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Melissie Thomas Bontrager
May 7, 1999
Melissie Bontrager, age 83, died May 7, 1999 in Port Orchard, WA., her husband Thomas Bontrager died December 20, 1994. Melissie was born July 16, 1915 in Seattle, WA to James and Bonnie Davis, she was raised in Bremerton, WA. Thomas was born Jan. 17, 1916 in San Francisco, CA to Joseph and Bessie Bontrager. He moved to Port Orchard...
Emmitt Kraft,
May 7, 1999
Emmitt Edward Kraft, 85, of Bremerton died May 7, 1999. He was born April 26, 1914 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota and was one of eight children born to Emmitt E. & Reuby R. (Spaulding) Kraft.Mr. Kraft served in the Army from 1942 to 1960, retiring as a WO3 after serving at a number of duty stations in Europe, North...
Christine O'Hara
May 6, 1999
Christine O'Hara, 93, died May 6, 1999 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born September 6, 1905 in Carrington, North Dakota to George and Amelia (Foote) Herman where she was raised and attended school. She married Joseph O'Hara in Minot, North Dakota on September 19, 1925. Joseph preceded her in death in 1963.Christine was a homemaker and member of the...
Agnes Heuer
May 4, 1999
Agnes I. Heuer, 94 of Port Orchard, died May 4, 1999. She was born January 30, 1905 In Watertown, South Dakota to Vernon D. & Christina (Unze) Wood and was raised in Seattle.Mrs. Heuer was a homemaker and a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Port Orchard.Surviving are son Dr. Gerald Kimble of Issaquah; stepsons Marvin Heuer of Manchester,...
Carl Sprenkel
May 1, 1999
Carl L. Sprenkel, 55, died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton on May 1, 1999. He was born July 11, 1943 to Henry W. Sprenkel and Marie E. (Tiedge) Morse in South Bend, Indiana and moved to southern California at age 14. Carl married Donna M. Boyster on March 17, 1967 in Arleta, California.Mr. Sprenkel served in the U. S....
Kenneth True
Apr 30, 1999
Kenneth W. True, 71, of Silverdale, Wa., died April 30, 1999 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Wa.Mr. True was born April 24, 1928 in Tunnellton, Indiana to Alvin & Ora (Baugh) True and raised in Lawrence County, Indiana. In 1946 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.In 1951 he married Sharon Patrick in Planfield, Indiana. Mr. True was an Asbestos...
Nellie Simpson
Apr 28, 1999
Nellie A. Simpson, age 91, died April 28, 1999 in Port Orchard, WA. She was born to parents Francis and Mary Ann Tooley, April 18, 1908 in Deer Island, OR. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bend Oregon Eagles Auxillary. She also enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. She is survived by her sons William Macy of Port...
Alfred Gray
Apr 27, 1999
Alfred 'Ted' Gray, 69, died in Bremerton, Washington on April 27, 1999. He was born March 17, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Alfred Earl & Thelma Alice (Brown) Gray and was raised in Alaska. Ted married Jean Salting on June 23, 1957 in Wasilla, Alaska. She preceded him in death in 1986.Mr. Gray served as a Firefighter in the U....
Teri Wittig
Apr 25, 1999
Teri Ann Wittig, 41, of Port Orchard died of cancer April 25, 1999 in Bremerton, Wa.She was born May 25,1957 in Spokane to Richard and Kathleen (Walter) Gumenberg. She was raised in Port Orchard, graduating from South Kitsap High School in 1975. She latered attended Olympic College.She was in the apprenticeship program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Before entering the...
James Fargo
Apr 25, 1999
The Rev. James J. Fargo, 76 of Port Orchard died April 25, 1999 at Ridgemont Terrace Convalescent Center.He was born May 5, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the Rev. Myron and Nellie (Sisk) Fargo.On May 28, 1944, he married his wife, Zola, in Vallejo, California.The Rev. Fargo served served in the Navy during WWII. Following the war and his graduation...
