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Michael Ray Boespflug
Jul 2, 2025
Michael Ray (Butch) Boespflug has hung his hook for the last time on July 2nd, 2025 while surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old.
Mike was born in Tacoma, WA on May 7th, 1945. He was the second child of Anton (Abe) and Mary Boespflug. He graduated from Wilson Highschool in Tacoma, WA, Class of 1963. After Highschool, Mike...
Lenora Fae Patterson
Jun 25, 2025
Lenora Fae Patterson, born March 9, 1936, passed away in Puyallup, WA. on June 25, 2025 at the age of 89. She was born in Dalhart, Texas. After graduating high school in Dalhart she met Tom Patterson and in 1956 married in Albuquerque, NM. She is survived by daughters Jennine Shaw (Jon), Suzan DeWitt (Scott) and four grandchildren David Martinez...
Marjory Carol Murray
Jun 22, 2025
Marge was born in Bremerton on March 2, 1943, to Adolph and Helene Wingren. She lived much of her childhood on Steel Lake where she learned to swim and was the only one in the family to ride a bicycle. When the family moved to Milton, Marge attended Fife High School where she graduated in 1961. She married Tom Murray...
Billie Carol Schliep
Jun 22, 2025
Billie Carol Hurlbert Schliep passed away peacefully on 22 June 2025 at White River Care facility Enumclaw, Washington.
Billie was born 24 Jan 1943 Ronan, Montana to Verna Jensen and Ervin Hurlbert. She was raised in Round Butte, Montana by her mother (divorced) and Clifford Jensen (Uncle). She attended Round Butte Elementary and graduated from Ronan High School.
She met Lawrence Schliep...
Lloyd Neal Rice
Jun 20, 2025
LTC Lloyd Neal Rice was born on December 5th, 1952 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to LTC Ovral and Erma Rice. He was raised around the world with a dad in the Air Force. He followed in his father’s footsteps in joining the military by joining ROTC and getting his Bachelors in History from Eastern Washington University. After graduation, he was...
Raymond John Hackbarth
Jun 14, 2025
Raymond J. Hackbarth passed away on June 14, 2025 at the age of 93. He was born on July 23, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois.Ray leaves behind his wife Sandy Hackbarth; stepsons Mason (Andrea) and Michael (Kylie) Thomson; and twin step-grandsons Jack and Hudson. He is also survived by his daughters Diane (Lee) Glinn, Deb (Tony) Garland; son Alan Kinear (Bussakorn);...
Joanne D. Hyland
Jun 7, 2025
Joanne was born in Tacoma, Washington on January 21, 1935 to her loving parents, Helmer and Dorothy Green. Joanne grew up in Sumner Washington where she was raised with her sister Ginger. Joanne attended Sumner High School, graduating class of 1953. While attending high school, Joanne enjoyed playing the flute in band, and marching with her band members in the...
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