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Leona "Lee" Estell Caldwell
Mar 24, 2019
Leona ‘Lee’ Estell Caldwell, 91, of Port Orchard went peacefully to be with our Lord on Sunday March 24, 2019 surrounded by loved ones. Lee was born on May 8th, 1927 in Tacoma to Walter & Elizabeth Stemp. Lee attended Holy Rosary Catholic School and graduated from Puyallup High School in 1946. She also graduated from The Academy of Beauty....
Ronald Dale Mears
Mar 24, 2019
Ronald Dale Mears, 89, of Port Orchard, passed away on March 24th, 2019. Ron was born in Catoosa, Oklahoma to Floyd Mears and Laura Ward on May 7th, 1929. Ron grew up in Oklahoma eventually traveling to Washington State where he entered in to the Military. Ron served in the Korean War, with Company D 129th Infantry out of Fort...
Darwin Kenneth Campbell
Mar 22, 2019
Darwin Kenneth Campbell passed away on March 22, 2019, peacefully in his sleep. He was born to Louella Elizabeth Mewhorter and James Henry Campbell on October 6, 1952 in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of 5 children. He attended Evergreen High School, where he made lifelong friends. He graduated from Evergreen HS in 1971. In August of 1971 Darwin enlisted in...
Esther Harriet Dahlner Hunsaker
Mar 22, 2019
Esther Dahlner Hunsaker died on March 22, 2019, due to a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. She was born to Florence Dudek Dahlner and Harry G. Dahlner I on April 20, 1943, in Wolf Point, Montana. She moved with her family to Port Orchard in 1951 and resided there the rest of her life. Esther attended South Kitsap schools where...
Anita Antoinette Thomas
Mar 20, 2019
On Wednesday 20 March, Anita A Thomas, age 84, of Port Orchard Washington passed away while asleep. The cause of her death was noted as congestive heart failure. Anita is survived by her husband John of Port Orchard WA and her two younger half-brothers Jacob and Michael in the Hartford CT area. Anita has been cremated an her ashes will...
Lula M. Long
Mar 19, 2019
Lula M. Long, 97, of Gig Harbor, WA, died peacefully on March 19th, 2019. The graveside service will be held at 1:30pm on March 29th, at Sunset Lane Memorial Park in Port Orchard, WA, family and friends are welcome. There will be a Memorial Celebration immediately following the graveside service for family and friends. It will be held at The...
Robert Emil Thune
Mar 19, 2019
Bob Thune, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019, in Port Orchard, Washington. Bob was born in New York City on November 24, 1934, the son of Kai Thune and Josephine D’Orsi Thune. The family later moved to southern California, where Bob graduated from San Fernando High School in 1954. He loved sports and excelled at cross country....
Earle Mervin Sears Jr
Mar 10, 2019
Born 10 July 1923 in Long Beach, Calif. Earle attended all his schooling in Long Beach, graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in June 1941. He enlisted in the United States Navy in September 1942 and attained the rate of Master Chief Precision Instrumentman (PICM). While back in the states on leave, Earle met his wife Delores Mae Otto....
Warren Houk
Mar 7, 2019
Warren E. Houk, a long-time resident of Port Orchard, passed away peacefully at his family’s home in Mississippi on Thursday, March 7, 2019, surrounded by those who loved him. He was 93 years old. Warren was born on April 30, 1925, in Portland, OR. He joined the United States Navy in August 1942, and was a Veteran of World War...
Randy Warren
Mar 6, 2019
In Loving Memory of Earl R. Warren Earl Randolph (Randy) Warren, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 6 in Bremerton, WA, where he was born on January 22, 1941 and lived for most of his 78 years. Randy served honorably in the United States Navy in Vietnam and enjoyed a lifelong career as a welder with the...
Milagros (Mila) Valasote Miraflor
Mar 3, 2019
Milagros (Mila) Valasote Miraflor was born on September 15, 1945 in Tigbaun, Iloilo Philippines to Loreto C. and Anna (Sansolis) Valasote. Mila was a real housewife, great supporter, advisor and a loyal fan of her husband and kids. She sacrificed during her married life to serve her husband and kids instead of finishing college. When she got the chance in...
Katherine Berry
Mar 1, 2019
Katherine Berry (Stanley) of Port Orchard, passed away after a brave battle with cancer, on March 1st, 2019, at the age of 51. Kathy is now reunited with her mother, who passed away many years ago. Kathy was born on November 22nd, 1967 and grew up go have one son (Matthew), and five daughters (Abigail, Phoebe, Megan, Saorise, and Jessamy)...
Peter Farrow
Mar 1, 2019
Peter Farrow, a longtime resident of Port Orchard passed away peacefully on March 1, 2019, at Hospice House in University Place. He was 79 years old. He was retired from the US Air Force and the South Kitsap School District. Peter is survived by his wife Sandra, 5 children (Allan, Kristen, Erin, Megan and Laura) and 3 grandchildren. He and...
James G. Murphy
Mar 1, 2019
James G Murphy passed away March 1, 2019 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife Rose Murphy; children Shawn Painter (Mike), Mike Murphy (Mary), Jason Murphy (Sonia ); step children Mike Ditter (Candace), Janet Leverett (Neil), and Pat Ditter (Leticia); and his beloved grandchildren and extended family. Jim was born May 7th 1938 in Tacoma Washington...
Donna Marie Beesley
Feb 28, 2019
In loving memory of Donna M. Beesley Donna M. Beesley passed away on February 28, 2019 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born July 16, 1935 in Oakland, California. Donna is the oldest of four children. She is survived by her sister Joann (Art) Sampson, brothers, Richard (Judy) Dutson, and Robert (Alice) Dutson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews....
Mary Kathleen Stimson
Feb 26, 2019
Kathleen Stimson, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones immediately following her anointing by Father Phuong on February 26, 2019. Kathleen was born July 31, 1935 in Portland Oregon to James and Sylvia Brady. She received a scholarship and attended University of Portland and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1957. Kathleen also married Michael Stimson in...
Mary Lyons-Felts
Feb 25, 2019
Mary Gardner was born in Kuna, Idaho October 12, 1932 and was the sixth of seven Gardner children. Mary attended Boise State collage after graduating high school and moved to Port Orchard in 1951 where her brother Jack introduced her to her first husband William (Bill) Lyons. Bill preceded Mary in death in 1974. Bill and Mary had two children...
Fe Villar Abarquez
Feb 20, 2019
Fe Villar Abarquez was born in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines to Teodoro Bamba Villar and Raymunda Jardin on the day of December 5th, 1939. Affectionately known as Mama, she was a loving and caring woman who put her family before anything else. She was married to Emigdio N. Abarquez, Sr. and gave four wonderful children: Helen Margaret, Emigdio Jr.,...
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