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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...
Jerry Jean-Elaine (Davis) Finnvik
Feb 12, 2017
Obituary Jerry Jean- Elaine Finnvik, age 74 died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Tacoma General Hospital from complications of Cancer just 32 days short of her 75th birthday. She was born in Barnsdahl, OK to Maureen Pagni and Jack Davis. She lived in Oklahoma and Missouri until age five when they moved to Washington. She was a Tacoma resident for...
Ladonna Mae (Pratt) Beritich
Feb 8, 2017
Obituary With the loving comfort of her family around her, LaDonna Beritich, 84, passed away February 8, 2017 in Tacoma, WA. She was born on October 25, 1932 in Wenatchee to Elizabeth and John Pratt but spent the majority of her life in Tacoma. She attended Saint Leo School and graduated in 1951 from Stadium High School. LaDonna met her...
Dolores Ann (Drawsky) Roberts
Jan 26, 2017
Obituary Dolores was born October 26, 1933 in Aberdeen, Washington to Ben and Mildred (Olsen) Drawsky. She passed away on January 26, 2017. Dolores grew up in Aberdeen, Washington graduating from Weatherwax High School. She attended Business College for one year before beginning work as a supply clerk for Bailey's Service Parts. She met her future husband, Lawrence "Larry", in...
Raymond Stanley Ozanich
Jan 20, 2017
Obituary This man of strong faith and family values was called home to God on the morning of January 20, 2017. Ray, the son of Stanley and Alice (Rotika) Ozanich, was born November 5, 1935 in Tacoma, Washington. He attended Fife, Sherman & Mason Schools and was a 1953 graduate of Bellarmine. While growing up, many wonderful memories were created...
Eliza R. (Reyes) Lujan
Jan 19, 2017
Obituary Eliza R. Lujan, 84, passed away peacefully on January 19th 2017. She was born on the island of Guam, and raised within the Catholic faith. She married William L. Lujan (d) and raised 6 children, William, Carmen, Lisa, Virginia, Juan, and Cleo. Her career spanned 40 years with the Civil service via the Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. For...
Carol (Payne) Jean
Jan 18, 2017
Obituary Sister, Mother, Grandmother, and Friend has gone to be with angels. Carol passed away peacefully at age 73 in Puyallup. Carol enjoyed knitting, sewing, crafting and loved Elvis Presley. Proceeded in death by her son Shawn (2008) and her brother Gary (2016). She is survived by her sister, Arlee Shipman; daughter, Chelly (Mike) Corak; son, Aaron (Patricia) Milasich; grandchildren,...
Sister Margaret Mary O'Farrell, O.P.
Jan 18, 2017
Obituary Sister Meg O'Farrell, 91, a Dominican Sister of Tacoma, died peacefully on January 18, 2017 at St. Joseph Residence in Seattle. She was surrounded by her sisters, the SJR community and staff. While listening to Gregorian chant which she loved, she quietly breathed her last and entered Eternal Life. Sister Meg was born May 1, 1925 in Rush, County...
Donna Jean (May) Morris
Jan 14, 2017
Obituary Born Donna May of Robert and Lorraine (Martin) May of Brattleboro, Vermont on August 22, 1945 in Brattleboro, Vermont. She passed January 14, 2017 in Tacoma, Washington. Donna held many jobs over the years from Barmaid to plumber to cabinet shop owner with her husband, John Morris to school bus driver. She loved gardening and reading. She is predeceased...
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