All Obituaries

Donald Walter Gutz, 73, died January 19, 2021 from complications from surgery. Don was born in Osmond, NE on August 21, 1947 to Richard and Geneva( Arnold) Gutz whom proceeded him in death along with his brothers Leland Gutz and Steven Gutz.  He is survived by his faithful and loving wife, Sharon(Hart) Gutz, his loving daughters Heather Blake (Michael) and Desiree Casey-Motley( Rev. David) and his grandchildren: Brittany(Blake) Lyons, Jacob Casey-Motley, Catherine Casey-Motley,...

Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother Eleanor Rue Rider, 89, a resident of Puyallup, died January 17,2021. She was born August 28, 1931 in Montrose, CA She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and with 13 great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family. In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to be made to your favorite charity.

SHIRLEY J. HAYS, 79, passed away January 11, 2021 at Franciscan Hospice House in University Place, WA. She was born October 12, 1941 in Centerville, IA to parents Alvin and Clara Wishmeyer. Shirley is a 1959 graduate of Salinas High School and attended Hartnell College in California. She had a career in Accounting in both staff and supervisory positions working at businesses all along the West Coast. She worked for national firms like Lucasfilm, Ltd and local businesses including Brantley...

James Frederick Lane was born August 31, 1940 to George & Esther (Brosseau) Lane in Tacoma.  He grew up in Tacoma’s north end, attending Holy Cross School, Bellarmine H.S., Stadium H.S., and was in the first graduating class at Wilson H.S. in 1959.  After high school he attended WSU where he was in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.  He also attended the University of Washington.  In 1966 he married Lucine Phair of Puyallup.  They had two children, Shannon...

Creig John Sundstrom, 76, passed away on January 8, 2021.  He was the son of Sven Bertil (Burt) Sundstrom and Dorthy Adams. Born in Minnesota on October 24, 1944. Creig graduated from Lincoln High School class of 1962, and on July 30, 1965 he married his high school sweetheart, Susan Schenck (Sundstrom) whom he spent 55 years with. On Jan 20, 1966 he joined the US Marine Corps, where he was wounded in Vietnam, and received the Purple Heart for his bravery. Creig loved to go fishing and...

On Thursday, January 7, 2021, Filomena Antonlin Letourneau, loving wife and caring mother, passed away peacefully at the age of 62 surrounded by family. Filomena was born and raised in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines on December 11, 1958. Later, she moved to Seattle, WA to join her family, in June 1990. She had a passion for teaching and would often volunteer to teach the neighborhood children math, writing and music.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree n Accounting from the...