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Josephine Louise Johnsen
May 28, 2014
Obituary Josephine Johnsen Josephine Louise (Stempinski) Johnsen was born on January 9, 1922 and passed away on May 28, 2014, she was 92 years old. Josie was born in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Cecelia Stempinski and came to Puyallup as a child. She graduated from Puyallup High School in 1941 and married Carsten P. Johnsen on December 28, 1942....
Dwight Todd Obermire
May 25, 2014
Obituary Dwight Todd Obermire Dwight Todd Obermire Age 51, passed away May 25, 2014 in Puyallup from complications of pancreatic cancer. He attended Napavine High School and Centralia College. Todd worked in the construction engineering field for WSDOT, Thurston and Pierce Counties, Woodworth & Co., and most recently The Rush Companies. He was an avid hiker and hunter, motorcycle enthusiast,...
Gregory Charles Ross
May 24, 2014
Obituary Gregory Charles Ross Greg passed away May 24, 2014 from pancreatic cancer. He was born June 27, 1949 to Charles and Elsie Ross in Tacoma, WA. Greg graduated from Lincoln High School in 1968 and retired from the University Place School District in 2011 as an HVAC specialist. Greg enjoyed gardening, going to the casino, riding his motorcycle, playing...
Leona Theresa Kerilla
May 21, 2014
Obituary Leona T. Kerilla 1928 ~ 2014 Leona, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2014. George, her husband of 56 years, preceded her in death 13 years ago. She is survived by her sister, Helen Evans; her children, Patricia (John) Harris, Theresa (Robert) McCall, Michael Kerilla, David (Cindy) Kerilla, and Dianne (Wayne) Christensen; ten grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren....
Frances Esther Neggra Marquez
May 20, 2014
Obituary Frances Esther Marquez Our family Matriarch decided it was time to go. Frances Esther Marquez, born April 4, 1925, passed away on May 20, 2014 at 11:54pm. Her daughter Dodie, as always, was by her side. There is much to say, and so little space. Loving, wonderful, forgiving, caring, stubborn and funny. Momma leaves a void, filled with memories...
Mary Anne Charron
May 15, 2014
Obituary Mary Anne Charron Mary Anne Charron, 47, was born on March 21, 1967 at Madigan Army Hospital, Ft. Lewis, WA and left us peacefully on May 15, 2014 at home in Bonney Lake, WA after over an 8 year battle with breast cancer. Mary was a very special human being. She truly affected every person she met. Mary Graduated...
Patrick Kevin O'Brien
May 12, 2014
Obituary Father Patrick Kevin O'Brien Father was born on St. Paddy's Day, March 17, 1922, and was called home to our Lord on May 12, 2014. He came to the Seattle Archdiocese as a newly ordained priest in 1947, and served at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Sedro Woolley, St. Alphonsus in Seattle, St. Philip Parish in Woodland, and...
Robert Francis Wolf
May 3, 2014
Obituary Robert "Bob" Wolf SMSGT Ret. USAF At age 91, Bob was called by Our Lord on Saturday, May 3, 2014. He fought the good fight, always putting God first. He touched and positively influenced many lives as the patriarch of both his family and Saint Mary's Traditional Catholic Parish, living his ideals of God, family and country. Having enlisted...
Martha Joseph Rooney
May 2, 2014
Obituary Sister Martha Joseph Rooney Sister Martha Joseph Rooney died at St. Ann Convent, Tacoma, WA on Friday, May 2, 2014. Sister had been lovingly attended by her Sisters of St. Francis and the staff at St. Ann. Sister was born Mary Rooney in Charleville, County Cork, Ireland on May 13, 1922 to Patrick and Mary (Hayes) Rooney. Sister was...
George Anthony Nielsen
May 1, 2014
Obituary George A. Nielsen George was born on August 25, 1955 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. George worked as an Alaskan fisherman on the F/V Decision for nearly 20 years, followed by 10 years as a Merchant Marine and First Mate for Dunlap Towing Company towing barges...
Helen Elizabeth Laba
Apr 28, 2014
Obituary Helen Elizabeth Laba Helen Elizabeth (Susany) Laba, who recently celebrated her 97th birthday, died peacefully in her Tacoma home on Monday, April 28, 2014, with her daughters and hospice nurse at her side. She was born on March 22, 1917, in Miami, Arizona, lived there briefly, then moved to Tacoma for the rest of her life. She attended Lincoln...
Lawrence John Charap
Apr 27, 2014
Obituary Lawrence Alvin Charap August 5, 1953 ~ April 27, 2014 Lawrence (Larry) Charap was the third of five children of Alve and Emily Charap. He was a long time resident of Rainier School in Buckley, WA. Larry was visited regularly by his mother and father; his sister, Carolyn of Port Orchard; brother, John of East Wenatchee; family friend, Pat...
Terry L. Goracke
Apr 27, 2014
Obituary TERRY L. GORACKE Terry was born June 27, 1947 in Bremerton, WA to Glenn and Edith Goracke and died in Tacoma, WA April 27, 2014 following a brief battle with cancer. He graduated from West High School in Bremerton, the class of 1965. He graduated with two associate of science degrees from Olympic College in Bremerton in 1967 and...
Louie Boni
Apr 23, 2014
Obituary Louie Boni Louie was born in Tacoma, WA on March 23, 1923 and passed away on April 23, 2014. He is survived by his two sons, Lee G. Boni and Ron A. Boni (Jennifer; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. A special Thank You to Hospice for their enduring care of Louie in his last days....
Dorothy Bernadine Perrow
Apr 23, 2014
Obituary Dorothy Perrow Dorothy Perrow, age 90, passed away on April 23, 2014. She was born in Tacoma, Washington to George and Ellen Warter on October 12, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wade H Perrow; brothers, Ken and George Warter; and sisters, Betty Finnegan and Alice Shilley. Her brothers introduced her to a lifelong love of...
Robert Henry Bizak
Apr 18, 2014
Obituary  Robert Henry Bizak November 5, 1928 - April 18, 2014 Beloved husband and friend of Rose Bizak, their life of love spanned 56 years together. Brother to John, they grew up in Tacoma. Father of Michael (Diana), Karen (Bob), James (Kathy), Timothy (Sandy), Christopher (Sheryl), and Stephen (Edrie). Grandfather of Thomas, Hannah, Michael, David, Michael, Geoffrey, Jessica, Jacob,...
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