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     Gretchen R. Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler and Esther May Lovejoy.¹ Gretchen R. Detwiler married Du Wayne James Monteith on 15 June 1957 at King Co., Washington.^2,1

     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 also known as Harry. He 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 Detwiler listed in World War I Draft Registration Cards in Whatcom Co., Washington. It 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.

John Henry Detwiler married Helen Alberta Houser, daughter of Albert Carl Houser Sr. and Catherine A. Sklenar, circa August 1923. SOURCE: Helen Detwiler letter April 1925. John Henry Detwiler married Esther May Lovejoy, daughter of Jotham Sewell Lovejoy and Harriet Evelyn Cowles, after 1931.³ John Henry 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 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 Detwiler Jr. was born on 13 June 1927 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.^2,3 John Henry Detwiler Jr. was a Shingle-weaver. He was the son of John Henry Detwiler and Helen Alberta Houser. Has three girls. Letter mailed to John on 16Jan94, unanswered. John Henry Detwiler Jr. married Evelyn Claira Black circa 1952. John Henry Detwiler Jr. lived in 2005 at 409 O St., Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington. He died on 15 January 2014 at Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, at age 86.³


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 He was buried at Tacoma National Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington.

     Kari D. Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Kari D. Detwiler married Edward E. Hansen on 31 December 1998 at Grays Harbor Co., Washington.¹

     Michael Andrew Detwiler is the son of Donald Dean Detwiler and Donna Lee Houser.¹ Michael Andrew Detwiler married Valerie Marie Van Winkle on 8 April 1979 at King Co., Washington. Michael Andrew Detwiler and Valerie Marie Van Winkle were divorced on 13 September 1982 at King Co., Washington.

     Monty Ray Detwiler died on 1 October 1956 at Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.^1,2 He was born on 1 October 1956 at Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.^1,2 He was the son of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black. Monty Ray Detwiler was buried on 6 October 1956 at Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.^1,2

     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 A. Detwiler is the son of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Timothy A. Detwiler married Ruth Ann King on 4 April 2001 at Washington.

     Traci Shannon Detwiler is the daughter of John Henry Detwiler Jr. and Evelyn Claira Black.¹ Traci Shannon Detwiler married Alex Whitbeck on 8 August 1992 at Washoe Co., Nevada.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.

     Violet DeVaies married Bill Collins. SOURCE: Hal J. Nestaval letter 31Mar1992.

     Rena E. DeVal married Allen Jon Weaver, son of Fred Weaver and Barbara Jean Detwiler, on 12 May 1973.

     Fletah Pauline Devor was born on 12 December 1909 at Graham, Tazewell Co., Virginia.¹ She married Kenneth Earl Weidman, son of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker, on 24 April 1926 at Joliet, Carbon Co., Montana. Fletah Pauline Devor lived in 1937 at Park Co., Montana.¹ She died on 26 January 1976 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana, at age 66.¹ She was buried at Roberts Cemetery, Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.¹

     History of West Virginia & It's People, Vol III, pg 701-704. Easther Catherine Deweese married James Hearne, son of Levi Griffin Hearne and Aura White, on 19 February 1861.¹

     Jesse Diamond married Heidi Hart, daughter of Norbert Hart and Julie Ann Merz.

     Joseph Albert Diaz was born circa 1923 at California. He married Roverta Margurette Nestaval, daughter of Frank Nestaval and Euphemia McLeod, on 30 December 1947 at California.¹ Joseph Albert Diaz died at California.

     Joseph Nathan Dickerson was born on 12 December 1953. He was the son of Ransom Dickerson and Mary Francis Westbrooks. Joseph Nathan Dickerson lived in 1972 at Denver, Colorado. He married Dona Marie Stetzel on 1 July 1983 at The Happy Church, Denver Co., Colorado. Joseph Nathan Dickerson lived in 2004 at Colorado. He died on 9 May 2021 at Aurora, Colorado, at age 67. He was cremated.

     Ransom Dickerson was born on 13 December 1911 at Lexington, Henderson Co., Tennessee.¹ He married Mary Francis Westbrooks. Ransom Dickerson died on 12 October 2005 at age 93. He was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.¹

     Carol Dickson is the daughter of Wilson Carnahan Dickson Jr. and Virginia Rose Braun. Carol Dickson married John Edwin Harn II, son of Edwin Willard Harn and Dorothy Elaine Henry, on 10 July 1965 at Winchester, Virginia. Carol Dickson and John Edwin Harn II were divorced on 30 June 1978 at Virginia.

     Wilson Carnahan Dickson Jr. married Virginia Rose Braun.

     Douglas Fredrick Diedrichsen was born on 21 February 1934 at Knox Co., Nebraska.² He married Betty Jean Rissler, daughter of Wesley Homer Rissler and Helen Dorothy Weidman, in 1958.¹ Douglas Fredrick Diedrichsen died on 14 May 2017 at Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, at age 83.² He was buried at Omaha National Cemetery, Sarpy Co., Nebraska.²

     Mary L. Diehl married William Russell Walker, son of Denver Clark Walker and Bessie Mavis Abbott, on 10 November 1944 at Indiana.

     Gloria Ann Diemer was born on 13 August 1946 at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas.¹ She married William Eugene Combs, son of Cecil E. Combs and Vesta D. Dale, in 1976. Gloria Ann Diemer died on 12 May 2007 at Cherokee Village, Sharp Co., Arkansas, at age 60.¹ She was buried at Bolin Cemetery, Paron, Saline Co., Arkansas.¹

     Melissa Renee Diercks married Jonathan Michael Jablonski, son of Jerome Eugene Jablonski and Susan Ellen Featherstone, on 16 October 2004 at Goodhue Co., Minnesota; Certificate Number:      M1220492004000196.

     (?) Diffendaffer married Judith Diane Samuelson, daughter of LeRoy Samuelson and Dolores May Redman.

     Heather Dawn Diffendaffer is the daughter of (?) Diffendaffer and Judith Diane Samuelson.