Barbara Kuehnoel

of Bainbridge Island, WA. slipped quietly away on June 28, 2009. Born in Seattle on Jan. 9, 1928 to Fredrick and Agnes Henricksen, Barbara attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma and graduated from the University of Washington. It was there one star sprinkled evening that she walked down the stairs at the Sigma Kappa sorority and into the heart of Robert E. Kuehnoel. Stunned speechless by her beauty he knew that he had met " the love of his life", they were married nearly 60 years.Moving to Seattle and then Bellevue, WA they raised two loving children, Gregory and Dawnell. Barbara was active in the Children's Hearing League, the Seattle Tennis Club and her church. Fond of singing and possessed of a beautiful voice, she often summoned her children to dinner with the melodic intensity and volume of an operatic diva.Not content to sit at home when her children left for college, Barbara went back to work for the Washington Bankers Association, where she became a meeting planner. Bob and Barbara moved to Bainbridge Island in 1988, where they have enjoyed island living ever since. Barbara will long be remembered for her beauty, her kindness, and determination and mordant wit. We greatly lament her passing, but celebrate her life! She is survived by husband Robert Kuehnoel and their children Gregory Kuehnoel and Dawnell D'Angelo and husband Anthony and her grandchildren Christopher, Daniel and Alexander as well as her sister and husband Shirley and Stanley Taylor and their wonderful children Deidre, Brent, Kristen and Terri.Our deep appreciation to the kind and caring people at Island Rehab and Health Center, which provided loving support over these last years. In lieu of flowers send memorial contributions to: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, PO Box 19024 J-5-200 Seattle, WA. 98109.