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Bob M. Bowman

Bob M. Bowman

Sep 13, 2008

passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, WA. He was born on November 25, 1924 in Portland, Oregon. Bob lived on Bainbridge Island for many years. He was a gifted carpenter who loved his work and enjoyed his sports. He is survived by his brothers and their wives, Norman and Ellen Bowman...

John K. Langan

John K. Langan

Sep 11, 2008

born October 18, 1919, in Springfield, Illinois, grew up in Odell, Illinois and left us peacefully September 11, 2008 on his beloved Bainbridge Island, Washington.Jack retired from the US Navy after 20 years including service during WWII and the Korean War. The first member of his family with a college degree (Master's in Educational Psychology. He began his career as...

Margaret Ove Smith

Margaret Ove Smith

Sep 11, 2008

96, of Bainbridge Island, Washington passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2008. She was born in August of 1912, in Ramona Acres (Los Angles County), California to Reverend Thorlief T. Ove and Gunda Johnson Ove. Margaret had two half-brothers - Bjarne F. Ove and Gerhard O. Ove - one brother, Harold T. Ove, and one sister, Katherine Ove Pearsall.Margaret was...

Jack Chamberlin

Jack Chamberlin

Sep 2, 2008

an innovative and irascible, entrepreneur who turned his love of horses into a successful hay business, died Tuesday at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Bainbridge Island. True to his spirit, he died listening to "Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," by Waylon Jennings and a cowboy hat next to his side.He was 64...

Ruth Lundy Palmer

Ruth Lundy Palmer

Aug 30, 2008

passed away with her loving family by her side on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at her home in Silverdale, Washington. She was born on October 19, 1924 in Portland, Oregon to Charles Curtis Lundy and Dora Abigail Edwards. She was 83 years of age. Ruth was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Silverdale Fourth...

David Howard Beasley

David Howard Beasley

Aug 28, 2008

was the first born child to Warren and LaVerne Beasley. He was born in Galen Montana on October 15, 1938, and lived in the area for most of his early years. He loved the Mountains and rivers of Montana especially at the Family Cabin at Jamestown Lake. In his youth he enjoyed Church activities, DeMolay, automotive courses, and being a...

Bela Szigethy

Bela Szigethy

Aug 26, 2008

born on December 23, 1910 as the fourth child of a shoemaker´s family in Szekelyudvarhely, at the time in Hungary, he was valedictorian of his high school class at the Reformed Hungarian Collegium, whereupon in 1928 he entered the Theological Seminary in Kolozsvar, by then in Romania. From 1932 to 1933 he was assistant pastor in Bucharest, Romania, then studied...

Patricia Moran

Patricia Moran

Aug 22, 2008

passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family after a three year battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her husband Reeves, daughter Mary Katherine "Kitty" Moran and brother Gaylord Sterling Jr.Born in Tacoma, Washington to Gaylord and Gladys Sterling, she spent her formative years in Ellensburg and graduated from high school in 1943. She attended the University...

Ora I. Brumbelow

Ora I. Brumbelow

Aug 19, 2008

Ora beloved "Little Gramma", passed away at the age of 97 on August 19 ,2008. Ora was born in DeLeon, Texas on July 22,1911 to Eugene Gillock and Josie Bloyd. She had 2 siblings, Clifton Gillock and Odette Bell. Ora was rasied in DeLeon and lived there until 1943. She married Carl Duke, a childhood friend, on December 5,1927 at...

Addison F. Muzzy

Addison F. Muzzy

Aug 19, 2008

passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at The Harbor House Care Center in Poulsbo, WA. He was 95 years of age. Addison lived in the area for eight years. He lived in Bellingham, WA prior to his move.He was a WWII Veteran, Army Air Corp P-38 Mechanic. He worked in the Maintenance and Carpentry fields for 30 years. Addison...

Louise Richer

Louise Richer

Aug 17, 2008

was born in Canon Falls, Minnesota, April 28, 1917. Her mother was Gerthe Johnston. She lost her father, George Dahl, in World War I. She was adopted by her step-father and later moved to Everett, Washington, as Louise Soneson.She worked in her future brother-in-law's bakery and married Allan Richer after World War II. She has lived in an assisted living...

Walter D. Mckerchar

Walter D. Mckerchar

Aug 12, 2008

died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Walt was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 8th 1929.He enlisted in the Coast Guard at the age of 15 to serve in World War II. He attended MIT, and became an electronic engineer, specializing in electromagnetic. After working in a number of aeronautical companies, he moved...

Carmelita Faye Seachord

Carmelita Faye Seachord

Aug 10, 2008

"Candi", passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on April 29, 1949 in Tonasket, Washington to Joseph Cornelius Ives and Geneva Vivian Jones Ives. She was 59 years of age.Candi worked as the Court Administrator and Enrollment Director for the Port Gamble - S'Klallam Tribe in Kingston, WA. She was...

Juneau Wilkinson

Juneau Wilkinson

Aug 9, 2008

passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 16, 1916 and was 91 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Duane Francis Pape, Jr.

Duane Francis Pape, Jr.

Aug 7, 2008

"Wayne", passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2008 in a car accident in Kingston, Washington. He was born on November 22, 1963 in Portland, Oregon and was 44 years of age.Wayne loved to fish, hunt and play sports. He served in the U.S. Airforce for four years. He worked as a tree topper and lived life to its fullest.He is...

John Carroll Herber

John Carroll Herber

Aug 4, 2008

passed away peacefully after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease on Monday, August 4, 2008, in his wife's arms and surrounded by family. His life was one punctuated with success: most significantly in his resolve to remain at home with Annette, the love of his life, until his end despite his long-term debilitative illness.He is survived by Annette, their five...

Robert G. Morgan

Robert G. Morgan

Aug 2, 2008

passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington. No services will be held at his request. Cremation arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Robert George Morgan

Robert George Morgan

Aug 2, 2008

passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born on May 26, 1929 in Seattle, Washington and was 79 years of age. Robert lived on Bainbridge Island since 1959.He is survived by his wife Hazel, children; Robert Jr., Jeanne, Linda, Teresa, Kathleen and Betty. He also leaves behind his...

Thomas Kelley

Thomas Kelley

Jul 30, 2008

of Seattle and Whidbey Island WA, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2008. He was born in Seattle, grew up in Laurelhurst and attended Sacred Heart Villa Academy, Blanchet High School, WSU and the UW. He spent many summers growing up on Bainbridge Island.Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Anna Helen Kelley, his sister, Sue and...

Patricia Marion Foster

Patricia Marion Foster

Jul 29, 2008

of Bainbridge Island passed away on July 29, 2008 after a long illness. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her family.Pat was born in 1924 to Walter Reginald Brook Oliver and Isabella Anne Oliver in Seatoun, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. She received her teachers training certificate and taught primary school. She later worked as a photogrammetrist, a...

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