Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Areas

Hudson 'Huds' Alan Hubbell

Hudson 'Huds' Alan Hubbell

Aug 19, 2020

On October 15, 2013 at the Harrison Birthing Center in Silverdale, Washington Hudson Alan Hubbell came into the lives of Josh and Sara Hubbell. No one had any idea how entirely special his journey among us would be. There were some difficulties, but soon he was home in Port Orchard training a whole bunch of people to live life to...

Donnea Renee Canfield

Donnea Renee Canfield

Aug 19, 2020

Donnea Renee Pries Canfield passed away at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, WA on August 19, 2020 at the age of 67. Donnea was born in Chehalis, Washington on June 29, 1953 to Carl and Donna Pries of Mayfield, Washington. She resided in Port Orchard, Washington with her husband of 38 years, Gene Canfield. Before that, she resided in Silver Creek,...

Daniel Jude Ryan

Daniel Jude Ryan

Aug 18, 2020

Daniel Jude Ryan was born on our father's 46th birthday, April 8, 1961. Our dad walked into mom's hospital room at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton and laughingly said, "Honey all I wanted was a fishing license!" Although Danny had Downs Syndrome, he was a sweet, precocious child. He was always smiling and brought joy wherever he went. Everyone loved...

Kenneth Charles Bartle Jr

Kenneth Charles Bartle Jr

Aug 17, 2020

Kenneth Charles Bartle was born July 9, 1941 to Kenneth Orville Bartle and Ruth Elizabeth Book in Marian, ND. Ken spent most of his 79 years in Edgeley and Jamestown, ND where he started his career as a farmer then later a school bus driver. Ken loved driving school bus and cherished the relationships he made with the students he...

Lester Michael Iott

Lester Michael Iott

Aug 1, 2020

Lester Michael Iott was born on July 25, 1939 to Lester B. Iott and Una Iott in Adrian, Michigan. He served in the Navy from 1958 – 1968. While stationed in Hawaii, he met his wife, Georgiana Guerzon. They were married on August 16, 1964. Lester moved his family to the Pacific Northwest in 1977. He retired from Puget Sound...

Arthilyn Yvonne Lemley

Arthilyn Yvonne Lemley

Jul 29, 2020

Arthilyn (Art) was born in Spokane WA on September 22, 1926 to Charles and Gladys Stinger. Art grew up in Spokane and graduated from Rogers High School. During her high school years, Art spent many hours at the Roller Rink and actually met her future husband, Gene Howard, there. Art and Gene were married in Spokane on December 10, 1945....

Helen Payne

Helen Payne

Jul 29, 2020

Helen Aarshaug Whittaker Payne was born of Norwegian immigrant parents on February 26, 1916. Their family, of seven, made their home in Port Orchard, Washington. She was taken by Jesus to her heavenly home on July 29, 2020. Helen had two children, Marcia Serwold (Roger) and Bernie Whittaker (Mary). She also had four grandsons and five great-grandchildren. Helen worked as...

Gloria Lg Howton

Gloria Lg Howton

Jul 27, 2020

Gloria L.G. Howton, 83 of Port Orchard, WA passed away peacefully on July 27, 2020 under the care of Stafford Healthcare. She was born on February 8, 1937 in Inarajan, Guam to the late Mariano Duenas & Ana Chargaluf Leon Guerrero. She is survived by her husband Darrell Howton Jr. of 57 wonderful years where they met while Darrell was...

Robert "Bob" Cairns

Robert "Bob" Cairns

Jul 27, 2020

MANCHESTER, 74 years of age, passed on July 27, 2020, peacefully at home. Bob was born to Alfred and Leona Cairns on Dec 22, 1945, and raised in Richland Center, WI. He graduated from the U. of Wisconsin in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. He was commissioned as a USAF Officer and served 5 years on active...

