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Opal Martin
Aug 16, 2002
Opal Martin died at the Port Orchard Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington August 16, 2002. She was 94.She was born May 21, 1908 in Cleburne, Texas to William and Lelah (Kennedy) Waddell.She graduated from high school; and married Claude Martin January 1, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona.She worked as Fountain Manager for J.J. Newberry in El Centro, California for 27...
Joseph Westaby
Aug 15, 2002
Joseph "Joe" Charles Westaby died August 15, 2002 in Camas, Washington as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was 76.He was born February 15, 1926 in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota to Joseph Charles Westaby, Sr. and Edna Mae (Van Nostrand) Westaby.He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1944. He was a retired marine...
Filipe Ancheta
Aug 13, 2002
Felipe L. Ancheta died August 13, 2002 at his home in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 92.He was born May 1, 1910 in the Philippine Islands to Santiago and Eugenia (Lopez) Ancheta.He married Maria T. (Tabafunda) Ancheta in the Philippine Islands in 1936.Felipe was a landscape maintenance person for 15 years. He also was a fish cannery worker in Alaska...
Celerina Camarce
Aug 9, 2002
Celerina B. Camarce, 90, of Port Orchard, WA, died August 9, 2002, at her home from long term complications of dementia.She was born February 3, 1912, in Silang, Cavite, Philippines, to Simeon and Victoria (Magno) Bawar. She attended high school in Silang.Celerina married Rulfo Camarce on June 17, 1942, in Silang. He preceded her in death on January 12, 1978.Celerina...
Robert Mayberry
Aug 8, 2002
Robert "Bob" Mayberry died August 8, 2002 in Bremerton, Washington. He was 69.He was born August 18, 1932 in Bay Ridge, Maryland to James and Ruth (Barnhart) Mayberry.He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Springs, Maryland in 1951; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington.He married Patricia A. May November 18, 1961 at Hampton, Virginia."Bob" was U.S. Navy...
Nancy Mccracken
Aug 7, 2002
Nancy Lee McCracken, 55, of Port Orchard, WA, died August 7, 2002, in Broadus, MT. She was born December 18, 1946, in Tacoma Park, MD, to Trygve and Tracy Kvande. She was raised in Havre, MT, with her two sisters and one brother and graduated from Havre High in 1965.She moved to Port Orchard after graduation where she met her...
Elizabeth Ketchum
Aug 3, 2002
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Ketchum died of cancer August 3, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was 68.She was born December 4, 1933 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Harold and Virginia (Spaulding) Dixon.She graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1951."Betty" worked in advertising at the Orange County Register Newspaper - retiring in 1998.She is...
Kenneth Erickson
Jul 31, 2002
Kenneth Lee Erickson died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington on July 31, 2002 due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. He was 46.He was born July 3, 1956 in Bremerton, Washington to Peter and Alida (de Koning) Erickson.He graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1974; and, served in the U.S. Army from 1974-1977 and also served...
David Olson
Jul 30, 2002
David Quist Olson died in Bremerton, Washington July 30, 2002. He was 62.He was born September 19, 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Chester and Alice (Quist) Olson.David graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachussets in 1957; and attended WPI and Clark University both of Worcester, Massachussetts.He served in the United States Air Force; and, was a computer consultant...
E.W. Brown
Jul 27, 2002
E.W. "Gene" Brown died July 27, 2002 in Seattle, Washington following a long term battle with Alzheimers. He was 67.He was born in Nett Lake, Minnesota to Stephen and Elva (Isham) Brown, Sr.He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1952; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. He...
Kenneth Aase
Jul 26, 2002
Kennteh D. Aase died July 26, 2002 at his home in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 69.He was born November 16, 1932 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Martin and Mabel Toletta (Wilson) Aase.He graduated from Lincoln High in Thief River, Minnesota in 1950.Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1953.He was a millwright at Reserve Mining in...
Christopher Simmons
Jul 25, 2002
Christopher R. Simmons died July 25, 2002 in Port Orchard, Washington as the result of a traffic accident. He was 21.He was born August 29, 1980 in Portland, Oregon to Darrell and Deborah (Mitchell) Simmons.He graduated from North Mason High School in Belfair, Washington in 1999; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington.He was a house keeper at Alpine Way...
Daniel Benavidez
Jul 22, 2002
Daniel B. Benavidez, 27, of Port Orchard, WA, died July 22, 2002, in Port Orchard of injuries received from a car accident.Dan was born December 6, 1974, in Corpus Christi, TX, to Jose and Irma (Delgado) Benavidez. He attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard where he lettered in football and wrestling.Dan married Amanda (Newman) Benavidez on July 1,...
Merton Liston
Jul 22, 2002
Merton "Red" Liston passed away peacefully Monday July 22nd 2002 at his home in Gig Harbor, Washington with family at his side. He was born December 29, 1927 in Alliance, Nebraska to Merton E. Liston Sr. and Emma E. (Carroll) Liston. Red is survived by his wife of 55 years Joyce (Slanger), two sons Joseph M. Liston (Beth) of Mt....
Rose Christerson
Jul 20, 2002
Rose "Rosie the Barber" Christerson died July 20, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. she was 92.She was born January 1, 1910 in Los Angeles, California to Meyer and Ida (Harris) Elkins.She married Roy W. Christerson in Seattle, Washington in 1937.Rosie owned and operated her own barber shop for over seventy five years on Bethel Road in Port...
Kathryn Bland
Jul 19, 2002
Kathryn Mae Bland died July 19, 2002 at Ridgemont Terrace Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 93.She was born to Clyde and Minnie (Harmer) Stuart April 19, 1909 in Bowdle, South Dakota.She graduated from Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington.Kathryn was a homemaker and a member of the Pythian Sisters, Homemakers Club of Bear Creek, Charter member of...
Verna Miller
Jul 17, 2002
Verna Virginia Miller died of a stroke July 17, 2002 in Bremerton, Washington. She was 70.She was born October 15, 1931 in Broomfield, Colorado to Charles and Blanche (Bowen) Welch.She graduated from Henderson High School of Henderson, Nevada in 1949. She also attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; and graduated from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in...
Myrtle Perelli
Jul 15, 2002
Myrtle M. Perelli died July 15, 2002 at her residence in Port Orchard, Washington. She was 95.She was born in Belfore, North Dakota March 23, 1907 to George Albert and Mathilda (Haugrude) Moore.She married William Severson October 1, 1926 in Roseau, Minnesota.She was a licensed Practial Nurse at the Washington Veterans Home at Retsil, Washington for 10 years and retired...
Elaine Smith
Jul 12, 2002
Elaine Mary Christian was born in Flaxville, Montana March 25th, 1915. She was the oldest of 13 children born to Verne Merrill and Annie Rederburg, Christian. She moved with her family to Elma, Washington in 1937. She married Earl Marion Hoyt that same year. She and Earl resided in Port Orchard, Washington and raised their five children there. Earl died...
Lewis Napolitana
Jul 11, 2002
Lewis Francis Napolitana died July 11, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was 95.He was born February 25, 1907 in Logans Port, Indiana to Pellgrino and Mary (Asenda) Napolitano.He attended Kokomo High School in Kokomo, Indiana. Lewis married Mary Hoskin October 7, 1938. He served in the U.S. Navy for nearly 21 years from 1927 to 1947....
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