Michael Oakley
Mar 9, 2012
Michael George Oakley, 54, died March 9, 2012. He was born February 23, 1958 in Chateau, MT to George & Sharlene “Toppy” Oakley. Bainbridge HS class of 1976, then attended WWU. He married Karla Eddy May 20, 1996. The Oakley family established Dockside Sales & Service in the early 1980’s. Mike’s knowledge and love for anything mechanical made him a...
Mabel Petsch
Mar 7, 2012
Mabel Dorothy Prawitz-Petsch , 97, a resident of Port Orchard, WA, died March 7, 2012. She was born April 7, 1914 in Everson, WA, the fourth of six daughters to Jacob Earl and Willa Faye (Sivits) Mahan. Mabel lived in the Portland, OR area for 40 years with her husband Mel Prawitz and raised their two children Maureen Eliason Patton...
Jean Bunten
Mar 3, 2012
Jean Bunten, 84 of Port Orchard, died March 3, 2012. She was born December 27, 1927 in Olympia, WA to Frank & Dorothy (Wasson) Klumb. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1945 and married Patrick R. Bunten September 5, 1947. He preceded her in death in 2006. Jean was a homemaker and also worked for several years as...
Librada Fegarido
Mar 2, 2012
Librada Alano Fegarido of Olalla, Washington died of natural causes March 2, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. She was 81. She was born January 18, 1925 in Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines to Ireneo and Petra (Varias) Alano. February of 1945 in Quezon City, Philippines, she married Guillermo Fegarido. Librada graduated from Alfonso High School in Cavite, Philippines in 1943. She was a...
Patricia Hall
Mar 1, 2012
Patricia Calaway Hall, 69, of Bremerton Wa., a two time cancer survivor, passed away peacefully on March 1st . She was born on February 14,1943 in Carapito, Venezuela to Timothy and Mary Jo Calaway. The first born of nine children, the growing family soon moved to Oklahoma and then on to Billings and Great Falls, Montana. In Great Falls the...
Antonia Tabtab
Feb 28, 2012
Antonia Ancheta Tabtab, 73, of Port Orchard, WA died February 28, 2012 at home in Port Orchard. She was born July 13, 1938 in the Philippines to Felipe and Maria (Tabafunda) Ancheta. Antonia graduated from high school and then Cosmetology College in the Philippines. She worked as a kitchen aid for 28 years at the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil,...
Katherine Cook
Feb 28, 2012
Our beloved Kitty peacefully passed away in her home on February 28 in Manchester after a 7-year-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born Katherine Ellen Ballard to Fred & Merab Ballard. Known as Kitty or Kit, she spent her entire life in Manchester. She loved life, her family, and had countless friends. She was an active member of the Children’s Hospital...
Robert Casey
Feb 24, 2012
Robert J. Casey, 89, passed away peacefully in Port Orchard with his family by his side on Friday, February 24, 2012. He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on January 1, 1923 to James and Mabel Casey. Robert is survived by his second wife, Jacqueline; sons Dennis (Rose), Mark (Tina); daughters Maureen Jacobs (Bob), Sharon Barauskis (Thom), Marian Brust (Dave), Shelia...
Susan Holt-Kramer
Feb 24, 2012
Susan A. Holt-Kramer, 50 of Port Orchard, died at Madigan Army Medical Center on February 24, 2012. She was born October 30, 1961 in Memphis, TN to Jimmy & Nancy (L’Heureux) Holt. She graduated from Aiea High School in Hawaii in 1980 and married Jeffrey S. Kramer on September 19, 1985 in Honolulu. Susan worked in retail sales for 5...
Ruth Nearhoff
Feb 22, 2012
Ruth Nearhoff passed away February 22, 2012 at the age of 90. Ruth and her twin brother Rex (deceased) were born to Harry and Odie Case on June 16, 1921 in Bellingham, Washington. At 9 months old the family moved to the Bremerton area where she lived until marrying Willis J. (Bill) Nearhoff (deceased), at which time she moved to...
