James R. Atwater
B. Friday, August 7, 1942 D. Saturday, June 12, 1915
James R. Atwater age 72 of Ferndale, WA died June 12, 2015. He was born August 7, 1942 to Kelly and Ruth (Hite) Atwater. Jim attended schools in Emily, Crosby-Ironton, and Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, MN, graduating there in 1960. Retired US Air Force veteran, serving from 1961 to 1981. Trained in heavy ground radar. He served two tours of duty in Thailand and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He also served with radar sites in MT, WA, MN, and retired from Luke AFB, AZ. Jim then worked for sixteen years on oil tankers and at petroleum storage facilities in Ferndale, WA.
On December 11, 1971 Jim Married Sheila Naylor in Bertha, MN. The family moved to Custer, WA after he retired from the Air Force. In August of 2000, Jim was very instrumental in bringing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall to Hovander Park in Ferndale, WA. Jim loved his country, loved a good joke, loved a party, and loved his family.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Richard and his daughter Jeannette "Charlie" Aiken.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sheila; daughter, Cheryl (Henry) Atwater-Miller; 4 grandchildren, Sylvia Miller of Bellingham, WA, Aarren, Kailynn and Zachary Aiken of Topeka, KS; sisters, Judy Zettervall of Brainerd, Polly (Randy) Balken of Erhard, MN, and Elaine Atwater of Emily, MN; brother, Don (Peggy), Chas (Andrea), Ed, and Paul Atwater of Emily, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that were like family to him.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Emily Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily with military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, of Ironton. Reception will follow. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.
Minnesota Birth Index
Name: James Randle Atwater
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1942
Birth County: Crow Wing
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Randle Le Roy Atwater
Mother: Ruth Mary Hite
File Number: 1942-MN-059708
B. Friday, August 7, 1942 D. Saturday, June 12, 1915
James R. Atwater age 72 of Ferndale, WA died June 12, 2015. He was born August 7, 1942 to Kelly and Ruth (Hite) Atwater. Jim attended schools in Emily, Crosby-Ironton, and Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, MN, graduating there in 1960. Retired US Air Force veteran, serving from 1961 to 1981. Trained in heavy ground radar. He served two tours of duty in Thailand and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He also served with radar sites in MT, WA, MN, and retired from Luke AFB, AZ. Jim then worked for sixteen years on oil tankers and at petroleum storage facilities in Ferndale, WA.
On December 11, 1971 Jim Married Sheila Naylor in Bertha, MN. The family moved to Custer, WA after he retired from the Air Force. In August of 2000, Jim was very instrumental in bringing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall to Hovander Park in Ferndale, WA. Jim loved his country, loved a good joke, loved a party, and loved his family.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Richard and his daughter Jeannette "Charlie" Aiken.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sheila; daughter, Cheryl (Henry) Atwater-Miller; 4 grandchildren, Sylvia Miller of Bellingham, WA, Aarren, Kailynn and Zachary Aiken of Topeka, KS; sisters, Judy Zettervall of Brainerd, Polly (Randy) Balken of Erhard, MN, and Elaine Atwater of Emily, MN; brother, Don (Peggy), Chas (Andrea), Ed, and Paul Atwater of Emily, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that were like family to him.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Emily Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily with military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, of Ironton. Reception will follow. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.
Minnesota Birth Index
Name: James Randle Atwater
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1942
Birth County: Crow Wing
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Randle Le Roy Atwater
Mother: Ruth Mary Hite
File Number: 1942-MN-059708
James R. Atwater
B. Friday, August 7, 1942 D. Saturday, June 12, 1915
James R. Atwater age 72 of Ferndale, WA died June 12, 2015. He was born August 7, 1942 to Kelly and Ruth (Hite) Atwater. Jim attended schools in Emily, Crosby-Ironton, and Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, MN, graduating there in 1960. Retired US Air Force veteran, serving from 1961 to 1981. Trained in heavy ground radar. He served two tours of duty in Thailand and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He also served with radar sites in MT, WA, MN, and retired from Luke AFB, AZ. Jim then worked for sixteen years on oil tankers and at petroleum storage facilities in Ferndale, WA.
On December 11, 1971 Jim Married Sheila Naylor in Bertha, MN. The family moved to Custer, WA after he retired from the Air Force. In August of 2000, Jim was very instrumental in bringing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall to Hovander Park in Ferndale, WA. Jim loved his country, loved a good joke, loved a party, and loved his family.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Richard and his daughter Jeannette "Charlie" Aiken.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sheila; daughter, Cheryl (Henry) Atwater-Miller; 4 grandchildren, Sylvia Miller of Bellingham, WA, Aarren, Kailynn and Zachary Aiken of Topeka, KS; sisters, Judy Zettervall of Brainerd, Polly (Randy) Balken of Erhard, MN, and Elaine Atwater of Emily, MN; brother, Don (Peggy), Chas (Andrea), Ed, and Paul Atwater of Emily, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that were like family to him.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Emily Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily with military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, of Ironton. Reception will follow. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.
Minnesota Birth Index
Name: James Randle Atwater
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1942
Birth County: Crow Wing
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Randle Le Roy Atwater
Mother: Ruth Mary Hite
File Number: 1942-MN-059708
B. Friday, August 7, 1942 D. Saturday, June 12, 1915
James R. Atwater age 72 of Ferndale, WA died June 12, 2015. He was born August 7, 1942 to Kelly and Ruth (Hite) Atwater. Jim attended schools in Emily, Crosby-Ironton, and Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, MN, graduating there in 1960. Retired US Air Force veteran, serving from 1961 to 1981. Trained in heavy ground radar. He served two tours of duty in Thailand and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He also served with radar sites in MT, WA, MN, and retired from Luke AFB, AZ. Jim then worked for sixteen years on oil tankers and at petroleum storage facilities in Ferndale, WA.
On December 11, 1971 Jim Married Sheila Naylor in Bertha, MN. The family moved to Custer, WA after he retired from the Air Force. In August of 2000, Jim was very instrumental in bringing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall to Hovander Park in Ferndale, WA. Jim loved his country, loved a good joke, loved a party, and loved his family.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Richard and his daughter Jeannette "Charlie" Aiken.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sheila; daughter, Cheryl (Henry) Atwater-Miller; 4 grandchildren, Sylvia Miller of Bellingham, WA, Aarren, Kailynn and Zachary Aiken of Topeka, KS; sisters, Judy Zettervall of Brainerd, Polly (Randy) Balken of Erhard, MN, and Elaine Atwater of Emily, MN; brother, Don (Peggy), Chas (Andrea), Ed, and Paul Atwater of Emily, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that were like family to him.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Emily Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily with military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, of Ironton. Reception will follow. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.
Minnesota Birth Index
Name: James Randle Atwater
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1942
Birth County: Crow Wing
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Randle Le Roy Atwater
Mother: Ruth Mary Hite
File Number: 1942-MN-059708
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