Obituaries
Obituaries for Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory
Carla Lea Close
Jan 4, 2022
Carla Close, born May 5 1952, bid farewell to this earthly planet on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Carla’s husband, Neal, her children Jenna and Peter, and her stepson Jesse, have found quite an emptiness in her departure. We find ourselves holding on to the many lessons we learned from her in her nearly 70 years. Among them: Underwear is...
Calvin Fremont Leech
Jan 3, 2022
The family of Calvin Fremont Leech, regrets to share his passing on January 3, 2022 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. We are grateful that Calvin enjoyed a healthy and independent life up to his hospitalization. Calvin has resided in Port Townsend, WA for approximately the past twenty years. There he has made many friends from spending time at the...
Mary Helen Medin
Dec 24, 2021
Mary H. (O’Meara) Medin Nov. 25, 1946 - Dec. 24, 2021 Mary (O’Meara) Medin of Hansville, WA, died on Dec. 24, 2021, after a 5-year battle with cancer. She was born to A.M. “Bud” and Dorothy O’Meara on Nov. 25, 1946, in Port Townsend, Washington. She graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1965. Mary moved to Edmonds, WA...
Errol Leon Poffenroth
Dec 10, 2021
Errol L. Poffenroth July 7, 1949 - December 10, 2021 Errol Poffenroth, a resident of Port Ludlow, died in his sleep after fighting cancer for years. Born in Spokane, Errol was a former truck driver. He loved to rebuild cars, spend time at the casino, and fish. He also liked to experiment and design new tool innovations. Errol was...
Robin Lyle Richards
Nov 27, 2021
Robin Lyle Richards, 62, of Quilcene, passed away, on November 27, 2021. Robin was born in Quilcene on February 26, 1959. He graduated North Kitsap High School before attending Bates Technical College. Robin spent most of his career working as a logger and motorcycle mechanic. He loved to fish, be in nature and most of all he loved his...
Robert Leroy Higdon
Nov 24, 2021
Robert "Scratch" Higdon died in his sleep at Jefferson Healthcare hospital on November 24th due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was born to Edwin and Marguerite (Martin) Higdon on May 13th 1937 in Port Gamble, Washington. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1957 and joined the Army in 1958. He married Janet Gillett Imislund in 1961....
David Leon Tuttle
Nov 22, 2021
David was born to Ethbert and Francel Tuttle on June 15, 1947. He was raised with his sister Carol and two brothers Robert and Ron here in Port Townsend. He worked for Seton's Construction and enjoyed his life staying in the area. David loved to eat out at restaurants. He frequented most of the restaurants at some point on...
Clinton Ray Schoenleber
Nov 21, 2021
How do we write a goodbye letter that captures the soul of our Dad? The guy we have loved our whole lives, and who has done so many interesting things that he could be the subject of his own book? Dad often joked that he was going to write a book about his life, and he would title it:...

Roger Lynn Robinson
Nov 11, 2021
Roger Lynn Robinson, age 74 of Port Ludlow, Washington, died on November 11, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Marilou Inglis Robinson, and siblings. The family is planning a private memorial service to be held at a later date.
Theodore Augustus Mahowald
Nov 6, 2021
Dr. Theodore Augustus Mahowald, b 6/21/1930, d 11/6/2021 has passed to a better place, having completed his life's work. Born in St. Cloud, MN, one of seven children of Dr. Alois Mahowald and Cecilia Maus Mahowald, the only one born in a hospital. Theodore was the oldest son, and became very active during his high school years as a...
Harold Peacock
Oct 27, 2021
In Loving Memory of Harry Harold Peacock (also known as Harry Stuart Logan Bonato, and sometimes Jared) was born on June 21, 1996 in Apple Valley, California but grew up in Port Townsend, Washington. Harry passed on October 27, 2021. His Celebration of Life was held on November 13, 2021 at New Life Church in Port Townsend. Harry was 25...
Sidney Roy Hubbard
Oct 26, 2021
Sidney Roy Hubbard, 1953 graduate of Port Townsend High School, passed peacefully with his loving wife and best friend of 31 years, Rita, by his side on October 26th. His memory lives on in his daughter Teri, sons Jeff, Lloyd and Russ and many grandchildren and great grandchildren, sisters Pat and Connie and many nieces and nephews. His talent...
Carl Jay Lambe
Oct 22, 2021
Carl Jay Lambe, PhD of Bainbridge Island WA passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. He was 61 years old. Jay is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Maribeth Lambe. He is survived by his daughter Catherine Tate Junis, son-in-law Charles, and grandchildren Eloise and Philip of Raleigh NC. He is also survived by his sister Lael...
Robert Samuel "Sam" Balcomb
Oct 22, 2021
Robert Samuel Balcomb died of natural causes at 3:45 on the morning of October 22. He was born Mar. 11, 1926 in Albuquerque NM, the son of Kenneth Chester Balcomb and Katharine Wise Johnson. After graduating from Albuquerque H.S. Sam was Signalman and gunner on the cargo ship SS Haiti Victory in the South Pacific during WWII. He then...

