Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Robert J. Ross
Dec 12, 2007
passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 84 years of age and a resident of Bainbridge Island.Robert was born on July 2, 1923 to Joseph and Lena Kuss in Seattle, WA. He was educated in West Seattle schools; received his B.A. from The University of Washington and his Master's...
Laure Gabrielle Vandeleene Steinmann
Dec 11, 2007
85, died December 11, 2007. Laure was born July 6, 1922 in Lorient, France, the only child of Julius Emile and Gabrielle (Hebben) Vandeleene. The Vandeleenes immigrated to the United States in 1923.Laure grew up in Chicago and attended Mundelein College. In 1945 she met Sergeant George Walter Steinmann (Cincinnati, OH) at the Hines, IL Veterans Administration Hospital where she...
Elisabeth Eaton White
Dec 11, 2007
passed away in her sleep December 11, 2007 at the Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Ms. White was a native and long time resident of Reading, MA. until recently when she spent time with family in Los Altos Hills, CA and Bainbridge Island, WA.Elisabeth White was born in Somerville, MA in the autumn of 1923 and was the valedictorian of...
Martin Truman Crowder
Dec 8, 2007
a wonderful man, crossed the bar on December 8 to forever be in calmer waters. He was 67 years of age. Marty was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by Diane, his wife of 45 years, daughters Christina (Todd), Lisa (Chris), and Amy (Todd); and grandchildren Christopher, Dana, Annika and Peyton.Marty was a graduate of the University...
Anita Allen
Dec 8, 2007
passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Island Health & Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 23, 1944 and was 63 years of age. Anita was a resident of Bremerton, WA. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Dorothy K. Carr
Dec 7, 2007
, of age and was born on August 27, 1910 in Spokane, Washington.She grew up on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School. She married George J. Carr of Kent, Washington in 1930. Their son, George Jr., was born to the Carr's in 1932. They lived for many years in Lake Forest Park. In 1948...
Martha Ellis
Dec 5, 2007
passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Martha & Mary Health Services in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 83 years of age and a resident of Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on October 5, 1924 in Ponsford, Minnesota. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Martha &...
William J. Leveque
Dec 5, 2007
died in early December of a lingering disease. He was 84 years old. Bill was born and raised in Boulder, CO where he graduated from the University of Colorado summa cum laude in 1944. He continued his studies at Cornell University obtaining his PhD. in mathematics in 1947. He won a Peirce Instructorship at Harvard before moving on to a...
Brianna Colleen Coglon
Dec 4, 2007
Our beautiful daughter was born on December 4th, 1986, in Seattle and left us December 14th, 2007. In her short life, she filled our hearts with warmth, love of life and joy. She was the center of and an irreplaceable part of her family and was the one who bridged a blended family of two older brothers, a younger brother,...
Betty Jean Bratzler Edwards Chandler
Dec 3, 2007
passed away on Monday, December 3, 2007 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born on September 17, 1924 to Edgar Jennings Bratzler and Ruth Isabelle Morris. Betty last made her home on Bainbridge Island, WA. In 1946, Betty was married to Charles Edwards Sr., a highly decorated WWII hero. In 1979 she married...
Sebastiana Amy J. Sloan
Dec 2, 2007
passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at her home in Lynwood, Washington. She was 38 years of age and born on May 14, 1969 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1187 Wyatt Way, Bainbridge Island, Washington. The time will be announced.Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral...
Henry R. Kesti
Dec 1, 2007
passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at his home in Poulsbo, Washington. He was 84 years of age and born on May 12, 1923. Private family services will be held. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
John Hura
Dec 1, 2007
was born on April 28, 1920, in Campbell, Ohio, to Paul and Anna Hura and died on December 1, 2007, at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton.He spent his early years in Ohio and Michigan. In April, 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to San Diego for basic training. He was stationed at Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island...
Johan Lind
Dec 1, 2007
passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 90 years of age and born on July 1, 1917. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Bethany Lutheran Church, 7968 Finch Road on Bainbridge Island.Arrangements are pending through Cook...


