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     Viola Sue Denny is the daughter of Jack Denny and Glenna Lorraine Harn.

     William Joe Denny is the son of Jack Denny and Glenna Lorraine Harn.

     Kenneth Arthur Dent married Anna Marie (?)

     Sharon K. Dent is the daughter of Kenneth Arthur Dent and Anna Marie (?) Sharon K. Dent married Gregory Robert Tripp, son of Phillip Burson Tripp and Shirley Rose Henneman, circa 1977 at Minnesota.

     J.E. Derment married Sarah E. Ruple, daughter of Andrew Jackson Ruple and Minerva Ashton, on 24 June 1894.¹
     SOURCE: Jim Coleman FHL film 1673524, item 14.

     Craig M. Desmond married Debra Jeanne Preeshl, daughter of Roland Joseph Preeshl and Jeanne Delores Purdy, on 7 July 1973 at Racine Co., Wisconsin.

     Jacob Desmond is the son of Craig M. Desmond and Debra Jeanne Preeshl.¹

     Nick Desmond is the son of Craig M. Desmond and Debra Jeanne Preeshl.¹

     Ryan Desmond is the son of Craig M. Desmond and Debra Jeanne Preeshl.¹

     Male Deswert married Candace Jean Marlatt, daughter of Donald Lloyd Marlatt and Ruth Ann Everest.

     Andrew John Detwiler is the son of Traci Shannon Detwiler.¹

     Anna Detwiler is the daughter of David Detwiler.¹

     Barbara Jean Detwiler married (?) Kent. Barbara Jean Detwiler married Fred Weaver, son of Fred Weaver and Mattie Helms, abt 19 Nov 1945/1946 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.² Barbara Jean Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry (Harry) Detwiler and Helen Alberta Houser.

     David Detwiler is the son of John Henry (Harry) Detwiler and Esther May Lovejoy.¹ David Detwiler married Carol (?)

     Dennis Detwiler is the son of Donald Dean Detwiler and Donna Lee Houser.¹

     Donald Dean Detwiler was born on 19 August 1928 at Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington.² He was the son of John Henry (Harry) Detwiler and Helen Alberta Houser. Donald Dean Detwiler married Donna Lee Houser, daughter of Albert Charles Houser and Nettie Irene Ballou, in 1949 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Donald Dean Detwiler married Roseann Wheeler on 14 May 1955 at Seattle, King Co., Washington. Donald Dean Detwiler died on 16 October 2001 at Washington at age 73. He was buried in October 2001 at Meridian Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington, Plot: Top Right Section.^3,4
     WA Birth Index listed name as Donald Dennis Detwiler. He lived in 1991 at Route 1, Box 241, Soap Lake, Grant Co., Washington. Letter sent to address in 1/1994, returned, unable to forward. His Social Security Number was 531-20-4798 issued in Washington, last residence was Cle Elum, Kittitas Co., Washington, born 19 Aug 1928 and died 16 Oct 2001.

     Donald Dean Detwiler Jr. was born on 6 November 1949 at Seattle, King Co., Washington. He was the son of Donald Dean Detwiler and Donna Lee Houser.¹ Donald Dean Detwiler Jr. married Betty Lynn Saferite on 2 October 1981 at King Co., Washington. Donald Dean Detwiler Jr. died on 4 September 2009 at Soap Lake, Grant Co., Washington, at age 59. He was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 September 2020), memorial page for Donald Dean Detwiler Jr. (6 Nov 1949–4 Sep 2009), Find a Grave Memorial no. 72656769, citing Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington, USA; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138).²
     Dean had three children and six grandchildren.¹

     Gretchen Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry (Harry) Detwiler and Esther May Lovejoy.¹ Gretchen Detwiler married Duwayne James Monteith on 15 June 1957 at King Co., Washington.¹

     Jodi Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Jodi Detwiler married Gordon P. Mathis on 27 December 1980 at Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.¹ Jodi Detwiler and Gordon P. Mathis were divorced on 10 February 1995 at Grays Harbor Co., Washington.¹

