Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Bainbridge Island, WA, Kitsap County and Surrounding Cities
Betty Lee Otorowski
Jan 16, 2021
Betty Lee Otorowski, 94, a 35 year resident of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly with her family at her side on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at the Wyatt House on Bainbridge Island. Born in Teaneck, NJ., she was the daughter of Grace (Bradshaw) and Willard S. Robbins. Betty earned her Masters Degree in Fine Arts and was best remembered...
Colin Edward Nash
Jan 14, 2021
Colin Edward Nash - 1937 to 2021 Colin Edward Nash, Ph.D., a long-time member of the international community of aquaculture professionals, passed away on January 14, 2021, on Bainbridge Island, after a long illness. Dr. Nash was a highly respected scientist, administrator, and distinguished champion and supporter of the international aquaculture and fishing industries. His career took him all over...

George Willis Lemmon
Jan 13, 2021
George Willis Lemmon, 81, of Poulsbo, WA, died of natural causes on January 13th, 2021, at St Michael's Medical Center in Silverdale, WA. George was born in Craig, Colorado on March 21, 1939, the eldest child of Willis Emerson Lemmon and Erma Elaine Beaver Lemmon. He had two sisters (Barbara Louise Lemmon (Marson)), Gladys Ann Lemmon (Passant)) and one brother...
Miles Gordon Bader
Jan 13, 2021
With great sadness we say goodbye to Miles, our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend. Miles was creative, thoughtful and gentle. Miles died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home on Bainbridge Island from an aortic dissection, which we understand could not have been detected and did not cause pain or fear. We miss him terribly, and our pain at his...
Barbara Ann Amo
Jan 11, 2021
Barbara Ann Amo Born 15 January 1924 Died 11 January 2021 Barbara Ann Amo passed away Monday 11 January 2021 at Liberty Shores Assisted Living, Poulsbo, from complications related to COVID-19. She was 4 days short of her 97thbirthday. She was born in Seattle Washington 15 January 1924, to Theodore M. Lui, born near what is now Tallinn, Estonia, and...
Alice Mcmicken Koch
Jan 9, 2021
Alice McMicken Koch April 22, 1922 - January 9, 2021 Alice McMicken Koch passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Madrona House. Family members were with her to her last breath. Alice was born to Constance and Maurice McMicken in Seattle on April 22, 1922, after which the family returned to their Bainbridge Island home. Alice and her sisters enjoyed an...
Ellen Marie Price
Jan 9, 2021
Ellen Marie Price, 72 of Kingston, WA passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at her home in Kingston surrounded by family. Ellen was born on July 10, 1948, to Stanley Lloyd Purser and Irene (Jackson) Purser in Port Townsend, WA. She came from a large and extended family, the fourth oldest of ten children. Her siblings were Robert...
Daniel Martin Wall
Jan 6, 2021
Daniel Martin Wall, 54, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Myton, Utah he was the son of Gail Wall and the late Judith Ann (Halfhill) Wall. Daniel was a resident on Bainbridge Island for about 5 years and also was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He...
Helen R Brant
Dec 30, 2020
Helen Richadene Brant, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away December 30, 2020, at home, with her daughter, son in law, granddaughter and grandson in law in attendance in her last hours. Helen was born October 30, 1921, in Ringold County, Iowa, to Vergie Grace and Ralph Waldo Thomas. Helen and her brothers Russell, Lynn, Donald, and Neil grew up on...
Mary Ann Rose Youngblood
Dec 25, 2020
Mary Ann Rose Youngblood, 75, of Suquamish, WA., passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020, at the Forest Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bremerton, WA. Born in Salem, Oregon she was the daughter of Alfred W. Youngblood, Sr. and Vivian Cora (Larson) Youngblood. Mary Ann worked for many years in Washington, D.C. as a Retail Clerks Auditor for...
Marilynn Sue Morris
Dec 20, 2020
Marilynn Sue Morris, “Mim”, was born Feb. 17, 1938, in Grove, OK, and passed away December 20, 2020, in Tacoma, WA from natural causes. She grew up in a family that followed the heavy construction jobs along the West Coast. She would joke how they were just one of the families coined “Dam Family”. During her school years she was...
Charles F. Peterson, Jr.
Dec 18, 2020
Charles F. Peterson, 95, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away quietly on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Wyatt House on Bainbridge. Born in Kansas City he was the son of Charles F. Sr., and Margaret (Bigham) Peterson. Charles earned his Master's degree and was also a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. He would later spend many years...
Alice Lorraine Moye
Dec 14, 2020
Alice Lorraine Moye, 64, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Florida. A teacher and mother to many. Born on a rainy spring day in 1956 in Miami, Florida, she lived a life devoted to children, and to her friends. She battled breast cancer for over thirteen years and repeatedly emerged victorious, enriching the lives of friends old and new. She enjoyed...
Donna Jean Guillford
Dec 13, 2020
Donna Jean Gulliford, 78, of Bainbridge Island, WA., passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Born in Seattle she was the daughter of Howard Whitney Rorbach and Marian Penrose (Hathaway) Rorbach. Donna earned her Bachelor's Degree and then went on to own her own Airline Parts Manufacturing Company. Additional information will be provided by her family. Services and interment...
Robert Arnold Wicklund
Dec 12, 2020
Robert Arnold Wicklund, 79, of Bainbridge Island, WA., and Germany, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Born in Seattle, WA., he was the son of Gunnar Frank and Anita Elizabeth (Lindeman) Wicklund. Additional information will be provided by the family shortly. Arrangements are pending with and entrusted to the Cook Family Funeral Home of Bainbridge Island, WA.
Mary Michino Yoshida
Dec 11, 2020
Mary Michino Yoshida, 99, a longtime Bainbridge Island resident passed away peacefully with her loving son at her side on Friday, December 11, 2020. Born in Burlington, WA., she was the daughter of Shojiro Maekawa and Miye Nakamura. Mary was a highly talented Seamstress for many years before her retirement. Preceded in death by her loving husband Sinchi, in 1987...
Cindy L. Lyon
Dec 7, 2020
Cindy L. Lyon, 63, of Bremerton, WA., passed away quietly following a long illness. Born in Bremerton, WA., she was a lifelong resident of the Kitsap area. Cindy was the daughter of Douglas G. and Lilly (Mirranda) Lyon. A graduate of Bainbridge Island High School, Cindy worked as an Artist. She is survived by her sister Linda Hart of Bainbridge...

Daniel Eugene Knoke
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...
Judith Lynn Miller
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...
Carolyn Crosley
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...