Delbert Taft Obituary

Delbert Howard Taft
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Delbert Howard Taft, 93, was born on November 10, 1917 to Ronald and Ethel Taft in Missoula, Montana and became a silent key on December 23, 2010.
Delbert graduated from Everett High School in 1934 ½. He received his Amateur Radio License in 1934 and that played a major role for the rest of his life. He was a longtime member of the Skagit Amateur Radio Club.
He served as a radioman in the Navy during WWII and then worked for his dad at Silverton, restarting the Concentrator and Mining at Weden Creek in the 1940s. Delbert installed the first two-way radio for Associated Sand and Gravel.
On October 20, 1950, he married Betty and they raised their family in the Everett/Arlington area. He started working at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station in 1956 as a Radio Mechanic until he retired in 1978. His favorite things were radio, fishing, radio, fixing things and he did a lot of volunteer work - Boy Scout leader, Boy Scout BBQ at the Arlington Heights Community Club, PTA, and he helped people prepare for their exams for the Amateur Radio License.
Delbert was preceded in death by his parents, Ronald and Ethel; his brothers, Bruce and Buddy; his sisters, Alice and Leorna; his daughter, Alice Mae; and his stepchildren, Howard Hooper and Bernice Stanley.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years. Betty; his sons, Arthur (Camy) and Edgar (Darlene); and daughters, Nancy and Brenda (Mike) Brovold; daughter-in-law, Charlotte Hooper; and son-in-law, Tim Stanley; along with his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great- great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church, 730 East Highland Drive, Arlington, WA.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice.



Published by The Herald (Everett) on Jan. 19, 2011.
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Gerri Porterfield

January 20, 2011

To my family,
My heart is there with you always...I wish we were not so far away, but that doesn't mean you are not loved and cared about. So I send to each of you a BIG HUG and lots of LOVE to say, "I love ALL of you so very much!"
Although, the pain of loss is great, we can take comfort in the fact, someday we will all reunite again. We will miss him greatly but we can always hold him in our hearts and let his memory live on.
I am so glad he is out of any kind of pain. Rest in peace grandpa and know always that you are loved!
HUGS to each of you...I love you too!
Much Love,
~Laurie

Laurie Hoover-Atwood

January 20, 2011

Dear Grandpa,
I just want to give you a BIG HUG and tell you that I love you, but that time has passed...My heart is sad for not making up to your house to see you. Nothing can change that now. I only pray you knew you were loved! So right now I send a hug with a gentle kiss to say, "I love you!"
Love,
Your Granddaughter always,
~Laurie

Laurie Hoover-Atwood

January 20, 2011

Dear Taft family, we are so sorry to hear of your loss! The neighborhood just won't seem the same. God bless you all in this difficult time. Don & Vicki Chrisman, and Ed Chrisman

The Chrisman Family

January 19, 2011

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thank you for helping me in ham radio and the times we shared together on the radio through the years. we will miss you.. go in peace.. patrick osullivan wa7avi

patrick osullivan

January 19, 2011

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