Agnes Janeth Garwin

Agnes "Aggie" Janeth Garwin died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Port Orchard, WA. She was born to Catherine and Jozef Paluga on January 21, 1926 in East Chicago, IN, the youngest of seven children. After graduation from Washington High School in East Chicago, she entered the Navy in March of 1945, stationed in San Francisco, until her honorable discharge in June of 1946. She married Isaac "Ike" Garwin on September 2, 1950 in East Chicago, and moved to Kansas City that same year. She and Ike moved to Bellevue, WA in 1961, where she graduated from Shoreline Community College in 1971 with a degree in Medical Lab Technology. She retired in 1993, after having worked at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the Allen Park Veteran's Hospital in Allen Park, MI. She and Ike moved from Dearborn, MI to Port Orchard in 1996, where she had been an active volunteer at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Friends of the Library, the Soup Kitchen, Washington Veteran's Home and the Friends of Given's Senior Community Center. Her hobbies included dancing, bible study, cooking, gardening, traveling, crafting, collecting miniature shoes, thrift shop shopping, and lunching and socializing with her many friends. All who knew Agnes spoke of her vitality, her sense of humor, and her love of life; she will be sorely missed by both family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, five of her six siblings, and her husband Ike in 2001. She is survived by her son, Gregory (Alice) of Bothell; daughter Geri Crookston (John) of Delton, MI; daughter Catherine Bailey (Mark) of Louisville, CO; brother John Paluga of Kansas City; eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

A Memorial Mass will be held at St Gabriel Catholic Church, Port Orchard, on March 23rd at 11 AM. Interment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery. Donations to Catholic Community Services, 250 S Cambrian Ave, Bremerton, WA 98312 or charity of your choice.