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Rosemary Elaine Williams
Aug 26, 2024
Rosemary WilliamsJanuary 19, 1948 – August 26, 2024It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Rosemary Williams on August 26, 2024, at the age of 76.Rosemary was born on January 19, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. She spent most of her career in aerospace management, a field in which she excelled. However, her true passion lay in...
James Raney
Aug 9, 2024
James Oscar “Jim” Raney of Bainbridge Island died on August 9, surrounded by family, at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife, Carolynn, and children Liz (Tom), Susie (Tim), Tom (Yuzi) and Mary (Keith), as well as grandchildren David, Megan, Erin, Will, Cate, Grace, Benjamin, and Rebecca. Jim was preceded in death by grandson Sam.
Jim’s parents were...
Marti Lawrence-Grant
Jul 30, 2024
On July 30th at 2 pm, Martine Elaine Lawrence-Grant (Marti) passed away after a 6-year battle with Leukemia. Her last moments were spent surrounded by close friends and in her son's arms.
Marti was born on October 30th, 1946 in Seattle, WA, and was adopted at birth by Jim and Roberta Lawrence. Marti and her sister Barbara (who was also adopted)...
Edward Barles
Jul 29, 2024
Edward Barles, 97, passed away on Bainbridge Island on July 29, 2024. He was born in New York City on August 4, 1926, the son of immigrant parents from Russia.
Ed was preceded in passing by his wife of 72 years, Venera, who died only a few months earlier in December 2023; son David, daughter Carisa, sister Leona, and half-brother...
Patricia Joyce Sobeck
Jul 27, 2024
Patricia, affectionately known as “Pat”, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Saturday, July 27th in Seattle at the age of 95. She was born on a farm in North Dakota on Saint Patrick’s Day in 1929. Pat was the middle child of five children born to Benjamin and Agunda King. At the age of 12, Pat traveled by herself by...
Kevin John Coleman
Jul 22, 2024
Kevin John Coleman was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He was born January 27, 1966, in Ann Arbor Michigan, but lived primarily in Oregon and Washington. With no prior issues or warning, Kevin died of a heart attack at his home on Bainbridge Island on July 22, 2024.
Kevin loved his family and friends deeply and selflessly. His wife,...
Carol N. Chapman
Jul 21, 2024
Carol Newton Chapman of Bainbridge Island, a loving wife, awesome mother, and fantastic grandmother, passed peacefully in her sleep on July 21, 2024, just a few days shy of her 88th birthday.
She was born Carol Lee Newton in 1936 in Akron Ohio to Benjamin Danley Newton and Rita Bernice Beaupre.
Both of her parents were killed in a car accident when...
Kevin Jones
Jul 21, 2024
Kevin Theodore “KJ” Jones
Hopi Cheelth
September 9, 1954 – July 21, 2024
Kingston, WA
Kevin Theodore Jones, also known as KJ, was born on September 9, 1954, to Robert E. and Lillian L. Jones, of Bremerton, WA., He passed away on July 21, 2024, peacefully, surrounded by his family.
Kevin was a self-employed carver, and an enrolled member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe...
Warren D. Bucy
Jul 20, 2024
On July 20, 2024, Warren Donnell Bucy, loving, devoted husband to Susan Mary Coles and faithful father to 4 sons, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 at the family beach cabin on Agate Pass. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Warren was born in Seattle on May 23, 1933, to Roy T. and Mabel D. Bucy. Growing up...
Anthony E. Seachord
Jul 18, 2024
Anthony Elmus Seachord, known as Tony, was born on October 24, 1960, in Bremerton, WA, to Lealand and Darlene Seachord. He passed away on July 18, 2024, in Seattle, WA., at the age of 63. Tony was a proud enrolled member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe located in Kingston, WA. He grew up in Little Boston, WA., where he...
Nicolas V. Epanchin
Jul 18, 2024
Nicolas Vladimir Epanchin, known to most as Nik, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He is dearly missed by his friends and family. An amazing husband and friend, a wonderful father, and a special grandfather, he was a man dedicated to experiencing all that he could in this world. He was an enthusiastic runner, hiker, collector, biker, photographer, and...
Karl P. Post
Jul 14, 2024
Born on June 5, 1960, in North Carolina, Karl Paul Post spent his early days there due to his father’s military service. However, it was Washington that he called home for most of his life. He lived in Port Townsend and Seattle, but eventually settled on Bainbridge Island, finding a community he deeply loved.
Karl worked at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino...
Christine Rogers
Jul 13, 2024
Christine (Chris) Marie Rogers (formerly Warmedahl, nee Brice), passed away July 13, 2024 surrounded by her loving family in Brownsville, Washington. She was 75 years old. Chris succumbed to complications of Parkinson's disease. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio on February 21, 1949 to Donald and Dorothy Brice.
Chris was a beloved and talented teacher loved by students and parents, spending...
Warren Gross
Jul 12, 2024
Warren H. Gross was born in Walla Walla in 1940 and has held it in a special place while his work took him around the world. He graduated from Whitman College in 1962 and married Mary Lee, a fellow Whitmanite in 1963. After an active duty stint in the Navy, he stayed in the reserves retiring as a Commander. His...
Nancy F. Downs
Jul 11, 2024
Nancy Farnsworth Downs was born on January 1, 1944 (a date she would not recommend because her birthday was always subsumed by college football bowl games) to Richard and Vera Davis Farnsworth in Newport, RI, where her father was stationed with the Coast Artillery. After the war, the Farnsworths moved to Wellsville, NY where Nancy and her younger sister, Kathy,...
Barry Leo Morrisroe
Jul 8, 2024
Barry Leo Morrisroe, 82, passed away on July 8 th , at his home on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Son of Dolores Morrisroe (Maloney) and Gerald Morrisroe, Barry was born April 24, 1942 in Somerville, MA. After graduating Holy Rosary High School in Holyoke, MA, he received his bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College in Santa Fe, NM, and would go on...
Freda L Coleman
Jul 7, 2024
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Freda L. Coleman, lovingly known as Fern, passed away on July 7, 2024, on Bainbridge Island, WA. She was born on July 8, 1924, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Fern graduated from Charleston High School in 1943 and immediately after WWII, she married the love of her life, Richard L Coleman. Together, they built a beautiful life on Bainbridge Island.
In 1944,...
Walter Anton Kniginyzky
Jul 7, 2024
Walter Kniginyzky, a beloved resident of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2024, after his battle with Glioblastoma. He was 69 years old.
Walt was born in Toronto Canada on April 14, 1955, the son of William and Julia Kniginyzky. Walt moved to the United States for track and field scholarships at the University of Texas and later...
Edward T. Reynolds
Jul 4, 2024
Edward (Bud) Thomas Reynolds passed away at home due to causes from a long life well lived at the age of 95 on July 4 th 2024.
Edward was born on June 25, 1929, in Prescott, Arizona. He was adopted by Tom and Daisy Reynolds and raised along with an adopted brother and sister, Robert and Ann. As a child “Bud”...
Ann Jarrett Nelson
Jul 2, 2024
ANN JARRETT NELSON
December 1, 1943 – July 2, 2024
Ann Jarrett Nelson of Bainbridge Island died peacefully in her sleep on July 2, 2024, after a brief illness. Her family was with her during her last days. She is survived by her husband Marshall, her son Laird Nelson and daughter-in-law Sarah Auerbach, all three of Bainbridge Island, and her daughter Sarah...
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