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

Elaine A. Shawley

Elaine A. Shawley

Dec 28, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007 at The Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was 93 years of age and born on November 29, 1914. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Rodney Wakefield

Rodney Wakefield

Dec 28, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home in Kingston, Washington. He was 58 years of age and born on April 12, 1949 in Bremerton, Washington. He was born right after a big earth quake hit Kitsap County.He was married and later divorced. He later had another companion, Janice who preceded him in death. He is survived by...

Leloni M. Macdonald

Leloni M. Macdonald

Dec 25, 2007

passed away, with her family by her side, on Tuesday, December 25, 2007. She was 68 years of age and born on November 10, 1939.Leloni's greatest gift to share with her friends and family was her loving spirit. She passed on Christmas morning in her sleep. She had a lot of loving friends. She was a strong person. Motherly. "A...

Elizabeth Lee Kreimendahl

Elizabeth Lee Kreimendahl

Dec 25, 2007

passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Martha & Mary Health Care Services in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 87 years of age and born on September 5, 1920 to Charles Homer Boydston and Veva Lee.Elizabeth lived the majority of her life in Sherman Oaks, California. She had move to Poulsbo in her later years to be closer to...

Robert Wesley Weikel Nicholls

Robert Wesley Weikel Nicholls

Dec 19, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was 19 years of age and a resident of Yakima, Washington.He was born on July 16, 1988. Robert was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A Memorial Service will be held at the family's Ward in Yakima,...

Marian B. Melim

Marian B. Melim

Dec 19, 2007

passed away December 19, 2007 at Virgin Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She was born Marian Evelyn Battey on November 30, 1928 in Wenatchee, WA to Gershom Gardiner and Mazie Witters Battey. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in art. She married Robert D. Melim in 1949 and followed his...

James Costigan

James Costigan

Dec 19, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 81 years of age.Prior to his retirement, Mr. Costigan worked as an actor and screen writer in Hollywood, California where he won Emmys for his performances. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:00 AM at St. Cecilia's Catholic...

Dr. Arnold Michals

Dr. Arnold Michals

Dec 17, 2007

otherwise known as "Mike", "Bud", "Doc", "Arnie", and "Pa" to those who loved him, died Monday, December 17, 2007. His 89 years of life concluded after an illness that slowly took away his expressive language and motor skills but fortunately did not prevent him from often sharing his wonderful smile.Dr. Michals' life focused around the following main areas: love of...

Polly Brain

Polly Brain

Dec 15, 2007

long-time resident of Bainbridge Island, died December 15th of natural causes at Island Bay Adult Family Home. She was born July 14, 1924, in Lewiston, UT, to Elijah and Fannie Robinson.Polly graduated from Long Beach Poly High School (Long Beach, CA) and worked many years for Sears. She is survived by her son, Jim (Tarry) Decker of Bainbridge Island; three...

Marie S. Kelsey

Marie S. Kelsey

Dec 15, 2007

65, of Poulsbo, Washington died on her birthday December 15, 2007 in Seattle, Washington.She was born on December 15, 1942 in Seattle to Raymond and Shirley Hansen of Bainbridge Island, WA. She graduated from Bainbridge Island High School and was soon married to Allan Bowman of Poulsbo. They had three children. She was re-married in 1984 to Russell D. Kelsey...

Marjorie L. Kennedy-Weld

Marjorie L. Kennedy-Weld

Dec 14, 2007

passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007 at Montclair Park Assisted Living in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 79 years of age and was born on December 28, 1927. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 2:30 PM at Rollingbay Presbyterian Church on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral...

Robert J. Ross

Robert J. Ross

Dec 12, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was 84 years of age and a resident of Bainbridge Island.Robert was born on July 2, 1923 to Joseph and Lena Kuss in Seattle, WA. He was educated in West Seattle schools; received his B.A. from The University of Washington and his Master's...

Laure Gabrielle Vandeleene Steinmann

Laure Gabrielle Vandeleene Steinmann

Dec 11, 2007

85, died December 11, 2007. Laure was born July 6, 1922 in Lorient, France, the only child of Julius Emile and Gabrielle (Hebben) Vandeleene. The Vandeleenes immigrated to the United States in 1923.Laure grew up in Chicago and attended Mundelein College. In 1945 she met Sergeant George Walter Steinmann (Cincinnati, OH) at the Hines, IL Veterans Administration Hospital where she...

Elisabeth Eaton White

Elisabeth Eaton White

Dec 11, 2007

passed away in her sleep December 11, 2007 at the Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Ms. White was a native and long time resident of Reading, MA. until recently when she spent time with family in Los Altos Hills, CA and Bainbridge Island, WA.Elisabeth White was born in Somerville, MA in the autumn of 1923 and was the valedictorian of...

Anita Allen

Anita Allen

Dec 8, 2007

passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Island Health & Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on October 23, 1944 and was 63 years of age. Anita was a resident of Bremerton, WA. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Martin Truman Crowder

Martin Truman Crowder

Dec 8, 2007

a wonderful man, crossed the bar on December 8 to forever be in calmer waters. He was 67 years of age. Marty was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by Diane, his wife of 45 years, daughters Christina (Todd), Lisa (Chris), and Amy (Todd); and grandchildren Christopher, Dana, Annika and Peyton.Marty was a graduate of the University...

Dorothy K. Carr

Dorothy K. Carr

Dec 7, 2007

, of age and was born on August 27, 1910 in Spokane, Washington.She grew up on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School. She married George J. Carr of Kent, Washington in 1930. Their son, George Jr., was born to the Carr's in 1932. They lived for many years in Lake Forest Park. In 1948...

Martha Ellis

Martha Ellis

Dec 5, 2007

passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Martha & Mary Health Services in Poulsbo, Washington. She was 83 years of age and a resident of Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on October 5, 1924 in Ponsford, Minnesota. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Martha &...

William J. Leveque

William J. Leveque

Dec 5, 2007

died in early December of a lingering disease. He was 84 years old. Bill was born and raised in Boulder, CO where he graduated from the University of Colorado summa cum laude in 1944. He continued his studies at Cornell University obtaining his PhD. in mathematics in 1947. He won a Peirce Instructorship at Harvard before moving on to a...

Brianna Colleen Coglon

Brianna Colleen Coglon

Dec 4, 2007

Our beautiful daughter was born on December 4th, 1986, in Seattle and left us December 14th, 2007. In her short life, she filled our hearts with warmth, love of life and joy. She was the center of and an irreplaceable part of her family and was the one who bridged a blended family of two older brothers, a younger brother,...

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