Gerald Lyle 'Jerry' Osier, 89, a resident of Clear Lake, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2003 in Mount Vernon. He finished his work here and moved on to a better job.
Jerry was born on May 29, 1914 in Deming, Washington, the son of Charles and Pearl Grimes Oiser. Jerry went to school in most of the logging camps and towns of Eastern Whatcom County.
He attended Mount Baker High but left early to go to work. Logger, coal and hardrock miner, powder monkey, mill hand, teamster, carpenter and roustabout were some of his early employments.
He ended a machinist apprenticeship to enlist in the Navy early in WWII, serving with the 55th Naval Construction Battalion Seabees as a Gunner's Mate First Class. His service of more than two years in the South Pacific, included the New Guinea campaigns.
Jerry and Leola Helena Wass, of Westport, Maine, were married in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 12, 1943. After the war, they resided in the Boston area a few years and then moved to his county. For most of the next 17 years he was a dairyman there and in this county.
In his years of retirement, he worked for Skagit Corporation and Bendix as a millwright where he was a member of Teamsters Local 231.
Numerous nieces, nephews, fellow workplace friends and Union brothers and sisters are also left behind.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Leola, in 1998; a brother, Bill; and daughter-law, Elthea Richards Osier.
Cremation and inurnment is under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley. At Jerry's request there will be no services. A celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2003 from 1:00 to 5:00 in Clear Lake. Family, friends and co-workers are invited to attend and share their memories.
His family wishes to thank the staff at Mira Vista Care Center of Mount Vernon.
Memorials are suggested to the Clear Lake Historical Society or a favorite charity.
Jerry was born on May 29, 1914 in Deming, Washington, the son of Charles and Pearl Grimes Oiser. Jerry went to school in most of the logging camps and towns of Eastern Whatcom County.
He attended Mount Baker High but left early to go to work. Logger, coal and hardrock miner, powder monkey, mill hand, teamster, carpenter and roustabout were some of his early employments.
He ended a machinist apprenticeship to enlist in the Navy early in WWII, serving with the 55th Naval Construction Battalion Seabees as a Gunner's Mate First Class. His service of more than two years in the South Pacific, included the New Guinea campaigns.
Jerry and Leola Helena Wass, of Westport, Maine, were married in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 12, 1943. After the war, they resided in the Boston area a few years and then moved to his county. For most of the next 17 years he was a dairyman there and in this county.
In his years of retirement, he worked for Skagit Corporation and Bendix as a millwright where he was a member of Teamsters Local 231.
Numerous nieces, nephews, fellow workplace friends and Union brothers and sisters are also left behind.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Leola, in 1998; a brother, Bill; and daughter-law, Elthea Richards Osier.
Cremation and inurnment is under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley. At Jerry's request there will be no services. A celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2003 from 1:00 to 5:00 in Clear Lake. Family, friends and co-workers are invited to attend and share their memories.
His family wishes to thank the staff at Mira Vista Care Center of Mount Vernon.
Memorials are suggested to the Clear Lake Historical Society or a favorite charity.
Gerald Lyle 'Jerry' Osier, 89, a resident of Clear Lake, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2003 in Mount Vernon. He finished his work here and moved on to a better job.
Jerry was born on May 29, 1914 in Deming, Washington, the son of Charles and Pearl Grimes Oiser. Jerry went to school in most of the logging camps and towns of Eastern Whatcom County.
He attended Mount Baker High but left early to go to work. Logger, coal and hardrock miner, powder monkey, mill hand, teamster, carpenter and roustabout were some of his early employments.
He ended a machinist apprenticeship to enlist in the Navy early in WWII, serving with the 55th Naval Construction Battalion Seabees as a Gunner's Mate First Class. His service of more than two years in the South Pacific, included the New Guinea campaigns.
Jerry and Leola Helena Wass, of Westport, Maine, were married in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 12, 1943. After the war, they resided in the Boston area a few years and then moved to his county. For most of the next 17 years he was a dairyman there and in this county.
In his years of retirement, he worked for Skagit Corporation and Bendix as a millwright where he was a member of Teamsters Local 231.
Numerous nieces, nephews, fellow workplace friends and Union brothers and sisters are also left behind.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Leola, in 1998; a brother, Bill; and daughter-law, Elthea Richards Osier.
Cremation and inurnment is under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley. At Jerry's request there will be no services. A celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2003 from 1:00 to 5:00 in Clear Lake. Family, friends and co-workers are invited to attend and share their memories.
His family wishes to thank the staff at Mira Vista Care Center of Mount Vernon.
Memorials are suggested to the Clear Lake Historical Society or a favorite charity.
Jerry was born on May 29, 1914 in Deming, Washington, the son of Charles and Pearl Grimes Oiser. Jerry went to school in most of the logging camps and towns of Eastern Whatcom County.
He attended Mount Baker High but left early to go to work. Logger, coal and hardrock miner, powder monkey, mill hand, teamster, carpenter and roustabout were some of his early employments.
He ended a machinist apprenticeship to enlist in the Navy early in WWII, serving with the 55th Naval Construction Battalion Seabees as a Gunner's Mate First Class. His service of more than two years in the South Pacific, included the New Guinea campaigns.
Jerry and Leola Helena Wass, of Westport, Maine, were married in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 12, 1943. After the war, they resided in the Boston area a few years and then moved to his county. For most of the next 17 years he was a dairyman there and in this county.
In his years of retirement, he worked for Skagit Corporation and Bendix as a millwright where he was a member of Teamsters Local 231.
Numerous nieces, nephews, fellow workplace friends and Union brothers and sisters are also left behind.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Leola, in 1998; a brother, Bill; and daughter-law, Elthea Richards Osier.
Cremation and inurnment is under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley. At Jerry's request there will be no services. A celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2003 from 1:00 to 5:00 in Clear Lake. Family, friends and co-workers are invited to attend and share their memories.
His family wishes to thank the staff at Mira Vista Care Center of Mount Vernon.
Memorials are suggested to the Clear Lake Historical Society or a favorite charity.
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