Obituaries

Sep 10, 2024

Ted Tamaki recently passed away peacefully following a short illness. He was 98 years old.

Born in Tacoma, WA, Ted was the youngest of six children born to Seiichi and Tora Tamaki. After years spent in internment camps during WW2 he joined the Army serving in the Military Intelligence Service as an interpreter.

Following his...

Sep 10, 2024

Sunday, October 13, 2024, the funeral mass and reception are memorial services for both Susan and Gerald Lee Hartman (March 9, 1940 to February 15, 2020).

Sep 9, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Ok Hui Pak Holm. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Sep 4, 2024

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, peacefully passed away on September 4th, 2024 surrounded by the love of her family. She was 89 years old.  Bea was born in Blaine, Kansas on February 20, 1935 to Rosalie (Walsh) and Theodore O’Shea.  The family moved to Wapato, WA in 1938. Bea was the second of six children.  She...

Sep 3, 2024

Antoinette (Toni) Mineo went to heaven Tuesday, September 3, 2024. She died peacefully in her home, in her bed with her son at her side.

Toni was born in Tacoma on November 6, 1926, to Joseph and Batistina Lento, two proud Italian immigrants. She joined her two sisters, Rosemarie and Luigina in a musical life that lasted...

Aug 31, 2024

With heavy hearts we announce that Robert F. McKamey (Bob) died at home on August 31, 2024, at the age of 76. Beloved husband, father, brother, teacher, and musician, he was born in Tacoma on May 9, 1948 to Frances and G. Robert McKamey, the third of 6 children. He graduated from Bellarmine High School, and then from Central...

Aug 29, 2024

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

Aug 21, 2024

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

Aug 20, 2024

Wayne Zimmerman, award winning artist and professional photographer passed away in Olympia, Washington, on August 20, 2024 at the age of 92. Wayne was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on January 13, 1932 to parents Herb and Hazel Zimmerman. Wayne and his family moved to Tacoma in 1942. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. He started a...

Aug 17, 2024

Lynn Noel Pelegruti, affectionately known to generations of Tacoma kindergarten families as “Miss Pelegruti,” passed away at her home on Saturday, August 17th. A lifelong Tacoma resident, Lynn attended Wilson High School and Western Washington University. After college, Lynn embarked on a distinguished43-year kindergarten teaching career with Tacoma Public Schools. She started at Boze Elementary (Fall1973 - Spring 1984)...

Aug 17, 2024

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

Aug 15, 2024

The angels sang on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, welcoming our dear Rosemarie Doherty Price into heaven on August 15, 2024.

A life-long resident of Tacoma, she was born on January 17, 1938, to John and Rose Doherty, who had emigrated from Donegal, Ireland.  She was one of seven children.  She attended Holy Cross and...

Aug 14, 2024

Our mother, Joann Agnes (Ignaszewski) Devlin, 100, of Tacoma, WA, passed away peacefully on the evening of August 14, 2024.

Joann was born on April 10, 1924, in Leo, MN, the daughter of John and Rosella (Zabinski) Ignaszewski.  She passed away peacefully on the evening of August 14, 2024, at Gen Care in Tacoma.  She grew up...

Aug 13, 2024

Karen Krilich-Bernett was the oldest child of Paul and Doris Krilich and had two sisters, Stephanie and Janel. She was born and raised in Tacoma and graduated from Stadium High School.  Karen attended college at the University of Washington and received a degree in Chinese Regional Studies.  After college she worked a variety of jobs before starting at Welfare...

Aug 9, 2024

Daniel James Hunt was born in Dagenham Essex, England, United Kingdom to Daniel James Hunt and Eva Robinson and had a sister Jean Hunt (deceased). Daniel was married to Patricia Audrey Hunt (Cole) (deceased) of Croydon Surrey, England in 1959.

Daniel and Patricia had and are survived by:

Son, Matthew Daniel Hunt

Son,...

Aug 7, 2024

Nancy was born on July 17, 1958, in Worcester, Mass, the youngest of two children of Raymond and Bertha Morrison.  She died unexpectedly at home on August 7, 2024.  She attended Wilson High School in Tacoma, as well as the University of Washington where she received two Bachelor’s degrees (Civil Engineering and Building Construction.)  She also attended Seattle University...

Aug 4, 2024

Nevaeh LaRay Lee passed away at home surrounded by family August 4, 2024, at the age of 13 following a lifelong battle with Niemann-Pick C disease.

Nevaeh was born early on July 25, 2011, at 33 weeks in Tacoma, WA. As just a 3lb. little bundle, she proved her resilience and determination that would carry her throughout...

Aug 4, 2024

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

Aug 1, 2024

Jayce Ryan Kaiser, aged 38, passed away on August 1, 2024, in Tacoma of natural causes. He was born on December 7, 1985, in Tacoma to Daniel Kaiser and Rhonda Messo-Kaiser. He was a 2004 graduate of Curtis High School and a 2008 graduate of Santa Clara University, where he served as president of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha....

Aug 1, 2024

Together Again

Gene Patrick Hussey, 89, passed away on August 1, 2024, in Tacoma, WA.  Born on May 28, 1935, in Fond du Lac, WI, Gene led a life marked by devotion to service; both in his professional and personal spheres.

Gene’s early education was at St. Rita High School in Chicago, Il.  He furthered...