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Name | Family of Delmar S. Till |
Date | 04-28-2008 |
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Message | Delmar Sherwin Till March 14, 1923-April 22, 2008
Delmar “Del” Till was born in Lincoln Nebraska on March 14, 1923, the oldest son of Rex and Vivian Till. His parents lived in a sod house on the prairie and left in 1935 during the dust bowl era. They packed their four boys in their old car and moved to Washington, farming in various areas. Del was a decorated veteran, joining the U.S. Navy in 1942 and serving in the Pacific theater during WWII on the aircraft carrier the USS Randolph. He retired from Alaska Airlines after 36 years. Del was loved by all his family and is survived by his wife, Betty; daughters Laura (Dan) Clawson, Carol (Dave) Taylor, Judy (Don) Armstrong, and Linda Till (Dave Buffon); step children Maggie, Ron (LaVonne), Mary and Perry Mathis; brothers David, Milton (Imogene) and Ron (Colleen) Till; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. |