Obituaries for Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory

Dec 9, 2019

Willard Boyd Grafmyre a legendary music promoter, known to Seattle as the “Mahatma of Rock” passed on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the age of 79 in Port Townsend, WA. He graduated from Queen Anne High School (Class of 1959) and studied at Pasedena Playhouse in California. Boyd was drafted shortly after and spent time serving his country in...

Dec 7, 2019

Fern, Vern, Vernace the Furnace, Big Pops, Burt, Moose, Big Kahuna, Lips, Vermin, dude with big legs, the guy who always wears bright-colored shorts all year… the King of Makawao was a stubborn pain in the ass, but we loved him. On Dec. 7, 2019, we lost him to a combination of construction dust, a few too many cigarettes...

Dec 3, 2019

David E. Abshire was born in Long Beach, CA, on January 16, 1937 to Charles “Abby” and Mary (Brabb) Abshire. He died peacefully in his home in Port Hadlock, WA, on Tuesday evening, December 3, 2019. David grew up in Onalaska, WA, in a close family that included his brothers, Dennis and Nick. He joined the Navy in 1955...

Dec 2, 2019

When Ruth Elaine Kvinsland was born Saturday, May 8, 1943, in Bremerton, WA. When gas was .21 a gallon. She died December 2, 2019, at Harborview Hospital in Seattle, from injuries she received on Thanksgiving Day when her wheel chair took a wrong turn. Ironically, Thanksgiving week of 2013 was when she suffered a stroke during brain surgery and...

Nov 27, 2019

Nov 27, 2019

Norma Kay (Jackson) Minaker passed away at the age of 83 on 11/27/2019 in Port Townsend, WA. Norma was the daughter of Horace and Alice Jackson. Norma is survived by her children. Jim (Kelly) Minaker, JoAnn Minaker and Tim Minaker all of Port Townsend area. She has 6 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Her 3 great great grandchildren were...

Nov 15, 2019

Jim Pickett, 81, died Nov. 15, 2019 at home in Port Townsend. He had lived with Stage IV kidney cancer for twenty-eight years. Born in Wharton, Texas, he grew up in the small farming community of Lago, and worked in his father’s Pickett Hatchery and chicken feed store. He was a state winner in the 4-H Club and an...

Nov 11, 2019

Cameron Richard Davis, born 05 March, 1999, left us suddenly and tragically on 11 November, 2019. Born to Jill Reuther in Port Angeles, he was a happy, content, baby who grew to be an amazing young man. Funny, smart and kind, with a wild imagination and great love of silly jokes, Cameron was loved by many, and leaves behind...

Nov 11, 2019

Gabryel Christopher Mills, 18, passed away November 11th, 2019 in a tragic car accident with two of his close friends in Jefferson County, WA. Born April 16, 2001 to his mother Elisabeth (Motan) Mills in Port Townsend, WA and lovingly raised with both his mother and chosen father, Samuel Mills. Gabe was a very kind, generous and compassionate young...

Nov 11, 2019

Lillimarie Dawn Genaw 21, Passed away November 11th, 2019 in a car accident with two of her close friends in Jefferson County, WA. Born November 3rd, 1998 to her father Ben Neet and mother Yovonne Genaw in Port Townsend, WA and raised in Glasgow, Kentucky by Ben Neet, Dawn, and Jamie Brooks. She was a very Sweet, loving girl...

Nov 10, 2019

Oct 31, 2019

Oct 27, 2019

Constance (Kira) Nassikas Hohenadel, 75, of Port Townsend, WA died peacefully on October 27 at Jefferson Medical Center of pulmonary disease with her family at her side. In her final hours, she listened blissfully to her beloved Chopin and Joan Baez, while summoning the energy for a last cup of coffee—black—and a few uproarious laughs. (No cigarettes allowed in...

Oct 22, 2019

Dennis Rath, age 86, died on October 22nd at his Kala Point home in Port Townsend where he lived for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, sons David and Stephen and daughter Cynthia, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, one brother and two sisters. Dennis was born in Thunderhawk, North Dakota on March 27, 1933, one of...

Oct 19, 2019

Claudette Alice Undercoffler Belgard passed away at the age of 86 on October 19, 2019 surrounded by her children. Claudia, as she was known by friends and family, was the devoted wife of 43 years to her husband, Theodore F. Belgard and the loving mother of four children Regan Frick, Diana Reed, Ted W. Belgard and Erin Radcliff. She...

Oct 17, 2019

JAY EMANUEL FREITAS MAY 9, 1988-OCTOBER 17, 2019 Jay (JayBird) Freitas, age 31 of Port Townsend, WA died Thursday October 17, 2019. He was born to Jim and Teri Freitas in 1988, and raised in Port Townsend, graduating from PT Senior High in 2007. He is survived by his mother, Teri Freitas; his brother Jacob Freitas, sister Jaimi King...

Oct 17, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

Gwen was born in Commerce, Texas to Terrell and Floy Bass. She lived in Texas until she met and married Asa Thomas Howland there. They relocated to Asa’s hometown, Port Townsend, Washington where they had and raised their four children. Gwen married Gerald Franklin Binnings in 1977. She shared his interest in boating and they spent many summers sailing...

Oct 13, 2019

Paul Robert O’Brien, 66, passed away in October 2019 in Bremerton, Washington, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in August 1953 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Robert L. and Eileen C. O’Brien and stepmother Mary E. O’Brien. He grew up in Chelmsford and graduated from Chelmsford High School in 1972. He attended Northern Essex Community College...

Oct 10, 2019

William Coleman White Coleman White, 75, a longtime resident of Port Townsend, died October 10th from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He is survived by his wife, Sally Davis, his son Caton White, (Stacey), and twin grand babies, Olivia and Liam. Coleman, son of now deceased Martha Coleman White of Panama City, Florida, is also survived by his brother Jerry...