DERALD W. DEARING
Wenatchee
Derald W. Dearing, age 69, lifelong resident of the Wenatchee Valley, died late Saturday evening, Jan. 23, 1999 at his home.
Derald was born on Oct. 12, 1929 in Monitor to William M. and Mary Hilda (Larsen) Dearing. He grew up and received his education in Wenatchee. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1949.
On may 20, 1951 he married Beatrice Hower at the Presbyterian Church in Cashmere. Over the next few years Bea and Derald lived in Wenatchee and Oroville before buying a cherry orchard and settling on Wenatchee Heights in 1961. He worked for the Great Northern/Burlington Northern as a Fireman and Engineer for 27 years. He retired from the railroad and later sold the orchard, and moved back to Wenatchee in 1987.
He was a member of the Leavenworth and Three Lakes golf clubs, and also enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends. Derald enjoyed watching his grandchildren swim in their backyard pool.
Survivors include his wife, Bea Dearing, son Don Dearing, son Bill (Marlene) Dearing; daughter Susan Dearing (Brad Boucher) all of Wenatchee; three sisters Shirley Marker of Edmonds, Arlene James of Wenatchee, Marilyn Wadsworth of Woodinville; seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Derald was preceded in death by one son, Bruce, his parents, one brother, Raymond, and one sister, Ginny Ward.
Braun Funeral Home of Cashmere are in charge of the arrangements.
DERALD W. DEARING
Wenatchee
Derald W. Dearing, age 69, lifelong resident of the Wenatchee Valley, died late Saturday evening, Jan. 23, 1999 at his home.
Derald was born on Oct. 12, 1929 in Monitor to William M. and Mary Hilda (Larsen) Dearing. He grew up and received his education in Wenatchee. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1949.
On may 20, 1951 he married Beatrice Hower at the Presbyterian Church in Cashmere. Over the next few years Bea and Derald lived in Wenatchee and Oroville before buying a cherry orchard and settling on Wenatchee Heights in 1961. He worked for the Great Northern/Burlington Northern as a Fireman and Engineer for 27 years. He retired from the railroad and later sold the orchard, and moved back to Wenatchee in 1987.
He was a member of the Leavenworth and Three Lakes golf clubs, and also enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends. Derald enjoyed watching his grandchildren swim in their backyard pool.
Survivors include his wife, Bea Dearing, son Don Dearing, son Bill (Marlene) Dearing; daughter Susan Dearing (Brad Boucher) all of Wenatchee; three sisters Shirley Marker of Edmonds, Arlene James of Wenatchee, Marilyn Wadsworth of Woodinville; seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Derald was preceded in death by one son, Bruce, his parents, one brother, Raymond, and one sister, Ginny Ward.
Braun Funeral Home of Cashmere are in charge of the arrangements.
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