Mark Hoynes, 62, was born on May 21, 1956 in Landstuhl, Germany to Emmet and Joy. He passed away on January 18, 2019 at his home in Port Orchard, WA after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Mark spent most of his childhood growing up in Bremerton, WA with his sister, Lisa, and two brothers, Sean and Pat. He attended...
Edmund C Wilson October 10, 1940 - January 14, 2019 Ed lived life to the fullest and as he put it; did everything he wanted to do in his life. Nothing was done in moderation, it was stop or full speed ahead no matter what he was doing. He worked hard and played hard. Ed was a true outdoorsmans. Deer...
Naomi came into this world on January 3rd, 1924 in Stockton, California. Named Hazel Naomi, her uncle promptly announced he would NEVER call her Hazel. From that moment on she was called by her middle name of Naomi, pronounced with an “A” on the end, make no mistake! In 1939 the family moved back to Port Orchard, where Naomi graduated...
Jedi Minters passed away on January 8th, 2019 between the loving arms of his parents. Jedi is survived by his parents Jason and Lisa Minters of Port Orchard Wa, maternal grandparents Larry and Wanda Pruitt of Wytheville Va, and his fraternal grandparents Gerald and Carol Minters of Flower Mound Tx. Polite, grateful, loving, kind, happy, and always inquisitive about the...
On August 25th, 1979 God blessed us with a new miracle. Her name is Micah At a young age, Micah was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Though life became different and challenging, it didn't get her down. The older she got, the more determined she became to learn everything she could about CF, and to find a cure. Educating her family...
Richard Lowell (“Dick”) Roe Born: May 11, 1932 Died: January 3, 2019 On January 3, 2019, Dick Roe finally found peace after a prolonged battle with dementia. He was raised on the farm in South Dakota. After high school he joined the Air Force during the Korean War. He got to travel the world and spent time in Japan, Goose...
Patrick Dee affectionately known as Pat, was born on July 30,1938 to John Andrew and Iris (Carpenter) Callaghan in Hoquiam, WA where he was also raised. He lost his father when he was only 14 years old and like many young boys started working then but he still managed to graduate high school. Pat served in the United States Navy...
Dorothea “Dolly” Tomaras passed away from natural causes at age 98 on December 31, 2018, at Retsil Veterans Home. Dolly was born March 6, 1920, to Thomas and Ellen Carroll in Godstone, England. Her father served in the Royal Air Force, so her family moved to many different places when she was a child. Throughout her lifetime, she lived in...
Kip, affectionately known as Jim, was born on November 21, 1955 to Toby and Shirley (Wilson) Vasbinder in Sumpter, South Carolina. He was a gentle giant. that loved his family and did everything in his power to make our lives great. He always put his family above everything else. After high school, Jim served in the Navy for 5 years...
Nelson E Desormier Sr. 74, passed away at home on 12/26/18. He was born in Holyoke, Mass to Henry and Lillian Desormier (both deceased) and grew up in Hopewell Junction, New York. In 1959 he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. He worked doing brake jobs where he met his best friend John Watson. In 1962 he enlisted into the US Army,...
James Lloyd Kingston was born May 11, 1967 and left this world December 19, 2018 James grew up in Olalla and attended Olalla Bible Church. He served alongside Dave Meigs as a youth leader there. After high school James began a career at Milgard Manufacturing, where he continued to work for over 30 years. James attended Harper during high school...
Maurice “Pete” Binford, 83, passed away at his home in Bremerton, WA on December 18th, 2018. The eldest child of Maurice Edward and Lucille May Binford, he spent most of his childhood free time hunting and fishing. On September 23rd, 1952 at the age of 17, Pete enlisted in the United States Navy as a Seaman Recruit. While serving aboard...
Margaret (Peggy) J. Duffey was born to Mary and Daniel Creaney on December 31, 1941 in Anaconda, Montana. She passed away December 18, 2018 in her home in Port Orchard. Peggy moved to Bremerton in 1966 with her husband, William Monahan. In 1971, she married Roy Duffey and moved to Port Orchard. Peggy worked with family at Hi Joy Bowl...
Bonnie Boyd was born July 15,1953 to Chester and Gunhild Carlstrom in Duluth, MN. She had four siblings, Dorlene, Carl, Kathy and Karen. She is survived by her three children, Jennifer Boyd who lives in Kentucky and Brenda Kennedy and Andrew Boyd who live in Washington. Bonnie also had three grandchildren that she was close with, Kaylynn, Deja and Devin....
Irene Jeanette was born in Harrison, SD to Jane and Marinus Bobeldyk on October 10, 1919. She was named Irene after “Rene”, her father’s nickname. She was the seventh of eleven children. Eight siblings lived to adulthood and she endured to be the last family member. Mom’s first home was on a farm near Corsica, SD where she lived until...
Clayton was born in Lowell, MI to Roger and Cynthia (Makarewicz) Covell on February 26, 1977, during one of their worst blizzards. He always had above average intelligence showing up when he graduated from St. Patrick’s Elementary School, awarded highest honors. He received Academic Society honors from Mr. Write for improving lab performance and overall functionality at Lowell High School...
Dr. Marvin “Mariano” Bruno, 83, passed away at home in Port Orchard, WA, on December 11, 2018. He was born in Spokane, Washington, on January 31, 1935 to Alfonso and Angelina Bruno, the youngest of nine children. After attending Lewis and Clark HS in Spokane and obtaining a B.A. in psychology from Gonzaga University, he received both his M.S. and...
Words that describe Stephen Wecker’s life: Generous. Tireless. Giving. Honest. Full, accomplished, memorable Determined, Selfless, Honorable, Stoic Favorite stories from Stephen Wecker’s life: To many to list but we look forward to hearing them at his celebration of life. Significant accomplishments of Stephen Wecker: He loved his family and those around him. He made sure that you always knew that...