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Terrel Bosworth
Sep 30, 2011
Terrel Bosworth, 86, died September 30, 2011 in Port Orchard, WA. He was born May 25, 1925 in Sacramento, CA to Terrel & Ethel (Gann) Bosworth. Terrel married Marlene M. Benner on September 10, 1955 in Sacramento. Terrel worked for 21 years as a Surveyor in Sacramento, retiring in 1976. He raised and showed Keeshonds and had 3 Champion Keeshonds. ...
Rosemary Dour
Sep 25, 2011
Rosemary W. Dour, 75 of Port Orchard, died in Burien September 25, 2011. She was born March 29, 1936 in Mineola, NY to Edward & Helen (deYoung) Welsh. She graduated from St. Angela Hall Academy in Brooklyn, NY in 1954 and Eastern School for Physicians Aides in New York, NY in 1955. She married Paul A. Dour on March 26,...
Laurence Rodstol
Sep 17, 2011
Laurence P. Rodstol, 99, died in Tacoma, Washington on September 17, 2011. He was born in Harper, Washington on October 20, 1911 to Ole & Pernille (Sather) Rodstol. He married Louise E. Maxwell in Harper on June 5, 1934 and she preceded him in death in 1999 after 65 years of marriage. Surviving are daughter Linda L. (Bill) Brice of...
Charles Williams
Sep 16, 2011
Charles P. Williams, 80, of Belfair, WA passed away September 16, 2011 at the Washington Veterans Home at Retsil, WA. He was born September 7, 1931 in Cortez, CO. Chuck served in the Korean War with the Baker Battery 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion from 1948 until his honorable discharge in 1952. He started his own business Williams Machine Co....
Thomas Womack
Sep 10, 2011
Thomas Wilson Womack was born September 2, 1957 in Okeene, Oklahoma to Leonard “Ray” Womack and Shirley Robertson Womack. He passed away suddenly on September 10, 2011 walking with his son in Port Orchard. Tom loved above all things his wife and children and spending time on the family home he built along with camping, fishing and crabbing. He was...
Jack Grable
Sep 8, 2011
Jack W. Grable, 85, of Port Orchard, WA died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at his home. Jack was born July 4, 1926 in Estacada, OR to Harry and Etta (McWillis) Grable. He married the former Betty Martin in Portland, OR. Jack served in the U.S. Army during WWII from September 5, 1944 to April 24, 1947. He was a Welder...
Kevin Thomas
Sep 7, 2011
Kevin 'Packy' Thomas, 54, a resident of Port Orchard, died September 7, 2011 at St Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma after a three year battle with cancer. He was born in Bremerton on January 22, 1957 to Harold and Harriet (Lindemann) Thomas. He married Joan (Koropatnicki) in Walhalla, ND on May 26, 1979. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1975...
Lori Wolter
Sep 3, 2011
Lori Ann Wolter, 52, of Bremerton, WA died Sept. 3, 2011 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. She was born Dec. 26, 1958 in Torrance, CA to Roy and Evelyn (Jessee) Grammer. She was raised and educated in Torrance, graduating from South Torrance High in 1977. Lori married John Wolter July 8, 1978 in Torrance. John preceded her in...
Angela Vieira
Aug 28, 2011
Angela K. Vieira, 44 of Port Orchard, passed away suddenly on Sunday August 28, 2011 at 8:30pm at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. She was the loving wife of Jon Vieira for 23 years. Angela enjoyed life to the fullest and had many friends she loved in Port Orchard. Her honest attitude will be missed by the ones who knew...
Thomas Ruotsi
Aug 26, 2011
Thomas Matthew Ruotsi, 56, passed away suddenly on August 26, 2011 while working in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born on May 7, 1955 in Hancock, MI to Elsie Kahila (Kinnunen) and Charles Matthew Ruotsi. He graduated from Chassell High School, Michigan in 1973. Tom served 5 years in the US Army, 3 of them in Germany and honorably discharged in...
