The love of my life, Glenn Watts, had been ill for the last 4 years, especially the last 6 months and failing more rapidly the last 3 months. He was a bed patient at home for the last week, the last few days not awakening at all. Sunday morning December 21, 2014, he was prayed for on the church sick list. In the moment of silent prayer afterwards I talked to our Lord and God Jesus Christ and told him I was finally ready to let Glenn go. Glenn was called home that afternoon during the three O'clock Holy Hour of Grace. Glenn, it's been a great 73 months! May Glenn's soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Glenn Harelson Watts, Jr. was born on a farm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 7, 1926, to Glenn Harelson Watts, Sr. and Wilma Chidester. It is from his parents that Glenn acquired his life-long work ethic.
He was in the Marines from 1944 to 1952 for a total of 8 years, 6 months and 6 days, during World War II and the Korean War. He was in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped and then stationed in Oceanside, California until his discharge in 1952. He was very proud of his service and often said, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!"
Glenn worked as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He was an engineer in metallurgy at McDonald Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing. Then he went into sales as a sales rep for Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent for 14 years, ending his career as General Manager of Seaside Chevrolet in Anacortes for 9 years.
Glenn married Johanna Mosbrucker on June 17, 1944. He was a great dad to his two sons, Jack of Bellevue and Robert/Bob of Tacoma. Jack and Bob have wonderful family memories of camping, boating, hunting and fishing together from their childhood to adulthood. Glenn said that nobody was better with a shotgun than Johanna. The whole family also enjoyed bowling together.
In 1981 Glenn and Johanna moved to Anacortes where they first built a house in Skyline and then down-sized to Vista Lane. Saint Mary's was their beloved second family home. Glenn was a loving devoted husband to Johanna for 61 years until her death on December 17, 2005.
Father Vu says Glenn was one of the first people he met when he came to Saint Mary's. How could Father miss Glenn! Glenn was an usher, a Eucharistic Minister, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and President of the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. After daily morning Mass the two of them would go to Gere-a-deli for a breakfast sandwich. One year they had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners together.
It was difficult for Father to see Glenn as a widower. As an usher Glenn warmly greeted people as they entered the church, but a little more love was given to the holy women of the parish. He usually sat by himself at the corner of the last pew. One day as Father Vu was giving the homily, he saw Lou sitting beside Glenn and putting her head on Glenn's shoulder. Lou says she wasn't resting her head on his shoulder. She was just leaning over because Glenn was telling her something. Father prayed on that and soon afterwards chose All Saints Day, November 1, 2008 as the wedding date. Glenn and Lou wanted a small gathering of their kids only as witnesses, but Father had another idea. He would take care of everything! He put announcements in the church bulletin two weekends. Glenn and Lou shopped for a new suit for Glenn and Lou's daughter bought her a wedding dress. On Nov. 1, 2008 the church was packed and so was the bountiful reception in the church gym.
Upon marrying Lou, Glenn gained two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) Matson, of Mount Vernon and Kristopher Olsen, of Anacortes. Father Vu says that after marrying Lou, Glenn's face was always beaming. Getting married in their 70s and 80s Glenn and Lou knew they'd never have a Golden Wedding Anniversary, so they decided to celebrate the first day of every month. December 1, 2014 was their 73rd Month-aversary.
Glenn began sharing with Father Vu that God had always been good to him by blessing him with two wonderful women: Johanna and Lou.
One day at the bowling alley in the fall of 2000 Ray Wittman gave Glenn $122,000 to provide financial assistance to seminarians and local college bound students. With that money, Glenn set up, through the Knights of Columbus, the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. With Glenn as President, Jim Keating as Vice-president/Secretary and Don Schmude as treasurer and through wise investment, that fund has so far distributed $117,000 in 150 scholarships and will continue on. The Wittman Fund has grown to its current value of $195,000. Dennis Wilson now succeeds Glenn as President and says, "I'm sure that, now in Heaven, Glenn Watts, Ray Wittman and Jim Keating are having a board meeting going over the results of the scholarship fund with Father McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus." May Glenn rest in peace.
Glenn was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, Hazel Bozeman, and his first wife.
