Obituaries
Obituaries for Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home & Crematory
Rose Horvath
Feb 19, 2020
Rose Horvath passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends on February 19, 2020. She was a beloved wife to Imre for 57 years. She was a loving mother, a very proud grandmother, a welcoming aunt to her many nieces and nephews, and a caring friend. Rose grew up in Shelton, on the family farm. After graduation...

Delores Mason
Feb 18, 2020
Our feisty, fun-loving friend Delores Mason headed “home” early Tuesday morning the 18th of February. She was 87. Delores loved shiny, tricked-out vintage cars, a road trip with rock and roll on the radio, wearing red lipstick and sunglasses. Delores was by nature, in turns, both fierce and tender. She had a great sense of humor. Although Delores will...
Isalaelu Nick Tavoi
Feb 13, 2020
Isalaelu "Isi" Nick Tavoi was born on May 7th, 1992 to Merita Tavoi Launiuvao and Anthony "Maoka" Foma'i Leoso. Isi and his family moved to Kent, Wa in 2004, and moved to Port Townsend in 2005. There, Isi graduated Port Townsend High School. Isi spent most of his life in Port Townsend. He loved playing football and basketball, hiking,...
Susan Michael Van Pelt
Feb 13, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we had to say goodbye to our wonderful Sue. Sue touched so many hearts. She loved so much. Sue fell asleep in the arms of Jesus Christ at 7:21p on February 13, 2020. There are always blessings in tragedies, and this was no different. The warmth of her arm gave me much...
Earl Leroy Woodley
Feb 10, 2020
Earl LeRoy Woodley passed away Monday, Feb. 10 at his home in Hadlock. Earl was born August 31, 1931 in Port Townsend to George Francis Woodley and Clara Alecia Ness. He lived most of his life in the Hadlock area, living in the Seattle area for a few years when his family had moved there for work. As a...
Ethel Loraine Crutcher
Feb 9, 2020
Ethel Loraine Crutcher, 93, of Port Townsend, Washington, passed peacefully on February 9, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. Ethel was born in Port Ludlow, Washington, on August 6, 1926 to Ernest and Edith Johnson, and graduated from Chimacum High School in 1944. Not long after graduation, Ethel met and married Ivan Crutcher. They were married until his passing...
Gary Walter Kennedy
Feb 5, 2020
Gary loved people and parties. He loved houses, especially kitchens, and art and music. And boy did he love his dogs. But, most of all he loved Jerry Haynes, his partner, with whom he shared 32 years of his life. These men straddled a time during which they installed two phone lines in their home and never dared answer...
Ruth Lina Marlow
Feb 2, 2020
Ruth Lina Marlow September 26, 1970 – February 2, 2020 Ruth (Ruthy) Lina Marlow passed away peacefully with her husband at her side on February 2, 2020. She was born on September 26, 1970, in Auburn, California, to Gary and Jeanne Zink. The family moved to Chico, California, before settling in Kent, Washington, in 1974. Ruthy attended schools in...
Kathleen Allen Francis
Jan 13, 2020
Kathy Francis died peacefully Monday morning January 13 at her home in Port Townsend after a long battle with cancer. She was lovingly attended by her husband Bob, her brother Carl, her friend Share de Wees and her dedicated hospice nurse. The previous weekend she had said goodbyes to her devoted sons Allen and Craig and (god) daughter Katie....
Janie Sue Marcus
Jan 12, 2020
Janie Sue Marcus died surrounded by her loved ones on January 12, 2020 in Port Townsend. She is survived by her fiancé Doug Lewis, her mother Naomi, daughter Jessica Etta Ewoldt, brothers Larry and Cliff, sister Emily (Willie) and many more whom she loved and cared for deeply. Janie was born March 28, 1954 in Oceanside, New York. She...
James Lamoine Leavitt
Jan 7, 2020
James LaMoine Leavitt January 8 , 1949 - January 7 , 2020 Lifelong Jefferson County resident James"Jimmy" Leavitt passed away from heart failure at Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton, Wa on January 7 , 2020 with family by his side. He was looking forward to his 71st birthday, just missing it by a few hours. The eldest of five children,...
