Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tacoma, WA, Pierce County and Surrounding Cities
Lorrie Mac (De Polo) Math
Feb 4, 2019
Obituary Lorrie Mac Math was called home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 17, 1946 to her parents John and Margaret De Polo. She was a loving and devoted wife who leaves behind her husband, Richard, sons Chris and Mike, five grandchildren Nick, Ryan, Austin, Joel and...
Margaret Pinchak
Jan 31, 2019
Obituary Margaret Pinchak, 91, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 after a short illness. Margaret was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on October 6, 1927 and moved with her family to Tacoma when she was a child . She retired after 37 years of service from the Tacoma Police Department, serving as a secretary to several chiefs of police....
Laurence G Mussig
Jan 30, 2019
Obituary Laurence G. Mussig passed away on January 30th, 2019. Born in Stanwood Iowa on March 21, 1932 to Albert and Hazel Mussig who preceded him in death along with his two brothers and a sister. After joining the military Larry was stationed at Ft. Lewis WA and shortly after serving his term met his wife of 60 years Arline....
Timothy Joseph Stricherz
Jan 28, 2019
Obituary Timothy J. Stricherz was born on December 9, 1945, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Ed and Alvina Stricherz. He passed away on January 28th at St. Joseph's Hospital. Tim grew up in Enumclaw and moved with his family to Parkland when he was 10 years old. Tim was the second oldest of the five Stricherz brothers. Tim was a proud...
S. Alan Weaver
Jan 26, 2019
Obituary S. Alan Weaver of Gig Harbor, Washington passed away on January 26, 2019 at age 80 following complications resulting from a fall while playing pickleball, a sport he greatly loved. He was born in Spokane, Washington on March 17, 1938, to Frank P. Weaver and Margaret Hay Weaver, and moved with his family to Olympia in 1951 when his...
Margaret Prendiville
Jan 24, 2019
Obituary Margaret "Peggy" Prendiville passed away on January 24, 2019 after an extended illness. Peggy was born in County Kerry, Ireland, on August 9, 1926. Her family immigrated to San Francisco, California, where she was raised, attended school and worked for Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance Company doing clerical work. In 1976, Peggy moved to Seattle, Washington and continued to...
John Wojtanowicz
Jan 18, 2019
Obituary John "Jack" Wojtanowicz (78), passed away on Friday January 18, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. John was born September 25, 1940 to Stanley and Rose Wojtanowicz (Nierenhausen), the sixth of seven siblings. John attended Bellarmine Preparatory School and Wilson High School in Tacoma. After he graduated from Wilson, John met (and soon married) Margaret (Barkley) Wojtanowicz. They...
James Anthony Mcdonough
Jan 17, 2019
Obituary James (Jim) Anthony McDonough slipped away Thursday morning in Tacoma at age of 88. He was born on March 25, 1930 in Tacoma, WA. Jim was a marine during the Korean Conflict and awarded the Purple Heart. Jim worked for the Tacoma Police Dept and retired as a Deputy Chief after 25 years of service. He was preceded in...
Sister Esther Aherne Op
Jan 15, 2019
Obituary Sister Esther Aherne OP, 83, (Sister Mary Bartholomew), a Dominican Sister of Tacoma died January 15, in Seattle. Sister Esther was born the seventh of eight children to Annie (Tierney) and William Aherne in the family home in St. Patrick Place, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. Although her elementary and secondary education was with the Sisters of Mercy and one...
Natale Luppino
Jan 15, 2019
Obituary Nat Luppino, 91, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born on January 7, 1928 in Tacoma, Washington to the parents of Mattia (Tamburello) Luppino and James Luppino. He graduated from Lincoln High school in 1945 and joined the US Navy shortly after. After his service with the Navy, he married...
Dennis Michael Doohan
Jan 14, 2019
Obituary Denny rode off into the sunset January 14, 2019. He was born May 19, 1927 in Eatonville, WA where he lived his entire life. After retiring from the Washington State Highway Dept., he continued with his true love which was farming and raising cattle. Denny was preceded in death in 2009 by his wife of 60 years, Jacqueline and...
Raymond Edward Reding
Jan 10, 2019
Obituary Raymond Edward Reding passed away, January 10th, 2019 at the age of 87. Born to Frank and Anna Reding, December 7th, 1931 in Tacoma Washington. Ray had two sisters and three brothers. He attended Bellarmine Prep high school and then joined the Navy. After his service with the Navy he worked building Lady Clipper boats and studied engineering at...
Betty Lou Fleischmann
Jan 9, 2019
Obituary Betty Fleischmann Betty Fleischmann, 93, a life time Tacoma resident, died January 9, 2019. Betty graduated from Stadium High School, received her Associates degree from Tacoma Catholic College and her Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Puget Sound. After finishing her degree, she began her elementary school teaching career that spanned more than 30 years, with maternity...
Delores May Lucich
Jan 4, 2019
Obituary Delores May Lucich passed away on Friday Jan 4, 2019 in Tacoma, Washington. She was born August 11, 1930 in Tacoma, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Mary Miller, husband Robert Lucich, and sons William and Daniel Lucich. She is survived by daughter Julie Egly and son Phillip Lucich and daughter-in-Law Lynn Lucich, brothers...
Maryanne Schack
Jan 2, 2019
Obituary Maryanne Thomas Schack was actually named Marilyn Thomas on May 18, 1933 born in Tacoma, Washington. At the insistence of her Irish Catholic Grandmother Mary 0 'Brien Thomas, she was baptized Maryanne, because great-grandma was sure there was no St. Marilyn. She has always been known as Maryanne to her friends. When she spent the night at a girl...
Marie F Boyd
Jan 2, 2019
Obituary Marie F. Boyd passed away peacefully on January 2, 2019. She was born January 4, 1921 to Henrietta and Carl Brand. Marie was raised in Pacific City with seven brothers and sisters. Marie graduated from Auburn High School and started work at the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was there that she met her future husband, Jim Boyd. They were...
William S. Charlton
Dec 28, 2018
Obituary William was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1923, to the late Stanley and Florence Charlton. William passed away on December 28, 2018 in Lakewood WA. He is preceded in death by his wife Jeanne, his daughter Lorraine Ruff and his two brothers David and Donald. He is survived by his three grandchildren, two great grandchildren and several nieces and...
James L. Daly
Dec 24, 2018
Obituary James L. Daly, 84, long time resident of Lakewood, Washington, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Jim was born June 14, 1934 in Saginaw, Michigan. After graduating from the University of Michigan, following his passion for medicine he joined the Navy and then the US Air Force serving a total of 40 years. In...
Jean Catherine (Harrison) Gobel
Dec 18, 2018
Obituary On December 18, 2018, our beloved mother, grandmother and sister passed peacefully as a result of a short and brave fight with ALS. Jean Catherine (Harrison) Gobel was born May 29, 1934 in Tacoma, WA. She graduated from St. Leo's high school in Tacoma and on May 14, 1955, married the love of her life, Francis Ernest ‘Red' Gobel....
Martina Rose Goodrum
Dec 16, 2018
Obituary Over the years, Jesus has taught me so much about forgiveness, acceptance, and gratitude. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of Life. It turns what we don't have in to enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion to charity. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings forgiveness and peace for today, and creates a vision...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
