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

Sylvia H Button

Sylvia H Button

Aug 28, 2021

On August 28th, 2021 Sylvia H Button, 88, passed away on Bainbridge Island, WA. Sylvia was born September 19th, 1932 in Scottsburg, Indiana. She was the daughter of Ward Harlan and Marjorie Littell. After receiving her master's degree, Sylvia went on to become a beloved elementary school teacher. She will be deeply missed by all her friends and family. Arrangements...

Frank Dennis Ducceschi

Frank Dennis Ducceschi

Aug 27, 2021

On August 27th, 2021 Frank Dennis Ducceschi, 77, passed away in Seattle, WA. Frank was born on July 14th, 1944 in Gary, Indiana and was the son of Sam Ducceschi and Margaret Hofman. After receiving his bachelor's degree, Frank became a publisher/editor for the newspaper industry. He will be missed by his loving wife, Joan Skipper Ducceschi, as well as...

Margaret Joy Swingle

Margaret Joy Swingle

Aug 27, 2021

Margaret “Peggy” (Dvonch) Swingle March 5, 1947 – August 27, 2021 Margaret “Peggy” Dvonch was born in New York, New York to Frederick and Mara Dvonch. She graduated from Carleton College in 1968 and married Larry Swingle. She moved to Bainbridge Island in 1975 and made her home there for the rest of her life. Over her 40-year career as...

Ronald Paul Arbour

Ronald Paul Arbour

Aug 26, 2021

On Thursday, August 26th, 2021 Ronald Paul Arbour, 66, passed away in Silverdale, WA. Ronald was born on September 22nd, 1954 in Biddeford, ME., and was the son of Wilfred Joseph Arbour and Theresa Marie Larochelle. After receiving his associate's degree, Ronald became a chef in the restaurant business. Ronald was a resident of Bainbridge Island for over 30 years...

Carole Marie O'Neill

Carole Marie O'Neill

Aug 26, 2021

Kerry O’Neill passed away peacefully, August 26th. She loved flowers, children, theatre, family and friends. She was born (1938, Carole Marie King) and grew up on Chicago’s Westside, until she met Bill in a high school play. Carole had become a parochial school teacher, before they married in 1960 and began a series of moves while Bill pursued training in...

Donald Harvey Jones

Donald Harvey Jones

Aug 24, 2021

On Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 Donald Harvey Jones, 79, passed away at St. Michaels Medical Center in Silverdale, WA. A Washington State native, Donald was born on June 26th, 1942 in Bremerton, WA. He was the son of Foster Jones and Clara George. Donald spent most of his career as a welder for the shipyards and casinos before his retirement....

Richard Grant

Richard Grant

Aug 23, 2021

Richard Grant (1936-2021) Richard Grant, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, was born in San Francisco, on July 7, 1936. He was raised in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and New York. He graduated Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in 1954 and then served two years in the US Army in Korea and six years in the US Army Reserve, receiving his...

Donald Blane Cox

Donald Blane Cox

Aug 22, 2021

Donald Blane Cox, 64, of Silverdale, Washington, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 22nd after a life well lived, if all too short. Born in Willet, California to Donald Duane Cox and Edna Hatch, Blane primarily grew up in Utah where he married his high school sweetheart, Tish. Blane was talented in anything that he pursued in life. He had...

Michael Kevin Hobbs

Michael Kevin Hobbs

Aug 22, 2021

August 22, 2021 Michael Kevin Hobbs of West Seattle, lost his fight for life on Sunday, August 22, 2021 after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. He was 66 years of age. It is said that if you love your job, then you never have to work. If that is so, then Michael never worked a day...

Beverly Sue Green

Beverly Sue Green

Aug 21, 2021

On Saturday, August 21st, 2021 Beverly Sue Green, 75, passed away on Bainbridge Island, WA. Beverly was born on January 11th, 1946 in El Paso, TX. the daughter of Richard Semple and Katherine Bourland. After receiving her associate's degree, she went on to work as a real estate agent. Beverly was a resident of Bainbridge Island for over 31 years....

Nguyet Minh Murphy

Nguyet Minh Murphy

Aug 21, 2021

On Saturday, August 21st, 2021 Nguyet Minh Murphy, 87, passed away in Poulsbo, WA. Nguyet was born on April 18th, 1934 in Vietnam the daughter of Thai Nguon Duong and Truong Kim Hoa. After receiving her associate's degree, Nguyet worked as a librarian. Nguyet will be greatly missed by her husband, James F Murphy, their son, Jean-Jacques T Murphy, as...

Margaret Eleanor Duggan

Margaret Eleanor Duggan

Aug 20, 2021

On Friday, August 20th, 2021 Margaret Eleanor Duggan, 74, passed away in Suquamish, WA. Margaret was born on October 5th, 1946 in Bremerton, WA. and was the daughter of Harold Duggan and Grace Sigo. Margaret was a lifelong Washington State resident. Service information will be provided by the family at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family...

Kendall Allen Everts

Kendall Allen Everts

Aug 19, 2021

Kendall Allen Everts passed on quietly in his home, on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on August 19, 2021. He is survived by his spouse, Sally; and as a loving father he is survived by his daughter Amber Holland (Curnow) and her husband Stephen Holland and grandchildren: Maira, Aine, Aidan, Brendan, and Ronon; and family members: his parents, Sandra Money (Mortensen) and...

Norma Bernice Hanson

Norma Bernice Hanson

Aug 19, 2021

Norma B. Hanson was born on May 2nd, 1931, and passed away on August 19, 2021. She was born to Norwegian immigrant parents, Art & Evelyn Anderson. In 1949 Norma graduated from North Kitsap High School and then attended Pacific Lutheran University for two years. On February 28, 1953, she married Earl Hanson of Bainbridge Island. They settled in Poulsbo,...

Lena Rose Tunkara

Lena Rose Tunkara

Aug 19, 2021

On Thursday, August 19th, 2021 Lena Rose Tunkara, 38, passed away at St. Michales Medical Center in Silverdale, WA. Lena was born in Bremerton, WA on April 22nd, 1983, and was the daughter of Curtis M. Hanna and Susan Carpenter. After receiving her bachelor's degree, Lena worked as a foster care coordinator for the S'Klallam Tribe. Lena is survived and...

Elaine Patricia Mulanax

Elaine Patricia Mulanax

Aug 17, 2021

On Tuesday, August 17th, 2021 Elaine Patricia Mulanax, 92, passed away at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, WA. Elaine was born on December 3rd, 1928 in Cheyenne, WY., and was the daughter of Clarence M. Montgomery and Nellie E Hunnel. Elaine is survived by her daughter Karen Bryant. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island,...

Carol Lee Walters

Carol Lee Walters

Aug 16, 2021

CAROL LEE WALTERS Carol Walters peacefully passed away on August 16, 2021, in her rocking chair in San Diego, CA. She moved to Southern California in 2019 to be near her daughters, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter – and of course, the sunny weather. While she loved San Diego, she very much missed all of her friends from Bainbridge Island and surrounding...

Jean Gibson Campbell

Jean Gibson Campbell

Aug 11, 2021

Jean Gibson Campbell September 17, 1932 – August 11, 2021 Long time Bainbridge Island resident, Jean Campbell, passed away at home on August 11, 2021, one month shy of her 89th birthday. She was the daughter of Mildred and Grant Gibson and younger sister to John (RD). Home was Sultan, WA. In 1954 Jean graduated from the University of Washington...

Vincent Thomas Giamona

Vincent Thomas Giamona

Aug 9, 2021

In Loving Memory of Vincent Thomas Giamona April 5, 1985 – August 9, 2021 Vincent Thomas Giamona died tragically on Monday, August 9, 2021, at the age of 36 while enjoying the beauty, peace, and comfort that his forever home brought him. Vince is survived by his fiancée, Andrew Padula and their fur-babies Luna, Oliver & Winston; his parents, Ginger...

William Earl Barrow

William Earl Barrow

Aug 7, 2021

William (Bill) E. Barrow: 01/29/1935-08/07/2021 Bill was born in Seattle, Washington on January 29, 1935. A lifelong resident of the Puget Sound area, he watched Seattle grow from the small city it was, to the metropolis it is today. He told stories of riding the Seattle streetcars as a boy and taking the ski train from King Street Station to...