Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Donna Jean Shadwell

Donna Jean Shadwell

Oct 9, 2025

Donna Jean Shadwell was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 6th, 1931, and passed away on Bainbridge Island on October 9th, 2025. May she be remembered for all the work she did as a nursing assistant and by all who loved and cherished her.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge...

Thomas Kevin McDonald

Thomas Kevin McDonald

Oct 9, 2025

Thomas Kevin McDonald was born in Santa Barbara, California, on December 16th, 1949, and passed away in his Bainbridge Island home on October 9th, 2025. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Jay Herbert Dahlquist

Jay Herbert Dahlquist

Oct 7, 2025

Jay Herbert Dahlquist, July 18, 1938, to October 7, 2025, Jay Dahlquist, well known in Poulsbo as the co-owner of Dahlquist’s Fine Jewelry, passed peacefully at The Ridge, Memory Care Facility in Silverdale. He was 87 years old.

Jay was born in Omak, Washington, to Herbert and Kathleen Dahlquist. He graduated from Omak High School, where he played football and basketball....

Richard Douglas Chandler

Richard Douglas Chandler

Oct 6, 2025

Richard “Rick” or “Ricky” Chandler, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on October 6, 2025. Rick was a pillar of the Bainbridge Island community for decades, known most recently as the curator of the Bainbridge History Museum, where he retired in 2020 after 20 years of service, including managing the Museum’s move to its current...

Barbara Golden

Barbara Golden

Oct 4, 2025

Barbara Golden, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 4, 2025.

Barbara grew up in Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin, a small community located just a few miles east of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The hamlet of Lake Ivanhoe was founded on a small lake in 1912 as a resort for Black Chicago families by entrepreneurs, who, in order to bypass...

Loretta Etsuko Hayashida

Loretta Etsuko Hayashida

Oct 3, 2025

Loretta Etsuko Hayashida was born in Hakalau, Hawaii, and passed away peacefully in her Bainbridge Island home on October 3rd, 2025. May she be remembered by all who had the blessing of knowing her and loving her.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Frances Elizabeth Larkin Lewis

Frances Elizabeth Larkin Lewis

Oct 1, 2025

Frances Elizabeth “Betsy” Larkin Lewis February 25, 1942 – October 1, 2025

Frances “Betsy” Lewis of Bainbridge Island, Washington, passed away on October 1, 2025 after a brief illness. Born in Dallas, TX to Percy Larkin, Jr. and Elizabeth Kirk Larkin, she grew up in the Dallas area and graduated from Richardson High School in 1960. She graduated with a B.A....

Bonnie Gladys George

Bonnie Gladys George

Sep 30, 2025

Bonnie Gladys George was born in Tacoma, WA, on February 12th, 1951, and passed away at home on September 10, 2025. May she be remembered by all who loved her and had the pleasure of knowing her.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Roland Oliver Bjornson

Roland Oliver Bjornson

Sep 27, 2025

Roland Oliver Bjornson was born in Seattle, WA, on July 21st, 1925, and passed away in his Bainbridge Island home on September 27th, 2025. He will be deeply missed by his loved ones and those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Jason Scott Parker

Jason Scott Parker

Sep 25, 2025

In loving memory of Jason Parker. He was born in Seattle, WA, on January 7th, 1952, and passed away on September 25th, 2025. He will be deeply missed by his loving family and friends.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Dianna Mae Purser

Dianna Mae Purser

Sep 25, 2025

Dianna Mae Purser, 75, of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, passed away in her home on the Port Gamble S’Klallam Indian Reservation in Little Boston, Washington, on September 25, 2025.

She was born on March 20, 1950, in Bremerton, Washington, to Aaron Purser and Geraldine Heiman. Dianna was a woman of strength and compassion, always extending kindness to those facing struggles....

Mary Lorraine Goodman

Mary Lorraine Goodman

Sep 17, 2025

Mary Lorraine Goodman was born in Reno, NV, on August 30th, 1942, and passed away under loving care on September 17th, 2025, on Bainbridge Island, WA. May she be remembered and missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly. 

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Jack Gordon Mace

Jack Gordon Mace

Sep 15, 2025

In Loving Memory of Jack Mace

July 31, 1948 – September 15, 2025

Jack Mace was a man whose strength was never loud, but always felt. He carried himself with quiet confidence, calm, steady, and kind. The kind of man who didn’t need to fill the room with words to make you feel safe. His was the kind of love that anchored...

Alan Iglitzin

Alan Iglitzin

Sep 15, 2025

Alan Iglitzin, the acclaimed violist and founding member of the Philadelphia String Quartet, which battled and won a long legal war with the Philadelphia Orchestra to become the University of Washington’s quartet in residence, died on September 15th in his home on Bainbridge Island, WA. He was 93. His death was confirmed by his family.

Mr. Iglitzin possessed remarkable musical talent...

Timothy David Wood

Timothy David Wood

Sep 11, 2025

In loving memory of Timothy David Wood. He was born in Orville, CA, on November 7th, 1981, and passed away on September 11th, 2025.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Richard Webster Grieves

Richard Webster Grieves

Sep 10, 2025

Richard Grieves, November 21, 1937 – September 10, 2025 Richard Webster Grieves was born in Glen Ridge, NJ, on November 21, 1937, the son of Walter and Lucille Grieves. He grew up in Chatham, NJ, where he attended public school, followed by Blair Academy. In 1960, he graduated from Princeton University and fulfilled his military obligation by serving three years...

Karen Elizabeth Mally

Karen Elizabeth Mally

Sep 10, 2025

In loving memory of Karen Mally. She was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on October 11th, 1946, and passed away in her Poulsbo, WA home on September 10th, 2025.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.

Wayne Edward White

Wayne Edward White

Sep 9, 2025

Wayne Edward White was born in Aberdeen, WA, on February 1st, 1949, and passed away at his Bainbridge Island home on September 9th, 2025. He will be deeply missed by his loving family and friends, and all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Additional information to be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge...

Michael Fellin

Michael Fellin

Sep 9, 2025

Michael “Mike” Fellin was born October 3, 1945, in Denver, Colorado, to a young mother, who made the difficult choice to place her first-born son for adoption. He was lovingly welcomed by Muriel and Alex Fellin, who raised him as their only son in Pueblo, Colorado.

As a child, Mike was bright, precocious, and eager to learn. He could recite long...

John Oreiro

John Oreiro

Sep 5, 2025

Huntsteelum John “JR” Oreiro

March 23, 1952 – September 5, 2025

Huntsteelum John “JR” Oreiro, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025. He was surrounded by his loving family as he began his journey to rest and peace.

A smile that lit up the world.A loyalty that was unmatched.A kindness and joy paired with...