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McConnell, Beverly Cave Wednesday, 27 Aug 2003
Beverly Cave McConnell, granddaughter of one of Bainbridge Island’s pioneer families, died Aug. 27 at her home in Allyn. She was 68.
She was the first child born to Myra (Noble) and Clinton Robert Cave in Seattle, Feb. 26, 1935, and the first grandchild of Lillian Grant (Billings) and Robert Albert Cave, Winslow residents since 1888.
She was joined by siblings Nancy, Robert and Marcia. They were raised in the home built in 1898 by their grandfather R.A. Cave, a horticulturalist, on the corner of Winslow Way and Ferncliff.
As an elementary student she attended Lincoln School, but recalled being bused to Pleasant Beach during World War II.
She remembered that on several occasions, the principal lowered the flag to half mast and assembled students to stand at attention as damaged war ships passed on their way to the Bremerton shipyard.
She graduated from Bainbridge Island High School in 1953 and recalled growing up on the island with fondness. Her class, which meets annually, just celebrated its 50th reunion. Classmates remember her for being sharp-witted, fun loving and able to catch a fly ball with her bare hands.
In 1971 the Cave family relocated to 259 Ferncliff, the house built in 1897-98 on adjoining property by Robert’s brother William Cave.
She attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, where she met and married
Peter L. James. She graduated in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
The couple had two children, and made their home in Seattle.
Following a divorce, Beverly obtained her teaching credentials from the University of Washington.
She began her career at Beacon Hill Elementary School in Seattle and continued teaching there for 25 years. She retired in 1992; many former students contacted her to acknowledge her positive contribution toward shaping their lives.
She met C. Keith McConnell, a Boeing personnel director, in Seattle. They married
Feb. 14, 1970.
The couple made their home on Queen Anne Hill and later retired to Allyn. During their retirement, the McConnells enjoyed extensive travels together, the most exciting of which, she said, was their trip to Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
Beverly enjoyed reading biographies and weekly newspapers, watching birds and animals, gardening and pruning. Most of all, she loved visiting with her grandchildren: Hana, 16, Sophie and Walker, both 12, and Jacqueline, 10.
Throughout the years, she maintained an interest in preservation issues on the island, but none was more important to her than the fate of a 100-year-old English oak that had been planted by her grandfather on the occasion of his son Clinton’s birth.
It is believed that the seedling was shipped from England and made its journey around Cape Horn before taking root in Winslow in 1902. She successfully fought to make sure the proposed development on the old property took into account the historic importance of “grandfather’s oak.”
In addition to her husband Keith of Allyn, she is survived by her aunt Bernice Beach of Largo, Fla., sisters Nancy Lowery of Bainbridge Island and Marcia Wicktom of Tacoma, Wash., brother Robert Cave of Renton, Wash., daughter Jennifer James-Wilson and son-in-law Scott Wilson of Port Townsend, Wash., their children Hana, Sophie and Walker Wilson, and son Jeffrey James of Lynnwood, Wash., his daughter Jacqueline James; nephews Bill Lowery and wife Sue of Seattle, Gregory Cave and Clinton Cave, both of Renton, niece Cynthia Kole and husband Larry of Irvine, Calif., the families of her two stepchildren Barry McConnell of Seattle and Julie Baroni of Forrest Knolls, Calif.
A private memorial service will be held in Seattle. Inurnment, at a later date, will be at Kane cemetery on Bainbridge Island.
Remembrances may be made to the BI Historical Society Museum.
Williamson, Edsel Saturday, 23 Aug 2003
Former islander Edsel “Ed” Williamson, age 76, died Aug. 23 in Tacoma.
He was born in Seattle on March 17, 1927 to Edward and Anna Williamson.
He attended Emerson Grade School and Franklin High School in Seattle.
He worked a short time with the Forest Service in the Montezano area, until he enlisted in the Navy in 1944. He served on the USS Pennsylvania, which was in Bucker Bay during the battle of Okinawa.
Following his discharge from the Navy, he worked with his father for a time building their house. Shortly thereafter, he and a buddy went to work in the woods outside Forks at Camp Dickey, where he worked as a “powder monkey.”
It was in this logging camp that he met his future wife, who had come from Montana and was working in the camp as a “flunky.”
They married
in Seattle, and Edsel went to work for the Bell Telephone Company, where he continued until his retirement at age 50.
He was transferred numerous times and enjoyed living in various places in western Washington. Three of their children were born before his transfer to Bainbridge Island, where he was able to realize his dream of building a home for his family.
The acreage was dense with cedar trees and brush, so the long labor of home-building began with clearing an area and manually digging a well.
