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Kenneth Christopherson
Apr 1, 2010
Kenneth Charles Christopherson was born in Vermillion, SD to Fred Lars Christopherson and Clara Martha Millage. Ken joined the National Guard in 1950 and was stationed in Alaska until May 1954. He married Donna Jean Girard from Elk Point, SD on December 31, 1954. He joined the Army in June, 1955 and served tours in Germany, Okinawa, Hawaii, Turkey and...
Elvezio Colombini
Mar 31, 2010
Elvezio “Al” Colombini 91 was a long time resident of Port Orchard, passed away March 31, 2010. Al was born in Switzerland and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 26 to join family in the San Joaquin valley California farm. Al worked 25 years as a Union Construction Laborer building high rise buildings and warehouses in the San...
Thomas Swaggart
Mar 30, 2010
Thomas Mason Swaggart, 86, a resident of Port Orchard, died March 30, 2010 at Kitsap County Hospice Care Center in Bremerton. He was born to Fred and Ruby (Mason) Swaggart on April 11, 1923. He graduated from Caldwell High School in Kansas in 1941, later graduating from Hayward Barber College in CA and married Inge Mary Thaler on August 17,...
Terry Lee Allen
Mar 30, 2010
Terry L. "Rhico" Allen, 80, died at his home in Port Orchard on March 30, 2010. He was born April 13, 1929 in Prosser, WA to Cyle & Eilene (Vincent) Allen. He graduated from Kennewick High School in Kennewick WA in 1946 and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Adult Education from Southern Illinois University in 1984 & a...
Stanley Tellvik
Mar 30, 2010
The Tellvik Norsemen, women and children lost their senior Viking Warrior in his 90th year. Stan is the last together with Adeline his wife of 62 years. Born in Tacoma, WA in 1920, his family lived on Vashon Island and Tacoma. He married Adeline Axness and served with the 232nd Infantry Rainbow Division-Co. B; remaining an active member. They marched...
Lester Sharrett
Mar 27, 2010
Lester Allen Sharrett, of Port Orchard October 9, 1922 to March 27, 2010 On March 27, 2010 at 4:00 a.m. Lester traveled to his final resting place. At the age of 87 he decided his earthly body’s work was done. He was born to George and Florence Sharrett on October 9, 1 922 at Aberdeen, South Dakota. They moved to...
Dorothy Wiley
Mar 25, 2010
Dorothy A. Wiley, 89, of Port Orchard, died March 25 at her residence. Dorothy was born February 11, 1921 in Shellsburg, Iowa to Clyde & Vera Nicodemus. She graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1939 and married Wm. J Wiley June 4, 1942 in Port Orchard. Dorothy was a homemaker an avid gardener and a person that loved to travel...
Irene Hill
Mar 23, 2010
Irene Bernice Hill, 90, of Lacey, Washington died Wednesday, March 23, 2010. She was born in Neilsville, Wisconsin on January 22, 1920. She married the late Robert W. Hill in 1946. They lived most of their married life in Washington. Previously, Irene lived in Wisconsin, Iowa and Oregon. Irene's passion was caring for others. She enjoyed taking food to the...
Daniel Boulds
Mar 22, 2010
Daniel E. Boulds, 58, a former Port Orchard resident, died March 22, 2010 in Tacoma. He was born in Seattle on February 28, 1952 to Omar G. and Birdie A. (Bowerman) Boulds. Dan was raised in Port Orchard and later attended special education school in Seattle from 1964 to 1966. He moved to a group home in Puyallup from where...
Theresa Brewitt
Mar 21, 2010
Theresa “Pat” Brewitt, 91 of Bremerton, died Sunday March 21, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton. Pat was born November 20, 1918 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Max and Fern (Cook) Langsdorf. She was a graduate of Sandpoint High School in 1936. Pat married Dr. Fred Brewitt in 1946 in Spokane, Washington. They made their home in Bremerton where...
