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

Nicole Marie Flores Quinata

Nicole Marie Flores Quinata

Aug 31, 2015

I N L O V I N G M E M O R Y NICOLE MARIE FLORES QUINATA "Nikki" "Mary" Familian "Undi"/"Cabesa"/"Siboyas" July 10, 1986 - August 31, 2015 Formerly from Yigo, Guam, now residing in Port Orchard WA. She was called home by our Heavenly Father at the age of 29. To welcome her at the gates of Heaven...

Gaye Anne Notar

Gaye Anne Notar

Aug 23, 2015

Gaye Anne Notar, 68, of Port Orchard, WA, died August 23, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. Gaye was born October 15, 1946 in North Hollywood, CA to James Edward Eakins Sr. and Kathryn Adelle Slane Dorow. She graduated from high school and attended college in La Crescenta, CA. Gaye married Eugene Louis Notar on August 9, 1980...

Joyce Kazuko Mulvenna

Joyce Kazuko Mulvenna

Aug 22, 2015

Joyce Mulvenna passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Saturday, August 22, 2015, after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her loving husband William; sons Richard and Michael; grandson Matthew; daughter-in-law Pamela; and many friends. Joyce was born and raised in Akita, Japan in 1934 and came to the United States in 1956. She...

James King Keefe

James King Keefe

Aug 20, 2015

James K. Keefe, 84 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton, Washington on August 20, 2015. James was born in Bayard, Nebraska on August 1, 1931. He was the only son of Barbara Clark and James Patrick Keefe, the brother of three sisters Lillian Bishop of Port Orchard who we lost in January, Jacie Shelton of Nevada, and Patti Bering of...

Ralph D. Mcdowell

Ralph D. Mcdowell

Aug 20, 2015

Ralph Donald McDowell was born at Fort Bragg on January 3, 1959 to Donald G. and Virginia R. McDowell. He attended and graduated from Fortuna High School in 1978. Ralph had a very intense fascination with trucks from a very early age, but joined the Coast Guard shortly after high school. After serving in the United States Coast Guard, he...

Sandra Kathleen Macdiarmid

Sandra Kathleen Macdiarmid

Aug 20, 2015

Sandy MacDiarmid was born Sandra Kathleen Pitts on March 17, 1945 to Jessie “Clyde” Pitts and Marie Olivia Pitts nee Kelley in Selma, California. After her parents’ divorce in 1949 Sandy would spend her summers and holidays out on her father’s ranch in Kerman, California. She would have many adventures there with her sisters Carolyn, Deborah and Deanna including the...

Thomas F Endsley

Thomas F Endsley

Aug 17, 2015

Thomas Franklin Endsley was born on the kitchen table in the house on Morton Street in Port Orchard on June 7, 1927. He died August 17, 2015, he was 88 years old. His parents were James & Josephine Endsley of Port Orchard, Washington. He was the last living Grandson of Sidney Stevens (his Mom’s Dad) who established the town of...

Gloria Gean Kelley

Gloria Gean Kelley

Aug 17, 2015

Gloria Gean Kelley, 91 Long time Port Orchard resident, Gloria Kelley passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, August 17, 2015. Gloria enjoyed garage sales, gardening and animals. Gloria is survived by two sons, five daughters (and spouses), fourteen grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A Kelley, her daughter Sandra Skoog and...

Maria A Cardines

Maria A Cardines

Aug 17, 2015

Maria A. Cardines, 86 of Port Orchard, died at Valley Medical Center in Renton on August 17, 2015. She was born in Barugo, Leyte, Philippines on December 12, 1928 to Julio and Manuela (Adizas) Cardines. Maria survived the World War II occupation of the Philippine Islands. She enjoyed family gatherings, birthdays, and wanted to live to be 120 years. She...

James "Gary" Wise

James "Gary" Wise

Aug 16, 2015

James “Gary” Wise was born April 5, 1944 in Billings, Montana to James “Lee” and Anita “Carol” Wise. Gary’s father worked for the Milwaukee Road so they moved around to several small towns in Montana, but Gary’s favorite was Lewistown. As a young boy, he spent a lot of time fishing and hunting. After high school he worked for the...

