Obituaries

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

David Alan Dodeward

David Alan Dodeward

Sep 7, 2018

It did not take much to make David happy. He was a simple person who led a simple life, yet not an easy one. He loved his family (including the 4 legged fury ones), friends, his love of sports and a steering wheel. He was happiest being with, loving and helping those he cared about so much. I’m not sure...

Angela Jean Sauer

Angela Jean Sauer

Sep 3, 2018

Angela Jean Sauer was born in Hartley, Iowa to Richard and Helen Varick. The family moved to Port Orchard where she attended South Kitsap High School and met her future husband Robert Sauer. They were married in 1973. Robert spent 6 years in the Air Force and they were stationed in Montana, Turkey and Kansas. She is survived by her...

Forrest Goodin

Forrest Goodin

Aug 25, 2018

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Donna Caretti

Donna Caretti

Aug 21, 2018

DONNA MARLENE CARETTI (Nee: Deaton) suffered a massive heart attack on August 20, 2018 at about 9:15 pm and joined her Lord and Savior. She was born on August 27, 1939 and celebrated 60 years of a happy marriage to Louis Silvio Caretti on August 16, 2018. Donna was surrounded by family at her time of death, most notably her...

Louise Ness

Louise Ness

Aug 17, 2018

Louise Anne Ness (Gehring) was born to Edward and Floy (Root) Gehring in Waseca, MN. At the age of eight she moved with her family to Montana, where she stayed until marrying Ray Ness in 1943. Shortly after their wedding they moved to Port Orchard, WA. Over the years Louise was involved in many community, church and social organizations. When...

Louis Antonio Jaramillo

Louis Antonio Jaramillo

Aug 8, 2018

Louis Antonio Jaramillo died peacefully on August 8, 2018 in Bremerton, Wa after a long illness. Born November 3, 1942 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Demetrio and Maria Jaramillo, he was the last in line of 6 children and the only son. After his formative years, his adventurous spirit led him to being stationed overseas in the United States...

Judith Carolyn (Mcdonough) Gluba

Judith Carolyn (Mcdonough) Gluba

Aug 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Judith Carolyn (McDonough) Gluba announces her passing on August 8, 2018 at the age of 71. She was born in Bremerton, Washington on September 5, 1946 to Martin and Jennie McDonough. Judith graduated from Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor in June of 1964. She was married to Patrick J. Gluba...

Sherman Allen Coulon

Sherman Allen Coulon

Aug 7, 2018

Sherman Allen Coulon passed away in his sleep on August 7, 2018. He was born on September 19, 1938 to Howard and Eleanor Coulon. He was a proud tribal member of the Oneida Indian Nation. As a child, he moved to Washington with his family. He attended schools in Bremerton and North Kitsap, graduating from North Kitsap High School in...

Bernard James Wernicke

Bernard James Wernicke

Aug 7, 2018

Bernard James Wernicke passed away peacefully on August 7, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was 75. He was born on September 22, 1942 in Dayton, OH. After graduating from Belmont high school at the age of 17, he convinced his mother to let him join the Navy and proudly served from 1960-1963 most of his time served on the...

Daniel J. Burleson

Daniel J. Burleson

Aug 3, 2018

Daniel “Danny” Jay Burleson unexpectedly went to be with his Savior on August 3, 2018. He was an intensely loyal and devoted husband and father whose last thoughts were of the care of his family. His first priority was eternal, the nurturing of his familys’ and friends’ faith was of utmost importance to him. His proudest moments were his sons’...

Jeanne Lippincott

Jeanne Lippincott

Aug 2, 2018

Jeanne Evelyn Lippincott (nee Flynn) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 21,1923. She met and fell in love with a handsome young sailor, Don Lippincott, who was studying in Minneapolis. At the end of WWII, they were married in California on May 6, 1945. For the next 60 years they lived mostly in California and started a family in...

Peggy M. Williams

Peggy M. Williams

Aug 1, 2018

My Mother, Peggy Williams, was a very vibrant woman; she had her own style, her own fashion. I’m pretty sure she idolized Grace Jones. Mom always had a fun sense of humor; we would always laugh so hard together and joked about the kookiest things until we would be crying. Mom was always a hard worker, always going above and...

Clarice Louise Huff

Clarice Louise Huff

Aug 1, 2018

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Eileen Dolores (Hourie) Lofthus

Eileen Dolores (Hourie) Lofthus

Jul 31, 2018

Eileen grew up in White Center, an area of West Seattle. She was born to Joseph and Mary Hourie on Dec, 17, 1929. She went to Holy Family Catholic school for her elementary years. She attended High School in West Seattle. She lived in a house that her parents built, along with her brother (Joseph) and her three sisters (Anne,...

Carolyn Julia Lawrence

Carolyn Julia Lawrence

Jul 29, 2018

Carolyn Julia Lawrence died peacefully in the arms of her family on July 29, 2018. She was 74. Carolyn was born in Long Island, New York on October 13, 1943 to Norbert and Marie Kunzl. At a young age the family moved to Fauntleroy, West Seattle, where Carolyn spent her youth. She was the oldest of three children, and took...

Kari Ann Robison

Kari Ann Robison

Jul 28, 2018

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Judith Beatrice Smith

Judith Beatrice Smith

Jul 26, 2018

Judith was born in Spokane and died in Port Orchard. She was an executive housekeeper in the health care field.

Emmett Jameson Harris

Emmett Jameson Harris

Jul 25, 2018

Emmett Jameson Harris was more than the sum of his parts. A Cliché yes, but also the truth. Towering at nearly six foot three and almost four hundred pounds with a size twenty to twenty-one wide shoe, he was a giant of a man. However, this was dwarfed only by the kindness of his heart and the goodness of his...

Judy Arlene Ricciardi

Judy Arlene Ricciardi

Jul 24, 2018

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Michael Thomas Trefethen

Michael Thomas Trefethen

Jul 20, 2018

Michael was born in Bremerton, WA March 20, 1961 to Patricia Ireland and James Trefethen. He attended South Kitsap Schools his whole life and graduated in 1980. He was a whiz with numbers and came close to earning a degree in Accounting. He worked for his dad for many years, and Bremerton Business College before it went out of business....