Warren Nathan Finch's Obituary
Warren Nathan Finch
Of Tacoma, Washington, passed away on March 13, 2013 at his winter home in Palm Springs, California at the age of 81 of complications from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Warren was born in Berlin, Germany on April 14, 1931. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1934, and settled in the Bronx. While living in Occupied Japan with his father, a US Army doctor, in 1949, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Jean Wilk, whom most people know as Jean. After his father was transferred back to New York State, Warren begged Jean to come with him, and they were married in New York City on New Year's Eve, 1950.
Warren and Jean moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1955 to start a family. Warren worked for General Electric Supply Company in Tacoma, first in the warehouse and later as a salesman, from 1955 until his retirement in 1989. They had three children, son Steven, daughter Karen, and son Kim (Benjamin). Warren was an avid boater, from small fishing and ski boats to his 30-foot Tollycraft, the Shalom. He was an active member of the Tacoma Outboard Association and the Tacoma Power Squadron. He enjoyed cruising, fishing, and camping with his family. He was an active contributor to numerous causes, including Visitation Catholic School, animal rights and conservation causes, local Republican candidates for offices, the National Rifle Association, and other groups and organizations supporting constitutional rights, liberty, and medical research.
Warren is survived by his beloved wife Dorothy Jean Finch, son Steven Henry Finch of Burlington, Washington, daughter Karen Alta Finch of Sherman Oaks, California, son Kimberly Benjamin Finch (and Eric Ouellette) of Long Beach, California, grandson Oliver Warren Finch, granddaughter Leah Louise Finch, step-granddaughter Charity (and Jim) Woolbright, cousin Tommy (and Priscilla) Fink, cousin Laura Weissenberg, brother-in-law Kenneth (and Joyce) Hughes, brother-in-law Charles (and Joanne) Wilk, numerous nieces and nephews, and his beloved dog and walking partner, Josie. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Henry Finch, in 1953, his mother, Kate Dettweiler, in 1994, half-brother, Horst Insler, in 2004, cousin, Peter Weissenberg, in 1996, mother-in-law, Alta V. Mertens, in 2005, sister-in-law, Delores (Dede) Pearson, in 1994, and beloved dogs Butchie, Duke, Hector, Bowser, and Goldie.
Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held at Mountain View Funeral Home, Lakewood, Washington on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the Garden Chapel. A reception immediately following graveside services will be held at the family home in Lakewood, Washington.
Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral Home.
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