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Donald Hansen
Aug 7, 2008
Donald E. Hansen, 73, died at his home in Bremerton on August 13, 1999.  He was born January 30, 1926 in Rake, Iowa to Enoch & Mabel (Halvorsen) Hansen.  Donald was raised in Rake graduating from Rake High School.  He attended Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Coyne Electrical School in Chicago, Illinois.  Mr. Hansen married Joanne Goudie...
Sylvan Meier
Aug 7, 2008
Sylvan Peter Meier, 94 of Port Orchard died August 7, 2008. He was born March 30, 1914 in Deerlodge, Montana to Paul & Odile (Marcotte) Meier. He married Leonella Launderville who preceded him in death in 1989. Sylvan worked as a Shipfitter at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, retiring in 1974. He loved to collect coins, garden, and watch...
Dakota Redding
Aug 6, 2008
Dakota A. Redding, 2 years old of Port Orchard, died at Childrens Hospital in Seattle on April 17, 1999.  Dakota lost his year long battle with heart disease, despite receiving a heart transplant on February 17th.  He was born June 12, 1996 in Bremerton, Washington to Brian K. & Paige D. (Kangas) Redding.  Dakota enjoyed playing with toy trucks and...
Richard Grant
Aug 6, 2008
Richard Eric Grant died of brain cancer. He was born in Bremerton, WA. to Kenneth and Sonia (Nilsen) Peterson. After his mother remarried, he was adopted by his new father David Grant. He was raised in Colby and attended South Kitsap Schools graduating in 1975. He attended Olympic College completing an associate science degree and a carpenter's apprenticeship in 1979. ...
Mary Martineau
Aug 5, 2008
Mary Martineau, age 90, died September 1, 1999 in Port Orchard, WA.  She was born July 12, 1909 to Joseph and Leopoldina Blazick in Taylor, WA.  Mary came to Port Orchard as a teenager with her family, including two brothers and a sister.  She graduated from Union High School in Port Orchard, WA.  She later worked for the owner of...
Michael Heinrich
Aug 5, 2008
Michael D. Heinrich, 66 of Port Orchard died August 5, 2008. He was born March 17, 1942 in Portland, Oregon to Frank & Iris (Cooper) Heinrich. He married Pamela McCary on May 21, 1971 in Port Orchard.  Michael worked for 20 years as a Commercial HVAC Technician, and the last 10 years  with United Systems Mechanical in Seattle, retiring in...
Eunice Cassell
Aug 3, 2008
Eunice Isabell Cassell, 89 of Port Orchard died on August 3, 2008. She was born August 26, 1918 in Bradley, South Dakota to Guy & Amanda (Johnson) Dow. She graduated from Judd High School in Judd, North Dakota in 1936. She married Peter C. Cassell on 11 November 1942 in Forks, Washington. Eunice was a Christian and enjoyed gardening, walking,...
Lloyd Neilsen
Aug 3, 2008
Lloyd Arthur Neilsen, 73, died at his home in Port Orchard, Washington on September 6, 1999.  He was born in Fessenden, North Dakota on October 7, 1925 to Arthur R. & Caroline (Lloyd) Neilsen.  Lloyd was raised in Fessenden graduating from Fessenden High School in 1943.  He married Wanda 'June' Cox on June 6, 1998 in Bremerton, Washington.Mr. Neilsen joined...
Ina Cheyney
Jul 27, 2008
Ina Fay Cheyney, 62, died at her home in Seabeck, Washington on January 4, 2000.  She was born March 6, 1937 in Mason City, Washington to John Wendall & Evelyn Mae (Sumner) Steiner. Ina was raised in Home, Washington and attended Peninsula High School in Purdy.  She married Thorn Cheyney on May 20, 1955 in Lakebay, Washington.  Mrs. Cheyney enjoyed...
Patricia Lange
Jul 27, 2008
Patricia June Lange, 83 of Port Orchard, died July 27, 2008. She was born September 6, 1924 in Tacoma, Washington to Dale & Gladys McCollough. She married Edward F. Lange on April 15, 1944. He preceded her in death in 1991. They divorced in 1973 and neither remarried. Pat received her Nursing Degree from Olympic College and worked as an...
