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

Christine Bergstrom Thornton

Christine Bergstrom Thornton

Sep 3, 2022

Christine Bergstrom Thornton of Bainbridge Island passed away in September 2022, after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away at home, in the primary care of her loving husband. She will be missed by all who remember her concern for others, her self-sacrificing nature, her culinary and entertaining talents, her flamboyant fashion sense, and her love of music...

Christopher Ogden Duffy

Christopher Ogden Duffy

Sep 3, 2022

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Christopher O Duffy, passed away on September 3, 2022. He was 92 and had lived a very full and productive life.

He is survived by wife, Judy, son Christopher Archer, daughter Suzanne (son Henrik), 4 step children, Brad (Lydia), Stuart (Marie), Kristen, Alyssa (lance) Granddaughters, Kass, Shannon and Katianna, and Great-granddaughter, Isabelle and many...

Mary Ellen Allen

Mary Ellen Allen

Sep 3, 2022

Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss

Mary, was described once by a friend as "a sweet and tender soul." She never had anything bad to say about anyone, and

always had a smile for all who came near.

She spent her entire career in the nursing field. Working in hospitals, then with developmentally disabled children before

earning her masters...

Craig Allen Valentine

Craig Allen Valentine

Aug 31, 2022

Craig Allen Valentine, 61, of Bremerton, WA passed away on August 31, 2022. He was born on November 15, 1960, in Sacramento, California and was cherished by many throughout his life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Ann Dorothy Gibbs

Ann Dorothy Gibbs

Aug 29, 2022

Ann Dorothy Gibbs,101, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on August 29, 2022. She was born on August 28, 1921, in Edmonton, Canada, and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Alexandria Susan Chadwick

Alexandria Susan Chadwick

Aug 27, 2022

Alexandria Susan Chadwick (Née Alexandria Susan-Kay Patrick)

Our beloved, sweet Alexandria died peacefully in her sleep with her faithful dog, Sammy, by her side on Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was thirty years old, having been born March 18, 1992  in Portland, Oregon. Alex was dealing with a case of pneumonia when she passed away. 

Her adoptive parents, Kent and Cathy...

Carol Flanagan Anderson

Carol Flanagan Anderson

Aug 27, 2022

Carol Flanagan Anderson, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, passed peacefully Saturday, August 27th, 2022 after an extended illness. She lived a full life of 80 years.

Carol was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania to the late James and Levina Kennedy Flanagan on May 29th, 1942. She was a 1960 graduate of St. Francis School in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She was proud to have been ...

Judith A Vinson

Judith A Vinson

Aug 26, 2022

Judith A. Vinson passed away August 26, 2022 after a long illness. She was married to husband, Utilis Vinson, for 32 years until his death in 2005. She is survived by her brother, Tom Towns, her children, Teraesa, Rachel (Chris), and Jon-Michael (Katie) and several grandchildren, including Ford, Iris, Scarlett, Vaughn, and Tilis.

Judith loved animals and cared about their welfare....

Steven Dale Hodgin

Steven Dale Hodgin

Aug 22, 2022

Steven D. Hodgin was born on October 30, 1959 and died August 22, 2022. Steve was born in Seattle and lived his entire life in the Pacific Northwest. Steve was a huge football fan and enjoyed putting together a family & friends fantasy football league every year. Steve was a passionate koi fish enthusiast with many koi ponds at his...

Wanda Johnson Mackenzie

Wanda Johnson Mackenzie

Aug 20, 2022

Wanda J. Mackenzie of Bainbridge Island passed away on August 20, 2022, after a long fight with Cancer. She was in Hospice Care for the past eight weeks in her home.She was married to her husband, David G. Mackenzie for 42 years and is survived by her husband, her brother, Dennis M. Vetica, of Lodi, CA, four nieces, and six...

Dennis John Cottle

Dennis John Cottle

Aug 18, 2022

Dennis John Cottle, 69, passed away peacefully on August 18th, 2022 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, surrounded by his family.Dennis was born on August 16th, 1953 in Wakefield, Rhode Island to Carl Cottle and Anne (Macedonio) Cottle. He was raised in Wakefield and later in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He graduated from La Salle Academy in Providence in 1971, attended Marquette University,...

Shirley Ann Jenkins

Shirley Ann Jenkins

Aug 18, 2022

Shirley Ann Carlson Jenkins was born on October 5, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to Eileen Ostrand Carlson and Oscar August (Carl) Carlson. She died on August 18, 2022 following a battle with cancer. She was married to David Jenkins from 1968-1973. Shirley is mother to Vicki Jenkins Culp and Eric John Jenkins, and grandmother to Emma Kelly. She is also...

Richard Gerard Ferrara

Richard Gerard Ferrara

Aug 17, 2022

Richard Gerard Ferrara, 69, of Suquamish, WA passed away on August 17, 2022. He was born on August 30, 1952, in Bridgeport, CT, and was cherished by many throughout his life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly.Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Dennis Gerald Young

Dennis Gerald Young

Aug 8, 2022

Denny Young passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, August 8, 2022.Born January 18, 1940, in Everett, Washington, Denny would fondly recount stories of playing baseball on the streets, walking to school (uphill both ways), and working in the local plywood mill. After graduating from Everett High School, he attended the University of Washington, joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon...

Anne Josephine Rice

Anne Josephine Rice

Aug 8, 2022

Anne J. Rice, 101, of Bainbridge Island, WA, and formerly of Tulsa, OK, Galveston, Texas, and New York, passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2022. Anne was well known for her sense of humor and stories and was a good lifelong friend to all who knew her. Laughter was never absent in her presence. During her life, she...

Robbyn Leigh Paxton-Mcguire

Robbyn Leigh Paxton-Mcguire

Aug 4, 2022

Robbyn Paxton-McGuire, 72, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on August 4, 2022. She was born on November 15, 1949, in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Thomas Michael Golon

Thomas Michael Golon

Aug 4, 2022

Thomas Michael Golon (October 2, 1948 - August 4, 2022)Tom was the oldest of six children. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Tom was a seeker of knowledge. He was an avid history enthusiast, a skilled writer, and a voracious reader. He set off after high school and hitchhiked across the United States, once working as a newspaper reporter for Territorial...

Joyce Diane Gibson

Joyce Diane Gibson

Aug 3, 2022

Joyce Diane (Kiefer) Gibson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Aegis Callahan House in Shoreline, WA, where she lived for the past 5 years. Joyce was born on August 31, 1931, in Mitchell, Nebraska to Earl “Doc” and Melvina “Pat” Kiefer. Joyce was the youngest of two, preceded in death by her older sister Jean. As a...

Mary Ann Nunns

Mary Ann Nunns

Aug 2, 2022

Mary Ann Nunns, 74, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on August 2, 2022. She was born on August 20, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was cherished by many throughout her life. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Mary Karen Brown

Mary Karen Brown

Aug 1, 2022

March 17, 1935 - August 1, 2022

Mary Karen Brown passed away on the evening of August 1, 2022, from injuries suffered in a fall three weeks earlier. Her daughter was by her side. She was 87 years old. Mary was born in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 1935, the second daughter to Frank and Hilda Simmons. She had an...

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