Jean Kachel, 97, of Bremerton, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside at Harrison Hospital on April 19, 2018. Born in Tacoma, WA November 24, 1920, the daughter of Eric Sigfrid Lagergren from Hemse, Gotland, Sweden, and Alice Lillian Moline from St Paul, MN. She had a younger brother, Bob.
Bremerton has been her home town since her family moved to Bremerton in 1927. She was a member of Rainbow for Girls and Baptist Young Peoples Union. She graduated from Bremerton High School in 1938 as a member of the National Honor Society. She then graduated from Business College in Seattle.
She was the receptionist at Schutt Clinic before marrying Ira Newbill, a Navy veteran originally from Newport News, VA on April 12, 1941 in Bremerton. They had three children and she was a stay at home mom then a supply clerk at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. They were divorced in 1963. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, PTA at her children’s schools, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and a diligent supporter of her children in all of their activities. She retired from the shipyard in 1968. She married a good friend, Victor Kachel, an Army WWII veteran originally from Jamestown, ND on August 23, 1969 in Reno, NV. Victor had one daughter.
After they both retired from the shipyard she and Vic moved to Port Angeles for the summers and Palm Springs for the winters. During that time they toured throughout the United States. They returned full time to Bremerton in 1987. She enjoyed recreational activities with the Bremerton Senior Center and being entertained at the Bremerton Community Theater. A very memorable trip in 2000 was with her daughter Christie to visit family in Sweden.
She is preceded in death by her husband Victor Kachel, May 20, 2000, and her daughter Christie Newbill Lagergren Brown on March 21, 2018. She is also preceded in death by her parents, brother, and first husband. Her surviving children are sons: Gary (Karen) Newbill, Issaquah, WA; Robert (Rebecca) Newbill, Tahuya, WA; stepdaughter Ellen (Carl) Kachel Bewley, Astoria, OR; and daughter-in-law Joanne Brown, Burien, WA. She was blessed with 6 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Memorial service for Jean will be at 3:00 pm Sunday May 20, 2018 at Christ Lutheran Church, 3701 NE North Shore Road, Belfair, WA 98528. A reception will follow the service.
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