Wanda Sue (Davis) Wilson 6/1/36 – 12/12/13 Wanda, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, left this Earth in the early morning of December 12, 2013, to go home to Heaven to be with our Lord. Wanda, 77, was born June 1, 1936, in Umpire, Arkansas to parents Kelsey Charles and Gladys Clara (Brock) Davis. The family moved to...
Floyd Franklin Ferguson, 79 of Port Orchard died December 8, 2013. He was born January 15, 1934 in Bismarck ND. Floyd was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather to the Ferguson family. He played golf everyday at Village Greens with his friends. Surviving are wife Arlene; children Laura (Don) Winterbotham of Montesano WA, Betty (Dave) Sutherland of Olympia, WA,...
Robert “Bob” McLauchlan 84, left this earth surrounded by his loving and devoted family on Dec. 8, 2013. He was born to Thomas McLauchlan and Dorothy Hendrix in 1929 in Whitefish, MT. Bob was preceded in death by his first wife Annabelle McLauchlan in 1977, stepmother Ruth McLauchlan, stepbrother Willis McLauchlan and son-in-law Martin Compau. Bob is survived by his...
Howard E. Kelley passed away peacefully, surrounded by children and grandchildren, on December 8, 2013 in Bremerton, Washington at the age of 91. Howard was born in Long Beach, California July 30, 1922, the only child of Cora and John Hal Kelley. He was raised in Southern California and graduated from Compton Union High School in 1941. Howard was ordained...
Neil D. Strange, 33, passed away on Dec. 8th. He was born April 2, 1980 in Lakewood, Wa to parents Sharlee Carden & Jon Strange. Neil is survived by his parents, his second mother - Mary, brother - Bryan, Daughter - Mercedes, Fiance - Sonia and their unborn son - Zachary. A gathering at Neil's gravesite will be 1pm Saturday,...
Aurelain LaFountaine, 81, passed away quietly in her sleep on December 5, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband James. She is survived by her 5 children and their families. A private service honoring her life will be held and a joint inurnment ceremony with her husband James will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery at a later...
Joan E. (Knutson) Gustavson June 2, 1942 – December 4, 2013. Daughter of Orrin and Bernice (Westlund) Knutson, she was born in Minneapolis, MN and graduated 1960 from Edina-Morningside, High School, Edina, MN. She attended University of Arizona and University of Stockholm, Sweden, where she spent her junior year. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS degree...
Charles Alfred "Cap" Prator, 64, of Manchester, died December 2, 2013 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor. Cap was born May 24, 1949 in San Francisco, CA and has resided in Manchester since 1977. He is survived by his daughter Rhea (Joe) Williams & granddaughter Miranda; his wife Anita, her daughters Sherri (TJ) Skladany and Julie (Wayne) Stanley &...
John Larry Baza, 52, of Port Orchard, died Dec. 2, 2014 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor. John was born Aug. 18, 1961 in Tamuning, Guam to Roke and Maria (Camacho) Baza. John Graduated from John F. Kennedy H.S. in Tamon, Guam n 1979. He was an refridgeration mechanic for 20 years, retiring in 2005. His interests included playing...
David E Vigil Sr. was born at home in Crowley County Colorado on October 27th 1935 to Jon and Pina Vigil. The walls of the two room adobe home were made out of mud and straw, the roof constructed of wood and shingles, and the floor was the earth it was built on. Dave was preceded in Death by; Mother-...
Robert E Smith, 81, of Bremerton, died Nov 27, 2013 at Ashley Gardens. He was born July 26, 1932 in Seattle to Ralph Smith and Lola Borchers. Robert graduated from South Kitsap HS in 1950 and then obtained his Marine Machinist degree from Olympic College. He worked as a price analyst and supervised shipbuilding, conversion and repairs for over 37...
Don Clark passed away peacefully in the presence of family at the Kitsap County Hospice Care Center in Bremerton, Washington on November 22, 2013. He was born in Geddes, South Dakota on February 20, 1930. After serving in the U S Army, Don and family settled in Port Orchard, Washington where he has been for over 60 years. He retired...
Gladys (Roseland) King was born 2/12/21 in Bemidji, MN to Earl & Emma (Brose) Congdon, passed away peacefully on 11/22/13. Gladys married Lloyd Roseland in 1939. They moved to Port Orchard in 1951, where they raised their 5 children. Lloyd died in 1966. In 1971 she married Thomas King who also preceded her is death along with a son Layton...
Rev. Reinhold Merton Hendricks (Mert), 86, of Bremerton WA, passed away on November 21, 2013 at Claremont East Assisted Living from heart complications, surrounded by members of his family. Mert was born in Los Angeles on June 7, 1927 and grew up in Bisbee Arizona. He graduated from Bisbee HS in 1945. Upon graduation he entered the Navy V-5 Aviation...
Nusipepa Pola Matila, passed away peacefully at her home in Port Orchard, WA on November 14, 2013. She was 87 years old. She was born in Aunu’u American Samoa on Feb 21, 1926, oldest daughter of Siatumotu and Ka’alua Pola ofAunu’u. She was preceded in death by all 6 of her brothers, 4 of her 5 sisters, her husband Fei...
Elton Ray Goodwin was born September 18, 1950 in Independence, Missouri; and passed away on November 7, 2013 in Gig Harbor. Born the second of four boys to Arnold Lee and Helen Louise Goodwin, he moved to Port Orchard at the age of one. Elton attended South Colby Elementary, Marcus Whitman Jr. High; and was a 1969 graduate of South...
On Nov. 1, 2013, 4:00 am, Heaven received Adelgunde Strub, better known as Connie, departing this world at 72 years young. She was a friend, wife, mother, grandmother and sister that will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Her German accent and quick wit were always at the ready, humor, strength and confidence were the hallmark of her...
George Luzik, Born in Tyre Penn. to Michael and Bertha Luzik, passed away on Nov 1, 2013 at Orchard Pointe Care Facility. George enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps at the age of 16 and served from 1939-1941. George started work at PSNS in July of 1941 where he met the love of his life Ruth Kaemmle they married Aug...
Florence Patison, 74 of Port Orchard, died in Tacoma, WA on October 30, 2013. She was born in Barnesville, MN on February 3, 1939 to Owen and Mayadell (Hughart) Williams. She graduated from South Kitsap High in 1957 and married Jewell W. Patison on December 8, 1957 in Gorst, WA. He preceded her in death in 2004. Florence was a...
Our Family Matriarch, Rita Lou “Elliott” Hawn, passed from this world to the next at home in Port Orchard, WA, this past Monday, October 28, 2013. Rita was born July 31, 1939 to William Douglas Elliott and Alice Leone “Ghram” Elliott, in Winfield, KS. She moved to California with her family during World War II and married William Paul Hawn...