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David John Fitzgerald
Nov 24, 2012
Obituary David John Fitzgerald David John "Fitz" Fitzgerald passed away November 24th, 2012. He was born in Portland, OR on December 1, 1965. The youngest of Delores and late-father Edward Fitzgerald's nine children, Dave was the beloved husband of 24 years to Cindy and father of eight-year-old Darby. Dave was an admired rock-n-roll drummer and singer who liked cars and...
Melvin Carl Rowe
Nov 22, 2012
Obituary Melvin Carl Rowe Melvin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He passed away peacefully at the age of 90 at Tacoma General Hospital. He was born in Milton to Sam and Ida Rowe. After graduation from Fife High School in 1942 he served in the US Navy during WWII on the battleship USS Idaho. He is an...
Bonnie Nadine Riordan
Nov 17, 2012
Obituary Bonnie Nadine Riordan We stand together with a heavy heart to announce the unexpected passing of Bonnie Nadine Riordan on November 17th, 2012 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. This beloved woman served the Tacoma Community for more than a decade at Skyline Elementary as a Special Education Para-Educator. She was born October 15th, 1952, in Tacoma, and...
Kurtis R Mayer
Nov 13, 2012
Obituary Kurtis R. Mayer On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, a bright light faded from the Tacoma community. Kurtis R. Mayer was born on January 14, 1930 in Mainz, Germany. As a Jewish child in Nazi Germany, Kurt lived through the gradual loss of rights as he and his parents, Joe and Emmy Mayer, moved around and lived in hiding during...
Albert Donald Martin
Nov 12, 2012
Obituary Albert Donald Martin Albert, 92, of Lakewood, WA, died Monday, November 12, 2012. He was born to the late Harry and Hazel Martin on March 12, 1920 in Montana. Al graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA. He was to married the love of his life, the late Elizabeth Jane Allgrunn, for nearly 50 years. Al proudly served...
Angel D. Marzano
Nov 12, 2012
Obituary Angel D. Marzano Angel D. Marzano passed away peacefully on November 12th, 2012. Born on May 22nd, 1925 in Stephen, Minn., to Thomas and Mary Frederick. One of 13 children, she was preceded in death by brothers William, Lawrence, John, David and Stewart; sisters Ethel, Pearl, Myrtle, Florence, Lillian and June. She married our dad, Frank Marzano on May...
Sofia Dire Healy
Nov 6, 2012
Obituary Sofia DiRe Healy Sofia DiRe Healy passed peacefully away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, at the age of 93. She had been a resident of Tobey Jones Retirement Community since 2009. Sadly, the last mile of her life's journey was marked with the loss of a beloved son, a sorrow she carried with dignity and faith...
James J Mullen
Nov 3, 2012
Obituary James J. Mullen James J. Mullen passed away at St. Joseph Hospital on November 3, 2012 from a rare lung condition at age 88. He was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan during the great depression. After the start of WWII, he joined the U.S. Navy and was eventually sent to England and then with...
Mary Margaret Boskovich
Oct 29, 2012
Obituary Mary Boskovich Mary was born November 17, 1926 in Tacoma, WA. She was the first born of Paul Dorotich and Milka (Jonsich) Dorotich, who immigrated from the Island of Brac on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. She was born in the home of Bozi and Magdalena Boskovich, the parents of her future husband Ted Boskovich. She and her parents...
Victoria Kathaleena Nash
Oct 28, 2012
Obituary Victoria Kathaleena Nash Victoria was born on January 3rd, 1991 to her loving mother and father, Angel Nash and Ebon Nash. She was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina while her father served in Desert Storm. The second happiest day of her fathers life was that wonderful phone call received in the desert stating he was the father of...
James John Jonczyk
Oct 25, 2012
Obituary James John Jonczyk Jim was born on May 22, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington to Anna and Harry Jonczyk. He graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Puget Sound. He served the U.S. Navy during World Ward II and participated in invasions at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He worked for 43 years for Farmers Insurance Company in their...
Czeslawa M. Bednarczyk
Oct 23, 2012
Obituary Czeslawa M. Bednarczyk Czeslawa Bednarczyk, born on March 7, 1951 in Poland to Adam and Zofia Bednarczyk, passed away on October 23, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She will be deeply missed. She resided in Lakewood since 1997 and was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was survived by five siblings with their...
Stanley Joseph Kostecka
Oct 16, 2012
Obituary Stanley Joseph Kostecka Stanley Joseph Kostecka, a wonderful model of a man, a father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Tacoma, Washington from a stroke. Stanley was born on April 26, 1917, in Glencoe, Minnesota. He was the son of Joseph and Nettie Prokes Kostecka who homesteaded in Box Elder, Montana. On November...
Katherine Helen Sauriol
Oct 16, 2012
Obituary Katherine Helen (Dupille) Sauriol Age 85, passed with her family's loving embrace Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in Tacoma. Born in Glendive, Montana in 1927, her family moved to Tacoma in 1942. Katherine graduated from St. Leo's High School, then attended St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and later Seattle University earning a degree in Nursing Education. She worked at...
Loretta Anna Santiago-Letriz
Oct 7, 2012
Obituary Loretta (Hansen) Santiago Letriz Age 89 of Tacoma, WA, passed away on Oct. 7th 2012. Born Jan. 17th, 1923 in Rhinelander, WI, she was the daughter of Thorvald and Louise Hansen. Loretta loved a good joke, enjoyed baking, sewing and spending time with her large family. She is survived by her husband Jim Santiago Letriz, three sons: Bill Poskie...
Wilfred George Schreieck
Oct 7, 2012
Obituary Wilfred Georg Gustav Schreieck Known to friends as "Wil", born August 11th, 1927 in Neustadt Germany passed away October 7th, 2012 in the presence of his close family following a brief hospitalization. He is survived by his children Patrick Schreieck and Cynthia Whitley and seven grandchildren; Brandon, Aaron, Maxwell, George, Garrett, Mariel and Jillian. His two surviving sisters, Hildegund...
Shirley Manley
Oct 5, 2012
Obituary Shirley Davis Manley was born July 21, 1920, died October 5, 2012. She graduated from Stadium High School and attended the University of Puget Sound and the University of Oregon. She was very close to her family and was never happier than when they could all get together. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends at the Fircrest Golf...
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