Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Areas

Eugene Barlet

Eugene Barlet

Jun 13, 2010

Eugene 'Red' Barlet, 83, a resident of Bremerton, died June 13, 2010 of natural causes at St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor. He was born in Pasedna, CA to Thomas and Elizabeth (Pretz) Barlet on May 8, 1927. Red attended schools in California. He served in the United States Navy for over 20 years attaining the 'Mustang' Rank of Lieutenant...

Betty Landman

Betty Landman

Jun 12, 2010

Betty Darlene (Blowers) Landman, 71, of Port Orchard, WA passed away peacefully in her sleep June 12, 2010, while a resident of Life Care Center of Port Orchard.  Betty was born in Lansford, North Dakota on December 10, 1938 to Rollie and Mable Blowers. Betty who was the 8th out of 9 children came to live in Port Orchard with...

Inez Paulman

Inez Paulman

Jun 11, 2010

Inez V. Paulman, 89, died at her home in Port Orchard, Washington on June 11, 2010.  She was born April 20, 1921 in Seattle, Washington to William & Marguerite (Rees) Dikeman.  She graduated from Curtis High School in Curtis, Nebraska and attended the University of Washington in Seattle.  She married George Paulman on July 26, 1939 in Julesburg, Colorado. Inez...

Diane Farrell

Diane Farrell

Jun 9, 2010

Diane Alyce Farrell, 66, of Port Orchard, WA passed away June 9, 2010 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Diane was born March 12, 1944 in Vallejo, CA to Edward & Marion Millerick and later graduated from St. Vincent Ferrer in Vallejo, CA. On July 25, 1964 she married Tom Farrell in Reno, NV. Diane had that rare gift to...

Verna Fagerud

Verna Fagerud

Jun 8, 2010

Olalla old timer dies at 102 from natural causes.  Verna Fagerud was born August 27, 1907 in Grand Forks, ND and passed away at Clare Bridge Memory Care in Everett, WA June 8, 2010.  She was the daughter of Ole and Anna Rongen.  Verna came to Olalla in 1913 attending Olalla grade school and graduating from SKHS in 1926.   Verna...

Donna Moen

Donna Moen

Jun 7, 2010

Donna Arlene (Zimmerman) Moen, 81, died after a short illness on June 7, 2010 with her family at her bedside.  She was born on January 17, 1929 to Herman and Beatrice Zimmerman in Garrison, North Dakota.  She graduated from Garrison High School in 1946 as salutatorian, and from Minot Business College in 1947.  She married Henry Moen on November 23,...

Wilma O'Donnell

Wilma O'Donnell

Jun 3, 2010

Wilma "Willie" Jean O'Donnell, 69, died at her home in Port Orchard on June 3, 2010.  She was born November 10, 1940 in Sioux City, IA to James & Genevieve (Orris) Dawson.  She graduated from Entiat High School in Entiat, WA in 1959 and married C. James O'Donnell on February 14, 1960 in Seattle. Willie worked for 5 years with...

Esther Nesseth

Esther Nesseth

Jun 2, 2010

Esther E. Nesseth, 84, long time resident of Port Orchard, died at Swedish Hospital in Seattle June 2, 2010 of lung cancer.  Esther was born June 3, 1925 in Seattle to Emil and Elsie (Heino) Johnson.  She was reared and educated in Seattle graduating from Magnolia High School in 1942 and attended Stuart Business School.  She married Jennings Allen Nesseth...

Alvina Sizemore

Alvina Sizemore

Jun 1, 2010

Alvina Sizemore, 78, died at her home in Port Orchard surrounded by loved ones on June 1, 2010. She was born November 8, 1931 in Glencross, SD to Peter & Mary (Senger) Ripplinger. She moved to Yakima at age 9 and then to Bremerton in 1951. From 1955 she lived the rest of her life in Port Orchard. She married...

Linda Sperber

Linda Sperber

May 30, 2010

Linda Sperber suddenly passed Sunday, May 30, 2010, at young age of 70. She kept herself very healthy but had unexpected pulmonary embolism complications from recent simple knee surgery.   She has been a proud resident of Port Orchard since 1974 and has been happily married to John Sperber, the love of her life, since 1960. She also left behind her...