Robert Jones
Mar 21, 2010
R.S. "Bob" Jones was born August 25, 1913 to Frank and Eunice Jones at Connell, WA. Out of 10 pregnancies he was the 2nd of 6 to survive. He went on to have a most remarkable life. At 11 he was taken out of school and went to work as a man. He had many innate talents, some of which...
Lee Speer
Mar 20, 2010
Lee Lynn Speer, 79, a Port Orchard resident, died March 20, 2010 at Retsil Veteran’s Home. He was born June 14, 1930 in McIntosh, South Dakota to Lee and Ruby (Jewell) Speer. He graduated from Meridian HS in Bellingham, Washington in 1948 and served a brief stint in the Army then served in Navy until his retirement in 1969 with...
Howard Boerger
Mar 19, 2010
Howard E. "Dutch" Boerger, 83, of Olalla, WA died March 19, 2010 at Manor Care Health Services in Gig Harbor, WA. Dutch was born May 21, 1926 in Marysville, OH to Chris and Urta (Bishop) Boerger. He graduated from Marysville HS in 1944 and attended Capital University in Ohio. On January 25, 1948, Dutch married Vivian Bishop. He served in...
Clement Pottorff
Mar 16, 2010
Clement Clinton Pottorff, 91, formerly of Port Orchard, died March 16, 2010 at Hallmark Manor in Federal Way. Clement was born January 19, 1919 in Crawford County, KS to Gilbert and MyrtleMay (Alexander) Pottorff. He married his first wife Leota on June 2, 1942 after growing up across the street from her during their childhood. She preceded him in death...
Kathleen Voorhies
Mar 15, 2010
Kathleen Marie Voorhies 86, of Port Orchard died Monday, March 15, 2010 at her residence. Kathleen was born July 24, 1923 in Helmer, Idaho to Lloyd L. and Dora Belle (Ogden) Wilkins. She graduated from Bremerton H.S. in 1941. Kathleen married George Ray Voorhies March 2, 1942 in Port Orchard. She was a wife and mother and also work at...
Tressie Hicks
Mar 14, 2010
Tressie A. Hicks, 84, of Port Orchard, WA, died peacefully March 14, 2010, at Hospice Care Center in Bremerton, WA. Tressie was born May 29, 1925 to Dan and Florence (Pangborn) Jones. She loved spending time in her rose garden and reading. Tressie attended the Colby United Methodist Church and hung out with the Waterman Gals. She was preceded in...
Shirley Cave
Mar 13, 2010
Shirley Darlene Cave, 71 of Bremerton, died in Tacoma on March 13, 2010. She was born December 13, 1938 in Brainerd, MN to Eino & Dorothy (Steele) Kangas. She married John Ira Cave on November 27, 1954 in Plains, Montana. Shirley graduated from Plain HS in 1955 and attended Olympic College in Bremerton. Shirley retired as an Administrative Assistant with...
Robert Anderson
Mar 13, 2010
Robert "Bob" Anderson of Port Orchard, Washington died of natural causes at his residence February 21, 2004. He was 83. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho February 25, 1920 to Charlie and Annie (Emery) Anderson. He married Lois (Allee) Anderson. Bob graduated from Coeur d' Alene High School in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho in 1938. He worked 23...
Ruth Nadine Kao Passmore
Mar 10, 2010
Ruth Nadine Passmore went home to meet her Lord on March 10th, 2010. She was born on November 10th, 1932 to Guy and Nellie (Steeple) Kao. Nellie died not long after and Guy married Rachel Osheim who nurtured and loved Ruth. Ruth attended school in the Flathead through the 10th grade when the family moved to Forest City Iowa where...
Patrick Cain
Mar 7, 2010
Patrick Cain, 49, of Tacoma, Washington, left us to join his Heavenly Father on March 7, 2010. He was born May 24, 1960 in Bremerton, Washington, to Jerry and Elizabeth (Remmen) Cain. Patrick grew up in Bremerton, and was a member of the last class from Haddon Elementary School, the last class of Coontz Junior High School, and finally graduated...
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