Elma Clark
Mar 3, 2008
Elma J. Clark, 92 of Tacoma died March 3rd of natural causes at Tacoma Lutheran Home. She was born in Dorr, MI on March 31, 1915 to Walter and Frances (Dembinski) Fritz. Elma married Clarence Clark on September 20, 1940 in Tacoma. Elma worked for West Coast Grocery for 20 years retiring in 1976. She was a member of St...
Bette Miller
Mar 2, 2008
Bette Louise Miller, 80, died at her home in Port Orchard, Washington on March 2, 2008. She was born April 14, 1927 in Ellensburg, Washington to Elmer & Zella (Smith) Gregory. She graduated from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, Washington in 1945. She married Laurence E. Miller on June 19, 1965 in Ellensburg. He preceded her in death in 1995....
Tommy Matsumoto
Feb 27, 2008
Tommy was born in Fresno California on May 24, 1928 to Inayoshi and Shigeno Matsumoto. During World War II his family was interned in Camp Posten 2, Arizona. After the war the family relocated to Colorado. He graduated from high school, 1945, in Greely Colorado. He joined the Army and served 3 years as part of the Occupation Forces of...
George Prichard
Feb 27, 2008
George E. Prichard Sr. passed away on February 27, 2008 following a brief illness. He was 90. George was born in Blaine, WA on April 6, 1917 to Garrett and Jane (Dorr) Prichard. He graduated from South Kitsap High in 1935. On April 6, 1942 he married Leona (Davis) Prichard. She preceded him in death in 2004. George served a...
Albert Buss
Feb 26, 2008
Albert Marvin Buss, Sr., 90 of Port Orchard, Washington died on February 26, 2008 in Bremerton, Washington. He was born November 18, 1917 in Bellingham, Washington to William & Gladys Buss. He attended schools in Bremerton and Seattle. He married Hazel Walsh on July 7, 1940 in Shelton, Washington. Albert retired as a Shipfitter from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in...
Eula Riksheim
Feb 26, 2008
Eula Sadie (Greene) Riksheim, 95, a resident of Belfair died of natural causes on February 26th. She was born in VanWyck, Idaho to Clifford and Sadie (Kimball) Greene on March 7, 1912. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1928 and she married Hjalmar Riksheim in Port Orchard, Washington on January 6, 1936. He preceded her in death in...
Margot Turner
Feb 25, 2008
On February 25, 2008, Margot M. Turner of Kingston, Washington went to be with her Lord and Savior after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Charles H. Turner; her daughter Cynthia Dale Turner; son-in-law John Turner Kugler; son Charles Scott Turner; daughter-in-law Amy Turner and three grandchildren: Charles Xavier Turner, Emmett Hayes...
Mary Larson
Feb 18, 2008
Mary Larson died peacefully in her sleep on February 18, 2008 in Port Orchard. She was born to Vincenzo & Michelina Zaccagnini on Sept 19th, 1923 in Port Orchard, Washington. She attended South Kitsap Schools and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1941. After graduation she attended and graduated from Bremerton Business College and went to work as a...
Norman Singer
Feb 17, 2008
Norman Harold Singer was born on November 12, 1927 and passed away February 17, 2008. Norm was a licensed chiropractor and a naturopath. In many circles he was the "dean" of post-graduate education for chiropractors in Washington and was officially a Diplomate in Chiropractic Orthopedics. He was an active member of the Washington Chiropractors Association for 14 years, chairing the...
Dale Lefave
Feb 13, 2008
Dale Lee LeFave, 74, of Port Orchard, WA, died of cancer February 13, 2008 at home. Dale was born September 4, 1933 in Tacoma, WA to Bernard Joseph and Delphine Lillian (Brown) LeFave. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1951. Dale bought and sold evergreens for Callisons & Bay Street Evergreens in Port Orchard. He also enjoyed hunting,...
Dale Roy
Feb 13, 2008
Dale Glenn Roy, 56 of Port Orchard, WA died at the Naval Hospital Bremerton on February 13, 2008. He was born December 12, 1951 in Lawton, OK to Ernest & Riva Roy. He married Josephine Reed Bueno on July 4, 1987 in Olongapo City, Philippine Islands. Dale served as an Aviation Electronics Technician for 20 years in the U.S. Navy...
Esther Trigg
Feb 12, 2008
Esther June Trigg, 77 of Port Orchard, WA died at Harrison Hospital on February 12, 2008. She was born April 13, 1930 in Pitcairn, PA to Sam & Mary (Fennell) Ciccotelli. She graduated from Belmont High in Los Angeles, CA in 1948 and married Barney Joe Trigg in December 1950 in Las Vegas, NV. He preceded her in death in...
James Loran
Feb 12, 2008
James J. Loran, 67 of Port Orchard, Washington died February 12, 2008 from a lingering illness. He was born in Seattle, Washington on July 2, 1940 to Jake & June Loran. Jim spent 4 years in the U.S. Navy in the Communications Department and over 20 years working on Tow Boats for different tow boat companies in Seattle. He also...
Elsie Roy
Feb 11, 2008
Elsie Roy passed away Monday evening, February 11, 2008 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born in Cornwall, England on September 14, 1918 to Alfred Vincent and Winifred Moon. Elsie enjoyed playing bingo and blackjack, growing tomatoes, and filling out crossword puzzles. She also swore her love of sipping tea and eating chocolate kept her healthy all of the years...
Lavera Strickler
Feb 10, 2008
LaVera H. Strickler, 99 of Port Orchard, Washington died February 10, 2008. She was born September 21, 1908 in Boise, Idaho to Ernest & Cora Lloyd. She married Chester "Ted" Strickler in Toppenish, Washington in 1927. He preceded her in death in 1984. LaVera was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, cooking, birds, fishing, camping, and card playing. She was a...
Ronald Wooten
Feb 8, 2008
Ronald E. Wooten, 70, died at his home in Port Orchard, Washington on February 8, 2008. He was born February 24, 2937 in Indio, California to L.B. & Avis (Peer) Wooten. He graduated from Sanoma High School in 1955 and Napa Community College in California in 1961. He married Janet R. Ames on November 19, 1983 in Port Orchard. Ronald...
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
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
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
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,...