Robert (Bob) Carl Volz, loving father, husband, and grandfather passed peacefully on May 16, 2010 after a 14 month battle with brain cancer. Born in Seattle to parents Herbert and Mary Volz on June 2, 1925. A native of Seattle, his first job was collecting nickels from parking meters for the City of Seattle. During WWII he worked long shoring and after the war, he worked on a fish packer in Alaska.
Bob loved the life and became a commercial troller in SE Alaska. Bob met his wife, Marguerite Fox, in Sitka and they married in 1953. They lived in Kirkland for 44 years. Bob was a lifetime member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local 32. He worked the Alaska pipeline, in addition to several shops locally. He retired in 1987. Bob and Marguerite traveled to Europe, Australia, Mexico, and around the U.S. Bob enjoyed summers spent sailing the Puget Sound with his family, creating art through sketches and paintings, and rebuilding and owning several Hudson’s.
Bob is survived by his wife, Marguerite; six children: Ron (Maureen), Frank (Sheree), Sam, Will, Bev Kocher (Rocky) and Anna Jahnke (Dave); five grandchildren: Katie, Doug, Isaac, Amanda, and Lindsay; sister Barbara Burkey (John) and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents Herbert and Mary Volz, sisters Carla Olson and Johanna Nikerenz, and brother Raymond.
A Celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 p.m., June 5th at 15620 161st
Ave NE, in Woodinville.
In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to Evergreen Hospice or Swedish
Cancer Research.
