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Paul Edwin Richmond
Oct 23, 2020
Paul Richmond went to be with his Lord on the morning of 10/23/2020, 5 days after his 69th birthday. He leaves behind his wife of 23 years, Aileen, as well as his accumulation of children: Christine A. Saetre, Michelle A. Mensinger, Tamara E. Smith, Jesse J. McCann, Derek H. Smith, and Margaret Ann Whitman. He was preceded in death by...
Esther L. Gage
Oct 23, 2020
Esther was a loving and hard working woman. She loved her family, Jesus Christ and many other’s who's life’s she touched. She was an angel to many family's whose children she lovingly cared for. She was the soul of her family and her presence was always felt be it good or bad! :) She was born August 8, 1938, in...
James Earl Ives
Oct 22, 2020
James “Jim” Earl Ives, Born December 9th, 1943, Passed on October 22nd, 2020 at home after battling kidney failure and other complications. James was born in Orange, Texas to Robert James and Allie Lee Ives. Jim graduated from Queen Anne High School in Seattle, WA and enlisted in the US Army after graduation. He served in Germany and was promoted...
Robert Stephen Mclean
Oct 22, 2020
Robert Stephen McLean, “Bob”, longtime resident of Bremerton WA passed away from a cardiac event at his home on October 22, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bob was born October 7, 1952. He graduated from North Mason High School in 1970. He then enlisted in the Air Force serving honorably for the next six years. After serving he...
Patrice Martinez
Oct 18, 2020
October 18th Heaven gained an angel, but at the same time two kids lost their mother, and 3 beautiful babies lost their yaya. This unexpected tragedy has left us all speechless and incredibly heartbroken. Patrice was born on September 20th, 1959 in Alderwood Manor/Lynnwood area. Before she became a hairdresser, she would compete in barrel races with her horse, sadie....
Dennis Harold Pattee
Oct 15, 2020
The Story of My Life… Dennis Pattee Born in Appleton, Wisconsin on November 27, 1952. He spent his childhood mainly in Wisconsin and the Southern Oregon coast (Myrtle Point). After graduating high school, he attended Oregon Technical Institute, obtaining an associate degree. In order to fund the final two years of schooling, he joined the Navy for six years. He...
David Hamilton Freeman
Oct 9, 2020
David Hamilton Freeman was born in Laurel, Miss on December 25, 1944 to Ruby and Hamilton “Chummy” Freeman. He was preceded in death by both his parents, Brother, Dwight, and granddaughter, Kamille Johnson . He is survived by his Sister, Carolyn (Paul) Pipkins, his Best Friend and Soulmate Darla Carlson and her sons Chad, Chuck, Scott, and Curtis Patnode; and...
David Jack Demory
Oct 9, 2020
Born in Olalla, Washington on July 9th 1939, Dave was raised in Port Orchard and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1957. “Tiny” as he was known then, met and married Shirley Topness and had two sons Michael and Mark. He made printing his trade, after being mentored by Cale Campbell at SKHS. After his divorce he travelled Europe...
Patricia Kay Bidwell
Oct 1, 2020
Kay’s Biography I have had a most happy life. My greatest joy has come from my family – DB (my dearest partner in greatness – quoting the Bard) from our daughter Meg and son in law Geoff Klein, my grandsons – Gavin, and Garrett and his wife Mara, and my sister Beverly Law and her family--Dave, Tad and Hilary. I...
Marjorie "Marge" Lois Gumpert
Sep 27, 2020
Marjorie “Marge” Gumpert (Boquist), 88, formerly of Sun City West, AZ and Garden Grove, CA, died peacefully on September 27th, 2020 in Port Orchard, WA. Marge was born in Cloquet, MN in 1932 to Albin and Violet Boquist. After graduating from Carleton College, she moved to Hartford, CT, for work before heading out west to San Francisco, CA. There, she...
Donald Holger Erickson
Sep 23, 2020
Donald Holger Erickson, 80, passed away September 23, 2020 in Bremerton, Washington. Donald was born on February 28, 1940 in Seattle, WA. He was the only child to Holger and Mabel (Swanson) Erickson. As a child he moved to Vashon Island. He graduated from Vashon High School class of 1958. After graduation he enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard...
Frederick L Klooz
Sep 22, 2020
Frederick L. Klooz, 82, of 4528 SE Basswood Lane, Port Orchard, died on 9/22/20, at home, following a period of declining health. Born September 24th, 1937 in Burlington, CO. He was the son of the late Clarence F Klooz and Ruby Jane Haas Klooz Andrews. Fred lived in the Port Orchard area most of his life. He retired from the...
Lawrence Allen Keller
Sep 20, 2020
Lawrence Allen (Larry) Keller was born to Ken and Betty Keller in 1948. He was raised in West Seattle, attended West Seattle High School and later attended Seattle Pacific University. He met his future bride in 1979 and they were married in Seattle in 1983. He had a lengthy career in the welding industry. Larry and Debbie raised two wonderful...
Michael Thomas Ruddell
Sep 20, 2020
Michael Thomas Ruddell was born on December 28, 1962 in Long Beach, California. Growing up in Kitsap County, Washington, he attended Givens elementary, Cedar Heights middle school, and graduated from South Kitsap high school. He was a laborer and when he was not working enjoyed spending his time in nature, particularly in the dense forests of Washington. He bonded well...
Bonnie Lou Grotem
Sep 20, 2020
Bonnie Lou Grotem went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2020. Born to Bernard and Mae Stone on December 31,1936 in the small town of Franklin Wisconsin, she was 83 years old. She married Harland Grotem August 14, 1954 in Beaver Creek Wisconsin. They moved to Aberdeen Washington in 1956 and later resided in the Port Orchard...
Larry Lynn Hinton
Sep 17, 2020
Larry Lynn Hinton was born September 29, 1939 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Lacy and Geurada Strunk Hinton. He attended High school there and helped out at his parents restaurant, The Burger Inn until he joined the United States Navy after graduation. He served honorably for twenty-two years, achieving the rank of Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate. Larry was transferred into the...
Francie M Jones
Sep 16, 2020
Francie was born in 1925 at Bremerton Hospital to Frank and Muriel Pierce. Her father was a prominent businessman in Bremerton where he and his brothers owned and operated Pierce Brothers meat market. Francie grew up in Bremerton. She attended Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School, and then went to the Visitation Academy boarding school in Lakewood, south...
Chester Joseph Kowal
Sep 16, 2020
RIP Chester J. Kowal, my jack of all trades and master of all. A study in contrasts: a bespectacled scholar of history, physics, and astronomy, a blue collar plumber, carpenter, electrician and mechanic; a taciturn man who enjoyed chatting for hours on an airplane with a boy from Kenya, a woman from India, a grandfather from Turkey; a man whose...
Leland John Daly
Sep 15, 2020
Leland John Daly was born February 6, 1917 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin to John and Esther Daly. He attended grade school and high school at Mather and Tomah in Wisconsin. Graduating from Tomah High School in 1934 and receiving a Bachelor of Education degree from University of Wisconsin, La-Crosse in 1937. After employment as an elementary teacher, he entered the Army...
Franklin C. Anderson
Sep 10, 2020
Franklin C. Anderson passed away on September 10, 2020 at 8:08 pm, in his home with his beloved family gathered before him. Mr. Anderson was loved and cared for in Port Orchard, WA, where he lived with his daughter and her husband and his two grandchildren, Madison Rae (10) and Lincoln Allen (5). Mr. Anderson was born in Agat, Guam...
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