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Robert Galbraith
Apr 13, 2009
Robert V. Galbraith of Bainbridge Island passed away April 13,2009 after a brief and courageous battle with lymphoma. Bob was born October 9, 1938 in Everett, WA to Leslie and Althea Galbraith. He graduated high school in Bremerton in 1956 and attended college at Washington State University. After beginning work at Pacific Northwest Bell, he was drafted into the Army...
Joyce Bradshaw
Apr 12, 2009
Joyce Renee' Bradshaw, 80, died at her home in Port Orchard on April 12, 2009. She was born in Davenport, Iowa on November 22, 1928. She was raised in Minnesota and lived many years in Oregon where she raised 3 children, Merrily Prentice of Kailua, HI, Lewis Weber of Newport, OR & Ruth Walls of Springfield, OR. She married Ronald...
Patrick Thon
Apr 12, 2009
Born September 20th 1927 in Bellingham to Jacob and Mary Thon, Died Easter Sunday at home and was reunited with his loving wife Patricia who died March 13th 2008. Pat was a depression era “Kid” who prior to graduating High school spent any free time helping support his family, including as part of a forest fire fighting crew with the...
Ellen Stone
Apr 10, 2009
Surrounded by her family, Ellen passed away on Good Friday after courageously battling congestive heart disease and its effects for nearly 60 years. Ellen Avis Hoganson (Ellie) was born on October 6, 1939 at her family home in Blair, Wisconsin to Hazel and Lawrence Hoganson. The youngest of four children, Ellen loved playing the piano and harmonica, singing in church,...
Olive Knox
Apr 10, 2009
Olive B. Knox, 86 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton, WA on April 10, 2009. She was born January 3, 1923 in Bonetrail, ND to Olaf & Oline (Enlien) Bakken. She graduated from HS in Williston, ND in 1941 and married Charles Knox on November 27, 1943 in Bremerton. Charles preceded her in death in 2006. Olive worked in banking...
Randall Kendrick
Apr 10, 2009
Randall T. Kendrick, 59 of Port Orchard, died in Seattle on April 10, 2009. He was born April 9, 1950 in Portsmouth, VA to William & Helen (Schwab) Kendrick. He graduated from HS in Jena, LA in 1968 and Northeastern Louisiana University in Monroe, LA in 1987 with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Randy was a Computer Programmer/Analyst for...
Ann Newland
Apr 7, 2009
Ann Marie Newland, 65 of Port Orchard, WA lost her long fought battle with cancer on April 7th, 2009 and took her golden chariot ride to be with God. She was born August 5th, 1943 in Tacoma, WA to Lloyd and Myrtle Walker and raised on the family farm outside of Port Orchard. She graduated from Peninsula High School in...
Trudy Wennerberg
Apr 5, 2009
Trudy LaVonne (Phipps) Wennerberg, 50, of Port Orchard, died April 5, 2009 at her residence. She was born May 19, 1958 in Bremerton to Bobby & Marilyn (Hull) Phipps. She attended Pleasant Valley, Cedar Heights & South Kitsap high schools. Trudy was an animal lover who always had cats & dogs and was into horses when she was very young. ...
Rosalie Griffin
Apr 4, 2009
Rosalie Pauline Griffin (77), of Port Orchard lost her battle with cancer on April 4, 2009. She was born March 6, 1932 in Turlock, Ca to Russell King and Melba Pierce Leedom. Surviving her are four children, Colin R. Griffin (Josie) of London, AR, Christina Taylor (Shawn) of Tecumseh, MO, Murray C. Griffin (Mayla ) of Allen Park, MI, Laura...
Evelyn Ady
Apr 4, 2009
Evelyn M. Ady, 69 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton, WA on April 4, 2009. She was born September 13, 1939 in Natchez, MS to John & Evelyn (Baker) Melton. She married Charles Ady on May 19, 1958. He preceded her in death in 1983. Evy retired from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard after working 20 years as a Telephone Recptionist...
