Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Betty Irene Erickson Poole
Dec 8, 2008
died peacefully in her home after a brief illness.She was born and lived her entire life on Bainbridge Island. An avid golfer, she was a member of both Wing Point Golf and Country Club and Meadowmeer Golf Club. After graduating from Bainbridge High School, she worked at I Magnin as a buyer and sales consultant. Betty is survived by her...
Stephen George
Dec 6, 2008
nicknamed Big Dad or brother to many, passed away December 6th, 2008 and lived all his life in Kitsap County and was a resident of Little Boston. Stephen was born on October 21, 1952 and was 56 years of age.He was preceded in death by: father, William "Bill" George; mother, Dorothy Day George; sister, Dorothea George; neice, Kimberly Shine. Survivors:...
Robert Arnold Patzer Jr.
Dec 3, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on December 6, 1944 in Riverside, California and was 63 years of age. Robert was raised in Napa, CA and graduated from Napa High School in 1963. He immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1973. He had served as...
Albert Charles Goethals
Dec 2, 2008
passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at University of Washington Medical Center following heart surgery. He was born in Seattle to Victor and Leonie Goethals on March 22, 1934. He attended Queen Anne High School and studied baking at technical school. Al worked at several bakeries in Seattle. He married Joanne Nestler on May 16, 1953. They later moved...
Barbara Marie Zinn
Dec 1, 2008
born July 12th, 1934, passed away quietly and peacefully on December 1st at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton where she had been staying since August. Barbara was born in Long Beach, California where, in high school, she was a cheerleader and teen model for Buffum's Department Store. She met her husband Robert=2 0at a coffee shop in Los Angeles...
Lois Benjamin Sisson
Nov 30, 2008
passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at The Hospice of Kitsap County Care Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on October 15, 1923 in Bremerton, Washington and was a resident of Bremerton. Lois was 85 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Marion Bridston Lofgren
Nov 27, 2008
was born in Grand Forks, ND May 8, 1914. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Messenger House Care Center on Bainbridge Island. She was 94 years old.As a young girl she and her father and grandparents moved from Wolf Point, Montana to the Pasadena area of California where she lived until 1949. She moved to Bainbridge...
Solveig Stoknes
Nov 26, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on November 21, 1916 and was 92 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Colonel Harry Thomas Sharkey, Jr.
Nov 20, 2008
retired United States Air Force pilot and honored veteran of WW II, Korea, and Vietnam fell to a cruel enemy, Alzheimer's disease, on November 20, 2008 in Poulsbo, Washington.Colonel Sharkey is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Arlee Jo of Poulsbo and four daughters: Carolee (Bob) Pedersen of Bainbridge Island; Terri (Braxton) Morgan of Ormond Beach, FL; Cynthia...
Richard Cleven
Nov 19, 2008
passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 19, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. He was 88.He will be greatly missed by his wife of 62 years, Gladys, his son, Loren (Donna), and granddaughters Coleen and Kathryn of Bainbridge Island. He was pre-deceased by his sisters Viola and Selma.Richard was born to Nels...
Patrick Brice Logan
Nov 17, 2008
was born on March 28, 1936 in Glendale, California. His life-time career in Track and Field began at Glendale High School and flourished at Occidental College from 1954-1959. Pat received his Masters of Education degree from San Jose State College.He married Julia Ann Denman in 1960 and they moved shortly thereafter to the community of La Canada Flintridge in California...
Doris Louise Griffin
Nov 17, 2008
passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Doris was born August 31, 1918 to Alice and Ernest Newkirk in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended schools throughout southern California and graduated from Santa Barbara High School. During World War 2 she worked for the Bendix Company as a "Rosie the Riveter". During the...
Jane L. Cureton
Nov 16, 2008
88, formerly of Silver City, passed away November 16, 2008 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 29, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Silver City with a Service beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor David Goble officiating. Interment will follow at the Masonic Cemetery.Jane was born in Santa Rita, NM to Jesse...
Geraldine Fisher
Nov 12, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on January 14, 1935 in Missoula, Montana to Earl Nichols Buck and Mattie Pearl Phillips Buck and was 73 years of age. She lived on Bainbridge Island for 36 years and previously lived in Seattle. She attended school at Western Mt....
Kristi Rudolph
Nov 11, 2008
passed away calmly and peacefully Tuesday morning, November 11th in the company of family and friends following a beautiful and courageous year of life and love since her terminal diagnosis in October of 2006.Born on September 30th, 1956 in Seattle, Kristi was preceded in death by parents John H. Rudolph and Natalie Rudolph. Kristi is survived by brothers Mikael Rudolph...
Russell Knudsen
Nov 11, 2008
passed away peacefully November 11, 2008, at age 86, with family at his side. He was born July 6, 1922, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Aksel and Emma Knudsen. He was a proud Dane. Following his service in the U.S. Navy, marriage to Charolette Hester in 1945, and graduation from Iowa State University in 1947, he moved his young family to...
Elizabeth Virginia Richmond
Nov 9, 2008
"Ginny" was born January 25, 1922 in Philadelphia PA to George Clarence and Elizabeth J. Landis. She graduated from Ogontz HS and later attended Northwestern University, graduating in 1945 with a degree in Music Education. She initially was a music teacher for several schools in the Philadelphia area and also taught at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Gallup, New Mexico....
Lucille Virginia Nolta
Nov 9, 2008
"Luci" passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008 peacefully in her home at the age of 91.She was born in Hurley, Wisconsin on June 24, 1917.Luci was the daughter of Chris and Virginia Biasi Tomazolli. When she was a year old, her father died in the1918 flu epidemic and left her mother to care for two daughters. Her mother then married...
Gary Lanar Booth
Nov 8, 2008
A Beautiful Man, Born November 7, 1944 in Tacoma Washington and left on a great new journey on November 8, 2008.Known by many as Booth, he was sweet, kind, generous, accepting, spirited, dignified, and fun loving. He leaves a big hole in the hearts of his family and friends.Survived by his wife and soul mate of 34 years Catherine Whitson,...
William J. Gross
Nov 6, 2008
84, passed away at home Nov. 6, after suffering a heart attack. He was born in Yoncalla ORE, an only child of William and Maude Gross. He graduated Yoncalla High in 1942 and soon after moved to Bremerton to start an electrician apprentice program at P.S.N.S.. During this time Bill also served in the Navy in the South Pacific during...