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Donna Mae Olson
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary Donna Mae Olson 1930 ~ 2015 Our beloved Mother passed away peacefully into our Lord's arms on February 28, 2015. She is now reunited with her loving husband Bert. She was born in Iron Mt., Michigan. She met Bert in Sister Bay, WI, the two were married and in 1956, moved to Tacoma, WA where she retired from Clover...
Vivian Pacsmag Adams
Feb 25, 2015
Obituary Vivian Pacsmag Adams 7/8/1918 - 2/25/2015  Vivian was born to John and Sylvia (Hanna) Pacsmag in Tacoma, Washington, where she passed on sweetly and at great peace at the age of 96. She graduated Puyallup High with the class of 1937, then attended Santa Monica Junior College. In 1940, she returned to Puyallup to marry her high school...
Marion Wanchena
Feb 24, 2015
Obituary Marion Wanchena Marion Wanchena passed away on February 24, 2015 at the age of 96 in Tacoma, Washington. Marion was born in Roudup, Montana on December 21, 1918 to Park and Edna Newton. She was the youngest of four children: brothers, Herbert and Walter; and sister, Bertha. While still in high school, Marion met the love of her life,...
Rose Therese Linggi
Feb 17, 2015
Obituary Rose Therese Linggi "Together Again" Rose Therese Linggi, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, 101, died February 17, 2015. Rose was born in Tacoma to Severin Meinrod and Therese Birchler on November 25, 1913. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Albert Sr. Rose was a life time member of the Tacoma Ladies Swiss...
Thomas J. Bichsel
Feb 16, 2015
Obituary Thomas Bichsel July 22, 1926 - February 16, 2015 Biography Thomas J. Bichsel passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 16, 2015. Tom was born in Tacoma, Washington on July 22, 1926 to Sarah and George Bichsel. He was the fifth son of a family of seven children. Tom received a Catholic education through Holy Rosary School and...
Lois Evie Baxter
Feb 16, 2015
Obituary Lois Evie Baxter Lois Baxter passed away at the age of 80 on February 15, 2015 in Tacoma, Washington with family at her side. A longtime resident of University Place, where she was a retired substitute teacher for University Place School District and an active member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Bob;...
Elizabeth Smith
Feb 12, 2015
Obituary Betty Smith Elizabeth Jane Mary McGinty Smith was born in Philadelphia October 20, 1932, the daughter of Irish immigrants Connell McGinty and Elizabeth McCarthy. Betty died in Tacoma on February 12, 2015 at the age of "39". Betty began as a volunteer in the office of Bellarmine Prep in 1973. It quickly evolved into a full time position and...
Anne Jurancich Dupas
Feb 11, 2015
Obituary Anne Jurancich Dupas Anne Jurancich Dupas was born on October 7, 1921 in Tacoma, WA and died peacefully on February 11, 2015 in Everett, WA surrounded by family. She is survived by her daughter, Janet Dupas O'Neal; brother, Joseph Marvin (Ruth) Jurancich; grandson, Bryan (Colleen) O'Neal; granddaughter, Anne Marie (Matt) Hedeen; four great-grandchildren, Jacob, Emma, Landon and Kellen; two...
A.J. (Allen Joseph) Woodson
Feb 10, 2015
Obituary A.J. (Allen Joseph) Woodson A.J. was born on January 29, 1986 in Tacoma and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the young age of 29. Passionate about music and skateboarding all his life; from the moment AJ could walk he was on a board. His love of music and his born creativity evolved into his career....
Joseph E. Laporte
Feb 5, 2015
Obituary Joseph E. LaPorte Joseph E LaPorte was born in San Francisco May 1, 1921 to Lawrence Joseph LaPorte and Mary Viola McNulty. He passed away peacefully on February 5, 2015 with Karen and the girls helping till the very end. A Bellarmine graduate of 1941, Joe served in World War II, was a train engineer on Northern Pacific Railroad...
Paul J. Nolan
Feb 3, 2015
Obituary Paul J. Nolan Born Feb. 8, 1920; died Feb. 3, 2015. The third of four sons born to Matthew J. Nolan of Mason City, Iowa, he graduated from Rochester High School, MN. Paul graduated from the University of Washington School of Law with a doctorate in Jurisprudence following WWII. During the war, Paul earned his flight wings at Cal...
Marjorie Rose Masonic
Feb 2, 2015
Obituary Marjorie Rose Masonic Marjorie Rose Masonic, a Tacoma native, was born on August 28, 1934, and died peacefully on February 2, 2015. Margie graduated from Holy Rosary and Aquinas Academy. She worked after high school at the phone company and for many years as an executive secretary at Totem Ocean Trailer Express. Margie was preceded in death by her...
Griselda Lehrer
Jan 24, 2015
Obituary Griselda "Babe" Lyon Lehrer Born January 29, 1921; died peacefully at home January 24, 2015. Babe was a Tacoma native and a lifetime promoter of the "Great Pacific Northwest" and specifically the City of Tacoma. Babe is survived by her two sons, Michael (Cec) and their children Brian and Emily, and Bradley (Susan) and their son Benjamin. Babe was...
William Charles Kerrigan
Jan 18, 2015
Obituary William Charles "Bill" Kerrigan December 20, 1949 Los Angeles, CA - January 18, 2015 Tacoma, WA  Bill passed away January 18, 2015, surrounded by his family at home in Tacoma, WA. He participated in Special Olympics, Easter Seals camps, Highline Center and recently lived with L'Arche Noah Sealth in Seattle and Community Living in Bellevue. Bill was deeply...
John Allen Morris
Jan 17, 2015
Obituary John Allen Morris, 77, of Lakewood, WA passed away January 17, 2015. John was a member of the United States Air Force after which he became a high school English teacher at Puyallup High School and Rogers High School. He then went on to open a cabinet shop. He is survived by his wife, Donna; son, Mark; step-daughters, Brenda...
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