years. He...

Sister Patricia (Mary Anthony) Uphus, O.P.

Sister Patricia (Mary Anthony) Uphus, O.P.

Jan 12, 2020

Sister Patricia Uphus (Mary Anthony) OP died peacefully at St. Joseph Residence in Seattle on January 12, 2020.  Florence Patricia Uphus was born in Seattle to Ralph Uphus and Florence O’Leary. The family moved to Tacoma where she attended St. Patrick’s School and Aquinas Academy, graduating in 1946.

On July 2, 1947, Sister Patricia entered the Dominican...

Messica Maryann Malone

Messica Maryann Malone

Jan 12, 2020

Messica (MaryAnn Malfatti) Malone, born October 22, 1923, passed away on January, 12 2020. A 1942 Lincoln High School graduate, worked at Junior Line Company in Tacoma. She met the love of her life on a trip to the ocean, James Warren Malone, and they were married May 20, 1944. Mom loved life to its fullest. She enjoyed boating...

Elaine Molzer

Elaine Molzer

Jan 8, 2020

Elaine Molzer (Ferderer), died on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 after a brief, sudden terminal illness.

Born July 21, 1930 to Liberatus and Justine Ferderer in Mandan, ND, She was the fourth of five children.  Her family moved in 1939 to Tacoma, WA.  After graduating St. Thomas Aquinas HS, and a year at Seattle University, Elaine began her...

Lucy Verhey Smith

Lucy Verhey Smith

Jan 7, 2020

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, niece, cousin and friend passed away on January 7, 2020. Lucy was born on May 23, 1962 to Tom and Patty Verhey in Yakima, Washington. She was raised on the family farm in Moxee, attended Moxee Elementary and graduated from Carroll High School. After graduation, Lucy attended Yakima Valley...

Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel

Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel

Jan 7, 2020

Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel

1930-2020

On January 7th, our lovely kind mother, Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel, left this earth to join Our Lord in Heaven. Greeting her will be a myriad of friends and family who have gone before her, including her beloved grandparents, the Corey's and the Hermes'. Marlene will be reunited with her...

Althea L Guizzetti

Althea L Guizzetti

Jan 5, 2020

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

Leon Hill

Leon Hill

2020

Leon passed away on Thanksgiving Day 2020 in Gig Harbor, WA, at the age of 90. He is survived by his children Leonard (Cathy), Julie, Maureen (Eric), Kathryn (Sean), Monica (Dave), grandchildren Emma, Hillary, Cooper and sisters Shirley, Luanne & Allene.

Leon served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War, and after completing...

Edward Louis Echtle, Sr.

Edward Louis Echtle, Sr.

Dec 31, 2019

Edward Louis Echtle Sr passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019 at his home, surrounded by four generations of loving family. Ed was born on August 18, 1936 to Lura and George Echtle at their farmhouse on Yelm Prairie, the sixth of seven brothers and sisters. Baptized at St Margaret Mary’s in McKenna, Ed was a lifelong Catholic and...