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Margaret Miller
May 8, 2010
Margaret Jane Miller-Petersen was born in Union City, Ind. on July 20, 1929 and died in Bremerton, WA, on May 8, 2010 after a long illness. She was a long time resident of Kitsap County. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence Murray and Martha Burnett; her brother, Donald D. Murray Sr. and...
James Lillybridge
May 7, 2010
James Lloyd Lillybridge, 78, died at his home in Olalla, WA on May 7, 2010. He was born October 12, 1931 in Colville, WA to Edward & Dora Belle (Bonney) Lillybridge. He married Marilyn Vennes on August 15, 1953 in Bremerton. Jim owned Jim's Mobile Service in Gorst, WA for 28 years, retiring in 1980. He also did logging in...
Caroline Kuresman
May 6, 2010
of Port Orchard May 27, 1924 to May 6, 2010 Caroline “Pat” Kuresman, 85, was a beloved mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished friend. She was born May 27, 1924, in West Australia, the fourth of five children of James and Caroline O'Dea. Growing up near the city of Perth, Pat was a precocious girl, gifted with a perceptiveness, comedic...
Marjorie Kelley
May 6, 2010
Marjorie Flood Logue Kelley, 83, was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on March 11, 1927, the second of two daughters of Harold Lester and Evelyn (Flood) Logue. She left this life on May 6, 20l0, in Bremerton, WA. Her mother drove herself and daughters across country to Los Angeles in 1935. Marjorie graduated from Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles City...
Lawrence Worland
Apr 30, 2010
Lawrence (Larry) Dayton Worland of Port Orchard passed on April 30, 2010 in Yuma, AZ. He was born April 19, 1920 in Silverdale, WA. to George Thomas Worland and Teckla Euphemia Orne. On March 22, 1941 he married Geraldine (Gerry) Elizabeth Reeser in Shelton, WA. Larry served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Metalsmith 3rd class. After the...
Daryl Masche
Apr 26, 2010
Daryl John Hau-Nani Au-Kanai’i Masche, 3 weeks old, died at Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital in Tacoma, Washington on April 26, 2010. He was born April 3, 2010 in Silverdale, Washington to Richard Masche and Ashley Marie Richardson. Surviving are his parents; paternal grandparents Ruth (Curtis) Trigg, David (Joy) Masche, Sherwood Masche, Sharon Ewald and great-gramma Mary A. Meigs; maternal grandparents...
Elizabeth Smith
Apr 26, 2010
Elizabeth A. Smith, 88, a resident of Port Orchard died April 26, 2010 in Port Orchard. She was born August 15, 1921 in Ringsted, Iowa to Armand and Anna (Andersen) Madsen. She married John F. ‘Jack’ Smith in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death in 1998. She worked s a book keeper for the Olympian, retiring after 20...
Reginald Curtiss
Apr 24, 2010
Live Life with NO Regrets Silverdale - Reginald "Keith" Curtiss died Saturday April 24, 2010 at the Hospice of Kitsap County, following a long, aggressive and valiant struggle with cancer. Born in Portland, OR, June 10, 1927, to Royal Haskell and Nellie Brown Curtiss, Keith attended Rogers High School and then Gonzaga University. A veteran of WWII and decorated veteran...
A Borchers
Apr 24, 2010
Reva A. Borchers, of Port Orchard passed into the next life on April 24, 2010, peacefully at her home. She was born on January 25, 1930 in Childress, Texas, to Taft and Geneva (McWethy) Jones. In 1947, Reva was married to Theodore R. (Ted) Borchers. Over the years, they have shared their love with 12 children, 27 grandchildren, and 13...
Everett Foster
Apr 23, 2010
Everett D. Foster passed away on Friday April 23, 2010 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton ,WA. He was born in Rockville, Missouri April 21, 1934 to Earnest and Flossie (Rose) Foster. He graduated from Appleton City High School in 1951. He served two tours in the US Air Force. After graduating from Mankato State he became a director of...
Catherine Bodeutsch
Apr 22, 2010
Catherine "Kay" J. Bodeutsch, 86 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on April 22, 2010. She was born March 9, 1924 in Brookfield, Missouri to Homer & Lorene Alderton. She graduated from Brookfield High School in 1942 and married Kenneth C. Bodeutsch in Kansas City, Missouri on February 3, 1946. Kay was a charter member of Berean Bible Church in...
Carol Gourlie
Apr 20, 2010
Carol Evelyn Gourlie, 69 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on April 20, 2010. She was born February 5, 1941 in Bremerton to Clarence & Esther (Rogers) Gourlie. She graduated from Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor in 1959. Carol worked for 20 years as a Nursing Assistant for Kitsap Residences. She was an avid bowler and loved to garden...
Loretta Chapman
Apr 12, 2010
Loretta E. Chapman, 89, a resident of Port Orchard, was born in Joliet, IL on January 4, 1921 to Elmer and Laura (Cochran) Walker. She retired from IAA after 20 years as an office worker and from SEARS as a sales clerk working with Insurance after 20 years. Loretta loved people and was always willing to help others in any...
Raymond Johnson
Apr 9, 2010
Raymond Samuel Johnson passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the age of 91. He was born December 22, 1918 in Mount Olive, Illinois to Samuel and Ida (Bartels) Johnson. In 1941, Ray Johnson traveled from Fort Bliss, Texas to the state of Washington, being attached to the 202nd Coast Artillery after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
Giorgio Ishmael
Apr 6, 2010
"Smile now, Cry later" Giorgio Michael Cruz Ishmael, 21, died in Bremerton on April 6, 2010. He was born March 21, 1989 in Tamuning, Guam. Giorgio lived most of his life in the Bremerton area. He loved spending time with his family and fishing with his twin brother. He is survived by his mother, Marcia Vats; his brothers Michael George...
Douglas Waddell
Apr 4, 2010
Douglas Hamilton Waddell, age 74, passed away on April 4, 2010 in his home in Port Orchard, Washington, lovingly surrounded by his family. Born December 29, 1935 to Hamilton and Anne Waddell in Port Alberni, B.C. Canada, Doug spent his childhood in the logging and coastal towns of Port Alberni and Prince Rupert B.C. After graduating from Brooks High School...
Robert Ehlert
Apr 4, 2010
Robert Stephen Ehlert, age 65, born August 25, 1944 to Donald and Gloria Ehlert. In the comfort of his home with his wife Ralma Ehlert by his side, he entered eternal life on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010. Bob and Ralma married over 21 years on August 8, 1988. Bob shared a life of adventure with his wife Ralma. Together...
Phyllis Hopkins
Apr 3, 2010
Phyllis G. Hopkins, 69, died at her home in Port Orchard on April 3, 2010. She was born June 14, 1940 in Denver, CO to Alfonso & Ricada (Hernandez) Baca. She married Gerald Hopkins November 4, 1989 in Port Orchard. He preceded her in death in 2004. Phyllis worked for many years as a Nurses Aid at WA Veterans Home...
Judith Kasler
Apr 2, 2010
Judy, a brave woman who endured years of pain with a heart open to all and a laugh to go with it, left us on April 2, 2010. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Judy’s life revolved around raising her children, working in different capacities during that time. Judy then found the career she loved, working...
Hibbert Beesley
Apr 2, 2010
Hibbert Norman Beesley, 92 of Poulsbo, died in Bremerton on April 2, 2010. He was born Novmeber 16. 1917 in Blackfoot, Idaho to William & Minnie Beesley. He graduated in 1936 from Pocatello High School in Idaho. "Norm" worked as a Sheetmetal Mechanic at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, retiring in 1986. He served in the Army Air Corps...
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