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Moore, Gloria J. Friday, 03 Feb 2006
Gloria J. Moore, 56, of Bainbridge Island, died Feb. 3 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton.
She was born Aug. 10, 1949, to William Gordon and Betty Pennington in LaJuata, Colo.
She and her husband moved from Denver, Colorado, to Bainbridge Island.
She was a member of the First Christian Church and was an active member of the Democratic Party on Bainbridge Island and the Sierra Club.
She spent hours on her computer communicating with her friends and shopping. She enjoyed volunteering her time to assist others in the community.
She is survived by husband Charles Moore of Bainbridge Island; son Joshua Jade Van Hee of Denver, Colo.; sister Margaret Clancey of Eugene, Ore.; and granddaughter Kayla Jade Van Hee of Denver, Colo.
Memorial services were Feb. 9 at Kass & Cook Funeral Home on Bainbridge Island. A graveside service will be Feb. 11 at Fair View cemetery in La Junta, Colo.
Memorial donations may be made to the Horizon House Caring for People With AIDS, 3601 S. Allison St., Denver, CO 80235.
Arrangements are by Kass & Cook Family Funeral Home.
Brown, Alice C. Friday, 03 Feb 2006
Alice C. Brown, 90, died Feb. 3 at Island Health and Rehabilitation on Bainbridge Island.
She was born on Oct. 13, 1915, in Trenton, N.J., to Francis Chamberlain and Bertha Ehret. She spent most of her life in Princeton, N.J., where she raised her family.
She worked at General Motors during World War II, while her husband served in the U.S. Army.
She drew beautifully and was an expert seamstress. She also enjoyed golfing and spending time with her family.
She spent her last four years on Bainbridge Island with her husband at the Madison Avenue Retirement Center.
She is survived by her husband, Benjiman Brown, of Bainbridge Island; daughters Susan Brown of Bainbridge Island and Barbara Brown of San Francisco, Calif.; sister Eunice Gallena; and four grandchildren.
Private services are planned, with arrangements by Kass & Cook Family Funeral Home.
Hayashida, Satoru Leonard Wednesday, 01 Feb 2006
Satoru Leonard Hayashida, 73, the first Bainbridge Island baby born in the World War II relocation camp of Manzanar, Calif., died Feb. 1.
He was born to Saburo and Fumiko Hayashida on Aug. 15, 1942, during the wartime internment of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island. Following the war, his family returned to their strawberry farm on Bainbridge Island, before moving to Seattle in 1950.
In the following years, every summer he returned to Bainbridge Island to work picking berries on the Hayashida and Kitamoto family farms.
He graduated from Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1960 and attended Edison Technical School and the University of Washington before being drafted into the Army.
He served in combat in Vietnam, where he was awarded the U.S. Army’s Commendation Medal for Heroism and decorated with a Purple Heart.
Upon being honorably discharged, he resumed his education at the University of Washington, but his medical disabilities hampered his studies.
In 1968, he married
Carole Kumagai. He and Carole remained close friends through the years, and he later became like a second father to her children, Paul and Lauren Waudé.
He had a lifelong passion for collecting rare and unusual items. His collections included small items such as jewelry, kitchenware and Hawaiian shirts, and larger items such as appliances, jukeboxes, furniture and even cars.
Other offbeat collections included happy faces, ethnic memorabilia and pink flamingoes.
In addition to adding items to his own collections, he always looked for items he knew his many fellow “junking” friends collected or things he thought a loved one would enjoy.
In 1987 he began an 18-year career of driving a bus for the Bainbridge Island School District, where he developed an exceptional connection with the special needs children.
While living on Bainbridge, he developed a strong friendship with Barbara Hagen.
After several years, their friendship evolved into a deep commitment. Over the years, Barbara’s children, Jeannie, Lyle and Troy, came to view Leonard as a second father.
In 1998 Leonard, Barbara and Troy established Chili Cosmos, a popular dining establishment in Winslow. After five years developing a loyal following, they lost their lease in Winslow and were forced to close that location. Lyle still operates a Chili Cosmos establishment in Shoreline.
In November 2005, Leonard was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Although the prognosis was terminal with a short survival time, he volunteered to participate in a research trial of an unproven chemotherapy drug.
