Obituaries for Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory

Sep 9, 2021

Donald Lee Bolen passed in peace Thursday, September 9th, 2021 in Port Townsend, Washington. Don was born March 4, 1944 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Mildred Estelle McCallum and Walter Jewell Bolen. Devoted husband to Patricia Cummings since 2010, Don was also briefly married to Ruth Roeder. He was preceded in death by wife of 37 years, Sheila Mandell...

Sep 7, 2021

Philip (Phil) Lee Johnston, 91, died peacefully at his assisted living home on September 7th, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Darlene Johnston, his brother Jean Johnston, his sister Norma Eggert, his sister Ruth Messmer, his wife Glea Johnston and his granddaughter Janie Hansen. Phil was born on November 12, 1929 at Zenda, Kansas....

Sep 7, 2021

Earl Edward Boroughf passed away in Port Townsend, WA on September 7, 2021. He was 87. Earl was born to Earl and Margaret Boroughf on July 4, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio. The family moved to Southern California, where Earl attended Redondo High school and became an accomplished trumpet player and cross country runner. He attended Long Beach State and...

Sep 6, 2021

Serafin Cerna Junior was born in San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila, Mexico on May 17, 1945. He passed away at his home on September 6, 2021. He was 76. Serafin immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings in 1946. He attended Wapato public schools, graduating in 1963, then took classes at Yakima Valley Community College...

Sep 3, 2021

David F. Parris died on 9/3/21 at home in Port Townsend, WA. He was 86.

Besides his career as a businessman, he was a competitive swimmer, a pilot, a sailor, an actor, a director, a photographer and an accomplished cook.

He is survived by his wife Thelma and son Mark, both of Port Townsend. His...

Sep 2, 2021

Jane Marie Schwencke March 8, 1937- September 2, 2021 Jane Schwencke, loving wife, beloved mother, dear family member, special friend, and longtime Port Townsend resident died peacefully after a week of hospitalization for congestive heart failure with lung complications (not COVID-19). She was able to say good-bye to many in her family before being welcomed into the arms of...

Sep 1, 2021

John Wicknick passed away at 76 years old on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Beverly. He served in the armed forces and was honorably discharged, after having been stationed in Germany. He then worked for a number of automotive aftermarket manufactures as a sales rep. He will be remembered with love...

Aug 29, 2021

Michael “Mike” J. Fields Mike Fields, age 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Port Townsend, WA, on August 29, 2021. Mike was born on December 7, 1953, in Port Townsend, WA, to John “Jack” and Marian (Both) Fields. Mike grew up and lived most of his life in Port Townsend; graduating high school in...

Aug 28, 2021

Robert Ray "Bob" Logue, loving husband, father, friend, teacher and beloved life-long member of our community passed peacefully on August 28, 2021, from a battle with a rare form of cancer at the age of 71. Bob was born in Port Townsend, WA on November 17, 1949 to William F. Logue and Cecilia M. Qualls, at Saint John's hospital,...

Aug 16, 2021

Michael John Bencik, age 69, of Cameron, North Carolina, formerly of Seattle, Washington, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Michael was born in Seattle, Washington on September 9, 1951 to the late Chester and Marjorie Adams Bencik. He is survived by his close friend and caregiver, Lindsay Barnes. A graveside...

Jul 18, 2021

BETTY (DeLeo) CALDWELL February 11, 1928 - July 18, 2021 Betty Caldwell, the daughter of Louis and Maudie (Richards) DeLeo, was born and raised in Port Townsend. Nammie, as she is known to her grand and great grandchildren, spent her life helping people in the most pleasant of ways. Betty started at the tender age of five helping her...

Jul 11, 2021

Caroline F. Gibson February 6, 1964 - July 11, 2021 We will forever hold our wonderful Caroline Gibson in our hearts. Caroline passed away at home with her partner Walt and her sister Mary Jane by her side in Port Townsend, Washington on July 11, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born February 6, 1964, in London, Ontario, Caroline...

Jul 10, 2021

Ruth Lee Parsons Neill Johnson died peacefully at her home in Port Ludlow, WA on July 10, 2021. Ruth was born on March 6, 1932, in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Dr. Willard H. Parsons and Edna Earl Parsons. She attended Carr Central High School and All Saints College, as it was known at the time. After graduation from high school,...

Jul 2, 2021

James Arthur Snyder Sequim, Washington September 12, 1938 - July 2, 2021 James Arthur Snyder, 82, passed away July 2, 2021 at the Sequim Nursing Home, Sequim, Washington. The son of Arthur Lee Snyder and Dana Francis (Robinson) Snyder, Jim was born in Helena, Montana. He is survived by his wife, Paula, of Sequim, Washington, a brother, Bruce Snyder,...

Jun 26, 2021

Frank G. Brown, 94, of Port Townsend, WA passed away quietly at home on June 26, 2021, just four months after his beloved wife of 72 years, Margery Goodwin Brown, passed away. Frank was born on September 1, 1926 in Lynn, MA to Leona Young and Frank G. Brown. They moved to Marblehead when Frank was a child, and...

Jun 25, 2021

Capt. Martin W Wilcox, MD Port Gamble - Martin “Marty” “Doc” Wilcox died June 25, 2021, on a picture-perfect day at Heaven’s Hideaway. He was 82. Martin was born in Independence, KS. He grew up in our nation’s national parks, with Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon as his favorites. He graduated from Hurricane High School and the...

Jun 16, 2021

Willard L. Aldrich, 96, of Port Hadlock, passed away on June 16, 2021 at home with his family surrounding him. Willard was born on May 22, 1925 to Forrest and Louise Aldrich in Seattle, Washington. The family moved to Port Townsend in 1929. After graduating from Port Townsend High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard...

Jun 2, 2021

Ira Alten Nelson-Bokum died June 2, 2021. He was 41 years old. He was born January 15, 1980 and because of this auspicious date, he was the only one in his first grade class who knew who Martin Luther King Jr. was. He quit school at the age of 16 and after earning his GED, he set off on...

May 23, 2021

THOMAS EDWARD BOOTH SEPTEMBER 15,1949 - MAY 23, 2021 Tommy Booth was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Edna Mae Babcock and Thomas Edward Booth. He grew up fishing and hunting in the woods around the family farm in Wexford. Learning to draw with his mother seemed like magic to him and art became his vocation. As a young man,...

May 21, 2021

Deborah Lee Townsend October 3, 1949 - May 21, 2021 Born in the steel mill town of Weirton, West Virginia, Deborah Lee Sadler was raised by her grandparents Harold and Martha Leuthke. Despite black soot commonly raining down from the stacks of the nearby blast furnaces, Deborah was drawn to nature and outdoor activities from an early age. Whether...