DOUGLAS BERNARD ENGDAHL

Longtime Palmer resident Douglas Bernard Engdahl, 82, died March 9, 2001, at his home.

Services were held Wednesday, March 14, at 2 p.m., at the Palmer Senior Center, with the Rev. Jonathan Rockey officiating.

Mr. Engdahl was born Oct. 20, 1918, in Spruce Hill Township, Minn. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946; and had been a resident of Palmer since 1964.

At age 14 he went into the CIS (Civilian Conservation Corps) and went on to the Army as a cook. He worked as a chef in hotels, cooked on the first oil rig in Cook Inlet and the CAT trains exploration of the North Slope, finishing his career on the North Slope as camp manager.

He was a member of the Palmer Senior Center, Moose, Elks and VFW.

He enjoyed flying his airplanes and entertaining his friends at home.

The family said: "Doug was considered by all who knew him to be the most considerate gentleman they'd ever met."

Mr. Engdahl is survived by his daughter, Annette Loescher of Bremerton, Wash.; sons, Douglas Engdahl of Centralia, Wash., Mark Engdahl of Port Orchard, Wash., and Darul Engdahl of Minnesota; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Evelyn Simonson, Audrey Cady and Vivian Freie; and brothers, Gilbert Engdahl, George Engdahl, and Ronald Engdahl.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Elliot and Reynold; mother, Ada; and father, Edwin.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the Palmer Senior Citizens' Center, 831 South Chugach Street, Palmer, AK 99645.

Arrangements were made by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary.