All Obituaries

Walter B. Wooten was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma on August 4, 1943 to Bruce and Lucy Wooten.  A true Grit City boy, he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1961 before entering the US Navy.  There he shined as an Electronics Technician on submarines and served dutifully until June 1964.  After his Navy service, Walter worked for Addressograph-Multigraph, AB Dick Co., and eventually retired from Cowart-Gagnon Inc.  He served each company with distinction with...

Patricia Joy Dobberstein, a devoted mother and grandmother, died suddenly and unexpectedly at her home in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday, July 17, 2020.  She was 74 years old. Patricia (Pat, Patty) is survived by her four children, Joel Dobberstein, Aaron Dobberstein (Jessica Dobberstein), Rachel Dobberstein Austin (Mikal Austin) and Micah Dobberstein; and her five grandchildren Ainsley, Camden, Levi, Micayah, and Kashdon. She was preceded in death by her courageous soldier medic...

Edward Albert Statham, born in Plainfield, New Jersey passed away on July 20, 2020 at the age of 77 in his home in Puyallup, WA after a long illness. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on March 24, 1943, son of the late Albert E Statham and Elizabeth Muse Statham. He is survived by his spouse, Marylene Statham and his two daughters, Lisa Statham Aversano, Deanna Statham Crowley; six step children, Pamela Steeber, Rhonda Jacobs, Lori Wolter, Debbie Lee, Kevin Wolter and Karen Wolter;...

Janice Maurine Sailer Reeves went home to be with her Lord and Savior July 20, 2020. She was born in Hebron, North Dakota on October 1, 1926.  She moved to Tacoma, WA as a teenager with her Mother and 2 brothers in 1942, when her mother got a job at the Tacoma Shipyard as an electrician during the Second World War.  After graduating from Lincoln High School, Janice attended Knapp’s Business College. As a young woman she worked in downtown Tacoma as a personal secretary and...

John Lorimer Langlow passed away peacefully while in hospice care on July 19, 2020, in Tacoma, Washington, at the age of 87. John is survived by his wife Johanna; 2 sisters, Amy Cox, Tulalip, WA, Janet Turnbull (husband Lee) Tacoma; son James Langlow, (Sandra), Oak Harbor, Washington; daughter Donna Hogeberg (Doug) Lakebay, Washington and son Ronald Langlow, Tacoma, Washington; 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. John was born on January 20, 1933, in Tacoma, to Lorimer and Ruth...

Betty Jeane Borden filled her world with love, family and flowers.  Born on November 5, 1923 to Guy and Bessie Davis.  She grew up on her family's dairy farm in Wisconsin where she learned about hard work, gardening and loving God and family. As a young woman she ventured from the farm to Washington DC where she worked in the War Department during WWII.  It was there on a cruise on the Potomac where she met Joseph Harlan Borden, her future husband.  She...

Elizabeth W Diaz was born on September 8, 1939 in Everson, Pennsylvania to Clarence and Azalea (Moorhead) Ware.  The oldest child, she loved and cared for brothers Jerry and Jim all the days of her life.  Liz graduated from Boyden High School, in Salisbury, NC, in 1950 and later went on to study at Bible College in Tacoma, WA completing her education in 2002.  Pentecostal, through and through, she was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and filled with the Holy Ghost for over...

Eleanor H (Olney) Gulley passed away peacefully in her home on June 27, 2020. She was born on Jan 8, 1924 in Wapato, WA to Flora Hoptowit and John B Olney, eventually graduating from Wapato High.  She is proceeded in death by her husband 1st Sgt. John W Gulley; her sister Edith Quehpama; and brothers Jack Olney and Edwin Olney. She was also proceeded by her daughter Marcia Hunsinger; granddaughter Tamara Agnus; and grandson Haley Main.  She is...

Ronald B Cargill Jr passed away unexpectedly on 22 Jun 2020 at the age of 63.  Ron retired at the rank of SMSgt from the Air force Reserve at McChord Field, WA.  He started his career assigned to the 97 AS as a Loadmaster and finished his career assigned to the 86 APS as an Air Transportation Supervisor.  For the last several years, he was self-employed as an Operations Manager for a freight company.  He was an avid fan of the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners and the...

On May 23, 2020, Elizabeth Mary Wylie, loving wife, mother to two beautiful daughters, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away in the comfort of her home at the age of 85. Elizabeth was born on October 19th, 1934 in a basement apartment in Chicago, Illinois to Elizabeth Curtean Cossma and Zachary J. Cossma. She and her family started their lives on a farm in Coldwater, Michigan eventually making their way to Detroit, Michigan.  There Elizabeth attended Pershing High...