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

Norma Dean Kuhlman

Norma Dean Kuhlman

Mar 25, 2012

passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, She was born on August 24, 1922 and was 89 years of age. Interment will take place at Port Blakely Cemetery on Bainbridge Island. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Edward Rollins

Edward Rollins

Mar 25, 2012

not only a legend in his own mind but a true island treasure died March 25, 2012.Eddie was born May 22, 1920 the sixth child of seven children to Mike and Anna Rollins of Minneapolis Minnesota. The army brought Eddie to Bainbridge and while clearing snow off the roads in Eagledale he met island born Helen Serol. Eddie was stationed...

Carolyn Jean Marshall

Carolyn Jean Marshall

Mar 24, 2012

died March 24, 2012 in Silverdale, Washington at the age of 82. For the last nine years Carol lived at Emeritus Oaks of Silverdale, an Alzheimer's Facility. Graveside services will be held in Dayton, Washington.Mrs. Marshall was born on March 2, 1930 in Yakima, WA to Joseph and Betty Iles. The family moved to Dayton, Washington in 1940. Carol graduated...

Leo L. Stone

Leo L. Stone

Mar 18, 2012

passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on May 30, 1925 and was 86 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Carmen Louise (Williams) Lofte

Carmen Louise (Williams) Lofte

Mar 16, 2012

of Belmont California passed away peacefully in Silverdale Washington on March 16, 2012.She was born in Rockford Illinois on April 9, 1920 to US Army Colonel Franklin and Margaret Louise Williams. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, Honolulu Hawaii in 1937 and from the University of Oregon (Eugene) May 1942 earning a Bachelors Degree in English. She was a proud...

Alice Shea

Alice Shea

Mar 15, 2012

91, died peacefully in her sleep march 15, 2012.. She is with the savior, Jesus Christ, she came to love.She was born in Manitoba, Canada, august 8, 1920. Her parents emigrated from Poland. She spent her young adult life in Vancouver, Canada. In 1950 she married Don Shea and moved to Seattle and immigrated to the United States in 1953....

Cynthia (Sue) Leavenworth

Cynthia (Sue) Leavenworth

Mar 12, 2012

passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Madison Avenue Retirement on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on November 9, 1926 and was 85 years of age.Sue led a glamorous youth before her recent days with a cane and walker! (Her own words.) Graduating from Finch Jr. College in NYC, she worked for Mademoiselle Magazine, then went home to...

Robert H. Kirchmann

Robert H. Kirchmann

Mar 9, 2012

passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at his home in Poulsbo, Washington. He was born on December 2, 1924 and was 87 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Cynthia Holmes Taylor

Cynthia Holmes Taylor

Mar 6, 2012

passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Clear brook Care Center in Silverdale, Washington. She was born on March 22, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois and was 95 years of age. Interment will take place at El Camino Memorial in San Diego, California. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Katherine Chen

Katherine Chen

Mar 4, 2012

passed away on March 14, 2012 at her residence, Liberty Shores/Harbor House in Poulsbo.Katherine was an accomplished concert pianist and had been involved with music all of her life, including teaching private and university piano students later in her career, both in Taiwan and the U.S.She is survived by her daughter Shaofang and husband Max Kruse of Penzberg, Germany, daughter...

William James Mcchesney, Jr.

William James Mcchesney, Jr.

Mar 3, 2012

"Bill", passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on March 25, 1942 and was 69 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Poulsbo, WA. A reception will follow at...

Carl E. Neuswanger

Carl E. Neuswanger

Mar 2, 2012

age 70, of Poulsbo Washington and formerly of Bainbridge Island , passed away March 2nd, 2012 under Hospice care, surrounded by his beloved family.Carl was born in Pocatello Idaho on December 18, 1941, to Frank R. Neuswanger and Marguerite Root Neuswanger. Carl was a WWII war orphan, his father having been killed in action on Armistice Day, 1944, while a...

Nancy Blessworth

Nancy Blessworth

Mar 1, 2012

passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Martha Lake Adult Family Home in Lynnwood, Washington. She was born on November 6, 1953 and was 58 years of age. Interment will take place at Port Blakely Cemetery on Bainbridge Island, WA. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Harold Barberg

Harold Barberg

Feb 29, 2012

passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was born on April 6, 1924 and was 87 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Mary Leamon Toph

Mary Leamon Toph

Feb 28, 2012

passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on February 11, 1919 in Miami, Florida and was 93 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Cheryl Louise Penttila

Cheryl Louise Penttila

Feb 28, 2012

passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on July 19, 1947. Cheryl was 64 years of age. A wonderful mother and loving wife, devoted to her friends and the quilting community.She is survived by her husband of 45 years: Steve Penttila, and her two children: Shelly Chamberlin of Snoqualmie, WA and Scott Penttila of...

Joseph Wagner

Joseph Wagner

Feb 27, 2012

passed away peacefully on the morning of February 27, at his home on Bainbridge Island surrounded by his family and friends. He was 57 years old.Born in Toppenish, Washington on June 17, 1954, to Richard and Idamarie Wagner, Joe moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon as young boy. He was a skilled snow skier and member of a racing team at...

Mary Jane Holcomb

Mary Jane Holcomb

Feb 25, 2012

passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on June 4, 1933 and was 78 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Douglas Boyd Hurd

Douglas Boyd Hurd

Feb 21, 2012

passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was born on April 15, 1947 and was 64 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary Star of the Sea located 1335 Blaine Street, Port Townsend, WA.Arrangements entrusted to...

Penny Dora Brown

Penny Dora Brown

Feb 21, 2012

passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at her home in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on October 11,1943 and was 68 years of age.Penny is survived by her children: Ivy Berry (Steve), Diane Dozier (Kerry) and grandson Kyle Dozier all of Bremerton, Washington. She also leaves behind her best friend Diane Bedrosian.Family and friends are invited to attend a...

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