Doris Cecelia Tomasie's Obituary
Doris McNeil TomasieDoris McNeil Tomasie, 82, died June 22, 2003 at St. JosephÂ's Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. She was born August 4, 1921 in Maynard, MN to Cecelia McCartney and Charles McNeil. She graduated with highest honors from Chippawa County High School in Maynard. She is survived by one son, Squire Tomasie of Bellevue, WA and one daughter, Cheryl Tomasie Fariss, and son-in-law, Bruce L. Fariss, M.D. of Allisonia, VA; one sister, Lois McNeil Mertz of Tacoma; five grandchildren, Travis Tomasie of Kirkland, now on active duty with the U.S. Army in Ft. Benning, GA, Henry, Sarah Jane, Caroline, and Adam Fariss, all of Allisonia. VA; and many nieces and nephews in the Pacific Northwest. Doris moved to Tacoma at age 20, where she met and married Geno Tomasie; together they owned and operated GenoÂ's Imported Car Dealership in Lakewood, WA for many years during which time Doris was active in many business and civic organizations. Doris was a strong supporter of the PTA and had been a den mother for Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls while her children were young. Doris will be remembered for her great lust for life, sharp wit and caring heart. She adopted countless lost pets during her lifetime, she especially loved cats. She will he buried in the Fariss family cemetery in Allisonia, VA on a hill overlooking the creek where she loved to play with her grandchildren.
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