Ouida Gunther
Aug 25, 2011
Ouida "Granny" Hope Gunther went to meet the Lord August 25, 2011. She was 92. She was born in Willard, Missouri on Nov 9, 1918 and lived in Port Orchard for more than 40 years. Ouida was a retired homemaker but held many jobs in the community including: Hilltop grocery store, Flying J gas, Space Station Storage and managed many...
Geraldine Iver
Aug 21, 2011
Geraldine "Gerry" Driver, 86, journeyed to Heaven on August 21. Her large and caring family loved her through her final hours at the home of her daughter Carolyn. Hospice of Kitsap County provided wonderful care and help for her and tremendous support for the family as she struggled with dementia and other debilitating illnesses. Gerry, born on May 12,1925 to...
Alice Theroux
Aug 20, 2011
Alice H. Theroux, 94, died in Port Orchard August 20, 2011. She was born June 7, 1917 in Jacksonville, IL to Chester & Lucretia (Woodman) Gaither. She married Claude Thompson on August 4, 1939 in Missouri and Fred Theroux on September 15, 1989 in Reno, NV. Both spouses preceded her in death. Alice worked for 30 years as a Registered...
Herminia Reyes
Aug 20, 2011
Herminia Yldefonzo Reyes, 73, died at her home in Port Orchard August 20, 2011. She was born September 15, 1937 in Makati, Rizal, Philippines to Teofilio & Manuela (Ella) Yldefonzo. She attended the Far Eastern University and University of East College. She married Ronald “Ronnie” Reyes on March 10, 1959 in San Francisco, CA. He preceded her in death in...
Lenora (Carlson) Larson
Aug 19, 2011
Alice passed away on August 19, 2011 due to complications from a fall. Alice was born January 29, 1916 in Chicago to Silas and Lenora Whitmore. She was two when the family moved to Port Orchard. She married Roy Carlson in 1935. She and Roy had a dairy farm and for some time did home milk delivery. Always a hard...
Emma Meeker
Aug 19, 2011
Emma Louise Meeker of Port Orchard, Washington died at Ridgmont Terrace on April 11, 2004. She was 84. She was born January 7, 1920 in Huntsville, Missouri to Joseph Bowden and Cora (Elliott) Bowden. Emma Louise married Orville Meeker July 24, 1961 in Elko, Nevada. She attended school in Huntsville, Missouri. Louise was a local artist in the Gig Harbor...
Leo Mykleburg
Aug 19, 2011
Leo Nestor Mykleburg, 81, of Port Orchard died August 20, 2011 of natural causes. He was born on August 5, 1930 in Seattle to Ivar and Annie (Olsen) Mykleburg. He graduated from Edison Technical HS in Seattle. After serving in the US Air Force for 4 years as a Staff Sergeant during the Korean War he took courses at South...
Minnie Broman
Aug 18, 2011
Minnie "Kay" Edna Broman, 97 of Port Orchard, died at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton on August 18, 2011. She was born on March 7, 1914 in Okemah, Oklahoma to William and Francis (Birchfield) Dyer. In earlier years, Kay worked as a bookkeeper. She enjoyed outdoors and nature and liked to garden. She was an avid fisher person and loved...
Lillian Alice Wilson
Aug 16, 2011
Lillian A. “Liz” Wilson, of Port Orchard, died August 16, 2011 at the ripe old age of 99. She was born December 23, 1911 in Seattle (Ballard) WA to William &Sadie (Ward) Herdman. She graduated from North Kitsap HS in 1932 and attended Metropolitan Business College in Seattle. She married Jim F. Wilson on December 8, 1963 in Bremerton and...
Jonathon West
Aug 15, 2011
Jonathon West passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011. He died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer in the presence of his family. He was 51 years old. Jon was born and raised in Port Orchard. He graduated from the University of Washington School Of Pharmacy in 1983. After graduation, he served as Chief of Pharmacy at...
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