He is survived by his second wife, Lucille F. OIsen, and two sons, Jack (Vivian) and Bob (Judy), two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) and Kristopher, 13 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: Rosary Monday December 29, 7 PM at Saint Mary's Church, Anacortes, Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday December 30, 11 AM at Saint Mary's Church, followed by a luncheon in the church center and burial Wednesday December 31 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.
Love and prayers, Lou Olsen-Watts
Glenn Harelson Watts, Jr. was born on a farm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 7, 1926, to Glenn Harelson Watts, Sr. and Wilma Chidester. It is from his parents that Glenn acquired his life-long work ethic.
He was in the Marines from 1944 to 1952 for a total of 8 years, 6 months and 6 days, during World War II and the Korean War. He was in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped and then stationed in Oceanside, California until his discharge in 1952. He was very proud of his service and often said, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!"
Glenn worked as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He was an engineer in metallurgy at McDonald Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing. Then he went into sales as a sales rep for Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent for 14 years, ending his career as General Manager of Seaside Chevrolet in Anacortes for 9 years.
Glenn married Johanna Mosbrucker on June 17, 1944. He was a great dad to his two sons, Jack of Bellevue and Robert/Bob of Tacoma. Jack and Bob have wonderful family memories of camping, boating, hunting and fishing together from their childhood to adulthood. Glenn said that nobody was better with a shotgun than Johanna. The whole family also enjoyed bowling together.
In 1981 Glenn and Johanna moved to Anacortes where they first built a house in Skyline and then down-sized to Vista Lane. Saint Mary's was their beloved second family home. Glenn was a loving devoted husband to Johanna for 61 years until her death on December 17, 2005.
Father Vu says Glenn was one of the first people he met when he came to Saint Mary's. How could Father miss Glenn! Glenn was an usher, a Eucharistic Minister, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and President of the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. After daily morning Mass the two of them would go to Gere-a-deli for a breakfast sandwich. One year they had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners together.
It was difficult for Father to see Glenn as a widower. As an usher Glenn warmly greeted people as they entered the church, but a little more love was given to the holy women of the parish. He usually sat by himself at the corner of the last pew. One day as Father Vu was giving the homily, he saw Lou sitting beside Glenn and putting her head on Glenn's shoulder. Lou says she wasn't resting her head on his shoulder. She was just leaning over because Glenn was telling her something. Father prayed on that and soon afterwards chose All Saints Day, November 1, 2008 as the wedding date. Glenn and Lou wanted a small gathering of their kids only as witnesses, but Father had another idea. He would take care of everything! He put announcements in the church bulletin two weekends. Glenn and Lou shopped for a new suit for Glenn and Lou's daughter bought her a wedding dress. On Nov. 1, 2008 the church was packed and so was the bountiful reception in the church gym.
Upon marrying Lou, Glenn gained two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) Matson, of Mount Vernon and Kristopher Olsen, of Anacortes. Father Vu says that after marrying Lou, Glenn's face was always beaming. Getting married in their 70s and 80s Glenn and Lou knew they'd never have a Golden Wedding Anniversary, so they decided to celebrate the first day of every month. December 1, 2014 was their 73rd Month-aversary.
Glenn began sharing with Father Vu that God had always been good to him by blessing him with two wonderful women: Johanna and Lou.
One day at the bowling alley in the fall of 2000 Ray Wittman gave Glenn $122,000 to provide financial assistance to seminarians and local college bound students. With that money, Glenn set up, through the Knights of Columbus, the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. With Glenn as President, Jim Keating as Vice-president/Secretary and Don Schmude as treasurer and through wise investment, that fund has so far distributed $117,000 in 150 scholarships and will continue on. The Wittman Fund has grown to its current value of $195,000. Dennis Wilson now succeeds Glenn as President and says, "I'm sure that, now in Heaven, Glenn Watts, Ray Wittman and Jim Keating are having a board meeting going over the results of the scholarship fund with Father McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus." May Glenn rest in peace.
Glenn was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, Hazel Bozeman, and his first wife.
He is survived by his second wife, Lucille F. OIsen, and two sons, Jack (Vivian) and Bob (Judy), two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) and Kristopher, 13 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: Rosary Monday December 29, 7 PM at Saint Mary's Church, Anacortes, Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday December 30, 11 AM at Saint Mary's Church, followed by a luncheon in the church center and burial Wednesday December 31 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.
