FRANCIS EHLE

Francis (Frank) George Ehle Age 90, passed away on March 13, 2011 at his home. He was born April 11, 1920 in South Bend, Washington. Frank moved to Seattle at the age of three and attended local schools, including the University of Washington. He went to work for Boeing in 1941, where he met Adeline, his wife of 65 years. He was drafted in 1944, and was in the China, Burma, and India Theater. Frank went into Nanking, China, and helped set up the signing of the peace between China and Japan. He married Adeline in 1946 after coming home and moved to Burien. At that time he became an instructor at Renton Vocational School, where he built and flew his own plane. He worked for the Air Force at Boeing for 34 years on reliability, safety, attainability, and configuration management. "Our house, in Burien, became too small when three heads appeared in the bedroom so we moved to Des Moines,"Esaid Frank. Camping in their trailers was a common event. While in Des Moines, he was on the planning commission that led to being mayor. He was a member of the Seattle Amateur Movie Club, where he made many movies and received awards for them, too. His family recalls fond memories of being the stars of his homemade movies. Travel was a constant adventure all around the world, especially after retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Des Moines Historical Society and Points Northeast Historical Society, The "Good Friends" RV Club, and the Puget Sound Amateur Wine and Beer Makers Club. He is survived by his wife Adeline, three daughters, Raeanne (Gary) of Virginia Beach, VA, Nancy (Mike) of Rockport, ME, and Janice (Jim) of Centerbrook, CT, grandchildren Sean (Jana) of Glen Allen, VA, Kyle (Heather) of Chesapeake, VA, Maria of Denver, CO, and Robin of Greenville, NC, one great-grandson, Brayden, of Chesapeake, VA, three great-grand-dogs, two grand-dogs, four cats, and many chickens. There will be a celebration of life at Marine View Presbyterian Church, Browns Point, WA, at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 19th, 2011. The address is 8469 Eastside Dr. NE. The family requests that remembrances be made to a charity of your choice.