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Marguerite Catherine Speath
1919 - 2011 (92 years)-
Name Marguerite Catherine Speath [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 26 Mar 1919 Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA 
Gender Female Death 14 Aug 2011 Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA Person ID I3918 Branches and Roots Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
Father William Henry Spaeth, b. 24 Jul 1883, Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States d. 13 Dec 1963, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Mother Katherine Hout, b. 23 Nov 1886, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 May 1962, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Marriage 16 Apr 1907 Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA [2, 5] Family ID F601 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Emmett Hamlin, b. 6 Oct 1914, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 18 Jan 1997, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage 10 May 1938 Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA [6] - Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Children > 1. Kathy Hamlin, b. Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 2. William Hamlin, b. Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Margaret K Hamlin [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Robert Emmett Hamlin, b. 30 Mar 1939, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA d. 10 Aug 2003, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Living Family ID F347 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
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Washington State Birth Index, Prior to 1910 - 1919
Parent: Wm Henry Speathe
Name: Marguerite Catherine Speathe
Location: Kitsap
Parent: Catherine Hout
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1919
Sex: F
Race: W
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Marguerite Katherine Hamlin
of Bremerton
March 26, 1919
to Aug. 14, 2011
Marguerite Katherine Hamlin, 92, of Bremerton passed away of natural causes on August 14, 2011. She was born on March 26, 1919, in Bremerton to William and Katherine (Hout) Spaeth. She attended Bremerton High School, graduating in 1936. She lateer married Robert E. Hamlin, Sr. on May 10, 1938. After retiring from the Navy Supply Center in Bremerton, she volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul for over 25 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for 92 years, Legion of Mary, YLI, Altar Society, and SVDP. She enjoyed painting, sewing, knitting, gardening, playing organ and was a big Seattle Mariner fan. She is preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband Robert Sr., her son Robert Jr., and her three sisters, Eva, Irene and Wilma. She is survived by her son Bill (Susie), daughters Kathy (Rich) King, Rosemary (Mike) Marsh, and daughter-in-law Cid, 12 grandchildren, 20 Great grandchildren and numerous extended family members and special friends. There will be a Funeral Mass preceded by a Rosary at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton, Friday, August 19, 2011, starting at 10:30 a.m. followed by an Interment at Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, 1137 Callow Ave. N. Bremerton, WA 98312. Very special thanks to Hospice Home Care and the Hospice Care Center of Kitsap County for their many hours of loving care.
Washington State Birth Index, Prior to 1910 - 1919
Parent: Wm Henry Speathe
Name: Marguerite Catherine Speathe
Location: Kitsap
Parent: Catherine Hout
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1919
Sex: F
Race: W
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Marguerite Katherine Hamlin
of Bremerton
March 26, 1919
to Aug. 14, 2011
Marguerite Katherine Hamlin, 92, of Bremerton passed away of natural causes on August 14, 2011. She was born on March 26, 1919, in Bremerton to William and Katherine (Hout) Spaeth. She attended Bremerton High School, graduating in 1936. She lateer married Robert E. Hamlin, Sr. on May 10, 1938. After retiring from the Navy Supply Center in Bremerton, she volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul for over 25 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for 92 years, Legion of Mary, YLI, Altar Society, and SVDP. She enjoyed painting, sewing, knitting, gardening, playing organ and was a big Seattle Mariner fan. She is preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband Robert Sr., her son Robert Jr., and her three sisters, Eva, Irene and Wilma. She is survived by her son Bill (Susie), daughters Kathy (Rich) King, Rosemary (Mike) Marsh, and daughter-in-law Cid, 12 grandchildren, 20 Great grandchildren and numerous extended family members and special friends. There will be a Funeral Mass preceded by a Rosary at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton, Friday, August 19, 2011, starting at 10:30 a.m. followed by an Interment at Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, 1137 Callow Ave. N. Bremerton, WA 98312. Very special thanks to Hospice Home Care and the Hospice Care Center of Kitsap County for their many hours of loving care.
