Obituaries

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

Jane Anne Allen

Jane Anne Allen

Dec 27, 2025

Jane Anne Allen, 89, of University Place, Washington, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 27, 2025 in University Place, WA after a very brief illness. She was born on July 26, 1936 in Mitchell, SD and is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Margaret Mary Smith, and her sister, Margaret Mary Brosnan Wilkerson. She grew up...

James Radford Wright

James Radford Wright

Dec 22, 2025

James (Jim) Radford Wright, of Federal Way, Washington, passed away, surrounded by loving family and music, at 12:45pm on December 22, 2025. A memorial service will take place at Brookdale Foundation House on January 17, 2026, from 1-3 PM.

Jim was born in Denver, CO to Carroll Samuel Wright and Emily Woodard (Radford) Wright on July 7, 1946. He had one...

Dona Cheryl Weber

Dona Cheryl Weber

Dec 18, 2025

Dona Cheryl Weber

                                                                May 16, 1938 – December 18, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dona Cheryl Weber, age 87, on December 18, 2025,...

Nancy Rose McDonald

Nancy Rose McDonald

Dec 16, 2025

Nancy Rose McDonald, age 76, was born in Tacoma, Washington, on June 28, 1949. She passed away on December 16, 2025, surrounded by her family.

She married the love of her life, Daniel McDonald, on February 3, 1968, and they shared 57 years of marriage. She was a lifelong member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, where her faith guided her daily...

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...

Jane Antoinette Dempsey

Jane Antoinette Dempsey

Dec 12, 2025

Jane (Jayne) Dempsey 

Jane was a lifelong Gig Harbor resident, who passed away peacefully December 12, 2025 surrounded by family. She was born Jan 17, 1938 to John and Pauline Stanich. She attended school in Gig Harbor before graduating high school from Aquinas Academy in 1956. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching from Gonzaga University in...