Katherine L Stoner

Katherine "Katie" Stoner passed away early Monday morning after a wonderful life of 104 years. A longtime Kitsap County resident, she was the daughter of Joseph and Clementina Rossi. Katie was the last of 8 children of the Rossi family, who had grown up in Elgin. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1924. Katie married Claud Vernon Stoner at her family home in 1927. In 1928 their only son, Bill Vernon Stoner, was born. Her husband worked for Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge which took them up and down the West Coast from Alaska to Catalina Island, CA. After World War II, they logged in Humptulips and Lake Quinnault, began Claud's Service, which became Stoner Excavating, which they ran for 25 years. Katie was pre-deceased by her husband in 1968 and her son in 1977. Throughout her life, Katie was active in the community, belonging to the Gorst Garden Club, Gorst Square and Round Dance, various bowling leagues and the Gorst Baptist Community Church. Her passions were gardening, cooking, entertaining, bowling, motorcycling, reading, knitting, sewing, and crocheting. Katie is survived by five grandchildren: Jane Mailloux, Kay Pierce, Richard Stoner, Bill Stoner and Linda Cantus; 12 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren! She has been surrounded by a large extended family throughout the Bremerton, Port Orchard and Seattle areas.