Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Father Joseph Robert Stanford Miller

Father Joseph Robert Stanford Miller

Dec 6, 2015

also known as Robert Miller, passed away on December 6, 2015 in Seattle, WA. He was 94 years old.He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara Aly Miller, sons Karl Miller of Los Angeles, CA, and Paul Miller (Karen), of Columbus, OH, daughter Anne Strandoo (Robert) of Seattle, niece Katherine Aly Stavrinou, of Drammen, Norway, and adored grandchildren...

Gregory Alan Vail

Gregory Alan Vail

Dec 5, 2015

passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at his home in Lake Stevens, Washington. He was born on August 12, 1953 in Wenatchee, Washington and was 62 years of age.​He lived on Bainbridge Island, Bozeman, Montana and then Lake Stevens. Greg worked as an electrical engineer. He loved spending time fly fishing on the vast rivers available in Bozeman, MT...

Arthur Nelsen

Arthur Nelsen

Nov 28, 2015

passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Messenger House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on January 12, 1928 and was 87 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Eleanor Treshow

Eleanor Treshow

Nov 27, 2015

passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on March 7, 1933 and was 82 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Rita E. Fisher

Rita E. Fisher

Nov 26, 2015

passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home in Poulsbo, Washington. She was born on May 17, 1934 and was 81 years of age.Mother, wife, friend and mentor, Rita Fisher always had time for everyone. Born Rita Erickson in Wisconsin in the middle of the Depression, her family moved to Salinas, California when she was a baby. It...

Richard E. Losch

Richard E. Losch

Nov 25, 2015

passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at his residence on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on November 25, 1949 and was 66 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Jean Langston Atwater

Jean Langston Atwater

Nov 21, 2015

died peacefully with her daughter at her side, on Saturday, November 20th, 2015, at her daughter's home on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Born in Billings, Montana to Earl and Virginia Langston, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Dr. Thomas V. V. Atwater Jr. Mrs.Atwater was a successful artist whose work was widely exhibited, initially in Boston and...

Phillip Aloysius Mcmaster

Phillip Aloysius Mcmaster

Nov 20, 2015

passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He was born on April 18, 1933 in McSherrystown, PA and was 82 years of age.Philip graduated from Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown in 1951 and attended Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, MD where he graduated in 1959. He retired from the Bank...

Peter Bunce

Peter Bunce

Nov 18, 2015

died at his home in Hong Kong. Raised on a farm, he died in an exotic city.Peter held a BA from the University of Washington and spoke several languages. Before moving to Van Nuys, Peter taught English in Japan. He lived in Van Nuys for 25 years, teaching English to foreign students. While living in the Valley, Peter cared for...

Melanie Wolfson

Melanie Wolfson

Nov 14, 2015

passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on September 25, 1973 in Roswell, New Mexico and was 42 years of age. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Dorothy M Worcester

Dorothy M Worcester

Nov 12, 2015

passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Madrona House on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on June 5, 1924 in San Jose, California and was 91 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Lorraine Tolbert

Lorraine Tolbert

Nov 12, 2015

passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her home in Seattle, Washington. She was born on March 7, 1959 and was 56 years of age.Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Recitation of the Rosary on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church on Bainbridge Island. The Mass of Christian Burial will...

Vera Gudrun Von Etzel Hilderman

Vera Gudrun Von Etzel Hilderman

Nov 8, 2015

born February 10, 1926, passed away in her home on Bainbridge Island on November 8, 2015. Vera was an expert equestrienne and a linguist fluent (and witty) in English and German and conversant in French, Spanish and Italian. Incredibly well traveled, she grew up in Wiesbaden, Germany, but traveled through Africa, nearly all of Europe, most of the United States,...

Robert Edward James

Robert Edward James

Nov 6, 2015

passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on May 2, 1953 and was 62 years of age.Private family services will be held. Memorial contributions can be made to: The Helpline House on Bainbridge Island, WA. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Bessie Mcclain

Bessie Mcclain

Oct 24, 2015

passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at The Veterans Home in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born on February 9, 1931 and was 84 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Ronald J. Ryel

Ronald J. Ryel

Oct 20, 2015

beloved husband, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on October 20th due to complications from pancreatic cancer.Ron was born in West Branch, Michigan in 1955. As a youth he lived on state reserves in central Michigan where his father worked as a wildlife biologist. Ron was birding both by ear and sight from the age of six and was never...

Jurgen A. Thomsen

Jurgen A. Thomsen

Oct 20, 2015

passed away on Monday, October 20, 2015 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was born on April 2, 1932 and was 83 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Charlotte Ann Hunt

Charlotte Ann Hunt

Oct 16, 2015

passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She was born on April 13, 1927 in Alva, Oklahoma and was 88 years of age. Private family services will be held. Arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.

Rochelle Reynolds

Rochelle Reynolds

Oct 9, 2015

passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at her home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born on December 18, 1948 and was 66 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.

Janet Orr

Janet Orr

Oct 9, 2015

passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington. She was born on July 4, 1941 and was 74 years of age. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.