Heinz Karl Boeckmann
Dec 31, 2019
Heinz Karl Boeckmann died Dec. 31, 2019 after a brief illness in Port Townsend, Washington at the age of 83. He was born Sept. 25, 1936 in Wulfrath Germany where he attended high school, played the violin, and completed an apprenticeship as a machinist. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1956, Heinz was employed as a machinist at the...
Fredrick Basford White
Dec 30, 2019
Honor is Not a Word, But a Way of Life Fredrick Basford White (Col. Ret.), a resident of Port Townsend, Washington died on December 30, 2019. Fred was born and raised in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the eighth of nine children to Joseph Warren White and Rena Violet Bowering White. He grew up tending the family farm and working at...
Charlotte Clark
Dec 30, 2019
Charlotte Clark June 25,1924 - December 30, 2019 “My name is Charlotte Clark. I didn’t receive my name, Charlotte until I was two years old. They just called me Baby. I was the youngest of six children all born in the period of eight years; Carl, Betty, Georgene, Richard, Vera and I. Our family was having a picnic and...
Barbara Hutmacher Maclean
Dec 29, 2019
Barbara Hutmacher MacLean, journalist, artist, author and traveler, died after a short illness on December 29, 2019 in Port Townsend, Washington. She was 93. She was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1926. Self-educated, she had no interest in getting a formal education. She dropped out of her first year of college at Western Michigan College in 1946 when she...
Margaret Lucille Hurlong
Dec 21, 2019
Maggi Lucille Hurlong, 67, of Port Angeles, WA, died Dec. 21, 2019. She was surrounded by her family after succumbing to a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Butler. She is survived by her son, Jason (Pam) Horton and daughter, Brandi (Travis) Hamon; four grandchildren, Lexy and Max Horton; Kym...
Barbara Jean Skinner
Dec 20, 2019
Barbara Jean Skinner died at her home in Port Ludlow, Washington, on December 20, 2019. Barb had battled brain cancer for 7 months with her characteristic courage and tenacity. Barb was born November 29, 1948, in Hudson, Michigan, where she began what became a consistent pattern of helping others and doing well. Barb proudly tells the story of raising...
Willard Boyd Grafmyre
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...
Vernon (Vern) Garrison
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...
Rose Horvath
Feb 19, 2020
Rose Horvath passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends on February 19, 2020. She was a beloved wife to Imre for 57 years. She was a loving mother, a very proud grandmother, a welcoming aunt to her many nieces and nephews, and a caring friend. Rose grew up in Shelton, on the family farm. After graduation...

Delores Mason
Feb 18, 2020
Our feisty, fun-loving friend Delores Mason headed “home” early Tuesday morning the 18th of February. She was 87. Delores loved shiny, tricked-out vintage cars, a road trip with rock and roll on the radio, wearing red lipstick and sunglasses. Delores was by nature, in turns, both fierce and tender. She had a great sense of humor. Although Delores will...
Isalaelu Nick Tavoi
Feb 13, 2020
Isalaelu "Isi" Nick Tavoi was born on May 7th, 1992 to Merita Tavoi Launiuvao and Anthony "Maoka" Foma'i Leoso. Isi and his family moved to Kent, Wa in 2004, and moved to Port Townsend in 2005. There, Isi graduated Port Townsend High School. Isi spent most of his life in Port Townsend. He loved playing football and basketball, hiking,...
Susan Michael Van Pelt
Feb 13, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we had to say goodbye to our wonderful Sue. Sue touched so many hearts. She loved so much. Sue fell asleep in the arms of Jesus Christ at 7:21p on February 13, 2020. There are always blessings in tragedies, and this was no different. The warmth of her arm gave me much...
Earl Leroy Woodley
Feb 10, 2020
Earl LeRoy Woodley passed away Monday, Feb. 10 at his home in Hadlock. Earl was born August 31, 1931 in Port Townsend to George Francis Woodley and Clara Alecia Ness. He lived most of his life in the Hadlock area, living in the Seattle area for a few years when his family had moved there for work. As a...
Ethel Loraine Crutcher
Feb 9, 2020
Ethel Loraine Crutcher, 93, of Port Townsend, Washington, passed peacefully on February 9, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. Ethel was born in Port Ludlow, Washington, on August 6, 1926 to Ernest and Edith Johnson, and graduated from Chimacum High School in 1944. Not long after graduation, Ethel met and married Ivan Crutcher. They were married until his passing...