Marshall Vorhies
Apr 1, 2009
Marshall L. Vorhies, 49 of Tahuya, Washington died in Belfair on April 1, 2009. He was born Augut 15, 1959 in El Dorado, Kansas to Burlin & Illah Belle (Wheat) Vorhies. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in Iowa in 1979 and married Eulalia Garzia on July 3, 1981 in Yuma, Arizona. Marshall served in the U.S. Navy from...
Maxine Smith
Mar 30, 2009
Maxine E. Smith, 89, of Port Orchard, WA died at Family First Adult Home in Gig Harbor on March 30, 2009. She was born Maxine Eleanor Therkelsen on February 10, 1920 in Tacoma, WA to Albert and Grayce (Allison) Therkelsen. She was from pioneer Vashon Island families and moved to the island as a young girl in 1928. She graduated...
Donald Firman
Mar 30, 2009
Donald Joseph Firman, 76, died at his home in Port Orchard on March 30, 2009. He was born October 18, 1932 in Drain, Oregon to Richard & Gladys (Nowlin) Firman. He graduated from Sutherlin High School in Sutherlin, Oregon in 1950. He married Karen Buhl on June 16, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri. She preceded him in death in 2006....
John Caldwell
Mar 29, 2009
John Marshall Caldwell started his life as a young country boy and ended his life as a southern gentleman and a Tarheel. He lived his life to the fullest as many family members and friends can attest to. John was alot of things to alot of people but the job he excelled at the most was being Granddaddy to his...
Bonnie Macdonald
Mar 28, 2009
Bonnie Jean MacDonald, 81, of Port Orchard died of cancer at Northwood’s Lodge in Silverdale on March 28, 2009. She was born on November 5, 1927 in Brainerd, MN to Lewis and Eva (Hollingsworth) Buchite. She married Paul MacDonald on October 15, 1954 in Yakima and he preceded her in death in 2005. She owned MacDonald’s Open Market, a seasonal...
Opal Eves
Mar 27, 2009
Opal Aileen Eves, 98, died in Port Orchard, WA on March 27, 2009. She was born march 17, 1911 in Hill City, SD to James & Elsie (Endicott) Crago. She graduated from High School in Hill City, SD in 1929 and graduated from Normal School (for teaching) in Spearfish, SD in 1930. She married Mervin Hill in Custer, SD on...
Janet Yepez
Mar 26, 2009
Janet P. Yepez, 64, of Port Orchard, WA, met her beloved husband on the stairway to heaven so he could take her to a better place on March 26, 2009 at Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard. Jan was born February 18, 1945 in Nassodox, VA to Clifton Henderson Parks and Eva Hall Pruitt. She grew up in Parsley, VA. In...
Roberta Crawford
Mar 25, 2009
Roberta May Crawford, 72 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton, WA March 25, 2009. She was born November 26, 1936 in Tacoma, WA to James & Emma Phillips. She married Russell Crawford April 4, 1959 in Brownspoint, Tacoma. Roberta was a homemaker who enjoyed bowling, crafts, fishing, gardening, cats and most of all her family. She was a member of...
Aiden Wills
Mar 24, 2009
Aiden Brian Wills, 3, of Silverdale, passed away from complications at Children’s Hospital in Seattle from HLH which is a rare blood disorder. He was born December 13, 2005 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Patrick and Coleen (White) Wills. Patrick is currently serving on active duty in the United States Navy. Aiden loved to watch “Go, Diego, Go!” and “SpongeBob Squarepants”....
Cheryl Tibbetts
Mar 23, 2009
Cheryl Lee Tibbetts, 63, a resident of Port Orchard, passed away in Port Orchard of natural causes on Monday, March 23, 2009. She was born in Bremerton on February 26, 1946 to Elsie Hansen Bradley. Cheryl worked in the floral business most of her adult life and enjoyed scrap-booking. The greatest enjoyment of her life was spending time with her...
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