Obituaries

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

Claudia Kay Miller-Murray

Claudia Kay Miller-Murray

Dec 14, 2025

Claudia Kay Miller-Murray (Williams) 

January 3, 1935-December 14, 2025

Claudia was born January 3, 1935 in Pomeroy, WA in Garfield County. Claudia’s family were early settlers to Garfield County arriving in the 1860’s and 1870’s. Her mother’s family from was Tennessee and her father’s from Missouri. She grew up on a wheat farm in the fertile hills south of Pomeroy with her...

Richard Francis Betts

Richard Francis Betts

Dec 6, 2025

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Richard. He died at home with his wife Laurie at his side, in the early morning hours of December 6, 2025, at the age of 68. Richard Francis Betts was born in Spokane, WA, on March 1, 1957, to Dr. Richard and Aileen Betts, the sixth of...

Pamela Neil Rhodes

Pamela Neil Rhodes

Nov 29, 2025

Pamela Neil Rhodes, age 77, of Tacoma, Washington, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2025.

Pamela Joyce, or “Deed” as she was affectionately known by family and friends, was born on November 8, 1948, in Tacoma to Lloyd and Barbara Neil, who preceded her in death. Growing up in Tacoma and University Place, she graduated from Curtis High School in 1967....

Catherine Ann Bunger

Catherine Ann Bunger

Nov 16, 2025

Catherine Ann Bunger (“Cathy”), born February 26, 1940, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025 in Tacoma, the city where she, her parents, and her grandparents all held deep roots.

Cathy grew up with her two siblings in a house beside a gulch in the Fern Hill neighborhood of Tacoma. She graduated from St. Leo’s Girls High School in 1958 and...