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Cordell Curtis Sunkel
Feb 5, 2025
Cordell “Corky” Sunkel of Silverdale, WA passed away peacefully February 5, 2025 at the age of 82.
He was born at his family home in Silverdale November 16, 1942. His father was Edward H. Sunkel & Mother Minnie Cox Sunkel. He had 7 brothers, Isaac, Edward I, Fred, Ferd, Frank, John & Tommy, all deceased.
He attended Central Kitsap Schools. As a...
Remedios Cerezo Aragon
Feb 1, 2025
Remedios C. Aragon, 93, passed away on February 1, 2025, in Port Orchard, Washington.
Born on November 28, 1931, Remedios earned her Bachelor of Education from the National Teachers College in Manila. She dedicated her career to teaching and later worked as a dietician and cook at Ridgemont Terrace. She was an active member of the Filipino American Association and a...
Arthur Lee Guidi
Feb 1, 2025
It has been spoken and written: “He is a Belfair legend.” “He is the Candy Man.”
Arthur Lee Guidi,94, passed away peacefully on February 1st, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Gig Harbor. Arthur was born on January 1,1931 to Silvio and Mary Guidi in Tacoma, WA. Arthur and his family resided in Eatonville, WA. At 11 years old, he had his...
Bonnie Lee Sykes
Jan 31, 2025
Bonnie Lee Sykes, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away surrounded by family on January 31, 2025, at the age of 81 in Port Orchard, Washington.
Born on February 21, 1943, in Girard, Pennsylvania, Bonnie was the daughter of Elizabeth Bond Herhold and Richard J. Herhold. She graduated from Girard High School in Erie, PA, in 1961.
In...
Patty Mae Booth
Jan 28, 2025
In Loving Memory of Patty Mae Booth
January 28, 2025
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Patty Booth, a woman of profound kindness, boundless grace, and an unwavering spirit of generosity. She left this world on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love that will forever be cherished by those who had...
Ronald Andrew Cicalese
Jan 26, 2025
Ronald ”Ron” Cicalese, 75, of Port Orchard, WA passed away on January 26, 2025. He was born October 24, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY to Anne Lazovsky and Reynold Cicalese. He attended St. Fortunata, then Most Holy Trinity High School. He married Phyllis Hayward on April 24, 1971. Ron was preceded in death by his spouse, Phyllis in 2005. He is...
Janice Lynn Mesa
Jan 25, 2025
Janice was born on January 29, 1973 in San Diego, CA. She spent her childhood in San Diego and on Guam with her grandparents. She is the eldest of June Sudo Mesa San Nicolas, first grandchild of Rosa Baza Sudo Mesa and Eduardo Camacho Mesa. She attended St. Francis Catholic School in Yona and graduated from Mira Mesa High School...
Lanny Melvin Horton
Jan 25, 2025
Lanny Horton, 84, of Bremerton, Washington, passed away on January 25, 2025. He was born August 15, 1940 in Alliance, Nebraska to Melvin Horton and Vera Horton.
Lanny is survived by his brother Tom; two sons, Ryan & Brandon, and three granddaughters Emmalynn, Elenor, & Eris.
Lanny was a Civil Services retiree, working at the supply center in PSNS, retiring after 33...
Linda Dee Birum
Jan 20, 2025
Linda (Dee Dee) Birum, 51 of Port Orchard WA left us and went to Heaven January 20th, 2025 after a short battle with cancer.
Dee Dee was born in Bremerton, WA on January 28th, 1973. She grew up in many places ranging from Washington to Hawaii and North Carolina for a short time. She had her first child in 1991 (Joey)...
Robert Arthur Coning
Jan 19, 2025
Bob was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the only child of Art and Sadie Coning. Bob grew up in Duluth, attending Denfeld High School where he met the love of his life, Enid Baldwin. They married in 1957 and built a home in Duluth while Bob was selling insurance and Enid worked at St. Lukes Hospital.
They started a family in February...
Miriam Ann Shirley
Jan 16, 2025
Miriam Ann Shirley, born on August 24, 1937, in Fairhaven, MA, passed away on January 16, 2025, in Port Orchard, WA. Miriam's life was a testament to kindness and dedication, a legacy woven through the strands of her family and community.
Miriam attended the historic Fairhaven High School, where she started to cultivate a lifelong love for learning and connecting with...
Ronald Earl DeWitt
Jan 6, 2025
Ronald "Ron" Earl Dewitt, 79, of Seattle, Washington, passed away on January 06, 2025. He was born September 29, 1945 to Matilda Hodavanice and Paul Dewitt of New Jersey.
He married his wife Asteria "Aster" Ceballos, a Filipina on June 27, 1983 at Pasay City, Philippines. He has (one) son, Fellogean who passed away in 2024. Ron is survived by his...
Wanda Jeanette Gregerson
Jan 4, 2025
Wanda Jeanette Schubert was born on July 10, 1926, in Bad Hersfeld, Germany. She married Clarence Vern Gregerson on January 9, 1950. Wanda arrived in New York on the ship General Maurice Rose on June 1st, 1950. In 1957 the two bought property and built a house, settling in Port Orchard, WA creating a lasting foundation for their life and...
Sheila Rose Clark
Jan 3, 2025
Sheila Rose Clark 69, passed away on January 3, 2025, at St. Michael’s Medical Center in
Silverdale after suffering from a catastrophic stroke in late December. Sheila was born to
Herman and Dolores Clark on May 11, 1955, in Bremerton, Washington. She was raised in
Bremerton and Olalla and attended local schools, graduating from South Kitsap High School in
1973. She earned a bachelor’s...
Sandra Ann Stites
Jan 1, 2025
Sandra Ann ( Gastineau ) Stites 79, passed away at home with Rich, Carrie, Jerry and her best friend Shawn by her side on January 1, 2025, in Allyn, Washington. Sandra was born to Jerry and Betty ( Kelker ) Gastineau on August 27, 1945, in Bremerton, Washington. She was raised in Port Orchard and attended local schools, graduating from...
Cynthia E. Peterson
Dec 24, 2024
Cynthia Elslyn Peterson passed away peacefully on December 24, 2024. She grew up in Lansing, Michigan where she had a great memory of a wonderful childhood shared with her brother Don. They especially enjoyed going to their family cabin on Houghton Lake in the spring and summer months. Cindy went to Eastern High School in Lansing, where she was a...
Ralph Clair Watkins Jr
Dec 19, 2024
Ralph Clair Watkins Jr “Jack”, 81, of Port Orchard, passed away peacefully surrounded
by his family, on December 19, 2024.
Jack was born and raised in Harrison City, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1943. His
parents were Ralph Watkins Sr. and Margaret Kifer Watkins. Jack graduated from Penn
Joint High School in 1964, he enlisted in the Army immediately thereafter.
Jack served in the military for...
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