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Joan  Louise Canfield

Joan Louise Canfield

Jul 9, 2022

Joan Louise Canfield was born on January 23, 1933, in Fairfax, Washington. Her family later moved to Buckley where she grew up with her two sisters. She met Vern Canfield in 1953 and was married in September of 1954. They had three children, Cliff, Cheri, and Cindy. In the early years, the family resided in the Tacoma area where she...

Oriana Peek

Oriana Peek

Jul 7, 2022

Oriana Taylor Peek, fondly known as Anna. Born at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Our dearest Anna blessed our lives in so many ways. We lived in Issaquah when we were so abundantly blessed with our baby girl. At 10 months old, this tiny child joined our family with so much love and joy. She made our family complete ......

Michael John Legge

Michael John Legge

Jul 6, 2022

Michael J. Legge passed away peacefully on July 6, 2022, with his family at his bedside. Mike was born in 1939 in Seattle, Washington to Stella and Robert Legg. He grew up in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood and attended Franklin High School. After graduation, Mike joined the Coast Guard Reserve where he served as a medical corpsman and played the...

Michael Fredric Adams

Michael Fredric Adams

Jul 4, 2022

Michael F. Adams passed away in the summer of 2022. He was born in the spring of 1963 to Pat and Harmon Adams of Bainbridge Island. He knew Bainbridge as home his entire life. He was 59 years old. Mike spent most of his childhood at the family home on the shores of South Beach where he was an avid...

Gary Lee Nolta

Gary Lee Nolta

Jul 2, 2022

Assistant Chief Gary Nolta, Mail Carrier, Ambulance Association, however, if you knew Gary you would have known what a well-loved and dedicated soul he was. Gary passed away on July 2nd, 2022. He was at home and at peace, with his wife and best friend, Paula ( Parks ) Nolta. Gary's dedicated friends and family supported and blessed him with...

Richard Allen Herzog

Richard Allen Herzog

Jul 2, 2022

Richard Allen Herzog, 77, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on July 2, 2022. He was born on October 24, 1944, in Suffern, New York, 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.

Juliet Callahan

Juliet Callahan

Jul 1, 2022

Juliet Callahan, 81, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on July 1, 2022. She was born on September 6, 1940, in Seattle, Washington, 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.

Janet Alicia Allen

Janet Alicia Allen

Jun 26, 2022

Janet Alicia Allen, 54, of Auburn, WA passed away on June 26, 2022. She was born on August 04, 1967, in San Diego, California, 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.

Don Q. Franzen

Don Q. Franzen

Jun 26, 2022

Don Q Franzen passed away on June 26, 2022, at the age of 92. He was born in Manatee County, Florida on July 23, 1929 to F.D. and Barbara Franzen. His family subsequently moved back to Topeka, Kansas where he and his four siblings: Gerald Gene, Jacquelyn Joyce, Dean Sanford and Marilyn Martha spent their youth. After graduating from Topeka...

Amy Lucinda Weida

Amy Lucinda Weida

Jun 24, 2022

Amy Lucinda Weida, 58, of Champlin, MN passed away on June 24, 2022. She was born on October 8, 1963, in Winona, MO, 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.

Margaret Louise Gibbs

Margaret Louise Gibbs

Jun 23, 2022

Margaret Gibbs loved using metal, glass, fiber, ceramics and other sculptural materials to express the creativity that was a bedrock in her life. She grew up in Michigan where she worked a night job in order to take art classes at Muskegon Junior College. Adventurous travel with her two sisters at different times took her around the country before she...

Donald  Fisher

Donald Fisher

Jun 21, 2022

It is with great sadness that our family announces that Donald (“Don”) Fisher, of Bainbridge Island, passed away on June 21, 2022, at the age of 90. After falling and breaking his hip, he did not recover from his surgery. His battle in the weeks following his surgery only highlighted his kindness, thoughtfulness, and sincere love for his family and...

Sara  Hoffman  Mockett

Sara Hoffman Mockett

Jun 19, 2022

Sara Hoffman Mockett, 84, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on June 19, 2022. She was born on February 18, 1938, in New York, NY, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Joan  Williams  Chatham

Joan Williams Chatham

Jun 19, 2022

Joan Williams Chatham, 86, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away on June 19, 2022. She was born on June 28, 1935, in Berkley, CA, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Myrna Yvette Justus

Myrna Yvette Justus

Jun 17, 2022

Myrna Yvette Justus, 81, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away on June 17, 2022. She was born on February 4, 1941, and was cherished by many. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Brian Scott Leekley

Brian Scott Leekley

Jun 13, 2022

Brian James Scott Leekley passed peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2022, on Bainbridge Island, WA. A teacher, life-long activist, and gifted writer, Brian devoted his talents, heart, and soul to social justice. Brian was born on May 30, 1942, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Richard and Evelyn Kohanek Leekley. Growing up in Chicago, he was endlessly curious with a boundless imagination...

Merle Allen Hayes, Jr.

Merle Allen Hayes, Jr.

Jun 12, 2022

Merle Allen Hayes Jr., the son of Margorie Hayes and Merle Allen Hayes Sr. Born on January 3, 1942, in Tulalip, WA. He passed away on June 12, 2022, at the age of 80. Merle Hayes was a Suquamish Tribal Elder, who spent his life living on the Suquamish land. He retired from the Suquamish Tribal fisheries department in 2017,...

Delores Hall Van Wyck

Delores Hall Van Wyck

Jun 3, 2022

Delores Hall Van Wyck of Silverdale died on June 3 rd, 2022.  She was 89 years old.       Delores was born in Center City, Minnesota to the late Raymond E. Hall and Lillian C. (Sellman) Hall.  Delores’ loving husband Richard T. (Dick) Van Wyck passed on February 2, 2007.  She is survived by her two children Susan Armo (Frank) and Kurt...

M. Wayne Blair

M. Wayne Blair

Jun 3, 2022

M. Wayne Blair, 79, of Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo, Washington passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, following a brief illness. Anne, his wife of 55 years, and their three children, Jessica, Chris, and Jeff were able to be with him as he peacefully caught his “last ferry boat home.” Wayne was born and raised in Spokane, Washington to Grace and...

David Frederick Sheldon

David Frederick Sheldon

Jun 2, 2022

David F. Sheldon, a resident of Bainbridge Island since 2008, died in his sleep on Thursday, June 2. Born on Groundhog Day in 1929, David made full use of his 93 years with personal engagements that endeared him to many and professional accomplishments that earned him respect and admiration from his peers. David was born in New York City and...

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