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Casey Macabitas
Feb 14, 2010
Casey B. Macabitas, 59 of Port Orchard, died in Tacoma on February 14, 2010. He was born January 13, 1951 at Clark Air Force, Pampanga, Philippines to Casey & Felina (Buen) Macabitas. He graduated from South Kitsap HS and earned an Associate Degree in Accounting from Mount Wachusetts College in Gardner, MA in 1995. He married Yon H. Kim on...
Elnora Buen
Feb 11, 2010
Elnora N. Buen, 78 of Port Orchard, died at Harrison Memorial Hospital on February 11, 2010. She was born October 30, 1931 in Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines to Benito & Rosario (Oropilla) Nebriaga, the youngest of 4 children. She graduated from the North Provincial HS in 1949 and became a Teacher in 1953. She served in the Bureau of Public...
Sarah Melick
Feb 11, 2010
Sarah E. Melick "Beth", 75, of Port Orchard, Washington, was promoted to her heavenly home on February 11, 2010. In her last years, she was a resident of Cottesmore of Life Care Center in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was born December 2, 1934 in Malvern, Arkansas, to Bert and Oma (Lybrand) Taylor. She married Richard J. Melick February 21, 1953...
Westwood Copland
Feb 9, 2010
Westwood “Wes” Ross Copland, 91, of Bremerton, died Feb 9 at Harrison Medical Center. He was born Oct 3, 1918 in Fort Bragg, CA, to Archibald and Eleanor (Hepburn) Copland. Wes married Margaret Nolte on June 16, 1946 in Fort Bragg. She preceded him in death on Mar 6, 2002. He discovered his passion for flying while serving in the...
Chuck Bursell
Feb 7, 2010
Charles Gorwood Bursell, 75, died at his home in Port Orchard on February 7, 2010. He was born February 7, 1935 in Long Beach, CA to Cyril & Hazel Reah (Spongberg) Bursell. He graduated from David Starr Jordan HS in Long Beach in 1952 and the University of CA at Berkeley in 1956 with a Bachelor's and 1958 with a...
Helen Watkins
Feb 6, 2010
Helen E. Watkins, 99, of Port Orchard, died February 6th at Life Care Center. She was born May 7, 1910 in Kalispell, Mt to Henry & Emma Bassford. She married Frank B. Watkins in the 1940’s and he preceded her in death in 1975. In the 1930’s Helen worked for a Real Estate company and the Seattle Star newspaper. In...
Emma Youngstrom
Feb 5, 2010
Emma Wilma (Miller) Youngstrom of Port Orchard, died on February 5, 2010. She was 100 years old. She was born December 20, 1909 in Yates Center, Kansas, the 4th child in a family of 8 children. Her parents Frank C. & Emma B. (Stockebrand) Miller moved their family to a ranch north of Roberts, Idaho in 1917. Emma married Fred...
Bobby Davis,
Feb 3, 2010
Bobby Wayne Davis, Sr., of Port Orchard, died February 3, 2010 at Life Care Center in the presence of his loved ones. He was born October 6, 1937 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Harold and Nita (Beverly) Davis. He served in the United States Navy and worked as a painter at the Naval Shipyard. Bobby was a protestant and a member...
James Howlett
Feb 1, 2010
James Michael Howlett, 51 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on February 1, 2010. He was born August 21, 1958 in St. Louis, MO to William & Betty (Minarik) Howlett. He graduated from Bayless HS in St. Louis in 1976. James worked for 16 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as an Engineer, retiring in 1996. He also served in...
Wayne Johannsen
Feb 1, 2010
Wayne H. Johannsen, 77, a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home of congestive heart and kidney failure on February 1, 2010. He was born in Dubuque, IA on March 18, 1932 to Elmer H. and Lila (Murphy) Johannsen. He graduated from high school in 1950 and East Los Angeles City College in 1952. On October 5, 1973, he...
Patricia Tschirret
Jan 29, 2010
Patricia Tschirret, 65, of Coconut Creek , Florida died January 29th in Port Orchard, Wa. She was born November 12, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa to Jim & Carolyn McGowan. Patricia taught AP American History and Law studies for 32 years in the Broward County school system. Survivors include a son Michael James (Kimberly) Tschirret of Raleigh, NC; a daughter Kristin...
Ethyl Connelly
Jan 29, 2010
Ethyl Mae Connelly, 92 of Bremerton, died January 29, 2010 at Harrison Medical Center. She was born September 26, 1917 in Pacific Junction, Iowa to Carl & Minnie Lincoln. Ethyl was a Registered Nurse for 52 years both in the Armed Forces and Civilian life. She enjoyed gardening, embroidery & crossword puzzles. Survivors include her son & daughter Carl &...
Millie Rasmussen
Jan 27, 2010
Millie Jean Rasmussen of Sequim May 5, 1929 to January 27, 2010 Millie passed away on Wednesday January 27, 2010 of Parkinson’s disease. She was born on May 5, 1929 to Frances and Victor Pinard of Port Orchard. Millie Graduated from South Kitsap High school in 1947. Shortly after graduation Millie moved to Hawaii to work in the civil service. ...
Eugene Evans
Jan 26, 2010
Some of us were very fortunate to know Eugene D Evans who lived in Belfair for the past 30+ years. Gene was born in Knickerbockers New York in 1930 moved to New Jersey then in June 1947 he moved with his family to Los Angeles California. In August of 1948 he joined the Marines was discharged in 1952 making his...
Grover Davis
Jan 26, 2010
Grover LeRoy Davis, 68, a Port Orchard resident since 1967, died Jan. 26, 2010 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton from heart complications. He was surrounded by the love of his family. Grover was born Aug. 5, 1941 in Vancouver, WA. to Cletis and Phyllis (Mower) Davis. He graduated from Washougal High School in 1959 and served in the U.S....
Sanford Wentlandt
Jan 25, 2010
Sanford E. Wentlandt, 84 of Belfair, died in Allyn, WA on January 25, 2010. One of 12 children, he was born April 4, 1925 in Spring Valley, WI to Emil & Elva (Coons) Wentlandt. He married Carol K. Pedersen in Belfair on April 15, 1950. Sanford worked for more than 30 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton as...
Thomas Thies
Jan 25, 2010
Thomas U. Thies, 87 of Port Orchard, died in Bremerton on January 25, 2010. He was born October 8, 1922 in Dayton, OH to Charles & Jane (Ferneding) Thies. He married Estelle Yankowski in New London, CT on February 12, 1945. She preceded him in death in 2008. Thomas worked as an Electrician at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 13...
Hattie Jensen
Jan 23, 2010
Mrs. Hattie Jensen, 92, passed away on Saturday, January 23rd at her residence in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born in Fort Ripley, Minnesota on January 5, 1918, the daughter of Wilhelm and Amelia Klapel. Hattie graduated from North Central Bible College in Minnesota in 1942. She was united in marriage to Orville Jensen on September 15, 1951 in Minneapolis. ...
Lonnie Hunt
Jan 21, 2010
When we lose someone suddenly, our world turns backward and upside down. Lonnie Robert Hunt, dear husband, father, grandfather, friend, and educator died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 21 in Bremerton. A man of genuine and open optimism, he would want us to respect and celebrate his life rather than mourn his passing. He would want us to remember the joys...
Alice Watson
Jan 21, 2010
On January 21, 2010, Alice passed away in the arms of Jack, her beloved husband of nearly 48 years. A life-long non-smoker, Alice’s death at 72 came almost four years after her diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer, but her failing health only energized her to live life more fully. With her family's constant nurturing and her own courage, those...
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