For several weeks he endured the additional pain associated with these treatments, with the hope of helping future pancreatic cancer victims.
He was preceded in death by his father, Saburo Hayashida.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Hagen, and her children Jeannie Blossom, Lyle Grant and Troy Grant, and four grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Fumiko Hayashida, his brother, Neal (Trudy) Hayashida, and his sister, Natalie and her husband, Al Ong.
A celebration of life, in “Leonard-style” informal attire, will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church on Bainbridge Island.
In lieu of flowers or koden, the family suggests remembrances be made to the Leonard Hayashida Kids Fund to benefit special needs children on Bainbridge Island: Bainbridge Public Schools Trust, 8489 Madison Ave. N.E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, or the Poulsbo North Kitsap Special Education Department, 18360 Caldart Ave. N.E., Poulsbo, WA 98370, or to a charity of choice.
Arrangements are by Kass and Cook Family Funeral Home.
Lundgren, Della J. Monday, 23 Jan 2006
Della J. Lundgren, 80, died on Jan. 23 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
She was born June 3, 1925 in South Dakota to Peter J. Eberhard and Ottilia Biederstedt.
She was a resident of Bainbridge Island for 40 years, and was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church on Bainbridge. She enjoyed baking, cooking and gardening.
Her husband, Kenneth Lundgren, died in 1989. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Udell, of Bainbridge Island; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Interment was Jan. 27 at Port Blakely cemetery. A reception will be held at a future date; see www.kasscook.com for details. Arrangements were by Kass & Cook Family Funeral Home.
Glenn, Marguerite F. Saturday, 01 Apr 2006
Former Bainbridge Island resident Marguerite Frances Glenn, 98, died April 1 at Liberty Shores in Poulsbo, with her family by her side.
She was born Sept. 16, 1907, in Jenkintown, Penn., to Theodore “T.B.” Kirk and Anna E. Wilkinson.
She graduated from Smith College with a degree in math and physics in 1929, and married
Daniel Charles “Cholly” Glenn on May 29, 1936.
She worked for 30 years as a schoolteacher at Warick Elementary School in Pennsylvania.
She and her husband moved to Bainbridge Island in 1975. She enjoyed collecting shells, knitting, reading, bird watching and working on puzzles, and was an avid follower of the political scene.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.
She is survived by her daughters, Mimi Smith Danielson (Rodger) of Kingston and Carol Ann McClure (Kenneth) of Oroville, Wash.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity.
Arrangements are by Kass & Cook Family Funeral Home.
Urness, Nyer W. Friday, 07 Apr 2006
Nyer W. Urness, 81, died April 7 at his Bainbridge Island home, with his family at his side.
He was born Feb. 7, 1925, in Melvin, Minn.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. April 22 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1215 Thomas Street (close to REI) in Seattle, and at 3 p.m. April 23 at Bethany Lutheran Church on Bainbridge Island.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Review.
Arrangements are by Kass & Cook Family Funeral Home.
Ridge, Imogene Dalton Wednesday, 01 Mar 2006
Imogene Dalton Ridge, 69, of Port Orchard and Tucson, Ariz., died March 1 in Bremerton.
She was born Imogene Iris Dalton to I. C. and Stella Dalton in Edina, Mo., in 1936.
She was a gifted singer and began performing on stage at age 3. She entered college on a music scholarship in voice, after competing in state level high school voice competitions.
As a teenager she recorded a single that generated interest from recording studios. During her adult years she participated in ladies barbershop quartets and choirs.
It was in junior high school where she met her future husband while playing in a basketball game, accidentally colliding with Ronald Ridge, a fan observing the game courtside near the basket.
She played varsity basketball and softball during high school, participated in intramural sports in college and played semi-pro softball in Denver, Colo. In later years the main sport she played was golf. She was a fan of baseball, basketball and cycling and golf.
After graduating from William Woods College in Fulton, Mo., she continued her undergraduate study at the University of Colorado, completing her bachelor’s degree and earning her teaching certificate from the University of Northern Colorado.
She started teaching before marrying Ron Ridge in 1958 and continued her full-time teaching career until the birth of their second child. She then focused her energies on raising her children, teaching part time and substitute teaching for a number of years.
