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Walter Govan Kilby
Apr 18, 2013
Obituary Walter G. Kilby 8/1/1924 ~ 4/18/2013 Walter G. Kilby, age 88, was born in Seattle, Washington on August 1, 1924 to Grace and Richard Kilby. Walter passed away on April 18, 2013 in Tacoma, Washington. All of Walter's childhood years were spent growing up in Tacoma. His summers were spent in Sequim with cousins, at his Uncle Ray's dairy...
Rev. John Edward Koehler
Apr 15, 2013
Obituary Fr. John E. Koehler Fr. John E Koehler, 79, died April 15, 2013. Born in Toledo, OH he moved to Tacoma in 1940 when his father came to Tacoma to manage the Tacoma Tigers. Fr. John graduated from St. Leo's Grade school; and Bellarmine High School before attending the Jesuit Novitiate in Sheridan, OR. He was ordained in the...
Mary Mcdonald
Apr 14, 2013
Obituary Mary Janet Dargan McDonald, 80, known as Tunie, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Lakewood, Washington. The daughter of the late William V. and Edna (Monahan) Dargan, she was born on May 26, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois majoring in elementary education....
Ruth Ann Kors
Apr 11, 2013
Obituary Ruth Ann Kors After a 24 year strife with Alzheimer's disease, Ruth Kors, 85, gracefully passed away on April 11, 2013. For the past 7 ½ years, in Ruth's later stages of her disease, she has received the utmost tender and loving care provided by her daughter-in-law, Belinda Kors, with Ruth's son, Joseph, by her side. Ruth was born...
Mary Jane Joyce
Apr 10, 2013
Obituary Mary Krilich Joyce Mary Krilich Joyce, 83, died April 10, 2013. She was the firstborn child of immigrants Anton and Anna Katich Krilich, born into a world that revolved around family and faith. Mary was a proud graduate of Ruston Elementary, Mason Junior High, Stadium High School, and the College of Puget Sound. She met her future husband, Burt...
Margaret Hallan
Apr 10, 2013
Obituary Margaret Mary (Freeman) Hallan Margaret Mary (Freeman) Hallan was born on July 25, 1922 in Tacoma, WA to Robert James and Margaret Mary (Carr) Freeman and passed away on April 10, 2013 at Alaska Gardens in Tacoma. Margaret grew up in the Tacoma area and attended local schools. She married Eugene Othello Hallan on October 5, 1946 in Tacoma....
Georgia Mae Mcphee
Apr 9, 2013
Obituary Georgia Mae (Lynch) McPhee Georgia Mae Lynch was born to Phillip and Iris Lynch, on December 13, 1923 in Aberdeen, Washington. Losing her mother at a young age, it was her namesake and grandmother, Georgia Thompson, who raised her. She graduated from Olympia High School and Dietz Business College. On June 20, 1945 she married William A. McPhee, sharing...
Vera Carbone
Apr 7, 2013
Obituary Vera Carbone Vera Carbone, 86, a resident of Renton, Washington for over half a century, passed away Sunday morning, April 7th, at an adult home in Kent, Washington. Vera was born June 11, 1926 in Renton, the daughter of Robert and Jennie Brown. Vera worked for the Boeing Company as a riveter during WWII and later a supply tech...
Lois Tucci
Apr 3, 2013
Obituary Lois Louise Tucci Lois passed away peacefully on April 3, 2013 at home, with her family by her side, after a two year battle with cancer. She was born on August 24, 1947 in Tucson, Arizona to Hugh (Tex) and Margaret Horne. The family moved to Puyallup when Lois was 9 years old. Lois attended Puyallup High School and...
Patricia Jean Simons
Apr 2, 2013
Obituary Patricia Jean Simons Patti Simons was born in Tacoma, WA on October 30, 1940 to Mary and Wilbur Simons. She graduated from Wilson High School in Tacoma in 1960 and then moved to Mountain View, CA with her parents. Patti returned to Tacoma two years ago where, despite some health issues, she became an enthusiastic resident and participant at...
Douglas Paul Avery
Mar 30, 2013
Obituary Douglas P. Avery Douglas P. Avery was born in Tacoma, WA on January 15, 1938 and passed away on March 30, 2013. He graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Doug would also acquire a Masters Degree in this same field. He worked for North American Rocketdyne and Boeing for a number of years, but his...
Susan Haas
Mar 29, 2013
Obituary Our Sue, the family comedian, found the strength to crack jokes even while being very ill in the hospital. From an early age, this comedian, actor and artist, strove to build a career in those fields, attending the Cornish College for the Arts in the professional actors program for two years. She performed on stage in many college productions,...
Katsuji Abe
Mar 25, 2013
Obituary Katsuji Abe Katsuji Abe, 83, died peacefully at home after a courageous fight with cancer on March 25, 2013. Born on June 5, 1929 in Tacoma, WA, he enlisted in the US Army after being interned at the Tule Lake and Minidoka Internment camps during WWII. He served in the US Army, Military Intelligence Service, in Japan immediately after...
Rose Sophie Ruvo
Mar 25, 2013
Obituary Rose S. Ruvo Rose S. Ruvo was born February 24, 1925 in Omaha, NE and passed away in Tacoma on March 25, 2013 after a brief illness. Rose married her husband Harry on March 21, 1944 at St. Rita's Catholic Church. She enjoyed camping, spending time with family, Elvis Presley and her soap operas! She is preceded in death...
Jerome Thomas Antush
Mar 23, 2013
Obituary Jerome T. Antush 9/6/34 - 3/23/13 "Born on a Dollar" Jerry passed away peacefully at home March 23, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, John & Margaret Antush. He graduated from Bellarmine Prep in 1952, the US Marine Corps in 1958 and Seattle University in 1962. Jerry retired from the Boeing Co. after a long career...
Herbert Elberling
Mar 20, 2013
Obituary Herbert Elberling Herbert Elberling was born in Ashby, Minnesota on September 13, 1916 and passed away on March 20, 2013. Herb graduated from Lincoln High School and served our country in the US Army during World War II in the South Pacific. Herb and his brother Irving opened the 48th Street Bakery and later he joined the Educators Manufacturers...
Lynda Marie Olson
Mar 18, 2013
Obituary Lynda Marie Olson Lynda Marie Olson, 53, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 at her home in Tacoma, WA. She was born on October 2, 1959 in Tacoma to Albert J. Nigro and Jean Russell. Lynda grew up in Tacoma, graduating from Mt. Tahoma High School in 1978. After high school, she attended Clover Park Technical College, receiving...
Gary Eugene Underwood
Mar 16, 2013
Obituary Gary E. Underwood May 24, 1938 - March 16, 2013 Gary E. Underwood passed away on March 16, 2013 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Gary was born on May 24, 1938 at St. Joseph's Hospital to Gene and Adele (Mickey) Underwood, both of whom preceded him in death. A graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School, class of 1957, Gary's first...
Richard Joseph Gratzer
Mar 15, 2013
Obituary Richard "Dick" Joseph Gratzer Dick Gratzer, beloved husband and father, born January 25, 1925, passed away at home on March 15, 2013. Dick grew up in South Tacoma and attended Visitation School, graduating from Bellarmine Preparatory School in 1942. Dick served our country as a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during WWII. He subsequently met Rose,...
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