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

Marilyn A. Steinberg

Marilyn A. Steinberg

Aug 3, 2010

passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on July 11, 1938 in Denver, Colorado and was 72 years of age. Marilyn was a very compassionate person and always available to assist anyone in a time of need. She was proud to be a nurse for many years and worked...

Robert A. Pierce

Robert A. Pierce

Aug 1, 2010

passed away Sunday August 1st at the age of ninety. He was comfortable and in the company of family and friends at the Kitsap Hospice. Bob was born in Seattle and raised a farmer near Prosser, WA. He joined the Navy at a young age, saw much of the world, and served in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World...

David Scott Hill

David Scott Hill

Jul 29, 2010

passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on January 22, 1962 and was 48 years of age. David was a resident of Suquamish, WA and was a member of the Suquamish Tribe. He was an engineer with the Suquamish Clearwater Casino and worked also as a handyman. Dave enjoyed hanging out...

Leland B. Jones

Leland B. Jones

Jul 29, 2010

passed away July 29, 2010 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 96.Lee was born October 17, 1913 in Montana to Frederick Roy Jones of Missouri and Ora Mae Alexander Jones of Kansas. He grew up on a 160-acre homestead in the Bridger Range of the Rocky Mountains near Bozeman, Montana with his parents, sister Lucille, and brother Chester. He had...

Thomas Earl Nelson

Thomas Earl Nelson

Jul 20, 2010

passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle,Washington. He was born on April 5, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Anton and Rose Nelson. He was 84 years of age.Tom moved to Bainbridge Island in 1940 and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1944. He attended the University of Washington. During his career, Tom worked as...

Edna Smaaladen

Edna Smaaladen

Jul 20, 2010

passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Montclair Park in Poulsbo, Washington surrounded by family. She was born September 18, 1913 in Mcville, North Dakota. Edna was the daughter of Rasmus and Marie Knutson. She was a graduate of Williston High School in North Dakota. Edna married Arthur Smaaladen on August 19, 1934 in Shelby, Montana. They worked...

Ruth Mary Skelton

Ruth Mary Skelton

Jul 18, 2010

longtime Bainbridge Island resident, passed away on July 18, 2010 at Wyatt House Retirement Center at the age of 89.She was born on December 16, 1920 in Chehalis, Washington to Thomas and Mathilda Kolash. She graduated Chehalis High School in 1940. Ruth married Rellen O. Skelton in LaJolla, California in November 1944. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Dorothy Blanche Almond Noll

Dorothy Blanche Almond Noll

Jul 17, 2010

passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the Manor Care Center in Tacoma, Washington. She was born on July 7, 1922 in Wichita, Kansas and was 88 years of age.During WWII, she worked at Cessna Aircraft where she volunteered to demonstrate whether women could perform aircraft manufacturing jobs becoming one of the first women machinists from tool and die...

Phyllis Irene Reamer

Phyllis Irene Reamer

Jul 14, 2010

passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at her daughter's home in Suquamish,Washington. She was born on April 13, 1923 and was 87 years of age. Services and interment will take place in Michigan. Local arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Marjory Studerus

Marjory Studerus

Jul 14, 2010

passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She was born on December 25, 1916 in Sultan, Washington and was 93 years of age. She and Walter moved to Bainbridge Island in 1955 when Dr. Studerus opened his dental practice. Marjory worked for the Seattle Times and also as a dental assistant...

Suzanne Christiansen

Suzanne Christiansen

Jul 6, 2010

passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She was born on January 18, 1926 and was 84 years of age. Friends and family are invited to attend an open house on Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 2-6 pm at the family residence on Bainbridge Island.

Frances Elizabeth Shipley

Frances Elizabeth Shipley

Jul 4, 2010

passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at her home in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on June 15, 1916 in Deer trail, Colorado to Frank W. and Mary A. Harn. She was 94 years of age. Frances worked for many years as a school bus driver for North Kitsap. She also worked for Martha and Mary Health Care Services....

Alice Katrinne Campbell

Alice Katrinne Campbell

Jul 3, 2010

passed away peacefully on July 3, 2010. She was tended by her husband Lynn (married for 43 years) and her daughter's Wendy Siegrist and Kristen Boyes. Her oldest daughter Lynn Donovan preceded her in death November 26, 2003. Alice was born April 2, 1920, the youngest of 7 children, to James and Grace Havnaer in Otwell Indiana. Of her family...

Clifford George Niederer

Clifford George Niederer

Jul 3, 2010

a long time resident of Bainbridge Island, died peacefully at his home in the Eagle Harbor Condominiums. He was surround by the love of son Cliff Niederer, Daughter-in-law, Mia Pearson and grandson Christopher Niederer.His life was not only long, but exceptionally rich and fortunate. Clifford was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 29, 1907. While a teenage he became...

Katherine Fendler

Katherine Fendler

Jul 1, 2010

passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at her daughter's home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 7, 1907 and was 102 years of age. Funeral Services will be held in Spokane, WA under the direction of Heritage Funeral Home. Local arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Joseph Myers Koch, Jr.

Joseph Myers Koch, Jr.

Jun 28, 2010

passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on June 12, 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was 92 years of age. Joseph was a resident of Bainbridge Island, having lived previously in Montclair, New Jersey and Bellevue, Washington. Joseph was educated in New England schools - The Fessenden School, Phillips...

Rosario Ganalon Sidley

Rosario Ganalon Sidley

Jun 22, 2010

"Lela" died on June 22, 2010, at home. Our mother and nana was born October 23, 1926 in San Pedro, California. She was a long-term resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington and a proud 35 year employee of the Washington State Ferries. Devoted to her family, Lela is survived by her daughter Helen and son Paul, predeceased in death by her...

Heinz Walter Billing

Heinz Walter Billing

Jun 20, 2010

a long time Bainbridge Island resident, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2010 at the age of 86. Walt was born on July 18, 1923 in Gaumnitz, Germany to Walter Max Billing and Frieda Martha Knauth. He immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island in 1926 at the age of 3. He was a graduate of Queen Anne School,...

Mary Ann Sherman

Mary Ann Sherman

Jun 20, 2010

passed away Sunday, June 20, at Martha & Mary Health & Rehab Services in Poulsbo. All her children were at her side during her final days, showering her with the reflections of love she'd so richly bestowed upon them. A Bainbridge Island (Bill Point) resident for over 35 years, she was 88 at the time of her death. She joins...

Margaret E. Atrom

Margaret E. Atrom

Jun 19, 2010

passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 20, 1920 and was 89 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

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