Donald Dean Pruitt
Oct 22, 2021
Donald Dean "DD" Pruitt, 65 years old of Port Townsend, Washington, passed away surrounded by loved ones on October 22, 2021. DD was born March 26, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is predeceased by his mother, Rose, father Wesley, and sisters Maxine and Verneta. He is survived by daughter Sara Lynn, brothers Wesley "Alex" Pruitt (Tara), Lester Weiand,...
Kenneth Wayne Stevens
Oct 10, 2021
Kenneth W. “Duke” Stevens 56 years old of Brinnon, Washington. Passed away October 10, 2021, at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Ken was born in Ithaca, New York on October 13, 1964. He is pre-deceased by his father, Wayne Kenneth Stevens. And survived by: His mother Lynne Doria-Stevens Siddell, Verona, NY, formerly from Lansing, NY. Ken’s wife,...
Maureen Payne Coe
Oct 7, 2021
Maureen Payne Coe passed peacefully on October 7, 2021, at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital in Port Townsend, Washington, after a short but valiant battle against glioblastoma. She was surrounded by her five beloved children. Maureen Avril Payne was born February 24, 1944, in Purley, Surrey, England, to Ernest Arthur Payne and Alice May Catherine Wood. She grew up in Selsdon,...
Aaron Matthew Leroy Swanson
Oct 3, 2021
Lifelong Jefferson County resident, Aaron Matthew Leroy Swanson, age 42, died suddenly in Kitsap County on October 3, 2021. He was born on May 4, 1979 in Port Townsend. Aaron had last been a resident of Port Ludlow and worked as a security officer at Naval Magazine Indian Island. Visitation is scheduled from 2PM to 6PM at Kosec Funeral...
Kelly Kevin Cox
Sep 17, 2021
Kelly Kevin Cox, age 61, of Port Townsend, WA and Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully after a prolonged battle with cancer on Friday September 17, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. Kelly was born in Sacramento, CA on April 10, 1960, to Dr. James P. Cox and Jeanne M. Cox. Kelly was an entrepreneur for most of his life. He was...
Cynthia Ann Joyner
Sep 10, 2021
Cynthia Ann Joyner May 27, 1932 – September 10, 2021 Cynthia Ann Joyner, known by her friends and family as “CyndyAnn”, passed away peacefully in Bainbridge Island, Washington on September 10, 2021. She was 89. CyndyAnn was born in Oakland, California on May 27, 1932 to her parents Betty Frances (Reardon) Joyner and Nedd Hamilton Joyner. Her given name...
Carla Lea Close
Jan 4, 2022
Carla Close, born May 5 1952, bid farewell to this earthly planet on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Carla’s husband, Neal, her children Jenna and Peter, and her stepson Jesse, have found quite an emptiness in her departure. We find ourselves holding on to the many lessons we learned from her in her nearly 70 years. Among them: Underwear is...
Calvin Fremont Leech
Jan 3, 2022
The family of Calvin Fremont Leech, regrets to share his passing on January 3, 2022 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. We are grateful that Calvin enjoyed a healthy and independent life up to his hospitalization. Calvin has resided in Port Townsend, WA for approximately the past twenty years. There he has made many friends from spending time at the...
Mary Helen Medin
Dec 24, 2021
Mary H. (O’Meara) Medin Nov. 25, 1946 - Dec. 24, 2021 Mary (O’Meara) Medin of Hansville, WA, died on Dec. 24, 2021, after a 5-year battle with cancer. She was born to A.M. “Bud” and Dorothy O’Meara on Nov. 25, 1946, in Port Townsend, Washington. She graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1965. Mary moved to Edmonds, WA...
Errol Leon Poffenroth
Dec 10, 2021
Errol L. Poffenroth July 7, 1949 - December 10, 2021 Errol Poffenroth, a resident of Port Ludlow, died in his sleep after fighting cancer for years. Born in Spokane, Errol was a former truck driver. He loved to rebuild cars, spend time at the casino, and fish. He also liked to experiment and design new tool innovations. Errol was...
Robin Lyle Richards
Nov 27, 2021
Robin Lyle Richards, 62, of Quilcene, passed away, on November 27, 2021. Robin was born in Quilcene on February 26, 1959. He graduated North Kitsap High School before attending Bates Technical College. Robin spent most of his career working as a logger and motorcycle mechanic. He loved to fish, be in nature and most of all he loved his...
Robert Leroy Higdon
Nov 24, 2021
Robert "Scratch" Higdon died in his sleep at Jefferson Healthcare hospital on November 24th due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was born to Edwin and Marguerite (Martin) Higdon on May 13th 1937 in Port Gamble, Washington. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1957 and joined the Army in 1958. He married Janet Gillett Imislund in 1961....
David Leon Tuttle
Nov 22, 2021
David was born to Ethbert and Francel Tuttle on June 15, 1947. He was raised with his sister Carol and two brothers Robert and Ron here in Port Townsend. He worked for Seton's Construction and enjoyed his life staying in the area. David loved to eat out at restaurants. He frequented most of the restaurants at some point on...