Rose Brose
Apr 23, 1999
Rose Brose, 87 of Port Orchard, died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton on April 23, 1999. She was born August 15, 1911 in Forman, North Dakota to Peter Henry & Katherine (Schmidt) Loch. Rose was raised in Pinewood, Minnesota graduating from Pinewood High School. She married Ted Brose, Sr. on March 16, 1931 in Bemidji, Minnesota. He preceded her...
Michael Hrynio
Apr 17, 1999
Michael Hrynio, 79, died at his home in Port Orchard on April 17, 1999. He was born October 27, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dimitri & Christina (Izdebsky) Hrynio. Michael married Millie Dunauskas on November 29, 1941 in Philadelphia.Mr. Hrynio served in the U. S. Navy from 1940 to 1946 earning the distinguished Purple Heart. He worked as an Electronics...
Vitalina Lloyd
Apr 17, 1999
Vitalina Lloyd, 74 of Port Orchard, died at Port Orchard Care Center on April 17, 1999. She was born October 2, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey to Candido & Gzaura (Lopez) Barbosa. She was raised in Newark and attended Catholic schools there. She married Ken Lloyd on April 11, 1944 in New York. He preceded her in death in 1993.Vitalina...
Gavin Caudill
Apr 14, 1999
Gavin Jase Caudill, age 2 months, died April 14, 1999 in Port Orchard, WA. He was born February 17, 1999 in Tacoma, WA. He is survived by his parents Esequiel Robles and Stormy Caudill both of Port Orchard, brother Ryan Caudill of Port Orchard, grandparents Billy & Lois Caudill of Port Orchard, grandparent Sharon Spencer of Port Orchard, grandparent Thomas...
Edna Soest
Mar 31, 1999
Edna Van Soest, age 85, died March 31, 1999 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born December 18, 1913 in McGargol, Texas to Gotthilf and Sophie Leischner. She was a member of Harper Evangelical Church. On March 7, 1968, she married Martin VanSoest in Federal Way. Survivors include her husband; a son, Leon Martinson of Spanaway; nine daughters, Diane Linder,...
Mildred Griffin
Mar 30, 1999
Mildred C. Griffin, 89 of Port Orchard died March 30, 1999 at Port Orchard Care Center. She was born July 8, 1909 in Toledo, Ohio to Frank A. & Ida May (Woods) Georgia. She was raised in Toledo and in Laramie, Wyoming. She married William W. Griffin on December 20,1926 in Santa Ana, California. He preceded her in death in...
Lawrence Dearth
Mar 24, 1999
Lawrence C. Dearth, age 61, died March 24, 1999 in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on December 12, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to John Wesley & Flora M. (Janke) Dearth. He was raised in Detroit graduating from Southeastern High School in 1956. Cdr. Dearth graduated from University of Idaho in 1966 and from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California...
John Gaskill
Mar 22, 1999
John R. Gaskill, age 64, died March 22, 1999 in Spokane, WA. He was born June 26, 1934 in Holly, Colorado. He began working in construction doing lath, plaster and drywall in the Los Angeles area when he was 20. Mr. Gaskill also had a muffler shop in California. He fathered three sons during his first marriage, and in 1976...
Gene Summerill
Mar 20, 1999
Gene A. Summerill, age 62, died in Port Orchard, WA., March 20, 1999. He was born December 26, 1936 in Seattle, WA., to Thomas and Ruby Summerill. He was raised in Port Orchard, WA. He was most recently employed at Allstate Insurance as a Senior Account Agent where he worked for 30+ years. He was a member of the Bremerton...
Roland R. Boink
Mar 19, 1999
Roland R. Boink, 84, died at his residence in Port Orchard, WA on March 19, 1999. He was born in Schnectady, New York September 6, 1914 to Herman & Mildred (Gardner) Boink and was raised in Scotia, New York graduating from Scotia High School in 1933. He married Thelma (Thompson) Boink in Las Vegas on April 3, 1943. Mr. Boink...
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