Trinity Journal: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 6:15 am
Ernest Wikse passed away Aug. 20, 2013, in Weaverville. He was 94.
Ernie was born July 25, 1919, in San Francisco, Calif. He served in the Pacific during World War II, fighting on Leyte in the Philippine Islands, and was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the surrender.
Ernie fell in love with Northern California in his teens, working in the CC Corps on the Klamath River in the 1930s. He brought his family to Trinity County in 1951, working as a timber faller for the Forest Service in Peanut and Denny. He then settled in Burnt Ranch, working in the lumber and logging industries, and finished his working life as a commercial fisherman off the North Coast, crabbing and fishing for salmon on his boat, the Radio.
In retirement he lived on the banks of Salt Creek outside Hayfork, where he enjoyed his garden, grapes and fruit trees, and watching steelhead spawn and beavers build dams below his house.
Ernie loved to hunt and fish and follow his favorite teams, the San Francisco Giants and
49ers. He coached the Burnt Ranch Hornets Little League team during the 1960s. He loved children, and was a wonderful father to his four children, who all appreciate having been raised in the mountains.
Ernie is survived by his sons Dr. Steve Wikse (Bonnie Borden) of College Station, Texas, and
Jess Wikse of Burnt Ranch; and daughters Jean Yoho (Blaine) of Weaverville and Julie Waters
(Dave) of Fort Jones. He will be missed by grandchildren Sara, Kari, Ben, Kate and Michael;
and great-grandchildren Cantara, Ammar, Raj and Krish. He was predeceased by wife Ida and grandson Kevin.
The family greatly appreciates the kind care given Ernie by the dedicated staff of Trinity Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility.
Ernest Wikse passed away Aug. 20, 2013, in Weaverville. He was 94.
Ernie was born July 25, 1919, in San Francisco, Calif. He served in the Pacific during World War II, fighting on Leyte in the Philippine Islands, and was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the surrender.
Ernie fell in love with Northern California in his teens, working in the CC Corps on the Klamath River in the 1930s. He brought his family to Trinity County in 1951, working as a timber faller for the Forest Service in Peanut and Denny. He then settled in Burnt Ranch, working in the lumber and logging industries, and finished his working life as a commercial fisherman off the North Coast, crabbing and fishing for salmon on his boat, the Radio.
In retirement he lived on the banks of Salt Creek outside Hayfork, where he enjoyed his garden, grapes and fruit trees, and watching steelhead spawn and beavers build dams below his house.
Ernie loved to hunt and fish and follow his favorite teams, the San Francisco Giants and
49ers. He coached the Burnt Ranch Hornets Little League team during the 1960s. He loved children, and was a wonderful father to his four children, who all appreciate having been raised in the mountains.
Ernie is survived by his sons Dr. Steve Wikse (Bonnie Borden) of College Station, Texas, and
Jess Wikse of Burnt Ranch; and daughters Jean Yoho (Blaine) of Weaverville and Julie Waters
(Dave) of Fort Jones. He will be missed by grandchildren Sara, Kari, Ben, Kate and Michael;
and great-grandchildren Cantara, Ammar, Raj and Krish. He was predeceased by wife Ida and grandson Kevin.
The family greatly appreciates the kind care given Ernie by the dedicated staff of Trinity Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility.
Trinity Journal: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 6:15 am
Ernest Wikse passed away Aug. 20, 2013, in Weaverville. He was 94.
Ernie was born July 25, 1919, in San Francisco, Calif. He served in the Pacific during World War II, fighting on Leyte in the Philippine Islands, and was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the surrender.
Ernie fell in love with Northern California in his teens, working in the CC Corps on the Klamath River in the 1930s. He brought his family to Trinity County in 1951, working as a timber faller for the Forest Service in Peanut and Denny. He then settled in Burnt Ranch, working in the lumber and logging industries, and finished his working life as a commercial fisherman off the North Coast, crabbing and fishing for salmon on his boat, the Radio.
In retirement he lived on the banks of Salt Creek outside Hayfork, where he enjoyed his garden, grapes and fruit trees, and watching steelhead spawn and beavers build dams below his house.
Ernie loved to hunt and fish and follow his favorite teams, the San Francisco Giants and
49ers. He coached the Burnt Ranch Hornets Little League team during the 1960s. He loved children, and was a wonderful father to his four children, who all appreciate having been raised in the mountains.
Ernie is survived by his sons Dr. Steve Wikse (Bonnie Borden) of College Station, Texas, and
Jess Wikse of Burnt Ranch; and daughters Jean Yoho (Blaine) of Weaverville and Julie Waters
(Dave) of Fort Jones. He will be missed by grandchildren Sara, Kari, Ben, Kate and Michael;
and great-grandchildren Cantara, Ammar, Raj and Krish. He was predeceased by wife Ida and grandson Kevin.
The family greatly appreciates the kind care given Ernie by the dedicated staff of Trinity Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility.
Ernest Wikse passed away Aug. 20, 2013, in Weaverville. He was 94.
Ernie was born July 25, 1919, in San Francisco, Calif. He served in the Pacific during World War II, fighting on Leyte in the Philippine Islands, and was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the surrender.
Ernie fell in love with Northern California in his teens, working in the CC Corps on the Klamath River in the 1930s. He brought his family to Trinity County in 1951, working as a timber faller for the Forest Service in Peanut and Denny. He then settled in Burnt Ranch, working in the lumber and logging industries, and finished his working life as a commercial fisherman off the North Coast, crabbing and fishing for salmon on his boat, the Radio.
In retirement he lived on the banks of Salt Creek outside Hayfork, where he enjoyed his garden, grapes and fruit trees, and watching steelhead spawn and beavers build dams below his house.
Ernie loved to hunt and fish and follow his favorite teams, the San Francisco Giants and
49ers. He coached the Burnt Ranch Hornets Little League team during the 1960s. He loved children, and was a wonderful father to his four children, who all appreciate having been raised in the mountains.
Ernie is survived by his sons Dr. Steve Wikse (Bonnie Borden) of College Station, Texas, and
Jess Wikse of Burnt Ranch; and daughters Jean Yoho (Blaine) of Weaverville and Julie Waters
(Dave) of Fort Jones. He will be missed by grandchildren Sara, Kari, Ben, Kate and Michael;
and great-grandchildren Cantara, Ammar, Raj and Krish. He was predeceased by wife Ida and grandson Kevin.
The family greatly appreciates the kind care given Ernie by the dedicated staff of Trinity Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility.
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