Kenneth
D. "Ken" Aase, 69
Port
Orchard, Wash. - Kenneth D. "Ken" Aase, 69,
formerly of Thief River Falls, died on July 26,
2002 at his home in Port Orchard, Wash.
Funeral
services will be held on Thursday, August 1 at
First Lutheran Church in Port Orchard, Wash. with
Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home at Rill Chapel in
Port Orchard, Wash. in charge of the arrangements.
Interment will be at a later date in
Minnesota.
Kenneth
D. "Ken" Aase was born on November 16, 1932, the
son of Martin and Mabel (Wilson) Aase in Thief
River Falls. Ken graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1950. After graduating, he served from 1950-1953
in the United States Navy as an Aviation
Boatswain's Mate Third Class. He received the Navy
Occupation Service Medal.
On
March 3, 1956 he married Alice Klopp in Thief River
Falls. The couple moved to Babbitt, where Ken
worked as a millwright at Reserve Mining for 28
years. He also worked as a shipfitter at BSNS. He
retired in 1993.
Ken
enjoyed spending time in the outdoors and was
active in his church. He also enjoyed spending time
with his family. He was a member of First Lutheran
Church in Port Orchard, Wash.
Survivors
include his wife, Alice of Port Orchard, Wash.; two
sons, Coby of Babbitt, and Chris of Port Orchard,
Wash.; two daughters, Sue Dailey of Port Orchard,
Wash., and Cheryl Aase of Puyallup, Wash.; two
brothers, Clifford of Bloomington, and Leonard of
Coon Rapids; and 11 grandchildren.
Ken
was preceded in death by his parents.
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