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Local Obituaries for Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Areas

Lois Rose Bird

Lois Rose Bird

Jul 9, 2018

Lois Bird was born to Fred and Bessie Kaemmle on April 1, 1928 in Port Angeles, WA. She married Ephraim Bird on September 22, 1945; they lived happily until his death on September 24, 2011. Lois loved walking, doing puzzles, gardening, spending time with her son and grandchildren. She is survived by one son Jack Bird from McCleary, 5 grandchildren:...

Lisa M Shaw

Lisa M Shaw

Jul 8, 2018

Lisa M Shaw, 48 of Bremerton Wa, passed away peacefully in her sleep on after losing her battle with kidney failure. She is preceded in death by her father Carol, her mother Linda and sister Norley. Survived by her sister Yvonne, sons Stephen, Leif and her husband Michael. Her love for horses was only outside shined by her love for...

David F Reese

David F Reese

Jul 7, 2018

“I was born in a coal mine in Colorado.” Not one to exaggerate, Reese may have been. It was that old salt of the earth strength that described him well. His thick black hair had turned grey, but his strong stature reflected a lifetime of hard labor. I don’t know if he had ever been to a hospital, even on...

Thomas William Howlett Iii

Thomas William Howlett Iii

Jul 4, 2018

Thomas W Howlett III of Port Orchard, WA passed away peacefully in his home on July 4th at the age of 68. Tom was born to Thomas and Doris Howlett in Allentown, PA. He is survived by his mother Doris, Sister Sue, Children Kim, Tom, Troy and Todd, as well as his grandchildren Auston, Lilly, Bailey and Lyla. At a...

Phyllis Henderson Sadler

Phyllis Henderson Sadler

Jul 4, 2018

Phyllis Henderson Sadler. Born Oct. 20, 1922 Married LeGrande W. Sadler Kids 4 Grand Kids 19 Great Grandkids 55 Great Great 3 Kids - Keith (Nita) Sadler Jayne (Keith) Phillips Eric (Irene) Sadler Michele Cruz Preceded in death by: Husaband LeGrand W. Sadler Daughter Dawn Amelia Sadler Sons Scott MacLean Sadler, Harland Hugh Sadler, Daniel Jonathan Sadler Interment Pleasant Green...

Jose Tainatongo

Jose Tainatongo

Jul 1, 2018

Jose can be described in many words in two different ways of life! When it came to family, he was compassionate, wise, jokester, stubborn, caring… when he was a working man, he was a leader, hard worker, positive and strong minded. These are just some of many words to describe Jose, but those who got a chance to meet him...

Gregory Thomas Asche

Gregory Thomas Asche

Jul 1, 2018

Greg unexpectedly passed away in Gig Harbor on July 1, 2018. He was born to Richard and Helen Asche on August 26, 1960. Greg is survived by his wife Cheryl, sons Evan and Ryan, father Richard, and sisters Lynne (Koll), Lisa (Debiase), and Mary (O’Hare). Greg is preceded in passing by his mother Helen and younger brother Andrew. Greg graduated...

Gertrude Ross

Gertrude Ross

Jun 27, 2018

Gertrude was born on February 16, 1922 in Kippenhein, Germany. She passed away in her home in Port Orchard on June 27, 2018. She is survived by her sons; Rinor Ross, Gerry Ross, Steven Ross and Michael Ross as well as her grandchildren Carly Ross and Joshua Ross. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Ross on March...

Shirley Ann Pugh

Shirley Ann Pugh

Jun 25, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Shirley Ann Pugh announces her passing on June 25, 2018 at the age of 83 years (young). She was preceded in death by her parents, Monte and Dorothy Keough, husband Robert Carlman, husband James Pugh, granddaughter Rashelle Carlman, and brother in-law Patrick McManus. She is survived by her sisters Norma (husband...

Richard Alan Hargrave

Richard Alan Hargrave

Jun 24, 2018

Richard Alan Hargrave, 84, of Port Orchard, Wash., passed away peacefully June 24, 2018 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. Mr. Hargrave is a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, where he earned several medals, including the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was born in Yuba City, Calif., to William and Jean (Anderson) Hargrave. They moved to...

