Harold R. Ginther

1926 - 2015

Harold R. Ginther

Harold (Harry) Ginther was born to Florence and Bernard Ginther July 10, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He passed away peacefully January 9, 2015. Preceded in death by 2 sisters, Joyce and Elizabeth.

Harry graduated from North Side High School in 1944, attended DePauw and graduated from Purdue in February 1948. He went on to graduate school at Indiana Univ.

In 1952 he joined Cummins Engine Co. In Columbus, Indiana. He transferred to Seattle in 1954 and settled in Shoreline, Wa. Married to Ann for 30 years, he leaves four children; Karen, Amy(Steve), Lori(Jeff), Dan (Diane). He leaves 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

After leaving Cummins, Harry held several jobs within the Marine Industry. He was manager at Coolidge Propeller for 37 years and spent the last ten years of his work career at Ballard Oil Company with his dear friend Warren Aakervik.

Harry was an avid skier and taught skiing at Skiers Inc. for many years. He spent quality time with family and friends in Sun Valley and Europe skiing the slopes.

Sailing was his other passion; he spent more than 40 years sailing with family and friends.

Harry was a Master Mason, Past Master of Occidental Lodge #72 and a 33rd degree Scottish Rite member. His passion for cooking gave him the opportunity to cook many meals for his organizations for several years. He was also a 50 year plus member of the Nile Shrine.

The family would like to thank the staff of Sunrise/Edmonds for the kind support and care provided to Harry these last 2 years. Harry will be dearly missed by his family, friends and loving companion, Janet.

A celebration of Harry's life will be held on Sunday Feb. 8th, 2015 at 9:30 at the Nile Shrine Center, 6601 244th St. S.W., Mountlake Terrace.