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Bernard James Wernicke
Aug 7, 2018
Bernard James Wernicke passed away peacefully on August 7, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was 75. He was born on September 22, 1942 in Dayton, OH. After graduating from Belmont high school at the age of 17, he convinced his mother to let him join the Navy and proudly served from 1960-1963 most of his time served on the...
Daniel J. Burleson
Aug 3, 2018
Daniel “Danny” Jay Burleson unexpectedly went to be with his Savior on August 3, 2018. He was an intensely loyal and devoted husband and father whose last thoughts were of the care of his family. His first priority was eternal, the nurturing of his familys’ and friends’ faith was of utmost importance to him. His proudest moments were his sons’...
Jeanne Lippincott
Aug 2, 2018
Jeanne Evelyn Lippincott (nee Flynn) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 21,1923. She met and fell in love with a handsome young sailor, Don Lippincott, who was studying in Minneapolis. At the end of WWII, they were married in California on May 6, 1945. For the next 60 years they lived mostly in California and started a family in...
Peggy M. Williams
Aug 1, 2018
My Mother, Peggy Williams, was a very vibrant woman; she had her own style, her own fashion. I’m pretty sure she idolized Grace Jones. Mom always had a fun sense of humor; we would always laugh so hard together and joked about the kookiest things until we would be crying. Mom was always a hard worker, always going above and...
Eileen Dolores (Hourie) Lofthus
Jul 31, 2018
Eileen grew up in White Center, an area of West Seattle. She was born to Joseph and Mary Hourie on Dec, 17, 1929. She went to Holy Family Catholic school for her elementary years. She attended High School in West Seattle. She lived in a house that her parents built, along with her brother (Joseph) and her three sisters (Anne,...
Carolyn Julia Lawrence
Jul 29, 2018
Carolyn Julia Lawrence died peacefully in the arms of her family on July 29, 2018. She was 74. Carolyn was born in Long Island, New York on October 13, 1943 to Norbert and Marie Kunzl. At a young age the family moved to Fauntleroy, West Seattle, where Carolyn spent her youth. She was the oldest of three children, and took...
Judith Beatrice Smith
Jul 26, 2018
Judith was born in Spokane and died in Port Orchard. She was an executive housekeeper in the health care field.
Emmett Jameson Harris
Jul 25, 2018
Emmett Jameson Harris was more than the sum of his parts. A Cliché yes, but also the truth. Towering at nearly six foot three and almost four hundred pounds with a size twenty to twenty-one wide shoe, he was a giant of a man. However, this was dwarfed only by the kindness of his heart and the goodness of his...
Michael Thomas Trefethen
Jul 20, 2018
Michael was born in Bremerton, WA March 20, 1961 to Patricia Ireland and James Trefethen. He attended South Kitsap Schools his whole life and graduated in 1980. He was a whiz with numbers and came close to earning a degree in Accounting. He worked for his dad for many years, and Bremerton Business College before it went out of business....
Richard Jack Kaiponen
Jul 20, 2018
Richard Kaiponen 77, of Port Orchard, passed peacefully at his home with family by his side on July 20th, 2018 from dementia. He was born and raised in Michigan to Urho and Hannah Kaiponen. He met the love of his life Betty, and together they moved, making Port Orchard their home with their 5 children. Richard enjoyed the casino, working...
Kenneth Dean Johnson
Jul 19, 2018
Kenneth Dean Johnson, 87, of Port Orchard, passed away on July 19, 2018 after a short illness. Ken was born on November 30, 1930 in Harvard NE to Everett and Ester Johnson. He graduated from Lincoln NE High School in 1948. After his marriage in 1951, Ken worked in several positions in Nebraska and Iowa. Ultimately, he became interested in...
Mary Lue Kern
Jul 17, 2018
Mary Lue Kern of Bremerton, WA was granted her angel wings on July 17, 2018, at the age of 70. She was born the youngest of 5 children to Harold and Lola Mahan, November 5, 1947, in Bremerton, WA. Mary grew up in Bremerton WA where she attended school, married and started a family. In 1975, Mary made what would...
Donna Marie Davis
Jul 14, 2018
Donna Marie Marvin Davis, age 88, returned to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in a loving community at Orchard Pointe Memory Care, surrounded by her family. She was born in Klipson Beach, Washington to Clair "Bob" Levere Marvin and Angeline Ruby Marvin. She was the oldest of their three children. Donna graduated from South Kitsap High School....
Doris Yeadon
Jul 14, 2018
Doris Irene (Hamlow) Yeadon, 99, passed away July 14, 2018, at home with family in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on April 25, 1919, in Great Falls, Montana and lived for many years in Bremerton. She was a minister’s wife, mother, homemaker, and friend to many. She married Gerald “Jerry” Yeadon, Sr. in Seattle on April 4, 1941. He preceded...
Edward Bruno Corradi
Jul 10, 2018
Ed was born into an immigrant family on March 25, 1940 to Edo Bruno Illeene (Almas) Corradi. His father was the first of the family to be born in America. In high school he wrestled and was a Golden Gloves boxer and as many in his day, worked various jobs until he graduated, then soon afterward, he joined the Navy....
Paul Lloyd Southwell
Jul 9, 2018
Paul Southwell died July 9, 2018 after a long illness. He was born October 25, 1933 in Tacoma, Washington to Frank and Elsie Southwell. He graduated from Clover Park High School in 1952. After high school, he entered a drafting trainee program for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He joined the Army and served in the Alaska Communications System in Healy,...
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