Obituaries

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

Robert Boehme

Robert Boehme

Mar 9, 2014

Dr. Robert Boehme, retired physician, went to be with his Savior on March 9, 2014, just five days after his 94th birthday. He was born on March 4, 1920 to Herman and Lucille Boehme in Akron, Ohio--the oldest of six children. Robert was a graduate of Copley High School, the University of Akron. and Western Reserve Medical School, all of...

Ralph E. Marchant

Ralph E. Marchant

Mar 7, 2014

Ralphie, 55, died unexpectedly on March 7, 2014. He was born and raised in Billerica, MA where he met and eventually married his high school sweetheart Patricia Marie Hatch. After dedicating many years to the United States Air Force, he retired in 1992 and moved from Mtn. Home, ID to Washington State. Known to family and friends for his unique...

Shaun Thomas Welch

Shaun Thomas Welch

Mar 6, 2014

Shaun Thomas Welch, 16, our amazing son went to the arms of his heavenly Father on March 6 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 27, 1997, in Seattle and grew up in Port Orchard. He attended Sunnyslope Elementary, Cedar Heights Jr. High and South Kitsap High School. Shaun fought bravely his lifelong illness, never letting...

Gary W. Smith

Gary W. Smith

Mar 5, 2014

Gary W. Smith, 68, died March 5, 2014 in Port Orchard, WA. He was born June 5, 1945 in Bremerton, WA to Erwin & Helen (Aldridge) Smith. Gary worked as a Mail Carrier for 35 years, retiring in 2001. He served for 4 years in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He also worked as a volunteer firefighter...

Romulo Velasco Cruz

Romulo Velasco Cruz

Mar 4, 2014

Romulo V. Cruz, 78, of Port Orchard, died March 4, 2014. Romulo was born September 5, 1935 in Pandi Bulacan Philippines to Teofilo & Nemecia (Velasco) Cruz. He attended Infanta High School in the Philippines. Romulo was a waiter for 30 years at the Casa Marcos Resturant. He retired in 1996 at became a Town Policeman. Survivors include 6 sons...

Elise Christine Fulton

Elise Christine Fulton

Mar 4, 2014

Elise Christine Fulton of Port Orchard, Washington, was born December 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Jeff and Linda Fulton. However, just over a year ago, Elise was diagnosed with leukemia. Acute myeloid leukemia claimed her life on March 4, 2014, at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was surrounded by the love and support of friends and...

Lucy C Cristy

Lucy C Cristy

Mar 2, 2014

Lucy C. Cristy passed away March 2, 2014 in Allyn with her husband of 30 years, Tom Lynch, holding her hand. She had bravely fought cancer. Lucy was born Sept. 4, 1943 and grew up in Kalamazoo, MI. She received her M.S.W. at the U. of W. after her B.A. at Colorado College. She served as a DSHS child welfare...

David Edward Jones

David Edward Jones

Feb 28, 2014

David Edward Jones, 64 of Port Orchard, died February 28, 2014. He is survived by loving wife Deborah; sons Christopher Jones & Phillip Hartline; daughters Rebekah Hartline & Olivia Perky; grandchildren Jordan & Charlie Hartline; sisters Sheri Werner & JoAnn Cossu; brothers Richard & Randy Fisher; and many other loved ones. David was a gentle & loving man. He will...

George A Wagner

George A Wagner

Feb 27, 2014

George passed away on February 27, 2014. George was born in the Bronx, New York to Herman and Louise Wagner, German immigrants who owned a local delicatessen. At the age of 9, he met the love of his life, the girl next door, June who he married in 1951. George began learning to become a master baker at the age...

Myrle Virginia King

Myrle Virginia King

Feb 26, 2014

M. Virginia King was born to Louis and Winifred Millin, in Canyon City, Colorado in January of 1924. Married for more than 36 years, widowed in 1976 from Lawrence W. King, logger and ship fitter, who loved music and played base fiddle, piano, violin, and guitar. Virginia was an exceptional lady, country bred with grace and wisdom of a queen....