Thomas R Butcher

Thomas R Butcher

Aug 15, 2015

Please join our family and friends in a special celebration of life in remembrance of Thomas R. Butcher. This occasion will be held October 18, 2015 at the Salt Creek Lounge at 2:00PM and into the evening. Refreshments such as beverages (Beer/Soda) and food will be provided, however; everyone is welcome to BYOB. We look forward to sharing our memories,...

Naomi Katherine Cosgrove

Naomi Katherine Cosgrove

Aug 8, 2015

Naomi Cosgrove, resident of Port Orchard, died on August 8th after a short illness. She was born in 1925 in Maryville, Missouri to Alfred and Estella Donahue Sturm. After high school, she went to work for a young airline industry as a reservationist and moved to Chicago. There she met and married Jack Cosgrove. Jack had returned from the war...

Paul F. Page

Paul F. Page

Aug 8, 2015

Paul Francis Page passed away on August 8, 2015. Paul was born on December 10, 1937 in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Marie (Vaas) Page and Frank Page. He was the second oldest of six children. As a child he attended grade schools in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lawrence, Massachusetts and Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended junior high school in Bremerton, Washington and high...

William H. O'Neill

William H. O'Neill

Aug 7, 2015

William (Bill) O’Neill, 63, of Bremerton WA passed away on August 7, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center after a courageous, relatively brief battle with an aggressive form of blood cancer. His Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on August 28, 2015 at Holy Trinity Church. All who plan on attending are encouraged to wear either white or very...

Robert Harold Murphy

Robert Harold Murphy

Aug 6, 2015

Robert Harold Murphy, 74, died at his home in Port Orchard on August 6, 2015. He was born June 14, 1941 in Richmond, Virginia. Bob was a proud Veteran of the Marines as an E-5 Sergeant. He served four tours of duty in Vietnam before being wounded which ended his military career. He received numerous awards including the Silver Star....

Jay Doyle Sampson

Jay Doyle Sampson

Aug 4, 2015

Jay Doyle Sampson, an avid bowler and sports fan, passed away August 4, 2015 in Tacoma, WA. due to complications following an accidental fall on July 26. He was 76 years old. Jay was born on March 5, 1939 in Yakima, WA. to Roland and Helen (Smith) Sampson. Jay grew up in Port Orchard and graduated from South Kitsap High...

Norma Jean Jackson/Smith

Norma Jean Jackson/Smith

Aug 3, 2015

Norma “JEAN” Jackson/Smith Jean passed away peacefully, August 3, 2015, at Stafford Nursing Home in Port Orchard. Born on a farm May 15, 1924 in Spring Valley, near Moorhead City, Iowa, to parents Henry Albert Larson and Libby Vanetta (Montgomery) Larson, Jean was the youngest of four children. In 1930, Henry and Libby Larson, with daughters, Jean and Mabel and...

Todd Patrick Underwood

Todd Patrick Underwood

Jul 29, 2015

TODD UNDERWOOD JAN 11, 1975 – JULY 29, 2015 TAKEN WAY TOO SOON TODD PATRICK UNDERWOOD, 40, born Jan 11, 1975 in Tacoma, WA, passed away in Los Angeles, CA July 29, 2015 due to complications following emergency appendix surgery. Todd grew up in Port Orchard, WA graduating from South Kitsap HS in 1993. He attended WSU in Pullman from...

Eugene "Oscar" Edward Breitenstein

Eugene "Oscar" Edward Breitenstein

Jul 27, 2015

Eugene (Oscar) Breitenstein Was born in So. Colby, WA. on 3/18/1922 and passed away on 7/27/2015 in Tacoma, WA. at the age of 93. Dad was born to Ed & Inga (Johnson) Breitenstein. He had one Brother and 2 Sisters. His Family was part of the original Settlers in So. Colby. Dad graduated from So. Kitsap High School, and went...

Roy Willis Grammer

Roy Willis Grammer

Jul 25, 2015

Roy Willis Grammer of Port Orchard passed away on July 25, 2015 at the age of 91. He passed only 2 months after losing his beloved wife of 71 years, on the date that would have been their 72nd wedding anniversary. Born to Roy and Lena Grammer on June 24, 1924 in Corvallis, Oregon, he was one of 3 siblings....

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