Washington State Birth Index, Prior to 1910 - 1919
Parent: Wm Henry Speathe
Name: Marguerite Catherine Speathe
Location: Kitsap
Parent: Catherine Hout
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1919
Sex: F
Race: W
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Marguerite Katherine Hamlin
of Bremerton
March 26, 1919
to Aug. 14, 2011
Marguerite Katherine Hamlin, 92, of Bremerton passed away of natural causes on August 14, 2011. She was born on March 26, 1919, in Bremerton to William and Katherine (Hout) Spaeth. She attended Bremerton High School, graduating in 1936. She lateer married Robert E. Hamlin, Sr. on May 10, 1938. After retiring from the Navy Supply Center in Bremerton, she volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul for over 25 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for 92 years, Legion of Mary, YLI, Altar Society, and SVDP. She enjoyed painting, sewing, knitting, gardening, playing organ and was a big Seattle Mariner fan. She is preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband Robert Sr., her son Robert Jr., and her three sisters, Eva, Irene and Wilma. She is survived by her son Bill (Susie), daughters Kathy (Rich) King, Rosemary (Mike) Marsh, and daughter-in-law Cid, 12 grandchildren, 20 Great grandchildren and numerous extended family members and special friends. There will be a Funeral Mass preceded by a Rosary at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton, Friday, August 19, 2011, starting at 10:30 a.m. followed by an Interment at Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, 1137 Callow Ave. N. Bremerton, WA 98312. Very special thanks to Hospice Home Care and the Hospice Care Center of Kitsap County for their many hours of loving care.
Washington State Birth Index, Prior to 1910 - 1919
Parent: Wm Henry Speathe
Name: Marguerite Catherine Speathe
Location: Kitsap
Parent: Catherine Hout
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1919
Sex: F
Race: W
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Marguerite Katherine Hamlin
of Bremerton
March 26, 1919
to Aug. 14, 2011
Marguerite Katherine Hamlin, 92, of Bremerton passed away of natural causes on August 14, 2011. She was born on March 26, 1919, in Bremerton to William and Katherine (Hout) Spaeth. She attended Bremerton High School, graduating in 1936. She lateer married Robert E. Hamlin, Sr. on May 10, 1938. After retiring from the Navy Supply Center in Bremerton, she volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul for over 25 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for 92 years, Legion of Mary, YLI, Altar Society, and SVDP. She enjoyed painting, sewing, knitting, gardening, playing organ and was a big Seattle Mariner fan. She is preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband Robert Sr., her son Robert Jr., and her three sisters, Eva, Irene and Wilma. She is survived by her son Bill (Susie), daughters Kathy (Rich) King, Rosemary (Mike) Marsh, and daughter-in-law Cid, 12 grandchildren, 20 Great grandchildren and numerous extended family members and special friends. There will be a Funeral Mass preceded by a Rosary at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton, Friday, August 19, 2011, starting at 10:30 a.m. followed by an Interment at Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, 1137 Callow Ave. N. Bremerton, WA 98312. Very special thanks to Hospice Home Care and the Hospice Care Center of Kitsap County for their many hours of loving care.
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Sources - [S303] Kitsap Sun, Spaeth, Katherine (Hout).
Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Spaeth
Mrs. Katherine H. Spaeth, wife of a pioneer Bremerton businessman, died early this morning in Harrison Memorial Hospital following a heart attack.
She had been hospitalized since Wednesday when she was rushed to the hospital from her home at 826 Chester Ave. A daughter said she did not regain consciousness.
The wife of William H. Spaeth and her husband came to Bremerton on their honeymoon in 1905 and stayed. Until retiring three years ago, Mrs. Spaeth was head of Spaeth Transfer Co. for 47 years.
She was born in Emporia [Emporium], Pa., moving to Ashland, Wis., when she was an infant, reared and educated in Ashland where she met and was married to W. G. Spaeth.
In their early days here, Mrs. Spaeth was one of the most active members of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. She was a charter member of the Young Lady’s Institute and remained a member of the Alter Society for 55 years.
The couple reared four daughters here. They are Mrs. Harry Irwin, Mrs. Anthony Pirog and Mrs. Robert Hamlin, all of Bremerton, and Mrs. James McGuire of Long Island, N.Y.
She is survived by four brothers, Ellie Hout of Santa Clara, Calif., Joe Hout of Bremerton, Frank Hout of Oakland and Leo Hout of Minneapolis; a sister, Mrs. Daisy P[B]otsford of Seattle, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be said at 8:30 Sunday at Miller-Reynolds Funeral Home with requiem mass at 9:30 Monday morning at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church.
Kitsap Sun: 12MAY1962
HFA: 23SEP2023 - [S347] Bremerton Sun, Spaeth, William Henry. 13DEC1963.
