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

Maryln Louise Jerue

Maryln Louise Jerue

Dec 15, 2022

Maryln was born to Ardell and Lester Edens on July 10 1937 in Centralia, WA. She went to be with our Father in Heaven on December 15, 2022. Maryln was 85. Maryln was a graduate of South Kitsap High in 1955. She married Bill Carlson shortly after they both graduated from South Kitsap High. Bill and Maryln had 4 children,...

Joyce Yvonne Oatis

Joyce Yvonne Oatis

Dec 15, 2022

Joyce Yvonne Anderson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 6, 1945, to Mary Jane Finney Anderson and Lawrence E. Anderson, Sr. After the passing of her mother in 1955, the family moved to Campbell, Ohio where Joyce spent her early childhood and teen years in the loving care and guidance of her paternal grandmother, Mildred Graham Booker. She attended...

Joe Michael "Dugan" Stansberry

Joe Michael "Dugan" Stansberry

Dec 10, 2022

Joe Michael, “Dugan” Stansberry died on Saturday December 10 in Port Orchard, WA. He was born June 14, 1949 in Bremerton, WA to Joseph & Ruth (Welch) Stansberry. He was the youngest of 3 and grew up as the baby of the family with 2 older sisters. After he was born, his dad decided, “There is only room for 1...

Janice Evans Mitchell

Janice Evans Mitchell

Dec 8, 2022

Jan was born in Everett, WA, grew up in Cashmere, WA and was a 1963 graduate of Cashmere High School. She graduated from Wentachee Valley College and earned a BA in Education from Central Washington State College. It was in choir at CWSC that she met the love of her life, Jeff Mitchell. They were married in 1968 in the...

Margaret Irene Cookson

Margaret Irene Cookson

Dec 6, 2022

A Life Story from her son-in-law, Ron Boehme: Margaret Irene Cookson, Shirley’s mother, passed away last night on December 6 at Hospice House in Tacoma, Washington. I spent two hours with her before she passed–thanking God that he would soon usher her into the arms of Jesus and a glorious time of reunion. Mothers are the most important people on...

Bonnie Laray Loop

Bonnie Laray Loop

Dec 5, 2022

Bonnie was born December 1, 1934 at home in Harlowton, Montana to Lillian (Silvernail) Olund Moen and Clarance B. Olund and died December 5, 2022 in Silverdale, Washington with her family at her side. She moved to Central Kitsap with her parents and siblings when she was about 4 years old when her stepfather, Ole Moen, went to work in...

Carol Ann Bauman

Carol Ann Bauman

Dec 4, 2022

Carol Ann Bauman, 82, of Bremerton WA, was called home to be with Jesus on December 4th, 2022 at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale WA. Carol was born March 13th, 1940 in McMinnville Oregon to Charles and Mildred (Roseman) Ferguson. In her early years, Carol lived on the family farm located on Grand Island, later moving to West Salem....

Betty Marie Church

Betty Marie Church

Dec 2, 2022

Betty Marie (Buchanan) Church, 96, passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2022. She was born on June 6, 1926 in Sequim, Washington. Most of her growing up years were spent in Port Angeles, Washington and she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1945. Betty met her future husband, Felix F Church, while babysitting his nephew, Raymond. While fighting...

Oliver Leroy Call

Oliver Leroy Call

Nov 29, 2022

April 30, 1935 Oliver was born in a small cabin behind the capitol building in Boise, Idaho, the only child of Fred and Florence Call. At an early age Oliver and family moved to Republic, WA. where they established a Hog and Cattle Ranch. During early school years he raised rabbits to earn spending money. As a teen he hired...

Christopher Charles Castro

Christopher Charles Castro

Nov 28, 2022

Christopher Charles Castro of Port Orchard, WA passed away unexpectedly on November 28th, 2022. His family is mourning as they lost a loved one at the young age of 45. He was the son of Vicente Pablo Castro Sr and Pacita Castro-Quichocho. Chris was born on December 7th, 1976 and was raised in Port Orchard, WA while spending a short...