Geneva Harriett Read

Geneva Harriett Read

Feb 25, 2014

Grandma Read Geneva Harriet Read, 87, passed away February 25, 2014 with her family by her side in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was born March 18, 1926 to Charles and Lenora Randolph. Geneva was married to Rex Read of California. Rex was an L.A. County Sheriffs officer and Geneva was an amazing homemaker. Together they had one daughter, Leslie Bettle....

Sharon Lee Danger

Sharon Lee Danger

Feb 22, 2014

Our beloved Sharon Lee Danger passed away February 22, 2014 in Belfair, WA. Born in Seattle, WA November 8, 1951, she was preceded in death by her father Harold C Effrig, husband Michael Danger and her life partner/soul mate Joseph White. Sharon was a gentle heart and a loving soul. She was brave and faced many challenges. She wasn't afraid...

Judy R Harris

Judy R Harris

Feb 21, 2014

Judy R. Harris of Port Orchard passed away on February 21, 2014. She is survived by her sister June Robertson of Sandpoint, Idaho, her brother, Charles McGraw of Port Orchard, her estranged daughter Mona Mainwaring of Port Orchard, Mona’s three children, Mona’s Granddaughter and her children, Debra, David, and Michael Hoffman and Laree Harris of Port Orchard. Judy is also...

Rose E Wood

Rose E Wood

Feb 21, 2014

Rose E. Wood, 89, of Southworth went to be with Jesus February 21, 2014 in Bremerton, WA. She was born September 26, 1924 in Auburn, WA to Charles and Margaret (Rodstol) Westlund. She graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, WA, in 1942 and married Wilmar E. Wood on May 18, 1946 in Bremerton, WA. Rose Wood lived for the...

Carl William Armstrong Sr.

Carl William Armstrong Sr.

Feb 21, 2014

Carl William Armstrong, Sr., 89 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on February 21, 2014. He was born January 13, 1925 in Columbus, KS to Charles & Pearl (Edgemond) Armstrong. He attended the University of Iowa and married Joan M. Ginthner on October 17, 1946 in Port Orchard, WA. She preceded him in death in 1988. Carl was an Electrical...

Christopher Harunobu Exton

Christopher Harunobu Exton

Feb 20, 2014

Christopher H. Exton, 34 of Port Orchard, died February 20, 2014. He was born January 30, 1980 in Bremerton to Bruce & Kathrine (Okabe) Exton. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1998. He received an Associate’s degree from Olympic College and attended Washington State University. Christopher loved fly fishing, rock climbing, swimming, biking, reading, playing video games with...

Beverly Dale Sobey

Beverly Dale Sobey

Feb 20, 2014

Beverly Dale Sobey died at home in Tacoma, WA after a long battle with diabetes. She was born in Bremerton, WA to Delbert Dorothy and Betty Ernst Dorothy Freiwald. Her father was a career soldier and her childhood was spent traveling with her family to various military installations around the world. She lived in Japan and France, traveling all throughout...

Helen B Collins

Helen B Collins

Feb 17, 2014

Helen Bernadette Collins, 91 of Port Orchard, died in Gig Harbor on February 17, 2014. She was born October 15, 1922 in Baltimore, MD to Bernard H. & Helena (Schimmel) Thuman. She married Charles on April 25, 1959 in Bellevue, NE. Helen received her diploma in nursing from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. She served in the...

Allen C Brown

Allen C Brown

Feb 17, 2014

Allen C. Brown 75, died at his home in Bremerton, Washington February 17, 2014. He was born April 3, 1938 in Archer, Iowa to Charles L. & Delpha Ione (Johns) Brown. He married Georgia Topliff on September 3, 1955. Allen worked various jobs until 1964 when he became a Licensed Practical Nurse for 46 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, flying...

Audrey M Walker

Audrey M Walker

Feb 17, 2014

Audrey M. Walker, 86, died in Port Orchard on February 17, 2014. She was born May 28, 1927 in Seattle, the only daughter of Hilburt & Eva Hendrickson. She was educated in Seattle Public Schools in the Ballard area. While at Webster Elementary, she joined Camp Fire Girls and was a member of Girl Scout Troop 77 at James Monroe...

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