Gary Walter Kennedy
Feb 5, 2020
Gary loved people and parties. He loved houses, especially kitchens, and art and music. And boy did he love his dogs. But, most of all he loved Jerry Haynes, his partner, with whom he shared 32 years of his life. These men straddled a time during which they installed two phone lines in their home and never dared answer...
Ruth Lina Marlow
Feb 2, 2020
Ruth Lina Marlow September 26, 1970 – February 2, 2020 Ruth (Ruthy) Lina Marlow passed away peacefully with her husband at her side on February 2, 2020. She was born on September 26, 1970, in Auburn, California, to Gary and Jeanne Zink. The family moved to Chico, California, before settling in Kent, Washington, in 1974. Ruthy attended schools in...
Kathleen Allen Francis
Jan 13, 2020
Kathy Francis died peacefully Monday morning January 13 at her home in Port Townsend after a long battle with cancer. She was lovingly attended by her husband Bob, her brother Carl, her friend Share de Wees and her dedicated hospice nurse. The previous weekend she had said goodbyes to her devoted sons Allen and Craig and (god) daughter Katie....
Janie Sue Marcus
Jan 12, 2020
Janie Sue Marcus died surrounded by her loved ones on January 12, 2020 in Port Townsend. She is survived by her fiancé Doug Lewis, her mother Naomi, daughter Jessica Etta Ewoldt, brothers Larry and Cliff, sister Emily (Willie) and many more whom she loved and cared for deeply. Janie was born March 28, 1954 in Oceanside, New York. She...
James Lamoine Leavitt
Jan 7, 2020
James LaMoine Leavitt January 8 , 1949 - January 7 , 2020 Lifelong Jefferson County resident James"Jimmy" Leavitt passed away from heart failure at Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton, Wa on January 7 , 2020 with family by his side. He was looking forward to his 71st birthday, just missing it by a few hours. The eldest of five children,...
Heinz Karl Boeckmann
Dec 31, 2019
Heinz Karl Boeckmann died Dec. 31, 2019 after a brief illness in Port Townsend, Washington at the age of 83. He was born Sept. 25, 1936 in Wulfrath Germany where he attended high school, played the violin, and completed an apprenticeship as a machinist. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1956, Heinz was employed as a machinist at the...
Fredrick Basford White
Dec 30, 2019
Honor is Not a Word, But a Way of Life Fredrick Basford White (Col. Ret.), a resident of Port Townsend, Washington died on December 30, 2019. Fred was born and raised in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the eighth of nine children to Joseph Warren White and Rena Violet Bowering White. He grew up tending the family farm and working at...
Charlotte Clark
Dec 30, 2019
Charlotte Clark June 25,1924 - December 30, 2019 “My name is Charlotte Clark. I didn’t receive my name, Charlotte until I was two years old. They just called me Baby. I was the youngest of six children all born in the period of eight years; Carl, Betty, Georgene, Richard, Vera and I. Our family was having a picnic and...
Barbara Hutmacher Maclean
Dec 29, 2019
Barbara Hutmacher MacLean, journalist, artist, author and traveler, died after a short illness on December 29, 2019 in Port Townsend, Washington. She was 93. She was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1926. Self-educated, she had no interest in getting a formal education. She dropped out of her first year of college at Western Michigan College in 1946 when she...
Margaret Lucille Hurlong
Dec 21, 2019
Maggi Lucille Hurlong, 67, of Port Angeles, WA, died Dec. 21, 2019. She was surrounded by her family after succumbing to a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Butler. She is survived by her son, Jason (Pam) Horton and daughter, Brandi (Travis) Hamon; four grandchildren, Lexy and Max Horton; Kym...
Barbara Jean Skinner
Dec 20, 2019
Barbara Jean Skinner died at her home in Port Ludlow, Washington, on December 20, 2019. Barb had battled brain cancer for 7 months with her characteristic courage and tenacity. Barb was born November 29, 1948, in Hudson, Michigan, where she began what became a consistent pattern of helping others and doing well. Barb proudly tells the story of raising...
Willard Boyd Grafmyre
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...
Vernon (Vern) Garrison
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...
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