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John Loflin
Nov 1, 2011
John David Loflin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at his home in Port Orchard. John was born in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1927 to George and Linda Loflin, and was the last remaining of 8 siblings. He married his true love, Vera in 1949 and they spent 62 wonderful years together. John was also known fondly as...
Barbara Safsten
Nov 1, 2011
Barbara Lee Safsten, 76, died at her home in Port Orchard on November 1, 2011. She was born August 3, 1935 in Tacoma, WA to Buford & Evelyn (Haugland) House. She graduated from Olympia High School in 1954 and attended Seattle Pacific University. She married Gunnar Safsten in Tumwater, WA on February 21, 1957. Barbara worked as a Fisheries Technician...
Ronald Allen
Oct 30, 2011
Ronald Gene Allen, 73, died at his home in Port Orchard on October 30, 2011. He was born August 25, 1938 in Caldwell, ID to Mabel E & Roy V. Allen. His early years were spent in the Caldwell area until completion of his sophomore year of high school when he moved to Usk, WA to join his parents and...
Elsie Leiker
Oct 27, 2011
Elsie Lorene Leiker, 93 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on October 27, 2011. She was born September 3, 1918 in Jordan, MT to John & Mollie (Hilderman) Sturtz. She married Arthur Buck who preceded her in death in 1964 and Henry Leiker who preceded her in 1989. Elsie was a homemaker who enjoyed Port Orchard Vista, playing mexican train,...
Susana Guevara
Oct 27, 2011
Susana B. Guevara, 91, died at her home in Port Orchard, Washington on October 27, 2011. She was born May 24, 1920 in Iloilo, Philippines. She married Roberto Guevara in the Philippines and he preceded her in death. Susana was a homemaker who enjoyed her children and grandchildren. She was a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Port Orchard....
Kyle Napier
Oct 25, 2011
Kyle Napier, 21, died in Bremerton on October 25, 2011. He was born December 20, 1989 in Inverness, Florida. He graduated from Central Kitsap High School and attended Olympic College in Bremerton. Kyle worked for 3 years for Structures LLC in Seattle. He enjoyed paint ball, snowboarding, surfing, skating, and sports, especially soccer. Surviving are his father Robert Napier of...
Margaret Halfpenny
Oct 22, 2011
Margaret Mary Ann Gebler Halfpenny, 95 of Port Orchard, died on October 22, 2011. She was born and raised in Pennsylvania during the depression. She graduated from Upper Darby High in 1934. Shortly thereafter, she was fortunate to find work at Gimbel’s Department Store in Philadelphia, when the rest of family could not. In 1941, she married John Donal Halfpenny,...
Leo Leblanc
Oct 19, 2011
Leo Roy "Frenchy" LeBlanc of Bremerton, Washington died April 17, 2004 at his residence. He was 82. He was born March 9, 1922 in Delcambre, Louisana to Andr'e and Edith (LeBlanc) LeBlanc. He married Kathleen (Cotter) LeBlanc on March 6, 1949 in Boston, Massechusetts. Leo graduated from Lafayette High School in Lafayette, California in 1939. He served in the U.S....
Ronald Brant
Oct 19, 2011
Ronald Brant, 67, passed away peacefully October 19, 2011 at his home with his family at his side in Sequim, WA after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 4, 1943 in Portland, OR. Ron served his country on active duty in the US Navy from 1966-1969 as a proud submariner. He worked at PSNS as a refrigeration/air...
Mary Lucas
Oct 18, 2011
Mary Mosetta (Worrell) Lucas began her life in Vincentown, New Jersey. She graduated from Mt. Holly high school and married James Alfred Lucas of Pemberton in 1946. Mary helped to support her family by working at the Mt. Holly First Presbyterian church and the Mt. Holly Herald newspaper, and retired in 1998 from the New Jersey state New Lisbon Developmental...
Bradley Shields
Oct 16, 2011
Bradley Lee Shields passed away on Sunday October 16, 2011. He was born in 1953, lived in Port Orchard, Washington and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1972 and the University of Washington in 1979 with a Pharmacy Degree. After graduation, Brad worked in the H&P drug centers until the company retired. One of his nephews, Lee, provided the...
Bonnie Martin
Oct 14, 2011
Bonnie Marie Martin, 45 of Port Orchard, died in Gig Harbor on October 14, 2011. She was born July 6, 1966 in Lewiston, ID to Robert & Sandra (Wilkinson) Hazelbaker and grew up in the Tri-Cities of WA. She graduated from University of Idaho with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and from Gonzaga University Law School with a Juris...
Joseph Hovey
Oct 13, 2011
Joseph Garfield Hovey, 66, a resident of Port Orchard, died of cancer on October 13, 2011 in Bremerton. He was born August 2, 1945 at Encampment, WY to Donzel and Irene (Slack) Hovel. He spent most of his childhood in Olalla with his Uncle Tate and Aunt Murrell Buffington. He joined the Army at age 18, then switched over to...
Clifford Gatchell
Oct 12, 2011
Clifford H. Gatchell, 93, a resident of Port Orchard, died October 12, 2011. He was born in Selah, WA on September 9, 1918. He married Charlotte (Conklin) Gatchell in Oakville, WA on December 21, 1940. He served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1946 and afterward, owned his own janitorial business. He was a Minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Clifford...
Rick Mahar
Oct 11, 2011
Rick R. Mahar, 57 of Port Orchard, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 11, 2011, after a long battle with rejection and pulmonary fibrosis. By his side was devoted wife Dee Mahar and loving daughters Kyla Brown and Amy Mahar. Â Rick was blessed with the miracle of double lung transplant on April 6th of 2004....
Darian Littlewolf
Oct 10, 2011
Darian Littlewolf, our 18 year old son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a friend. He was a wonderful kid that grew into a brilliant and caring young man. He was the most unselfish person you could ever have touch your life, be it for one second or having known him for the time he was with us. Darian was...
Maureen Batson
Oct 7, 2011
Maureen Ann (Langdon) Batson, 59, passed away Friday October 7. She was raised on Capitol Hill and attended St. Joesph's and Immaculate Conception. She was the loving wife of Bob Batson. They celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in March of this year. Maureen loved to read, bake and garden. She and Bob enjoyed travelling and vacationed in Costa Rica twice...
Shaun Reyes
Oct 7, 2011
Shaun Vicent Hocog Reyes of Port Orchard, Washington died at the family home on April 12, 2004. He was 18. He was born August 7, 1985 in Guam to Vicente A. Reyes and Christine Nicole Hocog. He was a student and attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington. Shaun is survived by his step-father Alfred A. Tudela; brothers...
Albert Thumma
Oct 5, 2011
On October 5, 2011 Albert (Bud) O. Thumma went home to be Jesus. Born in Columbus, IN to Byron and Nellie Thumma on February 15,1925 who preceded him in death also a brother Frank. At age 13 his family moved to Port Orchard where he attended SKHS until joining the Navy in 1942, serving until 1946. He worked for SKSD...
Kenneth Helm
Oct 5, 2011
Kenneth Deidrich Helm, 92, died in Port Orchard, WA on October 5, 2011. He was born September 26, 1919 in Fort Collins, CO to Deidrich & Bessie (Turner) Helm. He married Arlene Persinger in 1973 in Loveland, CO and she preceded him in death in 2008. Kenneth worked as a Machinist at Boeing, retiring in 1960. After retirement he worked...
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