Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin
Dec 2, 2023
Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin passed away peacefully at home in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 2, 2023. Sharon was born in La Grange, Missouri, the only child of John Nolan Vaughn and Wilma Emma (Huebotter) Vaughn. At the age of five, Sharon and her family moved to Port Orchard, Washington. After graduating from South Kitsap High...
Barbara Jean Brown
Dec 2, 2023
Barbara Jean Brown died on December 2, 2023 in Port Orchard. She was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 22, 1934. Her parents were Lester Trummert and Margaret Trummert. She has three children; Deborah (Gary) Chrey, Christine (Dan) Case, and was preceded in death by her son Dennis Davidson. She has one grandson Mathew (Jessica) Ward, one great-granddaughter and two...
Michael Matienzo Moyer
Dec 2, 2023
Michael was born in Angeles City, Philippines. He grew up locally in Port Orchard, Washington with his mom, dad and three younger sisters. He attended Manchester Elementary, John Sedgwick Junior High School and South Kitsap High School graduating class of 2004. Growing up, Michael was kind and caring, and pursued several hobbies. However, it was music that sparked his passion....
Betty Jean Freiwald
Nov 24, 2023
Betty Jean Freiwald passed away November 24, 2023. She was born in Tuthill, South Dakota on October 12, 1926 to Harley H. Ernst and Amanda M Koepke Ernst. She was raised in Martin, South, Dakota where she attended grade school and graduated from Martin High school. She grew up with Three siblings, Daisy, Harley Jr. and Roger. Betty married her...
Daniel Whayne Smalley
Nov 23, 2023
Daniel “Danny” Whayne Smalley, age 36, of Port Orchard, passed away on November 23, 2023, surrounded by his family after a 7-year battle with Lung Cancer. Danny was born on July 19, 1987, to Linda and Ernie Smalley in Charleston, SC. He moved to Bremerton in 1993 after his mom, Linda, accepted a job as a Machinist at Puget Sound...
Trevor Vernon Buechner
Nov 20, 2023
Trevor Vernon Beuchner passed away suddenly November 20, 2023 at the young age of 35. Trevor is survived by parents Cyndy and Chuck, sister Lauren Baughman, nephews Noah and Aaron, grandparents Kathy and Joe Godwin, and godson Michael. Recent TDY to San Diego brought about a new love, Amanda. Trevor worked at PSNS in Bremerton for over 9 years. He...
Mary Ann Wright
Nov 19, 2023
Our beloved Granny, Mary Ann Wright, was taken home to be with the Lord on November 19, 2023. She passed away peacefully at the age of 85 in her Port Orchard home. Mary was born in San Francisco, California on April 3rd, 1938, to Carroll Custer and Alexandra Mary Gavin. Mary was a dedicated member of the Church of Latter...
Kathleen Carole Dullum
Nov 13, 2023
Kathleen Carole Dullum, born in Fargo, North Dakota passed away on Monday, November 13th at the age of 82. She is preceded in death by her husband Larry, her eldest son, Greg and her first born granddaughter, Jill. Kathy raised four sons in Port Orchard while working alongside her husband running a construction company. She was an active community volunteer...
Darlene Louise Griffin
Nov 3, 2023
Darlene Griffin, a longtime resident of Tacoma, passed away on November 3, 2023 at 77 from multiple debilitating issues after a long and courageous fight. She was a kind and loving person who loved gardening, was an avid reader and enjoyed Stephen King novels. She was an animal lover and especially adored her cat, Justine, who passed away many years...
Bert Thomas Connell
Nov 3, 2023
Bert Connell was born in Bremerton on June 8, 1935 to Ralph Connell and Alberta Taylor Connell. He grew up in Port Orchard and attended South Kitsap Schools until his high school graduation in 1954. He lived his entire life in Port Orchard. He served in the Army National Guard. He married Bernadine Bowman in 1955 and they had three...
Bret Lee Townsend
Oct 29, 2023
A GOOD MAN PASSED THIS WAY Bret Lee Townsend of Belfair Washington was a good man. Beyond being remembered, Bret leaves a Legacy. No one asked Bret for help. He was helping and doing his best to make your life better before you could ask. From grade school giving and customizing neighborhood kid’s bicycles to the end of his time...
Kathy Ann Ness
Oct 26, 2023
Kathy Ann Ness, loving known as “our Nana” and “The Nanameister” was born December 11, 1950 in Tacoma, Washington. Surrounded in love, her kitties and birdsong, she crossed the bridge of flowers into the Eternal beyond on October 26, 2023. Nana was the second of five children raised by Jack and Eloise Marshall, she attended Mason Middle School and Wilson...
David Joseph Mckay
Oct 21, 2023
David Joseph McKay, known to family and fiends as “Dave”, passed away October 21st, 2023 at the Washington Veteran’s Home, Port Orchard, Washington. He was 66 years old. Dave was born on February 20, 1957 in Chambley AFB, France. He was the fourth child of Walter John McKay and Anna Marcella (Malonis) McKay. He is descended from Lithuanian immigrants. The...
Paul Alfred Salvage Jr.
Oct 21, 2023
Paul Alfred Salvage was born May 15, 1956 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Paul Salvage, Senior and Martha Andrews. He was the first of eight children, 4 brothers and 3 sisters: Paul, Sharon, Harold, Stephen, Kathleen, Andrea, David, and Matthew. He was raised in the Boston area and moved to Indiana around age 10. He attended St. Therese of the Little...
Michele L Long
Oct 14, 2023
On October 14, 2023 the original “rapper” quietly and peacefully decided to go Home. She was born in Illinois and raised in Arizona. She ‘newborn adulted’ in California before deciding Washington was her forever place, where she resided for the next 43 years. She served 37.5 years as a well-versed and exemplary civil servant for the Department of the Navy...
Lawrence (Larry) Sanford Stokes
Oct 12, 2023
Larry Stokes passed away October 12, 2023, at the age of 84. Larry was born January 4, 1939 to Lorenzo and Lela Cook in Tremonton, Utah. After losing both of his parents at the age of 7, he and his two younger siblings were adopted by Verl and Louie (Cook) Stokes. Larry spent his youth in Tremonton before joining the...
Cecil Robert Pullins
Oct 6, 2023
Cecil Pullins, 73, of Port Orchard died on October 6, 2023 of cancer in his home, surrounded by his family. He was the oldest of three boys. He was born November 2, 1949 to George and Phyllis (Van de Bogart) Pullins. Cecil was a career military man, joining the US Navy in 1969. After serving just four years, he met...
John Lyle Thompson
Sep 30, 2023
John was born on October 19, 1929 in Spearfish, SD to Reed and Etta Thompson. He attended North Kitsap High School. He joined the US Army while still in high school and finished his schooling while stationed in Germany during WWII. He also worked in Civil Service and as a member of the "Civ" Club in Kodiak, AK. John was...
Bobby Gene Breshears
Sep 26, 2023
Bobby Gene Breshears passed away September 26, 2023 at the age of 85. Born September 25, 1938 in Wheatland, Hickory County Missouri to Noah and Alta (Cates) Breshears. Bobby spent his school years in Missouri and moved to Bend, Oregon in the mid 1950's with his parents and sisters Maxine and Veta. He served 2 years in the US Army....