Daywin Allison Slechta
Jan 24, 2015
Daywin (Day) Slechta was born June 6th, 1933 in Denison Iowa to parents Blaine and Hazel Slechta. He was second of five his siblings being Dale, Dean, Doyle and Delores. His grandfather Slechta owned an icehouse and tavern in Deloitte as well as extensive land a portion of which was farmed by Blaine. Here day worked multiple demanding chores learning...
Walter Scott Jr.
Jan 23, 2015
Walter “Skez” Scott Jr. was born January 27, 1930 in Seattle Washington and passed away on January 23, 2015 in Port Orchard Washington with his wife, Kari and family by his side. Born to Walter S. Scott and Isabella (Liddle) Scott, he had three sisters: Peggy, Betty and Grace; one brother Ralph, one half-brother Harold Scott and one half-sister Merle...
Marjorie M Hutchason
Jan 21, 2015
Marjorie M. Hutchason, 84, of Bremerton died January 21, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. Marjorie was born February 13, 1930 in Astoria, Oregon to Everett & Ida Bixby. She spent her career in Nursing and was a member of the Jehovah Witness church. Survivors include her Sons – David of Port Orchard & Mark of Ocean Shores; 4...
Rochelle Leah Armstrong
Jan 18, 2015
Rochelle Leah Armstrong, 75, of Port Orchard, Washington died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 18, at home with her family by her side. Shelly was born in International Falls, Minnesota in 1939. As a child, she and her family moved to Lebanon, Oregon. After graduating high school she moved to Port Orchard, Washington. There she began what was her pride and joy,...
Carol Weegman
Jan 18, 2015
Carol Ruby Weegman, 82, of Port Orchard, Washington, passed on Sunday January 18, 2015. A fifty-year resident of Belfair, WA, she was a Charter Member of Christ Lutheran Church. Previously, she baked pies and cinnamon rolls for the Belfair Cafe, volunteered at the North Mason Food Bank, and made around 2,000 quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Carol loved her large...
David Thompson Whitehead
Jan 18, 2015
David T. Whitehead, 80, beloved husband of Angie, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many, died January 18, 2015 at home in Port Orchard, Washington from cancer. David was born November 4, 1934 in Missoula, Montana to Richard and Bertha. He went into the Air Force in September 1951 and married Angela on July 2, 1955 in England. While stationed...
Beatrice Victoria Emil
Jan 18, 2015
Bea Emil, age 95, of Port Orchard, Wash. passed away peacefully Jan. 18, 2015. She was born on March 16, 1919 to Leo and Eva (Kautzman) Kopp in Mandan, North Dakota. She married Harry Emil December 29, 1941 in Mandan, North Dakota. Bea and Harry moved to Seattle in 1947. She worked at the Boeing Company as a tool shop...
John Wesley Dearinger
Jan 17, 2015
John Wesley Dearinger, 80, of Belfair, died Jan. 17th at Harrison Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 2pm Thursday, Jan. 29th at North Mason Methodist Church 25140 NE State Route 3 in Belfair. Interment will be 11am Friday, Jan. 30th at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Survivors include his three children – Roxanne of AK, John Jr. of WA and...
Violet Frances Peterson
Jan 16, 2015
Violet Frances Leona Peterson, 85, died in Port Orchard, WA on January 16, 2015. She was born March 8, 1929 in Twin Falls, ID to Harry Frances & Violet Lenora (Johnson) West. She graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1947 and married Robert R. Peterson in Port Orchard on April 19, 1947. She remained a Port Orchard resident her entire...
Geneva H. Holweger
Jan 15, 2015
Geneva H. Holweger, 95 passed away January 15, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, She was born November 23, 1919 to Joseph and Leafy Brown in Wild Rose, North Dakota. Geneva was a beautician and owned her shop in Westbay and later had a shop in her home in North Dakota. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Theron Ralph Chamberlain
Jan 15, 2015
Theron R. Chamberlain, loving husband of the late Lillian Florence(nee Brockway) Chamberlain passed away peacefully on January 15th 2015. He is survived by his son Bruce (Debbie) Chamberlain of Port Orchard WA and daughters Mary Ellen (Paul) Jankowski of Lake Zurich IL, Barbara (Daniel) Cameron of Johnstown NY an Christine (Dale) Johnson of Wenatchee WA . He was the proud...
