All Obituaries

Sally Ann Lynn was born June 8, 1938 in Tacoma, Washington and died peacefully on Saturday June 29, 2019 with her husband, John, at her side.  Sally was a 1956 graduate of Clover Park High School and a 1960 graduate of Washington State University.  After graduating she returned to Tacoma and worked at Jesse O. Thomas Real Estate Company and obtained her real estate sales license.  On July 8, 1961 she married John M. Lynn at First Baptist Church.  They lived in both Tacoma...

Robert J. Batter passed away peacefully in Tacoma on July 1, 2019 at the age of 86.  Born in Cumbola, Pennsylvania in December of 1932, he had three brothers and one sister.  Bob retired from the US Army after 20 years of service, and two tours of duty in Vietnam, as a Chief Warrant Officer.  Bob enjoyed going to car shows in his restored 1933 Ford truck, fishing and boating with Joy on Riffe Lake, bowling, gambling, Friday night burgers with the boys at the Shamrock Tavern,...

Sharon was born in Anaconda, MT on Sept 8th, 1941 to Ernest and Leonilla Meyer. After growing up in Montana,  Sharon married the love of her life, Darrell L. Rumley on Sept 12th, 1959. A dedicated wife, Sharon supported her Husband and raised her family wherever they went, such as Lake Powell Ranger station, Colville Indian Reservation, and Southern Oregon. Sharon was an avid arts and crafts creator, even teaching herself to Crochet left-handed. Piano playing was a passion she retained...

Joe Died on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Puyallup WA Born on February 6, 1954, in Tamuning, Guam Born of Josefa Mansapit Joe was like the ultimate God-Father to his very close-knit, but overbearingly huge family. He helped provide and take care of many people within several generations. He had a very successful career with Bon Marche-Macy’s that allowed him to comfortably retire. Some of his extracurricular hobbies throughout the years include Golf, Racquet Ball, and Tennis. As the...

The hiss and sizzle of pancake batter hitting the griddle broke the reverie of his morning.  His children were asleep in their beds and a slow smile appeared when he thought of them.  They were about to get what was coming to them.  He flipped the last few pancakes, double checked the table settings, and walked over to the stereo.  A simple, delicate, twist of the dial and the dulcet tones of Hank Williams Jr. pervaded the air at 10 times their original volume.  The...

On January 14th, 1937, a cold winter’s day in Williams, Oklahoma Thelma Louise Lower was born to Harley Alumbaugh and Edith Irene Ellis-Alumbaugh.  It was a rustic cabin, on her grandparents’ homestead, the snow coming through the cracks in the walls.  During the second wave of the Dust Bowl they migrated to California when she was all of 6 months old.  Her parents worked the fields, living in tents under trees, and at one point a well house.  When she was...

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Robert Wm. Brown passed peacefully on April 5, 2019.  He was 87 years old.  Bob was born July 8, 1931, in Vancouver B.C. and immigrated to the United States in 1954.  That same year he enlisted in the USAF and retired in 1975 after 20 years of service as a Flight Engineer.  Bob’s next career brought him to the Bethel School District as a school bus driver and training instructor for 19 years where he influenced many young people.  As a freelance writer, he...

Harlan "Fuzz" Kaup died on May 17, 2019.  Dad was 79 years old.  Born in Alma, Nebraska, he graduated from Tacoma's Lincoln High School.  He was a long-time resident of both Tacoma and Spanaway.  Harlan, known by his coworkers as "Fuzz", spent most of his life working for, and eventually retiring from, the US Postal Service. Dad's life was filled with the love of his wife Laurel, with whom he spent 50 years, and that of his...

In Perpetual Loving Memory Bernadita Benavente Diego “Bennett” Talofofo, Guam   Bernadita has returned to the loving arms of her husband David Chargualaf Diego; beautiful grandson David Paul Diego; parents Francisco and Maria Fernandez Benavente; and parents-in-law Jesus San Nicolas and Ana Chargualaf Diego. She will remain, treasured and loved, in the hearts and minds of all her family members.  Especially:  Her children, their spouses, and...