When her second daughter was in high school, she went back to school at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. She completed her career teaching kindergarten through third grade for several years at Cougar Mountain Academy in Issaquah.
After their retirement, she and Ron traveled the western states and made occasional trips to Europe. While at home she enjoyed spending time outside on the patio or the deck of her home, working in the garden and yard and taking long walks. She was an enthusiastic gardener as she planted and maintained several planting beds, fruit trees and a bountiful vegetable garden.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Richard.
She is survived by her husband Ronald Ridge; daughter and son-in-law Robin and Kevin Magraw of Bainbridge Island; daughter and son-in-law Candice Ridge and Larry Shannon of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; granddaughters, Chelsea and Madeline Magraw of Bainbridge Island; grandsons Ryan Magraw of Bainbridge Island and Trevor Sinclair of Rancho Santa Fe; and her sister, Betty Tiehen of Mesa, Ariz.
A memorial service will be held in Longmont, Colorado.
Bennett, Nancy Ruth Hockett Friday, 10 Mar 2006
Nancy Ruth Hockett Bennett, 84, died March 10.
She was born on March 8, 1922, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Stephen and Bertha Hockett. She attended elementary and high school in Des Moines and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
In 1941, she married
Chester G. Bennett. They moved to Phoenix, Ariz. in 1952 where they lived for nearly 40 years.
Shortly before moving to Phoenix, Nancy contracted polio and for the remainder of her adult life walked with the aid of a brace and cane. Friends and family often remarked, “The polio never slowed her down.”
Besides raising her five children, she had many interests. As a member and president of the Heard Museum Guild, she enjoyed studying and sharing her knowledge of Arizona and Southwest Native American culture.
She had a love of nature and the Arizona Desert Botanical Garden was one of her favorite spots. She was an avid reader, talented writer and storyteller.
Her other interests included astronomy, geology, history, animals, jazz music, gourmet cooking, gardening, golf and travel.
In 1990, she and her husband moved to Bainbridge Island, where for the last 15 years they enjoyed spending time with their children and grandchildren.
During her lifetime, she wrote numerous poems, short stories and one novel for both family and pleasure. She was also a volunteer at the Bloedel Reserve.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Chester; children Claudia (Lynn) Divelbess, Suzanne Cary, Joanne (Ray) Moudy, Ken (Susan) Bennett, Carolyn (Mark) Greer; grandchildren Rob (Rachel) Divelbess, Ken (Gelila) Divelbess, Shannon (Chris) Schneider, Chad (Dayna) Cary, Matt (Kelly) Cary, Brian Moudy, Andrew (Jill) Decker, Hayes Greer and Eli Bennett; and great-grandchildren Xander, Ashlyn and Yordanos.
Donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island.
McDowell, Elsie Magnuson Wednesday, 08 Mar 2006
Elsie Magnuson Backland McDowell, 88, died March 8.
She was born Nov. 7, 1917 to August and Marie Magnuson at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She was the oldest sister to her brothers John and Roland Magnuson.
She graduated from Burien High School and earned her RN from the Swedish Hospital of Nursing in 1940.
She founded and directed her own medical placement bureau in Seattle from 1941-51. She also served as a nurse in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1944-1946. She earned a BSN from the University of Washington in 1953.
On May 27, 1953, she married
Capt. John Backland of Seattle and they had two children, John and Nellie Maria. During that time, the Backlands made their home on Bainbridge Island where she lived for more than 50 years.
She was active in the Bainbridge Island Pony and Saddle clubs, Northwest Hydrofoil Lines, the Arboretum, Children’s Hospital, Seattle Historical Society and First Covenant Church.
In March 1961, she was widowed. She returned to the workforce in 1973 as an RN at the Winslow Convalescent Center and office nurse in Poulsbo.
In 1982, she married
Lt. Col. Tom McDowell. During their marriage of 20 years, they traveled the world seeing Mexico, South America, Europe, Russia and Australia. In 2002, she was once again widowed.
She is survived by her son John (Kym) Backland of Bainbridge Island; her daughter Nellie (Elliott) Ohannes of Queen Anne in Seattle; and grandchildren Alexander and John Samuel Ohannes.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 1 at Bethany Lutheran Church on Bainbridge Island.