Clinton Ray Schoenleber
Nov 21, 2021
How do we write a goodbye letter that captures the soul of our Dad? The guy we have loved our whole lives, and who has done so many interesting things that he could be the subject of his own book? Dad often joked that he was going to write a book about his life, and he would title it:...

Roger Lynn Robinson
Nov 11, 2021
Roger Lynn Robinson, age 74 of Port Ludlow, Washington, died on November 11, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Marilou Inglis Robinson, and siblings. The family is planning a private memorial service to be held at a later date.
Theodore Augustus Mahowald
Nov 6, 2021
Dr. Theodore Augustus Mahowald, b 6/21/1930, d 11/6/2021 has passed to a better place, having completed his life's work. Born in St. Cloud, MN, one of seven children of Dr. Alois Mahowald and Cecilia Maus Mahowald, the only one born in a hospital. Theodore was the oldest son, and became very active during his high school years as a...
Harold Peacock
Oct 27, 2021
In Loving Memory of Harry Harold Peacock (also known as Harry Stuart Logan Bonato, and sometimes Jared) was born on June 21, 1996 in Apple Valley, California but grew up in Port Townsend, Washington. Harry passed on October 27, 2021. His Celebration of Life was held on November 13, 2021 at New Life Church in Port Townsend. Harry was 25...
Sidney Roy Hubbard
Oct 26, 2021
Sidney Roy Hubbard, 1953 graduate of Port Townsend High School, passed peacefully with his loving wife and best friend of 31 years, Rita, by his side on October 26th. His memory lives on in his daughter Teri, sons Jeff, Lloyd and Russ and many grandchildren and great grandchildren, sisters Pat and Connie and many nieces and nephews. His talent...
Carl Jay Lambe
Oct 22, 2021
Carl Jay Lambe, PhD of Bainbridge Island WA passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. He was 61 years old. Jay is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Maribeth Lambe. He is survived by his daughter Catherine Tate Junis, son-in-law Charles, and grandchildren Eloise and Philip of Raleigh NC. He is also survived by his sister Lael...
Robert Samuel "Sam" Balcomb
Oct 22, 2021
Robert Samuel Balcomb died of natural causes at 3:45 on the morning of October 22. He was born Mar. 11, 1926 in Albuquerque NM, the son of Kenneth Chester Balcomb and Katharine Wise Johnson. After graduating from Albuquerque H.S. Sam was Signalman and gunner on the cargo ship SS Haiti Victory in the South Pacific during WWII. He then...

Donald Dean Pruitt
Oct 22, 2021
Donald Dean "DD" Pruitt, 65 years old of Port Townsend, Washington, passed away surrounded by loved ones on October 22, 2021. DD was born March 26, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is predeceased by his mother, Rose, father Wesley, and sisters Maxine and Verneta. He is survived by daughter Sara Lynn, brothers Wesley "Alex" Pruitt (Tara), Lester Weiand,...
Kenneth Wayne Stevens
Oct 10, 2021
Kenneth W. “Duke” Stevens 56 years old of Brinnon, Washington. Passed away October 10, 2021, at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Ken was born in Ithaca, New York on October 13, 1964. He is pre-deceased by his father, Wayne Kenneth Stevens. And survived by: His mother Lynne Doria-Stevens Siddell, Verona, NY, formerly from Lansing, NY. Ken’s wife,...
Maureen Payne Coe
Oct 7, 2021
Maureen Payne Coe passed peacefully on October 7, 2021, at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital in Port Townsend, Washington, after a short but valiant battle against glioblastoma. She was surrounded by her five beloved children. Maureen Avril Payne was born February 24, 1944, in Purley, Surrey, England, to Ernest Arthur Payne and Alice May Catherine Wood. She grew up in Selsdon,...
Aaron Matthew Leroy Swanson
Oct 3, 2021
Lifelong Jefferson County resident, Aaron Matthew Leroy Swanson, age 42, died suddenly in Kitsap County on October 3, 2021. He was born on May 4, 1979 in Port Townsend. Aaron had last been a resident of Port Ludlow and worked as a security officer at Naval Magazine Indian Island. Visitation is scheduled from 2PM to 6PM at Kosec Funeral...
Kelly Kevin Cox
Sep 17, 2021
Kelly Kevin Cox, age 61, of Port Townsend, WA and Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully after a prolonged battle with cancer on Friday September 17, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. Kelly was born in Sacramento, CA on April 10, 1960, to Dr. James P. Cox and Jeanne M. Cox. Kelly was an entrepreneur for most of his life. He was...
Cynthia Ann Joyner
Sep 10, 2021
Cynthia Ann Joyner May 27, 1932 – September 10, 2021 Cynthia Ann Joyner, known by her friends and family as “CyndyAnn”, passed away peacefully in Bainbridge Island, Washington on September 10, 2021. She was 89. CyndyAnn was born in Oakland, California on May 27, 1932 to her parents Betty Frances (Reardon) Joyner and Nedd Hamilton Joyner. Her given name...
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