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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gerald H. Thompson
Gerald H.
Thompson
May 30, 1925 – January 2, 2016
Gerald H. Thompson's Obituary
Gerald H. Thompson age 90, formerly of Oroville and East Wenatchee, passed away on January 2, 2016 at his daughter's home in Gresham, Oregon. He was born in Cranbrook, BC, Canada on May 30, 1925 to Tony and Francis (Fannie McIntyre) Thompson and lived in Wardner, BC, until age eight, when the family moved to Oroville, WA in 1933, where Tony found work with the Zosel Lumber Company. He was a member of a non-denominational group of Christians and made his choice to love and serve God at the age of 12. After high school, Gerald served from 1944-1946 in the U.S. Navy, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II. On May 24, 1948 he married Hazel V. Moznik and they lived in Oroville until her death in 1994. He worked as a young man in apple warehouses until purchasing his own orchards, which became his career until retirement. On February 2, 1995, he married Marilyn Cotter and they spent their lives together in Chelan and East Wenatchee until her death in January of 2010. He continued to live in East Wenatchee until 2014, when he moved to Gresham, Oregon to live with his daughter.
Survivors include his brother, Ron (Ruth) Thompson of Oroville, WA; his three children, Linda (Larry) Butler of East Wenatchee, Patty Kamrau of Gresham, Oregon and Robert (Teresa) Thompson of East Wenatchee; grandchildren, Brandon (Corrina) Butler, Larinda (Aaron) Cutright, Tim Kamrau, Brad Kamrau, Ashley Chambers and Renee (Steve) Slaven. He is also survived by six great-grandsons.
Gerald was preceded in death by his sister, Vivan DeWitz and his parents.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 11:00 AM at Bergh Funeral Chapel in Oroville with interment to follow at Oroville Riverview Cemetery.
Survivors include his brother, Ron (Ruth) Thompson of Oroville, WA; his three children, Linda (Larry) Butler of East Wenatchee, Patty Kamrau of Gresham, Oregon and Robert (Teresa) Thompson of East Wenatchee; grandchildren, Brandon (Corrina) Butler, Larinda (Aaron) Cutright, Tim Kamrau, Brad Kamrau, Ashley Chambers and Renee (Steve) Slaven. He is also survived by six great-grandsons.
Gerald was preceded in death by his sister, Vivan DeWitz and his parents.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 11:00 AM at Bergh Funeral Chapel in Oroville with interment to follow at Oroville Riverview Cemetery.
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Bergh Funeral Service
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