Obituaries

May 31, 2024

Kinue “Violet” Fujita passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 31, 2024, just three weeks after celebrating her 101st birthday with her family. She was the last surviving sibling of seven children by her parents (Chokichi and Koharu Okamoto).

Violet was born on May 11, 1923, in El Monte, California where she lived with her parents...

May 30, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Reyna Simon Garcia. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 29, 2024

Zofia Anna Kaszewicz passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024. She was the widow of Bruno Kaszewicz, who passed away 17 years prior.

Zofia was born October 20, 1926 in the small village of Pielnia, in Eastern Poland. She was the daughter of Franciszka and Michal Bednarczyk. She was educated until 6th grade, when WWII began. After...

May 27, 2024

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

May 26, 2024

After a courageous battle with cancer, Jeanie departed this world and was welcomed home on May 26th, 2024.  She died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones.  Jeanie was born in Tacoma, Washington, the oldest of 4 children.  That role of “big sister” set her up for all her life events to come.

She worked...

May 22, 2024

Marilyn was born June 18, 1931 in Roslyn, WA and died May 22, 2024 in Tacoma, WA.

Moving to Seattle after graduating from Cle Elum High School, Marilyn worked at Providence Hospital.  She married Michael Weber on Sept. 25, 1954, settled in Tacoma, WA, and raised two daughters, Patricia and Margaret.

Marilyn began a 41...

May 22, 2024

Preceded by his parents, Robert McAlister and Catherine Watson Porter McAlister, brothers, Robert (Bobby), Peter and sisters Betsy, Helen, Kitty and Patty, and his wife of 33 years Carolyn Mary Boulter McAlister.

Harry is survived by his five children - Ann C. McAlister (Skochdopole), Andrew R. McAlister (wife Erin Quigley), Mark L. McAlister, Sarah J. McAlister (husband...

May 21, 2024

Guelda Lewis Messina left us the evening of May 21st surrounded by family. She is finally at peace after living with dementia for several years.

Guelda started life in the rural mountains of Oklahoma. She was born in a shack on the family farm on February 21, 1938. Her mother, Elizabeth “Beth” McLain was a single mother,...

May 20, 2024

Fay Willard, 79, passed away suddenly Monday, May 20 at her home in Tacoma.

Fay was the first of four girls born to Louis Willard and Frances (née Miller) Willard in Louisville, KY. Fay chose Tacoma as her adopted home after a lifetime as a global military nomad, first as the daughter of an Air Force officer,...

May 20, 2024

Alycen Renee Wise (Puryear) was born May 26,1980 in Tacoma, WA. She is the youngest child of Brenda Klein and Jim Puryear. She attended Seward ES, Jason Lee MS and graduated from Stadium HS in 1998. She worked for Puyallup School District for about 13 years, the last three of those years as the Facility Operations Manager at Hunt...

May 16, 2024

Brendon unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Much of Brendon's life revolved around sports. This began with youth soccer, junior golf, and basketball. He attended Life Christian School and continued his schooling at Bellarmine Prep.

After graduating from Bellarmine Prep in 1999, Brendon played basketball at Tacoma Community College and finished college at...

May 16, 2024

Karl Thomas Roeber (Tom) passed away May 16, 2024, at the age of 77. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 11, 1947, to his parents Donald and Joan Roeber (Freeman). His father was in the Air Force, so they moved around a lot but eventually resided in Fircrest, WA. He graduated from Curtis High School in 1964,...

May 16, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Paris Grant Adams. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 12, 2024

Gilbert (Gil) Conforti, aged 88, of Lakewood, Washington, passed away on May 12, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington. He was born on November 10, 1935 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Gil joined the US Army right out of high school and after serving in Korea, met his wife Simone (Peggy) Landry while stationed at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts.  They married in 1957...

May 11, 2024

Katie died peacefully in her home on Saturday, May 11, 2024.  Katie was born in Tacoma, WA on February 19, 1964 to Joseph and Mary (Fitzmorris) Underwood.  She graduated from Visitation Catholic School and Bellarmine Preparatory High School.  She was a lifelong member of the Visitation Parish.  Katie was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Nora...

May 10, 2024

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

May 9, 2024

Our beautiful, kind, funny and always on the go mother, Gussie Jagod left us on Thursday, May 9th, just a few days shy of her 94th birthday, May 12th, Mother’s Day. She is joining Edward “Eddy” Jagod her beloved husband and our dad who left us in 2008.

Our mother was the true matriarch of not only...

May 7, 2024

An obituary is not available at this time for Dylan Emerson Reding. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 6, 2024

Bridget Teresa Doherty-Adams passed away suddenly after a short and acute illness.  She was 46 years old.  Bridget was born at Madigan Hospital in Tacoma, Washington on November 4th, 1977.  She passed quietly and peacefully on the evening of May 6th, 2024, also in Tacoma.  At the moment she stepped into Heaven, she was in the close company of...

May 5, 2024

Joan was born on October 15, 1940, in Tacoma and later was baptized and confirmed at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. Her family resided in South Tacoma, and she graduated from Clover Park, class of 58. Growing up, she had a passion and talent for music. One of her greatest memories was seeing Elvis perform at Lincoln Bowl in 1957....