William Henry Spaeth, 80, who established the Spaeth Transfer Co. in Bremerton more than 50 years ago, died in Harrison Memorial Hospital this morning.
Mr. Spaeth had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in January and was retired.
He moved to Bremerton with his wife, Katherine after their marriage in 1907. Mrs. Spaeth died May 13, 1961. They resided at 818 Chester Ave.
Mr. Spaeth was born July 24, 1883 in Berlin, Wis.
He was a life member of Eagles Aerie 192 and belonged to Teamsters and Chauffers Union Local 672.
He was a member of the Star of the Sea Catholic Church, where requiem mass will be said 9.30 a.m. Monday followed be interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rosary service will be at Miller-Reynolds Funeral Home at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Harry Irwin, Mrs. Anthony Pirog, and Mrs. Robert Hamlin of Bremerton, and Mrs. James McGuire of Long Island, N.Y.; two sisters Mrs. Bruno Grotz of Ashland, Wis, and Mrs. Edith Moore of Shelton; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Bremerton Sun: 13DEC1963 - [S347] Bremerton Sun, Spaeth, Katherine (Hout). 12MAY1962.
Mrs. Katherine H. Spaeth, wife of a pioneer,Brmerton businessman, died early this morning in Harrison Memorial hospital following a heart attack.
She had been hosptalized since Wednesday, when she was rushed to the hospital from her home at 826 Chester Ave. A daughter said Mrs. Spaeth did not regain conciousness.
The wife of William H.. Spaeth, she and her husband came to Bremerton on their honeymoon, in 1905 and stayed. Until retiring three years ago. Mr. Spaeth was head of Spaeth transfer Co. for 47 years.
She was born in Emporia,Pa; moving to Ashland,Wis, when she was an infant, reared and educated in Ashland, where she met and was married to W.G. Spaeth.
In their early days here, Mrs. Spaeth was one of the most active members of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. She was a charter member of the Young Lady's institute and remained a member of the Altar society for 55 years.
The couple reared four daughters here. They are Mrs. harry Irwin, Mrs. Anthony Pirog and Mrs. Robert Hamlin, all of Bremerton and Mrs. James McGuire of Long Island,N.Y.
She also is survived by foure brothers, Ellie Hout of Santa Clara,Calif; Joe Hout of Bremerton,Frank Hout of Oakland and Leo Hout of Minneapolis, a sister Mrs. Daisy Potsford of Seattle; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be said at 8.00 Sunday at Miller Reynolds funeral home with requiem mass at 9.30 Monday morning at Lady Star of the Sea Church.
Bremerton Sun: 12MAY1962 - [S303] Kitsap Sun, McGuire, Wilma (Spaeth). 08DEC1972.
Wilma McGuire
Wilma Spaeth Mcguire, 49, of Woodside, N.Y., died Wednesday in a Woodside hospital after a long illness. Funeral services for the former Bremerton resident will be held in New York.
Mrs. McGuire was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Bremerton, where she was reared and educated. From 1940 to 1943 she worked in supply department of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In April, 1943, she married James. D. McGuire in the Naval shipyard chapel. She was active in United Services Organization work. The couple moved to New York in 1947.
Survivors include her husband of the family home; two sons, Thomas and Kevin, and a daughter Maureen, all of Woodside; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Irwin, Mrs. Anthony (Eva) Pirog, and Mrs. Marguerite Hamlin, all of Bremerton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kitsap Sun: 08DEC1972
Accessed: 28JAN2024 - [S367] Ashland Historical Society, Hout, Katherine & Spaeth, William Henry Marriage Record.
- [S347] Bremerton Sun, Hamlin, Robert; Bremerton Sun: 21JAN1997.
Robert Hamlin, Sr, 82 of Bremerton died Jan 18, 1997, at his home.
He was born Oct 6, 1914, in Detroit, Mich. He graduated from high school and served in the Navy from 1934-40.
On May 10, 1938, he married Marguerite Spaeth at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Bremerton.
Mr. Hamlin was a machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and later worked for St. Vincent de Paul, retiring in 1977.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robert, Jr and Bill, both of Bremerton; two daughters Kathy King and Rosemary Marsh, both of Bremerton; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kitsap County and St. Vincent de Paul of Bremerton.
Bremerton Sun: 21JAN1997
- [S303] Kitsap Sun, Spaeth, Katherine (Hout).