Betty Leonard
Jan 6, 2005
Betty L. Leonard, 75, of Port Orchard died Thursday at Tacoma General Hospital. She was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to George and Lorraine (Strom) Johnson. On September 1, 1959, she married Robert Leonard in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Mrs. Leonard worked as a painter at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for more than 10 years, retiring in 1976. Previously,...
Alice Butler
Jan 5, 2005
Alice J. Butler of Port Orchard, Washington died due to Heart Failure at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington January 5, 2005. She was 66. She was born October 1, 1938 in Salinas, California to Carl and Thelma (Carper) Johnson. She married Thomas F. Butler December 13, 1957 in Long Beach, California. Alice was a home maker. She loved crafts. Alice...
Mary Lambion
Jan 5, 2005
Mary Joanne Lambion of Port Orchard, Washington died at Ridgemont Terrace Nursing Home in Port Orchard on Januarya 5, 2005. She was 77. She was born October 22, 1927 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Arthur and Martha Blynn (Corwine) Brewster. She graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in Shawnee Mission, Kansas; and attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri....
Roberta Martin
Jan 4, 2005
Robert Kaye Martin of Port Orchard, Washington died January 4, 2005 at Harrison memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was 81. She was born February 24, 1923 in Evanston, Wyoming to Robert and Mabel (Dearden) Homer. She married Eugene M. Martin May 6, 1950 in The Dalles, Oregon. Roberta graduated from Rawlins High School in Rawlins, Wyoming in 1940; and...
Helen Peterson
Jan 4, 2005
Helen R. Peterson of Bremerton, Washington died at her residence in Bremerton on January 4, 2005. She was 81. She was born January 26, 1923 in Shawano, Wisconsin to Albert F. and Ella (Mertins) Wasserman. Helen married Robert Peterson December 18, 1941 in Forest Park, Illinois. She graduated from Shawano High School in Shawano, Wisconsin in 1940. Helen was a...
Constance Littleton
Jan 3, 2005
Constance Elaine Littleton of Belfair, Washington died in Belfair January 3, 2005. She was 72. She was born July 23, 1932 in Burgank, California to Herman Craven and Lena (Hays) Craven. She married Virgil Littleton August 15, 1953 in Yuma, Arizona. Constance worked as a library clerk at the Port Orchard Library - North Mason Timberland Library for 17 years....
George Thomas
Jan 3, 2005
George F. Thomas of Port Orchard, Washington died January 3, 2005 at his residence. He was 86. He was born October 21, 1918 in Taylor County, Wisconsin to William and Carrie (Richmond) Thomas. George married Frances (Wood) Thomas July 3, 1941 in Port Angeles, Washington. They moved to Washington in 1939; and lived in Tacoma from 1946 - 1979; then,...
Jeffery Phillips
Jan 2, 2005
Jeffery Daniel Phillips Oct. 8, 1969 - Jan. 2, 2005 Jeff Phillips, son of Dan and Diane Phillips, brother of Tara Phillips, died in his sleep at his Seattle home on January 2, 2005. He was 35. Jeff was born on October 8, 1969 in Seattle. His family moved to Port Orchard in 1971, where he grew up on Puget...
Herman Spieker
Jan 1, 2005
Herman Louie Spieker of Port Orchard, Washington died January 1, 2005 at Ridgemont Terrace. He was 83. He was born August 8, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York to Herman and Johanna (Flathmann) Spieker. Herman married Julia T. (Klingler) Spieker December 26, 1943 in Queens, New York. He served in the U.S. Army from 1938 - 1942. Herman worked at Convair...
Damon Bowdoin
Dec 31, 2004
Damon R. Bowdoin of Port Orchard, Washington died peacefully of natural causes December 31, 2004 at the Life Care Center of Port Orchard. He was 87. He was born September 11, 1917 in Greenwood, Arkansas to Jerry T. and Mary M. (Ferguson) Bowdoin. He married Genevieve (Maley) Bowdoin June 7, 1940 in Bremerton, Washington. Damon served in the U.S. Navy...
