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

Allen Cooper

Allen Cooper

Sep 6, 2003

Allen R. "Coop" Cooper died September 6, 2003 of lung cancer in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 66.He was born March 11, 1937 at Wolf Point, Montana to Joseph C. and Thelma L. (Sickels) Cooper.Allen married Jean (Bailey) Fox August 5, 1972 in Bremerton, Washington.He graduated from Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington in 1956.He served in the Army National...

Mary Harsche

Mary Harsche

Sep 4, 2003

Mary Schweigert Harsche died September 4, 2003 at Manor Care, Gig Harbor, Washington. She was 93. She was born November 27, 1909 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to John and Eva (Denhoff) Spielman.She married Henry Schweigert in 1927. He died in 1958. She married Michael Harsche.Mary was a homemaker.She held many different offices in both Purple Heart and Fleet Reserve and...

James Lang

James Lang

Sep 1, 2003

James Anthony "Jim" Lang died September 1, 2003 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was 43. He was born in Seattle, Washington on January 12, 1960 to Anthony and Joan (Spencer) Lang. Jim graduated from South kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1978; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. Jim became a paraplegic in 1979...

Tommy Pritchard

Tommy Pritchard

Aug 31, 2003

Tommy Pritchard of Port Orchard died on August 31 at Harrison Memorial Hospital from pancreatic and liver cancer.He was born on November 9, 1930 in Dinuba, California to William T. and Laura V. Pritchard.His family moved to Manchester in 1942. He attended school in the South Kitsap area, graduating from South Kitsap High School in 1949.Tommy and Bonnie Personett were...

Pearl Jones

Pearl Jones

Aug 31, 2003

Pearl Evelyn Jones died August 31, 2003 at her Port Orchard, Washington residence. She was 68.She was born in Lane, Oklahoma February 22, 1935 to Thomas Benjamin and Geniva (Real) Nowlin.Pearl married Cyrus A. Jones July 2, 1955 in Bremerton, Washington.She graduated from Atoka High School in Atoka, Oklahoma.Pearl worked as a nurses aide;and, her main career was being a...

Catherine (Green) Sundvall

Catherine (Green) Sundvall

Aug 29, 2003

Catherine Sue (Green) Sundvall died August 29, 2003 at Valley Medical Center due to a head injury. She was 42.She was born June 19, 1961 in Long Beach, California to Ethan and Helen P. Green.Catherine graduated from North Mason High School in Belfair, Washington in 1979.She worked as an office manager in the insurance industry for 15 years.Catherine was a...

Marlene Wolf

Marlene Wolf

Aug 24, 2003

Marlene F. Wolf died August 24, 2003 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. She was 69.She was born March 18, 1934 in Carrington, North Dakota to Joseph and Christine (Herman) O'Hara.Marlene graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1953.She married Donald Wolf February 6, 1955 in Shelton, Washington.Marlene was a homemaker and mother; and, worked as a nurses...

Siegfried Butler

Siegfried Butler

Aug 22, 2003

Siegfried L. Butler died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington August 22, 2003 due to complications of diabetes. He was 48.He was born November 15, 1955 in Frankfurt, Germany.He graduated from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas in 1974.Siegfried married Robin (Long) Butler July 29, 1993 in Port Orchard, WashingtonHe was restaurant manager at Jack In The Box in...

Brian Brock

Brian Brock

Aug 22, 2003

Brian Lee Brock died August 22, 2003 due to complications of Neurofibromatosis at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He was 19.He was born May 28, 1984 in Seattle, Washington to Blaine and Renee (Hinkle) Brock.Brian was a senior at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington.He was an avid Miami Dolphins Football Team fan. He loved bowling, music, playing his guitar,...

Warren Freiwald

Warren Freiwald

Aug 20, 2003

Warren Otto (Jack) Freiwald was born October 21, 1920 in Forest Park, Illinois and went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 while in Harrison Hospital. His father, William Arthur Freiwald and mother, Emma Sponholtz Freiwald preceded him in death as did a grandson, Greg Davis.Warren was graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois and...

