Robert C. "Bob" Lasham's Obituary
Robert C. “Bob” Lasham 91, a long time Tacoma resident passed away at home after a brief illness on Saturday April 5, 2025.
He was born in Tacoma on August 22, 1933, and was a third family generation commercial plumber and pipefitter retiring in 1997 from Nalley’s Fine Foods. At an early age, he moved to Tiburon, California with family and resided there with his uncle John McNeil at the boat house and plumbing business.
Dad later moved back to Tacoma and within this time, he met the love of his life, our mother Shirley Henke, through the Waller Road gang of friends.
He graduated in 1951 from Puyallup High School and married mom on her 18th birthday in July after she graduated from Puyallup in 1953. Dad then entered and served with the United States Navy in San Diego from 1953 to 1957.
Mom and dad built and completed their only home in 1963 and have resided there ever since.
His first car was a 1939 Chevrolet and had a love for motorcycles and all cars and trucks but what made him the happiest was being home with Mom and puttering around the house. He was truly one of a kind and was the most generous loving husband and father anyone could ask for.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clayton and Marjorie Lasham, his sister Kay Rauch and husband Ron and is survived by his wife Shirley of over 71 wonderful years, daughter, Cheryl Mattsen, son Dan (Melissa), daughter Kris Delorm (Brett), Three grandchildren Ashley Mattsen, Brad Lasham (Lexie) and Andrea Manthou (Chris), great granddaughter Leah and a great grandson arriving in July.
Memorials may be made in his memory to Central Pierce Fire and Rescue or the Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society https://www.thehumanesociety.org/ways-to-give/
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