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Lorilee Smith
May 13, 2003
Lorilee Smith passed away peacefully in her Port Orchard, WA home surrounded by family on May 13, 2003 at age 74 following a courageous 18 month battle with cancer.She was born to Robert and Louise Peet of Lake Lotawana, MO on May 11th, 1929, the youngest of the three Peet sisters. She graduated high school from Barstow School in Kansas...
Julie Ross
May 12, 2003
Julie A. Ross, 63, of Port Orchard died May 12, 2003, at her home.She was born July 30, 1939 in Duluth, Minn., to George and Norma Johnson. She graduated from Central High School in Duluth in 1957. She married Richard Ross on Feb. 15, 1958. They were later divorced.She worked as a secretary for civil service for 20 years, retiring...
James Cross
May 12, 2003
James S. "Jim" Cross, 49, of Ocean Shores, Washington died May 12, 2003 at his home. He was born on August 15, 1953 in Schenectady, New York to Sherman & Marion (Carey) Cross. He attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington, graduating in 1971. Mr. Cross was a Sergeant E5 in the US Marines from 1971-1978. He went...
Evelyn Sherk
May 11, 2003
Evelyn Sherk died May 11, 2003 at the Port Orchard Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 82.She was born July 6, 1920 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to John and Della (Heller) Gerlach.Evelyn graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1937.She was a teacher's aide, cook, secretary and tutor with South Kitsap School District.Evelyn was a member of...
Eileen Tolen
May 11, 2003
Eileen M. Tolen died May 11, 2003 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was 69.She was born March 17, 1934 in Los Angeles, California to Jerry and Bella (Wilderman) Gordon.Eileen married Wiley F. Tolen November 21, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada.She graduated from Venice High School in Venice, California.Eileen was a homemaker.She was a member of A.G. Allen...
Gertrude Barter
May 7, 2003
Gertrude Barter died May 7, 2003 at Ridigemont Terrace Nursing Home in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 97.She was born to Walter and Mildred (Belt) Clark April 17, 1906 in Boise, Idaho.She married Clyde Barter in Wenatchee, Washington on October 21, 1933.Gertrude was a homemaker and seamstress.She was a member of the First Lutheran Church.Gertrude is survived by her niece,...
Joseph Rudd
May 7, 2003
Joseph H. Rudd died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington May 7, 2003. He was 80.He was born in St. Anthony, Idaho June 25, 1922 to Joseph H. and Harriett Virginia (Bean) Rudd.He graduated from St. Anthony High School in St. Anthony, Idaho in 1940.He graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon in 1950.Joseph married Frances G....
Patricia Denend
May 7, 2003
Patricia A. Denend died of cancer at the family residence in Bremerton, Washington May 7, 2003. She was 55.She was born to Joseph and Angela (Lenart) Olinski May 4, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois.Patricia married Robert Denend February 14, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada.She graduated from Gila Bend High School in Gila Bend, Arizona in 1966.She was the former secretary with...
Patrick Gluba
May 6, 2003
Patrick Jimmy Gluba died May 6, 2003 at his Port Orchard, Washington residence. He was 59.He was born in Bremerton, Washington September 3, 1943 to August J. and Kate (Demianiw) Gluba.He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1961.He successfully completed an apprenticeship at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Bremerton, Washington in 1966.Patrick married Judith C....
Maxine Grant
May 5, 2003
Maxine Cabrera Grant died May 5, 2003 at her Port Orchard, Washington residence. She was 64.She was born June 8, 1938 in Ojo Redondo, New Mexico to Luis and Dorotea (Marcias) Cabrera.She graduated from Grants High School of Grants, New Mexico; and, also, graduated from St. Joseph's On The Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Ana married Richard A. (Dick) Grant...
