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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Amy Lucinda Weida
Jun 24, 2022
Amy Lucinda Weida, 58, of Champlin, MN passed away on June 24, 2022. She was born on October 8, 1963, in Winona, MO, and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Margaret Louise Gibbs
Jun 23, 2022
Margaret Gibbs loved using metal, glass, fiber, ceramics and other sculptural materials to express the creativity that was a bedrock in her life. She grew up in Michigan where she worked a night job in order to take art classes at Muskegon Junior College. Adventurous travel with her two sisters at different times took her around the country before she...
Donald Fisher
Jun 21, 2022
It is with great sadness that our family announces that Donald (“Don”) Fisher, of Bainbridge Island, passed away on June 21, 2022, at the age of 90. After falling and breaking his hip, he did not recover from his surgery. His battle in the weeks following his surgery only highlighted his kindness, thoughtfulness, and sincere love for his family and...
Joan Williams Chatham
Jun 19, 2022
Joan Williams Chatham, 86, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away on June 19, 2022. She was born on June 28, 1935, in Berkley, CA, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Sara Hoffman Mockett
Jun 19, 2022
Sara Hoffman Mockett, 84, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on June 19, 2022. She was born on February 18, 1938, in New York, NY, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Myrna Yvette Justus
Jun 17, 2022
Myrna Yvette Justus, 81, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away on June 17, 2022. She was born on February 4, 1941, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Brian Scott Leekley
Jun 13, 2022
Brian James Scott Leekley passed peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2022, on Bainbridge Island, WA. A teacher, life-long activist, and gifted writer, Brian devoted his talents, heart, and soul to social justice. Brian was born on May 30, 1942, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Richard and Evelyn Kohanek Leekley. Growing up in Chicago, he was endlessly curious with a boundless imagination...
Merle Allen Hayes, Jr.
Jun 12, 2022
Merle Allen Hayes Jr., the son of Margorie Hayes and Merle Allen Hayes Sr. Born on January 3, 1942, in Tulalip, WA. He passed away on June 12, 2022, at the age of 80. Merle Hayes was a Suquamish Tribal Elder, who spent his life living on the Suquamish land. He retired from the Suquamish Tribal fisheries department in 2017,...
Delores Hall Van Wyck
Jun 3, 2022
Delores Hall Van Wyck of Silverdale died on June 3 rd, 2022. She was 89 years old. Delores was born in Center City, Minnesota to the late Raymond E. Hall and Lillian C. (Sellman) Hall. Delores’ loving husband Richard T. (Dick) Van Wyck passed on February 2, 2007. She is survived by her two children Susan Armo (Frank) and Kurt...
M. Wayne Blair
Jun 3, 2022
M. Wayne Blair, 79, of Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo, Washington passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, following a brief illness. Anne, his wife of 55 years, and their three children, Jessica, Chris, and Jeff were able to be with him as he peacefully caught his “last ferry boat home.” Wayne was born and raised in Spokane, Washington to Grace and...
David Frederick Sheldon
Jun 2, 2022
David F. Sheldon, a resident of Bainbridge Island since 2008, died in his sleep on Thursday, June 2. Born on Groundhog Day in 1929, David made full use of his 93 years with personal engagements that endeared him to many and professional accomplishments that earned him respect and admiration from his peers. David was born in New York City and...
Erline Wade Reha
Jun 1, 2022
Erline Wade Reha (80) died of natural causes on June 1, 2021. Erline was a 47-year resident of Bainbridge Island, a vibrant and active member of her community, and a beloved mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. Erline was born on December 4, 1941, in Spokane, WA. She was a graduate of Central Valley High School and the University of Washington....
Susan L Roth
Jun 1, 2022
Susan L. Roth, 70, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on June 01, 2022. She was born on August 21, 1951, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Adam Patrick Lott
Jun 1, 2022
Adam Patrick Lott, 44, passed away surrounded by family on June 1, 2022, at his home in Poulsbo, WA after a 3-year battle with aggressive brain cancer. Adam was born on October 16, 1977, with his identical twin brother Phil, to parents Doris and James Lott in Seattle, WA. His grandparents were Greg and DeElvia Lott and James and Patricia...
Dan Leroy Jensen
May 26, 2022
Dan LeRoy Jensen, 79, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on May 26, 2022. He was born on December 07, 1942, and was a cherished husband and father. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
James "Jim" Vincent Lovell
May 22, 2022
James Vincent Lovell AKA Jim was born 09/04/1947 in Seattle, WA, and died at the age of 74 on 05/22/2022 in Bainbridge, WA. He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, an uncle, a great-uncle, and—of course, a cousin who is survived by his sister Janet, his wife Maryln, children Jeannine and James K Lovell, step children David, Kathy, Kristie,...
Maureen Lily Sather
May 18, 2022
Maureen Lily Sather, 88, of Port Orchard, WA passed away on May 18, 2022. She was born on June 28, 1933, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
Connie Louise Wellman
May 17, 2022
Connie Louise Wellman, 62, passed away in Kingston, WA on May 17, 2022, She was born on May 18, 1959, in Bremerton, WA, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.
James Henning
May 16, 2022
Jim Henning was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1932 and died at home on Bainbridge Island, Washington on May 16 - just shy of his 90th birthday. Jim was an accomplished musician, avid wine enthusiast, fisherman (known for his smoked steelhead), chef, cyclist, skier, builder, golfer, and political limerick writer. His years in the U.S. Navy brought him from Ohio...
Freedus Warren Wilton
May 15, 2022
On May 15th, 2022, Freedus Warren Wilton, 86, passed away at St. Michaels Medical Center in Silverdale, WA. Freedus was born on April 23rd, 1936, in Markley, TX. Freedus was the son of Ester Virigil Wilton and Edwiona Burch. Freedus was a dedicated cement finisher in the pipe manufacturing industry for many years. Freedus will be missed by many including...