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

Barbara Coyer

Barbara Coyer

Oct 29, 2009

Barbara Jean Coyer, 66, of Port Orchard, lost her battle with cancer on October 29, 2009.  She was surrounded by loved ones as she went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ, whom she deeply loved. Barbara was born on April 23, 1943 in Quincy, Illinois. Passionate about a life of serving others, she graduated from Saint Vincent School of...

Steven Beach

Steven Beach

Oct 26, 2009

Steve Beach, 67, died at his home in Port Orchard on October 26, 2009.  He was born September 3, 1942 in Longview, WA to Dale & Margaret (Quinn) Zbaeren.  He graduated from Kelso High School in Kelso, WA in 1960. Steve served in the U. S. Navy for 20 years, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer E-7 in 1980.  He...

Addie Burgess

Addie Burgess

Oct 17, 2009

Addie "Tommie" Lee Burgess, 82, died at her home in Port Orchard on October 18, 2009.  She was born February 5, 1927 in Sherwood, Texas to Lee & Addie (Epley) Trantham.  She married Lawrence "Larry" Burgess on January 1, 1950 in Austin, Texas.  He preceded her in death in 2007. Tommie retired as a Dietician at Valley General Hospital in...

Lois Mueller

Lois Mueller

Oct 17, 2009

Dorothy Lois Schauer Mueller of Belfair was born on December 27, 1929 to William & Sara Roseanne (Silver) Schauer in Tahuyeh, Washington. She passed away on January 25, 2004 in Port Orchard, Washington from emphysema. She had attended South Kitsap High School. She married George Buffington in 1947. That marriage ended in 1953. She married Earl Mueller in 1954. That...

Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton

Oct 15, 2009

Anthony Derek Burton, 26, a Port Orchard resident died in Gig Harbor on October 15, 2009. He was born in Bremerton to Alfred and Rose M. (Collins) Burton on November 11, 1982. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 2001 and attended Olympic College as well as ITT Tech College. He was a Journeyman Finish Carpenter and member of Carpenters...

Harryette Caskey

Harryette Caskey

Oct 14, 2009

Harryette Jo Caskey, 88, a resident of Port Orchard, Washington, died in Port Orchard on October 14, 2009 of natural causes. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 23, 1920 to Joseph A. and Hilda A. (Hedvall) Melker. She graduated from Pleasant Dale High School in Nebraska and attended Portland State College in Oregon. She married George Caskey on...

Helen Bracamontes

Helen Bracamontes

Oct 12, 2009

Helen was born in Seattle, WA on Aug. 10, 1927. She was a graduate of South Kitsap High, class of 1945. Helen excelled in Track and Field sports; she was a graceful runner and an excellent all-around athlete in her day. She enjoyed the outdoors and had a great appreciation and love of the natural beauty of the wooded-acreage surrounding...

Delbert Davis

Delbert Davis

Oct 11, 2009

Delbert Davis, 87, succumbed to pneumonia complicated by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Sunday, October 11, 2009.   Del was born in Toppenish, WA to Dave and Bessie Davis, the eldest of their four children.  The family moved to Port Angeles, WA where Del graduated from high school in 1940.  He joined the Navy in 1941 after a short stint as a...

James Feldhausen

James Feldhausen

Oct 10, 2009

James L. Feldhausen, age 56, a resident of Port Orchard, died October 10, 2009 of Multiple System Atrophy (Parkinson’s disease). He was born on May 23, 1953 in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Clayton C. and Lucina (Wheeler) Feldhausen. He married Cherie Lewis on July 15, 1978 in Bothel. He served in the United States Navy (Submarine Service) from 1972...

Marian Rickett

Marian Rickett

Oct 8, 2009

Marian C. Rickett, 84 passed away unexpectedly October 6, 2009.  She was born July 24, 1925 in Fremont, NE to Elwin & Emma Davis.  At 12 years, Marian and her family moved to Port Orchard.  Graduating from South Kitsap HS in 1943, she worked in the typing pool at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.  In 1955 she went to work for...

