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Swen Hansen
Oct 22, 2010
Swen Robert Hansen, 90 a resident of Port Orchard, went home to be with the Lord on October 22. He was born September 29, 1920 in Seattle, WA to Swen Godfried and Helen Wilmot (Aukland) Hansen. He graduated from Queen Anne HS in 1939 and Edison Tech School in 1941, both in Seattle. He married Peggy Louise Milner on November...
Audrey Morrow
Oct 18, 2010
Audrey June Morrow, devoted family member and caring community member, passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2010. She was born Audrey June Dunham on August 15, 1920 to Roy & Irene (Aino in Finnish) Dunham in Sidney, BC, and then became a naturalized American citizen. Although she grew up in Arlington and Poulsbo, she graduated from high school in Nome,...
Billy Urie
Oct 15, 2010
Billy Urie, 79 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on October 15, 2010. He was born October 22, 1930 in Dallas, Oregon to William & Vera (Morse) Urie. He married Patricia Ehrman on May 4, 1956 in Port Orchard. Billy retired as an Engineering Technician from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1987. He served in the U.S. Navy during the...
Nancy Johnson
Oct 15, 2010
Nancy Kay Johnson, 66, of Port Orchard, Washington passed away on October 15th after a short battle with brain cancer. She is survived by her husband, Doug Johnson, daughter, Christina Seong and son, Matthew Johnson and older brothers John Anspach of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Dennis Anspach of Ada, Ohio and Rolland Anspach of Celina, Ohio, as well as many nieces...
Gordon Scheib
Oct 11, 2010
Gordon Lewis Scheib, 64, died October 11, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton. He had been battling a recurrence of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for almost 2 years. He was born to Walter and Sadie (Erickson) Scheib on January 20, 1946 in Bremerton, WA. He joined the Navy and served our country from 1965-1969. He married Florence (McGuirl) on March...
Robert Clifton
Oct 11, 2010
Robert Lowater Clifton, 94, of Port Orchard, died in University Place, Washington on October 11, 2010. He was born October 19, 1915 in Spokane, Washington to Clifford & Genevieve (Stevenson) Clifton. He married Mary Anne Larsen on June 27, 1959 and she preceded him in death in 2007.  Robert worked for 45 years as an electrician in Washington State, retiring...
Danielle Edwards
Oct 10, 2010
Danielle Marie Edwards, 66, died in Port Orchard, WA on October 10, 2010. She was born August 9, 1944 in Bremerton, WA to William & Waneta (Fisher) Von Essen. She graduated from West High School in Bremerton in 1962. Danielle retired after 34 years as a Custodian at Washington State Veterans Home in Retsil, Washington. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles,...
Marilyn Patterson
Oct 6, 2010
Marilyn J. Patterson, 86, died at her home in Port Orchard on October 6, 2010. She was born December 19, 1923 in Hartley, Iowa to Robert & Alta (Munster) Fanning. She graduated from St. Thomas Catholic High School in Great Falls, Montana and Business College in Portland, Oregon. She married John Edwards in 1941 and Bob E. Patterson in 1978. ...
Ross Hatfield
Oct 6, 2010
Ross D. Hatfield, of Port Orchard, passed away in Seattle on October 6, 2010 at the age of 71. He was born in Newburyport, MA on February 22, 1939. His parents were Robert and Yvonne Hatfield. He served in the US Navy and US Army. While stationed in Kansas he met his wife, Patricia. A Vietnam veteran, he retired after...
Jerry Thompson
Oct 6, 2010
Jerry Lynn Thompson, 69, of Port Orchard, WA passed away on October 6, 2010. Jerry was born on August 28, 1941 to Harvey and June (Sterett) Thompson in Denver, CO.  Jerry was the descendant of English immigrants, William and Susan Thompson who homesteaded during the 1880’s in Colorado. William and Susan with the help of their 5 son’s built a...
Sandra Bethel
Oct 2, 2010
Sandra Ann Bethel of Gig Harbor passed away on 10/02/10. The daughter of Glenn (Jack) and Blanche Wescott she was born on 04/12/52 in Faulkton S.D. moving to Puyallup, WA in June of 1964 at the age of 12. She graduated from Puyallup High School in 1970 and in December of that year married Michael Bethel, the first two years...
Stanley Mcleod
Sep 30, 2010
Stanley Robert McLeod, 68 26 January 1942 – 30 September 2010 On September 30th at 7:18pm Stan McLeod passed away at Harrison Memorial Hospital from complications of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Stan was born in Butte Montana on January 26, 1942 to Stanley and Evelyn (Birkett) McLeod. Upon graduating from Butte High School, he joined the navy and spent two years...
Warren Pitt
Sep 30, 2010
Warren was born in Warren, Montana while his mother was chokecherry picking with her friends. Warren’s doctor then drove him and his mother in his new Cadillac to Lovell Wyoming where his birth certificate says he was born. This first drive began his love affair for cars, trucks and any kind of machinery. Warren moved all around the west during...
Harold Stimmel
Sep 29, 2010
Harold Fredric Stimmel, 95 of Port Orchard died September 29, 2010. He was born March 26, 1915 in Waitsberg, WA to Earl & Georgia (Austin) Stimmel. He attended Northwest Bible Institute in Seattle, WA in 1942. He married Vivian Gates on June 27, 1998 in Sandy, OR and she preceded him in death early this year. Harold worked for General...
Charles Rathbun
Sep 24, 2010
Ed Rathbun was born in the family home in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska to Lee and Ethel Rathbun, the eldest of their four children. He attended schools in Belgrade, Nebraska and graduated in 1937. Soon afterward, He moved to Portland, OR and found work there. Before long he moved to Bremerton and was hired at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He left...
Muriel Riggs
Sep 24, 2010
Muriel June Riggs, 89, of Bremerton, passed away on September 24, 2010.     She was born Muriel June Lund on June 9, 1921 to Arthur and Pauline Lund, in Port Orchard, WA. Muriel grew up in Port Orchard with her older sister Virginia, and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1939. She attended Washington State University, and then worked for...
Muriel Canavan
Sep 24, 2010
Murial J. Canavan passed away, Sept. 24, 2010 with her children by side in Manchester.  Born in Roslyn, S.D., she spent much of her childhood in Yakima. Her high school years were spent in Sumner, graduating in 1946. She moved to Sacramento, CA to marry Samuel Scott who preceded her in death in 1960. Muriel started as an office assistant...
Jerry Bowdler
Sep 23, 2010
Jerry R. Bowdler, 72 of Port Orchard, died in Gig Harbor, Washington on September 23 2010. He was born June 3, 1938 in Jasper, Alabama to James & Elizabeth (Davidson) Bowdler. He graduated from Butte High School in Montana and received a football scholarship to Weber State. He married Maxine Buckman on August 11, 1962 in Couer d'Alene, Idaho. She...
Pearl Ann
Sep 23, 2010
Pearl Ann Fee, 77, of Port Orchard died September 23, 2010. She was born July 8, 1933 in Port Orchard to Alfred & Myrtle Green. She graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1951. Pearl was a Court Administrator for the City of Port Orchard, retiring in 1981. She was a member of the Bremerton Singles Club, enjoyed the socializing and...
Tim Arnold
Sep 22, 2010
Timothy Scott Arnold passed away at 10:52 p.m. on September 22nd at home with his family by his side. He died peacefully after battling brain and lung cancer since his diagnosis in November of 2008. Thanks to his unwavering spirit and great care from Dr. Brian Kim, he was with us for many months longer than originally expected. Tim was...
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