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Lora Jean Roy
Aug 23, 2018
Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home. Lora Jean Roy, born December 11, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 peacefully at home with her husband. Lora is the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Helt also from Portland, Oregon. Lora graduated from Franklin Pierce High School in 1968 and upon graduation she began a career in banking. In...
Lev Jensen Kline
Aug 20, 2018
Lev at age 98 years, passed peacefully during her sleep at the Bella Mar Extendecare in Santa Monica, California. She was born in Maaloy, Norway and at the age of 8 years, she came to the United States with family coming across Canada and down to Tacoma, Washington. She spoke no English when she started the first grade. As the...
John Steinley
Aug 7, 2018
Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home. John Steinley, 91, died peacefully at home on August 7, 2018 with family by his side. He was born January 20, 1927 on a Farm, two miles from Dahlen, North Dakota. He was the eldest of five children of Oliver and Olga Steinley. He was proud of his Norwegian heritage. Growing up on multiple farms...
Phyllis Jeanette Higgins
Aug 5, 2018
Phyllis Jeanette Higgins - January 28, 1923 - August 5, 2018 Phyllis Jeanette Higgins passed away on August 5, 2018 in Kent, WA. She was born in Middle River, Minnesota on January 28, 1923. She was 95 years old. The daughter of Grandville and Alleyne Stephens. She married Howard Michael Higgins (deceased) in Wapato, Washington on January 6, 1942. She...
Donald Buchanan
Aug 4, 2018
Donald Buchanan, 89, of Puyallup, Washington passed away peacefully on August 4th, 2018. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home. Cemetery: Tahoma National Cemetery
Eric Peppmiller
Jul 28, 2018
Eric Peppmiller, 49, of Buckley, Washington passed away on July 28, 2018. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home.
John Mckinnon
Jul 27, 2018
Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home. Service Date: 08/09/2018 at 12:30 PM Location: Tahoma National Cemetery Cemetery: Tahoma National Cemetery Service Details Memorial Service with Military Honors to be held on August 9th, 2018 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA at 12:30 pm.
Maxine Elsaas
Jul 20, 2018
Maxine Georgia Elsaas (Barnard), 83, born in Portland, Oregon, passed away in Tacoma, Washington on July 20th, 2018. She attended school in Oregon and then began working at Boeing for five years doing blueprints. Maxine married John Elsaas on February 1st, 1974. She later spent her time as a homemaker and caregiver for her granddaughter, Michaela Alexander. She was an...
Gregory Glyn (Sundance) Smith
Jul 17, 2018
Gregory Glyn Smith (Sundance), born July 19, 1950, went to be the the Lord July 17, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. Greg was born in Tacoma, Washington and spent the past 27 years of his life in Tombstone, Arizona. Greg loved his cat, Tigger 3, the heat, outdoors, prospecting, the cowboy life, and traveling home 2-3 times a...
Lucie Helle
Jul 15, 2018
Lucie Helle was born in Kelly Lake, Washington on November 17, 1925, to Antone and Mary Sader and passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on July 15, 2018. She is survived by her three children and two daughters-in-law: Kris Helle (Terry Hobert), Greg and Cyndi Helle, and Clark and Charlotte Helle. She also leaves a very special...
Arlene Gayle Grenier
Jul 14, 2018
Arlene, age 77, passed away on July 14th, 2018. She was born July 15th, 1940 in Tacoma, WA. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandson, going to garage sales and playing bingo. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerard of 43 years and granddaughter Megan. She is survived by her stepson, Gerard (Nancy) Grenier, and...
Kathleen V Olson
Jul 13, 2018
Kathleen V. Olson was born in Tacoma, Washington on November 22, 1949, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her husband and best friend of 49 years, Douglas; daughter, Shanon Kowalchuk; son, Steven; step-daughter, Monica Mason; 12 grandchildren; brother, Danny Sankwich; and sister, Christine Pederson. She also leaves a special family...
Stanley Haskey
Jul 10, 2018
Stanley Haskey was born in Aberdeen, Washington on January 20, 1934 to John and Anna Haskey and passed away at Kings Manor in Tacoma, Washington on July 10, 2018. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Doris; two sons Mark and Steve; daughter-in-law Peggy. Stanley also leaves behind five grandchildren; Morgan, Jodi, Elizabeth, Chelsey, and Malachi. He...
Anne Clinton
Jul 5, 2018
Anne H. Clinton, born February 1st, 1924, left this early home and entered her heavenly home on July 5th, 2018 at the age of 94. Anne was preceded in death by her husband Fred H. Clinton. She is survived by her five children; William (Christy), Lisa, James (Michelle), Susan (Pat), and Margaret (John), 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Anne was...
Darryl Norman Johnson
Jun 24, 2018
Darryl Norman Johnson, 80, American diplomat, lifelong musician, and friend to anyone he met with Pacific Northwest ties, died Sunday, June 24, 2018 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He was surrounded by his beloved family: his wife of 26 years Kathleen Dessa Forance Johnson, his daughter Darawan (Johnson) Gideos, and his twin sons, Gregory...
Elsie Ilean Franklin
Jun 22, 2018
Elsie Ilean Franklin passed away peacefully in Puyallup, WA on June 22, 2018. She was born in Atoka, Oklahoma January 10, 1929. Daughter of Tolbert and Oneda (Mills) Orum. She married Cecil Franklin (deceased) in Sanger, CA on October 13, 1945. She was the beloved mother of 5 children. Linda Mehiel of Sumner, WA, Walt Franklin of Reno, NV, Tom...
Mary Jane Hammersmith
Jun 22, 2018
Former longtime Puyallup and Redmond resident Mary "Jane" Hammersmith (Berggren) passed away June 22nd, 2018 in Redmond. She was 88. Born January 2nd, 1930 in Puyallup, Mary spent her early years at the family farm on 112th Street E near Woodland Avenue. She was a member of Lincoln High School's Class of '48 and attended Bellevue Community College. She married...
Angelina Dolmers
Jun 21, 2018
Angelina "Nina" Dolmers, age 75 years, passed away on June 21st, 2018 in Puyallup, Washington. She was born June 4th, 1943 in the Republic of Palau. Angelina was a faithful believer in Jesus Christ. She was a loving teacher to many. Services for Angelina will be held Saturday, June 30th, 2018 at 10:00 am at Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup,...
Samuel R Wheeler
Jun 16, 2018
Samuel R. Wheeler, age 85, passed away surrounded by his children on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington. Sam was born on May 12th, 1933 in Norfolk, Nebraska, and grew up in Oregon. He settled in Puyallup in the early 1950s, while enlisted in the Army during the Korean War. He married the love of...
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