Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Walter D. Mckerchar
Aug 12, 2008
died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Walt was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 8th 1929.He enlisted in the Coast Guard at the age of 15 to serve in World War II. He attended MIT, and became an electronic engineer, specializing in electromagnetic. After working in a number of aeronautical companies, he moved...
Carmelita Faye Seachord
Aug 10, 2008
"Candi", passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on April 29, 1949 in Tonasket, Washington to Joseph Cornelius Ives and Geneva Vivian Jones Ives. She was 59 years of age.Candi worked as the Court Administrator and Enrollment Director for the Port Gamble - S'Klallam Tribe in Kingston, WA. She was...
Juneau Wilkinson
Aug 9, 2008
passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 16, 1916 and was 91 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Duane Francis Pape, Jr.
Aug 7, 2008
"Wayne", passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2008 in a car accident in Kingston, Washington. He was born on November 22, 1963 in Portland, Oregon and was 44 years of age.Wayne loved to fish, hunt and play sports. He served in the U.S. Airforce for four years. He worked as a tree topper and lived life to its fullest.He is...
John Carroll Herber
Aug 4, 2008
passed away peacefully after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease on Monday, August 4, 2008, in his wife's arms and surrounded by family. His life was one punctuated with success: most significantly in his resolve to remain at home with Annette, the love of his life, until his end despite his long-term debilitative illness.He is survived by Annette, their five...
Robert George Morgan
Aug 2, 2008
passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born on May 26, 1929 in Seattle, Washington and was 79 years of age. Robert lived on Bainbridge Island since 1959.He is survived by his wife Hazel, children; Robert Jr., Jeanne, Linda, Teresa, Kathleen and Betty. He also leaves behind his...
Robert G. Morgan
Aug 2, 2008
passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington. No services will be held at his request. Cremation arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Thomas Kelley
Jul 30, 2008
of Seattle and Whidbey Island WA, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2008. He was born in Seattle, grew up in Laurelhurst and attended Sacred Heart Villa Academy, Blanchet High School, WSU and the UW. He spent many summers growing up on Bainbridge Island.Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Anna Helen Kelley, his sister, Sue and...
Patricia Marion Foster
Jul 29, 2008
of Bainbridge Island passed away on July 29, 2008 after a long illness. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her family.Pat was born in 1924 to Walter Reginald Brook Oliver and Isabella Anne Oliver in Seatoun, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. She received her teachers training certificate and taught primary school. She later worked as a photogrammetrist, a...
Cynthia Niemeier Johnson
Jul 23, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at her home in Seattle, Washington. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Mabel Ruth Smylie
Jul 22, 2008
age 91, died on Tuesday, July 22 on Bainbridge Island. She was born in Severy, Kansas on August 2, 1916, four years before women could vote. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Mary Finchum, by her four siblings, Lily, Thena, Dayton, and Jean, and her former spouses, George Hunter Smylie and Gene Earl Smylie. Mabel was...
Elroy W. Bohlin
Jul 17, 2008
90, died peacefully July 17th while listening to the waves at the shore of his Hansville, WA home. An avid conservationist and outdoorsman, he devoted his life to our country's legacy of National Parks and community service. Born December 14, 1917 Elroy grew up in Ballard, and traveled with his family each summer to Scandia, WA to make camp there....
Robert G. Thompson
Jul 15, 2008
Retired Navy Captain, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away from complications of diabetes at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton on July 15, 2008. His sons were visiting him at the time of his death. Robert "Bob" Thompson was the only child born to Leonidas and Adeline "Addie" Thompson in Oskaloosa, Iowa on November 27, 1924. He grew up on the...
Olivia Slanzi Whitlow
Jul 14, 2008
passed away on Monday, July 14, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington at the age of 81. She follows her husband David Whitlow, who passed way last October, and two brothers and six sisters. She leaves her sister Rita of Camano Island, WA and her three children Marc of El Sobrante, CA, John of Bainbridge Is, and...
Gordon H. Anderson
Jul 12, 2008
also know as "Gordy" passed away on the morning of Saturday, July 12th, 2008. He had been lovingly cared for at Island Health and Rehab center on Bainbridge Island. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 3rd, 1927, the son of Theodore and Ida Anderson and lived almost 81 joyful years.Gordon is survived by his sister, Delores Meihack...
Roger Carl Leitz
Jul 11, 2008
passed away on Friday, July 11, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was 65 years of age.On March 14th, 1943 Roger Carl Leitz was born to Carl Leitz and Aimee Louise Leitz in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Kelso High School in Longview, Washington in 1961. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Business. In 1963 he joined...
Glenn C. Waterman
Jul 10, 2008
beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2008.Glenn was a remarkable man who lived a remarkable life. He loved his work, loved to joke, enjoyed his friends, loved playing the piano, and treasured his family.Born April 8, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Ralph E. and Cecil Waterman, Glenn discovered his life-long passion for geology...
Frances E. Roberts
Jul 10, 2008
passed away peacefully at Wyatt House Retirement Center at Bainbridge Island on July 10, 2008, surrounded by loved ones. Frances was born on August 5, 1916 in Elberton, Washington to John and Edna Bishop. She grew up on the family homestead north of Elberton and graduated from Garfield High School. Frances attended Washington State College in Pullman. Frances met her...
Leon "Ace" Parker
Jul 5, 2008
was born on September 20, 1914 in the Bronx, New York. He died on July 5, 2008 peacefully in the comfort of his home on Bainbridge Island, surrounded by his wife of 52 years, Mildred, his younger son, Michael and his new best friend, Racey, the Island's friendliest Golden Retriever. Death was expected as Alzheimer Disease was advancing rapidly.He graduated...
Marian D. Miller
Jul 3, 2008
passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Martha and Mary Health Services in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on September 15, 1930 in Hollywood, California and was 77 years of age.Marian lived in San Diego prior to her move to the Kitsap area. She is survived by her sons; Brian and Jon and daughter Toni Miller. She also leaves...