Orville Almon Meeker
Feb 10, 2013
Orville A. Meeker, 92, of Bremerton, died on February 10th surrounded by family. He was born March 24, 1920 in Corning, Kansas to Archie and Nellie (Gilbert) Meeker. Orville married his true love Emma Louise Bowden on July 24, 1960 in Elko, Nevada. Orville was a skilled carpenter and woodworker until he retired at an early age to travel and...
Donald Russell Hughes
Feb 9, 2013
Donald Russell Hughes, born January 3, 1933, went home to our Lord February 9, 2013. Don was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Russell and Irma Hughes. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Berni Hughes; his sister, Karen Clark; 5 children, 4 step children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He worked for the National Weather Service as...
Virginia E Johnson
Feb 7, 2013
Virginia E. Johnson, 93, of Southworth, died February 7, 2013 at Ridgemont Terrace nursing home in Port Orchard. Virginia was born March 19, 1919 in Taylor, ND to Susan & Chris Granum. Virginia had five siblings. On October 11, 1940 she married Earl “Ron” Johnson and in 1942 they moved to Southworth, Wa, raising two sons, Ron and Jerry. Virginia...
Victor Eugene Lampley
Feb 6, 2013
Victor Lampley, 84, of Port Orchard, WA, came into this world December 9, 1928 born to Walter and Vera Lampley in Alexandria, TN. Victor had one sibling Walter. Victor joined the Navy following high school, serving his country until being honorably discharged in 1948. While in the service, stationed in Jacksonville, FL, Victor met the love of his life, his...
Harriet Leona James
Feb 4, 2013
Harriett Leona (Fairchild) James, 83, of Port Orchard, passed away February 4, 2013 in Port Orchard, Washington. Leona is preceded in death by her beloved husband Elmer Dwayne, she is survived by her children, Diana, Wayne (Terresa), Evelina (Jack), Marilyn (Randy) , Raymond (Mary), Bruce (Lori) , Farrell (Heather), and Kathleen (James), her sister Evelyn Lynch, 35 grandchildren and 13...
Deborah Lynn Kalmbach
Feb 1, 2013
Debbie Lynn Kalmbach died peacefully at her home in Gig Harbor after an eleven year bout with cancer. On January 18th, 1954 Debbie was born in Woodlake, CA. Growing up in the country, her love for animals was bred from an early age. Debbie's favorite activity was riding horses and she shared this experience with her sister Robyn other family...
Paul Robert Jansen
Jan 28, 2013
Paul R. Jansen, 74 of Port Orchard, died January 28, 2013. He was born July 27, 1938 in Washington D.C. to Eugene & Lula (Boustead) Jansen. He graduated from Berkeley High School in Berkeley, CA and completed his Pipefitter Apprenticeship with the U.S. Navy in 1961. He married Barbara Walker in 1974 in Reno, NV. Paul worked for 33 years...
Deanna Marie Jaspers
Jan 26, 2013
Deanna Marie (Neal) Baugher Jaspers, 72, of Seabeck, WA died January 26, 2013 at her home surrounded by family listening to her special music. Deanna was born May 15, 1940 in Yakima, WA to James “Homer” and Rose M. Neal. She graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Yakima and then started her career of service with the Yakima County Clerk's...
Roland Legrand Stevens
Jan 24, 2013
Roland L. Stevens, 76, of Port Orchard died Thursday January 24, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton. Roland was born June 3, 1936 in Buckingham Co, VA to Tucker and Robbie (Steger) Stevens of Richmond, VA. Roland served in the U.S. Navy as a Boiler Tender Chief retiring in 1974. He then married the former Shirley Bjorkheim in...
Suzanne Denise Levin
Jan 22, 2013
Suzanne Denise (Lohse) Levin left this world on Tuesday 1-22-2013 due to complications from Pancreatic cancer. Suzanne was born in Chester California on November 12 1967 to parents George and Linda Lohse. She spent her childhood on the family farm in Glen County where she helped out with the family business and enjoyed farm life with her family. She graduated...
