Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Katherine Johns
Jan 15, 2023
Katherine Johns, 79, of Snohomish, WA passed away on January 15, 2023. She was born on September 5, 1943, in Mount Vernon, Washington and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Margaret Caroline Montano
Jan 15, 2023
Margaret Caroline Montano, 101, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on January 14, 2023. She was born on November 21, 1921, in Martins Ferry, Ohio and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Shelagh Story Hornung
Jan 14, 2023
On the morning of January 14, 2023, Shelagh Story Hornung, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 76.
Shelagh was preceded in death by her father, Lute C. Story and mother, Ann (Ponikvar), and youngest son, Patrick. She is survived by her husband Hil Hornung, daughter Katie Quesada (Matthew), son Michael (Linda), and daughter...
Judith Butler Fravel
Jan 14, 2023
Judith Ann Butler Fravel died January 14 on Bainbridge Island after a long progression with dementia. Born May 14, 1938, in St Louis to Dr. James and Margaret Butler, Judy was the youngest of five and extremely proud of her fourth-generation Irish-American ancestry.
After graduating from high school, Judy lived with her sister Pegi and spent a happy year at the...
Willard W Pratt
Jan 9, 2023
Willard W. Pratt, 79, of Poulsbo, WA passed away on January 9, 2023. He was born on April 30, 1943, in Poulsbo, Washington and was cherished by many throughout his life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Jan Henrik Kiaer
Jan 9, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jan Henrik Kiær, January 9, 2023. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s for several years and died peacefully in his sleep.
He was born on February 6, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. Shortly thereafter, his parents separated and he moved with his mother, Beret Holm to Oslo Norway where he grew...
Doris Naomi Bateman
Jan 6, 2023
Doris Naomi Bateman of Bainbridge Island, WA and Tulelake, CA passed away peacefully early on the morning of January 6, 2023. After living in Tulelake for nearly 80 years, Doris spent the last five years of her life with family on Bainbridge Island enjoying time with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Doris drove school bus for the Tulelake Basin Joint...
Nellie Mae Prowse
Jan 4, 2023
Nellie Mae Prowse passed away peacefully on, January 4th 2023, at the age of 88. She was surrounded with love
when she went to be with her heavenly father. Mom, Gramma, Grammie, Grannie Goose...for all you were to our family, we will hold you dear in our hearts now and always. The unconditional love you have shown us through your beautiful...
Phyllis A Driggs
Jan 4, 2023
Phyllis A. Driggs, 97, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on January 4, 2023. She was born on August 17, 1925, in Blufton, Indiana and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Bruce Dee Brunton
Jan 4, 2023
Bruce Brunton died on January 4, 2023. He was born in 1939 in Waitsburg, WA. An avid outdoorsman and adventurer,he climbed all major volcanic peaks in Washington and Oregon. Bruce was an instructor in swimming and skiing. He ventured in basketball, kayaking and sailing.
Bruce graduated from U of W law school then working for the Seattle prosecutor before moving to...
Joseph Allen Wolfe
Dec 30, 2022
Joseph Allen Wolfe, 87, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on December 30, 2022. He was born on August 26, 1935, in Charleston, West Virginia and was cherished by many throughout his life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Carl Thomas Evrard, Jr.
Dec 29, 2022
Carl Thomas Evrard Jr,, 65, of Silverdale, WA passed away on December 29, 2022. He was born on December 28, 1957, in Silverdale, Washington and was cherished by many throughout his life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Edna Jeanette Willmann
Dec 27, 2022
Deanie passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2022. Daughter of Anita Flynn (Conklin) and Major Frank Milton Conklin (retired), Deanie was born in San Antonio, Texas where she also met and married the love of her life Jim Willmann. After moving to Bainbridge in 1971, Deanie became well known as the Island Welcome Wagon lady. She welcomed hundreds of new...
Peggy O'Brien Fogliano
Dec 24, 2022
Peggy O'Brien Fogliano, 106, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on December 24, 2022. She was born on October 19, 1916, in Columbus, Nebraska and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Robert Keith Mccormic, Jr.
Dec 23, 2022
Anyone who knew him will tell you that Robert (Bob) Keith McCormic, Jr., was one of a kind. Born in Seattle in 1943, he was a proud island old-timer who always had a warm welcome for every newcomer and was eager to make a new friend wherever he went. A lifelong mischief-maker, rule-stretcher, joke- teller, story-spinner, and enchanter of young...
Margaret C Flora
Dec 21, 2022
Margaret C. Flora, 96, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on December 21, 2022. She was born on August 17, 1933, in Seattle, Washington and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Darlene Gayle Kennicott
Dec 20, 2022
Darlene Gayle Kennicott, 88, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away December 20,2022. She was born November 3, 1934 in Nampa, Idaho to the parents of Warren Duffy and Viola Davis (Duffy). Darlene was cherished by many but especially by her husband Robert Kennicott. She dedicated herself to the field of education and child care.
Additional information will be provided by family...
Claudia Elizabeth Maas
Dec 16, 2022
Claudia Elizabeth Maas, 96, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on December 16, 2022. She was born on August 28, 1926, in Jefferson, Wisconsin and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Ragnar Staples Liljequist
Dec 15, 2022
Ragnar Liljequist, of Bainbridge Island, died on December 15, 2022 at Madrona House on Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island. He was 89.
He was born in Chicago IL to Muriel and Leon Liljequist on May 8, 1933. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from Taft High School in 1951, and in 1959 received his B.A. degree in English Literature from North...
Christine Hazel Fulgham
Dec 13, 2022
Christine Hazel Fulgham, eldest daughter of Russell and Joan Fulgham, Christine is survived by her three sisters and their families: Katie Rossbach, Marcie Greggs and Julie McNerney. Christine taught on Bainbridge Island, beginning at Commodore Middle School in 1978, and then at Woodward, retiring in 2016.
She was a beloved teacher, a dear friend to many, an adventurous world traveler, artist,...