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Fickle, Dorothy H. Wednesday, 02 Mar 2005
Dorothy H. Fickle, 80, of Bainbridge Island, died March 2 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. She had lived with Parkinson’s Disease for the past 16 years.
She was born Sept. 27, 1924, in Eliot, Maine, to Chauncey D. and Sara K. Wentworth. Her father was a Methodist minister, and she grew up in several small towns in Maine.
She earned a bachelor of arts degree at Boston University in 1946, and a master’s degree in international relations the following year.
After teaching for a year at the University of Maine, she moved to Washington D.C., where she met Lee E. Fickle, whom she wed on Sept. 23, 1950.
The couple moved to Cameron, Mo., where their three children – Kate, Floyd and Susanne – were born. The family moved to Indianapolis, Ind., for a few years, where Dorothy earned a teaching certificate at Butler University.
In 1962, her husband accepted a position as an engineer in Bangkok, Thailand. Dorothy and the children embarked on a “grand adventure” as the family spent the next 16 years in Southeast and South Asia, and Dorothy pursued a new career.
The family lived in Bangkok, Dacca (then in East Pakistan), and finally Jakarta, Indonesia.
Dorothy became intensely interested in Asian culture, history and art. She was a founding member of the Bangkok National Museum Volunteers Group. These interests led her to apply for the doctoral program in ancient Indian culture at the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a Ph.D. in 1978.
The couple moved to Kansas City, Mo., where Dorothy embarked on a 15-year career at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where she was curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Tibetan, Persian and Islamic art. She also served as longtime secretary for the American Council for Southern Asian Art.
She was the author of three books – “The Life of the Buddha, ” “Images of the Buddha in Thailand” and her own memoirs, as well as numerous scholarly articles. She was an intrepid traveler, exploring China’s Silk Road, Tibetan monasteries among many journeys throughout all of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast and East Asia.
After Dorothy’s retirement in 1993, the couple moved in 1994 to Bainbridge Island to be closer to family. They found a home at the top of Baker Hill Road, before moving to Winslow.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Lee Fickle; daughters Kate (Jerry) Carroll of Menlo Park, Calif., and Susanne (Tom) Regan of Allyn, Wash., and son Floyd of Seattle; sisters Grace W. King of New York City, Ruth (Doug) Addison of Farmington, Conn., and brother John W. Wentworth of Falmouth, Maine.
A memorial service will be held May 21 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Winslow. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Helpline House, 282 Knechtel Way, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
Nall, Dave L. Saturday, 26 Feb 2005
Dave L. Nall, age 68, of Belfair, died Feb. 26 in Seattle.
He was born May 1, 1936, in Ashford, Ala., to James D. and Mary Lou (Gunter) Nall.
He graduated from Belle Glade High School in Belle Glade, Fla., and attended Olympic College and San Diego State University.
He served in the Navy from 1954-73, earning the rank of chief and serving as a Seabee. He was awarded numerous good conduct medals, and served in Korea and Vietnam.
He worked for the Annapolis Water District and Johnson Controls, retiring in 1999.
He enjoyed golf, fishing, skiing and RVing. He was a member of the Lions Club and the Belfair VFW, and served on the council at Christ Lutheran Church in Belfair.
He is survived by his wife Vianna Nall of Belfair; his mother Mary Lou Martin of Fort McCoy, Fla.; sons David Michael Nall of Port Orchard, Jamie Allen Nall of Bainbridge Island and Richard Lemar Nall of Belfair; brothers Wesley Nall, Timothy Nall, Phillip Nall, James Martin and Kenneth Martin; sisters Bessie Carswell, Kathy Robinson and Carole Nall; grandchildren Robert, Jacob, Brandon, Brittnay, Brooke, Zachary, Jordanne and Austin; and great-granddaughter Julie.
Services with military honors were March 3 in Belfair, followed by private interment.
Arrangements were by Lewis Funeral Chapel.
Woodley, Doris Jacqueline “Jackie” Hooks Saturday, 26 Feb 2005
Doris Jacqueline “Jackie” Hooks Woodley, age 71, of Kent, died Feb. 26.
She was born Jan. 6, 1934, in New Orleans, La.
She graduated from Highline High School in 1954, then worked for the Boeing Company before marrying Philip Woodley in 1959. They lived on Bainbridge from 1960-1965.
She was a member of New Heights Baptist Church for over 25 years.
She is survived by daughters Karen (Lowell) McNeilly of Otis Orchards, Wash., Robin (Brian) Moore of Kennewick, and Kim (Neil) Heiman of Marysville; grandchildren Stephanie, Angela, Robert and William; sister Jeanette Sands of Auburn, and brother Ron Hooks of Lagrange, Ga.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Ronald Hooks, mother Madge Leach, stepfather Gene Leach, sister Susie Brinkman and son John Woodley.
