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Earnest Wilson Brown
Jul 15, 2013
Earnest Wilson Brown died in Gig Harbor on Monday July 15, 2013 from complications associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 87. Earnie is survived by his wife, Phyllis Anita (Bails) Brown and five children—Bonnie Belvin (Mark) of Port Orchard, Tom Brown (Sonja) of Medford, OR; Dan Wilson Brown (Kellie) of Olympia; Nancy Haskins of Port Orchard; and Cathy Hoehne (Scott)...
Carra Cinnamon Strange
Jul 13, 2013
Carra Strange, loving mother, daughter passed away on July 13, 2013 in Tacoma, Washington. Carra was born in Lakewood, Washington on October 17, 1975 to Sharlee Carden and Jon Strange. Cara had a smile that would brighten anybody’s day. Learning came easy to her and was something she loved. She enjoyed reading and writing stories. Carra had many interests including...
John A Schrader
Jul 13, 2013
John was born June 2, 1932 in Redford, Michigan. He had two older brothers and one younger. He started working as a teenager on the Great Lakes and finished his career when he retired from Keyport Torpedo Station. In between this time he honorably served his country during the Korean war from 1949 to 1953. In 1961 he married Sharon...
Patrick Carl York
Jul 12, 2013
Patrick York, 73, died peacefully Friday, July 12 after being diagnosed a decade ago with Alzheimer’s. Pat was born September, 15, 1939 in Bellingham WA to Vera York. He was raised by his mother and his adopted father Elbert “Curly” York. He married Charolette Grinton on June 16, 1962. In 1970, Pat and Charolette moved to Port Orchard where they...
Fred T. Delaney Jr.
Jun 30, 2013
Fred T Delaney Jr. was born November 16, 1934 in Outlook WA to Dorothy and Fred Delaney. He married the former Glory Evans on April 15, 1966 in Dothan Alabama. They raised three children, Theresa Delaney, Fred T Delaney III (Heather) and Heather Delaney whom he leaves behind as well as two grandsons Evan and Quinn and a brother Charles...
Lois Marie Lemon
Jun 24, 2013
Lois was born April 27, 1944 in Detroit Lakes, MN and lost her battle with cancer at home on June 24, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Alvina Lemon and her brother James Lemon. She is survived by her brothers Wilbur (Diane) Lemon, Ervin (Cice) Lemon; sister Linda Smith; three...
Bob Duane Wilson
Jun 24, 2013
Bob Duane Wilson of Port Orchard, WA was born Mar 24, 1931 in Ogallala, NE and died peacefully June 24, 2013 in Port Orchard. He married Dorothy Marie Combs on June 25, 1952 in Winnemucca, NV. Bob was preceded in death by his parents George and Celia, brother Glen and wife Dorothy who died Oct 29, 2009. He is survived...
Leonora Tabafunda Haban
Jun 19, 2013
Leonora T. Haban, 71 of University Place, WA, died in Tacoma on June 19, 2013. She was born October 19, 1941 in La Union, Phil. to Cesario & Ysabel Tabafunda. She married Eddie A. Haban, also in La Union and graduated from St. Louis University in Baguio, Phil. with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Leonora worked for 39 years as...
Lloyd Noble Anderson
Jun 16, 2013
Lloyd was born in Detroit, MI Sept.1, 1919 to Charles and Estelle (Collins) Anderson. His family migrated west to the Portland, OR area when he was young, where he and his brother were raised by their grandparents, Noble Hall and Lillie Anderson. He married Estella Irene Johnson July 17, 1938. They had three children. They were married 40 years. Irene...
Leo Van Palmer
Jun 15, 2013
Leonardo Van Palmer, 10, died at his home in Belfair, WA on June 15, 2013 of brain cancer. He was born May 28, 2003 in Silverdale, WA to Jonathan & Marna (Riddle) Palmer. Leo was a Boy Scout who enjoyed playing pranks, singing, taking pictures and his dog Wall-E. He is survived by his parents; brothers Jakob Riddle-Parker from Belfair...
Louis J. Henderson
Jun 15, 2013
Louis "Archie" Henderson went to be with the Lord on June 15th, 2013. Louis was born in Yazoo, Mississippi on June 22nd, 1937. He graduated from Dunbar High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1954. He enrolled in the United States Air Force in 1954 and worked as a Munitions Specialist. During his Military Service he earned the Meritorious Service Award,...
William "Bill" Huntington
Jun 13, 2013
William "Bill" Huntington, 76, of Port Orchard, WA passed away peacefully at home June 13, 2013. Bill was born in Sequim, WA to Carl and Mary Huntington. He married Mary Ann (Connolly) in 1961. Bill graduated from Sequim High School in 1954 and still keeps in touch with most of his fellow graduates. He can still recite every play from...
Rose Ella Hatt
Jun 12, 2013
Rose Ella Hatt of Port Orchard passed away June 12, 2013 in Bremerton WA. Rose was born Dec. 16, 1943 in West Seattle to Nina & Clifford McKinney. She was educated in the Tacoma School system. Rose & Gary Hatt wed Feb. 4, 1962, a union of 51 yrs. She retired from the WA State Veterans Home in Retsil in...
Herta Maria Borchers
Jun 10, 2013
Herta Borchers died peacefully at age 87 on June 10 at Orchard Pointe Memory Care Center in Port Orchard. She came to America from Czechoslovakia in 1946 and lived in one home in Port Orchard since 1949. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Borchers, and four children, Bob Meyer (Port Orchard), Pam Fillmon (Bremerton), Steve Borchers (Orting), and Brian...
Mary Jane Schley
Jun 9, 2013
Mary Jane Schley of Port Orchard WA passed away peacefully at Kitsap County Hospice on June 9, 2013, at the age of 90, after a brief illness. Mary Jane was born in Waukesha WI to Edward and Alma Boehmke, the first of six children. After completing school and while working for Wisconsin Electric Company, she married Gordon W. Schley on...
Robert John Cohen
Jun 9, 2013
Robert John Cohen, 68, of Port Orchard, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was born on December 4, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to Washington State in 1973 where he worked and retired from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Bob was a gifted man and loved gardening, working on multiple house projects, attending his...
Donald James Boehme
Jun 8, 2013
Donald James Boehme, 73, of Port Orchard, died June 8, 2013 at Harrison Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Don passed away with his family by his side. Don was preceded in death by his parents Herman & Lucille and siblings Richard, Marjorie and David. Don was born in Copley, Ohio in 1939. The family moved to Port...
Emily Ruth Hill
Jun 3, 2013
Emily R. Hill, 88, died at her home in Port Orchard, WA on June 3, 2013. She was born August 29, 1924 in Port Orchard to Carl R. & Jane Ann (Kieth) Erdman. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1941 and married Max E. Hill February 1, 1941. He preceded her in death in 2004. Emily was a...
Jesse Erwin Truax
Jun 3, 2013
Jesse E. Truax, 93, died at his home in Port Orchard, WA on June 3, 2013 He was born February 6, 1920 in Santa Rosa, CA to Joseph E. and Ruth E. (Wright) Truax. The family moved to Casper, WY shortly thereafter, where Jesse attended Natrona County HS and enlisted in the US Army in April 1940. He was accepted...
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