Adell Rauch
May 3, 2003
Adell Rauch died of emphysema May 3, 2003, at her Port Orchard, Washington residence. She was 61.She was born October 24, 1941, in Anguilla, Mississippi to Jackson and Ila Mae (Ray) Allen.She graduated from Sedro Woolley High School in Sedro Woolley, Washington in 1959.Adell married Larry L. Rauch July 25, 1959, in Sedro Woolley.She was a homemaker - raising 4...
Mary Carr
May 1, 2003
Mary Elizabeth (Shea) Carr died of natural causes at Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard, Washington May 1, 2003. She was 94.She was born in Providence, Rhode Island April 15, 1909 to John and Maria (Cronan) Shea. She married George A. Carr, Sr. November 24, 1936.She attended school through the 9th grade.Mary was a homemaker in the family home.She enjoyed hunting...
Lorraine Prentice
Apr 30, 2003
Lorraine E. Prentice, 89, of Port Orchard, died peacefully at home on April 30, 2003. She was born April 1, 1914, in Seattle, WA, to Alfred and Estelle Gfeller. She graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1933. After working in Seattle for 17 years, she met her late husband, Arthur Prentice and moved to the Wenatchee, WA, area in...
Glen Miller
Apr 25, 2003
Glen Miller, 70, of Longbranch, Wa died April 25, 2003 in Longbranch.Mr. Miller was born August 25, 1932 in Hampton, Iowa to Dale & Mable (Lau) Miller. He served in the Marines from 1948-1950, and later in the Navy from 1950-1970. Mr. Miller worked as a machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, retiring in 1987. He later was a dockmaster...
Mary Sayers
Apr 24, 2003
Mary E. Sayers died April 24, 2003 at Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 83.She was born March 6, 1920 in Williston, North Dakota to John and Ernestine(Dejarlais) Winter.Mary married Joseph Sayers July 30, 1938 in Poplar, Montana.She attended Chemawa Indian Boarding School (near Salem, Oregon). Mary received her GED and earned an Associate Art Degree in her...
Leroy Bjorkheim
Apr 22, 2003
LeRoy P. Bjorkheim died April 22, 2003 at his Port Orchard, Washington residence. He was 75.He was born September 17, 1927 in Lansford, North Dakota to Erick and Pearl (Johnson) Bjorkheim.He married Gloria (Leach) Bjorkheim July 2, 1974 in Port Orchard, Washington.He attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington.LeRoy served in the U.S. Army from September 29, 1950...
John Rogers
Apr 22, 2003
John Thomas Rogers John Thomas Rogers was born in Belmont, North Carolina on July 14, 1927 to Edward A. and Ada (Connell) Rogers. John attended Berry Hill High School in Belmont and went on to North Carolina State University attaining a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aeronautics. He served the Armed Forces as an officer in...
Margaret Hutchison
Apr 22, 2003
Margaret Genevieve Hutchison, 68, of Port Orchard, WA, died April 22, 2003, at her home.She was born to George and Genevieve (King) Rainey on June 13, 1934, in San Francisco, CA. Margaret graduated from Lincoln High School in San Francisco in 1952. She then attended the University of California (Berkeley) and later received her bachelor's degree from Sierra Nevada College...
Celia Rood (Hutchins)
Apr 20, 2003
Celia Ione Rood (Hutchins) died April 20, 2003 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 81.She was born June 18, 1921 in Ford, Washington to Oliver and Iona (Derringer) Hutchins.Celia graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Washington in 1939.She married Ivar Rood in June of 1962 in Seattle, Washington.Celia was a booker for 22 years - retiring in 1984.She injoyed...
Mark Steichen
Apr 18, 2003
Mark Matthew Steichen died April 18, 2003 at Ridgemont Terrace Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 84.He was born March 20, 1919 to Matthew Killiam and Mary Priscilla (Morris) Steichen in Tacoma, Washington.Mark married Delores (Southwell) Steichen in Tacoma, Washington August 24, 1947.He graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington in 1939.He served in the U.S. Navy...
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