Obituaries

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

Henry Keller

Henry Keller

Feb 3, 2008

Henry Andrew Keller, 34 of Port Orchard, Washington died in his home Sunday, February 3, 2008 of heart failure. He was born in Bremerton, Washington to Daniel J. and Darlene (McCraney) Keller, Sr. on November 21, 1973. Henry graduated from South Kitsap Senior High in 1993, and from the University of Phoenix, Tacoma Campus in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree...

Robert Walsh

Robert Walsh

Feb 3, 2008

Robert C. Walsh, 88 of Port Orchard, WA died February 3, 2008 at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, WA. He was born November 29, 1919 in South Colby, WA to Frank L. & Hazel L. Walsh. Robert attended schools in South Kitsap and West Seattle. He married Mary L Vales on February 11, 1940. Robert retired in 1972 from Puget...

Eugene Tibbs

Eugene Tibbs

Feb 3, 2008

Eugene (Curt) Tibbs, 71, passed away February 3rd at Belmont Terrace in Bremerton, WA following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 12, 1937 to James and Lilah Tibbs at Baker City, Oregon. The family lived at Sumpter, OR at the time of his birth. He attended various schools in Baker Valley. Curt worked in logging and as...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Feb 1, 2008

Donald E. Johnson, 69 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on February 1, 2008. He was born September 18, 1938 in Lewistown, Montana to Erwin & Mildred (Russell) Johnson. He graduated from Great Falls High School in Montana in 1956 and Edison Technical School of Electronics in Seattle in 1963. He married Carol S. Dean on December 16,...

Arthur Flies

Arthur Flies

Jan 31, 2008

Arthur J. Flies, 85 of Bremerton, Washington, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on January 31, 2008 at Life Care Center in Port Orchard. He was born to Martha & Joe Flies in Watopa, Minnesota. Arthur served in the U.S. Army during World War II, Korea & Vietnam. After his retirement in 1965, he and his wife Margaret lived...

Helen Kleffner

Helen Kleffner

Jan 29, 2008

Helen Kleffner, 89, went home to be with her Lord on January 29, 2008. She was born on May 2, 1918 in Stockett, Montana. She married Albert Kleffner from Belt, Montana in San Francisco on November 28, 1942. They moved to Port Orchard in 1945, following his service to the US Navy in WWII. She was preceded in death by...

Helen Gahler

Helen Gahler

Jan 28, 2008

Former Port Orchard resident Helen B. Gahler, 90, of Arlington, WA died in Everett, WA on January 28, 2008. She was born October 23, 1917 in Portland, OR to Ragnvald & Flossie (Eltz) Olden. She married Arnold R. Gahler October 6, 1942 in Portland, OR, and they resided in Port Orchard from 1979 to 2004. He preceded her in death...

Jerry Carter

Jerry Carter

Jan 24, 2008

Jerry Carter, loving husband and proud father and grandfather, passed away at Harborview Medical Center due to a brain aneurysm with his family by his side. He raised his family in Port Orchard and recently relocated to Bremerton. He enjoyed spending time with his family and best friends, Beau and Roxy. He is survived by his wife, Jo Carter; son,...

Edward Mccarthy,

Edward Mccarthy,

Jan 22, 2008

Edward McCarthy, III, age 61, a resident of Port Orchard, died of Lung cancer in his home on January 22, 2008, in the company of his loving wife Shari (Cowart) McCarthy and close friends. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on October 28, 1946. Ed worked as an Engineering Program Manager for Extreme Networks of Santa Clara, California. He was...

Michael Dumler

Michael Dumler

Jan 22, 2008

Michael Alexander Dumler, 52 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington January 22, 2008. He was born December 9, 1955 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Albert & Georgia (Schwerdfeger) Dumler. He graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1974 and the University of Northern Colorado in 1994 with a BSBA in Finance. He married Janice Renae Savko on May...

