Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Margaret Cecilia Randish (Waham)
Apr 16, 2012
was born February 3rd 1927 and passed on April 16th 2012.She was one of Bellevue's founding families living on the family farm on 116th Ave. She was the last child born to parents George and Rose Waham, who raised chickens and produce and sold it the Seattle Public Market weekly, taking the Mosquito Fleet from Medina dock to Seattle.Her parents...
Richard Laroche
Apr 16, 2012
passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012 at the Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on March 9, 1920 and was 91 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
John Paul Sulonen
Apr 15, 2012
died at home on April 15, two days after celebrating his 77th birthday. Earlier that morning, he was reported to have been in fine spirits, having attended church where he sang in choir and received his annual birthday blessing.He was born in Nashwauk, Minnesota, to Charles and Anne Midgley Sulonen. He had one brother, Richard, who preceded him in death....
Warren Buz Bell
Apr 15, 2012
78, of Bainbridge Island passed away on April 15, 2012 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton due to complications of advanced Parkinson's disease.Warren was born on February 8, 1934 in Seattle and was the son of Dr. Warren W. and Geraldine Bell. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Warren began his career in commercial banking in Fairbanks, Alaska...
Gerald Wayne Whitehead
Apr 14, 2012
(Ogema Kkezo), passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on November 25, 1950 in Seattle, Washington. He was 61 years of age.Jerry graduated from Nathan Hale High School and attended Edmonds Community College. He worked as a Journeyman Carpenter for several years alongside his father and brother in their construction...
Kathryn B. Clark
Apr 13, 2012
passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on February 26, 1923 and was 89 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Dirk Floyd Drew
Apr 13, 2012
passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born on July 13, 1954. He was 57 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visitation on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 5-7:30 PM, followed by the Vigil Service at 7:30 PM at St. Olaf Catholic Church...
Rocklyn B. Wellman
Apr 13, 2012
(Rocky) passed away on April 13, 2012. He was a member of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and resided in Little Boston, Washington. He was a graduate of North Kitsap High School class of 1978.He was a loving and caring son, brother, father, grandfather and friend to all. Rocky loved his baseball, the beach, fishing, music, and "The Price is...
Gisele Maheu
Apr 9, 2012
passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012 at her home in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on November 28, 1936 and was 76 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Recitation of the Rosary on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St. Olaf Catholic...
Carolyn June Pearl
Mar 31, 2012
Longtime Bainbridge Island resident, died on March 31 after a yearlong illness. Loving family members were by her side.Carolyn was born in Seattle in 1936 to Virginia and Irvin Baltzer. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and Spokane. Many of her teenage years were spent helping her family build a 50' sailboat, the "Blue Jacket," and at...
Paul William Oden
Mar 30, 2012
passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Bailey Manor Family Home, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on February 28, 1948 in Vermillion, South Dakota. He was 64 years of age. He attended Dartmouth College, The University of Boulder and New York University. He spoke five languages. Paul worked as a lawyer specializing in tax, wills and probate...
Robert Golding
Mar 29, 2012
passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. He was born on April 10, 1927 and he was 84 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Virginia Rose Morgan
Mar 28, 2012
was born September 28, 1920 in Elmira, New York to Dora and Grant Robyler.She graduated from Troy High School in 1937 and attended nursing school nearby. She moved to Canton, Ohio and worked briefly at Timken Roller Bearing where she met Lawrence (Pete) Morgan. They both joined the U.S. Navy and were married April 12, 1945, while on leave in...
Rachel Chouinard Hopkins
Mar 27, 2012
died peacefully at Fir Acres Home, Bainbridge Island, on March 27. She was 84. Born January 12, 1928, in Lisbon, Maine, of French-Canadian descent, Rachel over the course of her life worked as a secretary at Walt Disney Studios, ran the first group foster home for teenage girls in San Mateo County, California, and volunteered as a docent at the...
Juan Ruiz
Mar 26, 2012
passed away on Monday, March 26, 2012 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on December 8, 1929 in Iquitos, Peru to his parents Manuel Ruiz and Rosamira Reategui Ruiz. He was 82 years of age.Juan served in the Peruvian Air force as a waren officer and retired after 25 years of service. He played...
Edward Rollins
Mar 25, 2012
not only a legend in his own mind but a true island treasure died March 25, 2012.Eddie was born May 22, 1920 the sixth child of seven children to Mike and Anna Rollins of Minneapolis Minnesota. The army brought Eddie to Bainbridge and while clearing snow off the roads in Eagledale he met island born Helen Serol. Eddie was stationed...
Norma Dean Kuhlman
Mar 25, 2012
passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, She was born on August 24, 1922 and was 89 years of age. Interment will take place at Port Blakely Cemetery on Bainbridge Island. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Carolyn Jean Marshall
Mar 24, 2012
died March 24, 2012 in Silverdale, Washington at the age of 82. For the last nine years Carol lived at Emeritus Oaks of Silverdale, an Alzheimer's Facility. Graveside services will be held in Dayton, Washington.Mrs. Marshall was born on March 2, 1930 in Yakima, WA to Joseph and Betty Iles. The family moved to Dayton, Washington in 1940. Carol graduated...
Leo L. Stone
Mar 18, 2012
passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on May 30, 1925 and was 86 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Carmen Louise (Williams) Lofte
Mar 16, 2012
of Belmont California passed away peacefully in Silverdale Washington on March 16, 2012.She was born in Rockford Illinois on April 9, 1920 to US Army Colonel Franklin and Margaret Louise Williams. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, Honolulu Hawaii in 1937 and from the University of Oregon (Eugene) May 1942 earning a Bachelors Degree in English. She was a proud...