SIEFKE, William Floyd - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

WILLIAMSPORT — William Floyd “Bill” Siefke, 63, husband of Pauline (Wolf) Siefke, a former Williamsport resident, died at his home in Aurora, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000. Death was sudden and unexpected. He was born Jan. 25, 1937 in Chehalis, Wash., the son of Louis F. and Lydia M. Haase Siefke. He married Pauline Wolf July 15, 1967 in Williamsport. She survives. He lived in Anchroage, Alaska for 40 years before moving to Aurora in 1995. He graduated from Olympia High School in 1955 and attended Anchorage Community College. He served in the U. S. Army as a communications technician and was stationed at Fort Richardson in Anchorage. Upon discharge, he stayed in Alaska and was employed by Chevron USA as an engineer technologist for 28 years, retiring in 1987. His retirement hobby was woodworking with special emphasis on wood art. He was a Little League softball coach for 10 years while in Anchorage. He was a member of the Chevron Retirees Association and the AARP. Survivors, besides the wife, include: a daughter, Michelle (Roger) Davis, rural Williamsport; a son, Michael W. (Amy) Siefke, Yukon, Okla.; two grandchildren, Brandi C. and Craig A. Davis, rural Williamsport; a brother, LeRoy L. Siefke, Auburn, Wash.; and a sister, Wilma Clark, Seattle, Wash. He was preceded in death by an infant child and a brother, Merrill. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Fisher Funeral Home, Williamsport, with the Rev. Bryce Wiley officiating. Burial was in West Lebanon Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Fountain-Warren Animal Welfare League or the Historic Fall Street Church. – jlr