Jessica Torres

Jessica Torres

Jan 21, 2008

Jessica Zoe Torres, 34 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Poulsbo, Washington on January 21, 2008 after a head-on collision caused by a drunk driver. She was born on November 18, 1973 in Hawaiian Gardens, California to Joan (Mc Taggart) Davis & Michael Maupin. Jessica worked as a Project Coordinator for Watson Furniture Group in Poulsbo. She enjoyed activities with...

Thomas Fisher

Thomas Fisher

Jan 20, 2008

Thomas Leroy Fisher, 68, died at his home in Gig Harbor, WA on January 20, 2008. He was born in Charlotte, NC on March 25, 1939 to William N. & Geneva (Matherly) Fisher. He graduated from San Angelo High School in San Angelo, TX in 1957. He married Ann L. Dodds on November 2, 1963 in Odessa, TX. Thomas worked...

Robert Hower

Robert Hower

Jan 19, 2008

Robert S. Hower, 88 of Port Orchard, WA died at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA on January 19, 2008. He was born August 13, 1919 in Friday Harbor, WA to Iva P. & Edna (Howell) Hower. He graduated from Auburn Academy in Auburn, WA in 1936. Robert married Lillian Frances Fulgham on October 27, 1968 in Bremerton. Robert retired...

Donald Mckay

Donald Mckay

Jan 17, 2008

Donald E. McKay, 53, died at his home in Port Orchard on January 17, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 12, 1955 in San Francisco CA. In 1979 he married his wife Cathy and they raised four children, all of whom reside in the Port Orchard area. Don and his wife moved to Port Orchard...

Harold Fries

Harold Fries

Jan 15, 2008

Harold R. Fries, 96, died at home in Port Orchard, WA January 15, 2008. He was born August 13, 1911 in Walla Walla, Washington to John & Elisabeth (Buterus) Fries. He graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1929 & married Hazel Francis Russell on September 2, 1933, also in Walla Walla. She preceded him in death in 1996. Harold...

Amber Hay

Amber Hay

Jan 15, 2008

Amber L. Hay, 61, a resident of Gig Harbor, formerly of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton of natural causes on January 15, 2008. She was born in East Chicago, Indiana to Bernard and Loretta (Mackin) Smith on September 30, 1946. She graduated from John R. Rogers High School in Spokane in 1964. She completed an apprenticeship as a Pipefitter-Insulator at...

Floyd Buck

Floyd Buck

Jan 13, 2008

Floyd H. Buck left his earthly body Sunday, January 13, 2008, at the age of 81 while at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, WA. Floyd was born at home to Edwin and Olga (Roth) Buck on January 18, 1926, in Kalispell, MT. His mother later remarried Mendell E. Simmonds. He was preceded in death by his parents Olga and Mendell Simmonds,...

Egon Hermanns

Egon Hermanns

Jan 10, 2008

Egon Hermanns died at home on January 10, 2008, following a two year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Altamae, three children, Kurt (Becky), Karl (Debbie) and Kris (Adam), seven grandchildren, a brother, Fred and sister, Sigrid. Egon was born 1926 in Switzerland and immigrated to this country 1930. He grew up in Newton,...

Benjamin Thore

Benjamin Thore

Jan 6, 2008

Benjamin F. Thore, 91 of Port Orchard, Washington died on January 6, 2008. He was born June 8, 1916 in West Virginia. Benjamin married Daisy Elizabeth Plummer on June 3, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas. She preceded him in death in 1992. Benjamin worked as an Electrician for more than 30 years with Mobil Oil, TPA Plant in Beaumont, Texas, retiring...

Edward Soule

Edward Soule

Jan 3, 2008

Edward L. Soule, 56 of Port Orchard, Washington died after a short battle with cancer at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington on January 2, 2008. He was born December 5, 1951 at Lompoc, California to Floyd & Charlotte (Ramage) Soule. Edward graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1970 and from Olympic College in Bremerton with...

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