Deabee Blum
May 14, 2009
DeaBee Blum, 68, a resident of Gig Harbor died at her home of cancer on May 14, 2009. She was born in Omaha, NE on February 8, 1941 to Charles and Ruth (Hisaw) Reynolds. The family later moved to Spokane and she attended school at Rogers HS. She married Robert Blum in Cour d’ Alene, ID on June 19, 1971....
Faye Cameron
May 12, 2009
Faye D. Cameron, 82, a long-time Port Orchard resident passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 of natural causes. She was born October 29, 1926 to Lewis Wilson and Ida Matilda (Marshall) Dixon. She was the second daughter and the fourth of six children. Faye graduated in 1944 from the School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri. Unable to serve...
Viola Mcdonald
May 9, 2009
Viola E. 'Vi' McDonald passed away May 9, 2009. She was born on October 3, 1933 in Ironwood, IL, the daughter of Carl and Inez (Saari) Synkelmo. Upon graduation from high school she received a scholarship to attend the Henry Ford School of Nursing at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. She later worked in Madison, WI, San Jose,...
Robert Benjamin
May 7, 2009
Robert "Bob" Benjamin of Port Orchard, Washington died May 7, 2009 after battling cancer for several years. Bob was born November 18, 1937 in Framingham, Massachusetts to George and Clara Benjamin. He graduated from Vallejo Jr. College with an A/A degree. He and his wife Carol were married on March 26, 1971. Bob retired as a Correctional Counselor at San...
Donald Williams
May 6, 2009
Donald Williams died in his sleep Tuesday morning May 6, 2009 in his home in Port Orchard. He loved life so much and lived each day to the fullest. He always had a kind word to say. I loved him more than I can write down here today. He is survived by his son Richard Williams, and his other son...
George Stansgar
May 5, 2009
George J. Stansgar, 84, died peacefully at his home in Bremerton on May 5, 2009. He was born September 9, 1924 in Meadowlake, ID to Edward & Johanna Stensgar. He graduated from Chemawa Indian School in Salem, OR in 1942. He married Donna Dew on November 14, 1965 in Bremerton. She preceded him in death in 2001. George worked as...
Aubrey Hammer
May 5, 2009
Aubrey Monroe ‘Dub’ Hammer, 70, a resident of Longbranch, WA died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Bremerton. He was born in Bend, Oregon on June 10, 1938 to Archie and Mildred (Retzloff) Hammer and attended schools there. He married Veta F. Breshears in Reno in 1961 and she preceded him in death in January of 2004. He was also preceded...
Susan Veitch
May 3, 2009
Susan M. Veitch, 50, of Belfair, died May 3, 2009 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. She was born on April 15, 1959 in Durango, Colorado to James & Betty Jo Foley. She attended North Mason Schools graduating in 1977. Susan was employed with the North Mason school district and also spent 17 years at the Belfair Valley Nursery. She...
Ann Benedict
Apr 29, 2009
Ann Cecilia Teresa Benedict, 64 of Port Orchard, passed away April 29, 2009 after an extended illness. She was born October 23, 1944 in Richwood, West Virginia to Vernal & Cecilia Jane Johnson. Ann resided primarily in the Port Orchard Area. Her passion in life included arts & crafts and sewing & collectibles. She was dedicated to her children and...
Paul Walker
Apr 28, 2009
Paul Preston Walker, Sr., Major, United States Army (Ret.), 86, a resident of Port Orchard, died April 28, 2009 in Bremerton. He was born August 23, 1922 to Perry A, and Amanda E. (Samples) Walker in Clendenin, W VA. He graduated from Clendenin HS and earned his BS from the University of Texas at El Paso. He married Ethel A....
Jimmie Sisco
Apr 28, 2009
Jimmie 'Rod' Sisco, 59, a resident of Belfair, died in Bremerton on April 28, 2009 of natural causes. He was born March 13, 1950 in Bremerton to Carthy and Maxine (Gilbert) Sisco. He loved the woods and listening to the rain, his family and companion dog Brandy, who never left his side. He was preceded in death by his mother...
Mamie Mayfield
Apr 27, 2009
Mamie Pauline (Sheppard) Mayfield, 77, died at home in Port Orchard on April 27, 2009. She was born July 20, 1931 in Red Oak, Oklahoma to William & Myrtle (Minton) Sheppard. She attended LeFlore High School in Oklahoma and married Carl L. Mayfield on December 15, 1947 in Willburton, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1997. Mamie...
Sandra Smith
Apr 27, 2009
Sandra Jane Smith, age 50 of Port Orchard, died unexpectedly April 27, 2009. Sandra was born September 13, 1958 in Manchester, Iowa to Hareld & Dorla Joslyn. She graduated from C.M. Russell HS in Great Falls, Mt in 1976 and Great Falls CC in 1978. On June 11th 1977 she married Kenneth Smith in Great Falls. Sandra was a Floral...
Destry Deitchler
Apr 27, 2009
Our beloved Destry was born March 4, 1990 in Bremerton Washington to Dustin and Dawn Deitchler. Destry attended school in Port Orchard his entire childhood; he attended East Port Orchard Elementary, Marcus Whitman Jr. High, and graduated from South Kitsap High School June of 2008. He attends First Lutheran Community Church in Port Orchard. Destry was a Machinist Helper at...
James Blythe,
Apr 26, 2009
James H. Blythe, Sr., 72 of Port Orchard died in Bremerton on April 26, 2009. He was born October 6, 1936 in Napa, California to Antone & Julia ett (Gordon) Blythe. He graduated from Napa High School in 1954. He married Darlene Lindall on June 5, 1982 in Port Orchard. James worked as a Pipefitter for 29 years at Mare...
Pasha Phares
Apr 24, 2009
Pasha Phares peacefully passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009. He was surrounded in love by his wife, Debbie, and two beautiful daughters, Sierra and Maddie. Pasha is loved by many people: His brother, Pablo; father, David; nephews, Evan, K.C, and Chandler; his niece, Courtney; his second family, mom and dad, Pat and Chuck; brothers, Jeff and Jason; sisters, Denise,...
Vivian Harris
Apr 22, 2009
Vivian G. Harris, 78 of Port Orchard died on April 22, 2009. She was born June 24, 1930 in Auburn, WA to Gordon & Carola (Edwards) Gladson. She earned an associate degree from Tacoma Community College in 1999. She married Leon Harris in 1978 in Port Orchard. Vivian was a self-employed accountant as Harris Accounting and Tax Preparation for 25...
Helen Hixson
Apr 21, 2009
Helen Marian Allen-Hixson passed away in Bremerton on April 21, 2009 at age 90. She was born in Bremerton on May 8, 1918. After graduating from Bremerton High School she attended business school in Seattle. In 1937 she followed her father, Roy Allen, to Juneau, AK to find work. She worked as a bookkeeper for Columbia Lumber Co. and soon...
Phillip Clark
Apr 20, 2009
Phillip Daniel Clark, 40, a resident of Olalla, died peacefully at home in his sleep on April 20, 2009. He was born in Bremerton to Herman and Dee (Stafford) Clark on September 23, 1968. He graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1986, from Olympic Community College in 1988 transferring to Pacific Lutheran University from where he graduated in 1991 with...
William King
Apr 19, 2009
William Clyle King, 74 of Shelton, died peacefully of heart disease on April 19, 2009 surrounded by his beloved family. He was born on May 30, 1934 in Fort Worth, TX. He was the first of 4 sons born to Virgil and Armenta King. Bill and his family moved to Long Beach, CA when he was a boy and then...