Funeral Homes in Port Orchard, WA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Willie Bloomquist (baseball player).

Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located 13 miles due west of West Seattle and connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth. It is named after Port Orchard, the strait that separates Bainbridge Island from the Kitsap Peninsula.The population was 11,144 at the 2010 census. The Washington State Office of Financial Management's 2012 estimate placed the population at 11,780.

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Port Orchard Obituaries

It was revealed on May 30th, 2020 that Larry Jay Benbrook passed on in Port Orchard, Washington.  Benbrook was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Larry Jay's life.

It was written by Ellensburg Daily Record on August 17th, 2019 that Heide K Rogers (Chouinard) passed away in Port Orchard, Washington.  Ms. Rogers was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Heide K's life.

It was written by The News Tribune on November 13th, 2018 that Marjorie Hawkininson (Schank) perished in Port Orchard, Washington.  Ms. Hawkininson was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Marjorie's life.

It was revealed by The Desert Sun on November 9th, 2018 that Carol Tuohy (Cupper) died in California.  Ms. Tuohy was 74 years old and was born in Port Orchard, WA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Carol's life.

It was written by Register Guard on November 8th, 2018 that Berniece "Bunny" Mode (Beal) perished in Albany, Oregon.  Ms. Mode was 85 years old and was born in Port Orchard, WA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Berniece "Bunny"'s life.

It was noted by The Chronicle on October 19th, 2018 that Darrell Craig Zard perished in Port Orchard, Washington.  Zard was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Darrell Craig's life.

It was disclosed by Skagit Valley Herald on October 9th, 2018 that Terrie Kay Simpson (Inman) passed away in Port Orchard, Washington.  Ms. Simpson was 70 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Terrie Kay's life.

It was disclosed by The News Tribune on September 2nd, 2018 that Lenn Roy Richter passed on in Port Orchard, Washington.  Richter was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lenn Roy's life.

It was disclosed by The News Tribune on September 2nd, 2018 that Alvin Glenn "Al" Sechler died in Port Orchard, Washington.  Sechler was 100 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Alvin Glenn "Al"'s life.

It was disclosed on August 12th, 2018 that Alfred Pressley McAllister perished in Port Orchard, Washington.  McAllister was 74 years old and was born in Troutman, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Alfred Pressley's life.

History

The population was 7,693 at the United States Census, 2000 census.

The town that was to become Port Orchard was originally platted in 1886 by Frederick Stevens, who named the new location after his father, Sidney. The Post Office Department, however, went through with the name change, and as a result the Port Orchard post office ended up in Sidney, and the Charleston post office ended up in Port Orchard. It wasn't until 1903 that local politician Will Thompson convinced the state legislature to correct this confusing situation, and relocated the Charleston post office to Charleston, at the same time renaming Sidney to "Port Orchard," as we know it today. In December of that same year, the residents of Sidney petitioned both the state legislature and the Post Office Department to rename the city to "Port Orchard." The legislature refused, as Charleston (now West Bremerton) had also requested that name. The town of Sidney was incorporated September 15, 1890, and was the first in Kitsap County to be both platted and incorporated.

The official website for the city of Port Orchard is https://portorchardwa.gov/.