Carol West

Carol West

May 30, 2010

Carol Ann West, 52 of Lake Tapps, WA died in Auburn on May 30, 2010.  She was born March 17, 1958 in Montevallo, AL to Joe & Frances (Wood) Clark.  She graduated from Montevallo HS in 1976.  Carol married in 1978.  Her daughter Heather was born January 1979. Carol entered the U.S. Air force in 1982 where she became a...

Juanita Talmadge

Juanita Talmadge

May 30, 2010

Juanita passed away quietly at home with her family attending on May 30, 2010. Juanita was preceded in death by her husband Henry Talmadge, her son Timothy Talmadge and her grandchild Lane Talmadge. She is survived by her sister Barbara Peterson of Selah, WA, Jerry Rystrom of Westport, SD, her three children Catherine Pourtau of Port Orchard, Tobias Talmadge of...

Jo Porter

Jo Porter

May 28, 2010

Jo Ella Porter, 71, a resident of Port Orchard died on May 28, 2010 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by her family. She was born June 24, 1938 in Port Townsend to Marvin and Irma (Martinson) Morris. Jo attended Port Townsend HS and married Gordon Alan Porter on December 10, 1955 in Port Townsend. He preceded her in death...

Thoedore Tripp

Thoedore Tripp

May 27, 2010

Theodore ‘Jack’ Tripp, 81, a resident of Port Orchard, died May 27th of natural causes. He was born July 4, 1928 in Nashville, Georgia to Theodore E. and Margaret L. (Estes) Tripp.  He married Madeleine Brown October 16, 1949 in Jacksonville, FA; she preceded him in death in 2002.  Jack served 20 years in the United States Air Force working...

Betty Arbogast

Betty Arbogast

May 25, 2010

The matriarch of our family has passed.  Betty Arbogast, born Eleanor Elizabeth Porter, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 89, on Tuesday night the 25th of May.   Born in 1920, Betty grew up in Spokane, Umatilla, and Wenatchee.  She played the trumpet so well she paid her way through college with big band swing gigs in...

Danny Mason

Danny Mason

May 22, 2010

Danny James Mason joined Our Lord in Heaven May 22, 2010. He was born November 15th, 1945 in Seattle, Washington to James and Mary (Morse) Mason. He is survived by his wife, Jody K. Mason, his 6 children; Travis Mason, Rachael Mason, John Filler, Heather Morgan, James Filler and WO1 Ian Mason; his 17 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, his father,...

Miles Brainard

Miles Brainard

May 19, 2010

Miles Brainard, 69, a resident of Belfair, died May 19, 2010. He was born on July 3, 1940 in Kinzua, Oregon to Benjamin and ‘Babs’ (Crawford) Brainard. He graduated from Prairie City High School in Priarie City, Oregon in 1958 and later that year, married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Davis in Winnemucca, Nevada that summer on August 16, 1958....

Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy

May 16, 2010

Paul Richard Kennedy, 90, of Port Orchard, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 16, 2010. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 27th, 1919 to Clarence and Ruth Kennedy.  After graduating from Mad River Township High School, he married Doris Compton on August 27, 1938.  Their honeymoon was spent driving across the United States to...

Neal Saffer

Neal Saffer

May 15, 2010

Neal passed away peacefully at home due to heart failure on  May 15th, with his wife, Margaret,by his side.  Neal was born in Muncie, Indiana on Feb. 11, 1924.  He is preceded in death by his father, Matthew, his mother Crystal and his brother Derald.  He is also preceded in death by his daughter’s husband, Gary. As a young person,...

Judi Casey

Judi Casey

May 11, 2010

Judi Carole Main Casey, daughter of John and Frances Main, twin sister Jeri Lynn Main, wife of Robert Casey, aunt to Shawn Main, and friend to many.  Judi was born New Year's Eve 1956 and died suddenly in her sleep May 11, 2010, 2 weeks after the death of her twin April 24, 2010.  Judi graduated SKHS 1974 and worked...

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