Francis Haymaker
Dec 31, 2004
Francis K. Haymaker, 90, of Port Orchard died December 31, 2004 of pneumonia at Harrison Hospital. Born in Mercer County, Missouri, to Jesse S. and Luch Ann (Williams) Haymaker, he was raised and educated there. On July 20, 1940, he married Nema P. Wells in Kitsap County. Mr. Haymaker was a machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 36 years,...
John Tolan
Dec 30, 2004
John Paul Tolan , 71, 0f Bremerton died December 30 of pancreatic cancer at the University of Washington Medical Center. Born in Fort Lewis to John Joseph and Dorothy Eunice (Dayton) Tolan, he graduated from Bremerton High School in 1951, later completing studies at Olympic College in Bremerton and earning a bachelor of arts in phychology from Western Washington University...
Raymond Schweigert
Dec 30, 2004
Raymond D. Schweigert of Belfair, Washington died December 30, 2004 in Bremerton, Washington. He was 69. He was born August 21, 1935 in Bremerton, Washington to Henry and Mary (Spelman) Schweigert. He graduated form South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. Raymond worked as a police officer (sergeant) in Bremerton since 1961...
Albert Baston
Dec 26, 2004
Albert Lee Baston of Port Orchard, Washington died at the family home on December 26, 2004 due to complications from heart problems. He died peacefully. Albert was 49. He was born December 8, 1955 in Denver, Colorado to Robert E. and Wanda Jean (Bundren) Baston. Albert married Rochelle (Mitchell) Baston February 14, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Arvada...
Elizabeth Creek
Dec 25, 2004
Elizabeth E. Creek of Tacoma, Washington died December 25, 2004 in Tacoma. She was 83. She was born May 15, 1921 in Scotland to John and Rebecca (Monroe McCrindle) Craig. She attended school in Scotland and graduated from high school in Washington, D.C. She did clerical work in administration at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 20 years with the Federal...
Francis Sanders
Dec 23, 2004
Francis B. "Frank" Sanders of Port Orchard, Washington died December 23, 2004 at Ridgemont Terrace, Port Orchard. He was 75. He was born June 8, 1929 in Lovelock, Nevada to Charles and Florence (Chisholm) Sanders. Frank married Patricia "Pat" Anne (Breed) Sanders February 22, 1974 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Frank worked...
Bettye Sorensen
Dec 22, 2004
Bettye L. Sorensen of Port Orchard, Washington died December 22, 2004. She was 80. She was born August 1, 1924 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Clyde T. and Alverda M. (Parker) Paris. Bettye married Wes Sorensen. She graduated from high school at Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1942. Bettye was a military wife and homemaker. She worked as a secretary for Puget Sound...
Irene Cronkhite
Dec 21, 2004
Irene Sapp Cronkhite Died December 21, 2004 Port Orchard, Washington Born December 22, 1918 in Sumner, Nebraska to Roy Joseph Lewis and Mabel Angeline Hedges Lewis. Raised and educated at Elm Creek and Lexington, Nebraska, graduating from Lexington High School in May 1935. Married Wilson Clark Sapp in Seattle - February 4, 1940. Lived in Cottage Grove, Oregon for one...
Clara Osborn
Dec 15, 2004
Clara Elizabeth Osborn of Port Orchard, Washington died in Port Orchard December 15, 2004 following a long battle with cancer. She was 90. She was born June 16, 1914 in Bennett County, South Dakota to John and Mary Ann (Morrison)Short. Clara married Louis Osborn July 20, 1929 in Phillips, South Dakota. Clara was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, family,...
Mary Nelson
Dec 15, 2004
Mary Louise Nelson of Port Orchard, Washington died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington on December 15, 2004. He was 71. Mary was born July 2, 1933 in Bath, New York to Clifford Milton Sr. and Ella Mae (Bacon) Orr. She married Verne E. Nelson June 7, 1975 in Port Orchard, Washington. Mary graduated from South Kitsap High School...