All Obituaries

  Merlin James Harris, age 89, of Edgewood passed away on July 1, 2020 in Tacoma. Merlin was born in Portland, Oregon to James and Laura Harris.  He married Carolyn Ego on February 18, 1951 at Mountain Home Church in Washington County, Oregon. He graduated from Tigard High School, where he played basketball.  He worked in Sales for Genuine Auto Parts prior to his retirement in 1995.  For the next 20 years, he and his wife wintered in Arizona.  Merlin is preceded...

  On Monday, June 29, Gerald L. “Jerry” Hake passed away, in his home, surrounded by family. In October 2015, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was given a life expectancy of approximately six months; if you know him, you know he took that as a challenge! He lived four years and eight months, just shy of his ultimate five-year goal. Jerry was born to Nicholas T. Hake and Catherine W. (Carver) Hake on August 18, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. He lived most of his childhood...