Carolyn Knapp, 80, was called home to our heavenly father on Saturday, June 14, surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong Christian and had a deep love and trust of our Lord and Savior.
Carolyn was born at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton to Ida May Bennett Cloud and Leland R. Cloud. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1951, and then attended Olympic College before marrying Harry Knapp on August 16, 1952. Although they divorced they remained lifelong friends. Carolyn was a lifelong Silverdale resident and was part of the pioneer history of Silverdale and Kitsap County.
Carolyn worked many jobs over the years, but her true career was her time working in the Office at Central Kitsap High School. Here she touched the lives of many students through her humor and compassion as she was the attendance officer for the high school. She received her Professional Certification from the National Association of Educational Office Personnel. She also served as secretary, treasurer and state Representative for the Public School Employees of Washington and was President of the Silverdale Elementary PTA from 1957 to 1963.
Carolyn was an accomplished artist and toll painter who won many blue ribbons and best of show for her art work at the Kitsap County Fair and through the Tugboat Toller's. She thoroughly enjoyed taking painting classes with National and International artists across the country, and made many dear and lasting friends along the way. Her compassion, acceptance and kindness to all who crossed her path made her a special and cherished person.
She loved to drive and took her children and grandchildren on many trips to the ocean and points beyond, both camping and in her motor home. She knew every road and track in Kitsap County and beyond and was proud that she never got lost.
She is survived by her children, Dianne (Gary) Soderlund, Tim (Karen) Knapp Jim (Leslie) Knapp; grandchildren, Jamie Kruger, Jason Peebles, Ryan, Tim and Krista Soderlund, Lynn, Lee, James and Spencer Knapp; son-in-law, Richard Peebles; her extended grandchildren, Alli, Lindsey and Paul Varner; sister, Irma Sayers and brother, Joseph Cloud; many nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren, Chance, Grace, Creed and Case Kruger. She also leaves her "loved as a son" Dave Ghylin. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ida May and Leland; brothers, Lee, Chuck and Danny; sister, Rosemarie, and her beloved daughter, Jeanette Peebles. She also leaves her rescued Beagle, Abby.
Carolyn cherished this life and her family beyond measure. She loved family gatherings and Christmas lights. Her family will deeply miss her constant presence in our lives, her sense of humor, her unwavering support through thick and thin, and her special love for each one of us.
Carolyn had many close and lifelong friends in Silverdale, and many of them helped her in her later years, for which our family will be eternally grateful.
The family expresses our gratitude to the staff at Harrison Medical Center for their amazing care and compassion during her illness, and to all the other caregivers who treated her with love, respect and compassion during her last years. We especially want to thank her dear friends Judy and Frank for their support and constant presence in her life.
A memorial service will be held at Silverdale Lutheran Church on Friday, June 20 at 1 p.m. We invite you to come and celebrate Carolyn's life and rejoice in her return to the Lord and her family who went before her.
Memorial contributions may be made to Silverdale Lutheran Church.
For a full obituary please visit www.poulsbomortuary.com.
Carolyn was born at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton to Ida May Bennett Cloud and Leland R. Cloud. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1951, and then attended Olympic College before marrying Harry Knapp on August 16, 1952. Although they divorced they remained lifelong friends. Carolyn was a lifelong Silverdale resident and was part of the pioneer history of Silverdale and Kitsap County.
Carolyn worked many jobs over the years, but her true career was her time working in the Office at Central Kitsap High School. Here she touched the lives of many students through her humor and compassion as she was the attendance officer for the high school. She received her Professional Certification from the National Association of Educational Office Personnel. She also served as secretary, treasurer and state Representative for the Public School Employees of Washington and was President of the Silverdale Elementary PTA from 1957 to 1963.
Carolyn was an accomplished artist and toll painter who won many blue ribbons and best of show for her art work at the Kitsap County Fair and through the Tugboat Toller's. She thoroughly enjoyed taking painting classes with National and International artists across the country, and made many dear and lasting friends along the way. Her compassion, acceptance and kindness to all who crossed her path made her a special and cherished person.
