The Burgman family business began in 1935 when Uncle John Kalin opened a Funeral Home on Broadway in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. His wife, Lucy, a registered nurse, received her embalmer's license in 1937-a true woman pioneer in the...
Funeral Homes in Rainier, WA
Places
Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Rainier.
Suburbs of Rainier: Vail.
Zip codes in the city: 98576.
Thurston County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with.
Our first cemetery is ‘Old’ Tacoma Cemetery, located on 42 acres in the heart of Tacoma, at 48th & South Tacoma Way. Opened in 1875, the cemetery contains many of the founding fathers of the great City of Destiny. On any particular day you will...
Powers Funeral Home was originally founded in the early 1900s. It was then known as Spur & Dunlap Undertakers. It operated under that name until the early 1920s, when Paul Wrigley and Samuel Clements took over the operations and renamed the...
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Facts about the city
Rainier is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Beginning as a train stop in the 1870s, Rainier was first settled in 1890, and was officially incorporated in 1947. The population was 1,794 at the 2010 census.
Rainier Obituaries
It was revealed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on March 19th, 2021 that Judith Lynn Lashley (Mrazek) passed away in Rainier, Washington. Ms. Lashley was 71 years old and was born in Youngstown, OH. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Judith Lynn's life.
It was reported on August 16th, 2018 that Lois Amelia Bruchmiller (Wilkowski) passed on in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Bruchmiller was 99 years old and was born in Rainier, WA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lois Amelia's life.
It was written by The Chronicle on April 19th, 2018 that Sharon Lane (Nokes) died in Rainier, Washington. Ms. Lane was 57 years old and was born in Torrance, CA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sharon's life.
It was noted by The News Tribune on February 12th, 2017 that Reid Allan Prescott died in Rainier, Washington. Prescott was 75 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Reid Allan's life.
It was reported by Baker City Herald on February 6th, 2017 that Vern Frederickson died in Baker City, Oregon. Frederickson was 85 years old and was born in Rainier, WA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Vern's life.
It was disclosed by The Daily News on January 29th, 2015 that Evalyn May Parker perished in Rainier, Washington. Parker was 81 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Evalyn May's life.
It was revealed by The Daily News on January 29th, 2015 that Evalyn May Parker passed away in Rainier, Washington. Parker was 81 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Evalyn May's life.
It was noted by The Chronicle on November 26th, 2014 that Leonard "Amos" Lawton passed away in Rainier, Washington. Lawton was 81 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leonard "Amos"'s life.
It was written by The Olympian on May 11th, 2014 that Richard D Jolley passed on in Rainier, Washington. Jolley was 74 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard D's life.
It was noted on May 7th, 2014 that Barry Wayne Harris passed away in Rainier, Washington. Harris was 38 years old and was born in Patrick County, VA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Barry Wayne's life.
History
Paul & Pacific Railroads, is the social center for farmers and loggers of the vicinity, although its closed mills and vacant houses mark it as a ghost lumber town." ('Washington - A Guide to the Evergreen State', WPA American Guide Series, Washington State Historical Society, 1941). Other lumber companies followed, including companies such as Deschutes, Gruber and Docherty, and Fir Tree. Lumbering brought prosperity to the town and its first lumber company, the Bob White Lumber Company, opened in 1906. Rainier, Rainier is situated amidst the ‘ten al quelth’ prairies which is the Indian word meaning “the best yet.” The area was first settled by Albert and Maria Gehrke who homesteaded there in 1890. Rainier's 1940 population was 500.
The official website for the city of Rainier is http://cityofrainierwa.org/.
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