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Clifford Lybbert
Feb 24, 2009
Born to Harden Olden and Delsa Wright Lybbert in Ellensburg Washington. Graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1960 where he enjoyed wrestling, football, geometry, drafting, and attended early morning seminary. October 1961 was called and set apart as a missionary in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission for The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. Serving mostly in Pennsylvania...
John Rech
Feb 24, 2009
John N. Rech, 82, of Port Orchard, died February 24, 2009. John was born on November 7, 1926 in Dickinson, North Dakota. He grew up on a farm in a large family and attended school there. John was called into the military, serving in the Army during World War II in Japan. After the war, he began a photography business...
Iva Hillstrom
Feb 22, 2009
Iva M. Hillstrom, 85 of Port Orchard died February 22, 2009. She was born February 27, 1923 in Witten, SD to John & Ida (Bornman) Merchen. She married Harley Ernst in 1942-he passed away in 1968. She married Edgar Hillstrom in 1969 and he also preceded her in death in 2007. Iva worked as a Food Services Worker for the...
Robert Hawkins
Feb 15, 2009
Robert "Butch" Hawkins, 80 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on February 15, 2009. He was born on September 6, 1928 in Miles City, Montana to James and Ada (Williams) Hawkins. He married Marillyn Wheeler on September 19, 1955 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She preceded him in death in 2004. Butch was a Merchant Marine during World War...
Elsie Borg
Feb 13, 2009
Elsie Beverly Anderson Borg Hinson - Our beloved mother passed away on February 13, 2009 at Northwoods Lodge in Silverdale, Washington. She was born to Kenneth and Myrtle Anderson on July 28, 1938 in Wenatchee, Washington. Elsie was married to Albert B. Borg in March of 1961. She was also married to Charles Hinson who preceded her in death in...
Thomas Zickenberg
Feb 8, 2009
Thomas Herbert Zickenberg passed away suddenly on February 8, 2009, at Harrison Hospital. Tom was born August 23, 1950 in Richmond, CA, the youngest child of Herbert and Dorothy (Vestal) Zickenberg. Tom joined the Army in 1968, serving his country for 3 years. After basic training, Tom was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, assigned to Nike missile system support in...
Paula Mohney
Feb 7, 2009
Paula Kono-Mohney, 80, affectionately known as Faye Ray, died at her home in Port Orchard of natural causes on February 7, 2009. She was born to Joseph and Charlotte Ray in McCammon, ID on November 27, 1928. She married Ramon R. ‘Ray’ Kono on July 12, 1951 in Pocatello, ID and he preceded her in death in 1985. She worked...
Richard Keeling
Feb 7, 2009
Richard Lee Keeling, 65, of Bremerton, Washington, died in his home February 7th, 2009 after a courageous battle with bone cancer. He was born August 11th, 1943 in Guthrie, OK to Grover and Virginia Keeling. Rick was an accomplished Machinist, who began sharpening his craft as a young man during his military service in the U.S. Navy. He worked for...
Kathleen Thaves
Feb 2, 2009
Kathleen Teresa Thaves passed away suddenly of natural causes at her home, with her daughter Eileen at her side. She was born in Bayview, Washington the seventh of eight children, to Ernest and Mary (Kelly) Enhelder (pioneer grain growers on Whidbey Island). As a child she lived in Bayview, Marysville, Everett, and Bremerton, graduating from Bremerton High School in 1942. ...
Clarence Mullenix
Feb 2, 2009
Clarence Ray Mullenix, 91, of Port Orchard died Monday Feb. 2, 2009 at his home. Clarence was born Sept. 28, 1917 in Port Orchard to Ray and Emma (Damer) Mullenix. He attended school in the South Kitsap area and never married. During WWII he was excused from service because he was needed to help with the family dairy which supplied...
Marian Desormier
Jan 29, 2009
Marian, 60 years old, passed away January 29, 2009 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. She was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was adopted at three days old by Donald & Georgie Gray of Central City, Nebraska. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Central City High in 1966. She moved to Alameda, California in the...
Elizabeth Dooley
Jan 24, 2009
Elizabeth (Pat) Hammel Dooley died January 24, 2009 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born on September 22, 1907 to John Hammel and Mary Grimes Hammel in Ticonderoga, New York. After attending a one room school house in Shoreham, Vermont, she continued her education at St. Mary's School, Burlington, Vermont and the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York....
Sheila Nordale
Jan 23, 2009
Sheila Maureen (Berry) Nordale passed suddenly on January 23, 2009 in Seattle and a bright light left us. First a joyful wife, mother and grandmother, she gloried also in her roles as daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend, nurse and neighbor. Born in Juneau, Alaska on January 13, 1935, she lived and had countless friends in Juneau, Soldotna, and Fairbanks and...
Ann-Marie Legere
Jan 23, 2009
Ann-Marie Sheltra Legere, beloved daughter of Donald and Frances Sheltra (Springvale, Maine) went to her Lord on Friday, January 23rd after a valiant and courageous fight with cancer. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October 2008. Ann-Marie relocated to Port Orchard, WA in 1998 after the death of her husband James Robert (Bob) Legere. Ann-Marie born on May...
Ramona Lieseke
Jan 20, 2009
Ramona Jean Lieseke, 80, died in Port Orchard on January 20, 2009. She was born November 18, 1928 in Buffalo, OK to Steve & Lela (Dewey) Powell. She attended High School in Mount Vernon, WA. Ramona retired after 22 years working for the Naval Exchange at Naval Subase Bangor and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. She loved spending time with her...
David Till,
Jan 18, 2009
David G. Till, Sr., 83, died at home in Lakebay January 18, 2009. He was born February 6, 1925 in Sargent, NE to Rex & Vivian Till. He married Verna M. Hayes who preceded him in death after 50 years of marriage. David earned his HS diploma at 70 years old. David worked for 25 years as a Machinist at...
Clare Brigham
Jan 17, 2009
Clare Dee Brigham, 87 died peacefully at home of natural causes on January 17, 2009. He was born in Kettle Falls, WA to Hugh and Bertha (Bradley) Brigham on February 10, 1921. He graduated from Onalaska high school in 1940 and attended the University of Washington from 1946 to 1948. He married Ruby V. Erwin on August 6, 1943 and...
Susan Mills
Jan 17, 2009
Susan E. Mills, 77, of Port Orchard, died at Life Care Center of natural causes surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 25, 1931 in Denver, CO to George and Elsie (Olson) Morrison and graduated from Kent High School Denver in 1949. She also attended the University of Colorado. She married Leon R. Mills on July 18, 1950...
Nadine Bryant
Jan 17, 2009
Nadine M. Bryant, 83, of Port Orchard, WA died January 17, 2009 at her home. She was born October 22, 1925 in Tacoma, WA to Hugh and Charlotte Nesbit. Nadine graduated from Stadium High School. She later worked at the Clover Leaf for 9 years and at Payless for 7 years in Receiving. She was active in the Port Orchard...
John Taylor
Jan 14, 2009
John Jeremy Taylor, 25 of Port Orchard, died in Tacoma January 14, 2009. He was born August 8, 1983 in Bremerton to John & Frances Taylor. John spent his whole life helping and serving others. He was employed by Central Communications in Kitsap County for several years as a dispatcher & supervisor. He was a volunteer Firefighter & Emergency Medical...
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