Christopher Robin Devine
Dec 30, 2015
The world lost an extraordinary human being with the passing of Christopher R. Devine, a man of faith, integrity and generosity. Chris lived his life for other people, always thinking of others before himself. Nothing demonstrated this more than his devotion to the love of his life, his wife Sara, and to the care and concern for his mother, Joan...
Mark David Virtue
Dec 30, 2015
Until Mark David Virtue married Laura Ellen White and started raising a family of his own, he considered himself a citizen of the world. He was homeless. His was a vagabond life, accompanying his father, a foreign correspondent, and mother to and from a series of Latin American countries. He felt allegiance to no country. One of Mark’s complaints about...
John Russell Rookard
Dec 27, 2015
John Rookard has lost the long battle of complications following a Cerebral Hemorrhage in 2012. John was born in Long Beach California on February 19, 1946 to Clyde and Nadine Rookard and ended his earthly journey on December 27, 2015. John grew up in Needles, California where he graduated from Needles High School in 1963. He attended San Bernardino Valley...
Muriel Anne Giddings
Dec 26, 2015
In loving Memory of Muriel Anne Giddings 1932 - 2015 The most wonderful mom in the world passed away on December 26, 2015. She was loved by all who knew her because of her honest and caring nature. There were never any strangers to her as she would always open her home and share everything she had. Death is such...
Nancy Roaine Weishaar
Dec 24, 2015
Nancy Roaine (Nehl) Weishaar passed away on December 24th, 2015, at the age of 65, at her mother’s home after a short battle with a spinal tumor. She was born on January 2nd, 1950 to Earl and Jane Nehl of Edmonds. The story of her birth was one of our family’s treasures. It was a cold, snowy night when the...
Russell E. Stock
Dec 24, 2015
Russ Stock, a man who sold Christmas trees for almost 40 years, fittingly passed away Christmas Eve at the Life Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 92. Russell was born to Gottlieb and Charlotte Stock in Rocky Bay/Victor, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Madalynn Ruble Stock, and 11 brothers and sisters. Russell is...
Bette Mae Bergquist
Dec 23, 2015
Bette Mae Bergquist was a wonderful mom to her four kids, bathing us in love and filling our childhood memories with music and laughter. She was born in Olympia, Wa on May 19, 1926, to parents Albert and Gladys Knuehman. She also had an older sister Vivian, and two younger sisters, Lois and Joanne. They grew up in a home...
John Thomas Overton
Dec 23, 2015
John Thomas Overton was born June 19, 1943 in N. Attleboro, Massachusetts to Eleanor Raye and James Warrant Overton. He passed away December 23, 2015 in Bremerton, Washington. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving for 20 years. Of all his duty stations, he enjoyed 4 years on Guam and 2 years (in 6...
Sylvia Ann Brown
Dec 21, 2015
Sylvia Ann Brown passed away on December 21, 2015 at the age of 85, at Life Care Center in Port Orchard. She was born on May 25, 1930 to Del and Nina Page of Seattle. She grew up in the Freemont District. . Sylvia married Earl A. Brown in the late 40's.They would live in many places including Walla Walla,...
Rose Anna Miller
Dec 21, 2015
“I listen to the wind of my soul” Loving Sister, mother, wife and friend Caring Grandmother 1952 - 2015
Marvin E. Welch
Dec 20, 2015
Marvin Edward Welch of Port Orchard January 7, 1930 to December 20, 2015 Beloved husband, father, papa, brother, uncle & friend passed away at home on December 20. Born in South Dakota in 1930 to Timothy & Myrtle Welch, he moved with his family to the Pacific Northwest in the 1940’s. He spent his youth in Tacoma where he attended...
Renee Adrianna Contreras King
Dec 18, 2015
On the morning of 12/18/15, Renee King, beloved daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend, co-worker and so much more passed away in her apartment in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born 1/12/88 in San Jose, CA. She entered into the King family a week before her 4th birthday, finding her forever home. She spent her early years in Alameda, CA before...
Michael Earl Lacombe
Dec 17, 2015
On December 17th 2015 Mike LaCombe passed away surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. Mike was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was born in Flint, Michigan on March 9th, 1938 to Eugene Garfield LaCombe and Marguerite Louise Mier. Mike grew up working on his cousin’s dairy farm and at his parent’s hardware...
Dean Allen Hammon
Dec 15, 2015
Dean Allen Hammon , 64 of Gig Harbor, died peacefully on December 15, 2015 his beloved family by his side. Dean was born February 7, 1951, in Casper Wyoming, the oldest of three born to Roy and Mary Hammon. Dean moved from Wy. when he was 15 to Port Orchard, Wa. where he lived and went to school until graduating...
Elizabeth "Bette" Frances Cummings
Dec 10, 2015
Elizabeth (Bette) Frances Hessel was born in Kewaunee, Wisconsin on June 23rd, 1942 to Arnold and Laura Hessel. After graduating from college, Bette got her first teaching job, along with a brand new purple convertible. She taught for several years in Wisconsin before applying for a Department of Defense (DoD) teaching position overseas. While overseas, she met the love of...
Leon K. Mcmillan
Dec 2, 2015
Biography: Leon (Lee) & Melena McMillan Lee: Born Leon (Lee) K. Emry in Elma, Washington, February 17, 1939 and then adopted as a McMillan in 1957, he grew up in McCleary, Washington. His early years included school, athletics, and outdoor activities. In 1956-57, he worked swing shift for Simpson Logging Company in the door plant in McCleary while attending high...
Faye Gabrielson
Nov 30, 2015
Faye Gabrielson, age 62, of Seattle, Washington, died Monday, November 30, 2015 following a sixteen month battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends as they shared favorite memories at her bedside. “Faye Baby” was a loving daughter, sister, auntie, friend and wife. She was deeply loved by all. Faye was born in Belmond, Iowa on February...
Clifford Leon "Lonnie" Lockwood
Nov 28, 2015
Clifford Leon “Lonnie” Lockwood was born in San Francisco on July 22, 1934 to Darley Mae Lee who was a dancer for Vaudeville and Clifford James Lockwood, who was a singer/entertainer on the radio. Lonnie grew up on Fillmore Street in the apartment building owned by his grandmother Mona Mae Lee. When Lonnie was nine years old he attended the...
Raymond Anthony Blas Cruz
Nov 28, 2015
Raymond Anthony Blas Cruz “Hulkster or Boboy” born on the beautiful island of Guam on July, 2001 and was granted his angel wings on November 28, 2015 in Port Orchard, WA. Boboy’s 14 years of life was surrounded by family and friends that he had touched in ways throughout his short, yet very memorable life. His contagious smile could melt...
Bertha Lee Wattenburger
Nov 28, 2015
Memories of 96 Years Bertha Lee Wattenburger Born in a farm house in St. John Kansas on August 17, 1919. My father grew wheat and corn and my mother raised turkeys and chickens and we also had a few milk cows. I met my first love and future husband, Charles Enoch Hunt at a dance. After Enoch and I were...