- An only child, Grace grew especially fond of her cousins upon moving to Yakima in her youth. - From age 18 to 32, Grace married five different times and had a total of 9 children. After her last marriage ended, she took back her maiden name (West). - Grace West was once featured in the Alaska Daily News (circa...
Joan Shields passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2017, at her home in Port Orchard, Washington. A native of Washington State, Joan graduated from South Kitsap high school and attended Central Washington University. It was while on spring break she met Burt Shields, a native of Kendallville, Indiana and the love of her life. She and Burt returned to the...
Lillian Youngs, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Silverdale on Sunday March 26, 2017. She was born Dec. 15, 1924 in Port Gamble, WA, the last of 5 children to Alfred and Jeanne Jodry. She grew up in North Kitsap and graduated from North Kitsap High School in 1942. Lillian married Alton Youngs in 1943;...
Deanna Lee Cox, born on the 21st of August 1955 in Provo Utah, died of natural causes in her home on the 26th of March. She retired to Port Orchard six years ago with her husband of eighteen years, Clifford Cox. Deanna had a special love for animals and you may have seen her lovingly showing her dog Teddy at...
Sally was born in Bellingham, Washington and died at her home in Bremerton. She is survived by son Ethan Cantu. Brother’s Sam and Alvin Cook and Carl Wilt along with several nieces and nephews Milas and Peter Cook, Michelle Alfera and Amy Cogdill along with her adopted daughter Jessica Dale. Preceded in death by her mother and father Roy Cook...
Born August 3, 1940 in Roseau Minn. to William and Lillian Chess. Passed away on Mach 21, 2017 peacefully at home. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. He is survived by his three children, Carolynn Massey, Rick Chess of Alaska and Scott Chess of Seattle. Also survived by his three sisters Sharon Fitch Port Orchard, Lynnette...
Joseph Lloyd Newhouse (June 10, 1938 to March 21, 2017), born in Oconto, NE to Joseph C. and Pearl K. (McCrickard), passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Port Orchard. Joe is the third of five children. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Alice (Smith). He is survived by sons Joseph (Laurie), Michael (Jackie),...
Betty was born and raised in Port Orchard Washington, she was always very proud of the fact she was born in her Grandma and Grandpa Aarshaug’s house instead of in a hospital. Betty attended 4 different schools on the way to final graduation. First through the fifth grade was spent at Central Grade School that was only about five blocks...
Kenneth Russell Woodrow October 12, 1928- March 11, 2017 Kenneth was born in Aurora, Illinois on October 12, 1928. He was born to Lewis and Edith Martin Woodrow. Kenneth served in the Army from December 11, 1950 to December 1 1952. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard in Wood, MO. He then went to Korea and was an...
Mark was born in San Diego and died in Bremerton. Funeral service will be 1pm Friday, March 24, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9256 Nels Nelson Road NW, Bremerton, WA.
Loren Lee Avery, 72 of Port Orchard died March 9, 2017 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. He was born December 4, 1944 in Walla Walla, WA. Loren worked as a Rigger at PSNS, he owned his own business and worked at Madrona Links Golf Course in Gig Harbor, WA. Loren enjoyed making people laugh, going on family picnics,...
Fred Montz passed away in Silverdale, Washington on March 8th. Fred was born on September 30th, 1928 to Dolly (Cody) and Ed Montz. He attended Yakima Public Schools where he later worked his way from school custodian to Director of Operations and Maintenance. Fred married Darlene Guderjan, who preceded him in death, as did sisters Dorothy Armstrong and Naomi Lawson....
Lester V. Campbell Jr. passed away at Saint Anthony’s Hospital in Gig Harbor on March 7, 2017 with his wife Sherry of 58 years and his four children Lester 3rd, Victor, Scott, Tracey and six of his twelve grandchildren were present at his passing. Lester has a younger sister Judith who lives in the Denver Colorado area. Lester was born...
Earl (Stan) Hines Jr., 72 of Port Orchard passed away on March 5, 2017 at his home in Port Orchard. He was born June 24, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska. Stan served his Country honorably in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Prior to serving his Country in Vietnam, Stan worked at PSNS as a welder/weld inspector. After...
Raymond L. Connick passed away at home on March 3, 2017. Ray was born January 12, 1936 in Chadron, Nebraska to Howard and Jennie Connick. At five years of age Ray’s parents moved to Taft, California. Ray said that after arriving in Taft at night, he woke up the next morning and looked out at the desert and said “What...
Beloved husband, father & grandfather, Edward L. Bushnell passed on into the arms of our Heavenly Father on March 2, 2017. Ed put up a valiant fight against acute leukemia (AML) for the past ten months. He was born February 17, 1942, in Aberdeen, Washington, and was the son of a commercial fisherman who fished out of Tokeland on Willapa...
Gerald (Jerry) Dale Brummond was born to Wayne and Phyllis (Powell) Brummond on June 29, 1941 in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was about one month early and weighed around 4 pounds when they took him home where he slept in a shoebox. He joined his sisters, Beryl and Charlotte. Bruce, his baby brother, joined the family a couple of years...
Oscola Heath was born April 13, 1938 in El Paso Texas. He came to live in Port Orchard in 1984. Passing at the age of 78 from cancer on February 23, 2017. He enjoyed seeing his children and grandchildren growing up. Barbeques, football, watching television, and hanging out with his buddies drinking coffee. Leaving behind three daughters Cindy, Loretta, and...
Joan Devine, age 81, passed away at her home in Port Orchard, surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 23, 2017. She was born Oct. 28, 1935 in Bemidji MN and the last of ten children to Sydney and Ruth Strassburg. Joanie lived in Alaska and went to school in Bremerton. She married Leroy Seymour and together they had 2...
Thomas J. Victory, 90 entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Park Vista Assisted Living Center in Port Orchard, Washington. He was born at Holy Name Hospital, in Teaneck, New Jersey to Thomas J. Victory and Grace M. (Osborne) Victory. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Grace M. Cleary and Jane (Sister M Emmanuel...