Services will be at 10 a.m. March 5 at Yahn and Son Funeral Home, 55 West Valley Hwy South, Auburn, with burial at Mountain View cemetery.
Remembrances can be sent to New Heights Baptist Church 22705 24th Ave. S., Des Moines, WA 98198 or to the American Diabetes Assn. 557 Roy St. Lower Lever, Seattle, WA 98109.
Alden, Ralph Thursday, 24 Feb 2005
Former Bainbridge resident Ralph Alden died Feb. 24 on Vashon Island, his home since 1987.
He was born Nov. 9, 1922, in Manhattan, Kansas, and served in the Merchant Marines from 1944-45.
He married
Lou Jean Fletcher on March 16, 1946, and graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1951.
He was with Fisher Mills in Seattle from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. From 1973-75, he served as the firm’s president, general manager and director .
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1985.
He is survived by his daughters Liz Brenneman, Vashon Island and Rebecca Rickabaugh, Seattle; grandchildren Dustan and Cole Brenneman and Joshua and Hannah Rickabaugh; and great-grandchildren Asrai, Fletcher and Forest Rickabaugh.
A graveside service will be held March 5 on Vashon Island. The family asks that memorial gifts be made to Providence Hospice Foundation, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98109.
Mainwaring, Virginia June Friday, 25 Feb 2005
Virginia June Mainwaring, 91, of Bainbridge Island, died Feb. 25 at her daughter’s home on the island.
She was born Sept. 21, 1913 in Spokane, to Minnie (Ackley) Pemberton and Dudley Pemberton.
She spent her childhood in Spokane and attended Washington State University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
She married
Irvin H. Baltzer and moved to Seattle, living on their first boat and spending many hours sailing on Puget Sound with friends. Their daughter, Carolyn J. Pearl was born in 1936.
The family later moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where they built another boat, a 50-foot ketch named the Bluejacket which the family sailed to Hawaii in the Trans Pac in 1953.
She and Irvin were married
15 years. Virginia later worked as a secretary and stockbroker for a firm in Oakland, Calif.
In l966, she married
Ross Mainwaring and lived in Alamo and Walnut Creek, Calif. They spent much of their time traveling in Europe, Asia and Hawaii. He preceded her in death in 1988.
She loved her family, loved all animals, especially dogs, and contributed to charities connected with them. When her health failed in 1999, she came to Bainbridge Island to be watched over by her daughter until her death.
She is survived by daughter, Carolyn June Pearl of Bainbridge; granddaughters Amy Elizabeth Pearl of Portland, Ore., and Sarah Jane Pearl of Bainbridge; grandchildren Megan Elizabeth Pearl-Alameda and Taylor Conrad Alameda of Portland, Ore., and Elliot Newfield Pearl-Sacks and Caroline Elizabeth Pearl-Sacks of Bainbridge.
Interment was March 4 at Port Blakely cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.
Bock, Steven M. Thursday, 17 Feb 2005
Steven M. Bock, 46, died Feb. 17 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
He was born Oct. 15, 1958, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and grew up in Chappaqua, N.Y., where he attended Horace Greeley High School.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting practices and theory at California State University, Northridge, in 1983.
He spent most of his adult life in San Jose, Calif., and on Bainbridge Island.
He was an advisory software engineer at the IBM Corporation in Seattle. He also worked as a software engineer and technical consultant for IBM for various customers sites in the United States, Canada, France, Australia and China.
He received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award from IBM for his significant contributions to software development.
He was instrumental in bringing Video Remote Interpreting Service to IBM as a work-related accommodation option for the company’s deaf and hard-of-hearing employees in the United States and Australia.
He enjoyed traveling for business and pleasure, and photographs of his children went everywhere with him.
At home, he enjoyed fine cuisine and preparing gourmet meals for guests at dinner parties. He liked playing the stock market, and enjoyed friendships with people from around the world.
He is survived by his children and their mother, Christl, Michael and Nancy Bock of Bainbridge Island; his mother and stepfather, Ulrike and Robert Proctor of Sierra Madre, Calif.; brother Lawrence (Diane) Bock of Olivenhain, Calif., nieces Quincy and Tasha of Olivenhain; members of a large extended family in the United States and Germany; and his fiancée, Rebecca Adam of Sydney, Australia.
