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Patricia Anne Fethiere
May 13, 2019
Patricia Anne (Lovett) Fethiere, of Port Orchard, Washington, passed away May 13, 2019. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 8, 1942, to William and Gertrude Lovett. She is a graduate of Roger Williams Hospital School of Nursing, University of Rhode Island and Arizona State University. She and husband William resided in Scottsdale, AZ for 42 years, before moving to...
Lucille Agnes Sosnosky
May 13, 2019
Lucille A. Sosnosky was born December 13, 1930 to Mary and Joseph Miranda of Vallejo, CA. she passed peacefully in her home May 13, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. An identical twin Lucille was number 6 of 11 children, all have preceded her in death except for her beloved brother Manny of CA. She was also preceded in death...
Michiael Leroy Smith
May 12, 2019
Michiael (Mike) L. Smith, born on August 11, 1954 in New Castle, Indiana, passed away at the age of 64 on May 12, 2019 in his home in Port Orchard, Washington following a decade long battle with cancer. Mike was a Marine Corporal who fought in the Vietnam War followed by a term in the Air Force Reserves. He was...
Eugene Michael Mendiola
May 10, 2019
Eugene (Michael) Leon Guerrero Mendiola was born on January 9, 1969 to Melda Anne L.G. Mendiola and Joaquin P. Mendiola on his native island of Guam, USA. On Friday, May 10, 2019 at his residence in Tacoma, WA, Michael answered his Lord’s call to lay down and rest from his labors. As a child, he moved to Port Orchard in...
Celia Teresa Velasquez
May 10, 2019
Celia Teresa Velasquez Born October 18 1935 passed away peacefully on May 10 2019 Born in Brownsville Texas then going on to become a resident of San Diego California for 60 yrs and Port Orchard Wa for nearly 4 yrs is predeceased by her husband of almost 50 yrs, Filomeno Velasquez. Son, Sergio Arambul and daughter in law Colleen Arambul....
Robert Lee Jones
May 4, 2019
Robert Jones, 84, a long time resident of Kitsap County; died May 4, 2019. Bob was born in Seattle in 1934 to Pearl and Lucia Jones. He attended South Kitsap Schools beginning with Waterman School and graduated with the class of 1953 from South Kitsap High School. Bob joined the US Army in 1955 as a teletype operator. After he...
Betty Sue Falk
May 3, 2019
Betty Sue Falk Born in Beaumont, Texas Oct. 16, 1924 She had a very close relationship with her family and recalled many wonderful memories of her early days. Some early memories included a love of writing. She wrote short stories. She also had a love of music and singing. She sang on the radio during the war – a song...
Charles Jackson Simmons
Apr 29, 2019
Charley was born on March 3, 1937 to Donna Jarvis and William Simmons in Greenville, SC. While Charley was growing up, the family lived in many interesting places including Puerto Rico and Hawaii because of his father’s work with the Soil Conservation Service. They finally settled in Spencer, WV where Charley, his brother Bill and sister Susan all graduated from...
Anna Jean (Caldwell) Ghormley
Apr 28, 2019
Even though she did not live in Seattle, she was born in Seattle at Providence Hospital on Feb. 16, 1923 to Vernie Bradley and Ellen Bridget Caldwell. The family lived in Steilacoom, WA from 1923 to 1930 at which time they moved to 26th and Alder in Tacoma, WA where Vern owned and operated a small grocery store. In 1935,...
Melanie Lee Clauson
Apr 27, 2019
Melanie Lee Clauson was born in 1953 in Tacoma, WA, and passed away at her home on April 27, 2019 surrounded by family. Melanie was born to Floyd and Charlotte Soule. She was the fourth of four children. Melanie’s father was in the Army and she and her family grew up in many places, before settling down in Port Orchard....
Lowell C. Blankenship
Apr 17, 2019
Lowell Christopher Blankenship was born in 1963 in Bremerton, WA, and passed away peacefully on April 18, 2019, at his home in Port Orchard, WA. He was preceded in death by his by his mother, Sharon Kay (Main) Blankenship. He is survived by his father Gary and step mother Chris of Bremerton, brother, Adam of Tacoma; sister, Ellen, of Cannon...
James Eugene Ragsdale
Apr 10, 2019
James Eugene Ragsdale was born in 1932 in Colfax, WA and passed away peacefully on April 10, 2019 in Port Orchard, WA. He served as a Corporal E2 in the 88th Infantry Division in the US Army from 1950-1953, including a deployment to Salzburg, Austria. He was also an original crew member and plank owner at the Polaris Missile Facility...
John L Hauschild
Apr 8, 2019
John Leroy Hauschild was born in Seattle Washington on November 6, 1934 to Ruth Wilson and John Rudolph. When John was a toddler, Ruth married William Hauschild and they gave John two brothers, Bill and Orv and two sisters, Sharon and Tonie. When John was about five years old his father came up missing on his way home from working...
Catherine (Kitty) Ione Doyle Hogg
Apr 8, 2019
Catherine (Kitty) Ione Doyle Hogg was surrounded by her family as she went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2019. Kitty was born October 28, 1923 in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. She was the last of ten children. She attended Locust Grove Elementary and graduated from Eichelberger High School in Philadelphia; nine years later she married Donald Wayne Hogg...
Susan Marie Russell
Apr 7, 2019
Susan Marie Russell, 70, of Port Orchard, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 7, 2019. Please join us to celebrate Susan’s life on Sunday April 14, 2019 at Adventure of Faith between 4 and 6pm. Address as follows, 4705 Jackson Ave. SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366. https://www.google.com/maps/@47.5069666,-122.6108741,17z In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that you consider donating,...
Allen Brown
Apr 6, 2019
Allen Brown, 62, of Bremerton died April 6, 2019. Allen worked for the Bremerton School District. He is survived by his Daughters - Allison, Alexis and Allahnna, Mother - Georgia, Sisters- Lori and Tracy, Brother – Keith, and his best friends – Dave, Tom & Bob.
Joanna Rita Leblanc
Apr 2, 2019
JoAnna Rita LeBlanc was born October 27, 1947 to Margaret and Preston Matran in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married James E. LeBlanc of New Orleans, LA on August 21, 1965 at St. Joseph Church. They moved to California while James was in the Unites States Navy. They moved to Washington State in 1971 after he was discharged, living in Belfair...
Lee Francis Caldwell
Apr 2, 2019
On April 2, 2019, Lee Francis Caldwell at the age of 97 passed away peacefully. He was born to Vernie B. and Ellen Cullen Caldwell in Seattle, Washington on December 8, 1921. He was followed by sisters, Anna and Katherine. The family resided in Steilacoom, Washington until 1930 when they moved to Tacoma, where his parents owned and operated a...
Lavina Geneva Mcintyre
Mar 29, 2019
Lavina Geneva McIntyre, 94, a longtime resident of Port Orchard passed away March 29, 2019 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. Lavina was born November 17, 1924 in Seattle to Robert and Helen (Gauna) Hill. The family moved to Port Orchard when she was very young. Her entire schooling was in Port Orchard. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in...
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