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Stephen Sanford Chafee
Jun 8, 2017
He was loved by many for his generosity and kindness. He graduated from University of Washington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Biophysics. Steve served 3 years in the U.S. Army and retired from DON Keyport after 33 years. He was a life time scholar and enjoyed hiking, skiing and travel. He is survived by...
Larry Gene Gudbranson
Jun 7, 2017
Larry Gene Gudbranson (Capt. USN Retired ) of Manchester, WA passed away June 7, 2017 in Gig Harbor, WA. Larry was born August 12, 1929 and grew up in Bellingham, WA. He graduated from Bellingham High School and earned his degree (BS Economics) from the college which is now known as Western Washington University. It gave him a sense of...
Otto John Hokanson
May 29, 2017
John was born March 29, 1930 in Miller, South Dakota. John died peacefully at home Monday morning May 29, 2017 with his wife at his side in Port Orchard, WA at the age of 87. John married Virginia Hokanson on June 6, 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina and they lovingly enjoyed 64 years together. They had four children; Rebecca (Dennis)...
Mary Alice Budd
May 28, 2017
Mary Alice Budd was born at home in South Colby, Washington September 14th, 1922. She was the second of 5 siblings born to Dorothy Rice and Alfred Biggs. Although she passed away in Bremerton at Claremont Assisted Living, she had lived in the family home from 1956 until January 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wayne...
Margaret Kvinsland
May 27, 2017
Margaret Irene Heggem Kvinsland, a long-time resident of Port Orchard, died peacefully in Gig Harbor, Washington on May 27, 2017. She was a devoted mother, beloved Mormor, Farmor, and Oldemor, and delightful Auntie Muggy to her extended family, as well as a loyal friend. Her faith and Norwegian heritage were a large part of her daily life for 97 years....
David Piercy
May 26, 2017
David L. Piercy, 68, passed away on May 26, 2017 at his home in Port Orchard. He was born on April 12, 1949 to Donald and Doris (Mortenson) Piercy in Harvey, North Dakota. He grew up in Port Orchard and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1968. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War...
Dennis Charles Patten
May 26, 2017
Please join us at a Celebration of Denny Patten's life for a potluck on July 22, 2017 from 1 - 4 PM at the Tahuya Fire Hall, 14880 NE North Shore Road, Tahuya, WA 98588. Very casual wear - this is the Hood and that is the way Denny would want it. Please, no flowers or plants, but if you...
Charles Bozinski
May 24, 2017
Charles J. Bozinski, 71, of Port Orchard, WA, died Wednesday May 24, 2017, at Orchard Pointe Memory Care Center in Port Orchard WA. He was born July 3, 1945 in Green Bay Wisconsin, son of the late Charles J Bozinski and Florence (Tomczak) Bozinski. Was loved and raised by his Grandparents, whom he cherished deeply, the late Michael J Bozinski...
Courtney R. Smith
May 22, 2017
Courtney Smith, a resident of Allyn, Washington, and beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on May 22, 2017, with his family by his side. He died peacefully after a courageous battle against lung cancer. He was born on October 13, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Walter and Evelyn (nee McNutt) Smith. Courtney was a graduate of Cass...
Rayleen Ann Beaton
May 21, 2017
Rayleen Ann Beaton, age 92, a longtime resident of Helena, Montana, died peacefully on May 21, 2017 in Bremerton, WA. Rayleen was born March 13, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA to Ray and Aileen Haller. Rayleen grew up in Los Angeles where she was an active Girl Scout and graduated Valedictorian at the age of 16 from Hamilton High School....
Patricia Ann Amick
May 12, 2017
Patricia Ann Amick, age 64 of Port Orchard, died May 12, 2017 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton with her family at her side. Patricia was born November 6, 1952, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Raymond H. and Virginia E. (Poster) Seims. She spent her childhood years in Waite Park, Minnesota, Moving to Girard, Kansas as a teenager...
Merceda Olson
May 11, 2017
Merceda Elizabeth Olson, "The Banana Bread Lady of Port Orchard" is now baking her delights in God’s Heavenly Kitchen. Marci was known around Port Orchard for her wonderful Banana Bread which she gave to people who helped her and to anyone she liked. Marci passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma following a stroke and a brain tumor....
Walter Ellis Carter
May 10, 2017
Walter Ellis Carter was born July 23, 1925 and passed away on May 10, 2017. He fulfilled many dreams and chased many others for the 91 plus years he was alive. The youngest child in a family with 10 siblings, he started as a farmer on the family farm. Later he journeyed through several careers as a dairyman, a landscaper...
James Stanley Johnson
May 6, 2017
A Nebraska boy coming to Washington as a new Marine in 1942, and on to fight the Japanese in WW II. He working 31 years for National Marine Fisheries Service, Bonneville Dam and Manchester. Funeral service May 15th, 11:00am, First Christian Church, Port Orchard.
Jerry Thormahlen
May 6, 2017
Jerry Edward Thormahlen was born Feb 5th, 1942 to Walter and Cecilia Thormahlen in Billings, Montana. Jerry was the oldest of seven siblings. Jerry’s youth was spent on the family farm where he learned the value of hard work and responsibility. Jerry often shared stories of his childhood on the farm with his grandchildren. The family moved to Anaconda, where...
Jamey Kay Peterson
May 5, 2017
Jamey Kay Peterson was escorted to heaven by her father Randall and Sister/Best Friend Josey for a joyous reunion with God on May 5th. Jamey was an incredibly kind, funny, loving, intelligent and giving human being who enjoyed cinema, good literature, time with her loved ones, working hard and a fierce Pokey Mon Go battle. She almost caught them all!...
Demetria Martinez Garcia
May 2, 2017
Demetria Martinez Garcia, 73, was born July 22, 1943 in Victoria Laguna, Philippines to Vicente & Felicidad Martinez and passed away May 2nd, 2017. Migrated to the United States April of 1992. She was a cook at Green Valley Restaurant for ten years and Eileen’s Filipino Restaurant for five years, both in Port Orchard, WA. In between, she worked as...
Bonnie Jean Wroe
May 2, 2017
Bonnie Jean Wroe, 70, of Port Orchard, WA, formerly of Deer Park, WA, surrounded by loved ones, passed away on May 2, 2017. She, along with her husband, Wendel “Lee” Wroe, have lived in Port Orchard for the past 35 years. Her passions included her family, kids of all kinds, fishing, and her beloved Seahawks. She spent many years involved...
Robert Neil Wells
May 1, 2017
Born in Chesterville, Illinois grew up farming, play baseball and hunting in Tuscola, Ill. He followed in his father foot steps in the US Navy where he served in the Korea, Cold War and Vietnam. The USS Missouri brought him to Bremerton, PSNS for dry dock in 1954 and he met the love of his life Patricia on his 21st...
Marian A. Borg
Apr 29, 2017
Marian A. Borg of Olalla, WA, passed away on April 29, 2017. She was born March 23, 1937, and was proud to be the daughter of hard-working famers, Walter and Elsie Fickes of Herman, Minnesota. Marian earned a B.S.in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, where she met and eventually married Paul with whom she shared almost...
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