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