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Janet Lee Elliott
Apr 2, 2026
Janet Lee Elliott, 79, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2026, in Silverdale, Washington.
Janet was born on October 31, 1946, in Denver, Colorado, to Thomas Elliott and Jeraldine Elliott. After the loss of her father when she was three years old, Janet moved with her mother to Bainbridge Island, where they settled near her grandparents. It was there that her...
Christine Anne Cochran
Apr 1, 2026
Christine Anne Cochran—known to the hospitality world simply as "CC"—was a woman who didn't just inhabit spaces; she re-engineered them. As a self-made hotelier and a leader in the tourism industry, she was a "spiritual mechanic" who specialized in the alchemy of transformation. She had a preternatural ability to transform a troubled hotel property into a sanctuary that felt like...
Jane Carolyn Sachs
Apr 1, 2026
Jane Carolyn Sachs died peacefully on April 1, 2026, at her residence on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend.
Born on March 17, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, Jane was the second child of Harvey (Mac) and Charlotte McIvor. The family moved to Seattle, Washington in 1941, as Mac secured war work at...
Edward Rosenbaum
Mar 24, 2026
Edward “Ted” Rosenbaum, 88, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, passed away on March 24, 2026, due to complications from lymphoma.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ted was raised in Winnetka by his parents, Arthur and Zelda Rosenbaum. In the 1960s, he played a key role at Antioch College, helping bring in talent and organize performances—an experience that reflected his lifelong love of people...
Richard Oakley Coar
Mar 19, 2026
Richard Coar passed away peacefully at St. Michael Hospital on March 19, 2026, at the age of 93. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.
Born in Los Angeles on November 6, 1932, the second child of Edson and Muriel Coar, the family lived in several locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco before moving to Lake Forest Park...
Craig Pierrot Campbell
Mar 13, 2026
Craig P. Campbell passed away peacefully at his longtime home on Bainbridge Island, WA on March 13, 2026, at the age of 94. He will be remembered for his warm humor, generous spirit, quiet strength, and the happy life he built around family and friends.
He was born in Seattle to Ernest W. Campbell and Marjorie Pierrot Campbell in 1931, graduating...
Richard W Melton
Mar 10, 2026
Richard W Melton was born on June 21st, 1939, in Seattle, Washington, and passed away on March 10th, 2026, in Port Orchard, Washington.
Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
William Woodrow Kramm
Mar 1, 2026
Born on August 3, 1949, he was christened William Woodrow, after both if his grandfathers, William Kramm and Willy Short. His middle name, Woodrow, was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Ethel Woodrow Kramm. They called him Billy for a while, but eventually he became, as most of us knew him, Woody. It suited him.
He always called himself “just...
Delores Hagerman
Mar 1, 2026
Delores Hagerman, our dear Mother, went to be with the Lord and reunite with her loving husband, Kenny, on March 1, 2026. She passed away surrounded by her family who adored her. She was 88 years old. Delores was born Oct. 18, 1937 in Shadyside, Ohio to June and Ralph Cantwell. She attended school in Ohio and graduated from St....
John David Root
Feb 20, 2026
In Loving Memory of John David Root
October 23, 1944 — February 20, 2026
John David Root, a man of the Pacific Northwest and a dedicated family man, passed away on February 20, 2026. Born in Eastern Washington, John eventually found his way to the coast, moving to Bainbridge Island around 1970, where he built a life and a career in the...
Priscilla Jill Todd
Feb 18, 2026
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our Mum, Priscilla “Jill” Todd, on February 18, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on April 11, 1940, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Bill and Jean Bentley, Jill grew up in nearby Saugus. A 1958 graduate of Saugus High School, she earned her associates degree at Fisher Junior College and later continued...
Margaret Janet Morss Herren
Feb 12, 2026
Margaret “Janet” Herren passed away quietly in the company of close family members on February 12th, 2026. She was 99 years old.
Janet was born on June 29, 1926, in Montesano, Washington, to Willard Morss and Camilla Holloway. The following year, her dear sister, Patricia Anne, was born. The sisters and their families remained close throughout their lives. In 1929, when...
George Edward Niedermair
Feb 11, 2026
George Edward Niedermair was born on December 1st, 1931, in Washington, DC, and passed away on February 11th, 2026, in his Kingston home.
Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Steven L Korn
Feb 6, 2026
Steven L Korn was born in Los Angeles, California, on Janurary 3rd, 1940, and passed away on February 6th, 2026.
Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Henry Viccellio Jr.
Feb 5, 2026
General Henry “Butch” Viccellio, Jr., who served his God, his country, and his family with distinction and devotion, passed away on February 5, 2026, at the age of 85.
Born into the Blue on August 4, 1940, as the son of Lieutenant General Henry Viccellio and Jane Leaverton Viccellio, Butch could have simply inherited a legacy. Instead, he built his own.
Growing...
Paula Mary Murphy
Feb 4, 2026
Paula Mary Murphy was born on March 18th, 1960, and passed away on February 4th, 2026.
Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Joan Irma Bickerton
Feb 4, 2026
Joan Irma (Komedal) Bickerton, lifelong resident of Bainbridge Island, passed away at home on February 4, 2026.
Joan was born April 16, 1936 in her grandmother's home in Seabold. The oldest of three children born to Stanley and Virginia (Henderson) Komedal, she grew up in a close-knit community of family and neighbors back when the island was a simpler place. She...
Jane Ellen Allan
Feb 2, 2026
Jane Ellen Allan passed away on February 2, 2026. She was 77 years old. The cause of death was Alzheimer’s.
Jane was the daughter of the late Hon. James M. Langan and Eleanor F. (Crofwell) Langan. Jane had unwavering love for her three siblings and is survived by her sister, Nora Langan, and brother James Langan Jr. She was preceded in...
Luanne Joy Smith
Feb 2, 2026
Oh, what a life of adventure! It didn’t start that way. Luanne Joy Smith was born on the first day of the worst year of the Great Depression to Louis and Lillian Arnold. They lived in Langdon, North Dakota, a small rural town with a bowling alley and no stoplights. Luanne graduated first among her 35 classmates before making her...
Douglas Bruce Knight
Feb 1, 2026
Douglas Knight, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on Bainbridge Island.
Doug was born at the Swedish hospital in Seattle and spent his childhood surrounded by his mother Evelyn, father David, brothers Dave and Bob, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins in a tight-knit neighborhood in West Seattle. He graduated from Queen Anne...
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