Elizabeth June Recknagle Sorenson

Elizabeth June Recknagle Sorenson

Jul 24, 2020

Elizabeth June Gormley Recknagle Sorenson (Betty) was born December 30, 1926, and passed away July 24, 2020. Betty was one of 13 siblings. Her father had 9 children from his first wife and after she passed away Emmett Gormley married Lucy Tax. Betty was the first of 4 children from this marriage. She was very close to all of her...

Dewitt Alson Vanderstaay

Dewitt Alson Vanderstaay

Jul 19, 2020

DeWitt Alson “Nick” VanderStaay, 85, died peacefully in his home on July 19th. Family and friends are invited to share memories and to celebrate Nick’s life Monday August 3rd at 1 p.m. via a virtual memorial tribute. Details to follow. Nick was born October 4, 1934 to Arie Jan VanderStaay, a Dutch immigrant, and Celeste (Weber) VanderStaay, in Plainfield, New...

Craig Jarvis Haugen

Craig Jarvis Haugen

Jul 19, 2020

Craig “Cragar” Haugen, 65, of Port Orchard passed away July 19, 2020 in Quilcene, WA. He was born at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, WA on October 7, 1954. He grew up in Manette and graduated from East High in 1972. He began his firefighting career with DNR and was also a volunteer firefighter with Mason County fire department before...

Janet Loraine Lind

Janet Loraine Lind

Jul 19, 2020

Janet Loraine Lind (Monzani), age 79, of Port Orchard, WA, passed away on July 19, 2020, with her loving husband by her side; at home as she wished, after fighting a 15 month battle with cancer. During her illness, her husband did everything humanly possible to provide for her care, maintain her dignity, and most of all, show her his...

Rebecca Ann Ferguson

Rebecca Ann Ferguson

Jul 9, 2020

Rebecca A. Ferguson, 67, peacefully passed away on July 09, 2020 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington with her family members at her side. Rebecca was born on February 19, 1953 in Spokane, Washington, to Darrell A. Bogar and Janet B. Braden. Rebecca met the love of her life, Richard W. Ferguson, while living with her family as they...

Mary Lou Nelson

Mary Lou Nelson

Jul 7, 2020

Mary Lou Nelson, age 83, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2020, in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on February 28, 1937 in Seattle, Washington. She is survived by her husband, Herman of 63 years and her four children-Kathy, Mark, Edward, and Kristine, who all live locally. Mary Lou had sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Her family has lived...

Ana Martinez Cruz

Ana Martinez Cruz

Jul 6, 2020

Ana passed away peacefully at her home in Port Orchard, where she lived for 30 years. Due to the current pandemic, the family held private services.

Trevor David Sauers

Trevor David Sauers

Jul 3, 2020

It is with immense sorrow we announce the passing of Trevor David Sauers born July 26, 1990 in Dallas, TX. He departed this world on July 3, 2020 in Silverdale, WA. He grew up in Dallas and Garland, TX where he forged hundreds of lifelong friendships , where his home had an open door policy, “the refrigerator open door policy,”...

Nancy Rice Waggoner

Nancy Rice Waggoner

Jul 1, 2020

Nancy Waggoner passed unexpectedly on July 1st, 2020. She was born on March 14th, 1950 in New York where she grew up and attended school. After high school she attended and graduated from college, enlisted in the Army, became a school teacher and eventually went to work for the WA Department of Corrections where she retired after a distinguished 35-year...

Terry Roy Fowler

Terry Roy Fowler

Jun 29, 2020

Terry Roy Fowler was born on March 18, 1943 to Donald and Betty Fowler in Watertown, New York. He had an older brother Bruce and younger brother Ric and younger sister Linda. They spent their summers at the family cabin at Knobby Knoll on Lake Ontario. Knobby Knoll is where so many memories were made over the years. Upon graduating...

Norman Charles Cook

Norman Charles Cook

Jun 28, 2020

Norman Charles Cook was born in Annapolis, Washington July of 1934. Norman loved the water, on a boat, with his brother Roger or shucking oysters. He joined the marines and went to Korea. He was a very proud marine! Once a marine, always a marine! Norman retired from the steel industry in 1991. We became members of “The Des Moines...