John Dankers

John Dankers

Nov 26, 2022

John Dankers, 83, passed away on Saturday, November 26, following a year-long battle with bladder cancer. John is a native Washingtonian born in Kittitas County. He lived in eastern Washington until his family moved to Kitsap County in the 1940s. John graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1957 and then enrolled at Olympic College in Bremerton. The first in...

Charles Emerson Mcguire

Charles Emerson Mcguire

Nov 18, 2022

Charles Emerson "Chuck" McGuire was born in Blackfoot, Idaho on 29 August 1924 to Charles L. and Rosemond "Rose" Engdahl McGuire. From the age of two years Chuck lived with and was raised by his Dad's parents Edward "Ed" and Etta Pearson McGuire. His Grandparents provided him with a safe and loving home. From the age of twelve years he...

Zenaida Papa Delarosa

Zenaida Papa Delarosa

Nov 13, 2022

Zenaida (Zeny) Delarosa, a longtime resident of Port Orchard, Washington, passed away unexpectedly but quietly on Saturday, November 12, 2022. Born on November 13, 1938 in Laguna, Philippines, Zeny is the daughter of the late Damaso and Candida (Lavadia) Papa, and the sister of the late Luzviminda Andres. Shortly after graduating Araneta University, she immediately used her Animal Husbandry degree...

Sarah Grace Olson

Sarah Grace Olson

Nov 10, 2022

On Thursday 10 November 2022, Sarah Grace Olson went home to the Lord, passing away peacefully in her sleep. She had just celebrated her 23rd birthday on 18 October. Sarah was born 12 weeks premature in 1999 in Omaha NE. She suffered an infection while in the NICU and coded twice while in the hospital with pneumonia when she was...

Thelma Louise Hovde

Thelma Louise Hovde

Nov 9, 2022

Thelma Louise Hovde was born on December 13, 1932 in Port Orchard to Alvin and Helen Hovde. She died on November 9, 2022 at Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor. Thelma graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1951. Thelma went to work for Port Orchard Oil Delivery immediately following her high school graduation. In 1969 she became part owner of...

Ronald Frank Galla

Ronald Frank Galla

Nov 8, 2022

Ronald Galla of Port Orchard, Wa passed away November 8th at 87 years of age. Ron was born in Chicago, Illinois, lived in Hollywood, Illinois and graduated from Kingsford High School. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany then moved to California and started his building career. After a few years moved to Washington State in 1964 and soon...

Joycelyn Aguon Cruz

Joycelyn Aguon Cruz

Nov 3, 2022

In Loving Memory Joycelyn Aguon Cruz, age 72, passed away peacefully in her home on November 3rd, 2022. Joycelyn has begun her journey to be with Our Heavenly Father. She was born September 28th, 1950, in Guam. She worked and attended college for some time in her life, but once she became a mother to her 3 children Brian, Andria,...

John Bucholz

John Bucholz

Nov 2, 2022

John Bucholz was born June 6, 1925 in Red Lake, MN to Ester Beaudrow. A few years later, Ester married Chester Meyers who was a good father to John and raised him as his own. He had 4 younger siblings; Don, Earl, Lorraine and Rose Marie Meyers. At 16, he joined the ranks of many Native Americans who served in...

Marjorie Henderson

Marjorie Henderson

Oct 30, 2022

May 13, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois Marjorie was born to Virdell and Eddie Jackson the oldest of their children and the second oldest of Eddie Jackson's children. Sunday October 30, 2022 around 1217pm Marjorie Henderson quietly exited her room at Peppies Hospice Center, Tucson, Arizona leaving behind 3 daughters, Sabrina, Gloria, and Carol. Son-in-law, Robert Jack, Grandchildren Rechelle, James Jr....

Alexandro Salvador Ramirez

Alexandro Salvador Ramirez

Oct 27, 2022

Alexandro Salvador Ramirez died of cancer, Thursday, October 27, 2022 in Bremerton, Washington at the age of 52. Alex was born September 23, 1970 in Lynwood, California to Linda Ann (Moreno) and Manuel Francis Ramirez. He was one of three children. He graduated from Sonora High School in 1989 and later studied law at Santa Monica College and was the...

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