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Harry Easter Weese

1917 - 2008

Harry Easter Weese

1917 - 2008

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BORN

1917

DIED

2008

Harry Weese Obituary

Published by The Chronicle on Feb. 13, 2008.

Harry Weese passed away on Feb. 9, 2008, at Loyalton Care Assisted Living Home in Coeur d'Alene, ID. He was 90 years old. He was born to Melvin and Ida Weese on April 8, 1917 in Pe Ell, WA, on Easter Sunday, thus his middle name.
Harry graduated from Pe Ell High School in 1934 and in 1938 he married Georgia Petty of Pe Ell. He was employed for many years by Callisons Inc. of Chehalis, WA, serving as manager of their fern industry in Raymond, WA. Harry later served as a field manager in Oregon, California and Illinois.
He served with the 9th Infantry Division in World War II as an infantry sniper and saw lengthy and meritorious service in the South Pacific Theater. He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism in rescuing fellow soldiers from collapsed caves in the Philippines.
Following WWII, he was employed by the City of Tacoma in Urban Renewal activities until his retirement in 1974.
His wife Georgia had passed away in 1973 and Harry married Margaret Bailey, a long time friend of Coeur d'Alene, ID. She preceded him in death on Aug. 31, 2007, at their retirement home in Idaho.
He is survived by his sister, Mrs. June Deskins of Chehalis, WA; nephew Brad Joachim of Centralia, WA; niece Denise (Joachim) Romkee of Hinsdale, IL; niece Nola (Cerkan) Daugherty of Auburn, WA and niece Brenda Weese of Little Rock, AR. He is also survived by numerous great-nieces and nephews. Harry is also survived by step-nieces and nephews, especially step-nephew Doug Bailey and wife Linda, and step-nephew Ken Bailey and wife Marie, that helped them so much in Coeur d'Alene.
Preceding him in death in addition to his parents are brother Arnold Weese of Little Rock, AR, brother Oral of Longview, WA and sister May Cerkan of Chehalis, WA.
At the request of Harry, there will be no formal service and internment will be in Tacoma, WA.
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Pam Ekrem

February 28, 2008

Hello, My name is Pamela Petty-Ekrem and my father was Wayne Petty. Uncle Harry Weese was married to my Auntie Georgia who was my dad's younger sister. I grew up in Raymond, WA and cannot remember a time during those wonderful years when Uncle Harry wasn't a major part of our lives. He was so patient and kind to all of us pesky kids and always made time to listen to us. Hunting season was the gathering place (headquarters at my folks' home on the South Fork) and though I myself have always been rather an odd duck in that I never liked the killing of animals, I remember those times as some of the best in my life. With my dad, his three brothers-in-law, sons in law along with various friends and neighbors plus all the wives and us kids...quite a big time every fall. Uncle Harry was such an interesting person and so very talented. His wood carvings were works of art. He was able to capture the beauty of a mallard duck and its mate in fine detail and carved a set for my folks as well as for my Grandma Minnie Petty. The ducks had a place of honor in their homes until they all passed away in the mid 90's. After my Auntie Georgia's death in the early 70's we were all very sad of course. After a time Uncle Harry and Maggie came to my folks' place one day and announced they had decided to marry and we were so happy for them. Knowing two friends who had known one another for so long would make a life together was good news. They visited us quite often. Uncle Harry and Maggie's Christmas card would always be the first of the season to arrive and there would always be a nice letter enclosed bringing us up to date about their lives in Idaho. He would mention Maggies nephews and nieces with such fondness. When we stopped hearing from Uncle before Maggie passed I knew his health must have been on the decline. I depended on hearing about him through my sister Donna who usually visited them in Idaho once a year. She and her husband last saw Uncle in August of last year. It was then she told me she wasn't sure if he knew her and we both knew he was very frail and ill. We all loved him and will hold him in our hearts forever. My life was blessed with a close and loving family. Harry Easter Weese played a major role.

Most sincerely,
Pam Petty-Ekrem