Two more children were born as the home took shape, and the family settled into the Seabold community. Williamson, known for his puns and wit, declared himself the Mayor of Seabold.
He joined the rifle club and became a scout master – which, with three sons, lasted for many years.
He was creative and enthusiastic as the founder of Troop 573, organizing a cider squeezing and other means of raising funds and involving the community in the scouts. For his long service to the scouting program, he was honored with the Silver Beaver award.
He and his family took numerous trips to Montana and Oregon and most frequently went camping on the Pacific coast. He enjoyed hunting in his younger years and was a gun collector.
In the later years, he made wine for enjoyment and sharing. He also built another shop. Building was in his blood – his father was a Finnish carpenter.
In the mid 1960s, he was transferred to Port Angeles, where he bought a half acre and began a new phase of his life. He was divorced several years later.
He remarried
, and he and his wife traveled to other states for a time as he did contract telephone work. His two families remained close, sharing the good times and the bad as the years passed and the children grew up.
Survivors include his present wife, her grown children and their families. He is also survived by his former wife; sons Marc (Linda) of Bainbridge Island, and Chris of Coos Bay, Ore.; daughters Maureen (Terry) Anderson of Graham and Lori Haubrich of Jefferson Beach Estates; grandchildren Erik, Trygg, Emily, Ryan, Whitney, Dustin and Dylan; and great-grandchildren Tristan and Riley.
He was preceded in 1991 by his son Scott, who lost his life in an accident.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Harper Ridge View Funeral Home in Port Angeles, with a reception and graveside services to follow.
Black, Annabelle “Ann” Thursday, 04 Dec 2003
Annabelle “Ann” Black, age 79, died Dec. 4 after extended illness.
She was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Seattle, to Anton Strom and Bertha Hale Strom, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Norway in the first decade of the 20th century.
She was raised in West Seattle and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1942.
In 1943, she married
Joseph L. Ferrin III, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, with whom she operated the Point Marrowstone Lighthouse for a time.
Widowed in 1947, she married
Ray Nissen in 1952. Divorced in 1958, she married
William L. Black II in 1966.
She worked for Pacific Northwest Bell in Seattle at the Exchange Building for many years. She enjoyed a good crossword, a good mystery and a good cup while two cats snuggled in her lap and an overfed dog rested at her feet.
She is survived by her only child, Joseph L. Ferrin IV of Santa Fe, N.M.; the three children of her last husband: Cynthia Meredith Black, Kathy Meadow and William L. Black III; her brother Stan Strom of Sequim; and her sister Jean Wicks of Reading, Mass. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill in 1987.
A memorial reception will be held from 3-5 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Bainbridge Commons. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to PAWS of Bainbridge Island, P. O. Box 10811, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
Carncross, William E. “Will” Tuesday, 02 Dec 2003
Bainbridge Island resident and longtime Eagle Harbor Congregational Church choir director William E. “Will” Carncross, age 74, died Dec. 2 on Bainbridge Island.
He was born March 20, 1929 in New Brunswick, N.J. to John and Dorothy (Robbins) Carncross.
He attended Rutgers University from 1947-1949 and Westminster Choir College at Princeton University from 1949-1954, where he earned a master’s degree in sacred choral conducting.
This led to choir conducting jobs at various churches around the United States including Alexander City, Ala.; El Paso, Texas; Atlanta, Ga.; Seattle and Bainbridge Island.
He was choir director at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church for the past 25 years. He also worked at the University of Washington for 20 years as an equipment inventory manager.
He transformed the university’s inventory control from file cards to computerization during his time there.
Will enjoyed sailing and motorcycle trips. Every summer he would sail up to the San Juans or further up the Inside Passage.
He is survived by two former wives, Karen (Strandberg) Williamson and Anne Ballard; stepdaughter Carol Christine Binkley, of Rice, Wash.; sons Thomas Carncross, Kirkland, and Eric Carncross, Arlington; daughter Julia Roescher of Sedro Wooley; stepson Wade Barrett, Mountain View, Calif.; sister Lillian Marsh, Madison, Wisc.; 15 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
His first wife, Eunice Ingrid (Amundsen) Priebe, preceded him in death in 1996.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 13 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.
Johanson, Jack Oliver Monday, 01 Dec 2003
Former Bainbridge Island resident Jack Oliver Johanson, age 79, died Dec. 1, 2003 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was born May 18, 1924 on Bainbridge Island, son of John and Anna (Lindell) Johanson.
Following graduation from Bainbridge Island High School, he became an apprentice machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He spent his entire career as a machinist, retiring in 1988 from the Rowe Company in Ballard.
He enjoyed fishing and boating with his friends.