She loved to drive and took her children and grandchildren on many trips to the ocean and points beyond, both camping and in her motor home. She knew every road and track in Kitsap County and beyond and was proud that she never got lost.
She is survived by her children, Dianne (Gary) Soderlund, Tim (Karen) Knapp Jim (Leslie) Knapp; grandchildren, Jamie Kruger, Jason Peebles, Ryan, Tim and Krista Soderlund, Lynn, Lee, James and Spencer Knapp; son-in-law, Richard Peebles; her extended grandchildren, Alli, Lindsey and Paul Varner; sister, Irma Sayers and brother, Joseph Cloud; many nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren, Chance, Grace, Creed and Case Kruger. She also leaves her "loved as a son" Dave Ghylin. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ida May and Leland; brothers, Lee, Chuck and Danny; sister, Rosemarie, and her beloved daughter, Jeanette Peebles. She also leaves her rescued Beagle, Abby.
Carolyn cherished this life and her family beyond measure. She loved family gatherings and Christmas lights. Her family will deeply miss her constant presence in our lives, her sense of humor, her unwavering support through thick and thin, and her special love for each one of us.
Carolyn had many close and lifelong friends in Silverdale, and many of them helped her in her later years, for which our family will be eternally grateful.
The family expresses our gratitude to the staff at Harrison Medical Center for their amazing care and compassion during her illness, and to all the other caregivers who treated her with love, respect and compassion during her last years. We especially want to thank her dear friends Judy and Frank for their support and constant presence in her life.
A memorial service will be held at Silverdale Lutheran Church on Friday, June 20 at 1 p.m. We invite you to come and celebrate Carolyn's life and rejoice in her return to the Lord and her family who went before her.
Memorial contributions may be made to Silverdale Lutheran Church.
For a full obituary please visit www.poulsbomortuary.com.
Carolyn Knapp, 80, was called home to our heavenly father on Saturday, June 14, surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong Christian and had a deep love and trust of our Lord and Savior.
Carolyn was born at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton to Ida May Bennett Cloud and Leland R. Cloud. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1951, and then attended Olympic College before marrying Harry Knapp on August 16, 1952. Although they divorced they remained lifelong friends. Carolyn was a lifelong Silverdale resident and was part of the pioneer history of Silverdale and Kitsap County.
Carolyn worked many jobs over the years, but her true career was her time working in the Office at Central Kitsap High School. Here she touched the lives of many students through her humor and compassion as she was the attendance officer for the high school. She received her Professional Certification from the National Association of Educational Office Personnel. She also served as secretary, treasurer and state Representative for the Public School Employees of Washington and was President of the Silverdale Elementary PTA from 1957 to 1963.
Carolyn was an accomplished artist and toll painter who won many blue ribbons and best of show for her art work at the Kitsap County Fair and through the Tugboat Toller's. She thoroughly enjoyed taking painting classes with National and International artists across the country, and made many dear and lasting friends along the way. Her compassion, acceptance and kindness to all who crossed her path made her a special and cherished person.
She loved to drive and took her children and grandchildren on many trips to the ocean and points beyond, both camping and in her motor home. She knew every road and track in Kitsap County and beyond and was proud that she never got lost.
She is survived by her children, Dianne (Gary) Soderlund, Tim (Karen) Knapp Jim (Leslie) Knapp; grandchildren, Jamie Kruger, Jason Peebles, Ryan, Tim and Krista Soderlund, Lynn, Lee, James and Spencer Knapp; son-in-law, Richard Peebles; her extended grandchildren, Alli, Lindsey and Paul Varner; sister, Irma Sayers and brother, Joseph Cloud; many nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren, Chance, Grace, Creed and Case Kruger. She also leaves her "loved as a son" Dave Ghylin. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ida May and Leland; brothers, Lee, Chuck and Danny; sister, Rosemarie, and her beloved daughter, Jeanette Peebles. She also leaves her rescued Beagle, Abby.
