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Joyce Ann Ison-Angel
Jan 22, 2024
Joyce Ann Ison-Angel was born August 11th, 1935 in Seattle, WA. She was raised and lived in Kitsap County most of her life, Joyce spent her early years with her parents, John and Florence Walton and brothers Roy and John. Graduating from West High School in Bremerton in 1953, she started her adult life raising five children. She worked at...
Vera E. Brown
Jan 21, 2024
Vera was born in Donnybrook North Dakota on Feb. 14, 1935 to Waldon Harry Smith and Irene Capitola Thompson Smith. She was a triple valentine, born on the 14th and weighed 14 lbs, 14 oz. Vera married Lawrence Otis on August 5, 1950. They had three children, Monty Edwin Otis, Pamela Eloise (Otis) Mattingly and Victoria Ellen (Otis) Sandstrom. After...
Keener Bert Kelly
Jan 17, 2024
Keener "Bert" Kelly passed away on January 17, 2024 at an Adult Family Home in Pierce County. He was born on December 27, 1939 to Bertha Thora and Kavanaugh Clarence Kelly in Annapolis, Maryland. He was 84 years old. Keener's father was in the US Navy, and was stationed in Panama, Maine, Virginia, and The Kelly family in the early...
Nancy Delores Lyman
Jan 13, 2024
Nancy was born in Port Orchard, Washington to Eric and Myrtle Nelson. She grew up in a loving home steeped in Scandinavian tradition in Olalla alongside her siblings, Ron and Sharon. While attending South Kitsap High School she met the love of her life, Jerry Lyman. They married November 7, 1953, and she continued with absolute focus and dedication to...
Darrell Wayne Stead
Jan 13, 2024
Darrell Wayne Stead passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the age of 99. He was born on December 1, 1924, to James Edward Stead and Ada Fern Stead. Darrell had no siblings and was born and grew up in Westhope, North Dakota. Darrell graduated from Maxbass High School in 1943 where his interest in sports flourished and...
Dustin Lee Williams
Jan 12, 2024
Dustin Lee Williams was born on December 27th, 1983 to Jill Granquist and Paul Williams. At 40 years old, Dustin was called home to Jesus on January 12th, 2024. He is survived by his parents, Jill Granquist and Paul Williams; his step parents, Richard Granquist and Beth Bliss; his siblings, Jason Williams and Bridgette Williams, his sister-in-law Jennifer Gregerson; his...
Helen Anne Vargo
Jan 8, 2024
Helen Vargo of Port Orchard died surrounded by family in Gig Harbor, Washington on January 8th, 2023, at the age of 80. She was born in Tacoma, Washington to Charles & Helen Muench. Helen grew up in Tacoma and graduated from Mt. Tahoma High School. She married Robert “Bob” Vargo in 1964. Family was everything to Helen. She was a...
Tina Marie Foley
Jan 5, 2024
Tina Marie Foley, 75, of Allyn, WA went home to be with the Lord on January 5th, 2024 at St. Michael's Hospital in Silverdale. She was born on February 17th, 1948 in Seattle to Christine Marie (Metzger) Foley and James Theodore Foley. Tina grew up in the Bryant/View Ridge neighborhood in northeast Seattle where she met her lifelong friends Jeanie,...
Rodrigo Rodolfo Brenes
Dec 28, 2023
Family and friends are sad to announce the passing of Rodrigo R. Brenes, formerly of Port Angeles WA. He died of natural causes on December 28, 2023 at the age of 79. Rodrigo was born on January 5th 1944 in Costa Rica to Gustavo Brenes and Carmen Nielsen. Rodrigo came to the United States as a teenager where he joined...
Alice J. Millard
Dec 27, 2023
Alice J. Millard passed away due to complications from Parkinson’s disease on December 27, 2023. Alice Jeanette Rowland was born September 26th, 1952 to John J. Rowland and Ruth (Chellie) Rowland. She grew up in Burien, Washington where she and her family were deeply invested in the community and members at Gregory Heights Baptist Church. She attended Highline High School...
William "Matt" Martin
Dec 25, 2023
William “Matt” Martin of Port Orchard passed away peacefully on December 25, 2023. Matt was born on January 15, 1930, in Hamilton, Ohio to Matt and Christina Martin. He had four brothers—Shelby, Wayne, Jimmy, Elmer and one sister, Mary. Matt is survived by his wife Jeanette of 42 years. He was the proud father of two daughters, Beverly Jean and...
Rita Ann Morton
Dec 20, 2023
There is a party in Heaven today! There is dancing & singing as our precious mother joins her family that has passed on before her at the feet of our Savior Jesus Christ. Her lifelong desire of being with Jesus has finally come true! Her life began in December of 1934. She grew up on a farm learning to garden...
Conni Jean Vlist
Dec 16, 2023
Conni Jean Vlist passed away on December 16, 2023 following a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. She was born in Coulee Dam, Washington on December 4, 1950 to Bob & Gladys Gilstrap. She grew up in Poulsbo, Washington and graduated from North Kitsap High School in 1969. After studying Cosmetology, Conni began a career in the beauty industry spanning over...
Sandra Lee Farrow
Dec 14, 2023
Sandra Lee Farrow, a longtime resident of Port Orchard passed away peacefully on Dec. 14th, 2023 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Gig Harbor. She was 77-years old. Sandra was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, homemaker, and joyous follower of Christ. Sandra is survived by her 5 children (Allan, Kristen, Erin, Megan and Laura) and 3 grandchildren. Sandra grew up...
Christopher Warren Sharp
Dec 12, 2023
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 9:39 p.m., The Lord looked down from Heaven and called Christopher Warren Sharp home. He had just turned 34 years old. He was at St. Michael Hospital ICU in Silverdale, WA. After suffering many hospitalizations from a congenital rare breathing disorder, Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. His mother, father, and older brother were with him at his...
Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin
Dec 2, 2023
Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin Sharon Joyce (Vaughn) Lapin passed away peacefully at home in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 2, 2023. Sharon was born in La Grange, Missouri, the only child of John Nolan Vaughn and Wilma Emma (Huebotter) Vaughn. At the age of five, Sharon and her family moved to Port Orchard, Washington. After graduating from South Kitsap High...
Barbara Jean Brown
Dec 2, 2023
Barbara Jean Brown died on December 2, 2023 in Port Orchard. She was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 22, 1934. Her parents were Lester Trummert and Margaret Trummert. She has three children; Deborah (Gary) Chrey, Christine (Dan) Case, and was preceded in death by her son Dennis Davidson. She has one grandson Mathew (Jessica) Ward, one great-granddaughter and two...
Michael Matienzo Moyer
Dec 2, 2023
Michael was born in Angeles City, Philippines. He grew up locally in Port Orchard, Washington with his mom, dad and three younger sisters. He attended Manchester Elementary, John Sedgwick Junior High School and South Kitsap High School graduating class of 2004. Growing up, Michael was kind and caring, and pursued several hobbies. However, it was music that sparked his passion....
Betty Jean Freiwald
Nov 24, 2023
Betty Jean Freiwald passed away November 24, 2023. She was born in Tuthill, South Dakota on October 12, 1926 to Harley H. Ernst and Amanda M Koepke Ernst. She was raised in Martin, South, Dakota where she attended grade school and graduated from Martin High school. She grew up with Three siblings, Daisy, Harley Jr. and Roger. Betty married her...
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