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Donald Kolste
Feb 12, 2011
Donald Wayne Kolste passed away February 12, 2011. He was born to Mable Rowland and Henry Kolste September 14, 1921 in Graham County, on a corn and wheat farm near Bogue, Kansas. He attended Fairview school through 8th grade and was a 1940 graduate from Palco Consolidated High School. Writing his life story he recalled the 1929 stock market crash,...
Sylvia Simonson
Feb 10, 2011
Sylvia Ardele Simonson, 82, a long time resident of Port Orchard, passed away on Thursday, February 10th, 2011. Sylvia taught at East Port Orchard Elementary School before taking early retirement. Sylvia Simonson was born on January 10th, 1929 in Garrison, North Dakota to Henry and Alice Baker. Sylvia had a long love of teaching, starting her career in a one...
Harvey Dahl
Feb 5, 2011
Russ Dahl of Belfair, WA died February 5, 2011 at the Emeritus Oaks in Silverdale, WA of Alzheimer’s disease. Russ was born in Victor, WA on July 14, 1922 to Henry and Emma Dahl, the eldest of five boys. He graduated from Vaughn High School in 1940. In 1941 he entered the workforce at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In 1943...
Eleanor Sharrett
Feb 4, 2011
On February 4th at 6:00 a.m. Eleanor traveled to her heavenly home. She ended a 30 year struggle against spinal cerebral degeneration at the age of 84 years old. Her life started in Corydon, Iowa; born third in a family of 10 children to Lee and Ruby Speer. The family lived in Timberlake, South Dakota during her school age years. ...
Melody Hillis
Feb 3, 2011
Melody Jewell Hillis, 68, died at her home in Port Orchard on February 3, 2011. She was born September 28, 1942 in Phoenix, AZ to Byron & Hazel (Cox) Frankenfield. She married Blaine J. Hillis in Phoenix in 1958. Melody was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, casino’s, bingo, and her grandkids. Surviving are husband Blaine; son Blaine (Bonnie) Hillis of...
Cecela Tankersley
Jan 28, 2011
Cecelia E. Tankersley, 93, of Port Orchard died Jan. 28, 2011 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Gig Harbor. She was born June 5, 1917 in Belleville, Illinois to William and Bertha (Erlinger) Price. She married Dale Tankersley Oct. 22, 1947 in Geneseo, Ill. Cecelia was employed in various fields retiring as a Administrative Assistant in a Nuclear Laboratory. She...
Rhonda Desmond
Jan 28, 2011
Rhonda Desmond, 55 of Port Orchard, died in Tacoma on January 28, 2011. She was born December 28, 1955 in Bremerton, WA to Donald & Merceda (Sihrer) Olson. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1974 and married Dennis Desmond on August 28, 1985 in Bremerton. Rhonda worked for 20 years as Receiving Manager for Home Depot and Ernst...
Katherine York
Jan 27, 2011
Katherine York passed away on January 27, 2011 in Manchester, WA. Known as "Kitty" to family and friends, she was born on September 28, 1968 in Bellingham, WA to parents Keith and Mary (Ballard) Galpin. In 1978 she moved to Manchester with her mother and brother where she remained until her death. A 1987 graduate of South Kitsap High School,...
Raymond Snow
Jan 24, 2011
Raymond R. Snow, a retired teacher and long-time resident of Port Orchard, died January 24, 2011 at the Washington Veteran's Home, with his loving wife of 64 years at his side. Ray began his career at Elma High School, and in 1955 was hired by South Kitsap Schools. To his many students, who knew him as Mr. Snow, he brought...
Georgia Gunzer
Jan 22, 2011
Georgia was tragically taken from us Saturday January 22, 2011 at her home in Tacoma, Washington. Georgia was born October 4, 1977 in Mt. Clemons, Michigan to Kathleen (Donahue) and Michael Gunzer (deceased). She attended Sylvan Way Baptist School, Bremerton Middle School, graduating from North Kitsap High School in 1996. She worked several years at Spiro’s and Applebee’s as a...
