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Marian G.
Mar 11, 2001
Marian G. Hay, 88 of Port Orchard, Washington died on March 11, 2001 at Forest Ridge Health & Rehabilitation Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born in Lake Preston, South Dakota to Carl & Hannah (Olsen) Gulbranson. Marian graduated from Howard High School in Howard, South Dakota in 1930.Marian worked as a Waitress on Bainbridge Island at golf courses and...
Newell Clauson
Mar 11, 2001
Newell F. Clauson, 93, died at his residence in Port Orchard, Washington on March 11, 2001. He was born on February 12, 1908 in Kiron, Iowa to Edward & Anna (Lundberg) Clauson. Newell graduated from Kiron High School. He married Julia Lindstrom who preceded him in death in 1974 and Ruth Wallace who preceded him in 1989.Mr. Clauson worked as...
Gary Shadbolt
Mar 4, 2001
Gary A. Shadbolt, 65 of Port Orchard, Washington died on March 4, 2001 at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. He was born on March 8, 1935 in Gig Harbor, Washington to Roy & Mary (Blair) Shadbolt. Gary graduated from Peninsula High School in 1954. He married Shirley E. Hodges on August 29, 1964 in Gig Harbor.Mr. Shadbolt worked for...
Lenna Feld
Mar 4, 2001
Lenna B. Feld, 76 of Manchester, Washington died at Ridegmont Terrace in Port Orchard, Washington on March 4, 2001. She was born on December 12, 1924 in Denver, Colorado to Raymond & Lenna (Walmac) Spears. Lenna was a homemaker.Surviving are her ex-husband and now companion Walter Smelser; daughter Mary Jo Spears of Port Orchard; brothers Dan McBride of Bremerton, Washington...
Virgil Hanson
Feb 26, 2001
Virgil Duane Hanson, 58, died at his home in Grapeview, Washington on February 26, 2001. He was born in York, North Dakota on July 31, 1942 to Roy & Anna (Strand) Hanson. Virgil graduated from Minot High School in Minot, North Dakota in 1960. He married Margaret Anderson on September 5, 1964 in Kenmore, North Dakota.Mr. Hanson owned a convenience...
Stanley Ochs
Feb 24, 2001
Stanley C. Ochs, 52, died at his home in Port Orchard, Washington on February 24, 2001. He was born on February 27, 1948 in Bremerton, Washington to George & Dorothy (Gosline) Ochs. Stanley graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1966. He married Sandra M. Davis on July 31, 1970 in Bremerton, Washington.Mr. Ochs worked as a...
Nancy Campbell
Feb 23, 2001
Nancy J. Campbell, 74 of Port Orchard, Washington died at Cottesmore of Life Care in Gig Harbor on February 23, 2001. She was born on March 21, 1926 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania to Gail & Louise (Zeigler) Morrison. Nancy graduated from Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She married William O. Campbell in Chewton, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1947.Mrs. Campbell...
Bruce Lettie Jarrett
Feb 22, 2001
Bruce Jarrett, age 71, left this life February 22, 2001 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Lettie Jarrett, age 68, his wife of 48 years, preceded him on May 22, 2000, also at Harrison Hospital. Bruce was born in an outstation near Dumas, Texas on August 27, 1929 and grew up in Fort Davis, Texas. Lettie was born in Hackberry,...
Richard Boddy
Feb 22, 2001
Former Port Orchard resident, Richard Charles Boddy, 71, of Cheyenne, Wyoming,died on February 22, 2001 in Cheyenne. He was born on July 18, 1929 in Bellevue, Washington to Francis & Ferne (Fowler) Boddy. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1948 and attended Olympic College and the University of Washington.Mr. Boddy retired as a power plant superintendent in Fairbanks,...
Albert W. Lieseke
Feb 18, 2001
Albert W. ''Al'' Lieseke, 76 of Port Orchard, died at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington on February 18, 2001. He was born in Everett, Washington on November 4, 1924 to Fritz & Mary (Nearhoff) Lieseke. Al graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1942. He married Jeanne Bayless on April 21, 1946 in Port Orchard.Mr. Lieseke...
