Siegfried Frederick Kiemle

Siegfried Frederick Kiemle
1930-2013

Sieg Kiemle, 82, of Seattle, WA, passed away peacefully March 1, 2013. He was born July 28, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH, graduated Proviso E. HS in Chicago, Ill in 1948 and attended Iowa State College (Forestry). He transferred to the University of Washington, graduated from the School of Fisheries in 1953 then worked as a marine biologist for the State Fisheries Department through 1959. In 1959 he completed requirements to become a high school science teacher, and was assigned his first position at Garfield High School. He received the biology teacher of the year award for the state of Washington in 1966. In 1967 he attended OSU in Corvallis, OR and received his MS in Science Education. In 1971 he was asked to teach at Ingraham High School, where he taught until his retirement in 1989. He was a distance coach for track and cross country at both schools. In 1980 he started working on his AA degree from Edmonds CC, in ornamental horticulture, which led to interning at Molbak's, and later starting his own business, SK Nursery, on Whidbey Island. In his retirement he also became active as an educational cruise ship biologist, Seattle Tree and Fruit Society, the Poggie Club (small salt water fish); lobbying for fish in Olympia, enjoying his large garden at home, and writing and publishing his memoirs. He was an active member of Plymouth UCC Church for 57 years.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; son, Fritz (Heidi); twin daughters, Elizabeth (Jeff) Thoreson and Anne Kiemle (Kael Sherrard); and eight grandchildren. He leaves a sister, Janet Martin (Jim); and sister-in-law, Isabelle French.
Services will be held at Horizon House, 900 University Street, Seattle, at 2:00 p.m. on March 16th.
Memorials may be made in Sieg's name to a charity of your choice.