Madonna Maxine Woodward, 88, of Port Orchard, Washington died Monday in Spring Valley, California. She was born July 26, 1920 in Sharon, Kansas., to Jerry and Ruby Cole. In 1945 she married Francis "Woodie" Woodward in Port Orchard. During World War II and the Korean War, she worked at the ammunition depot in Bremerton and part-time as a proof reader...
A wonderful mother, grandmother, wife, nurse and friend passed away on January 4, 2009. Mary Kay Williams was born in Abilene Texas, on October 26, 1926. She moved frequently with her parents, Allan and Margery Hanson. She graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell Montana. After receiving a Register Nursing Degree, she obtained her Bachelor’s of Science Degree at Montana...
Eileen Johnson was born June 11, 1924 in Seattle, WA, to Torsten and Mae Knudsen. She grew up in the Bothell area and graduated from Bothell High School in 1942. She aided in the war effort by working at a wholesale hardware company, also as a volunteer for the USO Dance Program. She met her husband Jim during this time....
Patricia Mae Wilson, 75, of Olalla, WA, died peacefully December 25, 2008 at her favorite time of year surrounded by her family at home. She was born April 28, 1933 in St. Paul, MN to Kenneth and Vivian (Smith) Rittinger. Patricia graduated from Clover Park HS in Lakewood, WA in 1952. Our mom's life was filled with lots of love,...
Brenda K. Dombrock, 56 died at home in Port Orchard on December 25, 2008. She was born August 11, 1952 to James T. & Lucy F. Beckum in Columbia Tennessee. She and her family moved to San Diego, California in 1955. She and her husband Willie were married 39 years and have 2 children. Brenda's loves in life were her...
Albert (Al) D. White, Jr. passed peacefully on Christmas Eve at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, after suffering prolonged illnesses. He was born in Bremerton to Albert D. and Monica A. White. He Graduated from West Bremerton High in 1968. In 1973 he married Vickie Stephens of Hemple, Missouri. They made the Port Orchard area their home for...
Tommy Ray Quigley, 40 a resident of Tahuya died at his home on December 21, 2008 of cancer. He was born in California on April 26, 1968 to Bill and Brenda (Hill) Quigley. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1986. He married Missy Faulkner on July 25, 1998 in Belfair. He was a Union Iron Worker with Local...
Dorothy F. Carter peacefully went home to be with our Lord on December 20, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Wheeler, Texas on January 19, 1923 and was preceded in death by her loving husband Earl E. Carter and her first grandson P. Brent Houghton Jr. She is Survived by her sister Ann Paul, Sister...
A. June Weaver, 79 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on December 16, 2008. She was born June 15, 1929 in Seattle, WA to Peter & Olga (Abrahamson) Petersen. She graduated from South Kitsap HS and from Highline Community College in Des Moines, WA as a Licensed Practical Nurse. June retired after working many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse...
SERVICES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO SNOW. SERVICES ARE NOW ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 11:00am at BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH. Carl Anderson, of Federal Way, WA June 4, 1914 to Dec. 14, 2008 Carl was born June 4, 1914 in Keeline, Wyoming. Carl died peacefully Sunday morning December 14, 2008 in Federal Way, Washington. He married Lulu Peterson on May 8,...
William C. Nary, 84, of Port Orchard died December 14, 2008 of cancer. He was born in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1924 to Quay and Nell (Allison) Nary. He graduated from Fairfield High School in PA in 1942 and completed many technical courses. He married Mary Lu Ellis on February 15, 1946 in San Diego, California. He served in...
Grace Hammond McCaskey, 88 of Port Orchard, died peacefully at home of natural causes on December 14, 2008. She was born in Anderson, South Carolina on May 14, 1920 and graduated from high school there in 1939. She went on to graduate from Cortez W. Peters Business School in 1941 and married Fred McCaskey December 9th that year in Elkton,...
James B. Swann, 75, a Port Orchard resident, died in Tacoma on December 13, 2008 of natural causes. He was born in Seattle, Washington on October 11, 1933 to Charles and Ruth (Greene) Swann. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1951. James worked as a gasoline and diesel automotive mechanic and a truck driver for highway construction sites. He...
Alisa N. Smith, 17 of Port Orchard, died in Seattle on December 12, 2008. She was born April 9, 1991 in Anchorage, Alaska to John & Sumarie (Forman) Smith, III. Alisa attended Discovery High School in Port Orchard. She liked drawing, writing poetry, and cooking. She loved nature and enjoyed catching bugs and snakes. Surviving are mother Sumarie (Mark) Weaver...
Verlie M. Williams, 86, died at Tacoma Lutheran Home on December 11, 2008. She was born April 25, 1922 in Bremerton to James & Martha (Lakman) McCary. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1940. She married Clifford Williams on August 11, 1972 in Port Orchard. He preceded her in death in 1975. Verlie was a homemaker who enjoyed...
Martin Eugene Bowes was born September 26, 1945 in Lead Mine, Missouri. "Marty" died peacefully December 7, 2008, after fighting a courageous battle against the ravages of Diabetes. He was surrounded by his loved ones who were able to say their goodbyes. Marty is survived by his wife and best friend Kathleen Dolan-Bowes, daughters Sarah Horton (Alan) Portland, Amanda Seattle,...
Beverly Mae Jolley, 77, died at her home in Port Orchard on December 5, 2008. She was born May 20, 1931 in Nortonville, ND to Harold Neal & Eva Mae (Berg) Jordan. She graduated from Bremerton HS in 1949 and married Joseph Eber Jolley on January 1, 1950 in Bremerton. Beverly worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for 15 years,...
Stephen H. VanValkenburg, 78 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on December 1, 2008. He was born November 6, 1930 in Long Prairie, MN to Leon & Amanda (Manthorne) VanValkenburg. He graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1949 and married Janice G. Vervalen on April 2, 1963 in South Dakota. Stephen worked in Miami, FL and Port Orchard in...
Margot I. Sokytis died peacefully on Nov. 30th surrounded by her loving family. She was born 1 of 13 children to Alfred & Johanna Plesse in Dresden Germany on Feb. 10, 1923. Margot spent time at a Nazi concentration camp farm leading up to WW II and she moved to West Germany where she met her husband Albert in Mannheim...
Rolland Edward Jones, 84 of Port Orchard, died November 30, 2008. He was born November 23, 1924 in Clarinda, IA to Bert & Nellie Jones. He graduated from Clarinda HS in 1946, Boyles College in Omaha, NE in 1949, & City University in Silverdale, WA in 1981 with a BS degree in Business Admin. He married Wanda Lea Thomas June...