Thank you, Janet - a very nice obit - an interesting life. Thelma Mills On 8/27/07, Janet Laubhan Flickinger <janflick@cox.net> wrote: > > obit - not Russell Co. - but AHSGR > Merrill was a former V.C. for Galka. Thought you would want to know > ........................... > > > Merrill V. Younkin 1925 - 2007 > > EDMONDS, Wash. - Devoted, loving husband and father, Merrill Vernon > Younkin, 82, joined the mate of his soul, Dorothy V. Younkin, who preceded > him in death last year. He quietly passed away on Aug. 16, 2007. Born in > Great Bend, Feb. 2, 1925, he was the youngest son of Charles F. and Nannie > S. Younkin. After graduating from Great Bend High School in 1943 he joined > the U.S. Navy, serving his country honorably and with distinction aboard > the destroyer, USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703) until 1946. > > Returning home from the war, he was introduced to Dorothy Kerbs, and > later, on Dec. 22, 1946, they married. He graduated from Wichita Business > College under the GI Bill and accepted an Industrial Engineering position > (IE) with The Boeing Company in Wichita. Merrill would spend 37 successful > years with The Boeing Company. He joined Boeing Management in 1951. In 1968 > he transferred to Everett, Wash., and dedicated the next several years of > his life contributing to the success of the 747, immortalized in Boeing lore > along with fellow Everett employees of the time, known as "The Incredibles." > > He served on the Executive Management Council for the United Way of > Snohomish County, Wash. Merrill retired from Boeing in 1987 as senior > director of Industrial Engineering at Renton, Wash. In his career he was > involved with the B-47, B-52 and all Boeing commercial airplanes through the > 767. Merrill and Dorothy enjoyed a long, relaxing and enjoyable retirement > traveling the country in their motor home, visiting many exotic locations > and their annual winter sojourn to Palm Springs, Calif. During his > retirement years, he devoted much time to the research of family genealogy. > Early in adult life he spent over 15 years working with the Boy Scouts of > America. > > He was a member of The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, > Lynnwood Elks 2717, American Legion Post 66, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post > 3070, and St. Matthew Lutheran Church. His lifelong hobby was coin > collecting and he was an active member of the American Numismatic > Association and Society of Paper Money Collectors. > > Merrill is survived by his son Keith and daughter Jayne Younkin, both of > Edmonds, Wash.; sisters, Francis Fox and Patricia Baxter of Great Bend, and > 20 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, > older brothers George, Wayne and Dwight; and the Love of his Life, wife > Dorothy. > > Merrill will always be remembered for his love and devotion of family, his > compassion for others, adventurous spirit and his sense of humor. He will be > greatly missed by all whose lives and hearts he touched in so many ways. > > Funeral service will be at Edmonds Lutheran Church on 23525 84th Avenue > West, Edmonds, Wash., on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Viewing will be 10:30 a.m. > until noon. There will be a gathering during this time with refreshments and > socializing prior to the service. The service begins at noon. Burial with > military honors will immediately follow the service, at Edmonds Cemetery, > 820 15th Ave SW. > > In lieu of flowers, cash donations may be given to the Edmonds Fire Safety > Foundation, P.O. Box 157, Edmonds, WA 98020. > > Funeral arrangements provided by > Beck¹s Funeral Home* > 405 Fifth Ave. South/Box 1567 > Edmonds, WA 98020-1567 > > Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 26, 2007 # > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: 8/25/2007 > 5:00 PM > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://www.mariental-louis.com/