Medical examiner seeks families for 13 unclaimed remains

The Kitsap County Medical Examiner’s Office is currently in possession of the remains of 13 people who are considered either indigent or abandoned.

“We…feel very strongly that these individuals deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, and we would like to place the remains with family or friends if at all possible,” a news release from the medical examiner’s office states. “Our office has dedicated numerous hours attempting to find family for these individuals to no avail.”

If you are a friend or family member of any of the following individuals and would like to claim their cremains, contact the medical examiner’s program supervisor, Jeffrey Wallis, at jwallis@kitsap.gov.

Names: *Mark Mayberry (born 11/30/1960), *Harley Robertson (born 6/2/1948), *Renee Lambert (born 2/4/1960), *Jerry Cadena (born 12/13/1974), *Michael Taylor (born 2/26/1966), *Marshal Taylor (born 9/10/1959), *Brian Barlow (born 4/18/1962), *Barbara Pederson (born 3/24/1946), Randy Simonson (born 5/7/1956), Keith Price (born 8/3/1958), Debbie Harwood (born 3/30/1959), Marcus Jones (born 1/6/1972), Kimberly Jo Martin (born 2/17/1965)

Any remains notated with an asterisk (*) not claimed before the end of business July 3 will be interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Bremerton. A public ceremony is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. July 12.