Bernard King
June 1, 1925 ~ July 31, 2020
Bernard Dean King, 95, formerly of St. Lawrence, passed away on July 31, 2020 at the Lund Adult Family Home in Battle Ground, WA.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Bernard was born June 1, 1925 in rural Platte, South Dakota to William and Mary (Martin) King. On February 2, 1945, he married Joyce Vogelgesang of Highmore.
Throughout Bernard’s life, he worked with Wilson Trucking, Hines Construction, Brandenburg Farms, Co-op, and Hand County Implement. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, gambling, traveling with his brother and sister-in-law from Anoka, Minnesota, working with wood, playing with his grandchildren, attending car racing in Miller and Huron, and cooking at the Sportsman’s Bar for big events.
He is survived by daughter, Karen (Randy) Hedge of Custer; daughter, Julie (Charlie) Gaetze of Yacolt, WA; daughter, Linda (Robert) Hoffman of Mount Vernon; son-in-law, Gary Jensen (husband of Kathy Jensen); eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Bernard is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Joyce; son, Robert and daughter-in-law, Janet; daughter, Kathy; five brothers; and three sisters.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Bernard’s arrangements.
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I will always remember when I worked with him at hand county implement
So sorry to hear of your loss prayers too all
Sorry to hear of Bernard's passing. My prayers are with all of you.
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad passing….so soon after we had just met up. It was nice to see all of you again and reconnect. Our sympathies!
Mike and Staci (Thiel) Aesoph
Linda and the rest of the King family,
Sorry for the loss of your Dad. I remember him as being a real friendly guy. No matter how old we are, the loss of a parent is especially painful. May God and friends and family pray for you and keep their arms around you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We so enjoyed the riding lawn mower visits when your dad was in town. He was so fun to visit with. Good memories.
I'm so sorry to hear about your your Dad's passing. He and your mom were such nice people!! May God wrap you all in this loving arms!! I'm sure you have tons of great memories to share!! HUGS and BLESSINGS to all of you!!🙏🙏