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Eugene Allen Dehline

1936 - 2023

Eugene Allen Dehline obituary, 1936-2023, Enumclaw, WA

BORN

1936

DIED

2023

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Eugene Dehline Obituary

Eugene Allen Dehline
January 31, 1936 - April 14, 2023
Enumclaw, Washington - Eugene Allen Dehline was born on January 31, 1936 to Pearl and David Dehline, in Cumberland, WI and passed away in Enumclaw, WA on April 14, 2023.
Gene graduated from Auburn Adventist Acadamy in 1954. He joined the U.S. Army in January 1961 and spent much of his 3 year enlistment in Germany. His working years were spent as a carpenter and he was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local 129 for 60 years. He worked over 35 years for Woodworth & Co. in Tacoma, WA.
In his retirement years, he enjoyed playing in the woods and sand dunes in his Land Cruiser, traveling south to Arizona in the winter and north to Canada in the summer.
Eugene was preceded in death by his parents David and Pearl, and brother Roger. He is survived by spouse Marleen, sister Gloria, son Steven (Patsy), twelve grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren.
On May 15th, a memorial will be held from 1:00-2:30 PM at the Auburn City Seventh-day Adventist Church, 402 29th St. SE, Auburn, WA. He will be interred with military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, WA at 3 PM.

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Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) on May 6, 2023.

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Dale Frank

June 8, 2023

Worked and played with Gene many years at Woodworth, one heck of a great guy, everyday was a good day when Gene was running things, he taught me a lot about form setting for pouring concrete! RIP Buddy

Brian Ewing

May 7, 2023

I had the pleasure of working with Gene for a lot of years at Woodworth. He was a great boss, got things done and had fun doing it. He is one of the great memories of my working life!

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May

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Memorial service

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Auburn City Seventh-day Adventist Church

402 29th St., Auburn, WA

May

15

Interment

3:00 p.m.

Tahoma National Cemetery

18600 SE 240th St., Kent, WA

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