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Frances Christiansen
Dec 5, 2017
Obituary Frances Agnes Christiansen, age 99, passed away peacefully on 12/5/2017 in Tacoma. She was born on 8/4/1918 in Glasgow, Montana to her parents Michael and Caroline Hlad and graduated early from Glasgow High. She graduated from the school of Cosmetology in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. She had her own beauty shop at 17 in Dillon, Montana and...
Terry Wayne Torgenrud, M.D.
Nov 30, 2017
Obituary Terry Wayne Torgenrud, age 75, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2017 of complications from pancreatitis. Born and raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota, Torg, as he was affectionately known, earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and his M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Having completed his residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Torg...
George S. Vlahovich Jr.
Nov 22, 2017
Obituary George passed away peacefully on November 22, 2017 surrounded by family after a short illness, returning to the Lord and his wife Marietta. He was born on December 26, 1927 in Tacoma, Washington. He attended St. Patrick's School in Tacoma and Bellarmine Preparatory High School. George was a Korean War Veteran, having served his country honorably in the 79th...
Mary Colleen Nelson
Nov 16, 2017
Obituary Mary Colleen Nelson,88, of Federal Way WA, passed away November 16, 2017 after a brief hospitalization. Colleen was born in Janesville Minnesota on December 17, 1928 to Thomas and Sabella Lynch. After graduating from Janesville High School in 1946she attended St. Mary's Nursing College in Mankato Minnesota and graduated with an LPN in 1948. She enjoyed years of practicing...
James "Jim" Joseph Mcdermott
Nov 12, 2017
Obituary James Joseph McDermott (Jim), passed away on November 12, 2017 in Madigan Hospital Tacoma, Washington, with his Granddaughter (Leahanna) by his side. Jim (the eldest of three children) was born May 28, 1918 in Santa Barbara, California, to Francis and Elizabeth McDermott. After his grade school was destroyed by the 1925 earthquake, he attended school in the Lady of...
Winnifred Bartlett
Oct 26, 2017
Obituary Winnifred Bartlett was born on December 16, 1929 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Alexander and Mary Pearl Smith. She passed away on October 26th, 2017 in Tacoma after a life well lived. Winnie moved from North Dakota when, her older sister, Delia Markland sent for her to be in her wedding and convinced her to stay. She agreed...
Catherine Charlotte Dempsey
Oct 25, 2017
Obituary Catherine departed Gig Harbor, Washington to join our Lord on October 25, 2017. Catherine was born in Bristol South Dakota on May 27, 1922, the third of four children. From her early years, Catherine demonstrated a sincere desire to help people. When her father was ill with cancer, young Catherine would help her mother with dressing changes, feeding and...
Maria Luisa Aldrete-Levy
Oct 16, 2017
Obituary Maria Aldrete Levy, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend to hundreds in the opera world tragically died suddenly on the morning of October 16, 2017. Maria led a busy life working as the Artistic Administrator of the Tacoma Opera, attending and volunteering at Saint Patrick Catholic Church, and regularly cooking gourmet meals for family and friends. Above all, she...
Carol Darlene Merrick
Oct 2, 2017
Obituary Carol Darlene Merrick was born Nov. 11, 1929 in Tacoma and passed away Oct. 2, 2017 also in Tacoma. Carol loved the outdoors, traveling, snow skiing, bicycling and gardening. Carol graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School, then St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1952 and began a nursing career that spanned over 40 years. Carol is preceded in death by...
Angelo Marzano
Sep 30, 2017
Obituary The Lord called our father Angelo Marzano home on September 30, 2017. He was born November 21, 1928 and raised in Tacoma by his parents Tom and Rena Marzano. Angelo married Pearl, started a family, and opened the Roma Café in Ponders. Later he opened Angelo's Restaurant in Spanaway. He is survived by sister Mary Malone; brother Glen; children:...
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