Love and prayers, Lou Olsen-Watts
The love of my life, Glenn Watts, had been ill for the last 4 years, especially the last 6 months and failing more rapidly the last 3 months. He was a bed patient at home for the last week, the last few days not awakening at all. Sunday morning December 21, 2014, he was prayed for on the church sick list. In the moment of silent prayer afterwards I talked to our Lord and God Jesus Christ and told him I was finally ready to let Glenn go. Glenn was called home that afternoon during the three O'clock Holy Hour of Grace. Glenn, it's been a great 73 months! May Glenn's soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Glenn Harelson Watts, Jr. was born on a farm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 7, 1926, to Glenn Harelson Watts, Sr. and Wilma Chidester. It is from his parents that Glenn acquired his life-long work ethic.
He was in the Marines from 1944 to 1952 for a total of 8 years, 6 months and 6 days, during World War II and the Korean War. He was in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped and then stationed in Oceanside, California until his discharge in 1952. He was very proud of his service and often said, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!"
Glenn worked as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He was an engineer in metallurgy at McDonald Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing. Then he went into sales as a sales rep for Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent for 14 years, ending his career as General Manager of Seaside Chevrolet in Anacortes for 9 years.
Glenn married Johanna Mosbrucker on June 17, 1944. He was a great dad to his two sons, Jack of Bellevue and Robert/Bob of Tacoma. Jack and Bob have wonderful family memories of camping, boating, hunting and fishing together from their childhood to adulthood. Glenn said that nobody was better with a shotgun than Johanna. The whole family also enjoyed bowling together.
In 1981 Glenn and Johanna moved to Anacortes where they first built a house in Skyline and then down-sized to Vista Lane. Saint Mary's was their beloved second family home. Glenn was a loving devoted husband to Johanna for 61 years until her death on December 17, 2005.
Father Vu says Glenn was one of the first people he met when he came to Saint Mary's. How could Father miss Glenn! Glenn was an usher, a Eucharistic Minister, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and President of the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. After daily morning Mass the two of them would go to Gere-a-deli for a breakfast sandwich. One year they had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners together.
It was difficult for Father to see Glenn as a widower. As an usher Glenn warmly greeted people as they entered the church, but a little more love was given to the holy women of the parish. He usually sat by himself at the corner of the last pew. One day as Father Vu was giving the homily, he saw Lou sitting beside Glenn and putting her head on Glenn's shoulder. Lou says she wasn't resting her head on his shoulder. She was just leaning over because Glenn was telling her something. Father prayed on that and soon afterwards chose All Saints Day, November 1, 2008 as the wedding date. Glenn and Lou wanted a small gathering of their kids only as witnesses, but Father had another idea. He would take care of everything! He put announcements in the church bulletin two weekends. Glenn and Lou shopped for a new suit for Glenn and Lou's daughter bought her a wedding dress. On Nov. 1, 2008 the church was packed and so was the bountiful reception in the church gym.
Upon marrying Lou, Glenn gained two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) Matson, of Mount Vernon and Kristopher Olsen, of Anacortes. Father Vu says that after marrying Lou, Glenn's face was always beaming. Getting married in their 70s and 80s Glenn and Lou knew they'd never have a Golden Wedding Anniversary, so they decided to celebrate the first day of every month. December 1, 2014 was their 73rd Month-aversary.
Glenn began sharing with Father Vu that God had always been good to him by blessing him with two wonderful women: Johanna and Lou.
One day at the bowling alley in the fall of 2000 Ray Wittman gave Glenn $122,000 to provide financial assistance to seminarians and local college bound students. With that money, Glenn set up, through the Knights of Columbus, the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. With Glenn as President, Jim Keating as Vice-president/Secretary and Don Schmude as treasurer and through wise investment, that fund has so far distributed $117,000 in 150 scholarships and will continue on. The Wittman Fund has grown to its current value of $195,000. Dennis Wilson now succeeds Glenn as President and says, "I'm sure that, now in Heaven, Glenn Watts, Ray Wittman and Jim Keating are having a board meeting going over the results of the scholarship fund with Father McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus." May Glenn rest in peace.
Glenn was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, Hazel Bozeman, and his first wife.
He is survived by his second wife, Lucille F. OIsen, and two sons, Jack (Vivian) and Bob (Judy), two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) and Kristopher, 13 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: Rosary Monday December 29, 7 PM at Saint Mary's Church, Anacortes, Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday December 30, 11 AM at Saint Mary's Church, followed by a luncheon in the church center and burial Wednesday December 31 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.
