William Thor Skartvedt
October 2, 1920 - November 19, 2011
Obituary
WILLARD “BILL” THOR SKARTVEDT
Born Oct. 2, 1920; died Nov. 19, 2011. A lifelong resident of Ballard, Bill graduated from Ballard High School in 1939. Bill proudly served in the United States Marine Corps on a U.S. Navy ship in World War II. He returned for his engineering degree at University of Washington, remaining a devoted Husky fan the rest of his life. He spent his professional career as a Boeing engineer. He enjoyed his retirement playing golf at Inglewood Golf Club, where he was a member for 36 years.
Bill leaves his beloved wife of 57 years, Vi (Bassett); son, Peter Thor Skartvedt (Lenell Nussbaum) in Seattle; daughter, SueEllen Reynolds (Scott Reynolds) in Everett; grandsons, Nicholas Thor Skartvedt (Vancouver, BC), Noah Erik Skartvedt (Seattle), and William Thor Reynolds (Everett); brothers, Paul S. Skartvedt (Cambria, CA), and David A. Skartvedt (Judy) (Easton, CT); and many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
Viewing will be held at Tuesday, November 29, at 11:00 am prior to services being held at 12:00 noon at Ballard First Lutheran Church, 2006 NW 65th Street, Seattle, WA. with reception to follow. Private family burial. The family appreciates memorials to charity of your choice.
I have many fond memories while growing up of our family traveling to Bill
Hi Bill,
I know you are happy where you are and you will be waiting for the rest of us to join you so we can have more Mocha Mondays. Be patient, we will be there, some sooner than later.
We have such fond memories of Bill. Terry remembers cranking the ice cream handle at family gatherings.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bill was a great friend and golfing partner. He always had a smile and a story to tell. He liked nothing more than to win a little money at golf and playing gin. He may not have had any holes-in-one but during his golfing days he holed some remarkable shots from the fairway for eagle and remembered each of them.
We will miss the many good times we had with Bill and Vi . Good bye dear friend.
We knew Bill to be a very generous man – he was generous with his knowledge, advice and assistance. He and Vi were very much alike in this way, often helping our friends, their neighbors, the Lafi family. Bill was an absolutely tireless worker and always found something to be interested in. Vi and Bill were a terrific couple, and we will all miss Bill very much. We extend to Vi our heartfelt sympathy and loving thoughts and prayers.