Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
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...
Alice Shea
Mar 15, 2012
91, died peacefully in her sleep march 15, 2012.. She is with the savior, Jesus Christ, she came to love.She was born in Manitoba, Canada, august 8, 1920. Her parents emigrated from Poland. She spent her young adult life in Vancouver, Canada. In 1950 she married Don Shea and moved to Seattle and immigrated to the United States in 1953....
Cynthia (Sue) Leavenworth
Mar 12, 2012
passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Madison Avenue Retirement on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on November 9, 1926 and was 85 years of age.Sue led a glamorous youth before her recent days with a cane and walker! (Her own words.) Graduating from Finch Jr. College in NYC, she worked for Mademoiselle Magazine, then went home to...
Robert H. Kirchmann
Mar 9, 2012
passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at his home in Poulsbo, Washington. He was born on December 2, 1924 and was 87 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Cynthia Holmes Taylor
Mar 6, 2012
passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Clear brook Care Center in Silverdale, Washington. She was born on March 22, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois and was 95 years of age. Interment will take place at El Camino Memorial in San Diego, California. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Katherine Chen
Mar 4, 2012
passed away on March 14, 2012 at her residence, Liberty Shores/Harbor House in Poulsbo.Katherine was an accomplished concert pianist and had been involved with music all of her life, including teaching private and university piano students later in her career, both in Taiwan and the U.S.She is survived by her daughter Shaofang and husband Max Kruse of Penzberg, Germany, daughter...
William James Mcchesney, Jr.
Mar 3, 2012
"Bill", passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on March 25, 1942 and was 69 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Poulsbo, WA. A reception will follow at...
Carl E. Neuswanger
Mar 2, 2012
age 70, of Poulsbo Washington and formerly of Bainbridge Island , passed away March 2nd, 2012 under Hospice care, surrounded by his beloved family.Carl was born in Pocatello Idaho on December 18, 1941, to Frank R. Neuswanger and Marguerite Root Neuswanger. Carl was a WWII war orphan, his father having been killed in action on Armistice Day, 1944, while a...
Nancy Blessworth
Mar 1, 2012
passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Martha Lake Adult Family Home in Lynnwood, Washington. She was born on November 6, 1953 and was 58 years of age. Interment will take place at Port Blakely Cemetery on Bainbridge Island, WA. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Harold Barberg
Feb 29, 2012
passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was born on April 6, 1924 and was 87 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Mary Leamon Toph
Feb 28, 2012
passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on February 11, 1919 in Miami, Florida and was 93 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Cheryl Louise Penttila
Feb 28, 2012
passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on July 19, 1947. Cheryl was 64 years of age. A wonderful mother and loving wife, devoted to her friends and the quilting community.She is survived by her husband of 45 years: Steve Penttila, and her two children: Shelly Chamberlin of Snoqualmie, WA and Scott Penttila of...
Joseph Wagner
Feb 27, 2012
passed away peacefully on the morning of February 27, at his home on Bainbridge Island surrounded by his family and friends. He was 57 years old.Born in Toppenish, Washington on June 17, 1954, to Richard and Idamarie Wagner, Joe moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon as young boy. He was a skilled snow skier and member of a racing team at...
Mary Jane Holcomb
Feb 25, 2012
passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on June 4, 1933 and was 78 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Douglas Boyd Hurd
Feb 21, 2012
passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was born on April 15, 1947 and was 64 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary Star of the Sea located 1335 Blaine Street, Port Townsend, WA.Arrangements entrusted to...