Obituaries

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

Frederic Henderson Burrow

Frederic Henderson Burrow

Jan 11, 2019

Frederic H. Burrow August 16, 1935, to January 11, 2019The brilliant flame that was Frederic Henderson Burrow was extinguished with little warning after an acute illness robbed him of his reserves and his resolve. Born 8/16/35, he was the son of Frederic and Ruth Burrow, of Colorado Springs, CO. He died on 1/11/19, in Bremerton, Washington, not far from the...

Eloise Piedalue Mills

Eloise Piedalue Mills

Jan 7, 2019

Eloise Piedalue Mills Born on December 7, 1927 in Libby, Montana to Dr. Robert J. Piedalue and Opal Townsend Piedalue. Died on January 7, 2019 at Virginia Mason Hospital following a heart attack.Graduate of Broadway High School and the University of Washington. Married Harry E. Mills on February 18, 1950 and lived on Bainbridge Island for the last 57 years....

Witold Cieplak

Witold Cieplak

Jan 5, 2019

Witold Cieplak of Bainbridge Island passed away Saturday January 5, 2019. Born October 26, 1951 in GelsenKirchen, Germany, he was the son of the late Witold and Irene (Arns) Cieplak and was 67 years of age.Additional information and services will be announced later by the family. Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Bruce Michael Labombard

Bruce Michael Labombard

Jan 4, 2019

Bruce Michael LaBombard of Bainbridge Island passed away quietly Friday January 4, 2019. Born in Schenectady, NY, December 9, 1947, he was the son of the late Roderick Henry and Catherine Clare (Mills) LaBombard and was 71 years of age.Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Melba Rose Queener

Melba Rose Queener

Jan 3, 2019

Melba Rose Queener of Denver, Colorado and formerly of Bainbridge Island passed away Thursday January 3, 2019 in Colorado. Born in Bryte, CA September 9, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Otto J. and Bertha Ruth (Lee) Pfyffer and was 96 years of age.Local arrangements are pending with and entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

William Henry Hemp

William Henry Hemp

Dec 31, 2018

William Henry Hemp, age 90, passed away on Monday December 31st, 2018. William was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Norman and Mary (Wendler) Hemp and was the younger brother of Elizabeth Hemp (deceased), his beloved sister. He graduated from St. Joseph's Prep High School in Philadelphia after moving from St. Louis in 1936. He received a Bachelor's of Science...

Olga Mae Macferran

Olga Mae Macferran

Dec 31, 2018

Olga Mae Macferran of Bainbridge Island passed away surrounded by her children Tuesday December 31, 2018 at the Madison Avenue House on Bainbridge. Born December 8, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA, she was the daughter of the late John and Olga (Maxwell) McLinn and was 94 years of age.Services and interment will be private at the families request. Arrangements are...

Annette Maria Cornpropst

Annette Maria Cornpropst

Dec 27, 2018

Annette Maria Cornpropst, aged 93, passed on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Wyatt House on Bainbridge Island, Washington.She was born December 27, 1925 in Columbus Indiana to Charles and Letha Harrell.  She married John D (Jack) Cornpropst on November 11, 1950 who passed on April 7, 1996.  Annette is survived by 2 daughters, Luann Zirkle of Ohio,  Patty (Norman)...

James Ethan Allen

James Ethan Allen

Dec 25, 2018

James Ethan Allen of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away quietly early Tuesday morning at the Madrona House Assisted Living. Born in Santa Paula, CA July 17, 1926 he was the son of the late Ethan Lee and Stella Margaret (Hoath) Allen and was 92 years of age.A US Navy Veteran, James served his country during WWII. He later began his...

George Jackson Greenawalt

George Jackson Greenawalt

Dec 25, 2018

George (Jack) Greenawalt died peacefully at home on December 25, 2018. He was born August 1, 1927 in the mining town of Norway, Michigan. When he was two, the family moved to Jackson, Michigan where he graduated from high school in 1945. Jack enlisted in the Navy and served until 1946. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern...

