Nathan Albin Gonshorowski

1943 - 2021

Nate lost his battle with Prostate Cancer after fighting it for 18 years and passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 15th with his wife and daughter by his side, letting him know how much he was loved.

Nate graduated Greenbush H.S. in 1961 and went to work for Helen Bolsum cutting the soil bank and Larry Bottum, seeding, cultivating and doing general farm work on the spud farm until he enlisted in the Army in 1965.

After basic training in Arlington, VA, he was deployed to Bamburg, Germany where he worked as a scope technician on various tanks.

When he returned to the states in 1967, his brother Gervase got him a job in road contruction and he moved to Minneapolis.

Ever the gentleman, Nate was asked to escort a young Julie Petersen on her 21st birthday - a set up created by mutual friends Patty and Ray Kukowski.

They married on January 9th, 1970 and lived in Hopkins, MN where he worked in highway construction and building remodeling. In 1973 with their one year old daughter Shelli, they decided to move to Darrington, Wa.

He found employment at G&D Logging company. A fateful afternoon would find him making a quick decision to avoid a potentially deadly accident for him and his friend Bob Boyd. He survived with a scar to boast about, and decided working on small engines might be a better idea. He started working at Olson's Saw Shop in 1976 and was there for 20+ years where he built a reputation for being one of the best snowmobile mechanics in the northwest. among other small engines. After leaving Olson's Saw Shop - he worked for Skagit Valley Polaris for 3 years before opening his own shop out on Sauk Prairie.

Nate was an avid snowmobiler. When the weather turned cold he'd be tuning up his sled and those of his family and friends.
He also loved to fish the many lakes and rivers as well as crabbing in the Puget Sound.

Nate was preceded in death by his parents John and Florence, his brother Gerald (Mavis), his nephews, Daryl, Corey and grand nephew, Levi. His in-laws, Arnie and Ada and his niece, Kristi (Brian).
He leaves behind his loving wife Julie and his daughter, Shelli. His brothers; Gale (Dorothy), Gervase, Mark and sister Roxann (Laddie). His brothers-in-law, Tom (Jody) and Randy. His sisters-in-law, Linda and Sandy (Benny), and countless nieces and nephews.

He will be remembered for his constant smile and laughter, his love of life and story telling. And while we're here… let it be confirmed that he was never adopted, French-Canadian, a Pineapple Farmer a finalist on Jeopardy, or Pete Johnson.

We miss him already.

The family would like to thank everyone for all the support and well wishes during this difficult time. We want to thank Nurse Nadine from Hospice of the Northwest for being so helpful and caring.

Due to the current Covid19 Situation, a celebration of Nate's life will take place at a future date.

December 17, 1943 - February 15, 2021