Dale Dwight Tangeman, Sr.

October 2, 1927 - March 18, 2014

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Dale D. TANGEMAN, Sr.

October 2, 1927 – March 18, 2014

 On Mar. 18, Dale Tangeman, Sr. passed away. He was 86.

 Dale grew up in tiny Matlock, Iowa. Two of his passions began young: By age 14, he was driving friends to school in nearby Sheldon. Soon after, he was flying a Piper Cub. After serving in the US Navy, Dale graduated from the new Aeronautical Engineering program at Iowa State College. He then moved to Seattle with his greatest passion — Norma, his wife. Dale began his long career at Boeing in B-52 Flight Test, eventually contributing to almost every commercial model, including the SST. He also worked on the Viking Mars Lander program at Martin Marietta in Denver. Dale finished his career at Boeing, in Patent Engineering. Whether building furniture, cars or RC model planes from scratch; refurbishing old cars, boats or riding mowers; or getting gear ready for an RV or fishing trip, Dale was at home in his garage. Still, he found much joy with Norma, raising three children, socializing with dear friends, and — best of all — going for long drives.

 He is survived and missed by his son, Dale, Jr., of Issaquah (Karen Chikuami); his daughters, Patti Linscott, of Des Moines (Bill) and Nanci, of Portland (Chris Blumenthal); his grandchildren, Emily Watrous of Lynnwood (Jake) and Lukas Augenstein of Portland (Jenelle Isaacson); and great grandson, Alexander Watrous. His beloved Norma passed away in 2011.

Memorial scheduled for March 27, 2 pm, at Normandy Park Congregational UCC. 

Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in his name to Highline Schools Foundation to benefit the Aviation High School.

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Dan Jewell
Dan Jewell
4 years ago

Dale always seemed to enjoy life and have a twinkle in his eye when showing off his next project in the garage.