Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities

Michika Ishii

Michika Ishii

Jan 6, 2008

of Poulsbo, and recently of Bainbridge Island, died January 6, 2008. She was 85.Michika was born in Fresno, CA; grew up in Goleta; was interned at Gila River in AZ during the war; married in Chicago, IL, and spent most of her adult life in Culver City, CA. She worked for TRW in Redondo Beach until her retirement. She and...

Patricia J. Grandy

Patricia J. Grandy

Jan 5, 2008

passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Island Health & Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was 80 years of age and born on November 27, 1927. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Caroline Louise Lindsey

Caroline Louise Lindsey

Jan 4, 2008

passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008 at her home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was 70 years of age. and born on April 7, 1937 on Bainbridge Island to Frederick C. Nelson and Marie Barlow.She was born in Port Blakely on April 7, 1937 to Fred and Marie Nelson and was a 1955 graduate of Bainbridge High School. Though...

Jack Klamm

Jack Klamm

Jan 4, 2008

passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 90 years of age. Jack was born in Seattle June 5, 1917.He attended Roosevelt High where he sang in the glee club. He was licensed as an amateur radioman (ham) his sophomore year. Following graduation in 1938, he worked as a bank messenger and...

Alan Fallows

Alan Fallows

Jan 4, 2008

passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 88 years of age and born on January 13, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Arnold Erik Jackson

Arnold Erik Jackson

Jan 2, 2008

lifelong island resident , 72, passed away January 2, 2008 at his home surrounded by family. He was a third generation islander.He was born November 11, 1935 in Seattle to Erik and Eva (Ubel) Jackson. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1954.Arnold served in the Navy Reserves from 1952 to 1960. His first job was at the Wyckoff plant...

Vivian Bly Hancock Alderson Quitslund

Vivian Bly Hancock Alderson Quitslund

Jan 1, 2008

passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at her daughter's home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was 81 years of age.Vivian was born February 1,1926 in Excelsior Minnesota to William and Nellie Bly (Alderson) Hancock. She moved to Bellingham, WA as a child and was adopted by her mother's brother and his wife, Bill and Alma Alderson, and grew up...

William Reese

William Reese

Dec 31, 2007

passed away peacefully at his home on Bainbridge Island at the age of 70 on New Year's Eve 2007.Bill Reese was born on February 6 1937 in Providence, Rhode Island to Bertha Irene and William A. Reese. After finishing high school, Bill enlisted in the USAF (1954-1958), attended Cerritos College in Southern California (1958-1960) and graduated with a BA in...

Helen Cunningham Badgley

Helen Cunningham Badgley

Dec 30, 2007

passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Poulsbo, Washington, at 94 years of age.She was born Helen Mae Cunningham on May 22, 1913, in Edwardsville, Illinois, to David and Lydia Rohr Cunningham and was the last surviving member of six children. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign with degrees in Social Work and Spanish and lived...

Elaine A. Shawley

Elaine A. Shawley

Dec 28, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was 93 years of age and born on November 29, 1914. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Rodney Wakefield

Rodney Wakefield

Dec 28, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was 58 years of age and born on April 12, 1949 in Bremerton, Washington. He was born right after a big earth quake hit Kitsap County.He was married and later divorced. He later had another companion, Janice who preceded him in death. He is survived by...

Elizabeth Lee Kreimendahl

Elizabeth Lee Kreimendahl

Dec 25, 2007

passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Martha & Mary Health Care Services in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 87 years of age and born on September 5, 1920 to Charles Homer Boydston and Veva Lee.Elizabeth lived the majority of her life in Sherman Oaks, California. She had move to Poulsbo in her later years to be closer to...

Leloni M. Macdonald

Leloni M. Macdonald

Dec 25, 2007

passed away, with her family by her side, on Tuesday, December 25, 2007. She was 68 years of age and born on November 10, 1939.Leloni's greatest gift to share with her friends and family was her loving spirit. She passed on Christmas morning in her sleep. She had a lot of loving friends. She was a strong person. Motherly. "A...

James Costigan

James Costigan

Dec 19, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 81 years of age.Prior to his retirement, Mr. Costigan worked as an actor and screen writer in Hollywood, California where he won Emmys for his performances. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:00 AM at St. Cecilia's Catholic...

Robert Wesley Weikel Nicholls

Robert Wesley Weikel Nicholls

Dec 19, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was 19 years of age and a resident of Yakima, Washington.He was born on July 16, 1988. Robert was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A Memorial Service will be held at the family's Ward in Yakima,...

Marian B. Melim

Marian B. Melim

Dec 19, 2007

passed away December 19, 2007 at Virgin Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She was born Marian Evelyn Battey on November 30, 1928 in Wenatchee, WA to Gershom Gardiner and Mazie Witters Battey. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in art. She married Robert D. Melim in 1949 and followed his...

Dr. Arnold Michals

Dr. Arnold Michals

Dec 17, 2007

otherwise known as "Mike", "Bud", "Doc", "Arnie", and "Pa" to those who loved him, died Monday, December 17, 2007. His 89 years of life concluded after an illness that slowly took away his expressive language and motor skills but fortunately did not prevent him from often sharing his wonderful smile.Dr. Michals' life focused around the following main areas: love of...

Marie S. Kelsey

Marie S. Kelsey

Dec 15, 2007

65, of Poulsbo, Washington died on her birthday December 15, 2007 in Seattle, Washington.She was born on December 15, 1942 in Seattle to Raymond and Shirley Hansen of Bainbridge Island, WA. She graduated from Bainbridge Island High School and was soon married to Allan Bowman of Poulsbo. They had three children. She was re-married in 1984 to Russell D. Kelsey...

Polly Brain

Polly Brain

Dec 15, 2007

long-time resident of Bainbridge Island, died December 15th of natural causes at Island Bay Adult Family Home. She was born July 14, 1924, in Lewiston, UT, to Elijah and Fannie Robinson.Polly graduated from Long Beach Poly High School (Long Beach, CA) and worked many years for Sears. She is survived by her son, Jim (Tarry) Decker of Bainbridge Island; three...

Marjorie L. Kennedy-Weld

Marjorie L. Kennedy-Weld

Dec 14, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007 at Montclair Park Assisted Living in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 79 years of age and was born on December 28, 1927. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 2:30 PM at Rollingbay Presbyterian Church on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral...