Judith "Judi" Ann Ott,  born September 15, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA left for heaven on May 24, 2020 at 70 years of age in Tacoma, WA .  Judi grew up as one of 5 kids on the coast of Southern California spending many hours on the beach for much of her young life.  She graduated a half a year early from Marina High School.  At age 18 moved to the Midwest where she married Donald Wayne Parkman who took her throughout that region and Germany in their career in the US...

James (Jim) F. Day, 71, a Gig Harbor resident since 2006, died May 12, 2020. Jim was a retired Aerospace Supervisor and an avid fisherman. He was also a Vietnam War Veteran in the Navy. He was born in Knoxville, TN, but spent the majority of his life in San Diego, CA – 4 years in the Navy and another 36 years working in the area. Family members include his wife, Patsy; his son, Mike and wife, Robyn; 3 grandchildren, Summer, Nathan, and Kimberly; and 7 great grandchildren. He is also...

After a fall and broken hip Dad passed away peacefully at Good Sam Hospital in Puyallup, WA.   Grad. Bremerton HS 1940  UW-BS-EE,& mathematics deg- 1943  Naval Academy 1944  Harvard-MS engineering-science and applied physics. 1947   U.S. Navy 1943-1946:  MIT Radar and Sonar applications 1944  Spraycliff observatory RI. Radar development 1944  USS Siboney CVE-112. Pacific fleet, Lt. Jg V-3 division officer CIC, Radar...

Our dear friend, Jay Gruber, a resident of Gig Harbor WA since 2013, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2020; he was 84. Jay was born in Yonkers, NY, moving with his mother, father and sister to the Los Angeles area when he was about 13 years old.  He was an Air Force veteran, then attended college at UCLA in southern California, became a computer analyst and went on to work for Lockheed Aircraft for many years.  Jay moved to Georgia in 1991 when Lockheed moved their Burbank CA...

Stanley E. Zinovich, long time resident of Gig Harbor, passed away peacefully on May 6th 2020. He was born in Cle Elum, WA. August 6th 1931.  His parents were Charles and Eva. He served 4 years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict and retired from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a welder. He also spent many years commercial fishing out of Gig Harbor. His favorite past times were fishing, hunting, sports, Mariners baseball, watching old classic movies and listening to music,...

Patricia Kay Sowder, 73 passed away peacefully with her son by her side at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma Washington on April 29, 2020.  She had courageously fought the good fight against cancer for over 11 years and was at peace with her decision to finally rest and be brought home one final time by her son.  She was afforded the opportunity to say an emotional goodbye to so many family and friends for which she expressed such gratitude and love.  Pat grew up in...

John Henry Wilson, Jr. 95, Gig Harbor resident since 1996, died on April 25, 2020, at home with his family by his side. He was born in Malvern, Ark on March 4, 1925. As a young child he moved to Terminal Island in California where he joined the Navy from 1943 to 1946. He was proud of his World War II veteran status. Later, he married and became the father of three children. In 1970 he moved from Southern California to Portland, Oregon. John loved the great Northwest and spent much of his...

Shirley Lee Ittner went to be with the Lord on April 20th, 2020, peacefully in Gig Harbor, WA, where she spent the last weeks of her life.  She was born May 21st, 1926, in Raymond, WA, to parents, John Golmer and Eunice Mae (Turner) Brower. Shirley grew up in Raymond, WA, where she graduated from Raymond High School class of 1944.  Shortly after graduation, her family moved to Olympia, WA, where she resided for the next 70 years. Shirley’s first job was at the railroad...

Norma was born in Vancouver, BC Canada in 1923.  She died peacefully in her home on April 16, just 3 weeks prior to her 97th birthday.  We lost a loving and wonderful Mom and a great friend. Norma had a happy childhood with wonderful parents. She was accomplished in many areas and played the violin in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She majored in accounting which lead to a job in banking and then as the food comptroller for the Hotel Vancouver.  She used...

Marjorie Louise Noel Brown Hughes, born on March 25, 1925, went to sleep very peacefully for the final time on April 14, 2020, just a few weeks after celebrating her 95th birthday.  Marge grew up in Seattle, WA, attending John Marshall Middle School and graduating from Roosevelt High School.  She then graduated from Saint Joseph’s School of Nursing in Tacoma as a Registered Nurse, deciding on this academic direction because of her desire to take care of others.  She...