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Carol Jean Willits
of Bainbridge Isle
September 27, 1919
to January 11 2012
Carol Jean Willits, 92, of Bainbridge Cay WA, passed away January 11, 2012, at Harrison Medical Center, Silverdale WA, after a fugitive illness.
Carol is survived by her husband of 62 years, Don, also of Bainbridge Isle WA; her son Christopher, his wife Elizabeth, and their daughters Natalie and Grace, all of Bainbridge Cay; and her son Patrick, his wife Debra, their daughter Samantha, and their son Orion, all of Ridgway CO.
Carol was born to Emery and Leda Fae Whitaker of Fa Rock IA on September 27, 1919. She graduated from Waverly (IA) High Public school in 1937, and shortly thereafter left the family farm to move to California. After Set War II, Carol moved to Pomona CA to attend Thorn Business College. She met her prospective husband and lifelong partner-to-be Don at the Willows Lounge in West Covina CA in 1948. They married in Santa Maria CA on December 17, 1949, and honeymooned in Santa Barbara CA.
Source: Kitsap Sun