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John Raymond Rockstad
Mar 7, 2020
John Raymond Rockstad January 20, 1954 – March 7, 2020 John Rockstad was born on January 20, 1954 in Everett, WA. He moved with his family to Bainbridge Island later in 1954, and lived on Bainbridge for most of his life. He is survived by six sisters and two brothers: Paul Rockstad of Concrete, WA, Susan Lester and Patricia Lunde...
Laurie L Obergottsberger
Mar 7, 2020
Laurie L. Obergottsberger April 30, 1931- March 7, 2020 There was a little girl and she had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead And when she was good, she was very, very good And when she was bad, she was HORRID Our beloved Laurie Obergottsberger passed away after a brief bout with pneumonia on March 7,...
Marilyn Opheim Moore
Mar 5, 2020
Marilyn Opheim Moore, 76, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly in her loving husband's arms on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Born in Seattle, WA., she was the daughter of the late Eldon John and Ruth (Anderson), Opheim. Marilyn's family will provide additional service information and her life story shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Thomas L. Bryant
Mar 4, 2020
Thomas Lee Bryant, 76, of Bainbridge Island, Washington passed away peacefully on March 4, 2020. Born on June 15, 1943, Tom grew up in a Navy family living in many places from Virginia to Hawaii, but he called home Santa Barbara, California where his parents eventually settled. A graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, with both a...
William David Gurowitz
Mar 3, 2020
William David Gurowitz, known to all as 'Bill', passed away on March 3, 2020, with his son by his side. Bill was the first born son of Anna and Jack Gurowitz, who were born in Odessa and moved to the US in their early twenties. First residing in New York, where Bill was born, they moved to Gloversville, NY when...
Anne Moore Johansson
Mar 1, 2020
Anne Moore Johansson passed away peacefully Sunday morning March 1, 2020 on Bainbridge Island, Washington at the age of 88. Born June 15, 1931 in San Francisco, CA., she was the daughter of Lloyd and Patricia (Hooper) Moore. Anne attended elementary school in San Francisco and went to middle school and high school overseas because of her father's employment with...
Helen A Best
Mar 1, 2020
Helen Best, 93, passed away on March 1, 2020, after a brief illness. Helen was born to John and Sarah Schneider in Seattle and raised in Suquamish, WA. After graduating from Seattle University, Helen taught chemistry and physics to the children of American servicemen in Japan where she met George Best, a USAF pilot. They were married in 1955 and...
Theodore Moran
Feb 29, 2020
Theodore Moran 04/10/1945 to 02/29/2020 Theodore (Ted) Moran was born to Louis Moran and Catherine Anderson Moran, April 10, 1945. He was a member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam tribe and a lifelong Kitsap County resident and a 30 year Suquamish resident. On December 11, 1982, he married his wife, Deborah and she remained by his side until the end....
Harold M Mathisen
Feb 28, 2020
Harold Miller Mathisen Jr. of Poulsbo, WA passed away on the morning of February 28, 2020. Harold was 80 years old. Harold was born in Seattle to Harold and June Mathisen Sr on September 29, 1939. He grew up in the Port Blakely and Toe Jam Hill areas of Bainbridge Island attending the McDonald School in Eagledale and Bainbridge High...
Barbara L. Crossland
Feb 24, 2020
Barbara L. Crossland, 78, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly with her loving family at her side on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Born in San Diego, California she moved to Bainbridge Island over 15 years ago. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Relatives and friends are invited to her Mass...
Elizabeth B. Voll
Feb 24, 2020
Elizabeth B. Voll, 100, a longtime resident of Bainbridge Island, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Madrona House on Bainbridge Island. Born in Paul, Idaho, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ruth (Lundgren) Brown. Elizabeth's family will share more about her life shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to...
Linda Marie Hofferber
Feb 23, 2020
Linda Marie Hofferber, 69, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Born in Crookston, Minnesota she was the daughter of Arlette (Sylvester) and the late Lloyd Arthur Wollin. Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Karen S. Phipps
Feb 19, 2020
Karen S. Phipps, 65, of Poulsbo, WA., passed away peacefully at home with her family. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio she was the daughter of Geraldine (Taylor) Jordan and the late Harold Jordan. Preceded in death by her loving husband Bruce A. Phipps in 2013, Karen is survived by her beloved daughter and best friend Laura Douglas and her husband Craig...
G. David Kelly
Feb 17, 2020
Gordon David Kelly, "David", 77, a lifelong resident of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away suddenly on Monday, February 17, 2020. Born at home in the Rolling Bay section of Bainbridge Island, he lived in the same home his entire life. David was the son of Owen Augustus and Jennievee Isabel (Ukestad) Kelly. David was in the Bainbridge High School Class...
Peggy Ann Stairs
Feb 14, 2020
Peggy Ann Stairs, 71, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020, at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA. Born in Richland, WA., she was the daughter of Melvin L. and Ruth E. (Arthur) Stairs. Peggy was employed as an Accountant for many years. Additional information about Peggy will be provided by her family shortly. Services and...
Janet Linn Wick
Feb 14, 2020
Janet Linn Wick, 86, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020, at the home she shared with her extended family. Born in Chicago, Illinois she was the daughter of the late George and Evalin (Bates) Linn. Janet earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education and would go on to become a school teacher and later a...
Mary Elizabeth Buffington
Feb 13, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Coughlin Buffington passed away on February 13, 2020. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (O'Dea) Coughlin. Mary attended St. Dominic Academy and Jersey City State College. Mary met her husband, John "Doug" Buffington when she was a high school senior and he a college...
Joseph John Pecunies
Feb 5, 2020
John Joseph Pecunies, 60, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly and comfortably next to a warm fire and surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Born in Manchester, Connecticut he was the son of Vernon Eugene and Mildred M. (Rooney) Pecunies. The family will provide John's whole story very soon. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook...
Monica St John Brown
Feb 5, 2020
Monica St John Brown of Bainbridge Island July 7th 1929 February 5, 2020 Â Monica passed away peacefully on February 5, 2020. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend. Monica St John was born to Albert Thomas and Emily Marjorie Goodman in Suffolk, England. Soon after WWII, in her late teens, she traveled on a Holland...
Larry William Ashe
Feb 5, 2020
Larry William Ashe of Poulsbo, Washington, passed away on February 5, 2020. He would have turned 84 on February 8, 2020. He was born in Los Angeles, California to William Montgomery Ashe and Bernice (Parker) Ashe. He was the eldest of 5 children, Janet Ashe (Smith), James Montgomery Ashe, Carole Ashe (Brown) and William Montgomery Ashe, Jr. He is preceded...
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