Ferne Winter
Feb 19, 2012
Ferne L. Winter, 88 of Port Orchard, died February 19, 2012. She was born May 20, 1923 in Pine River, MN to Roy and Ida Degnan. After graduating from high school, she attended college and received her teaching degree. She married Anthony Winter on July 16, 1949. After raising 6 children, she went back to work at SK High School...
Anthony Winter
Feb 18, 2012
Anthony A. Winter, 88 of Port Orchard, died February 18, 2012 in Bremerton. He was born November 13, 1923, one of 9 children. He married Ferne Degnan on July 16, 1949 and they were married for 62 years. Anthony retired from Puget Sound Naval shipyard in 1980, after 33 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War...
Alfred Brown
Feb 16, 2012
Alfred George Brown, known to his family and many friends as "Brownie" or "Sonny," died on February 16, 2012 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bremerton, Washington on 7/4/1927 to Alexander Oliver Valentine Brown and Edna Fay (Cribb) Brown. He had a sister and two brothers, Verna May Jackson, Robert (Claudia) Brown, and Richard (Donna) Brown. He was...
Nathan Nesseth
Feb 14, 2012
Nathan D. Nesseth, 78 of Port Orchard, died February 14, 2012. He was born July 3, 1933 in Williston, North Dakota to Paul & Nora (Dahle) Nesseth. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1952 and married Arlene Leach on June 12, 1953 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Port Orchard. Nathan worked at the Manchester Fuel Depot, retiring in...
Kenneth Morris
Feb 10, 2012
Kenneth John “Coach KJ” Morris (May 1972 to February 2012) was taken from this world at the too-young age of 39 after a long and courageous fight with cancer. While he suffered greatly he never complained or let it take away his sense of humor. His quick wit and charming smile were in his arsenal until the very end. We...
Paul Breeding
Feb 8, 2012
Paul Ellis Breeding, 65, of Port Orchard, WA went to rest with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012. Paul was born April 29th, 1946 in Yakima, WA. Paul is survived by his wife Sharon (Welch) Breeding, daughter Dawn (Breeding) Hawkins, son Troy Breeding and parents Glenn and Rose Breeding. He was the oldest of 6 Siblings. He graduated...
Genevieve Geier
Feb 8, 2012
Genevieve E. Geier passed away February 8, 2012. She was born October 1, 1925, in Milnor, North Dakota to Robert and Blanche Book. She graduated from Grand Forks High School in 1943. Following graduation she moved to Bremerton, Washington and was employed by Pacific NW Bell until 1951. She married Gordon W. Geier on June 17, 1951, in Bremerton and...
Emma Joyce
Jan 31, 2012
Emma Jayde Joyce, 3 weeks old, passed away January 31, 2012 at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She was born January 8, 2012 at the University of Washington Medical Center to David Joyce & Kelsey Littleton. Surviving are parents David & Kelsey of Port Orchard; brother Andre Joyce and sisters Yuliana & Yesenia Joyce, all of the family home; maternal grandparents Steve...
Tommy Templeton
Jan 28, 2012
Tommy Leo Templeton, passed January 28, 2012. He is survived by his siblings Julius Templeton (Ann) and Starla Smith (Craig), children Julia Smith (Trevor), Jay Templeton, Paula Templeton, and Lee Templeton, grandchildren D.J. Akers (Justin), Nicole Smith, Katie Templeton, Lexi Templeton, and great-granddaughters Christina and Izabella Akers. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Tommy was born in...
James Pommier
Jan 28, 2012
James W. Pommier, 86, a resident of Port Orchard, died January 28, 2012. He was born in Lignite, ND on the family farm to Fred and Muriel (Bunting) Pommier, the 4th of 5 children. He graduated from Lignite High School in North Dakota and obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees from St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, CO. He served...