Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Areas

James Mccollum

James Mccollum

Apr 10, 2007

James "Mac" Lee McCollum, 79 of Port Orchard, died April 10, 2007. He was born April 21, 1927 in Kansas City Missouri to Cecil & Yulah (Hungate) McCollum. He married Dixie Lee Stacy March 31, 1961 in Concord California. Mac worked for 20 years for King County Corrections in Seattle. He retired from the U.S. Navy as an E-7 GMGC,...

Jerry Prowse

Jerry Prowse

Apr 9, 2007

Jerry Leon Prowse, 65, died in University Place, Washington on April 9, 2007. He was born on February 5, 1942 in Lebanon, Oregon to John & Ione (Reed) Prowse. He graduated in 1960 from West Bremerton High School and attended Olympic College in Bremerton. Jerry retired in 1993 after 30 years as a Nuclear Ship Scheduler at the Puget Sound...

Harry Tobias

Harry Tobias

Apr 9, 2007

Harry Clair Tobias, 88, of Bremerton, died from cancer April 9 at his home in Bremerton, with his family at his bedside. He was born in Albany, Oregon, to Harry R. and Ella Tobias, the third of five children, and attended Garibaldi High School. He married Lillian Marie Vaughan, his wife of 61 years, in 1946. Harry served in the...

Max Meigs

Max Meigs

Apr 5, 2007

Max E. Meigs, 74, died at his home in Port Orchard on April 5, 2007. He was born September 26, 1932 in Fredonia, KS to Clifford & Ida (Yates) Meigs. He served as Fire Chief in Bremerton, retiring in 1979. Max loved his family and was a Go-To-Guy for advice. He enjoyed cooking, eating apple pies, and gardening. Surviving are...

Louis Landis

Louis Landis

Mar 31, 2007

Louis Alvin Landis, 72 of Lake Stevens, Washington died in Port Orchard, Washington on March 31, 2007. He was born on August 7, 1934 in Whiteson, Oregon to Fred Eugene & Sophia (Roth) Landis. He graduated from Tillamook High School in Tillamook, Oregon in 1952. Louis was a self-employed Truck Driver for more than 35 years, retiring in 2002. He...

Winnifred Miller

Winnifred Miller

Mar 30, 2007

Winnifred Jane Miller, 88 of Belfair, Washington died at Ridgemont Terrace in Port Orchard, Washington on March 30, 2007. She was born on August 10, 1918 in Warren, Manitoba, Canada to Matthew & Susannah (Jones) Nichol. She married Albert Miller in July 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1988. Winnifred co-owned and operated the family farm in Manitoba,...

John Vail

John Vail

Mar 30, 2007

John Thomas Vail, 61 of Port Orchard, Washington died at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington after battling cancer. He was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico on March 16, 1946 to Hilton & Hazel (Boyd) Vail. He married Luanne Peters on April 5, 1986 in Moses Lake, Washington. John graduated from Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California in 1964...

Frankie Bland

Frankie Bland

Mar 28, 2007

Frankie Lee Bland 74, died at his home in Port Orchard, Washington on March 28, 2007. He was born on September 16, 1923 in Baker, Oregon. His father was Frankie Lee Bland, Sr. Frankie worked for 32 years as a Painter at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Naval Subase Bangor, and Naval Undersea Warefare Center at Keyport, retiring in...

Victoria Dobbins

Victoria Dobbins

Mar 22, 2007

Victoria Dobbins, 94, died at her home in Port Orchard, Washington on March 22, 2007. She was born in Sequim, Washington on June 5, 1912 to Otto J. & Camilla (Pedersen) Sporseen. She graduated from Sequim High School in 1930 and married Nathaniel (Pete) Dobbins on April 30, 1938 in Seattle. He preceded her in death in 1995. Victoria and...

Theodore Bertsch

Theodore Bertsch

Mar 17, 2007

Theodore L. "Teddy" Bertsch, 65 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on March 17, 2007. He was born on November 27, 1941 in Vallejo, California to Theodore & Anita (Rathjen) Bertsch. Teddy graduated from Vallejo High School in 1960. He worked for 33 years as a Planner & Estimator Pipefitter at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton,...

