Indigent burial ceremony to take place July 8

KITSAP COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE

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June 28, 2023

 

The Kitsap County Medical Examiner’s Office will hold a public burial ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8 for five residents who were considered “indigent” at the time of their passing. Through no fault of their own these citizens left the world without family or funds for a final resting place.

We at the Kitsap County Medical Examiner’s Office feel very strongly that these individuals deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. By way of a generous donation from Sue Brown several years ago, our county was gifted two large cemetery plots at the Old Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery. These plots provide a beautiful setting for these individuals to be interred.  

Chaplain Joe Schweiger of Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, will officiate a short ceremony. We encourage anyone who is able to attend to please join us. This is an opportunity to show our respect to those who have departed and let them know that they were not alone and will not be forgotten. 

The names of those being interred:

Lawrence Jones                                  

Jerry Forbus                                       

William Clyde                       

Steven Owens                        

Thomas Kasper                                  

 

 

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Lindsey Harle, MD
Chief Medical Examiner

5010 NW Linden Lane, Bremerton, WA  98312  Phone: 360-731-6843
www.kitsap.gov