Mark Head

Mark Head

Oct 8, 2009

Mark Allen Head of Port Orchard, Washington died January 21, 2004 in Tacoma, Washington. He was 33. He was born March 4, 1970 in Bremerton, Washington to Robert and Darlene (Meeks) Head. Mark married Marivic (Montalbo) Head in Batangas City Philippines on December 22, 2001. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1989. He also...

Anthony Fein

Anthony Fein

Oct 6, 2009

Anthony David Fein Blessed us with his life from July 13, 1982 – October 6, 2009 Anthony was a bright star in this universe and in the many lives he touched. To his family and friends, Tony was a soft soul who loved us all very much. He lived out his dreams and challenged life to the fullest. Tony always...

Inge Swaggart

Inge Swaggart

Oct 4, 2009

Inge Mary Swaggart , 80, died at Ashley Gardens Assisted Living in Bremerton on October 4, 2009 due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born  on February 6, 1929 to Ernest and Albine (Fonta) Thaler in Vienna, Austria. She married Thomas Swaggart of Port Orchard on August 17, 1946 in Hayward, California. She is survived by her loving husband of...

Christina Carlson

Christina Carlson

Sep 29, 2009

Christina Marie Carlson, 40, died in Bremerton on September 29, 2009. She was born in Bremerton on June 23, 1969 to Susan Bell and Bill Carlson. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1988. Chrissy worked for Fred Meyer in East Bremerton for 17 years as a Stock Clerk. She was a member of Sylvan Way Baptist Church and...

Thomas Mason

Thomas Mason

Sep 26, 2009

Thomas J. Mason, 79, died on September 26, 2009 at Washington Veterans Home, Retsil, WA. He was born on August 5, 1930 to Thomas J. and Irene (Hise) Mason of Picher, Oklahoma. Mr. Mason completed grade school in Oklahoma; seventh through ninth grades in Bremerton, WA and graduated from Phoenix Union High in Phoenix, Arizona in 1949. He attended Phoenix...

Elsie Herdman

Elsie Herdman

Sep 21, 2009

Elsie Herdman has been an amazing gift to those who knew and loved her. She began her life in New York City and after her father’s death moved to Bremerton, WA to be near her brother Alfred Sauerbrey. She married William S. Herdman May 3, 1947. Bill and Elsie raised 5 children in Port Orchard. Bill Herdman passed away in...

James Gandy

James Gandy

Sep 20, 2009

James Allan Gandy, 58, died of Huntington's Disease at home in Burley, WA on August 20, 2009.  He was born September 27, 1950 in Bremerton, Washington to Jack & Sonia (Dahlquist) Gandy.  He graduated from West High in Bremerton in 1969 and married Rose Nast on December 14, 1974, also in Bremerton. James worked as an Electronics Mechanic at the...

Mary Black

Mary Black

Sep 17, 2009

Mary Virginia Black, 89, died at her home in Port Orchard on September 17, 2009.  She was born April 10, 1920 in Elm Grove, West Virginia to Lionel & Margaret (Chambers) Wilson.  She married Victor R. Black on June 10, 1937 in West Virginia.  He preceded her in death in 1993   Mary was a homemaker and mother who enjoyed sewing...

Ralph Carragher

Ralph Carragher

Sep 12, 2009

Ralph James Carragher, 68 of Bremerton, died in Silverdale on September 12, 2009.  He was born January 27, 1941 in Brooklyn New York  to William & Margaret (Braun) Carragher.  He married Doris L. LaPierre on December 5, 1970 in Hudson New York. Ralph worked for 28 years as a Boiler Plant Operator at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, retiring...

Marjorie Johnson

Marjorie Johnson

Sep 8, 2009

Marjorie Johnson died Sept. 8, 2009. She was born on the Farm in Waterville, Kansas on January 15, 1913. Marjorie was a lady. She dressed in nice clothes every day whether she left the house or not. She was a wonderful cook, and baker, and a lovely and fashionable  hostess. She loved her tea served in Fine China cups. She...

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