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Greg A Bishop
Jul 5, 2015
Greg passed away on July 5th, 2015 from heart failure due to complications as a result of cancer and chemotherapy. He was 60 years old. Greg was born on August 27, 1954 to Joy and Hubert Bishop in Shilo Valley Township, Illinois. His father was in the Air Force and his family was stationed at Scott Air Force Base. As...
Richard "Dick" Harty
Jul 3, 2015
Richard (Dick) Harty was born July 3, 1937 to his parents F. Harold and Edith Louvain Harty in Seattle, Washington. He grew up in Harper, Washington where he developed his lifelong love of boating and the water. He graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1955. After graduation he enlisted in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1959....
Ronald William Minton
Jun 27, 2015
Ronald William Minton, 78, born on April 9, 1937 in Bremerton Washington to William and Agnes (Matson) Minton. Preceded in death by his wife, Thora “Terry” Minton, his parents and a step-daughter, Gayle Ashe. Survived by half-sister, Janis Compton of Ralston, NE, stepsons David “Pete” Schauer, Jesse Schauer and Joel “Joe” Schauer, Sr., all of Port Orchard; stepdaughters Mary “Diane”...
June W Coulter
Jun 26, 2015
June W. Coulter, 102 of Port Orchard, died on June 26, 2015 at Stafford Health Care at Ridgemont. She was born June 1, 1913 in Orient, Washington to Joseph Edward & Myrtha Beatrice (Wheelock) Smith. She married George F. Coulter on March 19, 1938 in Colville, Washington. He preceded her in death September 16, 1985. June grew up and attended...
Richard Allen Grant Sr.
Jun 26, 2015
Richard “Dick” Grant, 73, passed away on 6/26/15 at his home in Port Orchard, WA after a battle with cancer. Dick was born at home on Sept 29, 1941 in Stanley, North Dakota. When he was in junior high school, he moved from North Dakota to Albuquerque, NM with his parents Emmy and Joe Grant. As a youth, Dick was...
Pate Melvin Peavy
Jun 23, 2015
Pate Melvin Peavy, 86, of Port Orchard, died June 23, 2015 leaving his wife Edena; brother Donald G. Peavy; sisters Billie Jean Despain, Margie Ruth Firth, and Diane Herrington. After serving in the U S. Navy aboard the carrier USS Boxer, Pate came to Bremerton and worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until retiring in 1984. He was an...
Davina Grace Hunter
Jun 22, 2015
DAVINA GRACE HUNTER THE STORY OF HER LIFE by Don Hunter, her husband Davina G. Hunter, born Davina G. Marshall, first made her appearance in this world on June 11, 1939 in the town of Thetford, County of Norfolk, England. She was one of eight children born to David and Hilda Marshall. I met Davina in 1956 while on duty...
Judy Louise Baker
Jun 20, 2015
Judy L. Baker, 68, of Port Orchard, died unexpectedly June 20th of complications from surgery. She was born in Torrance, California and came to Port Orchard in 1976. She had worked for many years as a server at The Sting Tavern in Port Orchard, a ski maker at K2 and a food demonstrator at Costco. She loved ballroom dancing at...
Lawrence R Morris
Jun 17, 2015
Lawrence Morris was born January 31, 1929 and passed away at home in Port Orchard on June 17, 2015 at the age of 86. Lawrence worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a Mechanical Engineer in Code 280, retiring in January 1986. He is survived by his wife Isabelle; sons Larry and Anthony; daughter Vickie; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren....
Ian Malcolm Hinely
Jun 14, 2015
Adventurous, fun-loving, kind, dedicated, quick-witted, genuine, hard-working and loving are just a few words to describe Ian Malcolm Hinely, who passed away on June 14, 2015, in Seattle, WA at the age of 38. Born on September 11, 1976, to his parents Eileen Kydd Corpus and William Hinely, Ian started his life in San Francisco, CA. He spent a few...
Kathryn Minnie Ewing
Jun 13, 2015
Kathryn (Trina) Minnie Ewing passed away on June 13, 2015. She was the fourth out of five children born to Elmer and Helen Christensen on October 10, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska then married Donald E. Ewing, Sr. in 1950. In 1951 they had a daughter, Christine Helen Ewing and in 1954 they had a...
Keigen Robert Langholff
Jun 12, 2015
On September 29, 1995, Keigen Robert Langholff was born in Bremerton, Washington. He was the oldest son of Keith and Amy. Fifteen months later his little brother and best friend Konner was born. As a young child he loved legos, puzzles and wrestling with his dad and brother. He attended Green Mountain Elementary and Klahowya Secondary School. There he excelled...
James Michael Olson
Jun 11, 2015
James Michael Olson, 62, died on June 11, 2015 in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was born August 7, 1952 in Bremerton, Washington to Louis & Delores (Turk) Olson. James was raised in Olalla, Washington and spent a lot of time in the Department of Corrections. He claimed Jesus Christ as his Savior and had real friends and life treasures who...
Charles "Tiny" Houston Boutwell
Jun 10, 2015
Charles H. Boutwell, 42 of Seabeck, Washington died in Bremerton, Washington on June 10, 2015. He was born August 28, 1972 in Seattle, Washington to Edward & Marlene Boutwell. He married Shawnna Morgan on August 31, 2004 in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Charles was known to many as “Tiny”. Before he was injured, he worked as the Hunting Manager at Sportsman’s...
Ruth Beyer Hein
Jun 6, 2015
Ruth Beyer Hein, age 82 of Port Orchard, WA, lost her long battle with Parkinson's disease on June 6, 2015. Born December 2, 1932 in New Orleans, LA, to Frank and Helene (Kroencke) Beyer, she is survived by her brother Frank Kroencke Beyer, children David Hein and Karen Jake (née Hein), and grandchildren Aaron, Cameron, Abigail, and Lorelei. She is...
Margaret Ethel Stockert Bauer
Jun 2, 2015
Margaret Ethel Stockert Bauer passed away June 2, 2015. She was born September 22, 1920 in Humboldt, Sask. Canada. She was the fourth of six children. In 1957 she married Elmer Bauer and moved to Port Orchard, WA. Since that time she has been a faithful member of St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews...
Tyler Ray Huson
Jun 1, 2015
Tyler Ray Huson was born May 22, 1984 in Tacoma, Washington to Mike and Brenda Huson of Tahuya, Washington. He died on June 1 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton. He is survived by his parents, two sisters Tessa and Tanya and his three children, Gabriel, Cora and Tyrell. Tyler was the only son and middle child of the family....
Frances A Becksted
May 31, 2015
Frances Smith Becksted, age 66, passed away peacefully on May 31 after battling an undiagnosed lung condition for several months. Fran was born in Coral Gables, Florida to the late Mary Ann Gomez and Roland Gomez and was raised by her mother and her stepfather, the late Henry (Hank) Smith. Fran primarily grew up in Florida but over the years,...
Kenneth Lancaster
May 31, 2015
Kenneth Lancaster (Bill) was born near Gotebo, Oklahoma on April 12, 1925 to Sim and Rudell Lancaster. He spent his childhood on the family farm, along with his two sisters, Marie and Dorothy, and attended Lake Valley School. After High School Bill joined the Marine Corps and served his country from 1944-1946. After returning home, he attended Southwestern State College...
Eric James De Boer
May 26, 2015
Lovingly written by his Dad Roy . . . Eric was very open and plain-spoken all his life. Most everyone accepted Eric with the same sense of clarity and innocence that they knew he would understand. As a child, he wore out two tricycles visiting his "circle of friends" in our neighborhood. Eric went tent camping with us and our...
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