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Frank Doherty
Mar 12, 2017
Obituary Frank Michael Doherty was born on December 4, 1931 to John and Rose (Ferry) Doherty. Frank was very proud of his Irish heritage. Frank passed away on March 12, 2017 at Tacoma General Hospital. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Joan; his children, Mike and Olivia; Steve and Cathy; Patrick and Melinda; Diane Doherty and...
Raymond Looseveldt
Mar 6, 2017
Obituary Raymond Loosveldt, Jr., 73, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, WA as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on August 31, 1943 in Pendleton, OR to Raymond and Nadine Loosveldt. Ray grew up in Milton-Freewater, OR. He graduated from DeSales High School in Walla Walla, WA in...
James Michael Nardi
Mar 3, 2017
Obituary James Michael Nardi died on March 3, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA at the age of 64. He was born February 23, 1953 and raised in Harrisonburg, VA, the fourth of seven children to Betty Sullivan and Frank Nardi. A Virginia boy through and through, he attended Harrisonburg High School, where he played many sports. He...
Donald R Gagnon
Mar 2, 2017
Obituary Donald Gagnon, 90, died peacefully at home on March 2, 2017. Don was born on March 15, 1926 in Yakima, Washington and is predeceased by his wife Frances, who died on April 1, 2014. He is survived by his children Renee (Wayne), Don Jr. (Karin), Michele (Steven), John (Annette), and grandchildren John, Peter, Croix, Theresa (Jose Carlos), Aura (Justin),...
Howard Andrew Engh
Feb 27, 2017
Obituary Howard A. Engh, 96, born June 7, 1920 in Chicago, IL died February 27, 2017 in Gig Harbor, WA. He was a dedicated family man; he had great strength of character and witty sense of humor. Howard enlisted in June of 1942 and was a Marine Veteran of WWII, serving 4 years in the Pacific Islands. After leaving the...
Mary Katherine Zoril
Feb 25, 2017
Obituary Mary Zoril, age 82, from University Place, passed away Saturday, February 25th. Mary was a proud redhead and more than 100% Irish. As a lifetime homemaker, her energy was directed towards her ever-growing family. Mary was recognized as a supportive wife, loving mother, and world-class grandmother. Her irreverent humor brought joy and laughs to all the grand kids. Mary...
Melanie Jan (Laplant) Dressel
Feb 19, 2017
Obituary On Sunday, February 19, 2017, Melanie Jan LaPlant Dressel passed away at her Key Peninsula home. In life, Melanie was a woman beyond compare. Melanie was born to Bob and Phyllis LaPlant on September 2, 1952 in Colville, Washington. In Colville, she learned the importance of family and community working around the family jewelry store with her two sisters,...
Harold Rome
Feb 18, 2017
Obituary Harold Rome 06/14/1919 - 02/18/2017 Harold Rome was born to Joseph and Rose Rome in Tacoma, Washington at St. Joseph Hospital. He attended all of his public education in Tacoma, graduating from Stadium High School in 1937. Attending the University of Washington until World War II began, Harold served as a riveter on military aircraft at Boeing for the...
Helen (Graves) Bickham
Feb 17, 2017
Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home Service Date: 02/28/2017 at 11:00 AM Service Details Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am at Great Christ Temple Church, 1926 S G St, Tacoma, WA 98405. Interment will be at Mt. View Memorial Park following the service.
Rosemary Jean (Campbell) Connelly
Feb 16, 2017
Obituary Rosemary went peacefully home to the Lord, Thursday evening February 16, 2017 at Franke Tobey Jones. She has joined her husband, Jack, and many friends and relatives. She will meet her mother for the first time. Rosemary learned about responsibility, self-reliance, and determination at an early age. Her parents died when she was a child. She grew up during...
Yoshiko (Fugimoto) Sugiyama
Feb 16, 2017
Obituary Yoshiko Sugiyama passed away peacefully February 16, 2017 at Madigan Hospital in the company of her children. She was born June 16, 1919 in Tacoma. She graduated from Stadium High School in 1937 and University of Puget Sound in 1942. She was married to William for 62 years until his passing in 2009. They moved to Tacoma following her...
Douglas Charles Blondin
Feb 15, 2017
Obituary A truly great man left our physical world for everlasting joy in heaven on February 15, 2017. Doug Blondin - husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother, uncle; and friend to seemingly everyone he ever met. Doug was a most loving, kind, selfless and humble man. Always quick with a smile, he saw the best in people and brought the...
Edith B (Brodsky) Jaffe
Feb 15, 2017
Obituary The world lost one of the kindest, most non-judgmental and loving souls anyone could ever have known, Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Edith Jaffe was a true Tacoma matriarch, born and raised in her beloved city, Edith entered this world on October 29, 1926 to Phil and Anne Brodsky "small enough to ït into a cigar box" as she loved...
Clyde Venoy Ogden, Jr.
Feb 13, 2017
Obituary Clyde V. Ogden, Jr., 62, passed on February 13, 2017. Born December 1954 in Nowata, Oklahoma, he moved to Tacoma at the age of 14. Clyde attended and graduated from Wilson High School and began working in the foundry industry very young. Retired from the EQC, Clyde loved fishing, hiking and spending time with friends and family. He was...
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