John Myhre

John Myhre

Mar 16, 2007

John Kenneth "Ken" Myhre, Capt. (SS) USNR (Ret.) passed away in early March of 2007 at the age of 85, due to heart disease. Ken was born in Great Falls, Montana in 1921 to Ellen (Stuhlmann) and Asger Myhre who were both immigrants from Denmark. In 1924 the family moved to the Lake Burien area south of Seattle, Washington. Ken...

Donald Olson

Donald Olson

Mar 12, 2007

Donald Byron Olson, 75 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washingtonn on March 12, 2007. He was born in Frederick, South Dakota on August 20, 1931 to Oscar & Daisy (Jameison) Olson. He married Merceda "Marci" Sihrer on August 23, 1950 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Donald worked for 33 years at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton as...

Cecilia Schramm

Cecilia Schramm

Mar 9, 2007

Cecilia Providencia Schramm, 94, formerly of Flint, Michigan, died at her daughter's home in Silverdale, Washington on March 9, 2007. She was born November 21, 1912 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Joaquin & Providencia (Velez) Burset. Cecilia graduated from high school in San Juan. She married Charles F. Schramm, Jr. on October 10, 1946 in New York City, New...

Beryl Beall

Beryl Beall

Mar 6, 2007

Beryl Vernon Beall, 71, of Port Orchard died in his home after a long bout of asbestosis on March 6, 2007. He was born October 6, 1935 in Alfalfa, Oklahoma to Vernon and Delia Beall. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Daily City, California in 1953. He was a Veteran in the Korean War from 1954 to 1956. He...

Ruth Siegfried

Ruth Siegfried

Mar 5, 2007

Ruth Dorothy (Benson) Siegfried born December 29, 1909 in Leadville, CO to John and Susan Benson, died at home with her family at her side on March 5, 2007. Ruth moved to Bremerton with her family in 1923 and graduated as Valedictorian of the class from Bremerton High School in 1926. Ruth continued her education at Wilson?s Modern Business College...

Newton Morton

Newton Morton

Mar 4, 2007

Newton Turner Morton, 84 of Port Orchard, Washington died at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton on March 4, 2007. He was born on March 11, 1922 in Maryneal, Texas to George F. & Eunice (Ray) Morton. He married Hazel Flippin on May 31, 1941 in Snyder, Texas. Newton owned Palo Duro Heating and Air Conditioning in Amarillo, Texas until his...

James Hutchins

James Hutchins

Mar 3, 2007

James Carlson Hutchins, 36 of Poulsbo, Washington died on March 3, 2007 of injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born in Bremerton, Washington on July 20, 1970 to G. David & Laurel (Judge) Hutchins. James graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1989 and married Jennifer Ann Barber on January 20, 2000 in Reno, Nevada. James worked in...

Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson

Mar 2, 2007

Chelsea Scott Johnson, 90 of Bremerton, Washington died on March 2, 2007 at Ashley Gardens in Bremerton. He was born April 22, 1916 in Halfway, Oregon to Walter Scott & Hattie Belle (Kinsey) Johnson. He graduated from Haines High School in Haines, Oregon in 1937 and married Lorraine Powell on June 6, 1948 in Salem, Oregon. Chelsea worked as a...

Patricia Dearinger

Patricia Dearinger

Feb 28, 2007

Patricia J. Dearinger, 81 of Belfair, Washington died on February 28, 2007 in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on March 17, 1925 in Portland, Oregon to Donald & Gale (Goldsmith) Miller. She graduated from Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon in 1943. She married John Wesley Dearinger on June 14, 1975 in Vancouver, Washington. Patricia retired as a Licensed...

Edelmiro Cantu

Edelmiro Cantu

Feb 27, 2007

Edelmiro Torres Cantu, 75 of Port Orchard, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on February 27, 2007. He was born in Matamoros, Mexico on November 13, 1931 to Salvador & Antonia (Gomes) Cantu. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He married Dora Carranza on April 30, 1960, also in Corpus Christi. Edelmiro worked for 20 years as...