Obituary of Blaine V. Krenelka

BLAINE V. KRENELKA ã?? Blaine Krenelka passed away on December 27, 2010 at the age of 78. He was born on August 2, 1932 in Bismark, North Dakota. When he was a child the family moved to Oregon, later to settle in Vancouver, Washington. He joined the Marines after high-school and served honorably seeing combat duty in the Korean conflict. On May 1, 1959, he married his wife of 51 and one half years, Peggy, and lived in Camas up to his passing. He had a long career with Alcoa Aluminum and then Wiliams Controls, retiring in June of 2010. He is survived by his wife, brother Gary and family, step-daughter Shelly Watton, step-son James Chandler, 6 step-grandchildren, and 1 step-great grand child. A memorial in his honor will be held at the home of Janice and George Gross, 769 K St. Washougal, WA, Saturday afternoon 2 to 4 January 15. Straub's Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas was in charge of the arrangements. To send condolences or to sign the online guestbook visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.