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James Clarence Braaten
Mar 8, 2021
James Clarence Braaten was born in Bremerton, June of 1944. He spent his childhood in Port Orchard, Olalla, and Bremerton where he attended school in all three towns. He also spent one year of his high school at Three Hills in Alberta, Canada. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1963. He served time in the National Guard not...
Harold S. Webber
Mar 5, 2021
Harold was born to Richard and Elsie Webber, March 1942. He was one of eleven children and was born in Middletown, New York. He resided in Circleville until graduating from Middletown High School, Class of 1961. Harold joined the U.S. Navy where he served 4 years, 3 months and 8 days. While serving in the U.S. Navy, he met the...
Richard Ray Nohrenberg
Feb 27, 2021
Richard was born June 27th, 1953 in Bremerton, Washington. He attended grade school in Port Orchard and Twisp, graduating from South Kitsap High School. He spent all of his adult life in the Port Orchard - Olalla area except for two years in Arizona where he worked as an undercover investigator. For his occupation, he worked as a carpenter for...
Gregory Elmer Fairbanks
Feb 26, 2021
Gregory Elmer Fairbanks, 82 years old of Port Orchard, WA, passed away on February 26th, 2021. The Grave side funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on March 12th, 2021 at Sunset Lane Memorial park, Port Orchard. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rill Chapel’s Life Tribute Center. Gregory was born in Moorehead, Minnesota on March 20th, 1938. He...
Marvin Eugene Lutz
Feb 22, 2021
Marvin Eugene Lutz was born in Topeka, Kansas to Oscar and Mabel Lutz on August 25, 1946. There he attended a one-room school until completing the 6th grade and then to Berryton Elementary School. His family moved to El Segundo, CA his senior year. He stayed with older brother Donald and graduated from St. John’s Academy in 1964, and then...
Juanita "Jenny" Valadez
Feb 20, 2021
Juanita “Jenny” Valadez died on February 20, 2021. She was born on February 20, 1945 in Placentia, CA to the late Simon and Guadalupe Espinoza, and had ten siblings. Her proudest accomplishments would certainly be: the raising of her two children, Jeannie and Ron; watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow; and marrying the love of her life, Roland “Ron” N....
Darren William Hendrickson
Feb 19, 2021
Darren William Hendrickson was born on August 4, 1962 in Bremerton, Washington to Charles and Patricia (Nida) Hendrickson. Darren spent his childhood as a military child. He lived in several states and countries that include Washington, Idaho, California, Guam, South Carolina, Greece, and Pennsylvania. He worked as a parts manager for Advantage Nissan. He was a Seahawks ticket holder since...
Kenneth Harry Brock
Feb 14, 2021
Kenneth Harry Brock was born on August 24, 1934 and grew up in Puyallup, Wa. He attended Puyallup High School (class of ‘52), Seattle Pacific University and University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Before he became a Pharmacist, he was an owner of a Dairy Queen and then was a Pharmacist for 35+ years for B&B Drug (Owner), Bonanza 88,...
Gary Tetz
Feb 13, 2021
Gary Tetz passed away peacefully on February 13, 2021 surrounded by family at Ridgemont Nursing Home. He was born in Ilwaco, Washington on May 2, 1942 and graduated from Ilwaco High School. Gary played for the Ilwaco Fisherman basketball team, winning the state championship his junior year. He went on to Central Washington University where he earned a Master’s Degree...
Luella Patterson
Feb 12, 2021
Luella Patterson, 92, of Port Orchard, WA, passed away on February 12, 2021. Luella was born in Yakima, WA. Some of her fondest memories were made growing up there. After moving to Port Orchard, her favorite place to spend her time was visiting her parents and brother in Yakima. Luella was a hard worker and started off cleaning offices. She...
Janet Lynne Mccrory
Feb 10, 2021
Janet McCrory went home to be with Jesus in heaven on February 10, 2021 in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was a loving Mom, Grammy, and Gigi. She was born on October 11, 1942 to Warren and Julia Hunter in Tacoma, Washington. Her father was in World War II. Janet grew up in Gorst, WA and graduated from South Kitsap High...
Nelson Asencio
Feb 9, 2021
Nelson was born August 26, 1937 in Bronx, New York. Nelson grew up in the Brooklyn & Bronx boroughs attending schools in both. He met and married Evelyn Martha Rodriguez, May 4, 1964. They lived in the Bronx with Nelson’s family. They had 2 children, Lance and Kelly. In 1983 Nelson moved the family out of the city to Mahopac...
Ava L. Vaughan
Feb 7, 2021
Ava L. Martens (Houston) Vaughan July 2, 1924 – February 7, 2021 Our sweet Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and friend has gone to Heaven. Ava was born to Henry and Amelia Martens on July 2, 1924 in Faith, South Dakota. She joined a family of siblings including her brothers Louis, Earl, Les and Leo, as well as her sister, Florence....
Dennis George Harris
Feb 7, 2021
Dennis George Harris (Denny) was born in Culver City, California on November 24th, 1941. He moved to Bremerton, Washington in 1947; where he lived through his graduation from West High in Bremerton in 1960. Shortly thereafter he joined the United States Army Air Force. Dennis was part of the first 10,000 volunteer military advisory force to Vietnam (1st MOB, 1960);...
Lillie Mae Russell
Feb 6, 2021
Lillie Mae Russell was born December 31, 1924 in Mountainburg, Arkansas. She died February 6, 2021 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Silverdale, WA. Lillie Mae Harris grew up on a farm with her parents, Linda and Bud Harris and four brothers. Her dad was known in the county for his generosity and help to his family and many friends especially...
Raymond Florence Fugier
Jan 29, 2021
Raymond Florence Fugier passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, WA. During his last days, he was surrounded by his loving wife and family. Raymond was born to Carl and Louise (Mohler) Fugier on May 8th, 1937 in Hot Springs, SD. He grew up and attended school in the Buffalo Gap, SD community....
Chad Michael Edward Albertson
Jan 25, 2021
Chad Michael Edward Albertson, age 26, was killed in a car accident on January 25th, 2021 along with his girlfriend Sienna Toutai, age 21, and their cat Rain while on their way to the vet. Chad was a free spirit who had no interest in living a conventional life or accumulating material things. He was happy with little and never...
Wilbur Francis Benskin Sr
Jan 22, 2021
Wilbur F. Benskin (Bill) was born on February 2, 1928 to Delbert Charles Benskin, Sr. and Juanita Bernice (Siegel) Benskin in Bremerton, WA Bill attended Kitsap County schools. At Bremerton High he was active in Key to Life club, a Christian Youth organization that raised funds for school assemblies. He was Student Council Rep. He also attended Northwest Bible College....
Priscilla Lynne Little
Jan 21, 2021
On January 21st our beloved mother was reunited with her hero, our Dad. Born in New Braunfels Texas, she grew up in a military family and lived in many places reaching Hawaii via the steamship Lurline when she was 18-years old. Shortly thereafter she met her fighter-pilot on a blind date and three months later they were married. While in...
Bonnie Laveeta (Personett) Pritchard
Jan 19, 2021
Born to John and Zola Personett on April 3, 1931 in Lenora, Kansas and she died January 19, 2021 in Port Orchard. The family homesteaded in Gillette, Wyoming before moving to Sunnyslope, Washington in 1936 where the family was raised. Bonnie attended school in Port Orchard and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1949. This is where she met...
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