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Elizabeth Rose O'Brien
Oct 21, 2007
Elizabeth (Betty) Rose O'Brien "Mom" passed gracefully from this life on October 21, 2007 with her children at her side. She was born August 1, 1923 to James & Rose Grant in Port Orchard, WA. She happily graduated at Kitsap High School in the Class of '41. She worked at Grant Lumber Company prior to her marriage to (Frederick) Gordon...
Nellie Royer
Oct 20, 2007
Nellie Mae Royer, 90, died at Life Care Center of Port Orchard, Washington on October 20, 2007. She was born June 23, 1917 in Omaha, Texas to William & Minnie (Smith) Wheat. She grew up in Hialeh, Flordia and married Leonard L. Royer on October 25, 1941 in St. Cloud, Florida. Leonard preceded her in death in 1991. Nellie worked...
James Remington
Oct 19, 2007
James Allen Remington, 54 of Bremerton, Washington died in Olalla, Washington on October 19, 2007. He was born on January 24, 1953 in Fontana, California to Paul & Barbara (Pruitte) Remington. He attended Victor Valley High in Victorville, California. James worked for 40 years as a Welder. He served in the U.S. Army as an Engineer in Germany from 1970...
Beatrice Ann Belcher
Oct 17, 2007
Born Beatrice Ann Mox on July 25, 1930, to Frank & Mary (Helewski) Mox in Anoka, Minnesota. The family moved to Bremerton where Frank worked in the shipyard. Betty graduated from Bremerton High School in 1948 and later from Olympic College. Betty married Neldon Etter and had two children, Lawrence (Larry) and Teresa (Teri). Betty later married Sam Belcher. She...
Joseph Simpson
Oct 17, 2007
DR. JOSEPH M. SIMPSON, III passed in Bremerton, WA on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 from a rare form of high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. A resident of Gig Harbor, WA, Joe is survived by his wife of three years, Dr. Karla M. Bloomquist. Born in Omaha, NE on June 30, 1974, Joe is also survived by his parents, Dr. Joseph M....
Frances Ostlund
Oct 14, 2007
Frances M. Ostlund, a resident of Bremerton, died on October 14, 2007 of natural causes. She was born in Lewistown, Montana on August 21, 1924 to Jack and Thelma (Anderson) Gibson. Her husband Harry Ragan of 36 years and second husband Oliver Ostlund of 17 years both preceded her in death. She graduated from Fergus High School in Lewistown in...
John Bogardus
Oct 12, 2007
John was born in 1930 in Connersville, Indiana. He went on to enlist in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and graduated from Michigan State University. He was a civil engineer and worked on many projects across the United States. Local projects included the North Cascade Highway, West Seattle Bridge, Trident Submarine Base and Schuster Parkway in...
Ronald Long
Oct 11, 2007
Ronald M. Long, 72 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on October 11, 2007. He was born August 2, 1935 in Bremerton to Myron & Margaret (Farley) Long. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1952. Ronald married Lila Fowler on December 31, 1979. Ronald worked for 40 years as a Torpedo Engineer at the Naval Undersea...
Glen Dock
Oct 9, 2007
Glen E. Dock, a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home on October 9, 2007. He was born on May 14, 1923 in Three Rivers, Michigan to William R. and Nora B. (Lowman) Dock. He married Alice Kimmel on September 25, 1947. Glen retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Petty Officer and was a proud veteran...
Helen Luckey
Sep 30, 2007
Helen Luckey, 91 of Port Orchard, Washington died on September 30, 2007. She was born on October 15, 1915 in Torrington, Wyoming to David & Elisabeth (Eberle) Schimke and was raised in Ellendale, North Dakota. She graduated from Forbes High School in Forbes, North Dakota in 1933. Helen married Russel J. Luckey, LCDR, USN, Ret October 27, 1947 in Las...
Avis Burnham
Sep 29, 2007
Avis Harriet Burnham passed away peacefully the morning of September 29, 2007 in Port Orchard, Washington. Avis was born May 18th, 1917, in Blackduck, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Antonette and Harry Moen. Avis is survived by two children, Shannon Pinger and Denny Burnham; five grandchildren, Debbie Martinsen, Doug Aalbers, Darcy Almeida, Michelle Bundy and Kim Brown and four...
Werner Knoch
Sep 18, 2007
Werner (Warren) Hans Knoch, 75, of port Orchard died Sept. 18, 2007 at his home. He was born to Hans and Eve (Paetow) Knoch in Concord, CA on Oct. 4, 1931. He was a graduate of Mt. Diablo High School in Concord and attended Diablo Valley College. He served in the Navy receiving the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal...
John Rose
Sep 16, 2007
John E. Rose, 77, a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home of cancer on September 16, 2007. He was born to Guy and Julia (Schauller) Rose on October 16, 1929 in Ione, WA. John graduated from Hope HS in Hope, Idaho in 1947 and received an AA from Evergreen State College in Evergreen, Washington in 1979. He married...
Barbara Bontrager
Sep 15, 2007
Barbara "Bobbi" Bontrager, 51, of Port Orchard died at home from cancer on Sept. 15, 2007. She was born Oct. 8, 1955 in Tacoma to Robert and Evelyn Nelson. Barbara graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1973. She went to medical training and had a career in the medical field. Barbara married Terry Bontrager in July 1983. She was...
Clara Ayres
Sep 13, 2007
Clara May Turner Ayres died in Port Orchard, Washington on September 13, 2007 at the age of 100. She was born on June 28, 1907 in Manila, Philippine Islands. She graduated from the University of Washington and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and worked for many years as a nurse. Her husband's career as a professor of mathematics and his...
Esther Mcmackin
Sep 10, 2007
Esther M. McMackin, 82 of Bremerton, Washington died September 10, 2007. She was born August 21, 1925 in Shelton, Washington to Arthur & Elizabeth (Plemons) Johnson. She attended school in Shelton & married Lon J. McMackin on June 13, 1945 in Seattle, Washington. He preceded her in death in 1994. Esther was a wonderful Mom and homemaker. She also worked...
Craig Hatt
Sep 8, 2007
Craig Everett Hatt, 41, of Port Orchard, Washington died September 8, 2007 in Port Orchard. He was born on October 18, 1965 to Gary and Rose (McKenney) Hatt in Tacoma, WA. Craig graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1984. He worked as a processor on several fishing boats in Alaska and also worked as a handyman...
Howard Horn
Sep 4, 2007
Howard L. Horn, 67 of Port Orchard died of a heart attack at the family home on Sept. 4th. He was born April 29, 1940 to George and Ethel (McMillan) Horn in Burley, ID. He graduated from Shoshone HS, ID in 1958 and attended Olympic College in Bremerton. Howard married Carol D. Meeks on May 24, 1975 in Suquamish, WA....
Cecelia Akana
Sep 1, 2007
Cecelia Lewis Untalan Akana, formerly of Dededo, Guam and now of Port Orchard, Washington was called to her New Life on September 1, 2007. She was born in Kolonia, Yap Islands F.S.M., where she and her family survived the turmoil of the War in the Pacific. During the Japanese ruling of Yap, she became affluent in the Japanese culture and...
Michael Price
Sep 1, 2007
Michael Sean Price died September 1, 2007 in Port Orchard, Washington. Mike was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho March 30, 1981. Mike attended South Kitsap High School and was an avid baseball player through his teen years. Mike enjoyed spending time with his 2 dogs where he lived in Belfair, Washington. When Mike wasn't helping others, he enjoyed camping, fishing,...
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