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Bock.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. March 5 at Grace Episcopal Church on Bainbridge Island.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to one of Bock’s favorite charities, or alternately, to a college fund established for his children: Lighthouse for the Deaf-Blind, P.O. Box 14959, Seattle, WA 98114; National Center on Deafness, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA, 91330-8023; The Silent Garden Endowed Chair, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740-8023; Northwest Kidney Centers Foundation, P.O. Box 3035, Seattle, WA 98114; The College Fund, payable to “Christl and Michael Bock’s College Fund, ” c/o Lawrence Bock, executor and trustee, 3663 Lone Dove Lane, Olivenheim, CA 92024.
Primrose, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Thursday, 16 Mar 2006
Former longtime Bainbridge Island resident Elizabeth “Betty” Primrose, 93, died March 16 at Providence Marianwood in Issaquah.
She was born Sept. 23, 1912, in Montana to Ebba Johnson and Austin Kalvig.
She came to the Northwest at age 12 and graduated from Seattle’s Garfield High School.
She married
Al Primrose in 1934 and was a homemaker. She and her husband moved to Bainbridge Island in 1962, and she resided at Island Center for the next 40 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Brenda.
She is survived by son Donald Primrose of Seattle; daughters Carol Santos of Sequim, and Nicki Primrose of Redmond; and grandchildren Tammy Tison of Tacoma, Daniel Santos of Bellevue, Deanna Kelly of Sammamish, and Eric Santos of Temecula, Calif.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 6 at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. Interment will be at Port Madison cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contribution be made to Children’s Hospital or the American Diabetes Association.
Bergum, Kathy Friday, 17 Feb 2006
Bainbridge Island residents Ken Hartz and Kathy Bergum, both 49, were killed in a Feb. 17 car accident outside Cle Elum.
Kenneth William Hartz was born in Seattle on July 31, 1956, to Alice Helen (Thorsteinson) Martinez and Billy J. Hartz.
He attended Nathan Hale High School and Bellingham High School, as well as Western Washington State University and the University of Washington. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1984 and a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard University in 1989.
Kathleen Annette Bergum was born Sept. 6, 1956, in the Detroit suburb of Mount Clemens, Mich., to Josephine and the late Harold Bergum.
She grew up in nearby Roseville, graduating from Carol Brablec High School. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1978 and a master’s degree in architecture there in 1980.
Although Hartz grew up in the Pacific Northwest, he and Bergum met through mutual friends in Cambridge, Mass., when he was attending graduate school and she was working for the Massachusetts Division of Capital Planning and Operation.
They were married
on June 25, 1988, in New Harbor, Maine, and moved to Bainbridge in 1989.
Both were members of the national and Seattle chapters of the American Institute of Architects. During his 10-year tenure (1993-2003) with LMN Architects, Hartz worked on the Washington State Exhibition Hall in Seattle and the expansion of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
From 1989 to 1993, Hartz was a project designer with Callison Architecture in Seattle, where he worked on more than a dozen Nordstrom stores and other retail outlets across the country. More recently, he spent two years with O’Connor Kriegh Architects on Bainbridge Island. At the time of his death, he was working with architect Peter Brachvogel.
Bergum was working for O’Connor Kreigh Architects of Bainbridge Island at the time of her death. As a project architect, she took the lead on such high-profile remodels as Winslow Corner and the Ihland Garden Dental Clinic, as well as a number of private island residences. Most recently, she was working on the new Vineyard Lane project.
Bergum won two affordable housing design awards for a competition sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Housing Resources Board, Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority and the Windermere Foundation.
For almost seven years in the 1990s, Bergum was the principal of her own firm.
Hartz was a longtime member of the Worship Committee at Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church and sang in the church’s choir. An avid musician and sailor, he collected and played many instruments and built his own boat, a classic Maine Peapod.
Bergum served on the Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Housing, the board of the Housing Resources Board, and the Site Acquisition Committee at Cedars church. She was also very involved in supporting Girl Scout Service Unit 311 and in crafting the school facilities bond and technology levy, which voters on Bainbridge Island recently passed.
The couple were among the founders and active supporters of the Odyssey Multiage Program, an alternative school within the Bainbridge public school system.
Hartz and Bergum are the parents of Kirsten, 16, and Kyle, 13. In addition to their children, Hartz is survived by his mother and stepfather, Alice Helen (Thorstainson) and Richard Martinez of Port Townsend; his father, Billy J. Hartz of Bellingham; his sister, Laurie Theresa Bridge of Bellingham; and his brothers, Warren Craig Hartz of Index and Richard Alan Hartz of Pondicherry, India.
Bergum is survived by her mother, Josephine of Macomb, Mich.; and her brothers Bruce of Davisburg, Mich., David of Appling, Ga., and Paul of Bangkok, Thailand.
A community memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. March 26 in the Bainbridge High School gymnasium, with a reception following in the BHS Commons.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Kirsten and Kyle Benevolent Fund at any American Marine Bank branch.
The fund will be used to support the children’s education and other expenses.
