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Death notices are provided to The News Tribune once per month by the Tacoma-Pierce County ... Aug. 12, Poulsbo. Kutz, Margaret Piye, 89, July 31, University Place. Lackey, Fe Pineda, 69, Aug. 5 ...
Death notices are provided to The News Tribune once per month by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Here are the deaths for January 2023. Abraham, William Edward, 92, Jan. 1, Puyallup
Vintage Sons of Norway lapel pins worn by members. The Sons of Norway was founded as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway. [2] The organization was founded by 18 members on January 16, 1895, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to insure each other when they were unable to secure life insurance on their own.
Tri-City Herald death notices Dec. 27, 2023. Tri-City Herald staff. December 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM ... She was a retired office manager for the Washington state Department of Transportation. Mueller ...
Norwegians of Sweden include people who are registered in Sweden and who originate in Norway. According to Statistics Sweden, in 2018 in Sweden there were a total of approximately 41,700 people born in Norway. In 2019, there were a total of 111,734 people living in Sweden who were either born in Norway themselves or had at least one parent who was.
Zakarias Martin Toftezen (September 17, 1821 – August 13, 1901) was an early pioneer in the Oregon Territory and the first Norwegian immigrant to settle in the area which would later become the State of Washington. [1] Toftezen was from Levanger in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. In late 1849, he first arrived on Whidbey Island. [1]
Dudley G. Martin. Dudley G. Martin, 63, of Kennewick, died Oct. 7 in Kennewick. He was born in Waldon, Colo. and has lived in the Tri-Cities for 60 years.
These efforts often centered around church congregations and societies, such as the Sons of Norway and the Swedish–American Historical Society. Although use of North Germanic languages has largely died out among descendants of the 19th century, Scandinavian identity has been maintained, especially in rural communities. [14] [15]