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Charles Bennett
Sep 3, 2002
Charles Henderson Bennett was a good man. The son of George Ernest and Elizabeth (McNulty) Bennett of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was born in Seattle, Washington on 6 March 1914. Soon after his birth, the Bennett family returned to Vancouver, B.C. Charlie's formal education took place in Canada where he attended King Edward High School and Vancouver Technical School....
Agnes Nobriga
Sep 3, 2002
Agnes E. "Nina" Nobriga, 80, died September 3, 2002 at Ridgemont Terrace, in Port Orchard, Wa. She was born May 6, 1922 to John & Jane (deMattos) Ornellas in Paia, Maui, Hawaii. On June 12, 1948 She married John Nobriga in Paia. They resided in Maui, Hawaii until 1995 when they moved to Washington.Agnes was a member of St. Gabriel...
Rebecca Beck
Sep 1, 2002
Rebecca Otte Beck, 81 of Olalla, Washington, died Sunday, September 1.She was born March 24, 1921 to Wilhelm and Clara (Reimann) Otte in New Leipzig, North Dakota, where she was raised and educated. She spent one year at Wartburg College before she was old enough to attend nurses training at Bethesda Hosital in St. Paul, Minnesota.On October 28, 1944, she...
Dorse Huey
Aug 30, 2002
Dorse Don Huey died August 30, 2002 at his home in Belfair, Washington. He was 55.He was born September 7, 1946 in Glendale, California to Dorse and Helen (Schraw) Huey.He graduated from high school in California.Dorse was a bus driver for Kitsap Transit for 30 years.He enjoyed sailing, boating, restoring old boats and collecting nautical antiques, fishing and surfing. He...
Michele Willard
Aug 29, 2002
Michele Willard died at her residence August 29, 2002. She was 39.She was born in Logan, Utah September 10, 1962 to David and Connie (Lund) Braegger.She graduated from Cedar City High School in Cedar City, Utah. She also graduated from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.Michele married Daniel M. Willard August 15, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada.She served as Sales...
Ethel Garrison
Aug 27, 2002
Ethel Lucille Garrison died August 27, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was 65.She was born October 15, 1936 in Puyallup, Washington to Conde and LuLu (Helgeson) Winslow.She attended school in South Kitsap, Port Orchard, Washington.Ethel enjoyed Bingo, bowling and grandchildren; and, in the 1960's played fast pitch hard ball for the "Roomy Bloomers" and the "Mop...
Lucy Tucker
Aug 27, 2002
Lucy Tucker died August 27, 2002 in Port Orchard, Washington due to complications of a stroke. She was 87.She was born July 14, 1915 in Port Orchard, Washington to John and Josephine (Stevens) Shattuck.She attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington.Lucy married William "Bill" Tucker in Seattle, Washington in 1948.She was in real estate sales for Pacesetter Homes...
Leon C
Aug 21, 2002
Leon C. Fox died August 21, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Present at his death were family and friends. He was 64.He was born December 17, 1937 in Spalding, Nebraska to Cornelius and Alma Fox.He is survived by his wife Patty A. Fox. His parents are: father - Cornelius Fox, mother - Alma Fox Yoder (Bjorklund); son,...
Vicente Castro,
Aug 19, 2002
Vicente "Vince" Castro, Jr. died August 19, 2002 in Northern Inyo Hospital, Bishop, California as the result of a vehicle accident. He was 32.He was born July 21, 1970 in Bremerton, Washington to Vicente and Pacita (Taijeron) Castro.He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1988.Vince married Marci (McLeod) Castro on August 11, 1990 in Port...
Jason Long
Aug 17, 2002
Jason Matthew Long died as the result of a mountain climbing accident on Mt. Cruiser in the Olymics August 17, 2002. He was 23.He was born September 21, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Richard and Hilary (Hermanson) Long.Jason graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1997. He also graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle,...
William Robbins,
Aug 17, 2002
William L. Robbins, Sr. died at the Auburn Regional Medical Center in Auburn, Washington August 17, 2002. He was 74.He graduated from Chimacum High School in Chimacum, Washington. He married Eldean (Kyser) Robbins September 30, 1950 in Long View, Washington.William served in the Merchant Marines following WWII. He worked at the Peninsula Feed Store in Port Orchard, Washington for 13...
Opal Martin
Aug 16, 2002
Opal Martin died at the Port Orchard Care Center in Port Orchard, Washington August 16, 2002. She was 94.She was born May 21, 1908 in Cleburne, Texas to William and Lelah (Kennedy) Waddell.She graduated from high school; and married Claude Martin January 1, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona.She worked as Fountain Manager for J.J. Newberry in El Centro, California for 27...
Joseph Westaby
Aug 15, 2002
Joseph "Joe" Charles Westaby died August 15, 2002 in Camas, Washington as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was 76.He was born February 15, 1926 in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota to Joseph Charles Westaby, Sr. and Edna Mae (Van Nostrand) Westaby.He graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington in 1944. He was a retired marine...
Filipe Ancheta
Aug 13, 2002
Felipe L. Ancheta died August 13, 2002 at his home in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 92.He was born May 1, 1910 in the Philippine Islands to Santiago and Eugenia (Lopez) Ancheta.He married Maria T. (Tabafunda) Ancheta in the Philippine Islands in 1936.Felipe was a landscape maintenance person for 15 years. He also was a fish cannery worker in Alaska...
Celerina Camarce
Aug 9, 2002
Celerina B. Camarce, 90, of Port Orchard, WA, died August 9, 2002, at her home from long term complications of dementia.She was born February 3, 1912, in Silang, Cavite, Philippines, to Simeon and Victoria (Magno) Bawar. She attended high school in Silang.Celerina married Rulfo Camarce on June 17, 1942, in Silang. He preceded her in death on January 12, 1978.Celerina...
Robert Mayberry
Aug 8, 2002
Robert "Bob" Mayberry died August 8, 2002 in Bremerton, Washington. He was 69.He was born August 18, 1932 in Bay Ridge, Maryland to James and Ruth (Barnhart) Mayberry.He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Springs, Maryland in 1951; and, attended Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington.He married Patricia A. May November 18, 1961 at Hampton, Virginia."Bob" was U.S. Navy...
Nancy Mccracken
Aug 7, 2002
Nancy Lee McCracken, 55, of Port Orchard, WA, died August 7, 2002, in Broadus, MT. She was born December 18, 1946, in Tacoma Park, MD, to Trygve and Tracy Kvande. She was raised in Havre, MT, with her two sisters and one brother and graduated from Havre High in 1965.She moved to Port Orchard after graduation where she met her...
Elizabeth Ketchum
Aug 3, 2002
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Ketchum died of cancer August 3, 2002 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was 68.She was born December 4, 1933 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Harold and Virginia (Spaulding) Dixon.She graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1951."Betty" worked in advertising at the Orange County Register Newspaper - retiring in 1998.She is...
Kenneth Erickson
Jul 31, 2002
Kenneth Lee Erickson died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington on July 31, 2002 due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. He was 46.He was born July 3, 1956 in Bremerton, Washington to Peter and Alida (de Koning) Erickson.He graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1974; and, served in the U.S. Army from 1974-1977 and also served...
David Olson
Jul 30, 2002
David Quist Olson died in Bremerton, Washington July 30, 2002. He was 62.He was born September 19, 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Chester and Alice (Quist) Olson.David graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachussets in 1957; and attended WPI and Clark University both of Worcester, Massachussetts.He served in the United States Air Force; and, was a computer consultant...
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