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Barbara Brundege
Aug 12, 2012
Barbara Florence Brundege, 71, a resident of Port orchard, died August 12, 2012 in Port Orchard of natural causes. She was born March 28, 1941 in Garfield, NJ to Joseph M. and Florence B. (Bain) Perruzzi. She married Theo Brundege August 7, 1982 in Reno, NV. Barbara was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed camping, motorcycle riding, square dancing and garage...
Thelma Pedersen
Aug 11, 2012
Thelma Leong Pedersen, formerly known as Thelma Oh Hai Leong of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii passed away on August 11, 2012 from complications of kidney and heart ailments at age 92. The 3rd of nine children, she is preceded in death by her parents and six of her siblings. She survived husbands Stephen B. Tang (1966) of Honolulu HI, Richard...
William Stromberg
Aug 11, 2012
William Frederic Stromberg, 90, of Port Orchard, WA died peacefully at his home on August 11, 2012. Bill was born in Seattle, WA on February 26, 1922. He went on to graduate from Garfield High School and then the University of Washington. Bill joined the Army Air Corps and served during WWII as a 2nd Lieutenant for 10 years. He...
Priscilla Paradis
Aug 10, 2012
Priscilla ‘Phyllis’ Paradis, 87, a resident of Port Orchard, died August 10, 2012 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton of natural causes. She was born to Leslie and Goldie (Grewell) Morgan on January 16, 1925 in Portland, OR. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1943 and married Fredlin ‘Freddy’ Paradis on November 3, 1946 in Tacoma. She was...
Sandra Campanelli
Aug 10, 2012
Sandra L. Campanelii, 67, died at her home in Port Orchard August 10, 2012. She was born October 2, 1944 in Lansing, MI. She married John Campanelli on March 15, 1964. Sandra was Manager at Dow East Fish in Port Orchard and also owned Sandi’s Java Drive Thru & Sandi’s BBQ, both located in Port Orchard. Sandra enjoyed crocheting, beading,...
Celia Wiens
Aug 9, 2012
Celia Wiens, of Port Orchard, passed away on 8/9/2012. She was born in Wilmington, NC, on 4/28/32 to Charles and Margaret Vaughan. Celia moved to Oregon as a teen, where she met her future husband, Paul Wiens. They were married on July 28, 1949. They lived in Dallas, OR for many years, later retiring in Salem. After Paul died in...
Curtis Watson
Aug 4, 2012
Curtis Allen Watson, 73, of Port Orchard died Aug. 4, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Gig Harbor. Curtis was born Jan. 30, 1939 in Omak to Curtis Foster and Agnes Irene (Cornwell) Watson. He graduated from South Kitsap H.S. in 1957 and then served in U.S. Marine Corps. Curtis was a member of local #699, sprinkler fitters union of...
Gregory Black
Aug 4, 2012
Gregory William Black, 59, a resident of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton, WA on August 4, 2012. He was born in Toronto, Canada to George W. and Patricia (Menson) Black now of Tacoma, WA. He served in the US Army from 1972 – 1973 and the US Navy from 1977 – 1979. He was a master mechanic working both with...
Richard Kessler
Aug 4, 2012
Richard J. Kessler, 82, of Bremerton died Aug. 4, 2012 in Bremerton. Richard was born March 9, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to John and Adeline (Baus) Kessler. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1947 during the Korean conflict and retired as a Yeoman 1st Class in 1967. Richard married the former Utako Uemura in August of 1959 and she preceded...
Enos Bryant
Aug 3, 2012
Enos G. Bryant, 80 of Port Orchard, died in Gig Harbor, WA on August 3, 2012. He was born April 13, 1932 in Dillons, SC to Soloman & Nettie (Morris) Bryant, the youngest of 4 brothers. Enos referred to himself as a “Country Boy”. Being from a poor family, Enos worked in the cotton fields from the age of 5. ...
Lillian Mclarry
Aug 2, 2012
Lillian McLarry or as most people knew her “Grandma”, died August 2, 2012 at her granddaughter’s home in Port Orchard. “Grandma” was born Lillian Haddock May 17, 1915 in Vancouver BC to William & Gertrude (Hall) Haddock. As a youth she excelled in both field hockey and basketball playing on championship club teams and in her later years used that...
Sue Reed
Jul 30, 2012
Sue Reed, 75 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on July 30, 2012. She was born August 3, 1936 in Chattanooga, TN to Ward & Margaret (Carlson) Hastings. She married Amos Reed on June 26, 1965 in San Mateo, CA. He preceded her in death June 29, 2005. Sue was a stay at home Mom providing love and fun and...
Lillian Chess
Jul 30, 2012
Lillian Yvonne Chess, 92 of Port Orchard, died July 30, 2012. She was born June 7, 1920 in Roseau, MN to Erick V. & Olga Y. (Nasland) Nordval. She graduated from Roseau High and later from Olympic College in Bremerton. She married William A. Chess on January 11, 1940 in Roseau and he preceded her in death in 1997. Lillian...
Feliza Acosta
Jul 26, 2012
Feliza G. Acosta, 80, a resident of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on July 26, 2012. She was born June 19, 1932 in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. She married Juanito (Mata) Acosta and attended Christ the King College in San Fernando PI. Feliza enjoyed cooking traditional Filipino foods, playing scrabble and reading. Surviving are son Johnthony Acosta; daughter Judith...
Terry Hammock
Jul 25, 2012
Terry Lee Hammock, 51, died at his home in Allyn, Washington July 25, 2012. He was born October 10, 1960 in San Luis Obispo, California to Kimberly Reed & Stacia Ann (Snyder) Hammock. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1980. Terry was an Iron Worker and Forklift Operator for 10 years in Delaware. He enjoyed Pro wrestling, Nascar...
Pamela Townsend
Jul 24, 2012
Pamela Lee Townsend, 63, a resident of Gig Harbor died of complications of ALS on July 24, 2012 at Franciscan Hospice House in Tacoma. She was born in Madison, WI on February 17, 1949 to Clayton and Leona (Hustad) Peterson. She graduated from Franklin Pierce HS in 1967 and Pacific Lutheran University in 1972 with a BA in English. She...
Michael Henderson
Jul 24, 2012
Michael David Henderson, 57, of Port Orchard, WA, passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving wife Jill Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tacoma, WA, due to complications from leukemia. Mike was born to Robert and JoAnne Miles Henderson June 14, 1955 in Batavia, New York. He graduated from Batavia High School in 1973. Shortly thereafter...
Lois Grevstad
Jul 21, 2012
Lois Marie Grevstad of Bremerton passed away at the age of 73, on July 21, 2012 at Orchard Pointe Memory Care Community in Port Orchard, Washington. Lois married John K. Grevstad on June 28, 1975. They resided in Olalla until 1983. They moved to Manchester and lived there until 2006 when they moved to Bremerton. She worked at PSNS as...
Arlene Watson
Jul 18, 2012
Arlene Faye (Speer) Watson 73, a lifelong Port Orchard resident, passed away Wednesday morning July 18, 2012 at her home, due to natural causes. Arlene was born in Timber Lake, South Dakota on August 10, 1938. She arrived in Annapolis with 7 siblings and her Parents Lee and Ruby Speer Dec. 7, 1941. She attended schools in South Kitsap, graduating...
Norma Ritzman
Jul 11, 2012
Norma "Darlene" Ritzman of Port Orchard passed away at the age of 75, on July 11, 2012 at Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Tacoma, Washington as a result of a series of strokes. Darlene was born on October 12, 1936 in Toledo, Washington to Kemp and Esther (King) Olson. She was an only child, but had many cousins...
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