James Strube
Jan 22, 2011
James F. Strube, 89 of Port Orchard, died January 22, at Harrison Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1921 in Dillon, MT to George & Susan (Pierson) Strub. He attended school in Helena, MT, and then served in the US Army, 163rd Infantry as a Staff Sergeant in New Guinea. On November 10, 1945 he married Ruth Maurer in...
Irene Suprunowski
Jan 20, 2011
Irene Marie Suprunowski was born January 25, 1930 in Bremerton, WA an only child to Andrew and Anna (Nelson) Christensen and spent her youth in Port Orchard. She passed away at Tacoma General Hospital on January 20, 2011. She worked for Dr. Middleton for several years in Port Orchard as a receptionist and medical assistant. She attended Pacific Lutheran University...
Jerry Jenkins
Jan 19, 2011
On January 19, 2011, Jerry Don Jenkins passed away in his sleep due to heart failure. He retired 4 years ago from a fulfilling career in civil service as a Machinist. He leaves behind his brother Jim Jenkins & wife Maureen of Lenore, ID; step- children Stephen Mundy and Joneene Bell; natural children Joseph and Janae Jenkins of Port Orchard,...
Larry Lutton
Jan 18, 2011
Larry Wayne Lutton, 65, died at his home in Tahuya, WA on January 18, 2011. He was born October 11, 1945 in Santa Ana, CA to Warren & Marry (Cox) Lutton. He graduated from high school in Dryden, WA in 1964 and Southeast Community College in Lincoln, NE in 1978 with an Associate Degree in Welding. Larry worked as a...
Michael Myers
Jan 13, 2011
Michael E. Myers died at Harrison Hospital Medical Center on January 13, 2011, from complications of liver failure, after a courageous battle of two and a half years. He was born to Gretchen and Basil Anthony Myers on December 2, 1944 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Michael grew up in Lansing, Michigan, graduating from St. Mary's High School, and Michigan State...
Carl Brown
Jan 11, 2011
Carl L. Brown, beloved husband and Papa was born Dec 31, 1917 in Sayre, OK to Robert and Lena (Mayfield) Brown The long time resident of Olalla, WA passed quietly, Jan. 11, 2011, in Tahuya, WA at the home he shared with his daughter and son-in-law since the death of Bertha his beloved wife of 56 years in 2006. Preceded...
James Fox
Dec 27, 2010
James D. Fox, 34, a former resident of Port Orchard, died in Lakeside, CA of natural causes on December 27, 2010. He was born in Bremerton on September 21, 1976 to Daniel B. Fox and Jerrie L. Pozzobon (Britton). James graduated from SKHS in 1995 and attended Walla Walla Community College. He worked as a Planner-Estimator for Underground Utilities for...
Joseph Critelli
Dec 27, 2010
Joseph Anthony Critelli, 73, a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home on December 27, 2010. He was born January 10, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ to Peter and Harriet (Czeterko) Critelli. He married Barbara Ogle on May 8, 1970 in Inglewood, CA. He served in the United States Army for two years. He then worked for forty years...
Basil Barrett
Dec 26, 2010
Basil Newton "Chips" Barrett, age 84, passed away on December 26, 2010 at Harborview Hosptital after a short illness. He was born in Neodesha Kansas to Basil and Matilda Barrett on March 24, 1926. He was the youngest of 6 children. At the age of 17, he left school to enlist in the Navy during WWII. He served in the...
Lorena Bittleston
Dec 22, 2010
Lorena “Lynn” Bittleston, age 72, died December 22, 2010 in Portland, OR. She was born August 15, 1938 in Flora, IL to Dutch and Mable Bradshaw. Lynn graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper, WY. She then graduated from Casper Community College and taught 2nd-5th grades. Lynn went on to graduate from the University of Wyoming and continued teaching....
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