Darlene Elaine Montz
Jan 20, 2013
Darlene Elaine Guderjan Montz, devoted mother, grandmother, wife and community member passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 20th, 2013. With a seemingly endless capacity for love and compassion, Darlene left every person in her life touched by her warmth. Born in Varna, Illiniois to Walter and Ella (Arndt) Guderjan, Darlene is survived by her husband Fred Montz, her sister Marilyn...
Patricia Anderson
Jan 19, 2013
Pat was born October 3, 1944 in Spokane, WA to Kenneth and Elizabeth (Miller) Wittstock; she left on her heavenly journey January 19, 2013 at the age of 68. Pat was at home, surrounded by her husband and loving family, when she lost her short and courageous battle with cancer. Pat is survived by her husband of 47 years, Terry;...
Alice May Lambert
Jan 16, 2013
Our beloved and spunky mother, Alice, 93, was born in Minot, North Dakota on September 6, 1919 to John Hojem (Johannes Johansen) and Emma Berg Hojem, the second to the youngest of three sisters and three brothers. She passed suddenly and peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Harrison Hospital, Bremerton, WA. She was preceded in death by her late...
Thomas Andrew Prendiville
Jan 11, 2013
Thomas Andrew Prendiville, born to Hannah and John Prendiville of Castleisland, Ireland on Nov. 29, 1927, went home to be with our Lord on Jan. 11, 2013. Tom was a hardworking farmer for the first 35 years of his life, working on his family's dairy farm in Ireland. In 1972 he met the love of his life, Kathleen Shaughnessy. Tom...
Lisa Marie Hart
Jan 11, 2013
Lisa Marie (Smith) Hart, 49, died at her residence in Port Orchard on January 11, 2013. She was born April 30, 1963 in Tacoma to Marvin & Martha (Ferris) Smith. She married Wilbur “Billy” Hart on September 26, 1987 and he preceded her in death in 2011. Lisa was a homemaker and a fun loving good humored free spirit. She...
Robert "Bob" E. Peltier
Jan 7, 2013
Robert "Bob" E. Peltier, 85, of Port Orchard died Monday, January 7th at St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor. Bob was born September 6, 1927 in Doylestown, PA to Arthur & Florence Peltier. He was a Sergeant in the US Army during the Korean War. He then worked 35 years as a Machinist in Pennsylvania before retiring. Bob loved flying,...
Joyce Elaine Figueroa De Raschke
Jan 5, 2013
Joyce Elaine Figueroa De Raschke, 55, of Port Orchard, WA died January 5, 2013 at her home. She was born April 1, 1957 in Bremerton, WA to Joseph and Delia Showalter. Joyce served her community in various roles in the Kitsap County government for over 20 years. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and gave a lot of her...
Pastor Frank J Schoonover
Jan 5, 2013
Pastor Frank J. Schoonover, 88, of Port Orchard, WA went to be with his Lord and Savior January 5, 2013 at Life Care Center in Port Orchard. He was born March 9, 1924 in Clayton, NM to Seley and Alma Schoonover. In his early teens the family moved to Portland, OR and in 1948 Frank graduated from NW Bible Institute...
Irene Rose Moore Gonder
Jan 3, 2013
Irene (Sissy) Rose Moore Gonder peacefully and gracefully passed away on January 3, 2013 in Bremerton, WA. She was born on Sept. 24, 1928 in Tokio, ND. As a young child she survived tuberculosis and attended a Native American boarding school in South Dakota. As a young woman she moved to Butte, MT where she lived for many years and...
William Wallace Jones Iii
Dec 30, 2012
William Wallace Jones III (Bill) was born May 21, 1940 in Bremerton, WA to Lucille and William Jones Jr. He was called home by our Lord on December 30, 2012 in Port Orchard, WA. His love for his family was unconditional, just as God's love is for each of us. He was preceded in death by his parents and his...