Love and prayers, Lou Olsen-Watts
Glenn Harelson Watts, Jr. was born on a farm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 7, 1926, to Glenn Harelson Watts, Sr. and Wilma Chidester. It is from his parents that Glenn acquired his life-long work ethic.
He was in the Marines from 1944 to 1952 for a total of 8 years, 6 months and 6 days, during World War II and the Korean War. He was in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped and then stationed in Oceanside, California until his discharge in 1952. He was very proud of his service and often said, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!"
Glenn worked as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He was an engineer in metallurgy at McDonald Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing. Then he went into sales as a sales rep for Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent for 14 years, ending his career as General Manager of Seaside Chevrolet in Anacortes for 9 years.
Glenn married Johanna Mosbrucker on June 17, 1944. He was a great dad to his two sons, Jack of Bellevue and Robert/Bob of Tacoma. Jack and Bob have wonderful family memories of camping, boating, hunting and fishing together from their childhood to adulthood. Glenn said that nobody was better with a shotgun than Johanna. The whole family also enjoyed bowling together.
In 1981 Glenn and Johanna moved to Anacortes where they first built a house in Skyline and then down-sized to Vista Lane. Saint Mary's was their beloved second family home. Glenn was a loving devoted husband to Johanna for 61 years until her death on December 17, 2005.
Father Vu says Glenn was one of the first people he met when he came to Saint Mary's. How could Father miss Glenn! Glenn was an usher, a Eucharistic Minister, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and President of the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. After daily morning Mass the two of them would go to Gere-a-deli for a breakfast sandwich. One year they had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners together.
It was difficult for Father to see Glenn as a widower. As an usher Glenn warmly greeted people as they entered the church, but a little more love was given to the holy women of the parish. He usually sat by himself at the corner of the last pew. One day as Father Vu was giving the homily, he saw Lou sitting beside Glenn and putting her head on Glenn's shoulder. Lou says she wasn't resting her head on his shoulder. She was just leaning over because Glenn was telling her something. Father prayed on that and soon afterwards chose All Saints Day, November 1, 2008 as the wedding date. Glenn and Lou wanted a small gathering of their kids only as witnesses, but Father had another idea. He would take care of everything! He put announcements in the church bulletin two weekends. Glenn and Lou shopped for a new suit for Glenn and Lou's daughter bought her a wedding dress. On Nov. 1, 2008 the church was packed and so was the bountiful reception in the church gym.
Upon marrying Lou, Glenn gained two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) Matson, of Mount Vernon and Kristopher Olsen, of Anacortes. Father Vu says that after marrying Lou, Glenn's face was always beaming. Getting married in their 70s and 80s Glenn and Lou knew they'd never have a Golden Wedding Anniversary, so they decided to celebrate the first day of every month. December 1, 2014 was their 73rd Month-aversary.
Glenn began sharing with Father Vu that God had always been good to him by blessing him with two wonderful women: Johanna and Lou.
One day at the bowling alley in the fall of 2000 Ray Wittman gave Glenn $122,000 to provide financial assistance to seminarians and local college bound students. With that money, Glenn set up, through the Knights of Columbus, the Ray Wittman Scholarship Fund. With Glenn as President, Jim Keating as Vice-president/Secretary and Don Schmude as treasurer and through wise investment, that fund has so far distributed $117,000 in 150 scholarships and will continue on. The Wittman Fund has grown to its current value of $195,000. Dennis Wilson now succeeds Glenn as President and says, "I'm sure that, now in Heaven, Glenn Watts, Ray Wittman and Jim Keating are having a board meeting going over the results of the scholarship fund with Father McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus." May Glenn rest in peace.
Glenn was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, Hazel Bozeman, and his first wife.
He is survived by his second wife, Lucille F. OIsen, and two sons, Jack (Vivian) and Bob (Judy), two stepchildren, Rosa (Monte) and Kristopher, 13 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: Rosary Monday December 29, 7 PM at Saint Mary's Church, Anacortes, Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday December 30, 11 AM at Saint Mary's Church, followed by a luncheon in the church center and burial Wednesday December 31 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.
Love and prayers, Lou Olsen-Watts
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