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Jed Casey

Jed Casey, 81 of Puyallup, died at home May 3 after battling an illness for the last three years. He had been a resident of the unincorporated town of Home from 1993 until 2017. He was 81 years … more

5/28/21

Gail Ann Bonn

Gail Ann Bonn passed away in her sleep May 4 at Cottesmore of Life in Gig Harbor following a stroke and complications from cancer. She was 79. Gail grew up and graduated from high school in … more

5/26/21

Lawrence J. Balzer

Lawrence J. Balzer died March 19 at home in Lakebay. He was 88 years old. Born in Shepherd, Mont., in 1932, he moved with his family to Washington at age 9. He spent his youth in Yakima where he … more

4/28/21

Eric Leo Collins

Eric Leo Collins died from respiratory failure March 3, at home in Gig Harbor. As many know he only had one lung and it gave him 52 amazing years. Born Feb. 11, 1969, to parents James and Patricia … more

3/31/21

Joyce Elaine Niemann

Joyce Elaine Niemann was born Sept. 18, 1929, to Elmer and Elsie Olson of Vaughn and died peacefully March 8 in the home where she was born. Joyce graduated from Vaughn Union High School and … more

3/31/21

Sally Anne Niemann

Sally Anne Niemann of Vaughn died March 14 in her home, with loved ones near. She was 66. Born to parents Ron and Margaret Mitchell in Tacoma, she spent most of her life in the Gig Harbor and Vaughn … more

3/31/21

Edward Allen Taylor

Born in Pittsburgh Feb. 13, 1932, Ed Taylor died peacefully in his sleep at St. Anthony Hospital Feb. 25, having left the world a better place after his 89 years on the planet. As a youth he … more

3/31/21

Harry Grant Faas

Har ry was born at Madigan General Hospital Center on Fort Lewis May 2, 1934. He died peacefully of natural causes at St Anthony in Gig Harbor Jan. 7, 2021 at the wonderful age of 86, earning his … more

2/24/21

Mark J. Nelson

Mark John Nelson of Gig Harbor died peacefully Oct. 28 surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. He was 57 years old. more

2/24/21

Leon Hill

Leon died on Thanksgiving Day 2020 in Gig Harbor at the age of 90. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War, and after completing his service finished a degree in mechanical … more

1/27/21

Margaret Lea Petersen

Margaret Lea Petersen was born in Seattle Feb. 23, 1956 and died in Tacoma Dec. 14, 2020. Maggie was beautiful, brilliant, funny and amazingly good at everything she tried. She was a professional … more

1/27/21

Rebecca Jo Radonich Olsen

Rebecca “Becky” Jo Radonich Olsen, 67, of Longbranch, died Nov. 23. She was born May 25, 1953, at Tacoma General Hospital to parents Richard L. Radonich and Marjorie A. Rickert Radonich. … more

12/30/20

Shirley Jean Rickert Olson

Shirley Jean Rickert Olson was born to Minnie and George Rickert of Longbranch April 28, 1927, and died peacefully Dec. 4, at the age of 93. She lived her entire life on the Key Peninsula, which she … more

12/30/20

Kathryn Louise Zimmerman

Kathryn Louise Zimmerman, 70, of Gig Harbor died peacefully Nov. 8. The daughter of Gordon and Gloria MacDonald, Kathy was born in Seattle March 26, 1950, the eldest of five children. Kathy was … more

12/30/20

Judith Louise Weber

Judith Louise Weber died Oct. 2, after a long battle with heart and lung problems. Known to her family and friends as Judy, her quick wit and humor were second to none. Her deep love for them was … more

12/30/20

Lindsey Curts Babich

Lindsey Babich, age 69, died peacefully Aug. 21. She was born in 1951 in San Francisco, California. After attending the University of Puget Sound for two years, she worked in the nursery business … more

10/29/20

Phyllis A. Jardin

Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Phyllis Jardin died Aug. 11 in Gig Harbor. She was 81 years old. Her energy made everyone around her feel cared for. Phyllis lived at Lake … more

10/29/20

Phillip A. Johnson

Phil Johnson died Sept. 23 in Lakebay, Washington at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 23, 1949 in Tacoma to Rogner and Edyth Johnson. Phil graduated from Peninsula … more

10/29/20

Jeffrey Keith Moxon

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to parents Harold and Mary Moxon, the third of five children, Jeffrey Keith Moxon, of Gig Harbor, died at home May 26 surrounded by loved ones after a battle with … more

7/30/20

Thomas Michael Maroney

Thomas Michael “Mike” Maroney of Lakebay, formerly of Helena, Montana, died July 2 at the age of 81. He was diagnosed with malignant brain cancer in March 2020. Mike was cared for and … more

7/30/20