Lavon “Bonnie” Green, 78, died Jan. 8 at Messenger House Care Center on Bainbridge Island.

The daughter of Irene and Earling Ericksen, she was born Oct. 17, 1924 at the home of grandparents Walter and Sarah “Mokie” Oakland on Grow Avenue in Winslow.

Growing up on the island, she graduated in 1942 from the “new” Bainbridge High School, where she was a cheerleader and champion tennis player.

She attended the University of Washington and worked at Hall Brothers’ Shipyard in Winslow.

She married Robert H. Green on Aug. 3, 1945 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. The couple made their home in several Bainbridge Island neighborhoods while remodeling and building custom houses.

An early member of Wing Point Golf and Country Club, she was the Women’s Golf Champion for 10 consecutive years from 1966 to 1975.

She was also a member of the Lenore Ostrander Orthopedic Guild, a Girl Scout leader, and a league bowler on a team with her mother and grandmother.

After divorcing in 1969, she worked as a clerk at Island Lumber, The Bazaar and American Marine Bank.

She is survived by her daughter Robbin (Michael) Anderson of Shelton; son Robert H. (Ellen) Green of Bainbridge Island; granddaughter Shannon (Wilfredo) Castillo and great-grandchildren August, Cera, Christian and Edwin of Suquamish; grandsons Michael and Douglas of Bainbridge; step-grandsons Jeff and Kelly and four step-great-grandchildren; sister Betty (Clayton) Poole of Bainbridge Island; and numerous cousins and friends.

Remembrances can be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 158 West 29th Street, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001-5300 or to a charity of the donors choice.

A memorial golf tournament and picnic are planned for later in the year.