Richard Weiss Sr.
Published August 28, 2009
Richard Weiss Sr., died Aug. 28 at the Washington State Veterans’ Home in Retsil. He was 84.
Weiss was born to John and Amelia (Anderson) Weiss in Poulsbo on Sept. 23, 1924.
He married Barbara Belle Joyce on Aug. 15, 1953, at St. Paul’s in Bremerton. He was a 1943 graduate of North Kitsap High.
Weiss worked as a heavy equipment operator for North Kitsap Sand and Gravel and Ace Paving. He retired in 1988 from Local 302 Operating Engineers. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 1943 to March 1946.
Weiss loved fishing, playing cards and watching television.
He is survived by his son: Richard (Val) Weiss of Gig Harbor; daughters: Kathy (Darrel) Hogue of Seabeck; and Kristy (Rick) Whitcher of Bremerton; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister, and his wife of 53 years, Barbara.
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. at Sept. 11 at Stone Chapel on Foss Road.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Hospice of Kitsap County, PO Box 3416 Silverdale, WA 98383.