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Elaine May Anderson
Oct 14, 2013
Elaine May Anderson died on October 14, 2013 in Lacey, Washington. A brief illness at The Haven in Allyn, Allyn, Washington, caused her transport to Panorama Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, Lacey, Washington, where she passed away with family present. Born October 25th, 1927 to Myrtle May Herrmann and "Shakey" Bertie Johnson in Bellingham, Washington, she was preceded in death by...
Raymond Francis Kelly Jr.
Oct 10, 2013
Raymond Francis Kelly, Jr., 87, died at his home in Port Orchard on October 10, 2013. He was born January 21, 1926 in Spokane, WA to Raymond, Sr. & Helen (King) Kelly. He graduated from Olympic college in 1974 and So. Illinois University in 1976. Raymond was a Safety Inspector at Keyport for 20 years. He also served in the...
Karl Michael Forch
Oct 4, 2013
Karl M. Forch, 71 of Port Orchard, died in Gig Harbor October 4, 2013. He was born in Leola SD on July 13, 1942 to Adam & Louise (Wulff) Forch. He graduated from George Washington University in Washington DC with a Bachelor’s in Public Health, from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s in Electronic Engineering, and P.A.-C with a...
Julia E. O'Bosky
Oct 4, 2013
Julia E. O'Bosky, 88, of Port Orchard, died Oct. 4th at Harrison Medical Center. Julia was born July 30, 1925 in Chigago, Ill. She graduated from Nursing in Chicago and moved to California. On Feb. 8, 1969 she married Charles O'Bosky in Los Angeles. Julia worked for the State Board of Nursing and was the Dean of Health Services at...
Elizabeth Mary Mahan
Oct 2, 2013
We're sad to announce Betty's passing as she was loved by and helped many in the community. Betty was born to Byron and Marie McIntyre on the island of Maui. The McIntyre family called many places home before settling in South Kitsap around 1950. Betty graduated from South Kitsap High School and soon after married Bill Mahan of Bremerton. Their...
Robert Bradford Siegfried
Sep 30, 2013
Robert Bradford Siegfried, 100, died September 30 at his home in Bellevue. Bob was born in Helena, Montana, to Joseph Henry and Virginia Kate Siegfried. He grew up in Kennewick, Wa where he attended grade school and graduated from Kennewick High School in 1930. Bob attended Washington State College and graduated with a BA in Business in 1937. He was...
Phyllis Arlene Budweg
Sep 29, 2013
Phyllis Budweg, 88, left us Sept. 29 to join her family in heaven; her husband Robert Budweg, son Frederick Budweg, and Parents Adam Andrews and Neva (Baskett) Andrews. As marked in her personal Bible she lived her life guided by the 26th Psalm of David, “...I have walked in my integrity and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering....
Tacey Ashley Patterson
Sep 29, 2013
Tacey Ashley Patterson of Port Orchard, WA was born in Bremerton, WA on April 22, 1993. She was a loving daughter, a cherished sister, an amazing granddaughter, a beautiful great granddaughter and a dear friend to many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Tacey passed on peacefully on September 29, 2013 surrounded by her family. Tacey was a kind, strong, and...
Max Lee Wright
Sep 28, 2013
Max L. Wright, 73, of Port Orchard died Sat. Sept. 28, 2013 at his residence. Max was born July 4, 1940 in Idaho Falls, ID to Jack & Edna (Lee). He married the former Mary Ann Gavin Aug. 30, 1968 in Reno, NV. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served a tour in Viet Nam as a...
Mary O Mock
Sep 27, 2013
On September 27, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Mary Mock, passed away peacefully. Mary was an independent and intelligent woman who lived with grace and joy. She is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary and Ronald Mock were residents of Westchester, CA for 40 years. In 1993, Ronald and Mary moved to Port Orchard, WA where...
Valeria Marie Beck
Sep 26, 2013
Val passed away peacefully at her home in Seattle on September 26th. Val was an inspiration to her family and all who knew her. She was the center of family gatherings and loved following the activities of her children and grandchildren. She was fiercely intelligent, compassionate, with a keen sense of humor and wit. Valeria Beck was born on November...
Donna Lee Soper
Sep 24, 2013
Donna L. Soper, 67 of Belfair, died in Bremerton, WA September 24, 2013. She was born February 24, 1946 in Bremerton to Nicolas & Lucile Wunder. She married Robert Soper on September 7, 1974 in Gorst, WA. Donna was a homemaker who enjoyed painting. She was a member of Gorst Community Baptist Church and a volunteer at Belfair Food Bank....
Doris Roberts
Sep 22, 2013
Doris Roberts of Bremerton died on her 97th birthday on Sunday Sep 22nd at Bay Pointe Retirement Community surrounded by family. Doris was born in Roscoe MO to William and Edith (Breeden) Fullerton. The family moved to Bozeman MT where she grew up, married her childhood sweetheart, Wendell, and raised a family of three girls. Doris was an avid gardener...
Waldon Laverne Smith
Sep 22, 2013
Waldon Laverne Smith, 81, of Port Orchard passed away peacefully Sunday Evening at Retsil Veteran’s Home. He was born in Donnybrook, North Dakota to Waldon and Irene Smith. On Aug. 28, 1958, he married the love of his life, Sylvia Carol Smith in San Francisco. Waldon, a decorated Army war veteran, spent 20 + years serving his country earning The...
Charlotte Louie Meeks
Sep 17, 2013
Charlotte Louie Meeks died on Sept 17, 2013 surrounded by family members. She was born on Jan 8, 1924 in Wapato, WA to Samuel and Louie (Storbakken) Kocher and was one of five children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Arthur, Lorena and Loretta, her husbands Roy Lindberry and Loren Meeks, her son Steven Lindberry, her...
Lois Lorraine Zirkle
Sep 16, 2013
Lois Lorraine Zirkle, 77, of Port Orchard WA, formerly of Colfax, WA, died peacefully in her sleep September 16th, 2013 with her family by her side. Lois was born December 29, 1935 to Lloyd and Mildred Bridgewater in Colfax, WA. She graduated from Columbia Academy High School in 1953. Lois worked in Federal Service for the Navy as a medical...
David Oliveira Carvalho
Sep 13, 2013
David Oliveira Carvalho of Port Orchard, WA passed away at his home on Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2013, after a long courageous battle with cancer. David, 48, was born in Fall River, MA Aug. 3, 1965, to Maciel and Maria Carvalho. He was raised there and in Westport, MA with his siblings, brother Michael and sister Jessica. In 1981 they...
Albert "Bert" Lee Miller
Sep 10, 2013
Albert (Bert) Lee Miller died on September 10, 2013 following a 19 year battle with cancer. He was born in Denver Colorado, January 19, 1941 to Robert and Dorothy (Speicher) Miller. He lived part of his childhood in Lodi California, and then moved to Bremerton Washington where he graduated from West High School in 1959. He married Patricia Mae Bard...
Bertha Lou Welch
Sep 7, 2013
Bertha Lou Welch of Port Orchard May 20, 1938 to September 7, 2013 Beloved wife, mother, nana, sister, aunt and friend passed away surrounded by family on September 7. Born in Oklahoma in 1938 to Oscar & Maude Lebo, she moved with her family to Bremerton in 1943. She graduated Bremerton High School in 1956 and went on to Olympic...
Thorn W Cheyney Jr
Sep 5, 2013
On September 5, 2013 our Lord called Thorn W. Cheyney Jr. home. Thorn passed peacefully with the family at his bedside at the U of W Medical Center. Thorn gave everything he had to overcome his condition, but his time on earth had come to an end. When Thorn was five years old his family moved here to Washington State...
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