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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...
Richard Washek
May 25, 2015
Richard Washek (Rich) was born on December 5, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana, and was adopted the following year by Tony and Bernice Washek, who had been praying for a child to join their family. He was loved at first sight and always knew how much he was loved and wanted. In 1969, Rich and his mom and dad moved...
Mary Louise Christie
May 25, 2015
Mary Louise Christie, 84, formerly of Port Orchard, died at her daughter’s home in Orting May 25th. She was born September 19, 1930, in Bremerton, Washington. On February 14, 1948, she married Calvin W. Christie in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Christie passed away in 2007. She enjoyed camping, traveling, gardening, canning, crocheting, dancing, and attending her children’s sporting and musical events....
Fusako Maria Carragher
May 24, 2015
Fusako Maria Carragher, 81, of Port Orchard died in her home in Port Orchard on May 24, 2015. She was born November 7, 1933, in Mie prefecture, Japan, to Riichi and Toi. She married William Peter Carragher on November 5, 1957, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, prefecture, Japan. Fusako worked as a seamstress in Japan. She and William were married for...
Joseph "Joe" Deroche Lewis Jr.
May 19, 2015
Joseph “Joe” Lewis, 80, of Port Orchard, died May 19th at Harrison Medical Center. Joe was born August 13, 1934 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Joe proudly served his country in the US Navy. On March 23, 1966 he married Shi Mae in Tokyo, Japan. She died in 1996. Survivors include a daughter Rumi Lewis, a nephew Hiroyuki Tasaki and a...
Albert Carl Bitterman
May 18, 2015
Albert Carl Bitterman, 75 of Port Orchard, died May 18, 2015 at his residence. Albert was born June 12, 1939 in Zap, ND. He married the former Jean M. Knoell June 25, 1961 who preceded him in death Sept. 22, 2001. He retired after 27 years from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Bangor as an Explosives Operator Forman. Survived...
Ray Kenneth Green Backen
May 18, 2015
Nancy and Richard mourn the loss of their son, dedicated soldier, SMSGT Ray K G Backen. Born March 4, 1964, in Whittier, CA. Passed peacefully in his sleep from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), May 18, 2015. Completed high school in Fremont, CA. Very honorably served in the United States Air Force for over 27 years where his duties...
Evelyn May Grammer
May 17, 2015
EVELYN MAY GRAMMER, 89, of Port Orchard, Wa. passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 17, 2015 at Orchard Point Memory Care Center. Born to Ira and Mary Jessee on March 16, 1926 in Bell, California, she was the elder of two sisters. Evelyn (or Evie as she preferred) married Roy W. Grammer on July 25, 1943. (She was...
Harry L. Snyder Jr.
May 16, 2015
Harry L. Snyder, Jr. was born on July 15, 1937 in Dahlgren, Virginia to Harry L. Snyder, Sr. and Rose Paine Snyder. He also had a brother, James W. Snyder and nephews Kevin & Mark of Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was a gentleman and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. After his graduation from Altoona High School in Pennsylvania he...
Daniel Neal Lunsford
May 11, 2015
Daniel Neal Lunsford, 57, died May 11, 2015 in Port Orchard, WA. He was born on August 28, 1957 to John and Mildred Lunsford in Atlanta Georgia. He joined the Navy in 1974, stationed on tug boats in Bremerton for 3 years. On Feb. 23, 1977 he married Donna Bunnell and they stayed and made their home in Washington. After...
John Charles Lawler
May 10, 2015
John Charles (JC) Lawler of Olalla, WA. slipped peacefully into the hands of God on May 10, 2015 with his loving family by his side. Born Sep. 8, 1931 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Percy Allen and Flora Edna (Webb) Lawler. JC joined the Navy when he was 16, and while stationed in Hawaii, graduated from high school. JC was a...
Joseph Franklin Stevens
May 8, 2015
Joseph Franklin Stevens entered into rest May 08, 2015 at the Washington State Veterans Home Port Orchard, Washington. Joe was born to Franklin and Margaret Stevens January 3, 1924 at Woodside, Idaho along with a twin sister Josephine whose life was short passing January 15, 1924. Joe lived at in the Clearwater/Lewis-Clark Valley over the years in addition to Forrest,...
Richard Harry Fallstrom
May 7, 2015
Richard was born June 4, 1951 to Margie Cleo Smith and Harold Earl Fallstrom in Tacoma, Washington and died in his home in Bremerton of Esophageal Cancer. As a teen he built his own crystal radio, tinkered on cars and worked part time in a bicycle shop. He also was a Civil Air Patrol and Sea Cadets. At 18 years...
Delores Estelle Barringer
May 3, 2015
Dolores Estelle Barringer passed away at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton on May 3, 2015. Born July 10, 1928, as the youngest child to Charles and Sylvia Christine, Dolores was born in Emmett County, Iowa. She was the oldest of 3 children, Brothers Jerry of Indiana and Donald of Colorado. Later when in her teen’s, Dolores parents moved to Renton WA.,...
Glenn Mark Hassebrock
May 2, 2015
Glenn Mark Hassebrock was born on November 19, 1937 to Laura and Carl Hassebrock in Taylor, North Dakota. He was the third of six children. When Glenn was four the family moved to Enumclaw, Washington where Glenn attended elementary and junior high school. Glenn shared memories of playing in the creek behind the house with his brothers and stripping cascara...
Pamela Tripplette
May 2, 2015
Generous, fun-loving, kind, genuine, and loving are just a few words to describe Pamela Dee Tripplette, who passed away on May 2, 2015, in Bremerton, WA at the age of 61 after her long courageous struggle with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Pamela Dee was born August 8, 1953 on a farm at Des Moines, Iowa to the late Elizabeth Alma (Hatwich)...
Lydia "Ollie" Olivia Bauer
Apr 30, 2015
Lydia Olivia Bauer, 83, of Port Orchard, died April 30, 2015 at Messenger House on Bainbridge Island. Lydia was born February 23, 1932 in Kennewick, Wa to George & Katherine Tabert. On April 8, 1949 she married Kenneth Bauer. Lydia was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, sewing & crafts. She is survived by 4 daughters – Roni Myers of Port...
Gregory Edward Moyer
Apr 21, 2015
Gregory E. Moyer, loving Husband, Father, Brother, and Friend, passed away on April 21, 2015 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Greg was born on September 12, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Richard and Barbara Moyer. He grew up in Blackwood, New Jersey with his siblings Chris Moyer and Leslie Moyer Wright. He graduated the class of 1976 at Highland...
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