Robert (Bob) R. Schmidt, Ph.D., a 41-year Gig Harbor resident, passed away on May 17 at the age of 87. He was born and raised in Binghamton, New York and graduated from Indiana University, where he met Joan, his beloved wife of 60 years. His professional life was devoted to preventing industrial accidents as a Safety and Health Engineer, primarily in the chemical manufacturing industry. He continued pursuing postgraduate education, earning a doctorate in Occupational Health, Safety, and Risk...

Betty Johnson passed away Saturday morning, May 11th. She walked with us for nearly 89 years. Betty joins her husband LeRoy of more than 65 years. She leaves behind son Roy Lee Johnson who lives in St. George Utah with wife Geri; daughter Vicki Carroll living in Columbia, Missouri with husband Ed Carroll; and daughter Tami Padilla-Stainbrook residing in Gig Harbor Washington with husband Steve Stainbrook. Betty has seven grandchildren; Rachael, Kelli, Heather, Jason, Joshua, Ryan, and...

Virginia passed away peacefully on May 7, 2019 in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was born on May 4, 1931 in Tacoma to Harold C. and A. Margaret Pearson. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. She worked as a bookkeeper and spent the last 35 years working for Arsenault Realty Advisors. In 1979 she married Robert Simes until his passing in 1984. Although Virginia did not have children of her own, she was “Mother’’ and “Grandmother” to her nieces and nephews....

Patricia C Garris Norris, born April 21st, 1940, went home to be with her Lord, on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019. Pat was raised in Fairfield, Alabama, and then spent most of her lifetime in the Seattle area. She leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Robert Norris, her daughter and son-in-law, Monica and Mark Westbrook, three grandchildren, Clinton Young, Jason Westbrook (Bethany), and Danielle Westbrook Lashbaugh (Nick), Five great-grandsons, Tristen, Braden, Garris, Brenden, Reed, and two...

Edward Alfred Finholm Ed Finholm passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday May 2nd at the age of 56 years. He is survived by his son Julian and his large extended family including brother Jack and sisters Shirley Finholm, Marylou Bird, Kathy Heller, Helen Paul and Becky Lester, 24 nieces and nephews and the love of his life, Karen Savage. Ed was born in Tacoma, Washington and lived most of his life in Gig Harbor and graduated from Peninsula High School where he played on the varsity soccer team....

Peter Robert Kesling was born to Margaret Mary (McIntyre) and Arthur Roy Kesling on January 11, 1944 in Seattle, Washington, and was baptized at St. Peter Catholic Church on February 6, 1944. He returned to God on April 29, 2019. He loved life, and people were his great joy.   He graduated as Valedictorian from O’Dea High School in 1962, having served as ASB president. During his time at O’Dea he was active in speech and debate, drama, football, and track. He was also...

Frank Dubinsky passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on April 28, 2019 at the age of 94. Frank was born January 13, 1925 in Charleroi, PA.  After serving in the Air Force during WWII, he graduated from the Colorado School of Mines as a geologist.  He started his career at Standard Oil where he enjoyed searching for oil fields in the Alaskan wilderness.  He later settled down in Seattle, WA, and became a math and science teacher.  In Seattle he met the love of...

Pastor Andrew Allen, born Dec 17, 1970, entered into glory Thursday, April 25, 2019 after battling Lung Cancer for over two years. Andrew, a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary (Master of  Divinity, 2012), was an ordained minister of The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Presbyterian Church of America and the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Soldotna, Alaska. He and Amy (his wife) received the call and moved to Alaska in 2015 to church plant. In November of that...

Born in Carthage, IL, Christmas Eve 1953, the 2nd of 5 sons born to Homer and Marcene Albers. Randy left us peacefully at home with his wife, on Easter Day. Randy was predeceased by his first wife Margie, older brother Steve, parents Homer and Marcene Albers, and grandson Jesse. Randy is survived by his wife Julie, who, along with Harley his loyal bulldog, was at his side through his battle, son Jordon (Mallorie), granddaughters, Mia and Macie, his brothers Bill (Sande), Joe (Linda), and...

The Reverend Doctor Keith M. Swenson, 76, of Gig Harbor, WA passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2019. He was born in Salina, Kansas on January 1, 1943 to Melvin and Julianne Swenson. He is deeply loved and will be missed every day by his family and friends in the congregations that he has served. Keith was pastor at seven congregations and received his Doctor of Ministry at the Lutheran School of Theology.  He is preceded in death by his first wife, Georgene and son,...