William Carey Balyeat

William Carey Balyeat

Jun 24, 2018

William C. Balyeat Sr. (Bill) 89, Passed Away on June 24, 2018. He battled a Heart Condition but still lived a full life of travel, family activity and boating. He was born on in Port Angeles, Washington to Earl and Vannie Balyeat. Bill is survived by his beloved wife Mary Ann. He is also survived by 2 sons, William Jr....

Denise Winnifred Lynn Mcgaughey

Denise Winnifred Lynn Mcgaughey

Jun 23, 2018

Denise went to be with the lord June 23, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Denise was born April 17, 1954 in Stonewall, Manitoba. She married in June 1976 to Gary McGaughey. Denise was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved to spend time with her family, especially her children and grandchildren. Denise spent her working career as a...

Joseph Lloyd Sherk

Joseph Lloyd Sherk

Jun 23, 2018

Joseph Lloyd Sherk, 75, of Bremerton, died June 23 from complications of Alzheimer’s. Joe was born to Lloyd and Evelyn Sherk on June 6, 1943 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. When a childhood bout of rheumatic fever derailed his early athletic aspirations, he decided if he couldn’t play sports, he’d write about them. After graduating from South Kitsap High School in 1961,...

Donna Harty

Donna Harty

Jun 22, 2018

Donna Fay Harty was born August 3, 1938 to her parents Hewitt Oliver “Hoop” and Mamie Lucile (Graham) Robinson, in Missoula, Montana. They moved to Port Orchard Washington in 1941, where she grew up. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1956. After graduation she found a lifelong love for boating and the water with her future husband. In...

Terry Richard Hale

Terry Richard Hale

Jun 18, 2018

Terry Richard Hale Age 72, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Monday, June 18th, doing what he loved. He was riding his mountain bicycle in Port Townsend with grade-school buddies, doing a 15-mile ride. Born and raised in Tacoma, he leaves behind his loving family and wife of 50 years, Ragnhild (Roni) Hale. Terry retired as the Director of...

Jack H. Mcgee

Jack H. Mcgee

Jun 17, 2018

McGee, Jack H. ~ Of Port Orchard, WA age 92 died Sunday June 17, Father's Day 2018 at Harrison Memorial Hospital Bremerton. Jack was born at home in Flint Michigan April 19, 1926, the son or Arile and Doris (nee Hackett) McGee . Jack lived in Flint and on a beautiful farm in Linden MI , retiring in Port Orchard...

Charla Miles

Charla Miles

Jun 12, 2018

My mother, Charla Miles was born on September 14th 1929 to Fredrick Rudolph Bauer and Mary Rose Webb in Lead, South Dakota. She was born with a twin sister who passed away at an early age. She also had an older sister, Darlene and an older brother, Kenneth. Every time we would complain about our food my mother would remind...

James Roger Jones

James Roger Jones

Jun 12, 2018

James Roger Jones passed away the morning of June 12, 2018 of a heart attack. He was born March 14, 1933 in Tacoma, Washington to Wallace B. Jones and Veronica Ruth(La Plante) Jones. Jim attended Clover Park High School. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in January of 1951. As soon as he turned 18, he was sent over to...

Russell Otis Barringer

Russell Otis Barringer

Jun 12, 2018

Russell O. Barringer, 95, of Port Orchard, passed away on June 12, 2018. Russell was born in Ruthven, Iowa on May 14th, 1923. He was the fifth of five children born to Leroy and Hallie Barringer. He quit school at a young age to work on the family farm and joined the Army during WW#2. After the Army he discovered...

Jana Lou Strotz

Jana Lou Strotz

Jun 11, 2018

Beloved: Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Daughter and Friend. Jana Lou Strotz, 75, of Bremerton, WA, went home to be with Jesus on June 11th 2018. She lived at Stafford Belmont, Bremerton, WA. She was born August 24, 1942 in Blackwell, OK, to Alvin Charles and Laura Evelyn (Dirham) Steele. She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers,...

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