     John Henry Detwiler was born in 1866.¹ He was born on 13 October 1866 at Iowa. He married Ellendora (?) John Henry Detwiler died on 22 May 1917 at Lynden, Whatcom Co., Washington. He was buried at Lynden Cemetery, Lynden, Whatcom Co., Washington.¹

     John Henry (Harry) Detwiler was born in 1890 at Wisconsin Info from 1930 Washington Census. He was born on 15 February 1890 at Shell Lake, Washburn Co., Wisconsin.^1,2 He was the son of John Henry Detwiler and Ellendora (?) John Henry (Harry) Detwiler married Helen Alberta Houser, daughter of Albert Carl Houser Sr. and Catherine A. Sklenar, circa August 1923. John Henry (Harry) Detwiler married Esther May Lovejoy after 1931.³ John Henry (Harry) Detwiler died on 28 July 1965 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, at age 75.^4,2 He was buried in July 1965 at Meridian Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington.^1,2
     John Henry Detwiler listed in World War I Draft Registration Cards in Whatcom Co., Washington. It t listed his birth as 15 Feb 1890 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, self-employed doing saw-mill work, with blue eyes and brown hair.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 (database online) Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. SOURCE: Helen Detwiler letter April 1925.

     John Henry Detwiler Jr. was born on 13 June 1927 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.^2,3 He was the son of John Henry (Harry) Detwiler and Helen Alberta Houser. John Henry Detwiler Jr. married Evelyn Claira Black. John Henry Detwiler Jr. died on 15 January 2014 at Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, at age 86.³ He was buried at Tacoma National Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington.
     John Henry Detwiler Jr. was a Shingle-weaver. Has three girls. Letter mailed to John on 16Jan94, unanswered. He lived in 2005 at 409 O St., Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.


John Henry Detwiler, Jr., age 86, a longtime resident of Hoquiam, died on January 15, 2014, at his home in Hoquiam. Mr. Detwiler was born on June 13, 1927, in Seattle, Washington to John Henry and Helen Alberta (Houser) Detwiler. He was raised in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.

He served in the Merchant Marines from 1941 – 1945 and in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1954. Upon his discharge, he came to the Harbor where he had worked as a shingle sawyer for most of his life, but his custom rod business (Seahawk Custom Rods) was his trade.

He was an avid fisherman, sports enthusiast, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. His faith and his family were his greatest loves.

Surviving relatives include his children and their spouses, Timothy and Ruth Detwiler, Kari and Ed Hansen, Jodi Mathis, Traci and Alex Whitbeck and Nikki and David Stromire; brothers and spouse, David and Carol Detwiler, Harry Detwiler and Ted Detwiler; sisters, Barb Weaver, Gretchen Monteath and Doreta Gamilles; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his wife Evelyn Clara Detwiler; brothers, Donald Dean Detwiler and Larry Detwiler and his sister, Joyce Detwiler.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Light and Life Community Church, 2740 Simpson Avenue in Hoquiam, with Pastor Brad Gill officiating. An urn committal service with military honors will be held at the Tahoma National Cemetery at a later date.

Cremation arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary in Hoquiam.

Please take a few moments to record your thoughts for the family by signing the on-line register at www.colemanmortuary.net.³

     Kari Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Kari Detwiler married Ed Hansen.¹

     Michael Andrew Detwiler is the son of Donald Dean Detwiler and Donna Lee Houser.¹

     Nikki Dianne Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black. Nikki Dianne Detwiler married David Jonathan Stromire on 7 July 1990.¹

     Timothy Detwiler is the son of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Timothy Detwiler married Ruth (?)

     Traci Shannon Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Traci Shannon Detwiler married Alex Whitbeck.¹

     Wayne Allen Detwiler was born in 1952 at Washington. He was the son of Donald Dean Detwiler and Donna Lee Houser. Wayne Allen Detwiler died on 12 May 1957 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.

     Zachery Levi Detwiler is the son of Gordon P. Mathis and Jodi Detwiler.¹

     Margaret Cornelia Deutsch was born on 11 October 1914 at Minnesota. She married Theodore F. Worm, son of Hubert Worm and Gertrude Boeckman, on 25 April 1934.¹ Margaret Cornelia Deutsch died on 16 April 1962 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 47.
     As of 25 April 1934,her married name was Worm.¹