Rose Ann Mancuso, 76, of Kissimmee FL and long-time resident of Gig Harbor, WA passed away on January 10th, 2019.  Born in Chicago IL, she was raised by Edmund and Rose Kahmark who taught her an exceptional work ethic as they owned their own businesses and provided her a loving and strong life foundation. She met and married Vito Mancuso with whom she started a family in Worth IL. The family moved to Gig Harbor in 1977.  In retirement, she continued to be a world traveler. Between...

  Alexander Wilson, 91, our dad, papa and dear friend, died January 9, 2019. Alex was a retired business owner, avid gardener and fisherman. He was a Korean War veteran and lifetime Elks member. He was born and raised in Tacoma.   Alex joins his beloved wife, Lillian, who predeceased him in 1999. Family members include son, Steve and his wife Rachel of Portland; daughter, Alexis of Gig Harbor; grandson, Derek and wife Erin and their three children, Maya, Micah and Sadie;...

Vicki Lynn (Button) Roberts 56, a Puyallup resident for the past 28 years passed on January 8, 2019. Vicki was a stay at home mom who devoted her life to her only daughter, Ashley. Before marriage she received her degree in fashion merchandizing and worked in that field but later because of her love for the holistic way went to work for seve4ral chiropractors who sent her for further schooling in that field. As a stay at home mom and eventually a single parent she devoted her talents and...

Obituary for Lyolya “Wickie” Wixom Winsor Lyolya “Wickie” Wixom Winsor, a resident of Gig Harbor Washington for over 30 years died January 4th 2019 in her home at the age of 91 years.  Born in Logan Utah, she was raised in Utah and Wyoming and went on to attend Utah State where she met her dear Lu. They were married in April, 1948 and spent wonderful years living in National parks where Lu was a ranger while adding a daughter and 3 sons to their family. After...

Betty Jane (Smith) Neel, 93, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Bremerton, WA. Betty was born in Lewistown Montana, on September 26, 1925 to Ralph E. Smith and Elizabeth Weiss Smith. She attended St. Leo¹s Catholic School and graduated from Fergus County High School in 1943. She completed nurses training at St. Joseph¹s Hospital, Lewistown. She met and married A. Wayne Neel in Lewistown in 1948. The couple moved to Lansing, Michigan, where Wayne attended graduate...

            Born January 10, 1935 in Manila, Philippines, Magno (Magnum) Barcarcil Tulfo was destined to be shaped by wartime military service.  While his father and two older brothers served in the Philippine Scouts, an organization of the United States Army, six-year-old Magnum and his family faced the 1941 Japanese bombing of Manila. However, their hardships were just beginning.  After a brief season of desperate resistance, the Philippine Scouts,...

Shirley Rae Veblen, 96, passed away peacefully in Gig Harbor, Washington on December 24, 2018. She was born in Portland, Oregon on February 2, 1922 to Roy and Ann Casebeer. She grew up in Portland and completed her Bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Oregon. Shirley married David Veblen in 1947 and moved to Bellevue, Washington. She worked with David in his business as a highly organized bookkeeper and office manager while raising two daughters and maintaining an...

Eldon Morgan Wiggs.  Born April 30, 1923 in Wilson, Oklahoma.  He accepted his eternal life on December 20, 2018.  His was a life well lived by a man well loved. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Josephine Jean Nichols Wiggs for whom he faithfully cared as she battled Alzheimer’s disease, his parents Elbert and June Wiggs and his sister Maryilee Wiggs Fowler.  He is survived by his daughters; Debra, Bellingham, Washington and Shannon, Gig Harbor,...

Full obituary to be posted at a later date.    In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to an Alzheimer's association of your choice in Diane's name.

M. Elaine Wright, 90, died on December 18, 2018.  Elaine was a retired teacher and homemaker, having moved to Sequim, Washington from New Mexico in 1994.  Born in 1928 and raised in Chicago, IL to parents Grady and Pearl Edwards, Elaine went on to earn her bachelors in education from Bob Jones University.  Soon after, she married USAF officer Clayton Wright and traveled with him around the globe.  Together, they raised 5 children.  Clayton died in 1986.  After...