Tuiloua Hunkin

Tuiloua Hunkin

Aug 18, 2003

The Life of TuilouÔ Joe Hunkin TuilouÔ Joe Hunkin was born on February 24, 1941, in Leone, American Samoa to Fiavivini and Patupatu (Ilaoa) Hunkin. On February 1, 1966, Joe married Sheryl Britton in San Francisco, California. He worked as a rigger for 35 years, retiring this year. He was also a Merchant Marine for the past 6 years. JoeÆs...

Wilma Gitthens

Wilma Gitthens

Aug 15, 2003

Wilma Mae Gitthens, 84, of Bremerton, Washington died on August 15, 2003 at the University of Washington Medical Center from complications after heart surgery. She was born on May 10, 1919 in Stockton, California to William John and Jacobine Louise (Easton) Brown.Wilma attended Stockton High School, graduating in 1937. She married Louis Leland Gitthens on April 15, 1940 in Stockton....

Clarence Mceldowney

Clarence Mceldowney

Aug 15, 2003

Clarence H. "Mac" McEldowney, 82, died of cancer on August 15, 2003 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1921 to Clarence Hurd McEldowney and Frances (Smith) McEldowney in Bellingham, Washington. He attended Whatcom High School in Bellingham. He was married to Laura "Pat" Thompson on August 25, 1943 in Colorado. She preceeded him in death in...

Charlotte Watson

Charlotte Watson

Aug 12, 2003

Charlotte L. "Charlie" Watson, 60, of Manchester, WA, died August 12, 2003, at Northwoods Lodge in Silverdale, WA, from cancer.Charlotte was born July 13, 1943, in Port Orchard to Garry T. and Stella (Durston) Linenko. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1961 and attended Washington State University in Pullman, WA. Charlotte married Clifford Watson on...

Dona Bryan

Dona Bryan

Aug 11, 2003

Dona Marilyn Bryan (nee' Benedict) passed away on August 11, 2003. Born March 26, 1934, in Oregon, Dona grew up in Roy, Washington, and graduated from Roy High School in 1952. She worked as a dental assistant in Parkland for over twenty years. In recent years Dona lived in both Alaska and California before settling down in Port Orchard, Washington....

Esther Clements

Esther Clements

Aug 9, 2003

Esther Helen "Dolly" Hanni Clements, 71, of Dewatto Bay, WA, died August 9, 2003, at her home of cancer.She was born January 24, 1932, in Bothell, WA, to Lilly (Stoltenberg) and Ernest Hanni. Esther graduated from Issaquah High School in 1949. On June 9, 1951, she married Mervyn E. Clements. She was employed at Fort Lawton, WA, working for the...

Milford Westhaver

Milford Westhaver

Aug 5, 2003

Milford E. Westhaver died August 5, 2003 of natural causes in Bremerton, Washington. He was 73.He was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada on March 23, 1930 to Otto P. and Hazel (Bell) Westhaver.Milford married June (Vahle) Westhaver on August 23, 1952 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.He graduated from Trail High School of Trail, British Columbia, Canada in 1949; and,...

Marie Maynard

Marie Maynard

Aug 3, 2003

Marie Maynard died of a lengthy illness August 3, 2003 with family present at her Bremerton, Washington home. She was 83.She was born August 8, 1919 in Stevensville, Montana to Percy and Bessie (Swigert) Manning.She married Don Maynard in Seattle, Washington.Marie worked several years at Bremers Department Store, then moved to Southern California; and, she and her husband ran a...

Kenneth Viles

Kenneth Viles

Jul 29, 2003

Kenneth Daniel Viles Kenneth "Dan" Viles, a resident of Poulsbo, Washington died July 29, 2003 at the age of 47 at the family home. He was born August 3, 1955 in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Hudson Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington in 1973. Kenneth enlisted in the United States Navy in 1974 and served for twenty years retiring...

Kenneth Lind

Kenneth Lind

Jul 26, 2003

Kenneth H. Lind died July 26, 2003 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was 82.He was born December 15, 1920 in Olalla, Washington to Hans and Myrtle (Pedersen) Lind.He married Dorothy (Hanson) Lind.Kenneth graduated from Chimacum High School in Chimicum, Washington in 1939.He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attained rank of Tec 5;...

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