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Grace Mills

1933 - 2025

BORN

1933

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory

9212 Chambers Creek Rd. W.

University Place, Washington

UPCOMING SERVICE

Memorial Service

Nov. 21, 2025

1:00 p.m.

Mason United Methodist Church

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Grace Mills Obituary

Grace Marie Mills (Thomas), 91, of Tacoma, Washington passed away at home on October 19, 2025.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, George Everett Mills, in 2014. Preceding her also were her parents Naomi, in 1965, and George, in 1977. Her younger brother Kenneth died in 1950.

Surviving are her children Dennis, Linda (Brieger), and Susan all of Tacoma, along with her 'other' daughter Donna, of University Place, and her grandchildren Alex Brieger of Bend, OR, Ben Brieger of Tacoma, WA, and Chaz Mills (Brittany Crawford) of Canton, GA.

A memorial service will take place on Friday, November 21, at 1:00 p.m., at Mason United Methodist Church, 2710 N. Madison Street, Tacoma, WA 98407.

See complete obituary at:

https://www.newtacoma.com/obituary/grace-mills-thomas.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) from Nov. 13 to Nov. 16, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Grace Mills

Nov

21

Memorial service

1:00 p.m.

Mason United Methodist Church

2710 N Madison St, Tacoma, WA 98407

Funeral services provided by:

New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory

9212 Chambers Creek Rd. W. (9221 Chambers Creek Rd. W), University Place, WA 98467

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