Janice Bunting
Jul 26, 2008
Janice Zina (Bagunaitz) Bunting passed away in her home July 26, 2008 at age 84. She was born on July 8, 1924 in Lithuania. She met her husband Daniel Paul Bunting in Germany in 1946 and they were married in Bamberg, Germany in 1947. Later that year, they moved to the Port Orchard area where they lived until 1966 when...
Berniece Hendrickson
Jul 26, 2008
Berniece Hendrickson, 86, died at Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard, Washington on March 16, 2000.  She was born April 20, 1913 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Frederick & Ethel (Ladd) Clark.  The family moved to Seattle in 1920 where Berniece graduated from West Seattle High School in 1931.  She married Gordon V. Hendrickson on June 7, 1934 in Seattle.  They...
Lillie Olsen
Jul 24, 2008
Lillie K. Olsen, age 79, died Feb. 23, 2000 in Poulsbo, WA.  She was born May 28, 1920 in Dallas, OR to Peter and Helena (Quiring) Wall.  She was raised in Dallas, OR., and graduated from Dallas High School in 1938.She moved to Port Orchard, WA in 1946 to work at a rest home.  She was a resident of Port...
Walter Coldiron
Jul 24, 2008
Walter J. "Jerry" Coldiron, 76 of Belfair, died in Silverdale, WA on July 24, 2008. He was born March 21, 1932 in Aberdeen, WA to Walter & Ellen (Nulph) Coldiron. He graduated from West Bremerton High School "Wildcats" in 1950 and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Jerry worked for 25 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as an Outside...
John Arena
Jul 24, 2008
John S. Arena, 58 of Bremerton, died July 24, 2008. He was born May 2, 1950 in Seattle, WA to Joseph & Doris (Meyer) Arena. He graduated from Bremerton High School in 1968, Olympic College in 1970, and Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA in 1972 with a Bachelor's Degree. He married Vicki Nutter on January 18, 2003 in Port...
Edna Loop
Jul 24, 2008
Edna Mae Loop, age 89, died Jan. 26, 2000 in Bremerton, Washington.  She was born April 21, 1910 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada to Eugene Semple and Ruby Mae (Grindrod) Young.  She was raised in Shelton, Washington where she graduated from Shelton High School in 1929.  She married Herbert Enzo Loop on December 31,1930 in Sequim, Washington.  Mrs. Loop was a...
Francis Bergin
Jul 24, 2008
Francis B. ‘Frank’ Bergin, 68, a resident of Port Orchard, died peacefully at home on July 24, 2008 of colon cancer. He was born in Black Duck, Minnesota on September 24, 1939 to Francis and Hattie (Conway) Bergin. The family later relocated to California and Frank attended high school and completed some college credits in San Francisco. He served in...
Glaldys Kratz Ward
Jul 24, 2008
Gladys E. Ward, age 85, died July 18,1999 in Des Moines, WA.  She was born to George and Jennie Stoaks on January 18, 1914 in Puyallup, WA where she was raised.  On October 8, 1938 in Bellingham, WA she married Ray Kratz.  She and Ray ran the 'Prices Drive in Dairy Store' in Port Orchard, WA.  Ray preceded her in...
Amanda Lively
Jul 20, 2008
Amanda L. Lively, 76 of Bremerton, died at Life Care Center in Port Orchard July 20, 2008. She was born June 17, 1932 in Cleaver, MO to John & Edith (Pendleton) Sims. She married Curtis Lively, Sr. September 8, 1972 in Port Orchard.  Amanda worked for 30 years as a Laboratory Technican at Marin General Hospital in San Rafael, CA...
Patricia Rockford
Jul 18, 2008
Patricia Ann Rockford, 62 of Port Orchard, died August 18, 2000 after a long illness. She was born May 11, 1938 in Vancouver Barracks, Washington to Charles E. & Cecelia (Maczko) Lackey. Patricia married Alvin J. Rockford on November 3, 1960 in Seattle.Pat enjoyed many things during her lifetime including bowling, painting, and music. Nothing was more important to her...
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