Frank LeRoy Southern Smith, Sr., 62 a life long resident of Port Orchard, died in Oklahoma on November 29, 2008. He was born in Bremerton on August 22, 1946 to Kenneth and Lilian (Brockhoff) Smith. Frank served in the US Army during the Viet Nam Era. He worked for the Post Office in Port Orchard and was known as ‘the...
Charles William Kruse, 84 of Retsil, died November 29, 2008 in Bremerton. He was born September 2, 1924 in Hibbing Minnesota to Peter John and May (Phelps) Kruse. He graduated from Hibbing High School in 1943. He married Valeria Fisher in 1963. Chuck worked at various jobs throughout his life such as firefighter in Richland, WA, commercial fisherman and evergreen...
Robert E. Peterson, 84, a resident of Bremerton, died November 27, 2008 in Poulsbo. He was born March 28, 1924 in Brainerd, MN to Axel and Dagne (Jacobsen) Peterson. He graduated from Proviso Township High School and married Helen Wasserman on December 18, 1941 in Forest Park, IL. She preceded him in death in 2005. He served in the United...
John Edward Colestock, Sr., 79 of Port Orchard, died November 27, 2008. He was born August 12, 1929 in Rushville, IN to Wilford & Martha (Martin) Colestock. He graduated from Morristown HS in 1948 & attended several technical schools. He married Linda J. Frickel in Canoga Park, CA in December 1973. John worked for 45 years as an Automotive Mechanic,...
Gina Verge, 22, passed away on November 25, 2008 of natural causes. She was born April 2, 1986, at Bremerton Naval Hospital. She graduated from Klahowya Secondary School in 2004 and was attending Olympic College, taking courses toward a degree in business management. Gina also worked for Verizon Wireless in Silverdale, WA. Gina was recognized as an outstanding swimmer, excelling...
LaVerne "Chub" Nicholas Ecklund, 71 of Port Orchard, died peacefully at home on November 24, 2008 of lung cancer. He was born in Kenmare, North Dakota on November 12, 1937 to Veronica and Roy Ecklund. He spent his early years in North Dakota before moving with his family to the Port Orchard area in 1943. At age 17, Chub enlisted...
William King, 78 of Port Orchard, passed away on November 24, 2008. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 22, 1930. He spent his early years in Nebraska before moving to Washington in 1942. Bill graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1947 and then became an apprentice at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He served in the U.S....
Lorin Vaughn, 44 a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home on Monday, November 24, 2008 of brain cancer. He was born November 24, 1964 in Riverside, CA to Billy Ray and Leona Rose (Koss) Vaughn. He attended Moorpark HS in CA, graduating in 1983 and worked as a Security Guard in Victorville, CA for 3 years and Construction...
Victor (Vic) Clifford Lesher, 79 of Tacoma, passed away November 19, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Port Orchard after a battle with cancer and heart disease. He was born to John Frecht Lesher and Elizbeth Mae Trimble on April 26, 1929, in Lancaster, PA. He was the 11th of 15 children. Vic joined the U.S. Navy in 1946...
Jeffrey Allen Joplin, 34 of Bremerton, died in Purdy, Washington on November 17, 2008. He was born August 16, 1974 in Bremerton to Jasper Hill & Gayle Wells. He attended Olympic College in Bremerton. Jeffrey worked for 15 years in construction as an Iron Worker, most recently in New Mexico building a power plant. He was a musician and worked...
Hans David "Dave" Bromm, 30 of Port Orchard, died in Seattle on November 17, 2008 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born January 3, 1978 in Spokane, WA to David & Patricia (Barnes) Bromm. He attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard. Dave worked as a Truck Driver for the past year. He enjoyed dirt bike...
Marnie Lilian Lougheed, 67 of Bremerton died November 17, 2008. She was born May 21, 1941 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada to Arthur & Lillian (Haddock) McLarry. She graduated from Montesano High School in 1959 and married Mike Lougheed in Montesano, Washington on June 18, 1960. She graduated from Central Washington University in 1985 with a Bachelors in Education, and Seattle...
William Lawrence McIlvoy, 79 of Port Orchard died November 16, 2008. He was born February 15, 1929 in Gettysburg, South Dakota to Thomas & Ina (Cartwright) McIlvoy, Sr. William grew up on a big farm in South Dakota with his parents and younger brother. During the 13 years he lived there, he experienced the Great Depression and World War II. ...
Harold Lillehei, 100, of Lacey, WA, died on November 8, 2008. He was born in Port Orchard September 06, 1908 to George and Hillbertina (Reitan) Lillehei. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1957, attended the University of Washington and Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He married Ellen Jorstad March 28, 1937 she preceded him in death in 1957. He...
Alton "ABY" B. Youngs, 86 of Silverdale, died in Bremerton on November 7, 2008. He was born in Port Gamble to Frank and Alta (Davis) Youngs, the middle of 7 children. He graduated in 1940 from what is now Central Kitsap High School. He married Lillian Jodry in May of 1943 and they had 3 children. At a young age,...
Stanley W. Halsey, 94, of Lakeland Village in Allyn, WA, died November 7, 2008 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton, WA. He was born July 19, 1914 in Hussard, Alberta, Canada to Robert and Effie Halsey. On February 3, 1962 Stanley married Florence (Benson) Edwards in Pullman, WA. He worked as a machinist at Coulee Dam for 30 years....
Patricia L. Foote, 68, died at her home in Port Orchard on November 6, 2008. She was born in Shelton, Washington on June 11, 1940 to Duane and Evelyn (Heyer) Ryan. She married David L. Foote in Hastings, Michigan on August 25, 1975. Patricia graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1958 and received an Associate’s Degree in Child...
Alfred A. Baston, 92 of Poulsbo, died in Bremerton on November 6, 2008. He was born June 13, 1916 in New York City, NY to Arthur Alfred & Ellen (McGuire) Baston. He graduated from Cornell University in NY with an Associate Degree. He married Lorraine Muldoon on November 27, 1955 in Newport, Road Island. She preceded him in death in...
Philip T. Parsons, 81 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on November 5, 2008. He was born May 5, 1927 in Oakland, California to Augustus & Emma (Sawyer) Parsons. He graduated from Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California in 1944 and Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1948. He married Margaret "Peggy" Hastings on December 11, 1965 in San...
Charles W. Fischer, 57, of South Colby, Washington passed away on November 3, 2008. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 18, 1951 he was the son of the late Carl and Jean (Snoke) Fischer of South Royalton, Ohio. Charlie was a CPA who chose to work for non-profits in both Vermont and Washington. He loved NASCAR, fishing, being with his...