Mary L. Giesy's Obituary
Mary Lorraine Morash Giesy died peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2016, a month before what would have been her 98th birthday.
Lorraine, as she was known, lived virtually her entire life in the shadow of Mount Rainier. She was born on April 20, 1918, in Puyallup, Washington. At the age of three, her mother died of spinal tuberculosis and she lived for a short time with relatives in Montana. But she returned to the Puyallup Valley, attending Spinning Elementary School with her sister, Monica, and graduating with the Puyallup High School Class of 1936.
After graduation, Lorraine went to work as a dental assistant, first in Puyallup then with Dr. Archie Giesy, an oral surgeon practicing in downtown Tacoma. She worked for his practice for approximately 30 years and in January 1969, married the then-widowed Dr. Giesy. The couple lived in Tacoma until Dr. Giesy’s death in 1990. Most recently, Lorraine had lived in Gig Harbor.
Lorraine enjoyed time spent with friends and family. She was a wonderful, grandmotherly presence to her niece Fran and nephews Jim and Tom, and loved being a step-grandmother to Michael and Lynda. In retirement, she and Archie enjoyed many relaxing days at Clear Lake, near Eatonville, camping and fishing and hosting family. Lorraine loved children, cats, the Seattle Supersonics, knitting, and her adoring family. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Tacoma.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Archie C. Giesy and her step-grandson, Jim Bowman. She is survived by her sister, Monica Wilson; her niece Fran (John) Cregier; nephews Jim and Tom (Maura) Wilson; great-nephew Liam Wilson; stepchildren Marilyn (Bob) Clapper and Jim (Maria) Giesy; step-grandsons Bob Estes and Dr. Michael (Michele) Giesy and step-great-grandchildren (Tanner and Katie Giesy); step-granddaughter Lynda (Joseph) Jakubco and step-great-grandson Ryan Jakubko.
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