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

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...

Susan L Roth

Susan L Roth

Jun 1, 2022

Susan L. Roth, 70, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on June 01, 2022. She was born on August 21, 1951, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Erline Wade Reha

Erline Wade Reha

Jun 1, 2022

Erline Wade Reha (80) died of natural causes on June 1, 2021. Erline was a 47-year resident of Bainbridge Island, a vibrant and active member of her community, and a beloved mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. Erline was born on December 4, 1941, in Spokane, WA. She was a graduate of Central Valley High School and the University of Washington....

Adam Patrick Lott

Adam Patrick Lott

Jun 1, 2022

Adam Patrick Lott, 44, passed away surrounded by family on June 1, 2022, at his home in Poulsbo, WA after a 3-year battle with aggressive brain cancer. Adam was born on October 16, 1977, with his identical twin brother Phil, to parents Doris and James Lott in Seattle, WA. His grandparents were Greg and DeElvia Lott and James and Patricia...

Dan Leroy Jensen

Dan Leroy Jensen

May 26, 2022

Dan LeRoy Jensen, 79, of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on May 26, 2022. He was born on December 07, 1942, and was a cherished husband and father. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

James "Jim" Vincent Lovell

James "Jim" Vincent Lovell

May 22, 2022

James Vincent Lovell AKA Jim was born 09/04/1947 in Seattle, WA, and died at the age of 74 on 05/22/2022 in Bainbridge, WA. He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, an uncle, a great-uncle, and—of course, a cousin who is survived by his sister Janet, his wife Maryln, children Jeannine and James K Lovell, step children David, Kathy, Kristie,...

Maureen Lily Sather

Maureen Lily Sather

May 18, 2022

Maureen Lily Sather, 88, of Port Orchard, WA passed away on May 18, 2022. She was born on June 28, 1933, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

Connie Louise Wellman

Connie Louise Wellman

May 17, 2022

Connie Louise Wellman, 62, passed away in Kingston, WA on May 17, 2022, She was born on May 18, 1959, in Bremerton, WA, and was a cherished mother. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island.

James Henning

James Henning

May 16, 2022

Jim Henning was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1932 and died at home on Bainbridge Island, Washington on May 16 - just shy of his 90th birthday. Jim was an accomplished musician, avid wine enthusiast, fisherman (known for his smoked steelhead), chef, cyclist, skier, builder, golfer, and political limerick writer. His years in the U.S. Navy brought him from Ohio...

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