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Roy Berner Egaas
Jan 2, 2009
Lifelong Bainbridge Islander, passed away on January 2, 2009. He was born October 3, 1930 to Jacob B. and Selma H. Egaas. He grew up in the Rolling Bay and Seabold areas. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1948 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving from 1948-1952. He was a test flight mechanic on the B-36 with...
Ruth Lord
Jan 1, 2009
died on Sunday, January 18 at Clearbrook Inn in Silverdale. She was 94 years old.Ruth was born in Mapleville, Rhode Island on July 27, 1914. Her parents were Jefferson B. Kimball and Florence Nightingale Heap. Jefferson Kimball worked as a designer in woolen mills throughout New England, including Pittsfield and Damariscotta, Maine. As a youth, Ruth and her three sisters...
Kenneth Fox
Dec 30, 2008
79, of Bainbridge Island Washington died at home on December 30, 2008, of mesothelioma.He was a naval engineer. He was born on January 18th, 1929, the second son of Herman and Gussie Fox, and he grew up in Mt. Kisco New York. He was educated in the University of Michigan and in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served twenty...
Teresa K. Jacobs
Dec 20, 2008
née Sisler, crossed the threshold on the night of the winter solstice, 12/20/2008, age 62. In bed at home with her husband, children, and sisters by her side, she waited for breathing to cease. During the preceding weeks, speechless and increasingly paralyzed by brain cancer, she resolved life issues, reconciled and raised her relationships, and said silent goodbyes. Wife, mother,...
Nicholas M. Rerecich
Dec 15, 2008
"Nick" passed away on Monday, December 15, 2008 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 87 years of age and born on Bainbridge Island in 1921 to Anton and Maria Rerecich.He attended grade school on the Island and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1939. After graduation, he worked as an apprentice cabinet maker in Seattle until he...
Orpha Elizabeth Young
Dec 14, 2008
passed away December 14, 2008 in Bremerton. Elizabeth was born into this world on October 6, 1914 at home in New Hampton, Missouri, the fourth child of Garner Franklin Young and Ida Mae Chipp. Eventually her family would grow to 11 children. Elizabeth's father was a farmer by choice, avoiding the indoor offices and the threat of tuberculosis, so prevalent...
Dennis Sponseller
Dec 12, 2008
passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home
Betty Irene Erickson Poole
Dec 8, 2008
died peacefully in her home after a brief illness.She was born and lived her entire life on Bainbridge Island. An avid golfer, she was a member of both Wing Point Golf and Country Club and Meadowmeer Golf Club. After graduating from Bainbridge High School, she worked at I Magnin as a buyer and sales consultant. Betty is survived by her...
Stephen George
Dec 6, 2008
nicknamed Big Dad or brother to many, passed away December 6th, 2008 and lived all his life in Kitsap County and was a resident of Little Boston. Stephen was born on October 21, 1952 and was 56 years of age.He was preceded in death by: father, William "Bill" George; mother, Dorothy Day George; sister, Dorothea George; neice, Kimberly Shine. Survivors:...
Robert Arnold Patzer Jr.
Dec 3, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on December 6, 1944 in Riverside, California and was 63 years of age. Robert was raised in Napa, CA and graduated from Napa High School in 1963. He immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1973. He had served as...
Albert Charles Goethals
Dec 2, 2008
passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at University of Washington Medical Center following heart surgery. He was born in Seattle to Victor and Leonie Goethals on March 22, 1934. He attended Queen Anne High School and studied baking at technical school. Al worked at several bakeries in Seattle. He married Joanne Nestler on May 16, 1953. They later moved...
Barbara Marie Zinn
Dec 1, 2008
born July 12th, 1934, passed away quietly and peacefully on December 1st at the Hospice Care Center in Bremerton where she had been staying since August. Barbara was born in Long Beach, California where, in high school, she was a cheerleader and teen model for Buffum's Department Store. She met her husband Robert=2 0at a coffee shop in Los Angeles...
Lois Benjamin Sisson
Nov 30, 2008
passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at The Hospice of Kitsap County Care Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on October 15, 1923 in Bremerton, Washington and was a resident of Bremerton. Lois was 85 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Marion Bridston Lofgren
Nov 27, 2008
was born in Grand Forks, ND May 8, 1914. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Messenger House Care Center on Bainbridge Island. She was 94 years old.As a young girl she and her father and grandparents moved from Wolf Point, Montana to the Pasadena area of California where she lived until 1949. She moved to Bainbridge...
Solveig Stoknes
Nov 26, 2008
passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on November 21, 1916 and was 92 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
Colonel Harry Thomas Sharkey, Jr.
Nov 20, 2008
retired United States Air Force pilot and honored veteran of WW II, Korea, and Vietnam fell to a cruel enemy, Alzheimer's disease, on November 20, 2008 in Poulsbo, Washington.Colonel Sharkey is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Arlee Jo of Poulsbo and four daughters: Carolee (Bob) Pedersen of Bainbridge Island; Terri (Braxton) Morgan of Ormond Beach, FL; Cynthia...
Richard Cleven
Nov 19, 2008
passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 19, 2008 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. He was 88.He will be greatly missed by his wife of 62 years, Gladys, his son, Loren (Donna), and granddaughters Coleen and Kathryn of Bainbridge Island. He was pre-deceased by his sisters Viola and Selma.Richard was born to Nels...
Patrick Brice Logan
Nov 17, 2008
was born on March 28, 1936 in Glendale, California. His life-time career in Track and Field began at Glendale High School and flourished at Occidental College from 1954-1959. Pat received his Masters of Education degree from San Jose State College.He married Julia Ann Denman in 1960 and they moved shortly thereafter to the community of La Canada Flintridge in California...
Doris Louise Griffin
Nov 17, 2008
passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Doris was born August 31, 1918 to Alice and Ernest Newkirk in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended schools throughout southern California and graduated from Santa Barbara High School. During World War 2 she worked for the Bendix Company as a "Rosie the Riveter". During the...
Jane L. Cureton
Nov 16, 2008
88, formerly of Silver City, passed away November 16, 2008 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 29, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Silver City with a Service beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor David Goble officiating. Interment will follow at the Masonic Cemetery.Jane was born in Santa Rita, NM to Jesse...
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