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Buz Whiteley
Feb 24, 2025
Buz Whiteley (William H Whiteley Jr.) passed away February 24, 2025. He was born in Seattle, WA, March 12, 1927, to William and Mildred Whiteley. He had one older sister, Virginia, who passed away 13 days prior to his death. He attended Silverdale High School, which is where he started playing the trumpet…more about that later. In 1944, the Navy...
René "Max"Marinoni
Feb 22, 2025
Max was born June 10, 1937, in Grenoble, France, to Marie and Giuseppe Marinoni, who met in Grenoble after immigrating from southern and northern Italy respectively. The middle of three children, Max was close with his older and younger brothers Robert and Gilbert, and shared many stories of growing up in a tiny two-room apartment in occupied France during WWII.
Max...
Steven Brown
Feb 18, 2025
Steve worked for the Bainbridge Island School District driving a school bus for 20 years. He enjoyed working with kids. He grew up on Bainbridge Island Class of ‘73. Spent time in the Navy and was a Sergeant in the National Guard. He was a photographer and journalist.
He is survived by his daughter Sarah Brown, Coos Bay, OR, and sisters...
Richard John Kinsman
Feb 15, 2025
Richard passed away at home, surrounded by his family, on February 15th.
Born and raised in Colon, Panama, Richard lived there with his family until the age of 14, when they moved to Seattle. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1952. After graduation, Richard enlisted in the Army, where he was stationed at Kagnew Station in Asmara, Eritrea/Ethiopia, a secret...
Richard Lewis Goff
Feb 10, 2025
Richard Lewis Goff passed away February 10, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at his home on Pleasant Beach on Bainbridge Island. Richard was born in 1938 to Dr. Willard and Barbara Goff. He grew up in Seattle with his two brothers and two sisters. He attended Franklin High School and spent his summers on Bainbridge with his extended family.
He...
Bruce Craig Grant
Feb 3, 2025
Bruce Craig Grant, beloved husband, father, brother, son and dear friend to many, passed away in his sleep in the early morning hours of February 3, 2025, his wife of 45 years by his side. He was 71 years old.
Born on August 2, 1953, he and his siblings spent their early years playing in the red clay of McAlester, Oklahoma....
Dick Gentry
Feb 3, 2025
Richard D. “Dick” Gentry of Redmond passed away peacefully on February 3, 2025. He was born May 4, 1935 in Yakima, Washington. He met Rita Pflueger in their junior high school band and they were married for 68 years. After Dick’s service in the US Army, the couple moved to Seattle in 1959 and then lived in Redmond from 1968...
Harold Pratt
Feb 1, 2025
Harold Pratt, 69, of Suquamish, WA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 1st, 2025 in Silverdale, WA. Harold was born on May 10th, 1956 in Bremerton, WA, and was the youngest son of Mildred (Adams) Pratt. Harold graduated from North Kitsap High School in 1975.
He married Debra Pratt and together they gifted the world with one daughter Brianna (James) Johnston,...
Eugene Roy Straw
Jan 31, 2025
Eugene Roy Straw was born in Havensville, KS to the parents of Herschel and Eunice (Booth) Straw on August 25, 1944. He passed away with his loving family by his side on January 31, 2025. His full story may follow shortly by his family.
Michael Gardner Lampert
Jan 26, 2025
Michael Gardner Lampert, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on January 26, 2025, at the age of 83.
Mike was born on August 13, 1941, in Spokane, Washington, to Ray and Lorene Lampert, joining his older sister, Diane. He graduated from North Central High School in Spokane and went on to earn a degree from Eastern Washington University....
Phyllis Katz
Jan 24, 2025
Phyllis Katz (nee Friedman), loving mother, grandmother, sister, and wife, passed away on January 24, 2025. She was a dedicated science educator, avid reader, collector of textiles, world traveler, educator, planner, and starter of conversations with everyone she met. Phyllis was born in the Bronx, New York in 1946 and grew up in Queens. After marrying Victor in 1969, they...
Richard Stephen Wilson
Jan 24, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Stephen Wilson on January 24, at the age of 73.
Stephen was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on January 24, 1952. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Queen’s University, Belfast, and a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, London. He worked in the...
Worthington LeHuray Smith
Jan 18, 2025
Worth Smith died peacefully at home with family present on Bainbridge Island, WA just shy of his 100th birthday.
Worth, known as “Bud” to his parents, was born in Tacoma, WA. Bud grew up in Portland, OR, and Missoula and Billings, MT before attending The Hotchkiss School for his high school years in Lakeville, CT, where he graduated in 1943.
Following his...
Stanley Wayne Van Eps
Jan 18, 2025
Stan Van Eps, 71, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away on January 18, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 1, 1953, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife of over 51 years, Sandra (Wayenberg), his son Stace Van Eps, his daughter, Sarah Cox and his son-in-law Ron Cox.
Stan graduated from Soap Lake High...
Melisa Teischy Holmes
Jan 17, 2025
Melisa Holmes, 52, of Poulsbo, Washington, passed away on January 17, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Melisa Teischy Toy was born on November 13, 1972, in Hollywood, California. She was the first child of Steve and Vickie Toy and was truly the apple of their eyes. As the first grandchild and niece on both sides of the...
John Thomas Sachs
Jan 13, 2025
John Thomas (Tom) Sachs died peacefully on January 13, 2025, at his residence on Bainbridge Island, Washington, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.
Born on February 12, 1935, in Fullerton, California, Tom was the only child of Carl Raymond (Ray) and Theresa Sachs. Tom was fascinated with airplanes as a child, and...
Kathleen Lacey
Jan 8, 2025
Kathleen Valdis Lacey, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Bainbridge Island.
Born to Ted and Valdis Abbott on Bainbridge Island, Kathleen spent her early years in the Pacific Northwest, where she worked as a child at her family’s produce stand in Pike Place Market. She later attended the University of Washington before moving to Washington, D.C., where...
Michael E Whiton
Jan 4, 2025
Born June 30, 1944, in Sacramento to Edmund Garcia and Jean Overman, Michael then accompanied his mom and her new husband, Pete Whiton, to Wilton, CT. Michael’s early loves were horses and motorcycles and a passion for music, which sustained him throughout his life. He had a talent for music himself and could pick up any instrument. As a young...
Mary Ann
Jan 3, 2025
Mary Ann was born in Independence, Kansas, on February 24th, 1933, and passed away at her home on January 3rd, 2025. She was a homemaker for most of her life, caring for her loving family, her compassion and nurture will be remembered forever. Mary is preceded in death by her beloved husband, with whom she shares a profound bond.
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Kenneth Carson Beach
Jan 1, 2025
Kenneth Carson Beach, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025, at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on October 31, 1932, on Bainbridge Island, where he spent his life making a profound impact on everyone around him.
Kenneth's path in life was marked by service and dedication. He began his career...
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