Albert Wilhelm
February 8, 1928 - February 4, 2009
Obituary
Albert Wilhelm of Gig Harbor died peacefully at home on Wed. Feb 4, 2009. Albert was born in 1928 and was raised in Milton. After high school, Albert went into the Marine Corps and served from 1946-1948. He married Donna Lea Brassfield on May 10, 1957, and they moved to Gig Harbor where he built the family home.
Albert worked for Kaiser Aluminum for 34 years and loved to share stories about the work, the people and the friendships he had there. After retirement, Albert enjoyed gardening and caring for his park-like acreage. He also enjoyed taking pictures and annual trips to Reno with his wife. Albert is preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Lynn Bryan and his wife Donna Lea Wilhelm. Albert is survived by his son, Gary W. Bryan of Tenino, his daughter, Jessica L. Borum of Olympia, 5 grandchildren, Gary, Darin, Emma Emmie Joseph, and William, and 5 great grandchildren, Carysa, Geordyn, Jasper, Cammie, Katie.
A viewing and reception will be held Thursday, February 12 from 2-5PM at Bonney-Watson Washington Memorial.
Dad, I will miss you. Your stories, your visits, your phonecalls. I am glad you got to see the changes I made in the past year, and your approval meant everything to me. Thank you for guiding me into the person I am today. You will be missed, and will always be greatly loved.
I have had the pleasure of being a neighbor of Al’s on Minter Creek for 20 years. He was always willing to lend a hand with downed trees, broken fences, lawn tractor repairs or locating a wandering pet. I have been amazed watching him care for his beautiful garden and grounds and I will miss him greatly. My sincere thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.
Kim Marvik
I am a dear friend of Jessica’s. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Your dad was so very sweet and kind. We loved visiting with him. Love, Nilo, Carrie, Zachery, Isaiah and Zoe.
Al came back to Kaiser in 99 to help us out during a work stoppage. I got to know him during that time. He was a hard working person, fair to his employees and always did a good job. It was my privilege to have worked with him. My condolences to the Wilhelm Family.
Sincerely,
Frank Davis
Reduction/Carbon Operations Manager
Noranda Aluminum