Obituaries

Dec 6, 2020

Daniel Eugene Knoke, 78, of Kirkland, WA., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, WA. Born in Big Timber, Montana he was the son of Eugene Fields and Adeline (Schleicher) Knoke. Daniel worked for many years as a dishwasher at the local University prior to retiring. Daniel was a kind and...

Nov 30, 2020

Judith Lynn Miller died at home at the age of 76 on November 30th, 2020 after dealing with ill health for the past couple of years. Judy was born in Seattle Washington on April 23, 1944, to Frances and Walter Nelson. Her whole upbringing was spent in Seattle where she graduated from Roosevelt High School. Judy had fond memories of...

Nov 26, 2020

Carolyn was born March 30, 1940, at the recently opened Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. Carolyn's mother, Margaret, traveled south to Anchorage from Willow, a whistle-stop on the Alaska Railroad, population 15, where she lived with her husband, Minor Roop.  Even as a baby Carolyn was a beautiful child and was doted on by her mother and people who lived...

Nov 22, 2020

Kathleen C. Shipps, 83, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully surrounded by her closest friends on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at the Wyatt House on Bainbridge. Born in Hoboken, NJ she was the daughter of Henry and Gertrude (Callahan) Tobin. Kathleen graduated from college with her Master's Degree which she put to good use working as a Clinical Social...

Nov 20, 2020

Gary Gene Winter, 78 of Bremerton, Washington passed away on November 20, 2020. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in January 1942. Gary was raised on a farm in Loveland, Colorado, and eventually attended and played football for Loveland High School, graduating with the class of 1960. After high school, he attended the University of Colorado studying finance and economics....

Nov 17, 2020

Josephine Marie Sabo, 77, of Poulsbo, WA., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Jody, or BB as she was known by family and friends was born in Bremerton, Washington on March 30, 1943, and was the daughter of Edward and Sylvia Mason (Pratt) Andrews. A proud member of the Squaxin Island Tribe, BB always kept her Native American...

Nov 16, 2020

Elizabeth Ann Marbett, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Martha and Mary Health and Rehabilitation Center in Poulsbo, WA. Born in Seattle, WA., she was the daughter of Clifford M. and Marion Elizabeth (Looney) Johnson. Elizabeth graduated with a Bachelors's degree which she put to good use as an Executive Assistant in Government. Elizabeth was a...

Nov 16, 2020

Cindy Jo Clarke, 63, of Mukilteo, WA., passed away quietly on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Providence Regional Medical Center - Everett. Born in Mitchell, South Dakota she was the daughter of Cecil Eugene and Patricia Lou (Scott) Clarke. Having earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Cindy Jo worked as a Professor for Everett Community College for several years. She was...

Nov 14, 2020

Nov 13, 2020

Bernice T. Smith, 98, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away with her loving family at her side on Friday, November 13, 2020, at the Madison House on Bainbridge Island. Born in Quitman, Arkansas she was the daughter of Sherman and Ethel (Bittle) Trawick. A graduate of the Class of 1940, Bernice began her secretarial career with the Rheem Water Heater...

Nov 13, 2020

Jim was born on July 25, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland to James Leven McLain, Jr. and Kathryn Mary Paul. He passed away peacefully on November 13, 2020, at his home on Bainbridge Island. He was the eldest of six children. His early memories in Baltimore were happy with special memories spent on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with grandparents, parents,...

Nov 13, 2020

Gregory Leigh Bertram, M.A., J.D., LL.M., passed away unexpectedly November 13, 2020. He is survived by his fiancée Leslie Coaston, his children Travis Bertram, Sean Bertram, Reid Bertram and Keira Bertram, sister Carole Bleistein, brother in law Steve Bleistein, and nieces Laura Chutich and Vanessa Ryan. He was preceded in death by his parents Clifford and Cecelia Bertram. Gregg grew...

Nov 12, 2020

Trevor Hugh Wilkinson, 95, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Martha and Mary Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Poulsbo, WA. Born in Seattle, WA., he was the son of Hugh Kershaw and Bessie Laura (Middleton) Wilkinson. Trevor served his country as a young man in the United States Army after which he earned...

Nov 12, 2020

Dennis Dean Eckert, 84, od Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at St. Michael's Medical Center (formerly Harrison Medical Center) in Bremerton, WA. Born in Omaha, Nebraska he was the son of John Sanka and Edna Elanora (Peterson) Eckert. After graduating from high school, Dennis began his career with the phone company where he would work...

Nov 10, 2020

Lynda Ann Blain died Nov. 10 at Martha & Mary in Poulsbo, Wash., after a five-year battle with colon cancer. She was surrounded by family and love almost continuously while on hospice care her final months.  Lynda was born June 27, 1945, in Los Angeles, to James Marshall Arnold and Irene Tilly Hughes. Her parents divorced when she was young...

Nov 10, 2020

John Sager Repanich passed away on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on November 10, 2020, at the age of 81. He was born October 7, 1939, to Nick and Mari Ruth Sager Repanich, and grew up in Port Orchard, graduating from South Kitsap High School in 1957. He graduated from Washington State University in 1961, taught math, physics, and Russian language in...

Nov 6, 2020

Yukiko Katayama Omoto, 102, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. Yuki was born in Port Blakely (Bainbridge Island), Washington on February 21, 1918. She was the youngest daughter of Isosaboro and Tome Katayama. Yuki was 24 years old when she and her family were interned. After arriving, she became a teacher at Manzanar, Independence, California, she...

Nov 5, 2020

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Mancuso 2/13/41- 11/5/20 Betty Mancuso passed away on November 5, 2020, at Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital, Seattle, WA. Born in Tarrytown, NY, Betty obtained her BS in Nursing from Nazareth College of Nursing in Rochester, NY. She practiced on both the east and west coasts of the US, beginning at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown, NY until...

Nov 5, 2020

Anastasia Tasha Randmel, 73, of Port Orchard, WA., passed away quietly on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Gig Harbor. Born in New York City she was the daughter of Nick and Mary (Deligan) Karoglou. Anastasia acquired her nursing degree and enjoyed caring for her patients at the different hospitals she worked. She will be remembered...

Nov 2, 2020

Charles E. Law, 96, a longtime resident of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on Monday, November 2, 2020, at the Harbor House in Poulsbo, WA. Born in Santa Ana, California he was the son of Charles Stewart and Ethel Mae (Pratt) Law. A high school graduate, Charles joined the United States Airforce...