H. Ruona
Jul 26, 2011
Henry Scott Ruona passed away July 26, 2011. He left this world the way he lived in it, quietly and peacefully, comforted by the love of his family. He fought esophageal cancer courageously for two years, never letting it slow him down. Scott was born on June 18, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, to Henry and Ruby (Steele) Ruona....
Ronald Mathews
Jul 24, 2011
Ronald Gene Mathews, aka “Toad”, 66, of Belfair, WA passed away July 24, 2011 of natural causes. Ron was born May 29, 1945 in Bremerton, WA to Chester and Irene Mathews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Ron attended North Mason High School and then joined the Army at the age of 17. He married Janie Anderson May...
Walter Schultz
Jul 24, 2011
Walter W. ‘Bud’ Schultz, 77, a resident of Tahuya, died peacefully in the presence of loved ones in Silverdale on Sunday, July 24th. He was born in Eagle Bend, MN to William and Emma (Le’ helm) Schultz on February 16, 1934. He attended Central Kitsap HS and received his GED while serving in the US Army from 1953-56 as an...
Donald Winter
Jul 22, 2011
Donald T. Winter, 85, a resident of Port Orchard, died in Seattle of heart failure on July 22, 2011. He was born April 9, 1926 in Poulsbo to Paul and Margit (Bergliot Brinchmann) Winter. He graduated from North Kitsap HS in 1944 and attended University of WA. He married Maxine (Kamholtz) Winter on May 3, 1952 at 1st Christian Church...
Harvey Reed
Jul 19, 2011
Harvey K. Reed, 94, of Bremerton, WA died July 19, 2011 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. He was born June 30, 1917 in Omaha, NE to Margaret (Hamilton) Button and John M. Reed. He moved to Port Orchard in 1942 and served in the 8th Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 attaining the rank of Corporal. Harvey worked...
Lulu Anderson
Jul 19, 2011
Lulu Lena Anderson passed away Tuesday, July 19, in her home at Federal Way. She was born in Gresham, Nebraska on November 12, 1916 to Johann Karl Rudolph and Ellen [Dey] Peterson, and was preceded in death by her husband Carl John Anderson, brothers Ralph, Lloyd, Lewis, and William, and an infant sister Ester, her daughter-in-law Gloria Anderson, and grandson...
Mary Walsh
Jul 16, 2011
Mary Lucille Walsh, 90, a resident of Port Orchard, died on July 16, 2011 in Port Orchard of natural causes. She was born April 28, 1921 in Winlock, WA to Joe Thomas and Pearl (Burgess) Vales the middle child of three girls. She graduated from Queen Anne High School in Seattle and married Robert Charles ‘Bob’ Walsh February 11, 1940...
Wanda Blumenthal
Jul 14, 2011
A memorial service for Wanda Lee Blumenthal, 83, of Bremerton, WA who died July 14, 2011 will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday July 23, at Faith Fellowship Church in Silverdale. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, from 6:00 to 7:00PM at Rill’s Life Tribute Center. Interment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery. Wanda was born Nov. 28, 1927 in...
Helen Wright
Jul 13, 2011
Helen L. Wright, 93, a longtime resident of Scottsdale, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at a group home in Mesa. Helen was born Aug. 23, 1917 in Forsyth, Montana, to Gustave and Ella (Dahle) Olson. Following graduation from Forsyth H.S. she attended Columbus Hospital School of Nursing in Great Falls, Mt. where she became a Registered Nurse. She then became...
John Boulds
Jul 11, 2011
John W. Boulds, 60, a resident of Bainbridge Island died July 11, 2011 of natural causes. He was born January 20, 1951 in Minot, North Dakota to Omar G. and Birdie Ann ((Bowerman) Boulds. He attended schools in Port Orchard and later in South Seattle, WA. John worked as a roofer and did other construction work. The family would like...
Levi Mellor
Jul 10, 2011
Levi A. Mellor, 17, of Bremerton, WA, died July 10, 2011 at his home from a blood clot. He was born October 31, 1993 in Mansfield, OH to Linas Mellor and Cheryl Eller (Barfoot). Levi attended Olympic High School in Bremerton and took classes at Olympic College while in high school. He worked as a student trainee at Puget Sound...
Maria Baza
Jul 5, 2011
Maria C. “Tading” Baza, 77 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on July 5, 2011. She was born May 12, 1934 in Guam to Manuel Meno & Anna (Torres) Camacho. She graduated from the University of Guam with a BA in Education. Maria married Roke Pablo Baza on August 16, 1958. Maria retired after 25 years as a Teacher in...
Lois Cole
Jul 3, 2011
Lois Ann Cole, 79, of Port Orchard died Sunday July 3, 2011 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. Lois was born Nov. 5, 1931 in Sherbrooke Township, North Dakota to Milford and Esther (Brekke) Horner. She married Sterling P. Cole Aug. 6, 1949 in Page, North Dakota. Sterling preceded her in death in 2007. Lois was employed as a Certified...
Phyllis Cook
Jun 28, 2011
Phyllis Marie Cook, died of complicatoins of a respiratory disease on June 28th in Bremerton. She was born March 4, 1934 in Kenna, Missouri to Clifford and Ida (Yates) Meigs. She was preceded in death by her husband Art in February of this year. She was a dedicated woman who loved all children and often was the family babysitter for...
Elmer Nelson
Jun 28, 2011
On June 28, 2011, Elmer Oscar Nelson, age 92, went home with Jesus to be with his heavenly family. Elmer was born in August 1918, near Eaton, Colorado, where he was raised and worked in farming. His parents had immigrated to the United States from Sweden and he was proud to be an American citizen. As he grew, five sisters...
Dennis Stitzer
Jun 26, 2011
Dennis E. Stitzer, 68 of Poulsbo, died Sunday June 26, 2011 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton. Dennis was born Nov. 2, 1942 in Seattle to Frank and Kathleen (Helvick) Stitzer. He graduated from North Kitsap H.S. and attended Grays Harbor and Olympic College. He married the former Lana Valentine Oct. 13, 1993 in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Dennis served...
Josephine Mckee
Jun 25, 2011
Josephine JoAnn McKee of Port Orchard, Washington died April 9, 2004 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. She was 82. She was born in Queens, New York August 13, 1921 to Stanislaus and Josephine Panzarella. She married Archie Gaston McKee Ausust 12, 1945 in New York, New York. Josephine graduated from John Adams High School in Queens, New...
Faye Huntington
Jun 25, 2011
Faye L. Huntington, 87 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on June 25, 2011. She was born December 18, 1923 in Cottage Grove, OR to James & Sylvia (Thornton) Lebow. She graduated from Cottage Grove HS in 1941. She married Ralph “Red” Huntington January 20, 1946 in Cottage Grove. He preceded her in death in 2006. Faye was a mother,...
Wendell Roberts
Jun 23, 2011
Wendell Dean Roberts, 97, of Bremerton died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Bay Point Retirement Comm. surrounded by family. Wendell was born Nov. 12, 1913 in Paola, Kansas to Thomas and Lula (Knight) Roberts. Shortly after high school Wendell went into the beekeeping business with his father and married his high school sweetheart, Doris Fullerton. He and Doris lived...
Russell Crawford
Jun 22, 2011
Russell Lee Crawford, 77, died at his home in Port Orchard on June 22, 2011. He was born November 4, 1933 in Ellensburg, WA to Stephen & Agnes (Jensen) Crawford. He graduated from Eatonville High School in 1951 and married Roberta M. Philips in Tacoma, WA on April 4, 1959. She preceded him in death in 2009. Russell worked for...