Carolyn cherished this life and her family beyond measure. She loved family gatherings and Christmas lights. Her family will deeply miss her constant presence in our lives, her sense of humor, her unwavering support through thick and thin, and her special love for each one of us.
Carolyn had many close and lifelong friends in Silverdale, and many of them helped her in her later years, for which our family will be eternally grateful.
The family expresses our gratitude to the staff at Harrison Medical Center for their amazing care and compassion during her illness, and to all the other caregivers who treated her with love, respect and compassion during her last years. We especially want to thank her dear friends Judy and Frank for their support and constant presence in her life.
A memorial service will be held at Silverdale Lutheran Church on Friday, June 20 at 1 p.m. We invite you to come and celebrate Carolyn's life and rejoice in her return to the Lord and her family who went before her.
Memorial contributions may be made to Silverdale Lutheran Church.
For a full obituary please visit www.poulsbomortuary.com.
Carolyn was born at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton to Ida May Bennett Cloud and Leland R. Cloud. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1951, and then attended Olympic College before marrying Harry Knapp on August 16, 1952. Although they divorced they remained lifelong friends. Carolyn was a lifelong Silverdale resident and was part of the pioneer history of Silverdale and Kitsap County.
Carolyn worked many jobs over the years, but her true career was her time working in the Office at Central Kitsap High School. Here she touched the lives of many students through her humor and compassion as she was the attendance officer for the high school. She received her Professional Certification from the National Association of Educational Office Personnel. She also served as secretary, treasurer and state Representative for the Public School Employees of Washington and was President of the Silverdale Elementary PTA from 1957 to 1963.
Carolyn was an accomplished artist and toll painter who won many blue ribbons and best of show for her art work at the Kitsap County Fair and through the Tugboat Toller's. She thoroughly enjoyed taking painting classes with National and International artists across the country, and made many dear and lasting friends along the way. Her compassion, acceptance and kindness to all who crossed her path made her a special and cherished person.
She loved to drive and took her children and grandchildren on many trips to the ocean and points beyond, both camping and in her motor home. She knew every road and track in Kitsap County and beyond and was proud that she never got lost.
She is survived by her children, Dianne (Gary) Soderlund, Tim (Karen) Knapp Jim (Leslie) Knapp; grandchildren, Jamie Kruger, Jason Peebles, Ryan, Tim and Krista Soderlund, Lynn, Lee, James and Spencer Knapp; son-in-law, Richard Peebles; her extended grandchildren, Alli, Lindsey and Paul Varner; sister, Irma Sayers and brother, Joseph Cloud; many nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren, Chance, Grace, Creed and Case Kruger. She also leaves her "loved as a son" Dave Ghylin. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ida May and Leland; brothers, Lee, Chuck and Danny; sister, Rosemarie, and her beloved daughter, Jeanette Peebles. She also leaves her rescued Beagle, Abby.
Carolyn cherished this life and her family beyond measure. She loved family gatherings and Christmas lights. Her family will deeply miss her constant presence in our lives, her sense of humor, her unwavering support through thick and thin, and her special love for each one of us.
Carolyn had many close and lifelong friends in Silverdale, and many of them helped her in her later years, for which our family will be eternally grateful.
The family expresses our gratitude to the staff at Harrison Medical Center for their amazing care and compassion during her illness, and to all the other caregivers who treated her with love, respect and compassion during her last years. We especially want to thank her dear friends Judy and Frank for their support and constant presence in her life.
A memorial service will be held at Silverdale Lutheran Church on Friday, June 20 at 1 p.m. We invite you to come and celebrate Carolyn's life and rejoice in her return to the Lord and her family who went before her.
Memorial contributions may be made to Silverdale Lutheran Church.
For a full obituary please visit www.poulsbomortuary.com.
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