James Michael Johnson
Jan 11, 2015
James Michael Johnson, Veteran U. S. Army, passed away peacefully January 11, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He loved the outdoors, spending time with family and watching the Seahawks. Proud of his military service, deployments to Kosovo, Iraq and Kuwait to name a few. Jim was an outstanding husband, father, son & brother. Those he leaves behind...
Merlin John Ewert
Jan 8, 2015
Merlin John Ewert, 72, of Bremerton died 1/8/15 in Bremerton. John was born 12/24/41 in Milwauke, WI. Retired U.S. Navy veteran after 30 years. Member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bremerton. Celebration of Life Thursday, 3:00 pm, 1/15/15 at Rill's Life Tribute Center, Port Orchard. Online memorial at www.rill.com .
Lillian Cecelia Bishop
Jan 3, 2015
Lillian (Lil) Cecelia Bishop passed away January 3, at Life Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington. Born July 17, 1930 in Omaha Nebraska to James P. Keefe and Barbara Keefe, (Clark) she was the oldest of four. She is survived by siblings Jim Keefe (Port Orchard) Jaci Shelton (Nevada) Pat Bering (Alaska.) Lillian met Herbert Bishop, dated and then married...
Patricia A. Lamey
Jan 3, 2015
Patricia A. Lamey (Patti) of Port Orchard passed away at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton on January 3, 2015 at the age of 90 from natural causes. Patricia was born in Indianapolis Indiana on January 6th, 1924 to Malcolm and Margaret Whitfield and had one sister Sally. Patricia lived her youth in Evanston Illinois and graduated from Evanston high school. Patricia...
Adrian Oliva
Dec 29, 2014
OLIVA - Adrian “Butch” born April 3, 1941 in Far Rockaway, NY., passed away Dec. 29, 2014, in Port Orchard, WA. Son of the late Ellen (Sholtis) Soika. 1960 graduate of Richland High School and was in the U.S. Navy 1960 – 1964 aboard the USS Ticonderoga. Retired Capt. WA St. Ferry System. Captain of the ferry “Spokane” prior to...
Lucille Xenia Amburn
Dec 28, 2014
Lucille Xenia Eaves Amburn, age 93, of Port Orchard, Washington, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep of natural causes on December 28, 2014. Lucille was born on September 23, 1921 in Galveston, Texas to Haston T. and Xenia Mary Eaves. Lucille was the 5th child of 6 children. She married George Amburn in 1942. Lucille was a long-time...
Paul Wayne Foust
Dec 27, 2014
Paul Wayne Foust, 78, of Port Orchard, died Dec. 27, 2014 at Stafford of Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard. Paul was born Sept. 3, 1936 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Lester & Velma (Bergman) Foust. Paul entered the U.S Navy at the age of 18 and retired 23 years later. He then spent 12 years at a Naval Shipyard in...
Helen Rita Cavuoti
Dec 23, 2014
Helen was born in Oyster Bay, New York on August 06, 1919, the third of eight children of Cosmo and Angelina Sordi. She grew up in the family home, above the grocery store that counted among its clients the Theodore Roosevelt family of nearby Sagamore Hill. Helen attended Saint Dominic's School in Oyster Bay, where she graduated from high school...
Lydia Margare Simonson
Dec 22, 2014
Lydia M. Simonson 103, died December 22, 2014 in Federal Way, Washington. Lydia was born January 20, 1911 in Eureka, South Dakota and moved to South Kitsap in 1942. Lydia earned a two-year teaching degree, then graduated from the University of Washington at age 52 with a four-year degree. She taught 3rd grade at East Port Orchard Elementary and Orchard...