Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Tacoma, WA, Pierce County and Surrounding Cities

Fred  Leroy Hoss

Fred Leroy Hoss

Oct 28, 2014

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Anne  Elizabeth Goslin

Anne Elizabeth Goslin

Oct 25, 2014

Obituary Anne E. Goslin Born in Columbus, Ohio January 11, 1955 Departed on October 25th, 2014, resided in Tacoma, WA Anne Goslin peacefully passed on October 25th, 2014 at University of Washington Medical Center after a long fight with Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Transplant surgery. Born in Ohio, to Bill and Elizabeth (Betty) Goslin, she was the second daughter, with...

Thomas  Joseph Beritich

Thomas Joseph Beritich

Oct 24, 2014

Obituary Thomas J. Beritich On October 24, 2014, Tom passed away with his family by his side. He was born on June 18, 1935 in Tacoma, WA to Kuzma and Jennie Beritich. He attended St. Patrick and Bellarmine Preparatory Schools. Tom started working on the family fishing boat at the age of 14; was later drafted into the United States...

Eloise  Scheffer Mondau

Eloise Scheffer Mondau

Oct 24, 2014

Obituary ELOISE SCHEFFER MONDAU February 18,1928 - October 24, 2014     Eloise Scheffer Mondau passed away peacefully on October 24, 2014 at her family home of fifty-two years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sybil Lowery Scheffer, and Richard Foy Scheffer as well as her older brother, Foy. She is survived by her husband, Steve Mondau and...

Catherine  Jeanne Baird

Catherine Jeanne Baird

Oct 21, 2014

Obituary Catherine Jeanne Norling Baird January 25, 1948 ~ October 21, 2014 Cathie passed away quietly in her own home, surrounded by family, the morning of October 21, 2014. Born in 1948 to Robert Norling and Mary Jeanne Cleary Norling, she was one of four children: Christine (Larry,) Robert Norling Jr., and Eric (Toni.) Cathie was raised in North Tacoma...

Frances  Bernice Lowry

Frances Bernice Lowry

Oct 20, 2014

Obituary Frances Bernice Lowry Frances died peacefully on October 20, 2014, at the age of 91. She was born October 16, 1923 to Gordon and Helen Loyer. Frances grew up in Tacoma, graduated from Lincoln High School and then St. Joseph's School of Nursing in 1945. She worked for many years for the old Northern Pacific Hospital and Puget Sound...

Eileen  Rose Toth

Eileen Rose Toth

Oct 18, 2014

Obituary Eileen Rose Toth Eileen was born October 18th, 1946, and passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2014 after a brave fight with metastatic breast cancer. Eileen is survived by her daughters, Amy Atkinson (Colin) and Katherine Murto (Justin); brothers, Thomas Toth (Dorothy) and Richard Toth (Susan). Eileen was also blessed to have six grandchildren; Isabella, Sophia, Ava, Olivia, Theodore,...

Thomas  John Hamilton

Thomas John Hamilton

Oct 17, 2014

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

Mary  Ellen Adams

Mary Ellen Adams

Oct 16, 2014

Obituary Mary Ellen Adams Our beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandma, and friend passed away in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the age of 87. Mary Ellen was born to Sylvester and Grace Kintz, and was the youngest of three daughters. She was educated, married, and raised her family in Tacoma. Mary Ellen retired after 23 years of...

Coby  Van Manen

Coby Van Manen

Oct 16, 2014

Obituary Mrs. Jacoba Catherina Maria Keet van Manen (Coby) restfully passed in her sleep on October, 16, 2014 at St. Elisabeth Huis in Lage Vuursche, the Netherlands. She joins her beloved husband of 70 years, Sid van Manen, who preceded her in death on October 7, 2014. Born in Hilversum, the Netherlands on September 5, 1920, as the eldest of...

Burton  Harvey Knox

Burton Harvey Knox

Oct 11, 2014

Obituary Burton H. Knox Burton H. Knox, age 73, of Tacoma died peacefully in Tacoma on October 11th, 2014 from complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was born in Denver, CO on June 1st 1941. He married and moved to Tacoma in 1973 with his family where he settled and enjoyed many years. Burton served 4 years in the US...

Thomas  Richard Harmon

Thomas Richard Harmon

Oct 9, 2014

Obituary Thomas Richard Harmon Captain Thomas Richard Harmon, US Army, Retired, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on October 9, 2014 in Tacoma. He was born on April 23, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tom joined the US Army on December 30, 1942 at the age of 19. He was very proud of his service having worked his...

Sid  Van Manen

Sid Van Manen

Oct 7, 2014

Obituary Mr. Sid van Manen, formerly of Mile Point, Ferrisburg, Vermont, died on Tuesday, 7 October 2014, in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, after a short illness. Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 1923, Sid took his family to the United States in 1960. He joined Simmonds Precision Products in Tarrytown, NY before being transferred to Vergennes, Vt. He was an integral...

Gerald  John Woodard,  Iii

Gerald John Woodard, Iii

Oct 6, 2014

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Jesse  W Price,  Jr.

Jesse W Price, Jr.

Oct 3, 2014

Obituary Jesse W. Price, Jr. Jesse W. Price, Jr. was born on April 11, 1940 in Longleaf, LA and passed away peacefully at Madigan Army Medical Center on October 3, 2014. Our Father was raised in Port Arthur, TX where he attended Abe Lincoln High School. Jesse joined the Army and proudly served for 21 years before retiring as an...

Estelle Lasko

Estelle Lasko

Sep 29, 2014

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

John  Patrick Mcmahon

John Patrick Mcmahon

Sep 27, 2014

Obituary John Patrick McMahon January 25, 1950 ~ September 27, 2014 John Patrick McMahon was born in Tacoma, WA to Art and Dorothy McMahon. He spoke fondly of the years he spent at St. Patrick's Grade School and Bellarmine Preparatory School and for the rest of his life would gladly offer personal tours of the City of Destiny. Bolstered by...

Douglas  Patrick Mcallister

Douglas Patrick Mcallister

Sep 24, 2014

Obituary Douglas "Pat" Patrick McAllister Pat was born on July 12, 1932 in Tacoma, WA and passed away on September 24, 2014 in Tacoma, WA. Pat was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church; he attended St. Patrick School and graduated from Stadium High School. He worked as a Planner/Estimator at Keyport Naval Station until he retired in 1989....

Maureen  Lynn Matz

Maureen Lynn Matz

Sep 22, 2014

Obituary Maureen Lynn (Hart) Matz Maureen was surrounded by her loved ones when she peacefully passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2014. Maureen was a beloved mother, wife, sister, and daughter that was born in Lakewood on July 16, 1965. In her younger days she spent many hours with her family working at their lake place, traveling, and just enjoying...

Vivian  Eide Lewis

Vivian Eide Lewis

Sep 19, 2014

Obituary Vivian Lewis Vivian was born to John and Vera Eide on May 10, 1929 in Watertown, SD and passed away on September 19, 2014 in Tacoma, WA. She moved to Gig Harbor, WA when she was 5 years old. She graduated in the last class of the first Gig Harbor High School in 1947 and earned a degree in...