Harry was born on December 26, 1948 to Harry and Martha Ireland, the third of five children. He lost his battle with cancer on September 10, 2021 with his wife and children by his side. Harry was a graduate of Peninsula High School class of 1967. After graduation he joined the Navy and served two tours to Vietnam on the USS Bon Homme Richard. After his service he moved back to the Gig Harbor area and commercial fished. Harry married the love of his life, Linda, in 1976 and had two girls....

George Carrol Howe drew his final breath on the morning of Thursday 9 September 2021.  He had been diagnosed with kidney cancer, initially discovered in his lungs, over three years earlier.  Thanks to expert medical attention and loving care from his wife Kim, his illness barely slowed him down until quite close to the end of his life.  His biography begins in 1942 when George was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Carrol and Marjorie Howe.  He had a loving but challenging...

Deborah Gay Adams went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 6th, 2021, in Gig Harbor Washington at the age of 64. Deborah was born June 20th, 1957, in Seattle, Washington. She was the third of four children born to Frank and Shirley Hren. During her childhood she found the most joy in spending time with her mother. She graduated from Kentridge High School in 1975, then went on to study at Central Washington University. She married Steven Maxwell on September 12th, 1980, with...

Frank was born on November 11th, 1946, to Jan H.F and Marie Antoinette van der Linden in Jakarta Indonesia and passed away August 31st, 2021, with his loving wife by his side after a courageous battle with leukemia. Frank was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Shortly after the end of the Indonesian War of Independence in 1952, the family escaped to the Netherlands where they established their home in Nijmegen.  Frank’s mechanical aptitude was apparent at an early...

Memorial Service will be held on Friday September 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM.  Service will be held at;  Location: Harbor Life Church                                      4417 56th St. NW                                       Gig Harbor, Wa. 98335 Raymond T. Apodaca, age 59 of Albuquerque New Mexico...

Joanne Marie (Sheldahl) Kingsbury passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, in Gig Harbor, WA at the age of 85.  Joanne was born at home during a Leap Year, February 29, 1936, in Story City, Iowa.  In leap year birthdays she was just over 21 years of age.  Her children often gave her birthday cards to commemorate her “real” birthday age throughout the years.   Joanne was raised on the farmlands of Iowa, including many years on her grandpa’s farm near...

      John Martin Troja was born to John Baptist Troja and Mildred Elizabeth (Martin) Troja August 5, 1943 in Lima, Peru where his father worked as an electrical engineer for Grace Lines in support of International General Electric Company during World War II. After the war, John  moved with his family to live on the family farm, H.W. Martin & Son in Hebron, Ohio. They then moved to Schenectady, New York and then Darien, Connecticut. The happiest days of his...

Lawrence was born the 7th of 10 children to Frank and Mary Faker on September 28th, 1928, in Wichita, Kansas. After his father Frank’s passing, the family packed up their children and their dog in a Studebaker and moved across the country in 1938 to settle in Tacoma, WA. During the depression, the entire family was expected to help out, and the family really learned to lean on one another to make it through hard times. In 1945, Larry lied about his age to enlist early in the Merchant...

Leon Joseph Danforth, 84, a Gig Harbor resident since 2018, died August 22, 2021. Leon was a Marine Engineer around the world and a Subdivision Developer as well as a Home Builder in Texas. He worked very hard until his retirement in 2005 and always enjoyed his family.   Family members include his wife, Elizabeth; sons, Lee, Michael, and Glenn of Houston, TX; Kevin of San Bernardino, California, and Allan of Kansas City; stepsons, Christopher of Lafayette, IN and Todd of Gig Harbor;...

Mabel Gerhardt was the mother of 6 boys, grandmother of 8 grandchildren and friend to many. She was born in Bridgeport, Nebraska and made her home in Olalla, Washington. Her family members include her sons, Neil (Karen) Alberding, Forrest (Dawna) Alberding, David (Mary) Alberding, Kevin Alberding, Russell Alberding and Ronnie Alberding; and her grandchildren, Amy Churchill, Jennifer Hunt, Marc Bazzard, Angela Black, Brook Nelson, Sarah Hailstone, James Alberding, and Steven...