Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Francisco L. Magculang
Apr 20, 2009
81, passed away on April 20, 2009 at his home on Bainbridge Island. Born in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines, on July 12, 1927. He moved to Bainbridge Island in the autumn of 1990. He spent most of his retirement days caretaking his Son in-law and Daughters farm. Maintaining a raspberry patch and fruit trees, growing vegetables and corn in the summer....

Margo (Jackson) Wheelis
Apr 17, 2009
died April 17th of Pancreatic cancer. She was 71.Known for her kindness, humor, and warm spirit, Margo was a life-long adventurer. She embraced every challenge with grace and joy and she will be greatly missed. Born in Syracuse, NY, Margo grew up in San Marino, CA. She graduated from the University of Southern California where she met the love of...
Christopher Spier
Apr 16, 2009
passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, He was born on March 17, 1926 and was 83 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Marvin Otto Wolff
Apr 15, 2009
passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at The Harbor House Care Center in Poulsbo, Washington. He was born on May 15, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
John R. Croghan
Apr 11, 2009
"Bob" passed away on April 11, 2009. He was born October 24, 1922, the second son of John F. and May Lynett Croghan.Bob was a writer, broadcaster, raconteur and bar keeper. He worked in TV stations in Anchorage, Alaska; Missoula, Montana; and Seattle, Washington and had been an advisor to the Voice of Kenya in Nairobi for four years in...
Naomi Laurel (Kaiser) Mcknight
Apr 10, 2009
was born Oct. 4, 1922 in Alsen, NY and died April 10, 2009 on Bainbridge Island, WA. Naomi was a beloved and loving daughter, sister, wife, and mother. She graduated with a BS in Chemistry from Michigan State University and on June 17, 1944 married John N. ("Jack") McKnight. They had five children: Marguerite, Kathleen, Barbara (Glenn West), Patrick (deceased),...
Robert G. Riebe
Apr 10, 2009
passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on June 23, 1937 and was 71 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Leona S. Ball
Apr 7, 2009
passed away on Tuesday. April 7, 2009 at her home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on July 22, 1922 and was 86 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Walter Autem
Apr 5, 2009
passed away on Sunday, April 5,2009 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
John Eugene Walsh
Apr 3, 2009
"Jack" 79, passed away peacefully at the home he shared with his wife Kate on Bainbridge Island surrounded by his loving family.Jack was born in Seattle to John and Agnes Walsh. He graduated from Ballard High School in 1947 and attended the University of Washington, graduating in 1951 with a degree in business administration and a commission in the US...
William K. Frankenburg
Apr 3, 2009
an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of child development and pediatric preventive medicine, died Friday, April 3rd, after a brief, courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Dr. Frankenburg died at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, surrounded by his family. He was 78. In 1973, Dr. Frankenburg and his colleague, Josiah Dodds, PhD, published the Denver Developmental Screening Test,...
Betty Lee Johnson
Apr 3, 2009
passed away on Friday, April 3, 2009 at her home in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on April 23, 1925 in Liberty, Missouri and was 83 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Colton A.J. Dumford
Apr 2, 2009
passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at his home in Suquamish, Washington. He was born on March 8, 2009 and was 25 days old. He is survived by his parents; Brittany Lawrence and Jesse Dumford, grandparents Jim and Roben Lawrence and Perry and Julie Dumford, also his uncles Cameron and Jamie Lawrence, Brock and Brandon Bullard and P.J. Dumford...
Sally Elizabeth Grice
Apr 1, 2009
of Gardner, WA formerly of Bainbridge Island passed away on April 1, 2009 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on August 11, 1951 to Stephen and Lillian Grice, she grew up in the California Bay Area but moved to Bainbridge Island in 1979 with her son Stephen.Sally was a registered LPN and loved taking care of her patients....
Vonda C. Daily
Mar 31, 2009
"Pete" Daily passed away March 31 on Bainbridge Island, WA after a long illness. Pete was born in Donophan, MO in 1936, but moved to Fellows, CA (near Bakersfield) when he was six years old. There, he attended Taft High School playing Football and Baseball, graduating in 1955. Pete attended Taft College and Humbolt State University, majoring in forestry. At...
Paul C. Amis
Mar 29, 2009
died 29th March 2009 at the Island Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born 17 June 1925, Los Angeles, California, the son of Frank and Bee McClurkin Amis. Paul served as a radioman in the US Navy, South Pacific, World War II. He attended West Coast University, College of Engineering, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering...
Solveig Odland Swanson
Mar 28, 2009
was the light of the lives of her family and friends, in both Norway and Poulsbo. She came from a humble, God-loving family in the small fjord town of Sauda, Norway. Growing up, she enjoyed spending time at her grandparents' farm by the lake in Røldal, and skiing in the mountains around Sauda. Since her birth on October 29, 1945,...
Kimi T. Voegeli
Mar 27, 2009
passed away on Friday, March 27, 2009 at her daughter's home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was a resident of Barstow, California. Kimi was born on March 28, 1937 in Hokoshema, Japan and was 71 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Andrea Edna Skinner
Mar 26, 2009
a longtime and well loved resident of Bainbridge Island died peacefully March 26 at Martha & Mary Health & Rehab Center in Poulsbo, WA. She was 95. Andrea was born in Bellevue, WA on November 18, 1913 to Nell and Dwight Skinner. She settled with her family at Tolo on Bainbridge Island in 1918, moving to Battle Point in 1926.Andrea...
Paul Roger Rose
Mar 19, 2009
passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the age of 82. Roger lived the last 4 years of his life in Poulsbo Washington with his beloved wife of 57 years, Gwen. He was born in Van Buren, Mo., September 30, 1926, the second son of Bill and Viola Rose. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother...