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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Paul Malcolm Pearson
May 3, 2020
On Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 Paul Pearson of Bainbridge Island passed away at the age of 77. Paul was born in Portland, Oregon to Victor and Bernice (Nelson) Pearson. He graduated from Williams College with a BA in political science and devoted his career to others, working as an educational administrator, eventually retiring from the University of Washington. Paul is...
Marie Breitsprecher Johnson
May 1, 2020
Marie Breitsprecher Johnson, 94, of Port Townsend, WA., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Martha and Mary Health and Rehabilitation Center in Poulsbo. Born in Spokane, WA., she was the daughter of the late Carl and Emelia (Schafer) Okert. Marie was employed for many years as an Executive Secretary for the IBM Computer Company. Preceded in...
Anita Joyce Crosby
Apr 28, 2020
Anita Joyce Crosby, 79, a longtime resident of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away surrounded by her loving husband and son on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Born in Seattle, WA., she was the daughter of the late Christian K. and Ida Elizabeth (Sabo) Goodman. Additional information will be provided by Anita's family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral...
David L. Poggi
Apr 23, 2020
David L. Poggi, 56, of Poulsbo, WA., passed away comfortably surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Born in Seattle, WA., he was the son of Donald and the late Shirley (Claussen) Poggi. David was a co-owner and quality assurance manager of TMF Manufacturing in Poulsbo for many years. Additional information about David will be provided very...
Christine Wyatt
Apr 23, 2020
Christine Wyatt, 70, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. Born in Portland, Oregon she was the daughter of William Westwood and Bethene (Ross) Wyatt. Christine earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho graduating in 1975. She then went to work as an attorney spending...
Barbara Jean Buxman
Apr 22, 2020
Barbara Jean Buxman, 70, of Bremerton, WA., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Born in Bellingham, WA., she was the daughter of Melvin and Laura (Henley) Ross. Additional information will be provided by the family very soon. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
David Harrison Moen
Apr 21, 2020
David Harrison Moen of Bainbridge Island, WA died on Tuesday, April 21st in the company of loved ones. A stroke just a few days following his 80th birthday resulted in hospitalization and eventual Hospice care. He lived another 80 days after the unplanned helicopter ride to a Seattle hospital on February 1, 2020. Born in Bellingham, WA on January 26,...
Patricia "Pat" Coffee
Apr 19, 2020
Patricia 'Pat" Coffee, 77, of Kingston, WA., passed away quietly surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at the Brookdale Montclair Assisted Living Center in Poulsbo, WA. Born in Salem, Oregon she was the daughter of the late Fred and Regina Alice (Baumstimler) Rupp. Additional information will be provided by Pat's family very shortly. Arrangements are entrusted...
Claude I. Hepworth M.D.
Apr 15, 2020
Dr. Claude I. Hepworth, M.D., 91, of Belfair, Washington, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Born in Pentwater, MI., he was the son of the late Samuel and Edna Grace (Wilder) Hepworth. Additional information will be provided by Claude's family soon. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Joann Wallace Millican
Apr 13, 2020
JoAnn Wallace Millican, 91, a lifelong resident of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly on Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Madrona House Assisted Living on Bainbridge Island. Born in Seattle, Washington she was the daughter of the late Chalmers E. and Loiletta (Carle) Wallace. A graduate of Lincoln High School on Bainbridge, JoAnn went on to attend Willamette University...
Alice Lorraine Magnusson
Apr 12, 2020
Alice Lorraine Magnusson, 92, a longtime resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Martha and Mary Health and Rehabilitation Center in Poulsbo. Born in Seattle, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Joyce and Hazel (Jesper) Kallgren. After graduating from High School, Alice went to work for the Telephone Company where she...
Marshall Jager Jacobsen
Apr 11, 2020
Marshall Jager Jacobsen, 77, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly with his family at his side on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus in Seattle. Born in Seattle, he was the son of the late Marshall J. and Jane Constance (Knutson) Jacobsen. A United States Navy Veteran, Marshall spent his career with the...
Helen Louise Pollock
Apr 10, 2020
Helen Louise Pollock, "Louise" as she was best known, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully with her loving husband at her side on Friday, April 10, 2020. Born in Vancouver, WA., she was the daughter of the late Gerry Edwin and Helen Fay (Pifer) Woolf. A graduate of the University of Washington, Louise worked as an Executive Assistant in...
Kurt Enget
Apr 10, 2020
Kurt Enget, 49, of Port Orchard, passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2020, at Harrison Medical Center. Kurt was born in Bremerton, WA to Chuck and Sandy Enget. He grew up in Port Orchard and graduated from South Kitsap High School. Kurt was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his mother. At the age of 16,...
Helen Lorraine (Matson) Bohlig
Apr 7, 2020
Helen was born July 24, 1919, to Austin and Christina Matson in Byron Township, MN. She was the eighth child of eleven, grew up on a farm, and went to a one-room schoolhouse where her oldest sister, Pearl, was one of her teachers. She was on the Waseca High School basketball team, graduating in 1937. On October 9, 1943, she...
Louise Lu Lawrence Simpson
Apr 6, 2020
Louise "Lu" Lawrence Simpson, 92, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wa. Born in Massillon, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ruth (Moser) Lawrence. Lu worked as a Professor for her entire career. Preceded in death by her loving husband Altus in March of...
Harry E. Mills
Apr 6, 2020
Harry E. Mills, Jr. was born in Seattle on February 24, 1924, to Harry E. Mills and Jean Davidson Mills. He died at home, surrounded by his family, on April 6, 2020, at the age of 96. Harry was raised in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. He began college at Washington State...
Katherine Sue Olson
Apr 5, 2020
Katherine Sue Olson, 84, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the Madrona House on Bainbridge Island. Born in Oak Park, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Walter Edward and Nellie Katherine (Perry) Roth. Katherine's family will provide additional information shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island,...
Maryetta Frances Bauer
Apr 5, 2020
Maryetta Frances Bauer, 73, of Bainbridge Island, WA., and Montana passed away comfortably surrounded by those closest to her on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Born in Polson, Montana, she was the daughter of S.N. and Gladys (Petersen) McKinsey. Maryetta's family will provide her story very soon. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, Wa.
Donald Raymond Cherek
Apr 5, 2020
Donald Raymond Cherek, 78, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. Born in Omaha, Nebraska he was the son of the late Raymond Lawrence and Agnes Ann (Rhody) Cherek. Additional information will be provided by Donald's family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of...