Jerry "Red" Tange

Jerry "Red" Tange

Dec 24, 2018

A true Montana character, Jerry "Red" Tange passed away quietly on Dec 24, 2018 at home on Bainbridge Island, Washington at the age of 73. The oldest of five sons to John and Margaret (Gutsch) Tange of Plentywood, he spent his youth on the family farm his grandfather had homesteaded in the far corner of northeastern Montana. There, Red developed...

Mary Juanita Jones

Mary Juanita Jones

Dec 20, 2018

Mary Juanita Jones of Port Gamble passed away Thursday December 20 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wa. Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Brenda Lorraine Kressler

Brenda Lorraine Kressler

Dec 20, 2018

Brenda Lorraine Kressler of Poulsbo passed away peacefully and surrounded by her loving family on Thursday December 20, 2018. Born in Marysville, CA December 20, 1960, she was the daughter William Van, Sr., and Opal (Rowland) Huffman and was 58 years of age. Brenda attained her Master's degree after which she entered the Healthcare field earning the title of Director...

Rita Mary Mcginnis

Rita Mary Mcginnis

Dec 19, 2018

Rita Mary McGinnisNov. 14, 1933 - Dec. 19, 2018Rita was born in Philadelphia, Penn. the third of five sisters from parents John and Margaret McCrossin. The family moved to Southern California when she was a teenager. It was there that she met and married her husband.Rita was a prolific artist in all media, and found her greatest joy in painting....

William E. Minteer

William E. Minteer

Dec 19, 2018

Dr. William E. Minteer, III of Bainbridge Island passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday December 19, 2018. Born December 18, 1943 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, he was the son of the late William Emmett, Jr. and Lois Mary (Weber) Minteer and was 75 years of age.Additional information will follow shortly. Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to Cook...

Daniel Alan Nakata

Daniel Alan Nakata

Dec 14, 2018

Daniel "Kato" Alan Nakata of Everett, Washington, passed away on December 14, 2018. Danny was born on January 10, 1949, the second of four sons to Mo and Sa Nakata of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Danny grew up picking strawberries alongside his cousins on his grandparents' farm. Afterwards, he would cool off by jumping into the Koura pond. At Bainbridge High...

Margaret T. Mcdevitt

Margaret T. Mcdevitt

Dec 8, 2018

Margaret (Margie) Teresa McDevitt passed away peacefully on December 8th.  She was the 5th of 6 children, born April 1st, 1930 in Seattle to Irish immigrant parents, Hannah & John McDevitt. Their Capital Hill home was filled with Irish song and dance.Margie graduated from Holy Names Academy. She loved the theater and was part of the Cirque Theater group appearing...

Marlin Lloyd George

Marlin Lloyd George

Dec 4, 2018

Marlin Lloyd George Jr., 37, passed away tragically on December 4, 2018 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He was born on September 25, 1981 in Bremerton to Melodie Strand and Marlin L. George. Marlin lived his life in Suquamish, WA. He was proud to be a Suquamish and S'Klallam descendant. He was a kind, loving man with a...

Veola E. Peggy Quinn

Veola E. Peggy Quinn

Nov 30, 2018

Veola E. "Peggy" Quinn of Sequim and formerly of Bainbridge Island passed away peacefully on Friday November 30, 2018. Born in Kent, WA., September 27, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Earnest Rudolph and Veola Margaret (Thompson) Lundgren and was 94 years of age.Peggy moved to Bainbridge when she was 2 years old growing up in Port Blakely....

Douglas L. Jonas

Douglas L. Jonas

Nov 29, 2018

Douglas L Jonas July 22, 1935 - November 29, 2018 "A Life Very Well-Lived"Douglas (Doug) Lee Jonas passed away peacefully on November 29, 2018 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle after living a joyful life full of love, giving, laughter and adventure.Born on July 22, 1935 to Carl and Margaret Jonas, Doug grew up in Puyallup in a tight-knit Swedish...