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Sharon Lee Knutsen
Jul 3, 2019
Sharon L. Knutsen passed away on July 3rd, 2019 just shy of her 77th birthday. She was born in Everett, Washington July 14, 1942 and grew up in Port Orchard Washington graduating from South Kitsap High School in 1960. She was a member of the National Honor Society. I believe the only thing she didn't get an A in was...
Kenneth James 'Bud' Pedersen
Jul 1, 2019
Kenneth James 'Bud' Pedersen of Port Orchard died peacefully July 1. He was 94. He was born in New Jersey to James A. and Mae E. Pedersen, née Degnan, on November 19, 1924, and moved to Tacoma soon thereafter. He was raised with older twin sisters Marie and Mildred and his younger brother Lester on South 41st Street. He was...
Lawrence L 'Boe' Bohannon
Jun 30, 2019
Lawrence ‘Boe” was born August 8, 1926 in Urich, Missouri to Charles and Ona Mae (Lawson) Bohannon. He spent his early childhood In Quick City, MO and later married Helen Dale Elliot on May 6, 1950. Helen preceded him in death December of 2016. They enjoyed over 66 years of marriage. They moved to Othello in eastern Washington and shortly...
Larry Ray Warmbo
Jun 28, 2019
Larry Ray Warmbo was born in Bremerton, WA on November 28, 1943 to Vernon A. and Virginia E. (Banks) Warmbo. The family moved to Port Orchard where he was raised and attended South Kitsap Senior High School. He served in the United States Navy onboard the USS Dixie (AD-14) and was honorably discharged after 3½ years of active duty. He...
Kunie S Goudy
Jun 28, 2019
Kunie Sakamoto Goudy loving mother, grandmother and close friend to many, passed away peacefully in the early hours of June 28, 2019 after a sudden illness. She was born on October 20, 1934 in Chiryu City, Aichi, Japan to Ichinosuke and Taji Sakamoto. Kunie was youngest of four children. After high school she attended Dress Maker school, worked at Marue...
Jean Beatrice Sheller
Jun 25, 2019
Jean Beatrice Sheller, 99, of Port Orchard, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Harbor Heritage Adult Family Home in Gig Harbor. Jean was born June 5, 1920 in Belmond, Iowa to Jovial and Edith Soma. She was baptized at St. Olaf Lutheran Church and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. She graduated from Belmond High School in 1938....
Marjorie Lois Ives
Jun 18, 2019
Marjorie was born in Iowa on July 25, 1923 and spent her later childhood in eastern Washington. When Marjorie was 14, her mother died and Marjorie was taken out of school to mind her brothers and sisters. She met Arthur Ives in Grand Coulee where he was working as a carpenter on the Grand Coulee Dam, and they were married...
Kay Bishop
Jun 18, 2019
Annie Katharine was born august 4th, 1930 in Bremerton Washington to Robert and Thelma Ogletree and had one brother. When she was little her father was in Navy and the family moved to Alameda, California. The family moved back to Washington to the Bear Creek community located on the Old Belfair Highway in 1937 and lived just 1 block away...
Dennis Jay Bard
Jun 15, 2019
Dennis Jay Bard, 61, passed away June 15, 2019, well cared for and surrounded by his family. He was born November 13, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas. He spent his childhood in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, deep sea-fishing, duck hunting, earning his Eagle Scout and developing his love of the outdoors. He was an avid bow hunter and outdoorsman, aficionado of...
Robert E. Mccary
Jun 15, 2019
Robert (Bob) E. McCary Sr. “One of the last true loggers”. Passed away in his sleep at home on June 15th at the age of 92. He was born here in Kitsap County and never left; this is where his heart was. He had a long career in the logging business, starting at a young age when they were still...
Alfredo Cuadra Cruz Jr.
Jun 10, 2019
Alfredo Cuadra Cruz Jr. (a.k.a Fred), 82 years of age of Port Orchard, WA, died last June 10, 2019. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Binan, Laguna, Philippines and son of Alfredo Silva Cruz & Araceli Cuadra Cruz. He was married to Rosa Capistrano Concepcion, on January 15, 1955 also in Binan, Laguna. Fred is a very loving...
Leslie Gordon Wing
Jun 6, 2019
Leslie Gordon Wing, 79, died of natural causes on June 6, 2019 at Life Care Center in Port Orchard after having suffered from a major stroke five years prior. He is survived by his wife, Kathy (Maully), his sons Torrey and Andrew, and their spouses and children. Leslie was born in 1940 and raised in Toronto, Canada. He moved with...
Marilyn Louise Kaes
Jun 5, 2019
Marilyn Louise Kaes, a resident of Port Orchard for more than 46 years, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2019. Born September 24, 1934 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, Marilyn was the oldest of 5 children born to Gerald and Margaurite (Quinn) Thornton. Her parents moved their family to Boston, Massachusetts in 1939 where she grew up with her two brothers...
James Maurice Ringrose
Jun 2, 2019
James was born November 2, 1924 in Redfield, South Dakota to Maurice and Elizabeth (Schmidt) (Ringrose) Bader. He grew up in Tacoma, WA, where he graduated from Bellarmine High School, and later attended Seattle University where he studied electronics. James was a smart and honest man with no guile, who was beloved of and respected by his family and friends....
John "Larry" Scott
May 23, 2019
John (Larry) Scott passed away on 5/22/19 surrounded by family and friends in his home he created on the Scott homestead Port Orchard, WA. He was born 12/27/1946 in Kadoka, SD. He is preceded by Mother Clara, Sister Kathryn & Son Lenny. He was a Son, Husband, Father & Friend. Larry served with the Navy from 1963 through 1966 as...
Donald John Weisberg
May 22, 2019
Don Weisberg was born in Duluth Minnesota on January 29th, 1944 and spent his childhood in Seattle. On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 after a long battle with Parkinson’s, he peacefully left the ones who loved him. Don joined the Air Force after high school and proudly served 4 years in Okinawa as a dental assistant. Shortly after Don completed his...
Dorothy Jean Johnson
May 19, 2019
Dorothy Jean Johnson played many roles in life. She was born to be a daughter, fortuned to be a sister, chose to be a wife, fated to be a mother, and was by nature to be a friend. This is her story. The Daughter Dorothy was born in the rural farmlands of Kansas to her loving parents Mervin and Wilma...
Anne Edith Sherwood
May 18, 2019
Ann Edith Sherwood was born on October 22, 1921 in Chester, Montana. She was the 8th child of Frank and Harriet Larman and was the only child in the family born in a hospital and who was christened. She attended school in a 1 room classroom in Kalispell, Montana until she was 13 years old. The family then moved to...
Allene Hall
May 17, 2019
Allene Hall, 72, of Port Orchard, passed peacefully at Harrison Medical Center on May 17, 2019 and will be dearly missed. She was born on July 16, 1946 in Oquawka, Illinois. She worked for Admiral (Maytag) distribution in Galesburg, Illinois and later as a Dietary Aid in California & Washington. Allene was an avid collector of many Holiday items, Angel...
Richard James Lundberg
May 16, 2019
Richard James Lundberg, longtime resident of Port Orchard, died May 16th in the home that he built in 1950 on the Lundberg homestead. He was born in Boise, Idaho on September 19th, 1921 to Walter and Gladys Lundberg. The family moved back to Port Orchard in 1925 and he lived on the Lundberg homestead for the next 93 years. He...
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