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Betty Wade Juneau
Mar 27, 2021
Betty Wade Long was born on January 13, 1920 in Port Orchard, Washington to Harry Waterman Long, son of Henry Stephen Long who was a 19th century state senator and to Hazel Wade, a granddaughter of Cornelius Cheetham, a Washington State auditor and a minister of the Christian Church. In 1937 Betty graduated from high school with an emphasis on...
Donna Lynn Walker
Mar 26, 2021
Donna Whitford Walker passed away in her sleep Friday March 26, 2021. She was 61 years old. Donna was born to Leona Rose and Eugene Lyle Whitford in Salina, Kansas August 21, 1959. Although Donna moved around a lot in her childhood due to her father being in the United States Airforce, Donna ultimately made Port Orchard, WA her home....
Michael Richard Norris
Mar 25, 2021
Michael Richard (Mike) Norris passed away peacefully on March 25, 2021. The only child of Richard Norris and Rose Horky Norris, Mike was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 4, 1942. The son of a railroad engineer, Mike lived in many places in his youth, including Denver, Colorado (where he was baptized at Annunciation Catholic Church) and Rawlings, Wyoming, before...
Michael Paul Scheitlin
Mar 23, 2021
Michael Scheitlin passed away unexpectedly on March 23 in his sleep at the age of 43. Micahel was born on March 23, 1978 in Miles City and grew up in Glendive Montana. As a young adult, he lived in many places including New York, Florida, and North Dakota. While serving in the Navy, Michael was stationed at Bangor. He met...
Richard H Kolste
Mar 23, 2021
Richard Henry Kolste was born to Majorie (Perry) and Donald Kolste at Hadley Memorial Hospital, Hays, Kansas. He spent his childhood at Palco, KS attending elementary and middle school. In 1962 the family moved to El Dorado, KS where he graduated high school in the class of 1965 and attended Butler County Junior College until 1967 when he was drafted...
Sharon Kuykendall Stoner
Mar 22, 2021
Sharon Kuykendall Stoner, 77, passed away on March 22, 2021 at the UW Medical Center in Seattle due to sudden complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Her husband, Forest, and daughter, Jackie, were at her side. Sharon and Forest had just celebrated a wonderful 60 years together as husband and wife on February 18. Sharon was born to Austin Glen Kuykendall...
Todd C. Hendrickson
Mar 19, 2021
Todd C. Hendrickson Sunrise 1-4-1966 ---- Sunset 3-19-2021, Age 55 Todd was born in Roseville, California yet lived all his life in Port Orchard, Washington. He was the loving son of Gordon (Allan) and Nancy Hendrickson, and is survived by them, his Sister Aliss Riedel (Paul), HQ-Partner Sherrie Metz of 29 years, and many friends and family. Todd graduated from...
E. Musette Harris
Mar 19, 2021
E. (Evelyn) Musette Harris, 83, loving wife, mother & friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 19, 2021. Musette was born in Mio, Michigan on January 11, 1938 and later was living in Flushing, Michigan, where she met and married Harold Harris on August 27, 1955. Musette was a housewife and mother to 6...
Douglas Johnson
Mar 18, 2021
Douglas ‘Doug’ Johnson, 74, of Port Orchard passed away in his home on March 18, 2021. Doug was born in Fargo, ND on January 13, 1947 to Lois Klakeg and James D. Johnson and attended Fargo High School. With a passion for adventure, Doug traveled the world with family, friends, and independently, his whole life. While retiring as a reservation...
Paul Nelson Gnirke Jr
Mar 16, 2021
Nelson was born in Arlington, MA on June 29, 1398. He moved to Phoenix at age 8. As a teen, he began working a paper route. He ended up putting himself through college on this paper route where he worked his way up to become a district manager, advising newspaper carriers, for class="u_1485207876 widget-2d918b dmCustomWidget" data-lazy-load="false" data-title="" id="1485207876" dmle_extension="custom_extension" data-element-type="custom_extension" lock-element-for-editing="true" icon="false" surround="false" .50 per hour. He had spent a summer...
Lynn Mary Willard
Mar 16, 2021
Lynn Mary Willard of Port Orchard, WA, joined her Heavenly Father on March 16, 2021. The only child of Emily and Melvin Scheflin, born in San Francisco on February 6, 1948. Lynn grew up in San Francisco, California and attended Saint Anne’s Elementary School, and Presentation High School, followed by a degree in Library Information Technology at City College of...
Ardell G. Moen
Mar 12, 2021
Ardell G. Moen, 100, was taken to Heaven on March 12th, 2021. She was born September 4th, 1920 in Minnesota and later moved to Port Orchard, WA in her early adult life. She is survived by her two daughters, Maryln Edens Jerue and Carolyn Edens Sarnie. She was an extremely hard worker and always made sure her daughters had everything...
Dorothy Earline White
Mar 11, 2021
Dorothy Earline Conner White was born in Dimmitt, Texas on June 8, 1929, to Woodfin Earl Conner and Simmie Jessie Raper. She had four siblings including two sisters, Lorene and Doris, and two brothers, Grady and Quanah. While living in Oregon, she met and married Arvid Nathaniel White and had five children, Michael, Timothy, Kerwin, Susan, and Mark. After living...
Shirley Joan Meyer
Mar 10, 2021
Our cherished Shirley Joan Meyer passed into paradise on March 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born to Merle and Dorothy Huffman on June 20,1931 in Inglewood, California. She joined her older brother Robert and was soon followed by her younger brother Kenneth. She had a joyous childhood with a lot of great memories. Growing up Shirley...
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....
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