He is survived by one daughter, Annette Johanson, Suquamish; one son, Justin Johanson; and one brother, George Johanson, Seattle.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Port Blakely cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.
Pell, Patricia Chancellor Monday, 01 Dec 2003
Former Bainbridge Island resident Patricia Chancellor Pell, age 68, of Princeton, N.J., died Dec. 1 at the University Medical Center at Princeton after a three-year battle with cancer.
She was born in Wilmington, Del., and graduated from Wilmington Friends School. She attended Vassar College with the Class of 1956. She volunteered at Princeton Studio of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, and then served as assistant studio director for 22 years.
She lived on Bainbridge Island from 1960-64, when she moved to New Jersey.
Following her retirement, she became deeply involved practicing Pilates and Yoga. An avid and eclectic reader, she was taking a course in Islam at the Evergreen Forum at the time of her death.
She was a member of Trinity Church, Princeton, and its Social Justice Committee. She also belonged to the Fort Ticonderoga Association of Ticonderoga N.Y.
She is survived by her husband, Stuyvesant B. Pell; daughters and sons-in-law, Alison C. Pell and J. Michael Helms of Snohomish Wash., and Sarah B. Pell-Stires and Wayne Stires of Ewing Township, N.J.; grandsons, James, Samuel, and Grayson Helms of Snohomish; a sister, Nancy Lamson-Scribner of Florida, and a brother, Ira F. Doom of Alabama.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 13 at Trinity Church, Princeton. A private interment was in Old St. Anne’s Church cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton, N.J.
Memorial contributions can be made to the New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, 69 Mapleton Road, Princeton NJ 08540; Fort Ticonderoga Association Inc., Box 390, Ticonderoga NY 12883, or Alcoholics Anonymous.
Tremmel, Frank Thursday, 27 Nov 2003
Frank Tremmel, age 93, of Bainbridge Island, died Nov. 27 at Messenger House Care Center.
He was born July 16, 1910, to Charles Tremmel and Kate Johannes on the family farm near Ashton in northwestern Iowa. He was the sixth of 12 children.
He graduated from high school in 1928. After graduation, he operated the family farm and managed a corn-shelling business. In 1939, he married
Lucile Lenz, a school teacher from southwestern Minnesota.
The couple had two children, David, born in 1940, and Diane, born in 1944. He continued to farm until 1970, when he retired.
Soon thereafter, he started working again, first as a carpenter and then as a custodian for the county parks department. He retired from the parks position at age 80, saying that “it was time for the job to go to a younger guy.”
At that point he assumed another full-time job as caregiver for his wife, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. He cared for her until her death in November 1993.
He moved to Bainbridge Island in 1997, ostensibly to be nearer his daughter, Diane. It soon became apparent that the ulterior motive for moving was closer proximity to major league baseball.
Frank traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, and abroad to England, continental Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Harry Colvin of Bainbridge Island; his son and daughter-in-law, David and Sandy Tremmel of Vancouver, Wash.; his sister, Helen Aakre of Portland, Ore.; and two grandchildren, Caroline and Billy.
His family thanked the staff at Messenger House and Virginia Mason’s Winslow Clinic for their care and compassion.
A memorial service will be held in Ashton, Iowa, where his remains will be interred next to those of his wife Lucile.
Weaver, Angela Donahue Sunday, 23 Nov 2003
Longtime Bainbridge Island resident Angela Donahue Weaver, age 90, died Nov. 23 at her home.
She was born Aug. 2, 1913 in Port Angeles, to John and Anna (O’Donnell) Donahue.
She attended the UW and worked for the State of Washington.
In 1942, she married
Edwin Weaver and together they owned and operated Weaver’s Concrete Supplies on Bainbridge Island.
She is survived by five nieces and one nephew.
A rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, with funeral mass at 11 a.m. Dec. 3 at the parish. Burial will follow at Hillcrest cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.
Wilkins, Larry Gene Sunday, 23 Nov 2003
Former islander Larry Gene Wilkins, age 66, died Nov. 23 at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Calif.
He was born July 10, 1937 in Mansfield, Ohio to Helen Anna Tucker and John Wesley Wilkins.
He grew up in Ohio and attended high school in Cleveland.
He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1955, where he served as a cartographer until 1976. He later worked for the Seattle Post Office.
In 1962, he married
Hergart Wilkins. The couple was married
21 years.
The family moved to Bainbridge in 1976. He lived on the island until 1983, when he moved to Seattle.
He is survived by his former spouse, Hergart Wilkins of Poulsbo; three children, Richard Wilkins of Virginia, Eileen May of Buckley, Wash., and Sandra Wilkins of Poulsbo; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society.
