Wilmer Kenneth Setran
January 27, 1917 - November 28, 2008
Obituary
Wilmer Kenneth ‘Will’ Setran, age 91, died peacefully Friday, November 28, 2008 in West Seattle. Will is survived by his wife of 67 years, Lyla; sons Ken Liz and Larry Sun Setran; grandchildren Bianca, Nick Sarah, Bryce Kelly and Phillip; great-grand children Aaron, and Lyla Jean; brothers Conrad Amy, Harold Fay and Richard Verna Setran; sister Joann Haugen and numerous nieces and nephews. We’ll miss you, Dad! Get that garden planted! A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, 12/06/08 at 12:00 noon at BONNEY-WATSON Parker Chapel, 900 SW 146th St., Burien, WA. 206244-2320. Inurnment Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, WA. The family prefers memorial contributions be made to your favorite charity.
Sorry to hear of your loss, I will always remember Mr. Setrans warm welcome and engaging conversation.
My godfather, Uncle Will, was a special soul. My most favorite memories are of all the holidays that he and Aunt Lyla hosted; Thanksgiving/Christmas Day. Whenever the family got together, Uncle Will must have gone to the bank and gotten a couple of rolls of quarters. We would come to his house or maybe Auntie Arlys’s “house/church”, and he’d always make sure that he would stop me and give me a quarter; I know now he gave everyone a quarter! At Uncle Will’s and Aunt Lyla’s house we would have so much fun downstairs beating on the piano and sliding down the stairs. We’d run around the entire house. I would be exhausted and make my dad wake me up to see the Seattle lights going home and to honk his horn going through the yellow express lane tunnel. He reminded me so much of my father, Harold, and looked like him too; that if he ever said anything, I DID IT. You know how that is. In the last five years, the only way I could think of seeing “my family” more in a positive way was to host Christmas Day like we used too. I am so thankful that I sat down and talked with Uncle Will and Aunt Lyla this last Christmas. Like everyone has said, he had great stories and never said anything bad about anyone else. There is something about the Setran philosophy about life that works. I learned my work ethic, my passion, that blood is thicker than water; I hope that I can teach that to my kids before they go on their way. Uncle Will – I love you. I will miss you. You are an inspiration. I hope I can live up to your aspirations of me. :-
Phillip –
I’m sorry to hear about your grandfather. Please accept my condolences –
Mrs. Sanderson
your old school librarian
Dear Lyla & family. Just a note to send my condolences. We had such good times with you two!
I still miss Fred after 8 months. They say it will get better. Call or write if you feel like it.
Love,
Virginia
Will,
Please look for our Mom and Dad and Bruce.
Lyla, Ken, Larry and all close family,
Know,you are in my thoughts.
Love, Roxanne
Will was always like my second dad. He had the best garden around. I knew when something was in season because I would get that phone call from him to “Come and Get ‘Em”. I loved getting all the freash vegetables and fruit. I will miss him greatly. My thoughts are with you Lyla, Ken, Larry and other close family members.
I’ll miss Uncle Will. I rarely if ever think I ever saw him unhappy. He didn’t always say things with a lot of words, but you could tell how he thought and that he had a good sense of humor. I’ll miss seeing him after large family and holiday dinners, his head nodding back and starting to fall into a soft comfortable snore. Whenever anyone else in the family does that, we smile and say they look just like Uncle Will. I was always fascinated with the stories and family history of the past that he occasionally talked about. All of my first extended-family Christmas and holiday dinners were always at Uncle Will and Aunt Lila’s house in West Seattle. There were a lot of kids running around his crowded house in those days, the dozens of cousins, second-cousins, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, nieces and nephews that made up a big Setran family. Those were the best times. Uncle Will was the one that kept everyone together then, and he helped his younger brothers and sisters when they needed help in their early days too. My father Harold had help from his brother when he was a teenager: Uncle Will let Dad stay at his & Lila’s place in Seattle on the weekends so he could come over from Port Orchard for work in Seattle construction companies. My dad always looked up to Uncle Will as an example for the kind of man to be, and respected him for how he lived his life. We will all miss him; brothers and sisters, and nieces and nephews. I’ll miss Uncle Will.
He was my God father.
my second family.
a great man
“hum hum des sow”
Thanks Bill
Craig & Family — we will miss you
Carry on Ken
May happy memories give you strength and comfort at this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Love DonnaSetran
I am so sorry to hear of Uncle Wills passing. We will miss him very much! I treasure the moments we had together with Will and Lyla, Ken and Larry and families, so many laughs we shared! I pray gentle memories will surround you and comfort you during this time! Hugs and kisses from my family to yours!
Dear Lyla, Ken & Larry,
Please feel the prayers from our hearts to yours and know that we are wishing you strength.
To All of Us
Remembering his gentle spirit and humor. He was so good to my Mom. I wish I could have spent more time with him, my Heart is filled with his gentleness and I will remember his laughter! Holding you all in my heart, He was so proud of all of you! I Know there is such a Great welcoming on the other side, a gentle and loving God and so many Setrans! Love to you All! Judy