Lynn Jones
Sep 22, 2012
Lynn E. Jones, 63, of Port Orchard died Sept. 22, 2012 at the Franciscan Hospice House in Tacoma. He was born Nov. 23, 1948 in Bremerton to Gene and Grace (Maxwell) Jones. Lynn graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1967 and received his associated degree in English from Olympic College in Bremerton. He later graduated from nursing school in...
Harry William Balshuesman
Sep 21, 2012
Harry W. Balshuesman, 88, died in Gig Harbor on September 21, 2012. He was born on June 29, 1924. He served in World War II and the Korean War. He was on the U.S. S. Hornet when we delivered the first attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor. He retired from the Navy in 1951 and was a Life Member of...
Terry Bayne
Sep 20, 2012
Terry Young Bayne, 59, a resident of Clifton, CO, died September 20, 2012 in Port Orchard. He was born in Bremerton, WA on April 24, 1953 to Thomas and Dorothy (Butts) Bayne. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1971. He married Lee Ann (Wells) Bayne of Colorado in Eugene, OR. He worked for Johnson Controls in Bangor NSB as...
Gwendolyn Wolfe
Sep 18, 2012
Gwendolyn Kay Wolfe, 56, of Poulsbo, died September 18th at her daughters home in Seabeck. She was born January 27, 1956 in Sonoma, Ca to Joseph & Ivis (Buskirk) Demmick. She is survived by a son – Tom Kirk Jr of Englewood Fl; a daughter - Lena Watson of Seabeck; a brother – Mike Burdine of Las Vegas, Nv, 3...
Thelma Pearl Gorden
Sep 18, 2012
Thelma Pearl Gorden, 95, a resident of Port Orchard, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 of natural causes in her home. She was born November 15, 1916 in Chatham, Ontario, CAN to Alfred and Alice Whatford, she was the last of four children. She was preceded in death by her husband Homer Gorden and three sisters. She moved to California in...
Violet Mays
Sep 17, 2012
Violet Lorraine Mays, 77, a resident of Port Orchard, died September 17, 2012 in Bremerton. She was born in Helena, Montana on September 2, 1935 to Lawrence and Dorothy (Hazen) Dempsey. She married Calvin E. Mays on September 3, 1960 and he preceded her in death in 1997. Violet was retired from the Shipyard in 2000 as a program analyst....
Chariessa Stichick
Sep 15, 2012
Chariessa M. Stichick, 64 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on September 15, 2012. She was born April 6, 1948 in Warren, OH to Emil & Virginia (Obletiloff) Malacky. She graduated from Hiram College in Ohio in 1970 with a degree in Elementary Education and married Nicholas Stichick on August 20, 1978 in Warren, OH. Chariessa was a teacher for...
Joyce Knapp
Sep 15, 2012
Joyce E. Knapp, 70, of Port Orchard, died September 15th at Life Care Center. She was born in Joliet, Illinois on October 27, 1941. Her career was in Mortgage banking and loved crafts, games and crossword puzzles. Joyce fought a strong and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by 2 daughters: Karen Carlson-Bunce (Donald Bunce) and Kimberly Knapp-Foltz (John...
Dean Barker
Sep 7, 2012
Dean Rogers Barker was born in Puyallup on February 5, 1961 to Wayne R. and Shirley A. (Snyder) Barker. He spent most of his life in Western WA. Dean worked as an electrician and supervisor that helped the construction and modifications of many school buildings and edifices throughout Pierce County and was a skilled mechanic. He enjoyed fishing, camping and...
James Helgeson
Sep 5, 2012
James W. Helgeson, 73, a resident of Port Orchard, died September 5, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Gig Harbor. He was born September 7, 1938 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Edwin and Ruth (Linseth) Helgeson. He graduated from Watford City HS in ND in 1956 and served in the United States Marine Corps for two years. After his service in...
Jacqueline Payne
Sep 5, 2012
Jacqueline S. Payne, 67, a resident of Bremerton died of heart failure in Bremerton on September 5, 2012 with her husband and other loved ones by her side. She was born February 28, 1945 in Bremerton to John R. and Mary (Fraser) Hines. She married James E. Payne in Long Beach, CA on December 27, 1965. She graduated from East...
John Gertsch
Sep 2, 2012
John William Gertsch, 80, passed away at his home in Port Orchard September 2, 2012. He was born August 20, 1932 in Darby, MT to Fred & Harriett Gretsch. John moved to Port Orchard at the age of 17 and worked at PSNS for a couple of years. He was a self-employed logger until 1983. After retiring, he loved working...
Nilda Randol
Aug 31, 2012
Nilda Randol (Reichard), 81, of Port Orchard, WA passed away on August 31, 2012 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. She was born March 5, 1931 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. She served in the US Air Force from July 1956 to July 1959 where she met her husband Leroy D Randol. They were married on August 1, 1959. He...
Eugene Mead
Aug 31, 2012
Eugene Raymond Mead, 88, a resident of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on August 31, 2008 of natural causes. He was born July 4, 1920 in Lansford, North Dakota to David and Mary (Hart) Mead. He married Stella R. Tucek in Port Orchard on December 1, 1958. She preceded him in death in 1991. Eugene served in the United States...
Jared Harvey
Aug 29, 2012
Jared Harvey, son of Jim & Lucille Harvey of Port Orchard, died unexpectedly from an embolism and pneumonia, August 29th at Harborview Medical Center. Jared was born in Tacoma, WA on March 26, 1984 and lived in Kitsap County nearly all his life. Jared loved the outdoors and spent many hours this summer fishing, crabbing and boating. After working in...
Lois Anderson
Aug 24, 2012
Lois Marie Allee-Anderson, 79, died in Bremerton, WA on August 24, 2012. She was born April 17, 1933 in Berwyn, IL to John & Sophie (Gehrdt) Boyer. Lois was married to Steve Allee and Bob Anderson, both preceded her in death. Lois retired from the Supply Department at Puget Sound Naval shipyard. She was previously employed for years as a...
Patricia Sanders
Aug 22, 2012
(Pat) Anne Sanders left her earthly body, Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at the age of 73 while at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Pat was born to Arthur W. and Pearl Breed on September 10, 1938, in West Alice, WI. She was preceded in death by husbands Francis (Pete) B. Sanders and Donald Ransier; parents Arthur and Pearl Breed; brothers...
Robert Pemble
Aug 19, 2012
This past week the amazing Bob Pemble, husband of 48 years, brother to 6, father of 5, grandfather of 12, set sail. Bob was born in Wallace, Idaho, grew up in the Big Sky state and was a Montana boy thru and thru. Bob loved the simple things of life, loved his wife and loved his family. He always would...
Kyle Cole
Aug 19, 2012
Kyle Steven Cole was brought into this world at 6:17am on June 9th, 1990 and left our loving arms at 6:17pm August 19th, 2012. In twenty-two years of life Kyle accomplished much and touched the hearts of many. He spent youthful years being a witty and charming boy to become a wonderfully intelligent and loving man. Kyle graduated from South...
Jo Rivas
Aug 17, 2012
Jo E. Rivas of Port Orchard, Washington died May 14, 2004 at Life Care Center in Port Orchard. She was 68. She was born October 16, 1935 in Montebello, California to Richard and Viola (Callaway) Bender. Jo married Jess Rivas in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. She graduated from Huntington beach High School in Huntington Beach, California in 1953. She...