Woodrow Willson
Feb 15, 2001
Woodrow ''Woody'' Willson, 85 of Port Orchard, Washington died on February 15, 2001 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on May 19, 1915 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Frank & Ada (Rose) Willson. He graduated from Seattle Pacific College and the University of Washington where he also did graduate work. Woody married Evelyn Stavney on June 29,...
Robert Borden,
Feb 14, 2001
Robert N. Borden, Jr., 76, of Gig Harbor, Washington, died February 14, 2001, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Robert was born October 15, 1924, in Spokane, Washington, to Robert and Sarah (Bilsland) Borden. Robert graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1942. He served in the US Army as a Sergeant in the 776th Field Artillary. Robert was...
Jack Stege
Feb 14, 2001
Jack E. Stege, 89, died in Port Orchard, Washington on February 14, 2001. He was born on December 29, 1911 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Harry E. and Dora (Gaunce) Stege. Jack graduated from Tulsa High School in Tulsa, Olkahoma in 1932. He married Irma Jarnagin on May 2, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona. She preceded him in death in 1996.Mr....
John Johanson
Feb 13, 2001
John Luther Johanson was born in Seattle and raised in Port Orchard. His family has owned the Port Orchard property since 1934. He lived most of his life in Tacoma and retired in May 1991 moving then to the Port Orchard property. John was blessed with a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing for others. His accomplishments included the following music...
Ray Pridemore
Feb 11, 2001
Ray Pridemore, 67, died at his home in Port Orchard, Washington on February 11, 2001. He was born in Mallie, Kentucky on September 11, 1933 to Russell & S. Opal (Collins) Pridemore. Ray married Adna Conway on January 12, 1957 in Kentucky. She preceded him in death in 1995.Mr. Pridemore served in the U. S. Navy for more than 20...
Lee Petronelli
Feb 6, 2001
Lee L. Petronelli, 88 of Port Orchard, Washington, died at Tacoma Lutheran Home in Tacoma, Washington on February 6, 2001. He was born on December 19, 1912 in Boulder, Colorado. Lee married Emlu M. May in 1941 in Seattle, Washington.Mr. Petronelli was a Logging Truck Driver for 15 years and worked for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 32 years...
Anna Clark
Feb 3, 2001
Anna Royce Clark, 86, died on February 3, 2001 in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on January 6, 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia to Roy & Nellie (Stevens) McConnell. She graduated from high school in Plymouth, Iowa. Royce married Henry L. Clark on June 3, 1933, he preceded her in death in 2000.Mrs. Clark was a homemaker who enjoyed her family...
Hila Whitson
Feb 3, 2001
Hila I. Whitson, 92 of Port Orchard, Washington, died on February 3, 2001. She was born in Woodstock, Iowa on February 3, 2001 to Warren & Bertha (Stipp) Smalley.Hila married Robert Hiram Whitson who preceded her in death in 1975. Mrs. Whitson was a homemaker and 50 year member of Wenas Grange in Selah, Washington.Surviving are daughters Geraldine Rystrom of...
Ruby May
Jan 28, 2001
Ruby May, 81, died at Franciscan Health Center in Tacoma, Washington on January 28, 2001. She was born in McPherson, Kansas on December 5, 1919 to Abraham & Ida (Reich) Unruh. She graduated from Montezuma High School in Kansas in 1937. Ruby married John E. May on January 29, 1940 in Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1973.Mrs. May...
Russell Sauer
Jan 25, 2001
Russell Dean Sauer, 84 of Bremerton, died on January 25, 2001 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on February 12, 1916 in Plainville, Kansas to William & Bertha (McFadden) Sauer. He graduated from Scott Community High School in Scott City, Kansas in 1934. Russell married Lois in 1957 and she preceded him in death in 1960.Mr....
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